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| Full name | Racing Club Warwick Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | The Racers | ||
| Founded | 1919 | ||
| Ground | Townsend Meadow, Warwick | ||
| Capacity | 1,800 (450 seated) | ||
| Chairman | Gary Vela | ||
| Manager | Jack Edwards and Chris Knott | ||
| League | Southern League Premier Division Central | ||
| 2025–26 | Northern Premier League Division One Midlands, 5th of 22 (promoted via play-offs) | ||
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Racing Club Warwick Football Club is a football club based in Warwick, Warwickshire, and competes in the Southern League Premier Division Central.
They were formed in 1919 under the name of Saltisford Rovers and played in various local leagues including the Warwick League, Leamington & District League and the Warwickshire Combination until 1967. During this period the club won a number of honours, including the Birmingham Alliance Senior Cup when they defeated Birmingham City in the final at St. Andrews. In 1967 the club joined the West Midlands (Regional) League. Three years later they changed to their current name (which came from the fact that their ground is by Warwick Racecourse) and soon afterwards switched to the Midland Football Combination, where they were champions in 1988 and runners-up in 1989. After the latter honour they gained promotion to the Southern League where they remained until 2003 when they finished bottom of the Western Division and dropped into the Midland Football Alliance. They remained in the Midland Football Alliance until the end of the 2008–09 season, when they were relegated to the Midland Football Combination Premier Division, now the Midland Football League Division One. At the start of the 2016–17 season the club began huge infrastructure renovations following the arrival of local businessman Chairman Gary Vella and the new committee members the previous year, including new changing rooms, floodlighting, stands and artificial training area. The club's record win is 15–0 recorded on 26 December 2016. They gained their first promotion for 30 years in 2018-19 as runners-up in the Midland Football League Division One. The club installed a 3g pitch in the winter of 2020 in order to expand their community activity and provide a broad spectrum of football to include women's and disability amongst other community groups. Claverdon play their home fixtures at Townsend Meadow.
Racing Club Warwick made it to the final of the 2023-24 Birmingham Senior Cup before losing 9-0 against Aston Villa U21.
As of the 2026–27 season the club has a youth team in the Midland Floodlight Youth League Premier after winning the Central Division in 25-26, teams from U-8 to U-16 and an academy nursery section, Mini Racers, for children aged 4 to 7. The junior teams are entered into the Coventry Minor League, MJPL and the Mid Warwickshire league. The club has a partnership with Leamington Lions Girls and Ladies. The club also have an academy and education programme in partnership with HOET.
| Name | Position |
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| Gary Vella | Chairman |
| Ryan Goode | Vice-chairman |
| Phil Salter | Treasurer |
| Ryan Goode | Football Secretary |
| Kevin Walsh | Club Secretary |
| Ryan Goode | Board Member Junior Secretary |
| Ian Ray | Welfare Officer |
| Georgina McCarthy | Foundation Phase Welfare Officer |
| Ruth Vella | Board Member |
| Jack Edwards/Chris Knott | First Team Managers |
| Lewis Marston | First team Coach |
| Chris Cook | 1st Team/Academy GK Coach |
| TBC | First Team Kitman |
| Anna Poole | Physio |
| Josh Vella | Academy Media |
| Rob Harris | Groundsman |
| Dylan Parker | U18 Head Coach |
| Harry Budd | Academy Coach |
| Matt Nutt | Academy Manager |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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