Abbey Rangers F.C.

{{Infobox football club

| clubname = Abbey Rangers

| image = AbbeyRangers.png

| fullname = Abbey Rangers Football Club

| nickname = The Abbey

| founded = 1976

| ground = Addlestone Moor, Addlestone

| capacity =

| chairman = Nick Riley

| manager = Adam Bessent

| league = {{English football updater|AbbeyRan}}

| season = {{English football updater|AbbeyRan2}}

| position = {{English football updater|AbbeyRan3}}

}}

Abbey Rangers Football Club is a football club based in Addlestone, England. The club are currently members of the {{English football updater|AbbeyRan}} and play at Addlestone Moor.

History

The club were established in 1976, initially as a youth club for boys aged 7–16, and were named after the nearby Chertsey Abbey.[http://www.abbeyrangers.co.uk/#/about-us/4533719827 About Us] Abbey Rangers Having played in both Chertsey and Addlestone, they became members of the Surrey & Hants Border League, winning Division One in 2004–05. After finishing as runners-up the following season, they left the league,[http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Aarg3EE/SaHBL04.html Surrey & Hampshire Border League 2004–2013] Non-League Matters joining Division One of the Guildford & Woking Alliance. They were Division One champions at the first attempt,[http://www.football.mitoo.co.uk/LeagueTab.cfm?TblName=Matches&DivisionID=4309&LeagueCode=GWAL2006 Guildford & Woking Alliance League 2006-2007 Season Division One League Table] Football Mitoo earning promotion to the Premier Division. The club were Premier Division runners-up the following season,[http://www.football.mitoo.co.uk/LeagueTab.cfm?TblName=Matches&DivisionID=3617&LeagueCode=GWAL2007 Guildford & Woking Alliance League 2007-2008 Season Premier Division League Table] Football Mitoo and were promoted to Division One of the Surrey County Intermediate League (Western). They went on to win the division and the League Cup in their first season in the league,[http://www.abbeyrangers.co.uk/download/i/mark_dl/u/4007020139/4529152969/Newsletter%20Volume%201%20Issue%2011%20May%202009.pdf Double success for men!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625173142/http://www.abbeyrangers.co.uk/download/i/mark_dl/u/4007020139/4529152969/Newsletter%20Volume%201%20Issue%2011%20May%202009.pdf |date=2016-06-25 }} Abbey Rangers resulting in promotion to the Premier Division.

After finishing second in the Premier Division in 2010–11,[http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Aarg3ED/SCIW05.html Surrey County Intermediate (Western) League 2005-2012] Non-League Matters the club joined the Surrey Elite Intermediate League. They remained in the league until 2014–15 when a fourth-placed finish resulted in promotion to Division One of the Combined Counties League.{{fchd|id=ABBEYRAN|name=Abbey Rangers}} In their first season in Division One, they finished third, earning promotion to the Premier Division. The 2016–17 season saw the club enter the FA Cup for the first time in their history when they entered the competition in the preliminary qualification round.[http://www.thefa.com/news/the-fa-cup/2016/jul/fa-cup-debutants-for-201617-120716 17 clubs prepare for their Emirates FA Cup debut this season] The Football Association, 19 July 2016 As a result of league reorganisation, they were placed in the Premier Division North in 2021, before being transferred to the Premier Division South in 2022.