Ramsgate F.C.
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| Full name | Ramsgate Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Rams | ||
| Founded | 1945 (1886) | ||
| Ground | Southwood Stadium, Ramsgate (Capacity: 5,000) |
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| Chairman | Richard Lawson | ||
| Manager | Jim Ward | ||
| League | Isthmian League Division One South | ||
| 2008-09 | Isthmian League Premier Division, 22nd (relegated) | ||
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Ramsgate Football Club are a football team based in Ramsgate, Kent. Having played for many years in the Kent League, they have been promoted for two consecutive seasons and spent the 2008-09 season in the Isthmian League Premier Division.
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.
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[edit] 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 ground. 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.
[edit] Stadium
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]
[edit] 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]
[edit] Players
[edit] Current squad
As of 2 July 2009.[3]
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[edit] Notable former players
[edit] Management
| Role | Name |
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| Manager |  Jim Ward |
| Assistant Manager |  Richard Langley |
| Manager's Assistant | Adrian Hubbard |
| Reserve Team Manager | Robbie Summers |
| Head Youth Coach | Mark Weatherly |
| U18's Manager | Dave Lee |
[edit] 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
[edit] 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 qualfying round, 1969–70, 1975–76 and 2008–09
- Best FA Vase performance:Quarter-finals, 1999–2000[4][5]
[edit] References
- ^ Ramsgate Pyramid Passion
- ^ "Attendances: Isthmian League Premier Division". Tony's English Football Site. http://www.tonykempster.co.uk/ilpatt.htm. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
- ^ "Squad". Ramsgate F.C. http://www.ramsgate-fc.co.uk/site2/page.php?46. Retrieved on 2008-08-02.
- ^ Ramsgate at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Ramsgate Athletic at the Football Club History Database
