Highmoor Ibis F.C.

Highmoor Ibis
Full name Highmoor Ibis Football Club
Nickname(s) The Moor
Founded 2001
Ground Rivermoor Stadium
Reading
Ground Capacity 2,000 (162 seating)
Chairman Phillip Mullins
Manager Marcus Richardson
League Hellenic League Premier Division
2015–16 Hellenic League Premier Division, 11th

Highmoor Ibis Football Club is a football club, who are currently members of the Hellenic League Premier Division who play their home games at the Rivermoor Stadium in Reading.

History

The club were formed in 2001 as a merger of Highmoor F.C., who had enjoyed moderate success in the Reading Thames and Kennet leagues, and Ibis F.C. who had played for many years in the Reading Football League after leaving the former Chiltonian League at the end of the 1990–91 season.[1]

As a combined side, Highmoor Ibis F.C. did not finish below 4th place in the Reading Football League for most of the 2000s, and won promotion to the Hellenic League Division One East for the 2011–12 season. As part of gaining promotion the club had to leave its home of the Ibis club in Scours Lane, as their ground did not have floodlights or a suitable stand for spectators, so they moved to Palmer Park Stadium.[2][3] The club in its first season in the Hellenic League gained promotion to the Premier Division by finishing as runners up in Division One East. In the 2012-13 season the club made their debut in the FA Vase losing their first ever game in the competition 3-1 to Wokingham & Emmbrook.[4]

Ground

After leaving Scours Lane in 2011, Highmoor Ibis started playing their home games at Palmer Park Sport Stadium.[5] The ground has a 780 capacity stand and floodlights.[6] After some much-needed improvements, Highmoor Ibis returned to Scours Lane for the 2016-17 season.[7] In the summer of 2016, the club renamed Scours Lane to The Rivermoor Stadium. Highmoor Ibis played their first match at their newly renamed stadium against Bagshot Lea.[8] The Moor won the match 2-1, with Mo Davies becoming the first player to score at The Rivermoor Stadium.[9] The ground has a capacity of 2,000, with a 162 seated stand.[10]

Honours and achievements

Club records

References

  1. 1 2 3 HIGHMOOR & IBIS at the Football Club History Database
  2. ↑ "Highmoor Ibis apply to join Hellenic - Goalpost - Football - Sport - getreading - Reading Post". getreading. 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  3. ↑ "TT NO.31". footballgroundsinfocus.com. 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  4. ↑ Angell, Mathew (2012-09-15). "First Vase game ends in defeat - Highmoor- IBIS FC". Pitchero.com. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  5. ↑ Higmore Ibis Club page Hellenic Football League
  6. ↑ "Palmer Park Sports Stadium | Reading Borough Council". Reading.gov.uk. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  7. ↑ "Football community stunned as Reading Town FC are closed down". Reading Chronicle. 13 February 2016.
  8. ↑ https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13615256_1001911766582328_8655873028928888125_n.jpg?oh=5e5dd872736491718bc1695159504af0&oe=58216935. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1006284116145093&set=a.289980557775456.64138.100002905427302&type=3&theater. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/readingtownfootballclub/a/ground-info-17890.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ "football.mitoo". 72.3.224.252. 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  12. ↑ "Bartley quits as Reading Town boss - Goalpost - Football - Sport - getreading - Reading Post". getreading. 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  13. ↑ "Homepage | HIGHMOOR/IBIS FC". Clubwebsite.co.uk. 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  14. ↑ "Bradley the shootout hero for Ruscombe / Reading Chronicle / Sport / Football". Readingchronicle.co.uk. 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  15. ↑ "The FA Vase Results". TheFA.com - Results. 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2012-10-25.

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