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  Scotsman.com Sport - Berwick Rangers FC
BERWICK Rangers sealed the Third Division title with a slender victory over their closest rivals...
BERWICK Rangers maintained their two-point advantage at the top of the table thanks to Stuart...
BERWICK Rangers came from behind to stay on course for the automatic promotion spot as they...
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 Berwick-upon-Tweed - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Berwick is a market town and, if it is taken to include the village of Tweedmouth on the southern bank of the Tweed, a very modest international seaport.
In 1174, Berwick was paid as part of the ransom of William I of Scotland to Henry II of England.
Berwick was the first parish in which John Knox, the 16th-century Scottish religious reformer, who founded the Presbyterian Church of Scotland, was appointed a preacher in the Church of England.
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 Berwick Rangers F.C. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Berwick Rangers Football Club is a football team based in the English town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, but currently playing in the Scottish Football League.
Alongside winning the Second Division title in 1979, their greatest success was beating Rangers 1-0 in 1967 in the Scottish Cup under the management of player manager Jock Wallace.
An amusing chant used by Berwick Rangers was featured in a question on a special edition They Think It's All Over, a TV quiz show.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Berwick_Rangers_F.C.   (541 words)

  
 Berwick Forums - Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Berwick got off to a much brighter start than their previous pre-season friendly's, with the defence looking tight, and the midfield staying strong and linking with the strikers well.
But Berwick kept there heads up, and kept fighting, and within three minutes, Robbie Horn took advantage of a poor clearance, and fired it into the keeper's chest, which left the rebound for Iain Diack to tap in, all of a sudden Berwick were back in the game.
Berwick Rangers were in the South and West section and have been handed an away tie against Albion Rovers.
www.berwickforums.co.uk   (1172 words)

  
 Ranger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In general, a ranger is a keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region to protect the area or enforce the law.
Ranger (yacht), the famous J-class yacht which defended the America's Cup in 1937
Aragorn - a Ranger of the North from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rangers   (208 words)

  
 The East Enclosure - News Archive January 2002
Rangers have defeated Aberdeen 1-0 at Pittodrie but the Scottish premier league game was marred by crowd trouble which led to a 15-minute delay midway through the first half.
Rangers' failure to beat Berwick on Tuesday night means they are facing the prospect of playing seven games in the space of just 17 days.
Rangers have snatched Daniele Fortunato, one of Italian football's hottest properties, from under the noses of reigning title-holders Roma.
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 The Bonus
The Berwick goalkeeper and player-manager had watched Rangers play against Aberdeen and noticed how unfit they were so for three weeks before the tie he drummed it into his players that they could win the match because they were fitter than the Glasgow outfit.
Wallace said: "My theory was that Rangers would hammer us for the first 20 minutes of the match but if we could hold out, John Greig would move out of defence to join the attack and we would have four men upfield to exploit the gap and that's exactly what happened".
In the end Berwick deserved their win and goal hero Sammy Reid later commented, "it may not be the best goal I've ever scored but I'll never forget it".
www.jinkysoars.co.uk /the_bonus.htm   (333 words)

  
 Morton v Berwick Rangers Sat 4th Oct 03 Scottish Div 2
A 3-1 win by visitors Berwick Rangers inflicted a double whammy on Morton as they lost for the first time in the league this season as well as the first in the league at Cappielow in over a year.
Berwick too had their own plan which ultimately proved far more devastating and resourceful.
Berwick: Godfrey, Murie, Bennett, Cowan, McNicoll, Waldie, Connelly, Connell, Hutchison, McCutcheon(83), Hampshire.
homepage.ntlworld.com /c.scott2/0304/matchreports/oct03/04berwickrangers.html   (612 words)

  
 The Scotsman - Sport - Cast as worst among equals
A Berwick Rangers player one minute, a part of history the next as full-back Gordon Haig is carried aloft off the field after the biggest shock in the history of the Scottish Cup, the 1-0 win over holders Rangers in 1967.
There is the famous story of Rangers centre-half John Greig turning to Berwick captain Gordon Haig with five minutes remaining, and remarking bleakly: "If we don’t score, it’s the gas chambers for us." The players huddled in the cramped away dressing-room at Berwick, feared the worst.
Rangers may have believed they had washed their hands of the affair.
thescotsman.scotsman.com /sport.cfm?id=53992002   (1322 words)

  
 Newcastle United Football Club - Match reports - Berwick (a)
The Berwick 'keeper initially seemed to think the ball was dropping towards his far post, but misjudged the flight, allowing LuaLua to steer the ball into the empty net with a first time volleyed effort from 10 yards.
Far from this being a walkover for the Premiership side, the scores were level at half time, a reflection on the ability of Rangers to pack their defence and make the most of the limited chances that came their way.
Inevitably Newcastle pulled away after the break, as superior technique and fitness became more apparent, but those Berwick fans on hand will have gone away heartened that the current crop of players in the fl and gold may just succeed in gaining the promotion that was almost theirs last season..
www.nufc.com /html/2001-07-19berwicka.html   (1341 words)

  
 ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Rangers FC
Rangers FC, Scottish football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, that started the 2005-2006 season playing in the Scottish Premier League.
Berwick Rangers FC, English football club based in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, that started the 2005-2006 season playing in the Third...
Queens Park Rangers FC, English football club based in west London that started the 2005-2006 season playing in the Championship Division of the...
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 Honestpage.co.uk
Berwick, eager to impress with new boss Sandy Clark’s first game in charge, can count themselves unfortunate not to have taken a point from a game in which they dominated the first 45 minutes.
Berwick were struggling to get into the game at this stage and Darren Henderson was next to try and get his name on the scoresheet; firing a direct free kick left footed, over the wall, and inches past O’Connor’s left hand post with the keeper beaten.
Berwick’s top scorer thought he had broken the deadlock with 7 minutes remaining as he sidefooted home from the edge of the area, but the home supporters celebrations were cut short by the linesman’s flag for offside.
www.honestpage.co.uk /index.asp?p=21&matchid=4219   (924 words)

  
 Berwick8.8
Berwick is actually one of those places that you get to visit when you support a team from the lower leagues or are drawn against them in the Cup competitions.
After the opening exchanges in which Berwick flattered to deceive, the Bairns picked up the pace, started to stroke the ball around and always looked like the side most likely to take the laurels.
Berwick Rangers: O'Connor, McNicoll, Neill, Campbell, Beaton, Rafferty, Neil, Fraser, Forrester, Watt, Laidlaw.
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 FF - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Fulham and Rangers were also said to be interested in the 17-year-old midfielders signature but Mick McCarthy appears to have won the race.
Rangers goalkeeper Stefan Klos undergoes a successful operation to repair the damage to his injured knee.
RANGERS defender Marvin Andrews is on collision course for another club v country row after Trinidad and Tobago arranged an extra friendly.
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 BERWICK RANGERS ONLINE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Forfar began the brighter of the two sides at Shielfield but they could not though turn their pressure into goals and it was actually Berwick who had the first real chance.
Berwick did though open the scoring when Mark Dixon hit the back of the net on 25 minutes.
Dean Scott, who had scored in midweek against Partick Thistle, was only denied by the in-form Adams in the Forfar goal and Chris Gordon also went close on 75 minutes but as hard as they tried they could not get the winner and had to settle for a share of the points.
www.btinternet.com /~berwickrangers/page29.html   (196 words)

  
 Berwick Rangers F.C. Sports Links - RealSportsNetwork.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Berwick Rangers Mad - Fixtures, results, tables, player database, and club information.
Berwick Rangers Supporters Trust - Membership, fund raising, newsletter, and Shielfield Park.
And destiny is but th Berwick Rangers F.C. Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.
www.realsportsnetwork.com /Soccer_UEFA_Scotland_Clubs_B_Berwick_Rangers_F.C..html   (1799 words)

  
 Time For A Change? - The Pie Shop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Hopefully the berwick fans (me included) can get behind the team the last thing they need is abuse if we can at show that we are willing to get behind the team they might at least give 100% even if we don't win.
All the cr@p fae Berwick fans after they won what turns out to be their only league win of the season.
Berwick have punched above their weight for the last 5 years, it needs constant development as the rest of the teams will develop and if Berwick don't then they'll be left behind.
www.pieandbovril.co.uk /forum/index.php?showtopic=9731   (1405 words)

  
 THREE TO FORGET ... Rangers' worst Cup memories - Evening Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
In between the double Berwick Rangers disasters, was this infamous third round defeat at Ibrox.
Berwick boss Paul Smith recalls: "I felt at the time we were going to get hit for seven or eight.
Rangers struggled with their bogey team at Ibrox in the replay, as the tie remained goalless until half-time.
www.eveningtimes.co.uk /lo/features/7005443.html   (360 words)

  
 Scotland on Sunday - Sport - A defeat that shocked the world   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Little wonder then that the Rangers players, prominent in their club blazers, strolled through the crowds of supporters outside the tiny ground with an air of invincibility surrounding them.
In the cramped area beneath the ramshackle grandstand, the raucous sounds of celebration came from behind the door where the home-team heroes had realised they had forced their way into history, while there was an almost eerie silence from the visitors’ dressing-room.
But on that fateful day I still recall their player-manager, Jock Wallace, stripped to the waist, standing on the bench which ran around the dressing-room, and swigging from a bottle of beer holding court...and little realising that a few years down the line he would be in charge of the team he had just shamed.
scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com /sport.cfm?id=1738872001   (1029 words)

  
 Sport - Berwickshire Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Having been relegated a fortnight earlier, the defeat left Rangers with 34 points from 36 games, and next year they will be plying their trade in the third division.
It was the only goal of the half and at the interval Rangers were still in with a chance of finishing on a high.
Berwick were eventually relegated along with Arbroath and they will now join Cowdenbeath, Queen's Park, Montrose, Elgin City, Stenhousemuir, East Fife, Albion Rovers and East Stirling in the third division next season.
www.berwickshiretoday.co.uk /ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=973&ArticleID=1023432   (799 words)

  
 Berwick Rangers
Berwick eventually sealed the points after 86 minutes, when Hutchison rattled a terrific shot past Albion Rovers' Jamie Ewings from 25 yards.
Berwick Rangers extended their lead at the top of Division Three but conceded a late equaliser at home to Elgin.
Berwick are now four points clear at the top of the table.
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 Sporting Life - Football | World Cup play-offs, Cyprus v Wales live, FA Cup replays, Barclays Premiership, SPL, ...
Rangers' previous meeting with Berwick had signalled the beginning of what would be a difficult time for Alex McLeish as he faced his biggest tests since taking over at Ibrox in December.
Rangers had been expected to win that game comfortably and progress to a fourth round meeting with Hibernian.
Berwick goalkeeper Willie McCulloch was called into action to deny Tony Vidmar after just three minutes as Rangers looked to give a much better account of themselves.
www.sportinglife.com /football/cups/scottishcup/reports/story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=soccer/02/01/21/SOCCER_Rangers.html&CUPHEADER=TENNENTS--SCOTTISH--CUP   (894 words)

  
 stirlingalbion.com (Powered by Invision Power Board)
Considering the physical way Berwick went about this match, it was surprising that there were no more bookings as half time came with the scoreline blank.
The Albion had the advantage of kicking down the Shielfield slope but it was Berwick who managed to get the ball in the back of the net.
Berwick’s Smith cut in from the left but sent his right foot shot a few feet past.
www.stirlingalbion.com /berwick301004.htm   (914 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet Scotland: Full-time Report - Berwick Rangers v Cowdenbeath
Berwick Rangers suffered a humiliating defeat to Cowdenbeath as the bottom-of-the-table clash ended in a 5-2 victory for the visitors.
Rangers were weak in defence and had a string of blunders to blame for a disastrous performance which leaves them propping up the Second Division.
Berwick grabbed an equaliser when Garry Wood netted the rebound from Sandy Robertson's saved penalty but Cowdenbeath replied immediately when Keith Wilson's header across goal allowed Graeme Brown to score.
www.soccernet.com /scotland/2001/20011020/reports/berwick_cowdenbeath_full.html   (180 words)

  
 Berwick Rangers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
BERWICK Rangers had to come from behind to chalk up their 13th game unbeaten as they turned in a 2-1 win over East Stirling.
BERWICK Rangers, who have a seven-point lead at the top of the division but do not yet have manager John Coughlin under contract, will be looking to stretch
Berwick Rangers came from behind to beat East Stirlingshire 2-1 and maintain their seven-point lead over Stenhousemuir at the top.
www.armchairfans.co.uk /BerwickRangers-football-club   (264 words)

  
 RTÉ.ie Sport - Berwick earn lucrative Rangers replay
Berwick famously knocked Rangers out of the cup back in 1967, but the border men had to defend desperately this evening to keep their more illustrious opponents at bay.
Delighted Berwick manager Paul Smith said: "I thought the players were magnificent and thoroughly deserved the replay on Monday.
Rangers have moved on in the last 10 years - and back in 1967 the teams were more evenly matched."
www.rte.ie /sport/2002/0115/scottishcup.html   (204 words)

  
 icTeesside - East Stirlingshire 1, Berwick Rangers 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Top of the table Berwick Rangers extended their unbeaten run to 12 but they had to come from behind to win against bottom side East Stirling.
But Berwick hit back with two goals in a two-minute burst in the second half, with Chris McGroarty equalising in 56 minutes and Ian Little adding another two minutes later.
Berwick were without central defender Mark Cowan, who was injured against East Fife at the weekend, and reshuffled the defence with frontman Gareth Hutchison dropping back to the heart of the rearguard and giving a solid enough display in the difficult ground conditions against a Shire side who gave a good account of themselves.
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 theducket - the ducket.com Berwick Rangers Photographs and Comment
Unfortunately for Berwick, Sandy's arrival was too little too late and he was unable to save us from the drop and he later moved on to Aberdeen where he is still heavily involved in the first team and reserves.
John turned things around at Berwick quite quickly, with limited money and resourses he used his knowledge of the game to his advantage and in his first season in charge came very close to gaining Berwick their first major honour in almost 30yrs.
I started off by asking Grant how it had come about that he came to Berwick in the first place and who were the people that helped him develop as a player when he arrived at Shielfield.
www.theducket.com   (2385 words)

  
 Berwick Rangers F.C. Crest & Club History
Berwick Rangers F.C. Berwick Rangers F.C. The crest of Berwick Rangers FC originally consisted of just the bear and tree seen now in the top section of the circle - this being the crest of the local council.
However, in the early 1990's it was decided to alter the crest, making it unique to the football club.
Added were the Scottish Lion Rampant and the English Lion, signifying the cross border links that are so important to Berwick Rangers FC.
www.footballcrests.com /berwickrfc.htm   (154 words)

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