Ramsgate F.C.

Full name

Ramsgate Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Rams

Founded

1945 (1886)

Ground

Southwood Stadium, Ramsgate

Capacity

2,500

Chairman

Phil Fennell

League

Isthmian League South Division

2016–17

Isthmian League South Division, 12th of 24

Home colours

Away colours

Ramsgate Football Club are a football team based in Ramsgate, Kent. They are currently members of the Isthmian League South Division and play at the Southwood Stadium.

The main local rivals of the club are Margate who are situated just 4 miles away. When the two teams meet, it is known as the Thanet derby.

History

The earliest incarnation of Ramsgate FC had played since at least 1886 but folded in 1924, with local rivals Ramsgate Glenville taking over their Southwood Stadium. Glenville did not reform after World War II and a new club dubbed Ramsgate Athletic took over Southwood. The club retained the Athletic name until 1972.

Athletic played in the original incarnation of the Kent League from their formation until the collapse of the league in 1959. This was the club's best period for nearly 50 years, with two consecutive league titles, several county cups, and a run to the first round of the FA Cup. With the collapse of the Kent League the Rams migrated to the Southern League, where they initially did well but were forced to resign and drop down to the re-formed Kent League in 1976.

For nearly thirty years the club performed well without seriously challenging for promotion, but their fortunes changed in 2004 with the return of former manager Jim Ward. He led the club to two consecutive championships (Kent League Premier Division and Isthmian League First Division), taking the club into the Isthmian League Premier Division for 2006–07, which therefore offered the first derby matches for many years against Isle of Thanet rivals Margate. In the club's first season in the Premier Division the Rams finished in 9th place, and followed this with an even better season in 2007–08, finishing in 5th place to reach the play-offs, although they were beaten 2–1 in the semi-final by Staines Town. The Rams also won the Isthmian League Cup, beating AFC Sudbury on penalties at Dartford's Princes Park ground. The following season, however, Ramsgate finished bottom of the table and were relegated.

Stadium

Ramsgate (red shirts) take on AFC Wimbledon in December 2007

Ramsgate play their home games at the Southwood Stadium, Price's Avenue, Ramsgate, CT11 0AN.

Southwood Stadium was the home of earlier Ramsgate clubs Ramsgate Town and Ramsgate Grenville, and became the home of Ramsgate Athletic upon their foundation after the Second World War. The largest crowd registered at the ground was 5,038 for the visit of local rivals Margate in 1955.^[1]

Supporters

In the 2007–08 season, Ramsgate's average attendance was 369, the twelfth highest figure in the Isthmian League Premier Division. For the visit of rivals Margate the crowd was 1,210, nearly double the attendance at any other match.^[2]

Current squad

As of 19th July 2017.^[3]

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Luke Watkins
		GK	Tom Roberts

		DF	George Crimmen
		DF	Joe Kane
		DF	Jake Mackenzie
		DF	Jack Penny
		DF	Luke Wheatley

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Tom Chapman
		MF	Ollie Gray
		MF	Jake Munday
		MF	Adam Woollcott

		FW	Matty Adams
		FW	Rory Smith
		FW	Aaron Millbank
		FW	Alfie Paxman

Board

Role	Name
President	Lord Pendry
Chairman	Phil Fennell
Director (Governance) & Secretary	Edward Lucas
Director (Finance)	David Butler
Director (Youth Dev.)	Scott Roberts
Head Coach	Lloyd Blackman
Head of youth	Dave Belsey
Welfare Officer	Cindy Roddam
Stadium & Safety Officer	John Vahid
Groundsman	Martin Jefferys

Management

Role	Name
1st Team Manager/Coach	Lloyd Blackman
1st Team Coach	Vacant
1st Team Assistant	Ada Hubbard
Under 21s Manager	James Read
Under 18s Coach	Scott Roberts
Head of Youth Player Development	Dave Belsey

Managerial history

Name	Dates	Achievements
Bob Harrop	1978 – 1981
P.Gilbert	1981 – 1983
S.Jest	1983 – 1985
L.Smith	1985 – 1989	Kent Senior Trophy Winners 1988 & 1989
Vic Medus	1989 – 1990
Bob Wickens	1990 – 1992
Paul Rimmer/ Lennie Lee	1992 – 1993	Kent League Cup Winners 1993
Lennie Lee	1993 – 1996	Kent League Cup Winners 1994 & 1995/Kent League Charity Shield Winners 1994 & 1995
Jim Ward	July 1996 – June 2001	Kent League Charity Shield Winners 1997/Kent League Champions 1999/Kent Senior Trophy Winners 1999/Kent League Cup Winners 2001
Peter Hook	July 2001 – March 2004
Jim Ward	March 2004 – April 2012	Kent League Champions 2005/Kent League Cup Winners 2005/Kent League Charity Shield Winners 2005/Isthmian League Division One Champions 2006/Isthmian League Cup Winners 2008
Tim Dixon	April 2012 – February 2014
Dean Hill & Mark Weatherly (Caretaker managers)	March 2014
Justin Luchford	March 2014 – May 2014
Dean Hill	May 2014 – January 2015
Simon Halsey	January 2015 – May 2015
Jim Ward/Danny Ward	May 2015 – January 2017
Lloyd Blackman	January 2017 – Present

Honours

Isthmian League
- First Division Champions 2005–06
- League Cup Winners 2007–08
Kent League
- Champions 1948–49, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1998–99, 2004–05
- League Cup Winners 1948–49, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2000–01, 2004–05
Thames & Medway Combination Champions' Cup
- Winners 1959–60
Thames & Medway Combination Eastern Division Champions
- 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61
Kent Senior Cup
- Winners 1963–64
Kent Senior Shield
- Winners 1960–61, 1967–68, 1968–69
Kent Senior Trophy
- Winners 1987–88, 1988–89, 1998–99
Kent League Charity Shield
- Winners 1994, 1995, 1997, 2005

Records

Best League performance: 5th in Isthmian League Premier Division, 2007–08
Best FA Cup performance: 1st round proper, 1955–56 and 2005–06
Best FA Trophy performance: 3rd qualifying round, 1969–70, 1975–76, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13 and 2013–14
Best FA Vase performance:Quarter-finals, 1999–2000^[4]^[5]

Former players

1. Players that have played/managed in the Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record.

References

↑ Ramsgate Pyramid Passion
↑ "Attendances: Isthmian League Premier Division". Tony's English Football Site. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
↑ "Squad". Ramsgate F.C. Archived from the original on 2008-05-03. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
↑ Ramsgate at the Football Club History Database
↑ Ramsgate Athletic at the Football Club History Database

External links

Club website

Isthmian League
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North Division	AFC Hornchurch AFC Sudbury Aveley Barking Bowers & Pitsea Brentwood Town Bury Town Canvey Island Cheshunt Dereham Town Grays Athletic Haringey Borough Hertford Town Heybridge Swifts Maldon & Tiptree Mildenhall Town Norwich United Potters Bar Town Romford Soham Town Rangers Tilbury Waltham Abbey Ware Witham Town
South Division	Ashford United Carshalton Athletic Chipstead Corinthian-Casuals Cray Wanderers East Grinstead Town Faversham Town Greenwich Borough Guernsey Hastings United Herne Bay Horsham Hythe Town Lewes Molesey Phoenix Sports Ramsgate Shoreham Sittingbourne South Park Thamesmead Town VCD Athletic Walton Casuals Whyteleafe
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Coordinates: 51°19′57.320″N 1°23′58.189″E / 51.33258889°N 1.39949694°E / 51.33258889; 1.39949694

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