Buckfastleigh Rangers Football Club
Duckspond Road
Buckfastleigh
Devon TQ11 0NL
Telephone: 01364 642853
BRFC UPDATE - Photo's from the reserves recent Cup final night out are now in the Club News section!!
BRFC was formed in the early l900's. The team have played the majority of their competitive football in the South Devon League with a large slice of that being in the Premier division.
Until the mid 1960’s, BRFC shared their pitch with the rugby and cricket clubs at the Recreation Ground. 1960 saw the cricket club purchase the ‘Rec’ for themselves and BRFC moved to their present playing ground at Duckspond. With the exception of three seasons in the early 80's when a collapsed water culvert meant the club had to seek temporary accommodation, Rangers have played there ever since.
BRFC’s patron, Carl Throgmorton of Westward Developments, gave his consent for the teams to use his pitch at Oaklands Park during the culvert catastrophe. The club still retains the use of Oakland Park, which is regularly used by the 3 rd X1 and the youth sides for pre-season and friendly games.
During the 1980's Rangers made history by becoming the first club in the S.D.L to install floodlights up to match standard. This was the start of an impressive development at the Duckspond grounds, which boasts a large clubhouse that regularly hosts weekend entertainment. The clubhouse facilities include a snooker room, skittle alley, T.V. lounge, games and function rooms and is for many local residents the social place of choice in Buckfastleigh.
During recent years Rangers has enjoyed league, promotion and cup success. The teams have successfully won the Lidstone, Greenaway, Harry Treeby and the impressive Devon Senior Cups.
Promotions have also been gained and at the end of the 1991-92 season, the clubs teams were positioned in the premier, division 2 and division 5 of the South Devon League.
At the beginning of the 1992-93 season Rangers became the founder members of the Devon County league.
Rangers became the Champions of the Devon County league at their first attempt while the 3 rd X1 finished top of their S.D.L division 5 and the reserves finished third in division 2, only being denied automatic promotion on goal difference.
1994 - 95 season was notably a successful one for Rangers when the reserves were crowned champions of division 2.
Over the years BRFC have played hosts to other league clubs including Torquay United, Plymouth Argyle, Watford F.C and Leyton Orient.