Post by Dave on May 17, 2013 19:20:06 GMT
Buckfastleigh Rangers Ground
I always enjoy my trips to Buckfastleigh Rangers ground, its one of the better South Devon league grounds and it is also floodlit. It matters not what team is playing at home be it the first or second team, the club house is always open. The very nice canteen lady also always turns up to make you a nice cup of tea or coffee. Smile at her nicely and she also cook you some chips as well.
The pitch is reasonably flat and always has a good covering of grass over it, but it’s nowhere near the standard you will find at such grounds such as Buckland’s at Homers Heath in Newton Abbot.
Its is a bit exposed standing watching a game there and my hands have often felt very cold. It’s a very welcoming club, but you may just find some of the local lads cheering on their team, are somewhat loud. Ant politic Roach must have scored on nearly every ground he has ever played on, but I do not think he has ever scored a single goal when he has played on the Buckfastleigh ground. The last game I watched him play there a few years ago, he came so very close to breaking that duck.
Buckfastleigh Rangers were established in the early 1900s, playing in the South Devon League. During recent years Rangers has enjoyed league promotion and cup success. The teams have won the Lidstone, Greenaway, Harry Treeby and the Devon Senior Cups. Over the years Buckfastleigh Rangers Football Club have played hosts to other league clubs including Torquay United, Plymouth Argyle, Watford F.C and Leyton Orient.
