Valley Rangers FC is a community football club from the parish of Conna in east County Cork. Its traditional catchment includes Conna, Curraglass, Glengoura and Ballynoe, and its home is Conna Community Field. The club has fielded youth teams in SFAI competition and now has an active adult side in the Cork Business League.
The name can be confused with clubs in County Down and elsewhere. This profile covers the Valley Rangers from Conna, whose own historical site, current social accounts, SFAI records and Cork Business League entries all connect the club to east Cork.
CONNA
Conna, east Cork
Conna Community Field
Cork Business League
SFAI competition history
Valley Rangers in Conna
The club’s surviving historical website describes Valley Rangers as an east Cork side based in Conna and drawing footballers from Conna, Curraglass, Glengoura and Ballynoe. That local description remains the clearest way to understand the club: it is a parish side serving villages and townlands in the Bride valley rather than a club attached to a large town.
A reliable founding year has not been found in the club’s current official material, so none is claimed here. The older club website was created many years ago and is now intermittently unavailable, but its indexed pages preserve player photographs, light hearted squad profiles and a contact address. Current Valley Rangers activity is recorded on the club’s official Facebook page and official Instagram profile.
Youth football and team coverage
SFAI competition records place Valley Rangers youth sides at Conna Community Field. Under 15 and under 16 teams represented the club in national cup competition in 2018, including home ties in Conna. Those records confirm a genuine schoolboy history and help separate this club from the Valley Rangers based in Kilkeel.
No current youth team is connected to this Irish Youth Football club record for 2026–27. The club’s present public updates focus on the adult side, and a complete current academy or schoolboy intake has not been published. Parents should contact Valley Rangers directly before assuming that an age group is open. This page retains the youth history without presenting an old team list as a current programme.
Adult football and league affiliation
The current senior side competes as Fisherman’s Rest Valley Rangers in the Cork Business League, with the sponsor name appearing in league tables and match reports. In September 2026 the team was contesting the Grandons Second Division title race and using Conna Community Field for home fixtures. The league’s report on the win over ePower East Cork Athletic records a 4–2 home victory and the club’s position near the top of the table.
That campaign was still active at the time of review, so this profile does not award an unfinished league title. The club previously competed in the West Waterford East Cork League, which is also named in the official historical social profile.
Player pathway and club legacy
Conna footballer Liam Kearney began with Valley Rangers before moving to Fermoy United and then Nottingham Forest. He later represented Cork City, Shelbourne, Derry City and Waterford, won senior honours and appeared for the Republic of Ireland at underage level. His route from a small parish club to professional and international football is the clearest documented example of the Valley Rangers pathway.
Kearney’s story does not turn every youth team into an academy promise. It shows the value of having organised football close to home and a route into the wider Cork game for a talented young footballer.
Conna Community Field
Conna Community Field is the verified home venue. SFAI records place Valley Rangers youth fixtures there, while current Cork Business League records and club match graphics use the same ground for the adult side. The site is recorded as a community field; public evidence does not establish Valley Rangers as its legal owner.
Facilities and visiting Conna
The club and league confirm football use at the field, but they do not publish a dependable inventory covering changing rooms, toilets, refreshments, floodlights or step free access. Visitors who need a particular facility should ask the home contact before travel.
- Confirm the competition, kick off time and pitch with the club or league.
- Use Conna Community Field as the destination and follow match day directions.
- Allow extra time on rural roads around Conna.
- Keep shared entrances and community parking clear.
- Bring suitable footwear and clothing for the conditions.
Colours, badge and club media
Current club graphics commonly use black, but Valley Rangers has not published a stable official kit specification for home and away strips. No permanent badge file could be verified from an official source suitable for reuse, so this page uses a clear initials panel in place of an unsupported crest. The club’s own social channels remain the best visual source for current shirts and branding.
No suitable official introduction or facilities film with confirmed external embedding permission was found. Match clips and third party footage are not presented as an official club film.
Contacts and social media
The official Facebook page publishes valleyrangers1@gmail.com. Team news, fixtures and results appear on Facebook and Instagram. The SFAI club finder also lists Valley Rangers and provides a legacy club contact.
Players or parents should state the age group or senior squad in their message. With no verified current youth roster on this site, direct confirmation is needed before attending training.