Geelong Rangers Football Club is an Australian soccer club based in Geelong, Australia. The club currently competes in the Victorian State League Division 2 North-West, the fifth division of the Australian soccer league system.
History The club was started in 1955 by Bill Dorris Snr, Bob Barclay and John Barr under the name Geelong Scottish.
Their first home ground was cleared out of the waste ground and scrub at Hamlyn Park in Hamlyn Heights.
In early 1960's, the club expanded to two teams, the second team being named Hamlyn Rangers.
In 1975, the club moved to its current ground at Myers Reserve.
Geelong Rangers claimed the 2008 Victorian State League Division 3 championship with 43 points, five points clear of second placed Sydenham Park, and were promoted to the Victorian State League Division 2 for the 2009 season.
Upon the club's relegation from the Victorian State League Division 2 North-West to the Victorian State League Division 3 North-West in 2010, the club appointed former South African footballer Dale Harris as the first-team coach.
Rangers finished the 2011 season in bottom place of the Victorian State League Division 3 table and were relegated to Victorian Provisional League Division 1 North-West for the 2012 season.
The club debuted in the FFV State Knockout Cup in the 2012 tournament, where Rangers defeated Warrnambool Wolves in a 5–2 home victory in a second round fixture on 17 March.
Record Year Division Position Points Goal difference Top goalscorers 2005 Victorian Provisional League Division 1 North-West 1st 47 +29 Troy Hardy 22 David Valys 9 2006 Victorian State League Division 3 North-West 5th 32 +1 Troy Hardy 14 Darren McCallum 5 2007 Victorian State League Division 3 North-West 7th 29 -3 Troy Hardy 12 Drew Corry 5 David Valys 5 2008 Victorian State League Division 3 North-West 1st 43 +20 Troy Hardy 20 James Blackburn 18 2009 Victorian State League Division 2 North-West 8th 25 -5 Troy Hardy 11 James Blackburn 10 2010 Victorian State League Division 2 North-West 12th 8 -54 Steven Perinac 3 Daniel Early 1 Ryan Calder 1 2011 Victorian State League Division 3 North-West 12th 10 -52 James Blackburn 7 David Valys 3 2012 Victorian Provisional League Division 1 North-West 5th 39 +32 James Blackburn 27 2013 Victorian State League Division 4 West 3rd 44 +25 Andrew Husband 7 2014 Victorian State League Division 3 North-West 7th 26 -4 Jack Banks 4 2015 Victorian State League Division 3 North-West 10th 20 -13 Thomas Robb 5 2016 Victorian State League Division 3 North-West 1st 50 +25 Arran Maclean 9 James Blackburn 9
Honours Victorian State League Division 3 North-West: 2008, 2016 Victorian Metropolitan League Division 3: 1984 Victorian Metropolitan League Division 4: 1983 Victorian Provisional League Division 1 North-West: 2005 Geelong Advertiser Cup/Geelong Community Cup: 1987, 2009, 2019 FFV State Knockout Cup: Zone Semi-Finals (2012)
International representatives
Australia
Johnny Gardiner, member of the Australia national soccer team
Scotland
Frank Munro, member of the Scotland national football team
References
External links Official Website
See also Geelong Regional Football Association Football Victoria