{"id":16955,"date":"2021-07-13T12:31:35","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T11:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/football\/?p=16955"},"modified":"2021-07-13T13:47:59","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T12:47:59","slug":"rayleigh-town-fc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/football\/rayleigh-town-fc\/team-pages\/essex-football-clubs\/","title":{"rendered":"Rayleigh Town FC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rayleigh Town FC currently plays in the Essex Olympian League Premier Division, the 7th level on the UK Football pyramid. They have spent their recent history playing in this league in its various guises and have generally been quite successful.<\/p>\n<p>The club badge indicates that they have been around since 1897, however, we have only found records from the 1976-77 season. If you are a club historian with more info please let us know.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CP0I545MS3g\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CP0I545MS3g\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Rayleigh Town FC (@rayleightownfc)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Anyway below is a bit of trivia, a short chronology and contact details if you fancy watching a game.<\/p>\n<h3>Did You Know:<\/h3>\n<p>That Rayleigh Town FC never finished outside the top four for 13 consecutive seasons beginning in the 1977-78 season until 1989-90 when they were champions for the 5th time.<\/p>\n<p>The next season (1990-91) they were relegated finishing bottom with only 15 points!<\/p>\n<p>They finished runners up in the Senior Cup 4 times before finally winning one in 2001-2002.<\/p>\n<h2>Rayleigh Town FC Chronology<\/h2>\n<p>1976-77 Joined the Essex Olympian League as Rayleigh FC<\/p>\n<p>1978-79 Essex Olympian League Champions for the first time<\/p>\n<p>1979-80 Changed their Name to Rayleigh Town. Reached the Essex Olympian Senior Cup Final<\/p>\n<p>1980-81 Essex Olympian League Champions &amp; Scored 100 plus goals for the 4th consecutive season!<\/p>\n<p>1984-85 Essex Olympian League Champions for the second consecutive season<\/p>\n<p>1986-87 Now playing in the renamed Essex Intermediate League Finished Runners up<\/p>\n<p>1989-90 Intermediate League Champions (Their 5th title)<\/p>\n<p>1990-91 Relegated to Division Two for the first time<\/p>\n<p>1991-92 Promoted at the first attempt<\/p>\n<p>1999-00 Essex Intermediate League runner-up for the second season running<\/p>\n<h3>21st Century<\/h3>\n<p>2000-01 Essex Intermediate League Champions again<\/p>\n<p>2005 Relegated to Division Two (renamed Division One in 2007-08)<\/p>\n<p>2008-09 Essex Olympian League Division One runner-up, promoted back to the Premier Division<\/p>\n<p>2016-17 Had Three points deducted<\/p>\n<p>2019-20 Season abandoned due to Covid-19<\/p>\n<p>2020-21 Season uncompleted due to Covid-19 outbreak. Placings decided on points\u00a0per game basis. Finished 8th of 14<\/p>\n<h2>Rayleigh Town FC List of Honours<\/h2>\n<h3>Essex Olympian League<\/h3>\n<p>Winners 1978-79, 198-81, 1983-84, 1984-85<\/p>\n<h3>Cup Competitions<\/h3>\n<p>Essex Intermediate Cup Winners \u2013 1983\/84, 1984\/85, 1999\/2000, 2000\/01<\/p>\n<p>Essex Olympian Senior Cup Winners \u2013 2001\/02, 2010\/11, 2013\/14 Runners Up \u2013 1979\/80, 1980\/81, 1984\/85, 1985\/86, 2011\/12<\/p>\n<p>Senior Challenge Cup Winners \u2013 1979\/80, 1981\/82, 1985\/86, 2011\/12<\/p>\n<h2>Rayleigh Town Club Details<\/h2>\n<p>The information below will come in useful if you are planning to take in a game or just want to keep abreast of their performances.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Address<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8\">Rayleigh Town Football Club<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8\">Rayleigh Town Sports &amp; Social Club<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8\">London Road<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8\">Rayleigh<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8\">SS6 9DT<\/p>\n<p class=\"font_8\">TELEPHONE: 001268 784001<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rayleightownfc.com\/\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Rayleigh Town FC On Social Media<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rayleigh.townfc\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rayleightownfc\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rayleightownfc1?lang=en\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>So there you have it our quick guide to the club. If you want to see who else plays in the area check out our pages on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/football\/Guides\/team-pages\/essex-football-clubs\/\">Essex Football Clubs<\/a>. Or for more information on the town itself, why not have a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/travel\/rayleigh-the-five-minute-spare-guide\/\">Rayleigh visitor guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Youth Football<\/h3>\n<p>The club has a ladies football and both boys &amp; girls teams if you have children who are into the beautiful game. You can get more details regarding the latter <a href=\"https:\/\/rayleighfc.org.uk\/history\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rayleigh Town FC currently plays in the Essex Olympian League Premier Division, the 7th level on the UK Football pyramid. They have spent their recent history playing in this league in its various guises and have generally been quite successful. The club badge indicates that they have been around since 1897, however, we have only&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2273],"tags":[2280],"class_list":["post-16955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-essex-football-clubs","tag-rayleigh-town-fc"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16955"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16970,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16955\/revisions\/16970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}