Hedge End Rangers Football Club are an amateur football club based in Hedge End, a town and civil parish near Southampton in Hampshire, England.
They are affiliated to the Hampshire Football Association and as an FA Charter Standard Community football club run 46 teams comprising mini soccer, youth soccer, senior and girls. In addition Hedge End Rangers are a community club serving the community with separate boys and girls' soccer schools, a goalkeeping school, walking football and ladies social football. The Men's First Team are members of the . The Ladies team compete in the Southampton Play On League.
History The club in its current format dates back to 2005, an expanded reformation to ensure the long running continuity of Saturday football in the town.
Original club
Hedge End F.C. was formed circa 1910 and initially played in the Meon Valley League before spending many years as members of the Southampton League. They were originally based at Greta Park in the town centre and after gradually climbing up the ranks, in 1966 they won the Senior Division 1 title. Apart from the 1984/85 season, they spent the next 25 years playing in the Premier Division.A Century of Southampton Local Soccer 1908-2008 by John Moody
After moving to the newly opened Norman Rodaway Centre they won their second top-flight title and promotion to the Hampshire League in 1991,A Tabulated History of the Hampshire League by Stephen Farmery where they were placed in the newly reformed Division 3, which they won in 1993. The following year they finished third in Division 2 (their highest final position) and won the Hampshire Intermediate Cup.A History of the Hampshire League 1896-1996 by Norman Gannaway page 70
Hedge End remained at this level until relegation in 1997. After winning promotion in 2003, the club were hit by a player exodus and withdrew from the competition early the following season.
Phoenix club
Efforts were soon made to reform, and after linking up with Hedge End Rangers (a junior club, founded in 1974), they returned in 2005 as their senior section, amending their name to show the connection.Southampton Divisional Football Association Handbook 2005/06
The new look Hedge End re-entered the Southampton League and climbed back up the ranks. In 2008 they joined the Hampshire League 2004 and finished runners-up in their debut season. After winning the title in 2011, the club made sufficient ground improvements to join the Hampshire Premier League where they initially did well. By this stage, Hedge End expanded with the addition of a successful veterans side which included a number of experienced players from the original club.
In 2014 Hedge End reached the Southampton Senior Cup final for the first time, but were well beaten 0-5 by Sholing at St Mary's Stadium.
However, after this their fortunes gradually declined. In 2018 they finished at the bottom of the table and were relegated to Division 1, where after another difficult season they withdrew from the competition.
After taking time out to rebuild, Hedge End Rangers returned to the Southampton Football League in 2020 and the following year relocated to the newly opened Deer Park School. In 2023 they finished as runners-up in the Premier Division and won the Senior League Cup after a 4-0 win over Braishfield at AFC Totton.
This saw the club return to Hampshire Premier League for what was their third spell of county football. Here, they won promotion from Division 1 as runners-up and then finished a creditable fifth place in the Senior Division.
In 2025 Hedge End Rangers agreed a groundshare with Sholing to use the Mortgage Decisions Stadium for all their men's first team home fixtures. The move saw the club earn promotion to the Wessex League Division One after finishing as runners-up in the Hampshire Premier League Senior Division.
Honours
1st Team Hampshire League Division 3 Champions: 1992–93 Hampshire Premier League Senior Division Runners-up 2025-26 Division 1 Runners-up: 2023–24 Hampshire League 2004 Champions: 2010–11; Runners-up: 2008–09 Hampshire Football AssociationHampshire Football Association Yearbook 2005/06 Intermediate Cup Winners: 1993–94 Junior 'A' Cup Winners: 1958–59 Southampton Football Association Senior Cup Finalists: 2013–14 Southampton Senior Cup – The Finals 1909-2022 by Gary Day Southampton League Southampton Football League Handbook & Directory 2018/19 Senior League Cup Winners: 2022–23 Premier Division Champions: 1972–73 and 1990–91; Runners-up: 1973–74 and 2022–23 Senior Division 1 Champions: 1965–66; Runners-up: 1984–85 Junior Division 1 Runners-up: 2005–06 Junior Eastern Division Champions: 1956–57 Meon Valley League Champions: 1919–20 FA Vase First Round 2026-27
2nd Team
Hampshire Premier League Combination Cup Winners: 2014–15 Hampshire Combination Development League League Cup finalists 2025-26 Southampton League Junior Division 7 Runners-up: 1966-67
Veterans
Southampton League Veterans 'B' Division Champions: 2017–18, Runners-up 2009-10, 2012–13 and 2023–24 Veterans 'D' Division Champions: 2008–09 Veterans Supplementary Cup Winners: 2010–11
Home ground
In 2025 Hedge End Rangers agreed a groundshare with Sholing F.C. to use the Mortgage Decisions Stadium for all their men's first team home fixtures. The move has enabled them to progress to the Wessex League.
The development and youth teams continue to use the facilities at Deer Park School, Sika Avenue, Botley, Southampton, SO30 2HT.
This new facility has large parking with a number of pitches. The main pitch boasts an all-weather 4G surface with one with fixed barrier, fifty seater stand and floodlights. The record attendance was in July 2025 when a crowd of 430 were present for a charity fundraiser against an Ex-Southampton XI.
The club's former homes at Greta Park and the Norman Rodaway Centre both remain in use, the latter of which is now used by local rivals Hedge End Town.
Local rivalries Botley Village and Hedge End Town are regarded as the main local rivals.
Notable players
In the Seventies, Hedge End were managed by the former Southampton and Colchester United striker Augie Scott.
More recently, both Andrew Surman and Brett Williams played for Hedge End Rangers Youth before turning professional.
In January 2026 Hedge End Rangers signed Jamie White who scored two goals on his debut against Moneyfields Reserves on Wednesday 28 January.
In July 2026 Hedge End Rangers signed Brett Williams who made his debut on 15th August 2026 in a 3-1 win over Lymington Town in Wessex League One.
Playing Records
League career SeasonDivisionPositionSignificant events1955-91Southampton League Premier Division champions 19911991/92Hampshire League Division 37/14 1992/93Hampshire League Division 31/16Promoted 1993/94Hampshire League Division 23/171994/95Hampshire League Division 210/17 1995/96Hampshire League Division 214/181996/97Hampshire League Division 218/18Relegated1997/98Hampshire League Division 39/161998/99Hampshire League Division 35/18Re-organisation 1999/00Hampshire League Division 25/142000/01Hampshire League Division 215/162001/02Hampshire League Division 211/162002/03Hampshire League Division 23/13Promoted2003/04Hampshire League Division 116/16Left competition2005-08Southampton League 2008/09Hampshire League 20042/15 2009/10Hampshire League 20044/142010/11Hampshire League 20041/17Promoted2011/12Hampshire Premier League7/18 2012/13Hampshire Premier League4/17Competition absorbed Hampshire League 20042013/14Hampshire Premier League Senior Division13/18 2014/15Hampshire Premier League Senior Division13/18 2015/16Hampshire Premier League Senior Division16/182016/17Hampshire Premier League Senior Division13/162017/18Hampshire Premier League Senior Division16/16Relegated 2018/19Hampshire Premier League Division 16/8Left competition2020-23Southampton League 2023/24Hampshire Premier League Division 12/13Promoted2024/25Hampshire Premier League Senior Division5/16 2025/26Hampshire Premier League Senior Division2/16Promoted2026/27Wessex League Division 1
References
External links Hampshire Premier League official website Hedge End at the Football Club History Database Hedge End Rangers at the Football Club History Database Hampshire League 1992-2004 Hants Soccer - Southampton