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| Full name | Wolverhampton Sporting Community Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicknames | Wolves, Sporting | ||
| Founded | 2001 | ||
| Ground | Pride Park,Great Wyrley | ||
| Chairman | John Quarry | ||
| Manager | Andy Parkes & Scott Moore | ||
| League | North West Counties League Division One South | ||
| 2024–25 | North West Counties League Division One South, 18th of 18 | ||
Wolverhampton Sporting Community Football Club is afootball club representingWolverhampton,West Midlands, England. They are currently members of theNorth West Counties League Division One South and play at Pride Park in nearbyGreat Wyrley
The club was established in 2001 as Chubb Sports,[1][2] aworks team ofChubb Locks and Safe. However, when the factory closed down and the site (including the pitches) were sold off, the club were renamed Heath Town Rangers, a name chosen by the players.[2] After success in the Bilston Partnership Youth League, they entered a team into the youth division of theWest Midlands (Regional) League in 2005. After winning the youth division in 2006–07,[3] the club entered an adult team into Division Two of the West Midlands (Regional) League.[4] In theirfirst season in the league they won the Staffordshire Challenge Cup,[2] as well as claiming the Division Two title, resulting in promotion to Division One. Thefollowing season saw them finish third in Division One, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[4] During the2010–11 season the club were renamed Wolverhampton Sporting Community.[4]
Sporting won the League Cup and the Premier Division title in2017–18 and were promoted to the Premier Division of theMidland League.[5] However, theirfirst season in the Midland League saw them finish bottom of the Premier Division, resulting in relegation back to the Premier Division of the West Midlands (Regional) League.[6] In 2021 the club were transferred to Division One of the Midland League. After three seasons in the Midland League, they were moved to Division One South of theNorth West Counties League in 2024.[6]
The club initially played at the Chubb factory site, but were forced to leave when it was sold off for housing.[2] Following a period of ground-sharing at the Cottage Ground inWednesfield, Sporting moved to Pride Park inGreat Wyrley in 2014.[2]
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