- Ramsgate F.C.
Football club infobox
clubname = Ramsgate
fullname = Ramsgate Football Club
nickname = The Rams
founded = 1945 (1886)
ground = Southwood StadiumRamsgate Kent
capacity = 5,000
chairman = flagicon|England Richard Lawson
manager = flagicon|Scotland Jim Ward
league =Isthmian League Premier Division
season = 2007–08
position =Isthmian League Premier Division , 5th
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leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=FFFFFFRamsgate Football Club are a football team based in
Ramsgate ,Kent . Having played for many years in theKent League , they have been promoted for two consecutive seasons and now play in theIsthmian League Premier Division .The main local rivals of the club are
Margate F.C. who are situated just 4 miles away. When the two teams meet, it is known as theThanet derby .History
The earliest incarnation of Ramsgate FC had played since at least 1886 but folded in 1924, with local rivals Ramsgate Glenville taking over their Southwood ground. Glenville did not reform after World War II and a new club dubbed Ramsgate Athletic took over Southwood. The club retained the Athletic name until 1972.
Athletic played in the original incarnation of the Kent League from their formation until the collapse of the league in 1959. This was the club's best period for nearly 50 years, with two consecutive league titles, several county cups, and a run to the first round of the
FA Cup . With the collapse of the Kent League the Rams migrated to the Southern League, where they initially did well but were forced to resign and drop down to the re-formedKent League in 1976.For nearly thirty years the club performed well without seriously challenging for promotion, but their fortunes changed in 2004 with the return of former manager Jim Ward. He led the club to two consecutive championships (
Kent League Premier Division andIsthmian League First Division ), taking the club into theIsthmian League Premier Division for 2006/07, which therefore offered the first derby matches for many years againstIsle of Thanet rivals Margate.Ramsgate had a very good first season in the
Isthmian League Premier Division finishing in a creditable 9th place this was a new club record.In the 2007–08 season The Rams had a even better season, finishing in 5th place to reach the play-offs, although they were beaten 2-1 in the semi-final by Staines Town. The Rams also won
Isthmian League Cup , beatingAFC Sudbury on penalties at Dartford's Princes Park ground.tadium
Southwood Stadium was the home of earlier Ramsgate clubs Ramsgate Town and Ramsgate Grenville, and became the home of Ramsgate Athletic upon their foundation after theSecond World War . The largest crowd registered at the ground was 5,038 for the visit of local rivals Margate in 1955. [ [http://www.pyramidpassion.co.uk/html/ramsgate.html Pyramid Passion] ]Current squad
"As of
29 September 2008 :" [Cite web
url = http://www.ramsgate-fc.co.uk/site2/page.php?46
title = Squad
accessdate = 2008-08-02
publisher = Ramsgate F.C]"N.B. The Isthmian League does not use a squad numbering system"
upporters
In the 2007–08 season, Ramsgate's average attendance was 369, the twelfth highest figure in the
Isthmian League Premier Division . For the visit of rivals Margate the crowd was 1,210, nearly double the attendance at any other match. [Cite web
url = http://www.tonykempster.co.uk/ilpatt.htm
title = Attendances: Isthmian League Premier Division
accessdate = 2008-05-12
publisher = Tony's English Football Site]Club records
*Best league performance: 5th in
Isthmian League Premier Division , 2007–08
*BestFA Cup performance: 1st round proper, 1955–56 and 2005–06
*BestFA Trophy performance: 3rd qualfying round, 1969–70 and 1975–76
*BestFA Vase performance:Quarter-finals, 1999–2000 [fchd|name=Ramsgate|id=RAMSGATE] [fchd|name=Ramsgate Athletic|id=RAMSGATA]References
External links
* [http://www.ramsgate-fc.co.uk/ Club website]
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