Richmond F.C.: Difference between revisions

| imagesize = 200px200

| president = ChrisJames MillsFoster

| coach = Steve[[Rob HillPowell]]

| club captain= Cameron Mitchell = Alexander Post

| league = [[RFUNational ChampionshipLeague 1]]

| season = [[2020–212023–24 RFUNational ChampionshipLeague 1|2020–212023–24]]

| position = 11th 6th

| url = httphttps://richmondfc.co.uk/

Formed in 1861, it is one of the [[oldest football club]]sclubs in the world and holds a significant place in the history of [[association football]], playing in the [[1863–64 Barnes F.C. season|first ever match]] under the rules of the [[The Football Association]] on 19 December 1863, against the [[Barnes Club]],<ref name=HistoryFA>{{cite web|title=The History of The FA|url=http://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/history|publisher=The Football Association|access-date=6 June 2014}}</ref> even though it was not a member of [[the Football Association]]. In 1878 it hosted the first ever floodlit match and in 1909 played in the inaugural match at [[Twickenham Stadium]], the home of English rugby.

In 2009–10 Richmond appointed Oxford University Director of Rugby Steve Hill to take over after fourteen years in charge of the university side. Within two years (summer 2011) promotion was achieved and Richmond played in [[National League 1]] until the end of the [[2015-16 National League 1|2015-162015–16 season]] when they achieved a further promotion into the [[RFU Championship|Green King IPA Championship]]. Following three seasons in the Championship, Richmond were relegated at the end of the 2018-192018–19 season and forced to return to National League 1. They hit back strongly in season 2019-202019–20, winning 20 out of 25 matches in National League 1 to finish top of the league and earn promotion back to the Championship.

At youth level, Richmond's strongest rivalry tends to be with nearby [[Rosslyn Park F.C.|Rosslyn Park]]. A Richmond vs Rosslyn Park game is always surrounded by controversy of some sort, which is the same for just about any team that plays against Rosslyn Park.

*'''[[London 1 South|London Division 2 South]] champions:'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hampshirerugby.co.uk/component/content/716.html?task=view |title=ArchivedLondon copy2 South 03/04 |access-date=21 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521215157/http://www.hampshirerugby.co.uk/component/content/716.html?task=view |archive-date=21 May 2014 }}</ref>

*'''[[National League 3 London & SE|London Division 1]] champions:'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hampshirerugby.co.uk/component/content/524.html?task=view |title=ArchivedLondon copy1 07/08 |access-date=21 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521214937/http://www.hampshirerugby.co.uk/component/content/524.html?task=view |archive-date=21 May 2014 }}</ref>

The Richmond squad for the 2021–222022–23 season are:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.richmondfc.co.uk/newsteams/richmond238928/the-announce-championship-squad-2599204.htmlteam|title=Richmond {{BareMen URL1st inlineXV squad|work=Richmond FC|access-date=June25 August 2021}}</ref>

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* {{ru|England}} - [[Henry ArnoldLawrence (rugby union)|Henry Lawrence]]

* {{ru|Argentina}} - [[Rolando MartinMartín]]

* {{ru|England}} - [[Nick Preston (rugby union)|Nick Preston]]

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