Middleton Rangers were again guests of Middlesbrough FC for the match against Ipswich Town at the Riverside Stadium on 24th September 2011. All the boys and girls from Middleton Rangers had yet another fantastic day. We got the chance to meet players, provide a guard of honour, walk out with the players of both teams prior to kick off, take penalties at half time, and the Under 15s were ball boys for the day. Everyone at Rangers would like to thank Middlesbrough FC for another brilliant day with them.

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Middleton Rangers were guests of Middlesbrough FC for the match against Nottingham Forest at the Riverside Stadium on 1st March 2011. All the boys and girls from Middleton Rangers had a fantastic night. We got the chance to meet players, provide a guard of honour, walk out with the players of both teams prior to kick off, and to take penalties at half time. Everyone at Rangers would like to thank Middlesbrough FC for their hospitality and for the great care they took of us on the night.

Middleton Rangers Junior Football Club was founded in 2003 by parents in Middleton St George and provides youth football to children in the Darlington and surrounding Areas.

In season 2004/2005 the club joined the Teesside Junior Alliance League and had 3 teams playing small sided football at under 9 &10 age groups & 11 a side at the under 11 age group. At the end of the year our Under 9s won our first honours winning the Barnard Castle 7 a side competition. The under 10s finished 3rd in the league and the under 11s got through the season with smiles all round despite struggling with numbers of players all year.

In the 2007/2008 the club got bigger still with teams at under 8, 9, 10a, 10b, 11, 12, 13'a', 13'b', 14, 18 and Girls under 11s. A fantastic season saw the 8s, 9s & 10a continue to develop massively under excellent coaching. The 10b team finished Runners-up in the Russell Foster League, were beaten finalists in the Cup and then won the European Cup in Holland. They also won the Allstar's Cup and were runners up at Mount Pleasant. The under 11s won the league, winning every league game. The under 12s finished their league campaign despite a lack of players and not being able to field a full team. The 13a team reached 2 quarter finals at Mount Pleasant & Spraire Lads Competitions & were awarded the Sporting Team Trophy at Cleethorpes for fantastic attitude. The under 13b team represented the club superbly, yet again finishing strongly as the season closed. The under 14s won their 2nd championship in 3 years. The under 18s finished their first season getting stronger in every game and the under 11s Girls team reached 2 tournament semi-finals despite not competing in a league this season. Congratulations also go to the under 10a, under 10b & under 13a teams who all went on their end of season tours to Germany, Holland and Cleethorpes representing the club superbly.

Season 2008 / 2009 and the club grew yet again with more teams and more opportunities for all the kids to play more football. 12 teams competed, 10 in the TJFA league, 1 in the Russell Foster League, and the girls in the North Riding Girls League. The Under 8s, 9s, 10s, and 11As all finished the season strongly in their respective divisions. The Girls finished their season in a fantastic second place in the North Riding Girls League Division 2 and have proved so successful that a second girls team was established.

In the 2009 - 2010 season we grew for a third year in succession with the addition of a second girls team and the introduction of the "Mini Rangers". We entered 10 teams in the TJFA, 1 team in the Russell Foster League, and 2 teams in the North Riding Girls league. The Under 13s took the Power League Futebol De Salao 5 a side Championship and the Darlington 21st Allstars Trophy as well as finishing runners up in The Mt Pleasant tournament and our own 1st annual Middleton Rangers tournament. The Under 11s were division runners up, as were the Under 12 A team. The Under 12 A team also finished runners up in the Settle tournament, as did the Under 10s while the Under 8s won the Kajima cup for fair play. The Girls also enjoyed tremendous success this season with the Under 10s getting to the final of the Tees Valley Divisional cup as well as finishing runners up at both the Wiggington and Corus Teesside tournaments. The Girls season culminated in them deservedly winning the Bishop Auckland tournament, getting their just rewards for all their hard work. So another successful season under our belts while we look forward to the next one.

The 2010-2011 season sees our club continue to grow and is sure to be another great one for Rangers with more teams than ever offering competitive football to both boys and girls of all age groups, plus the introduction of an adult team.

Middleton Rangers continues to grow and enjoy success and we are all very much looking forward to the new 2011 - 2012 season after yet another successful year. In 2010-11 the club had 13 teams, 9 in the TJFA, one in the Russell foster, one in the Cleveland league and two girls teams in the tees valley league. The under 12's and 13's both finished 3rd in their leagues, with the 12s also getting all the way to the Challenge Cup final at Hurworth, 9's won the Spraire tournament, 10's girls won the Mackinlay Park Cup at Redcar, Under 13's 'A' team were Runners-up at Mt.Pleasant and Greatham, semi finalists at Manchester, and won the Settle Tournament. The U13's 'B' were Runners up at Spraire and the 14's were Runners up at Settle and Mt Pleasant, and winners of the Middleton Rangers tournament along with the Under 10s, while the Under 9s won the Spraire tournament. The Under 12's Girls also travelled down to Sheffield for a Tournament, advertising the club in South Yorkshire.

Through FA guideline coaching various players have developed and gone on to have trials or play within academies including, Newcastle, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Leeds, Hartlepool, Darlington and York.

In 2009 former Southampton, Middlesbrough, and Darlington player and current professional coach at Darlington Neil Maddison became president of Middleton Rangers JFC. Neil has been a regular supporter of the club for several years now and we are delighted to have him as club president. As a former premier league player and fully qualified professional coach Neil provides valuable assistance and advice to players, managers, and coaches, and regularly takes training sessions with the players.