Berwick Rangers F.C.
Full name	Berwick Rangers Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Borderers The Wee gers "The Dream Team
Founded	1881
Ground	Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Capacity	4,131
Chairman	Robert Wilson
Manager	John Coughlin
League	Scottish Second Division
2006-07	Scottish Third Division, 1st (promoted)
Home colours Away colours

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History

Officially formed in 1881, though recent research indicates that 1884 is a more likely date of formation. ^[1], the club had a nomadic existence before eventually settling down at Shielfield Park in 1954. Having initially gained admittance to the Scottish Border League in 1905, they were finally elected member of the Scottish Football League in 1955, where they have played ever since, despite low attendances and frequent financial problems. A notable early success was a 3-0 win over Dundee F.C. in the Scottish Cup in 1954 in a run which saw them reach the quarter final, only to lose to Rangers 4-0. Ten years later they reached the semi-final of the Scottish League Cup losing to Rangers 3-1. The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1881 throughout the world. ... Shielfield Park is a football stadium that is home to Berwick Rangers football club and also to the Berwick Bandits speedway team. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1954 throughout the world. ... The Scottish Football League is a league of football teams in Scotland. ... Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football (soccer) team based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. ... Rangers Football Club is a football club from Glasgow, Scotland, which plays in the Scottish Premier League. ... The Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League members. ...

Arguably their greatest success came in 1967, when they beat Rangers 1-0 in the Scottish Cup under the management of player manager Jock Wallace. It was the highlight of a memorable cup run, which had seen them break a club record in beating Vale of Leithen 8-1 in the first round. The result sent shockwaves around Scottish football and led to a number of the Rangers players leaving Ibrox; it was also the club's greatest home attendance of 13,365. They were paired with Hibs in the following round but lost narrowly 1-0 in front of a crowd of nearly 30,000. The Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, also known as The Scottish Cup, is the national cup knockout competition in Scottish football. ... Jock Wallace (1935 - 1996) was a professional football (soccer) player and manager. ... Vale of Leithen FC is a football club from the town of Innerleithen. ... Ibrox Stadium, originally Ibrox Park, is the stadium of Rangers F.C. It is located on the south side of the River Clyde in the Ibrox district of Glasgow, Scotland. ... Hibernian Football Club (informally known as Hibs) are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, north Edinburgh. ...

The following years saw little progress until the late 1970s, when under the management of Dave Smith they won the Second Division title in 1979. Despite that success they were unable to build and suffered a slow decline through the 1980s. The nadir coming in season 1988-89 when they were nearly bankrupted and the club were locked out of Shielfield, having to play their games elsewhere. In 1988 Jim Jefferies took over as manager and led the team to a club record unbeaten 21 game run. The MIDI standard was first proposed by Dave Smith in 1981 in a paper to the Audio Engineering Society. ... Scottish Division Two is the second highest division of the Scottish Football League and the third highest in the Scottish football league system since 1975. ... Jim Jefferies (born 1950 in Musselburgh, East Lothian) is the Scottish football manager of Kilmarnock F.C.. Also a former player, whose defensive versatility often counted against him in the attacking Hearts team in the 1970s, Jeffries has enjoyed considerably greater success as a manager than during his playing career. ...

The club weathered this and other crises in the early 1990s, narrowly avoiding going into administration in 1994. Later in the decade Berwick enjoyed a bit more in the way of success only missing out on promotion to Scottish League Division One due to league relocation in 1994. They were relegated to the Third Division in 1997 but under the management of Paul Smith regained promotion in 2000. Under Smith's stewardship they took both Rangers and Hearts to replays in the Scottish Cup. The Scottish Premier League (SPL) is the top division within the current structure of football in Scotland. ... Paul Smith (born 2 November 1962, in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former football player and manager. ... Heart of Midlothian F.C. (most commonly referred to as Hearts) is a professional football club from Edinburgh, Scotland which plays in the Scottish Premier League. ...

However they were relegated again to the Third Division in 2005, and narrowly missed out on an instant return to the Second Division the following season, this time losing to Alloa in the league promotion play-offs. Despite losing a good deal of the squad to other clubs in the close season, manager John Coughlin exceeded expectations by rebuilding the team and guiding them to the Third Division championship in 2007, their first title in 28 years, in a season which also saw a new record for consecutive league wins. Alloa Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Alloa, Clackmannanshire. ...

Status

They are one of a handful of teams in the world to play in a national football league other than their own country's, where both countries have their own fully professional competitions. Although three Welsh clubs (Cardiff City, Wrexham, Swansea City) play in the English Football League, the League of Wales is mainly a semi-professional competition.Wellington Phoenix based in Wellington will take the place of the defunct Auckland-based New Zealand Knights as the only New Zealand professional team in the Australian A-League, but the recently-founded New Zealand Football Championship is semi-professional. A similar situation pertains with Toronto FC, which participates in Major League Soccer in the USA, while the Canadian Soccer League is semi-professional. The only other team that meets these criteria is Derry City of Northern Ireland, which played in the Football League of Ireland, the former league of the Republic of Ireland, from 1985 to 2006, and will play in the Republic's new FAI National League from 2007. This article is about the country. ... Cardiff City Association Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) are a football team based in Cardiff, and are one of the three Welsh clubs competing in the Football League, currently playing in the Football League Championship. ... Wrexham Football Club (nicknamed The Red Dragons, or more traditionally, The Robins) are a football team based in Wrexham in north-east Wales. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... The Football League is a league competition featuring professional football clubs from England and Wales, and is the oldest such competition in world football. ... The Welsh Premiership is the national football league for Wales and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. ... Wellington Phoenix are a football (soccer) team based in Wellington, New Zealand. ... For other uses, see Wellington (disambiguation). ... Schematic map of Auckland. ... New Zealand Knights Football Club, known as Football Kingz Football Club until 2004, were the only professional football (soccer) team in New Zealand. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC) is the national football league in New Zealand. ... Year founded 2006 League Major League Soccer Nickname TFC, Reds Stadium BMO Field Coach Mo Johnston Owner MLSE First Game C.D. Chivas USA 2-0 Toronto FC (Home Depot Center; April 7, 2007) Largest Win Toronto FC 4-0 FC Dallas (BMO Field; June 17, 2007) Worst Defeat New... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada. ... The Canadian Soccer League (CSL) is Canadas top professional soccer league, featuring teams based predominantly in Southern Ontario. ... Derry City F.C. are an Irish football club based in the city of Derry. ... Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... The Football League of Ireland, usually known simply as the League of Ireland or the eircom League (from the leagues sponsorship by Irish telecommunications company eircom), is a league of football clubs in Ireland. ... The FAI National League is the Republic of Irelands new national football league system created following the merging of the FAI and the League of Ireland. ...

The town of Berwick-upon-Tweed is near to the Scottish border and is closer to Edinburgh than to Newcastle upon Tyne. The time (and expense) involved in travelling to away matches against English opposition would be prohibitive for the club. The club also formerly played in the East of Scotland League, which contains other nearby Borders teams, prior to joining the Scottish League. They aim to field a reserve side in this competition from next season. There is also some controversy over Berwick's identity ^[2]. Entry into the English Football League would result in a round-trip of almost 1,000 miles should Berwick be faced with playing potential rivals Plymouth Argyle, England's southernmost league team. Map sources for Berwick-upon-Tweed at grid reference NT9952 Berwick-upon-Tweed from across the river Berwick-upon-Tweed, (pronounced Berrick) situated in the county of Northumberland, is the northernmost town in England, situated on the east coast on the mouth of the river Tweed. ... Edinburgh (() pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second largest city. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... The East of Scotland Football League (EoSFL) is a league of football (soccer) teams from South-East Scotland formed in 1927. ... Plymouth Argyle Football Club (commonly known as the Pilgrims, the Greens, the Green Army or simply Argyle) are an English football team, playing in the Championship league. ...

Honours

• Second Division: Champions (1978-1979)
• Third Division: Champions (2006-2007)

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Club records

• Record league win: 8-2 .v. Dundee United F.C., Division II February 21 1958
• Record league win: 8-1 .v. Forfar Athletic F.C., Division II December 25 1965
• Record cup win: 8-1 .v. Vale of Leithen F.C., Scottish Cup First Round December 1966
• Record league loss: 1-9 .v. Hamilton F.C. Scottish First Division August 9 1980
• Record home attendance: 13,365 .v. Rangers F.C. Scottish Cup Third Round, January 28 1967
• Most goals in a season: 38 by Ken Bowran 1963/64
• Most goals: 115 by Eric Tait 1969-88
• Consecutive league wins: 8, Scottish Third Division Season 2006-2007.
• Longest unbeaten league run: 21, Scottish Second Division Season 1988-89.
• Most appearances: 435, Eric Tait 1969-88

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Managers