1993/94
Exeter Rangers LFC
THE SOUTH WEST WOMENS FOOTBALL LEAGUE
The league existed to regulate competitive women's football in the South-West and to promote it to a wider audience.
The women's game was run by the Football Association, to which the league was affiliated, and the clubs were also members of their local County Football Associations, or the Football Association of Wales.
The league had 25 member clubs, and 26 teams, which were located from Cornwall to Gloucestershire, and from Dorset to West Glamorgan.
The league had three divisions and cup competitions. The lower division is regionalised into northern and southern sections.
Many of the clubs enter the Football Association Women's Challenge Cup, which a national competition.
As a game, football needs no explanation, it is after all one of our national games and is the biggest participation sport in the World. What is less known is that it is a rapidly developing game for women.
More and more women are recognising that football can be as exciting and enjoyable for them, as it is for the men.
Many opportunities to play are being encouraged. The Women's Football Alliance through women's football leagues has appointed development officers in each of it's regions and the game expanding rapidly through 'come is and try' sessions led by enthusiastic men and women.
In the South West of England and South Wales, league matches are played on Sunday afternoons on a home and away basis, resulting in a great deal of travelling for it's member clubs.
Only the Beazer Homes League and the GM Vauxhall Conference cover a wider geographical area.
Many women's clubs need sponsorship to help with the running costs, and many are grateful to local mens teams for assistance.
A cup competition exists for each division, and all clubs enter the Pat Sowden Trophy. Division One clubs are exempt from the first round of the trophy to prevent the lower clubs having to travel long distances for a very difficult match.
During the season there are many five, six, or eleven a side tournaments, run by various bodies which act as a good introduction to football for many women and girls.
The F.A. runs an All England 5-a side annually, and the South West Women's League organises it's own regional heats, the top two teams (open age and under 16), qualifying for the national finals.
The following was a programme article from 1994.
HISTORY OF EXETER RANGERS LFC
The league existed to regulate competitive women's football in the South-West and to promote it to a wider audience.
The women's game was run by the Football Association, to which the league was affiliated, and the clubs were also members of their local County Football Associations, or the Football Association of Wales.
The league had 25 member clubs, and 26 teams, which were located from Cornwall to Gloucestershire, and from Dorset to West Glamorgan.
The league had three divisions and cup competitions. The lower division is regionalised into northern and southern sections.
Many of the clubs enter the Football Association Women's Challenge Cup, which a national competition.
As a game, football needs no explanation, it is after all one of our national games and is the biggest participation sport in the World. What is less known is that it is a rapidly developing game for women.
More and more women are recognising that football can be as exciting and enjoyable for them, as it is for the men.
Many opportunities to play are being encouraged. The Women's Football Alliance through women's football leagues has appointed development officers in each of it's regions and the game expanding rapidly through 'come is and try' sessions led by enthusiastic men and women.
In the South West of England and South Wales, league matches are played on Sunday afternoons on a home and away basis, resulting in a great deal of travelling for it's member clubs.
Only the Beazer Homes League and the GM Vauxhall Conference cover a wider geographical area.
Many women's clubs need sponsorship to help with the running costs, and many are grateful to local mens teams for assistance.
A cup competition exists for each division, and all clubs enter the Pat Sowden Trophy. Division One clubs are exempt from the first round of the trophy to prevent the lower clubs having to travel long distances for a very difficult match.
During the season there are many five, six, or eleven a side tournaments, run by various bodies which act as a good introduction to football for many women and girls.
The F.A. runs an All England 5-a side annually, and the South West Women's League organises it's own regional heats, the top two teams (open age and under 16), qualifying for the national finals.
The following was a programme article from 1994.
HISTORY OF EXETER RANGERS LFC
Exeter Rangers were formed in 1981 to meet the demands from the younger players in the area who could not get into the now defunct Exeter Ladies team. They played initially in the Devon League and then joined the South West Region Women's Football League.
In 1987, becoming founder members of the Exeter and District League, winning the league and cup double in the 1987/88 and 1989/90 seasons.
In 1990 they rejoined the South West Women's League, where, because of their previous success, joined the higher division. Struggling for two seasons in Division One before eventually being relegated at the end of the season to Division Two.
In 1992/93 Exeter Rangers became Division 2 runners up which earned a promotion back to Division 1. Rangers also won the Division 2 Cup by beating Swansea 4-2.
In 1993/94 Rangers started off well. Unfortunely some of the games did not go Rangers way and at the end of the season they found themselves facing relegation.
Fortunately, after the AGM of the South West Region Women's League, it was decided that they could stay up following the departure of Dorchester to the Dorset League and therefore only one team was relegated and one team promoted.
Rangers also had success by winning the Division 1 Cup by beating Tongwynlais 3-2.
The 1993-94 Season
League Results
Cup Results
Other Games
Apperances and Goals
Season Summary
The 1993-94 Season
League Results
| South West Women's League Division 1 | |||||||||
| League | Swansea | Away | 2-1 | Badcock | Barker | ||||
| League | Cardiff | Home | 0-1 | : | |||||
| League | Plymouth | Home | 4-1 | Badcock 4 | |||||
| League | Torquay | Home | 1-3 | Og | |||||
| League | Tongwynlais | Home | 2-2 | Badcock | Batten | ||||
| League | Cardiff | Away | 2-4 | Badcock | Batten | ||||
| League | Frome | Away | 2-5 | Badcock 2 | |||||
| League | Torquay | Away | 3-3 | Badcock | Batten | Clark | |||
| League | Truro | Home | 1-2 | Rina | |||||
| League | Truro | Away | 2-2 | Rachel W 2 | |||||
| League | Frome | Home | 0-4 | : | |||||
| League | Plymouth | Away | 0-3 | : | |||||
| League | Swansea | Home | 6-1 | Badcock 3 | Batten | Manning | Karen | ||
| League | Tongwynlais | Away | 1-4 | Karen | |||||
Cup Results
| Pat Sowden | |||||||||
| Cup R1 | Frome | Away | 1-4 | Badcock | |||||
| Division 1 Cup | |||||||||
| Div 1 Cup QF | Swansea | Away | 6-1 | Badcock 2 | Caroll | Manning | Cox | Og | |
| Div 1 Cup SF | Frome | Home | 5-4 | Badcock 4 | Karen | ||||
| Div 1 Cup F | Tongwynlais | Home | 3-2 | Badcock 3 | |||||
Other Games
| Friendly | Minehead | Away | 13-2 | Badcock 5 | Batten 3 | Clark 1 | Diplock 2 | Kate | Millen | |
| Friendly | Torquay | Away | 0-3 | : |
Apperances and Goals
| Name | League | Div 1 Cup | Pat Sowden Cup | Totals | ||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Maxine Badcock | 14 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 23 |
| Sarah Barker | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Becky Batten | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| Emma Bowden | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Emma Carpenter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Anita Carroll | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Sam Cox | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Lisa Clark | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Nicky Crutcholl | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jo Davey | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Sarah Diplock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Clare Duff | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Genieve Gale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mel Govier | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Karen Harris | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Claire Manning | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Lisa Millan | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Kate Newton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rachel Powell | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wendy Richards | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jo Tretheway | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Rina | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Helen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Og | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
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