Junior Football Club The original club name came from Fife Road where most of the volunteers lived.
1970, The year Brazil won the Jules Rimet Trophy, Chelsea won the FA Cup and a Warrington Policeman by the name of Brian Leah (after complaints from his neighbours in Fife Road, Warrington), decided to organize some football matches for the young lads who were making a nuisance of themselves playing football in the streets. Brian along with Stan Robinson and a few of the youngsters parents, includ
ing Clive Leigh, Harold Hankinson, John Harrison, Bill Thomas, Tommy Herdman and Peter Frith formed the nucleus of what is today proudly known as RYLANDS FOOTBALL CLUB JUNIORS - Previously known as Fife Rangers. The club was a founder member of the Warrington friendly League and reached the final in its inaugural season, only to be beaten in a great final by Warrington Town Football Club. The colours of blue and white were introduced that same year, as it was the suitable kit available in the local sports shop, the owner of which kindly allowed the club several weeks to pay for it. As the players grew, more teams developed at the club and as it established its identity the club required an image that would be synonymous with the name Fife Rangers due to the Scottish sounding name, the Thistle was chosen as the club badge. Fife began organising and attending annual soccer tours, with the emphasis being placed on providing a good quality of football for all teams but with an eye on players who had a restricted budget, this enabling as many players as possible to attend the tours in places throughout the UK and even Europe. Many competitions and trophies have been won over the years and fathers who once played for the club are now returning with their children. The strength and success of Fife Rangers is due to the commitment shown, not only by the players, but by the mums and dads, managers, helpers and committee members who have tirelessly worked for the benefit of the club without and financial gain just the reward of helping to make Fife Rangers FC one of the finest clubs in the North West of England. This was reiterated in 2004 when Fife were awarded the FA Charter Standard Development Club award something that everyone worked hard to gain and we continue to maintain this with our excellent standards. In 2009 this was upgraded to community Club with Fife being the first in Warrington to attain community Status
In 2004 Fife created an open age team who in 2011/2012 season won Div 1 of the Warrington District League
In 2009 Fife started the first Girls only teams , we now have 3 teams U12’s and u14’s. The Club is well recognised across the North as one of the first and best at running summer soccer tournaments. Fife Rangers continues to provide junior football in the Warrington Area and more so the Orford and poulton Areas where the club has always served over the 40 years of it's existence with 90% of the players from this area. In 2016, Fife Rangers completed a merger with local amateur side, Rylands Football Club to create a community club to rival Warrington Town and provide a clear pathway for players to follow from Under 7's all the way up to the open age First Team who currently play in the Cheshire League Premier Division but have ambitions to grow rapidly!
