Hawarden Rangers F.C. is a Welsh football club playing in Hawarden, Flintshire, after being founded in 1974 by Elwyn Owen. They currently play in the .
The senior team were members of the North East Wales Football League Premier Division, following the restructure of the FA Wales Pyramid Structure and have previously been members of the Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) and prior to that, the Clwyd League.
The Junior sections consist of teams ranging from U6 to U19, all of which compete in the Queensferry Sports Flintshire Junior and Youth League.
History
Hawarden Rangers Football Club was formed in 1974 by Elwyn Owen.
The club's patron is the grandson of Victorian Prime Minister; Sir William Gladstone. It was he, who had the foresight to leave the Gladstone Playing Fields to the local people for future enjoyment and recreation, which is the reasoning behind the Hawarden Castle gates on the club crest.
The senior setup were founder members of the Clwyd League, which was set up to improve the level in the area whilst the junior section was created in 1984 by the amalgamation of the two local teams; Hawarden Wayfarers and Hawarden Pathfinders, respectively.
Following the amalgamation, the club became Hawarden United before changing to Hawarden Rangers Football Club, which now has over 200 junior members aged between 6 – 16, and over 50 senior members split between a First Team, Reserves Team and an Under 19s Team.
In 2019, there was also the creation of a Veterans Team, managed by club legend; Mark Evans.
The club joined the newly formed North East Wales Football League in 2020 as a Premier Division club. On 9 June 2022, it was announced that the club had been promoted to the tier 3 Ardal NW League for the 2022–23 season via the vacancy route.
Famous Past Players
Hawarden Rangers has a rich history of past players that have gone on to professional level, most notably;
Barry Horne: Retired, ex-Everton F.C. defender who earned 59 caps for Wales. Ian Rush: Retired, former Liverpool F.C. and Wales striker who also had a stint as manager of Chester City. Michael Owen: Retired, previously of Liverpool F.C., Real Madrid, Newcastle, Manchester United & Stoke City. Attended Hawarden High School. Now commentates on BT Sport. Andy Dorman: Retired, enjoyed spells at FC Boston, New England Revolution, Scottish club St. Mirren and English side Crystal Palace. Attended Hawarden High School. Ian Edwards: Retired, previously of Crystal Palace, West Bromwich Albion, Chester City & Wrexham. David Brett: Retired, previously of Chester City & Colwyn Bay. Nick Henderson Retired, previously of Colwyn Bay, Cheshire Police, Nick is now the club vice-chairmen.
Hawarden Rangers Staff
Club Officials
PositionNamePresident Fred Evans Chairperson Lyn OwenVice-chairman Nick Henderson Secretary Dave DickelTreasurer Alyson OatesSafeguarding Officer Claire Sumner
First Team Management
PositionName Manager John Cannon Coach Dominic Auty Secretary Stuart Lawrence Captain Ellis Jones
Reserves Team Management
PositionName Manager Liam Smith Coach Sam McCormick Secretary Stuart Lawrence Captain Thomas Williams
Development Team Management
PositionName Coach Dominic Auty Helper Tom Owen Captain Jonathan Simpson
Senior Teams - Honours First Team Clwyd League – President's Cup Winners: 1987–88, 2004–05 Football Association of Wales – Fair Play Award Winners: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 NWCFA Junior Cup Winners: 1981–82 Welsh National League Division 1 Winners: 2019–20 Welsh National League Division 3 – Challenge Cup Winners: 2006–07
First Team - Player Accolades League SeasonManager's Player of the SeasonPlayer's Player of the SeasonYoung Player of the SeasonClubman of the Year 2021 - 2022 Aaron North Ryan Tierney Jonathan Simpson Josh Williams 2019 - 2020 Tom Bridges Tom Bridges N/A Charlie Bradford 2018 - 2019 Tom Williams George Thomas N/A Dominic Auty 2017 - 2018 George Thomas Craig Stewart N/A Tim McCarthy
Reserves Team North East Wales Football League - Reserves Division* Winners: 2021 - 2022 North East Wales Football League - The Reserves Cup* Runners Up: 2021 - 2022 Welsh National League Reserves Division – Challenge Cup Winners: 2013–14 Runners Up: 2014–15, 2018–19 Welsh National League Reserves Division – Fair Play Award Winners: 2010–11, 2016–17
Reserves Team - Player Accolades League SeasonManager's Player of the SeasonPlayer's Player of the SeasonClubman of the Year 2021 - 2022 Alun Wilson Ste Wilson Eric Thomas 2019 - 2020 Ayden De Winter Ayden De Winter Dominic Auty 2018 - 2019 Connor Spencer-Wilson Tom Janney Charlie Bradford 2017 - 2018 Daniel Beach Ellis Jones Charlie Bradford
Veterans Team Welsh National League - Veterans Championship Division Winners: 2021–22 North East Wales Football Association - Veterans Cup Winners: 2021–22
Development Team Flintshire Youth League Winners: 2021–22 Flintshire Youth League U19 – Challenge Cup Runners Up: 2021–22
Youth Teams - Honours Under 18 NEWFA Youth Cup Winners: 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92 NWCFA Youth Challenge Cup Winners: 1979–80, 1990–91
Junior Teams - Honours Under 17 NWCFA Junior Challenge Cup Winners: 1997–98
Under 16 Clwyd Junior League – Consolation Cup Winners: 1994–95 Flintshire Junior League Winners: 1987–88, 1988–89, 1996–97, 1997–98 Flintshire Junior League – Challenge Cup Winners: 1995–96, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2004–05, 2017–18, 2018–19 NEWFA Junior Challenge Cup Winners: 1987–88, 1997–98, 2018–19 NWCFA Junior Challenge Cup Winners: 1990–91
Under 15 Flintshire Junior League Winners: 1996–97, 2015–16 Flintshire Junior League – Challenge Cup Winners: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2015–16 Flintshire Junior League – Fair Play Award Winners: 2014–15 NEWFA Junior Challenge Cup Winners: 2015–16 NWCFA Junior Challenge Cup Winners: 1994–95, 1995–96
Under 14 Clwyd Junior League – Consolation Cup Winners: 1994–95 Flintshire Junior League – Challenge Cup Winners: 1990–91, 2010–11, 2018–19 Flintshire Junior League – Fair Play Award Winners: 2014–15 NEWFA Junior Challenge Cup Winners: 1990–91, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2016–17 NWCFA Junior Challenge Cup Winners: 1993–94
Under 14 (Comets) Flintshire Junior League – Fair Play Award Winners: 2016–17
Under 14 (Hawks) Flintshire Junior League Winners: 2016–17 Flintshire Junior League – Challenge Cup Winners: 2016–17
Under 13 Flintshire Junior League Winners: 1995–96, 2008–09, 2018–19 Flintshire Junior League – Challenge Cup Winners: 1996–97, 2003–04, 2018–19 Flintshire Junior League – Fair Play Award Winners: 2017–18 NEWFA Junior Challenge Cup Winners: 2015–16 NWCFA Junior Challenge Cup Winners: 1994–95, 1998–99
Under 12 Clwyd Junior League – Consolation Cup Winners: 1986–87, 1990–91 Flintshire Junior League – Challenge Cup Winners: 1996–97, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2016–17, 2018–19 Flintshire Junior League – Division 1 Winners: 1988–89, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2007–08, 2016–17 Flintshire Junior League – Division 2 Winners: 1991–92, 1993–94 Flintshire Junior League – Fair Play Award Winners: 2016–17 NEWFA Junior Challenge Cup Winners: 2003–04, 2016–17 NWCFA Junior Challenge Cup Winners: 1992–93
Under 12 (Hawks) Flintshire Junior League Winners: 2014–15 Flintshire Junior League – Challenge Cup Winners: 2014–15
Under 11 Clwyd Junior League – Mini Tournament Winners: 2002–03
Under 10 Clwyd Junior League Winners: 1991–92 Clwyd Junior League – Challenge Cup Winners: 1991–92 Clwyd Junior League – Mini Tournament Winners: 1997–98, 1999–00, 2000–01
Under 9 Clwyd Junior League – Mini Tournament Winners: 1995–96, 1996–97
Under 8 Clwyd Junior League – Mini Tournament Winners: 2000–01, 2001–02
References
External links http://www.hawardenrangersfc.com https://www.facebook.com/hawardenrangersfc https://www.twitter.com/hawardenrangers