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History of the Club                                                                             2006–07 season. The reserve team was
      RAYNES PARK VALE FC                                                                                                       disbanded  for  financial  reasons  before

                                                                                                                                rejoing  the  combined  counties  reserve
                                                                                                                                league  for  the  2011-12  season  under
                                                                                                                                the management 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 Reserves in the final. The Reserves
                                                                                                                                also  won  the  fair  Play  award  in  both
                                                                                                                                2011/12 & 2012/13, the 1st team win-
                                                                                                                                ning  the  Premier  award  in  2011//12.
                                                                                                                                The combined 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 Suburban League.
                                                                                                                                  Midway through 2013/14 Lee Dobin-
                                                                                                                                son stepped down as 1st Team Manag-
                                                                                          aged 14 to 18.                        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   Player Gavin Bolger stepped up to take
          aynes  Park  Vale  FC  was  formed  the  notorious  1963  Beeching  spending    formation of both the Raynes Park and   over as 1st team Manager. Gavin Bolger
      Rin  1995  following  the  merger  of  cuts, a national review into modernising     Raynes Park Vale football clubs.      played  107  times  for  AFC  Wimbledon
      Raynes Park and Malden Vale (formed  the  UK's  railways.  Southern  Railways               1995 to present day           from 2002 to May 2005 scoring 27 goals
      1967).                                1950's  home  kit  was  Gold  and  Green      The new merged club immediately joined   from midfield.
                                            quarters,  the  company  colours.  Raynes     the Combined Counties Football League   Following the departure of Gavin Bolger
      Southern Railway Football Section -   Park  FC  home  shirt  colours  were  Red     and  currently  play  in  the  league's  Pre-  in 2021, Josh Gallagher was appointed
         Raynes Park FC  - 1928 to 1995
                                            and Black stripes (similar to AC Milan).      mier  Division.  Step  9  in  the  national   as manager, in his first season in charge
      Raynes Park FC used to be based at Taun-  Another home kit was light blue shirts    league pyramid. Their best finish was in   RPVFC finished third in the league and
      ton  Avenue,  SW20  at  the  Raynes  Park  and  white  shorts.  Raynes  Park  FC  ran   1997–98  when  they  finished  in  fourth   the club had its most successful run in
      Recreation  Ground  until  the  1995/96  five senior teams on Saturday's. The 1st   place  at  step  9.  They  have  participat-  the FA Vase.
      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
      Southern Railway Team was a victim of  ran an over 35's team and youth teams        joined  the  Suburban  League  for  the



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