Gorey Rangers AFC

Club identity

A Gorey football name since 1962

Gorey Rangers AFC carries 1962 on its crest and has long been part of the football identity of north Wexford. The red and black colours, goat emblem and Ramstown base give the club a look that is easy to recognise across school age and adult football.

The Wexford schoolboys club directory names Gorey Rangers with red and black stripes, while club shop material describes Altura Credit Union Park in Ramstown as the home ground. That combination gives families and visitors a clear starting point: this is the Gorey Rangers connected with Ramstown Upper, not Gorey Celtic at Mullaunfin.

For a player, the identity has two sides. There is the local weekly route through age group football, and there is the visible senior example of a club that reached a national Junior Cup final and then kept pushing on in Wexford football.

The red and black badge gives the club a sharper public identity than a plain name on a fixture list. It is a club people in Gorey can recognise by colour, crest, ground and senior story.

Ramstown home

Altura Credit Union Park and the Astro step

Gorey Rangers play from Altura Credit Union Park, Ramstown, Gorey. The venue is listed for the club by the Wexford schoolboys league as Ramstown Upper, County Wexford, and it is the ground visiting teams should use when checking home fixtures.

The club has invested in its facilities, including a modern Astro turf pitch opened in 2021 with LED lighting and retractable goals. That addition changed the day to day rhythm of the club, giving Gorey Rangers more capacity for winter training, younger squads and mixed football activity at Ramstown.

Pathway

School age growth beside senior football

Gorey Rangers is not only a senior name. The club is present in the Wexford schoolboys football structure and has expanded its facilities to support more school age teams as well as senior football.

That makes Ramstown a useful place for families who want a football route with a visible adult example. Younger players can identify with the same colours and crest they see around senior match days, while older teenagers can see how local football continues beyond the school age years.

The pathway should be treated as a club conversation rather than a single form. A family asking about an underage player needs a different contact from an adult player, and a teenager may need to know whether the next step is youth football, a senior squad conversation or a return to training after time away.

National cup context

A Junior Cup final placed Rangers on a national stage

Gorey Rangers reached the 2023 and 2024 FAI Junior Cup final against Cockhill Celtic at Eamonn Deacy Park. The match finished 1-1 before Cockhill won the shootout, but the run itself gave the club a national moment and a reference point for local players.

FAI TV also spoke with Gorey Rangers people around that final, giving parents and players a public look at the senior side’s mindset before the occasion. This is the kind of user facing media that belongs on a club profile because it helps visitors understand the football culture of the club.

Recent momentum

From cup occasion to league progress

The national cup run was not an isolated identity piece. Club shop material for Gorey Rangers notes the FAI Junior Cup final appearance and a Wexford Football League Division 1 championship in 2025 after a win over local rivals Courtown Hibs.

For families, those senior milestones should be read as context rather than a promise. They show that the club has a competitive senior edge and a reason for younger players to notice the adult game at Ramstown.

For visiting teams, they add another detail: Gorey Rangers is a club with strong local rivalry, county presence and recent national attention, not just a name on a fixture list.

That senior energy can feed the underage side when it is handled well. Younger players do not need pressure from adult results, but they do benefit from seeing their club colours carried into meaningful Wexford and national fixtures.

Match day at Ramstown

What visitors should expect

Ramstown can host more than one football rhythm on the same day: senior matches, school age activity, Astro sessions and warm ups around the ground. Visiting coaches should confirm which surface is in use, where teams should meet and how early players should arrive.

Families should look for the relevant team contact before travelling. A young player may be heading for an age group session, while an older player may need senior or youth information. The correct contact is more useful than simply turning up at the nearest pitch.

The ground’s red and black identity is strong, but the practical details still decide whether a first visit feels calm: arrival time, footwear, surface, parking, coach name and weather updates.

Because the club has both grass and Astro activity around the same home identity, footwear should be checked before leaving. That single detail can decide whether a player is ready to join in straight away.

Crest and colours

The goat badge and red black stripes

The Gorey Rangers crest is one of the more distinctive marks in Wexford football, with the black cross structure, red centre, goat figure, A.F.C. lettering and 1962 date. The colours are carried through red and black striped kit references in the Wexford schoolboys directory.

Those details give young players something specific to belong to. They are not joining a generic football entry; they are joining the Ramstown club with the goat badge, red and black stripes and a senior story that has already travelled beyond the county.

Club shop and community

Wearing the colours beyond match day

Gorey Rangers has a dedicated club shop range through BMC Sports, covering jerseys, training tops, jackets and accessories for adults and kids. That kind of shop presence supports a wider club identity because players, coaches and families can wear the same colours away from the match pitch.

For a young player, a club jacket or training top can be a small but important part of feeling connected. For parents and local supporters, the shop also reflects a club that is organised enough to present its colours clearly and consistently.

Rangers timeline

Milestones that shape the club story

First contact

Ask for the right football route

A family asking about Gorey Rangers should give the player’s year of birth, recent football, preferred role if relevant and whether the enquiry is for school age, youth or senior football. That helps the club direct the player to the right person.

Players moving from another club should be clear about their last registration and current season status. Visiting teams should confirm Ramstown, arrival time and pitch allocation before leaving home.

Team contacts, training schedules and fixture details can change during the season, so families should check the latest club notice before travelling.