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History of the Club                        ed for financial reasons before rejoing

                                            the combined counties reserve league
 RAYNES PARK VALE FC                        for the 2011-12 season under the man-
                                            agement of Terry Tuvey. In the 2012-13
                                            season the reserves achieved the league
                                            & cup double. The cup being won with
                                            a 2-0 win against Worcester Park Re-
                                            serves in the final. The Reserves also
                                            won the fair Play award in both 2011/12
                                            & 2012/13, the 1st team winning the
                                            Premier award in 2011//12. The com-
                                            bined counties league took the decision
                                            to disband the reserve league at the end
                                            of the 2012/13 season so for the 2013/14
                                            season they have re-joined the Subur-
                                            ban League.
                                              Midway through 2013/14 Lee Dobin-
                                            son stepped down as 1st Team Manag-
                                            er to take over as Club Chairman from
      Former RPV FC President, Robert Hal-  Fred Stevens. Former AFC Wimbledon
      lett Senior, was instrumental in the for-  Player Gavin Bolger stepped up to take
      mation of both the Raynes Park and  over as 1st team Manager. Gavin Bolger
      Raynes Park Vale football clubs.      played 107 times for AFC Wimbledon
 aynes Park Vale FC was formed in  cuts, a national review into modernising   1995 to present day  from 2002 to May 2005 scoring 27 goals
 R1995 following the merger of Raynes  the  UK's  railways.  Southern  Railways   from midfield.
 Park and Malden Vale (formed 1967).  1950's home kit was Gold and Green   The new merged club immediately joined  Following the departure of Gavin Bolg-
 quarters, the company colours. Raynes   the Combined Counties Football League  er in 2021, Josh Gallagher was appoint-
 Southern Railway Football Section -   Park  FC home  shirt colours  were  Red   and  currently  play  in  the  league's  Pre-  ed as manager.
 Raynes Park FC  - 1928 to 1995
 and Black stripes (similar to AC Milan).   mier Division. Step 9 in the national
 Raynes Park FC used to be based at Taun- Another home kit was light blue shirts   league pyramid. Their best finish was in
 ton Avenue, SW20 at the Raynes Park  and  white shorts.  Raynes  Park  FC  ran   1997–98 when they finished in fourth
 Recreation Ground until the 1995/96  five senior teams on Saturday's. The 1st   place at step 9. They have participat-
 merger. Raynes Park FC originally was  and 2nd XI's played in the Surrey Pre-  ed in both national Cup competitions
 the Southern Railways Football Sec- mier League. The 3rd team played in   apart from a brief period at the start of
 tion (formed 1928) and were known as  the Surrey South Eastern Combination   the 2000s. The club's reserve team won
 Southern Railway until they changed  while the 4ths and 5ths played in the   the Combined Counties Reserve League
 name to Raynes Park FC in 1964. The  Kingston & District League. They also   in 2002–03 and 2005–06 before it joined
 Southern Railway Team was a victim of  ran an over 35's team and youth teams   the Suburban League for the 2006–07
 the notorious 1963 Beeching spending  aged 14 to 18.  season. The reserve team was disband-
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