Rangers F.C. (Johannesburg)

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Rangers
Full name Rangers Football Club
Founded 1889
Ground Rand Stadium, Johannesburg
Ground Capacity 25000
Home colours

Rangers FC is a South African football (soccer) club based in Johannesburg. Rangers FC won the Castle Cup in 1959 and played the final in 1967. Their best season in the NFL was the inaugural season in 1959, when they finished Runners-up to Durban City. The club merged with Johannesburg Ramblers for the 1963-season.

Notable players

  • South Africa George Adelaine (GK) (1963-1966) 70 apps.
  • Northern Ireland Des Anderson (D) (1966; 1968) 43 apps, 1 goal
  • South Africa Des Backos (F) (1966–1967; 1974; 1982-1986)
  • South Africa Karel Blom (F) (1953–1956; 1958–1961) 66 apps, 53 goals (2nd spell)
  • South Africa Ray Botha (M) (1953–1956; 1963)
  • South Africa Rodney Bush (M) (1989–1990)
  • South Africa Arthur Butler (F) (1949-c1952)
  • Scotland Alex Cameron (D) (1975)
  • South Africa Allan Carroll (D) (1948-c1953)
  • Northern Ireland Tommy Cassidy (M) (1975)
  • South Africa George Cloete (D) (1957-1965)
  • South Africa Mike Collins (F) (1974; 1984) 15 apps, 11 goals (1st spell)
  • South Africa Mike Connell (D) (1972–1975)
  • South Africa Bob Davies (D) (1963-1973) (South African Player of the Year 1967)
  • South Africa Ernie Dowell (D) (1940s-50s)
  • South Africa Dick Esterhuizen (F) (1946-1963)
  • South Africa Gordon Falconer (F) (1945–1949; 1950-1953; 1954-1955)
  • South Africa Mosie Ferreira (M) (1948-1949)
  • South Africa Les Fourie (M) (1953-1954; 1956-1962)
  • Rhodesia Hylton Grainger (F) (1969-1971) 79 apps, 43 goals
  • Wales Mick Hill (F) (1970)
  • South Africa Morrie Jacobson (D) (1953–1958; 1959–1961)
  • South Africa Cliff Jacques (D) (1950–1956)
  • England Dave Jones (F) (1964–1970) 175 apps, 85 goals
  • Lithuania South Africa Hymie Kloner (D) (1951-1952)
  • South Africa Len Leisching (D) (1952-1956; 1960-1962)
  • Israel Rafi Levi (F) (1970)
  • South Africa Bunce Levy (F) (1947-1950)
  • England Mickey Lill (M) (1971)
  • South Africa Chookie Louw (D) (1954-1956)
  • Scotland John McLaughlin (F) (1967–1968) 41 apps, 11 goals
  • England Bobby Mason (F) (1970–1975)
  • England Stanley Matthews (M) (guest, May 1960) 3 apps.
  • South Africa George Miller (M) (1960)
  • Mozambique United States Victor Nogueira (GK) (1974–1978)
  • England John O'Rourke (F) (1975-1976)
  • Wales Bryan Orritt (M) (early 1970) 1 app.
  • South Africa Percy Owen (F) (1960–1968) 153 league goals (including a club record of 34 in 1963)
  • South Africa England Bill Perry (M) (1947–1949)
  • South Africa Reg Randall (M) (1957–1968)
  • South Africa Doug Rudham (GK) (1954)
  • South Africa Archie Soekoe (D) (1967-1974) (South African Player of the Year 1970)
  • South Africa Eddie Stuart (D) (1950)
  • South Africa Mannie van der Merwe (GK) (1955–1960; 1961-1963; 1964-1965)
  • South Africa England Colin Viljoen (M) (1964–1965)
  • South Africa Arthur Williams (M) (1957-1966)
  • South Africa Ken Ziesing (M) (1946)

External links

  • expro.co.za

See also


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