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Berwick Rangers - The Black & Gold

Goal: To get Berwick to the Scottish Premier League.

A Brief Background
Founded in 1881, Berwick Rangers are a semi-professional English club currently playing in the Scottish Third Division. The club play their home games at Shielfield Park and possess fairly basic training facilities and basic youth facilities. The club also has average junior coaching and a fairly basic youth recruitment network. The club is affectionately known as The Borderers.

As a club which enjoyed its best spell of success during the 1970s and their last competition win coming as recently as 2007, The Borderers are a club with a growing history. Berwick won the Scottish 3rd tier for the only time in 1979 and finished second once, won the Scottish 4th tier for the only time in 2007 and finished runner-up on two occasions, and won the Scottish 5th tier in 1928 and 1947.

General Information
Nation: Scotland
Founded: 1881
Status: Semi-Professional
Reputation: Regional
Nickname: The Borderers and The Black & Gold
Fierce Rivals: None
Other Rivals: Cowdenbeath, Stenhousemeir
Estimated Value: $100K
Avg. Ticket Price: $16
Avg. Season Ticket Price: $224
Season Ticket Holders: 150
Media Prediction: 6th

Facilities
Name: Shielfield Park
Location: Berwick-upon-Tweed
Rent: $3K / yr
Capacity: 4,131 (1,366 seated)
Year Built: 1954
Stadium Condition: Average
Under Soil Heating: No
Roof: No
Surface: Grass
Pitch Dimensions: Length: 110 yds, Width: 72 yards
Field Condition: Perfect
Corporate Facilities: Fairly Basic
Training Facilities: Fairly Basic
Youth Facilities: Basic
Jr. Coaching: Adequate
Youth Recruitment: Fairly Basic

Staff
Chairman: Brian Porteous
Directors: Callum Porteous, Bill Parkin, Moray McLaren, Jeff Burnlees, John Bell
Manager: Cain Verdonk
Player/Asst. Coach: Robbie Horn
Coach: Max Walters
Player / Coach: Neil Mustoe
Physio: Jamie Dougall
Scout: Steve Ferrier

Senior Squad
Goalkeeper: Jamie Barclay, Kieran Beveridge, Gavin Sorley
Defender: Michael Deland, Robbie Horn, Andy McLean, Chris McLeod, Steven Notman, Arron Ponton, Elliot Smith, Stephen Thompson, Chris Townsley, Richard Walker
Midfield: Lee Currie, Ross Gray, David Greenhill, Shane MacGregor, Kevin McDonald, Fraser McLaren, Bryan Noble, Michael Robinson, Glen Stoker
Forward: John Ferguson, Damon Gray, Darren Gribben, Stuart Noble

U18 Squad
Goalkeeper: Grant Jack
Defender: Danny Cox, Jason Craig, Adam Gordon, Elliot Grieve, Paul Hecker, Gary Parker, Andrew Renton, Steve Ross
Midfield: Patrick Collinson, Muhammad Hussain, Kieran Lee, Dave Neilson, Tommy Walker
Forward: Trevor Laws, Brian Sheridan