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Rugby Town F.C. is a football club based in Rugby, Warwickshire, who play in the Southern League Premier Division (currently known as the British Gas Business League). They are nicknamed The Valley, and play their home matches at Butlin Road. They were originally named VS Rugby; in 2000 the club was renamed to Rugby United, and in 2005 became Rugby Town. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rugby is a market town in the county of Warwickshire in the West Midlands of England, on the River Avon. ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... The Southern League Premier Division is a football league covering central and south western England. ... The new Wembley Stadium was completed in time for the 2006-07 seasons FA Cup Final. ... The Southern League Premier Division is a football league covering central and south western England. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Rugby is a market town in the county of Warwickshire in the West Midlands of England, on the River Avon. ... The Southern League Premier Division is a football league covering central and south western England. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2000 throughout the world. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2005 throughout the world. ...

History

In 2005, the name Rugby Town appeared once more on the Southern League fixture list. As with so many other non-league football teams, the club's history is not straightforward, and this particular club dates back to the early 1950s when Keith Coughlan formed a team in the New Bilton area of Rugby. Sky blue was introduced as the main kit colour in 1959. Non-league football refers to football in England played at a level below that of the FA Premier League and The Football League. ... New Bilton is a place in Warwickshire, in England. ...

The first competitive match was in the Rugby and District League on September 8, 1956 under the name of Valley Sports; the name was taken from the "Happy Valley", the local name for New Bilton. At this stage, The club played at Hillmorton Recreation Ground, and in due course moved to share the Oakfield ground of Southern League Rugby Town. is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hillmorton is an area of the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, it comprises most of the eastern half of the town. ...

The original Rugby Town (a completely seperate club to the current Rugby Town) had played in the Southern League from 1919 to 1934, and from 1958 to 1973. In 1993, they re-emerged and joined the Midland Combination Division Two but resigned midway through season 1995/96 and had their record expunged. 2000/01 saw them once again rise from the ashes and join the same league, but again their tenure was short-lived as they resigned and folded in 2004. The Midland Football Combination is an English association football league comprised of four divisions: Premier, First, Second, and Third. ...

In 1971, the club officially changed its name to Valley Sports Rugby. Coughlan always had his sights set above purely local football, and in 1963 moved the club into the Coventry and North Warwickshire League, and in 1969 into the United Counties League. The United Counties Football League (also known after its sponsor as the Eagle Bitter United Counties League) is an English football league covering Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and the surrounding area. ...

In 1973 the club moved to its own ground at Butlin Road and in the same year Rugby Town folded after 15 seasons in the Southern League. Valley Sports became the senior club for the town, and abbreviated their name to VS Rugby. VS moved from the United Counties to the West Midlands League in 1974, and in 1976 entered the FA Cup for the first time. The West Midlands (Regional) League is a football competition based in England, covering the West Midlands, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and South Staffordshire. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

In January 1981 Jimmy Knox was appointed manager. Knox had been a successful player and manager at Rugby Town, before a spell as top non-league manager at AP Leamington. His reputation enabled him to survive ten defeats in his first eleven games in charge. In 1983 he led VS to success at Wembley in the FA Vase, after they beat Halesowen Town 1-0 in the final. In the same season, they were promoted into the Southern League. Leamington Football Club are the main football club in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, currently playing in the Midland Football Alliance. ... For the new stadium, see Wembley Stadium. ... The Football Association Challenge Vase is an annual football competition for teams playing in the lower regional leagues of England. ... Halesowen Town are an English association football club formed in 1873, currently playing in the Southern League Premier Division. ...

After a gap of 10 years, Rugby again had a representative team at this level. During Knox's 10-year spell, the club moved into the Premier Division, won the Southern League Cup and Birmingham Senior Cup, and had memorable FA Cup encounters with Northampton Town, Leyton Orient, Bristol Rovers and Bristol City. Southern League Logo The Southern League Cup is the official knock-out cup competition of the Southern League. ... The Birmingham Senior Cup is a football competition for Birmingham County FA club teams, organized by the Birmingahm County Football Associations. ... Northampton Town Football Club is a football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. ... Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football team, currently playing in League One of the Football League. ... For details of the current season, see Bristol Rovers F.C. season 2007-08 Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football team, based in Bristol. ... Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England, (the other being rivals Bristol Rovers). ...

Jimmy Knox left Butlin Road in the summer of 1992 with the team 3rd in the Premier Division and with the Birmingham Senior Cup again in the club's possession, and his departure led to a rapid decline in club fortunes. VS were relegated for the first time in their history, and then put into liquidation.

A group of supporters, including founder Keith Coughlan, rescued the club, and manager Ron Bradbury stayed on to gain promotion back to the Southern League Premier Division behind newly formed Rushden & Diamonds in 1993/4. The Southern League Premier Division is a football league covering central and south western England. ... Rushden and Diamonds is an English professional football club who play in the Conference National. ...

Rugby's stay in the Premier Division was short lived on this occassion and the club were relegated back to the Midland Division in 1996.

After three years of struggle, the club was again in serious financial trouble before local businessman and current chairman Brian Melvin took the reigns of the club in May 1999.

In 2000, the club was renamed Rugby United and they set about developing their Butlin Road ground with the aim of being ready for Conference (currently known as the Blue Square Premier). A new 500-seater cantilever stand with dressing rooms underneath, a refurbished clubhouse bar and a much improved pitch were among the first improvements as on the pitch, fortunes were steadily improving under manager Tony Dobson. The term conference can be used to describe any meeting of people that confer about a certain topic. ...

In 2003/4, Rugby finished 5th in the Southern League Western Division to gain entry back into the Premier Division following a non-league re-structuring. After a season back in the Premier Division, Dobson departed with the majority of the playing staff and current manager Billy Jeffrey was appointed in June 2005.

In 2005, a grant from the Football Foundation to develop all-weather floodlit junior and senior pitches at Butlin Road, together with the complex of junior pitches in Hillmorton, led to the partnership of Rugby United and the acclaimed Rugby Town Juniors under the Rugby Town FC banner.

With a new manager and a new name, Rugby Town had a decent season in 2005/6 with Jeffrey having to piece together an entirely new squad and eventually repeated their 16th place finish of the season before.

In season 2006/07, despite making an excellent start to the season which nearly saw them top the table in November 2006, Rugby had a difficult season, but avoided relegation, eventually finishing 17th in the Southern League Premier Division. The Southern League Premier Division is a football league covering central and south western England. ...

In March 2007, another new development was completed at Butlin Road with the introduction of a new 1300-capacity covered terrace which spans the width of the pitch at the Allotment End.

Current Squad

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Past Players

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Managers

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Honours

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Records

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Current Squad

Past Players

Managers

Honours

Records

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