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CLUB HISTORY


      Raynes Park Vale FC was formed   League and currently play in the
      in 1995 following the merger of   league’s Premier League, Tier 9
      Raynes Park and Malden Vale   in the national league pyramid.
      (formed 1967) but the club’s true   Their best finish was in 1997–98
      origins lie in the Southern Railway   when they finished in fourth place
      Football Section when the first lo-  at tier 9.    RAYNES PARK VALE F.C
      cal team started. Although a victim   They have participated in both   Grand Drive | Raynes Park
      of the 1963 Beeching spending   national Cup competitions apart   Greater London | SW20 9DZ
      cuts the club had some early suc-  from a brief period at the start
      cesses in the 1932/33 Middlesex   of the 2000s. The club’s reserve
      League and some cup victories   team won the Combined Counties   STAFF DIRECTORY
      to earn the Railway Athletic   Reserve League in 2002–03 and
      Association Cup and the Southern   2005–06 before it joined the   Chairman: John Dalton
      Railways Orphanage Cup.  Suburban League for the 2006–07
      The Southern Railway club re-  season. The reserve team was   Secretary: Paul Armour
      formed, post-Beeching, as Raynes   disbanded for financial reasons be-  General Manager: Marc Skinner
      Park FC in 1964. RPFC’s home   fore rejoining the combined coun-
                                                         Operations Manager: Helen Dalton
      colours of black and red stripes   ties reserve league for the 2011-12
      are now proudly reflected in the   season under the management of   1st Team Manager: Josh Gallagher
      colours of the Raynes Park Vale FC   Terry Tuvey. In the 2012-13 season
                                                         Club Photographer Karl Lang
      team. Raynes Park FC fielded five   the reserves achieved the league
      senior teams with two playing in   & cup double. The cup being won   Marketing/Programme Editor:
      the Surrey Premier League and a   with a 2-0 win against Worcester   Mark Ferrari
      third in the Surrey South-Eastern   Park Reserves in the final. The
      Combination.            Reserves also won the fair Play   All editorial content and design copyright
                              award in both 2011/12 & 2012/13,   Mark Ferrari unless listed otherwise.
      In the meantime local team
                              the 1st team winning the Premier
      Malden Vale FC were enjoying
                              award in 2011//12.         ZERO TOLERANCE TO
      some success in a variety of
      leagues that existed between   The Combined Counties League   DISCRIMINATION
      1967 and 1995 including the   took the decision to disband the   Raynes Park Vale Football Club is
      North Surrey Youth League,   reserve league at the end of the
                                                         committed to identify, confront and
      Sunday Sportsman League, South   2012/13 season so for the 2013/14   eliminate discrimination, whether
      Thameside League & the Surrey   season they re-joined the Sub-
                                                         by reason of race, colour, nation-
      Combination League and London   urban League. Midway through
      Spartan League before emerging   2013/14 Lee Dobinson stepped   ality, religion or belief, sex, sexual
                                                         orientation, marital or civil partner
      into the newly formed Combined   down as 1st Team Manager to
      Counties League winning that   take over as Club Chairman   status, age, ethnic and national
                                                         origin, pregnancy or maternity,
      league’s title at the first attempt.  from Fred Stevens. Former AFC
                              Wimbledon Player Gavin Bolger   disability or gender reassignment.
      A runners-up position in the Dan
                              stepped up to take over as 1st   The club intends to ensure that
      Air League (with BAE Weybridge
                              team Manager. Gavin Bolger   everyone who wishes to engage
      snagging the top spot) saw the
                              played 107 times for AFC Wim-
      club promoted to the Diadora                       with the club, whether as matchday
                              bledon from 2002 to May 2005
      League Division 2 South where                      fans, staff, players, board members,
                              scoring 27 goals from midfield.
      they remained until the end of the                 and any other person engaged
      1993/94 season when managers   The 2019/20 season saw some   with the club’s activities, has a real
      Mick Brown & Ged Murphy left   major changes in the organisation   and equal opportunity to do so.
      the club to join Hendon. Much of   and management of the club with
      the squad followed and the team   local businessman and supporter   @RPVFC
      finished bottom the following sea-  John Dalton becoming Chairman
      son.In 1995 the two clubs, Malden   and Josh Gallagher replacing   @RPVFC
      Vale and Raynes Park FC merged   Gavin Bolger as manager at the
      to create the club we now know:   start of  the 20/21 season.  RAYNESPARKVALE.COM
      Raynes Park Vale F.C.
      The new club immediately joined
      the Combined Counties Football
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