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| Full name | Racing Club Warwick Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Racers | ||
| Founded | 1919 | ||
| Ground | Townsend Meadow, Warwick | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 (200 seated) | ||
| Chairman | Gary Vella | ||
| Manager | Scott Easterlow | ||
| League | United Counties League Premier Division South | ||
| 2022–23 | Midland League Premier Division, 5th of 20 | ||
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Racing Club Warwick Football Club is a football club based in Warwick, Warwickshire, and competes in the United Counties League Premier Division South.
They were formed in 1919 under the name of Saltisford Rovers and played in various local leagues including the Warwick League, Leamington & District League and the Warwickshire Combination until 1967. During this period the club won a number of honours, including the Birmingham Alliance Senior Cup when they defeated Birmingham City in the final at St. Andrews. In 1967 the club joined the West Midlands (Regional) League. Three years later they changed to their current name (which came from the fact that their ground is by Warwick Racecourse) and soon afterwards switched to the Midland Football Combination, where they were champions in 1988 and runners-up in 1989. After the latter honour they gained promotion to the Southern League where they remained until 2003 when they finished bottom of the Western Division and dropped into the Midland Football Alliance. They remained in the Midland Football Alliance until the end of the 2008–09 season, when they were relegated to the Midland Football Combination Premier Division, now the Midland Football League Division One. At the start of the 2016–17 season the club began huge infrastructure renovations following the arrival of local businessman Chairman Gary Vella and the new committee members the previous year, including new changing rooms, floodlighting, stands and artificial training area. The club's record win is 15–0 recorded on 26 December 2016.[1] They gained their first promotion for 30 years in 2018-19 as runners-up in the Midland Football League Division One. The club installed a 3g pitch in the winter of 2020 in order to expand their community activity and provide a broad spectrum of football to include women's and disability amongst other community groups. The West Midlands Ambulance Service will play their home fixtures at the ground.
As of the 2022–23 season the club has a youth team in the Midland Floodlight Youth League, teams from U-8 to U-16 and an academy nursery section, Mini Racers, for children aged 4 to 7. The junior teams are entered into the Coventry Minor League, MJPL and the Mid Warwickshire league. Wildcats for Girls began in April 2021. The club also have an academy and education programme in partnership with HOET.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Name | Position |
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 Gary Vella
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Chairman |
| Ryan Goode
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Vice-chairman |
| Phil Salter
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Treasurer |
| Pat Murphy
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Football Secretary |
| Kevin Walsh
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Club Secretary |
| Ryan Goode
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Board Member Junior Secretary |
| Ian Ray
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Welfare Officer |
| Ruth Vella
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Board Member |
| Scott Easterlow
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First Team Manager |
| Simon Rae
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First team Head Coach |
| Chris Cook
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GK Coach |
| Paddy Billington
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First Team Kitman |
| Ben Court
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Physio |
| Ralph Heeley
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Groundsman |
| Adam Hughes
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U18 Coach |
| Ash Reynolds
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U18 Coach |
| Dylan Parker
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U18 Coach Academy Coach |
| Matty Nutt
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Academy Lead Coach |
| Keiran Dunbar
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Academy Coach |
| Chris Cook
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Academy GK Coach |
| Ben Court
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Academy Physio |
