Nov 9, 2017 | Club News
This Saturday Rangers host South Shields in the Buildbase FA Trophy, 2nd qualifying round.
South Shields are currently in second place in the Evostik North, but only on goal difference and with three games in hand. Their record of played 12, won eleven, lost one, ranks amongst the best in non-league football and at this stage they look odds on for promotion.
This is a formidable task for Rangers but one which the team relish having lost just once in the last 9 league and cup games
Our information is that South Shields will be bringing around three to four hundred supporters.
A very competitive game is in prospect and Boro’ are hoping for a big attendance and for a place in the next round.
Nov 8, 2017 | Club News
Evo-Stik Northern Premier League
Tuesday 7 November 2017
A dramatic start and an even more dramatic finish as Rangers beat bottom club Sutton Coldfield at Coles Lane.
Manager Neil Kitching made three changes to the side that drew at Whitby three days earlier with Izak Reid, Dan Westwood and Richard Batchelor coming in for Sam Griffiths and Louis Briscoe who dropped to the bench while loan signing Massiah McDonald was suspended.
Rangers got off to the ideal start as Dan Westwood celebrated his return to the starting line up with a goal after just 13 seconds.
Rangers kicked off and the ball quickly found its way to left back Kieren Westwood. His long ball up field was won by Izak Reid who headed into the path of Westwood who, spotting keeper Nicky Draper off his line, sent in a dipping volley from just outside the area.
Rangers could and should have been out of sight by the 15 minute mark as Dan Westwood had one cleared off the line, Richard Batchelor sent a header against the post then had another cleared off the line by former Rangers defender Tyler Lyttle.
Jack Sherratt fired wide from just outside the area but the home side stunned Rangers with an equaliser on 17 mins.
It was a soft goal from Rangers’ point of view as Gurjit Singh’s ball through a static defence picked out Lee Knight who clipped in a cross for Danny O’Callaghan to head home via the underside of the bar.
With their tails up, Sutton pressed for more and Singh was just wide with a 30 yarder while the former Hednesford man went close again with free kick.
It needed a timely clearance from Batchelor to deny James Beresford then, seconds later, Lyttle sent a fierce drive just over the Rangers bar.
But it was far from being all Sutton as Boro captain Mat Bailey fired a shot straight at Draper.
And it was Rangers who got back in front three minutes into the second half when Kieran Morris rose high to head home from Izak Reid’s free kick.
A great diagonal ball from Alex Fletcher almost produced a spectacular goal from Kieren Westwood whose volley was saved by Draper while Reid’s volley 10 minutes later went just the wrong side of the post.
But the one goal advantage was always going to be a fragile one for Stafford to hold on to in the closing stages and Sutton threatened with two efforts from sub Mickael Partodikromo.
Then, in the third and final minute of added time, Jack Sherratt needlessly conceded a free kick ten yards outside of the Boro area. Singh stepped up and sent his kick low to Caswell’s right. The young Boro keeper made the ground but fumbled the ball and it squirmed over the line to bring the scores level.
But Rangers were not yet finished and, straight from the restart, they went down to the other end to snatch a dramatic winner through Kieren Westwood who created himself a yard of space before curling the ball home from the edge of the area.
Sutton Coldfield: 1 Nicky Draper, 2 Tyler Lyttle, 3 Nathan Kelly, 4 Reece Webb (14 Brian Smikle 46m), 5 James Beresford, 6 James Haran, 7 Matthew Walters (15 Mickael Partodikromo 65m), 8 Alexander Perry, 9 Lee Knight, 10 Danny O’Callaghan, 11 Gurjit Singh. Unused subs: 12 Lewis Probert, 16 Bozhidar Alexandrov, 17 Harri Lovett
Rangers: 1 Brad Caswell, 2 Alex Fletcher, 3 Kieren Westwood, 4 Kieran Morris, 5 Mat Bailey, 6 Jordaan Brown, 7 Izak Reid, 8 Jack Sherratt, 9 Richard Gregory (12 Louis Briscoe 90+1m), 10 Dan Westwood (14 Sam Griffiths 81m), 11 Richard Batchelor. Unused subs 15 Joe Thomas, 16 Kai Davis, 17 Josh Craddock
Cautions: Beresford (SCT)
Referee: Scott Postin
Att: 211
Chris Elsley
Oct 27, 2017 | Club News
We have today signed Massiah McDonald on loan until 19th November 2017 from Coalville Town.
The ex Alfreton, Worksop, Matlock, Grantham, King’s Lynn, Bradford Park Avenue and Corby Town is a striker.
Oct 21, 2017 | Club News
Evo-Stik Northern Premier League
Saturday 21 October 2017
A goal in each half sent Rangers to defeat at a blustery Matlock Town.
The home side showed first with a tidy move that ended with Tyrell White shooting wide from around 20 yards out.
Rangers responded almost immediately but Richard Batchelor couldn’t keep the ball down when well placed on the edge of the area.
But, with the wind in their backs, Matlock were looking threatening and a long all from defence gave Shaun Harrod the chance to lob Adam Whitehouse and the stranded Rangers keeper was relieved to see the ball bounce off the top of the cross bar.
But the first goal wasn’t long in coming and, in the 13th minutes, Kieron Wallace put Tyrell White in after intercepting a poor clearance from Sam Griffiths and White was clear to slot past the exposed Whitehouse.
Harrad fired straight at Whitehouse soon after as Matlock sought a second before a chance for Stafford saw both Niall Flint fail to get enough power behind his shot and Kieran Morris unable to divert the ball past Phil Barnes.
Ted Cribley and White both sent efforts off target for Matlock then, as half time loomed, Jack Sherratt badly miskicked, screwing his shot well wide of the home goal.
Whitehouse saved Stafford three times early in the second half keeping out White, Wallace and Harrad but it was the latter who put Matlock 2-0 up on 56 mins, adding the slightest of touches to Michael Williams’ goalbound header following a right wing cross from Cribley.
Williams tried his luck again, this time from near the halfway line with Whitehouse out of his goal, but his shot was well off target.
Stafford’s chances were dealt a further blow when Richard Batchelor was sent off for an elbow on Adam Yates with 15 minutes to go and, from then on, Rangers never really looked like getting back into it as Matlock held on comfortably.
Matlock: 1 Phil Barnes, 2 Micky Harcourt, 3 Jake Green, 4 Kieron Wallace, 5 Adam Yates (12 Nico Degirolamo 81m), 6 Dwayne Wiley, 7 Rhys Sharpe, 8 Michael Williams, 9 Shaun Harrad, 10 Tyrell White, 11 Ted Cribley. Unused subs: 14 Joe Doyle-Charles, 15 Nathan Whitehead, 16 Ethan Knowles.
Rangers: 1 Adam Whitehouse, 2 Sam Griffiths, 3 Kai Davis, 4 Kieran Morris, 5 Mat Bailey, 6 Josh Craddock, 7 Niall Flint (12 Joe Thomas 57m), 8 Jack Sherratt (16 Alex Fletcher 67m), 9 Richard Gregory (14 Louis Briscoe 70m), 10 Izak Reid, 11 Richard Batchelor. Unused subs: 15 Osebi Abadaki, 17 Jack Langston
Cautions: None
Sent off: Batchelor (Rangers)
Referee: Andrew Smith
Att: 439
Chris Elsley
Oct 4, 2017 | Club News
Emirates FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round Replay
Tuesday 3 October 2017
There was a feeling that Rangers might have missed their chance to progress further in this season’s FA Cup competition in Saturday’s first meeting and so it proved as they succumbed to National League North side Telford United in Tuesday’s replay.
The home side went at Rangers from the off and a corner from Henry Cowans caused problems in the Boro area until Elliot Newby shooting wide.
The Bucks’ positive start produced early rewards when another Cowans corner was hammered in from close range by Marcus Dinanga to put Telford ahead after just 6 mins.
Rangers nearly got back level when Jasbir Singh dropped a cross from Jack Sherratt but Dan Westwood’s shot was cleared by Jonathan Royle.
Telford looked threatening every time they pressed forward while Rangers looked unconvincing in clearing their lines but they survived another attack when Jordaan Brown blocked John Marsden’s shot before Newby headed wide.
Then Rangers grabbed a 15th minute equaliser. Listen Westwood picked out Jack Sherratt who played in Richard Gregory and he calmly side stepped Singh to bring the sides level.
A couple of Telford corners put Rangers under pressure again but Marsden, then Shane Sutton put their efforts over the top. Soon after, Adam Whitehouse saved from Marsden when the Telford man was well placed.
Rangers had their openings but Dan Westwood and Osebi Abadaki found their way to goal quickly closed down as half time came with the two sides still on level terms.
Gregory sent a 25 yard free kick just over the Telford bar early in the second half but when Telford struck twice in quick succession, the contest was all but over.
The Bucks went ahead on 56 minutes when Mat Bailey sliced the ball into his own net when trying to clear Dinanga’s header which looked to be missing the target then, six minutes later, the ball rebounded into the net off Anthony Dwyer after Dinanga’s initial header had been blocked.
Any lingering hopes Rangers had were well and truly extinguished on 78 minutes when Henry Cowans played in Jordan Murphy and the Telford sub calmly slotted past Adam Whitehouse to send the home side through.
Telford 1: Jasbir Singh, 2Ross White, 3 Jordan Gough, 4 Connor Johnson, 5 Shane Sutton, 6 Jonathan Royle, 7 Anthony Dwyer (16 Jordan Murphy 63m), 8 Henry Cowans (15 Jordan Lussey 84m), 9 Marcus Dinanga, 10 John Marsden (14 Louis McGrory 76m), 11 Elliot Newby. Unused subs: 12 Aaron Hayden, 13 Sheridan Martinez, 17 Matthew Barnes-Homer, 18 Will Marsh
Rangers: 1 Adam Whitehouse, 2 Sam Griffiths, 3 Kieren Westwood, 4 Jordaan Brown, 5 Mat Bailey, 6 Levi Reid (15 Joe Thomas 65m), 7 Osebi Abadaki (16 Izak Reid 65m), 8 Jack Sherratt, 9 Dan Westwood (14 Louis Briscoe 77m), 10 Richard Gregory, 11 Richard Batchelor. Unused Subs: 12 Kai Davis, 13 Brad Caswell, 17 Kieran Morris
Cautions: Sutton, Dwyer (Telford), Abadaki (Rangers)
Referee: Leigh Doughty
Att: 869
Chris Elsley
