Rugby Town F.C.

Rugby Town

Full name	Rugby Town Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Valley
Founded	1956 (as Valley Sports)
Ground	Butlin Road Rugby, Warwickshire (Capacity: 6,000 (740 seated & 1,000 covered))
Chairman	Brian Melvin
Manager	Dave Stringer
League	Southern Football League Division One Central
2010-11	Southern Football League Division One Central, 6th
Home colours Away colours

Rugby Town F.C. is a football club based in Rugby, Warwickshire, which plays in the Southern Football League Division One Central. It is nicknamed The Valley, and plays its home matches at Butlin Road. It was originally named Valley Sports; in 2000 the club was renamed Rugby United, and in 2005 became Rugby Town FC.

Contents 1 Ground 2 Current squad 3 Past players 3.1 Record Appearances 3.2 Record Goalscorers 4 Managers 5 Honours 6 Records 6.1 Best Performances 7 References 8 External links

Ground

The club has played at Butlin Road since 1973.
Opened	October 1973
Surface	Grass
Capacity	6,000 (740 seated)
Tenants
Rugby Town (Southern League Premier Division)	1973–present

The ground, unlike many in non-league circles, has covering on all four sides of the ground and seating on two sides.

The official capacity was confirmed as 5,375 in 2005 but this is set to increase with the new 1,300 covered terrace at the allotment end as well as further terracing developments throughout the stadium.

Now, approximately 2,800 spectators are able to be accommodated under cover and 740 of these can also be seated.

Butlin Road boasts the magnificent main stand, which holds 500 fans and also includes the dressing rooms.

Helped by a Football Foundation & Stadia Improvement Fund Grant, the stand was open for use in early 2003, but it was not officially opened until August 2003, when ex-England International Darius Vassell did the honours as Rugby played an Aston Villa XI.

New facilities under the stand also include 4 changing rooms, referees' room, male, female and disabled toilets and a physio room. It will provide air conditioned rooms and top quality showers - bought from another ex-Premiership ground in the shape of Manchester City's old ground Maine Road.

These new changing facilities will create extra space where the old rooms are placed to possibly extend the superb VS Bar which was refurbished into a sports bar in 1999 and is a great place for all functions.

The 2003/04 season saw the introduction of new dugouts at Butlin Road. The ex-Filbert Street (Leicester City) structures have brought another professional feel to the club, with a strip of Astroturf laid in front of the dugout area to stop wear and tear.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Louis Connor GK Pete Smith DF Alex Austin DF Ed Booth DF Danny Hall DF Aaron James DF Luke Leahy DF Gary Moran DF Niki Preston DF Craig Reid DF Michael Williams DF Jamel Wilson MF Richard Allen

No. Position Player MF Robbie Banks MF Paddy Connolly MF Lynval Da Costa MF Andy Gundelach MF Ross Miller MF Ben Steane MF Richard Wesley FW Tyrone Fagan FW Seb Hamilton FW Lewis Haycock FW Luke Keen FW Seb Lake-Gaskin

Past players

Since entry to Southern Football League in 1983-84

Record Appearances

in order of most appearances

• 390: Danny Conway, 1983-1990
• 290: Craig Herbert, 2000-2009
• 286: Tom McGinty, 1989-1995
• 285: Mick Martin, 1988-1994 & 1996
• 275: Dave Ingram, 1983-1990
• 273: Steve Ross, 1986-1991

Record Goalscorers

in order of most goals

• 124: Danny Conway, 1983-1990
• 85: Ian Crawley, 1983-1985, 1987 & 1991-1994
• 84: Robbie Beard, 2000-2006
• 77: Ashley Warner, 1992-1994 & 1998-2000
• 65: Steve Ross, 1986-1991

Managers

Since entry to Southern Football League in 1983-84

• 1981-1992: Jimmy Knox
• 1992-1993: Mick Martin
• 1993-1995: Ron Bradbury
• 1995-1996: Stuart Robson
• 1996: David Jones & Steve Hunt
• 1996-1998: Alan Lewer
• 1998-2001: Martin Sockett
• 2001-2005: Tony Dobson
• 2005-2007: Billy Jeffrey
• 2008: Rod Brown
• 2008-2009: Tony Dobson
• 2009 - 2010: Lee Colkin
• 2010 - 2011: Martin Sockett
• 2011 - current: Dave Stringer

Honours

Since entry to Southern Football League in 1983-84

• Southern League Division One Midlands:
  • Winners (1): 1986-87
  • Runners-up (1): 1993-94

• Southern League Cup:
  • Winners (1): 1989-90

• FA Vase:
  • Winners (1): 1982-83

• Birmingham Senior Cup:
  • Winners (2): 1988-89 & 1991-92
  • Runners-up(1): 1992-93

• Midland Floodlit Cup:
  • Winners (3): 1984-85, 1989-90 & 1998-99
  • Runners-up(1): 1987-88

Records

Since entry to Southern Football League in 1983-84

• League victory: 11-0 v Malvern Town in 1983-84 (In a non-Southern Football League game)
• League defeat: 1-11 v Ilkeston Town in 1997-98
• Games without defeat: 16 in 1988-89 & 1993-94
• Games without victory: 19 in 1995-96
• Wins in a row: 8 in 1983-84 & 1986-87
• Defeats in a row: 8 in 1995-96

Best Performances

• Best League performance: 3rd in Southern League Premier Division, 1988-89 & 1991-92
• Best FA Cup performance: 2nd Round, 1987-88 & 1992-93
• Best FA Trophy performance: 3rd Round, 1999-00 & 2002-03
• Best FA Vase performance: Winners, 1982–83

References

External links

• Club website

Southern League Premier Division Arlesey Town AFC Totton Banbury United Barwell Bashley Bedford Town Brackley Town Cambridge City Chesham United Chippenham Town Cirencester Town Evesham United Frome Town Hemel Hempstead Town Hitchin Town Leamington Oxford City Redditch United St. Albans City Stourbridge Swindon Supermarine Weymouth Division One Central Ashford Town AFC Hayes Aylesbury Barton Rovers Beaconsfield SYCOB Bedfont Town Bedworth United Biggleswade Town Burnham Chalfont St. Peter Chertsey Town Daventry Town Fleet Town Leighton Town Marlow North Greenford United Northwood Rugby Town Slough Town St Neots Town Uxbridge Woodford United Division One South & West Abingdon United Bideford Bishop's Cleeve Bridgwater Town Cinderford Town Clevedon Town Didcot Town Gosport Borough Halesowen Town Hungerford Town Mangotsfield United North Leigh Paulton Rovers Poole Town Sholing Stourport Swifts Taunton Town Thatcham Town Tiverton Town Wimborne Town Yate Town Seasons 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12