Warrington Rylands 1906 F.C.


Warrington Rylands 1906 Football Club is a football club based in Warrington, England. The club currently plays in the, is an FA Charter Standard Club and its nickname is the Blues.

History

The club was founded as Rylands F.C. in 1906 as a works team from a manufacturer of wire. The club started playing in the Liverpool County Football Combination league and then joining the Warrington & District Football League. The club had to wait until 1928 before winning their first Silverware, the Depot Cup. The 1950s saw the club became champions of the Warrington & District Football League Premier Division 6 times in a row, commencing from the 1953–54 season.
The 1968–69 season saw the club join the Mid-Cheshire League. The 1980–81 season saw the club finish as champions of the league, as well as making their debut in the FA Vase. The club collected another league championship trophy in the 1983–84 season. In 2008, the club merged with fellow Mid Cheshire league side Crossfields F.C. becoming Crossfields/Rylands F.C. After two seasons, the club reverted to Rylands F.C.
On 15 July 2016, Wayne Rooney's agent Paul Stretford stated he was aiming to get Rylands to the Football League after investing £100,000 in ground improvements. On 2 April 2018, the club published a letter from Paul Stretford which confirmed his proposed takeover would proceed, subject to due diligence. The 2018–19 season saw the club move to Division one south of the North West Counties Football League, and winning it at the first attempt, thus gaining promotion to the Premier Division. In the 2019–20 season, the club took part in their first-ever FA Cup qualifying campaign.
The club announced a name change in August 2020 to Warrington Rylands 1906 FC to reflect their locality.

Ground

The club play their home games at The Quickline Arena

Records

Rylands FC

  • Best FA Cup performance: Extra preliminary round, 2019–20
  • Best FA Vase performance: Third round, 1980–81, 1983—84

    Warrington Rylands 1906 FC

  • Best FA Cup performance: Third qualifying round, 2023–24, 2024–25
  • Best FA Trophy performance: Third round, 2024–25
  • Best FA Vase performance: Champions, 2020–21

    Honours

  • Northern Premier League
  • * Division One West Champions 2021–22
  • North West Counties Football League
  • * Premier League Promotion 2020–21
  • * Division One South Champions 2018–19
  • * First Division Champions Cup 2018–19
  • FA Vase
  • * Winners 2020–21
  • Mid-Cheshire League
  • * League champions 1980–81, 1983–84
  • * League Cup 1978–79
  • Warrington & District Football League
  • * Premier Division Champions 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59
  • * Depot Cup 1927–28
  • Warrington Guardian Cup
  • * Winners 1957–58, 1966–67, 1971–72, 1972–73, 2014–15
  • Liverpool Challenge Cup
  • * Winners 1957–58
  • Starkey Cup
  • * Winners 1952–53