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| Full name | Carrick Rangers Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Amber Army, The 'Gers | ||
| Founded | 1939 | ||
| Ground | Loughview Leisure Arena, Taylors Avenue, Carrickfergus | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 [1] | ||
| Owner | Michael Smith [2] | ||
| Chairman | Peter Clarke | ||
| Manager | Stuart King | ||
| League | NIFL Premiership | ||
| 2023–24 | NIFL Premiership, 7th of 12 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Carrick Rangers Football Club is a semi-professional Northern Irish football club playing in NIFL Premiership. The club, founded in 1939, hails from Carrickfergus, County Antrim and plays its home matches at Taylors Avenue which is known as the Loughview Leisure Arena due to sponsorship reasons, which is owned by Mid and East Antrim Borough Council. Carrick Rangers main rivals are Larne, with matches between the sides being known as, "The East Antrim Derby." Ballyclare Comrades are also local rivals.
- ^ "Irish League Supporters". Irish League Supporters Forum. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Welcome Michael Smith!". Carrick Rangers FC Website. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.