- Racing Club Warwick F.C.
Football club infobox
clubname = Racing Club Warwick
fullname = Racing Club Warwick Football Club
nickname = The Racers
founded = 1919 (as Saltisford Rovers)
ground = Townsend Meadow Hampton Road,Warwick
capacity = 1,280
chairman = Jim Wright
manager = Bobby Hancock
league =Midland Football Alliance
season = 2007-08
position =Midland Football Alliance , 18th
shirtsupplier= Adidas
shirtsponsors= Sporting Touch
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Warwick ,Warwickshire ,England .History
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 theWest Midlands (Regional) League . Three years later they changed to their current name (which came from the fact that their ground is byWarwick Racecourse ) and soon afterwards switched to theMidland 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 theMidland Football Alliance .Racing enjoy a healthy and intense rivalry with Leamington who play in the next town as well as having lesser rivalries with Stratford Town. The derby match with Leamington decides who has bragging rights until the next time they meet.
Honours
* Warwick League Champions 1933/34/35/36.
* Warwick Cinderella Cup Winners 1935/39 inclusive. 1946/47.
* T.G John Cup Winners 1936/37.
* Leamington & District Champions 1937/38 and 45/47/48.
* Birmingham & West Midlands Alliance Champions 1948/49.
* Leamington Hospital Cup Winners 1938/39, 46/47.
* Leamington Junior Cup Winners 1938/39, 46/47.
* Birmingham & District Alliance Senior Cup Winners 1949/50.
* Midland Combination Premier League Champions 1987/88.
* Midland Combination Premier League Runners-up. (Gaining Promotion to Southern League) 1988/89.
* Polmac Services League Cup Winners 2004/05 (Midland Alliance)Club records
*Best league performance: Southern League Midland Division, 10th, 1994/95
*BestFA Cup performance: 3rd qualifying round, 1987/88
*BestFA Trophy performance: 2nd round, 1998/99
*BestFA Vase performance: 4th round, 1977/78Past Players
* Ben Foster,
Manchester United and Englandources
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*cite book | author=Mike and Tony Williams | title=Non League Club Directory 2006 | publisher=Tony Williams Publications Ltd| year=2006| id=ISBN 1-869833-54-6External links
* [http://www.racingclubwarwick.com Racing Club Warwick website]
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