Berwick Rangers Football Club are a football team based in the English Border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, who play in the Scottish Football League Third Division. They are currently managed by Jimmy Crease.
Officially formed in 1881, though recent research indicates that 1884 is a more likely date of formation., the club had a nomadic existence before eventually settling down at Shielfield Park in 1954. Having initially gained admittance to the S...
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Berwick Rangers Football Club are a football team based in the English Border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, who play in the Scottish Football League Third Division. They are currently managed by Jimmy Crease.
Officially formed in 1881, though recent research indicates that 1884 is a more likely date of formation., 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 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.
Arguably their greatest success came in 1967, when they beat Rangers 1–0 in the Scottish Cup under the...
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