R.C. Grove

R.C. Grove was formed in 2004, midway through season 23, to try and bring a touch of continental flair to a small town south of Manchester in the North-West of England.

The full name of the club, Racing Club de Grove, was an attempt to capture the imagination of the local community and, to a certain extent, trick that very same paying public into thinking that the sport they were witnessing was something more than a weekly semi-professional mud-wrestling on some of the countries more 'lubricated' football pitches.

But the crowds kept turning up, and the club became reasonably skilled in the game they had previously kept so well hidden from their mystified fans - the club continues to go from strength to strength and, last season they finally gained promotion after winning the series VI championship for the second successive season.

RCG have already this season hit the heady heights of first place in series V.72, after a surprise opening day victory against Ironworks FC followed by a shock upset against freshly relegated penge pirates. The club continues to go from strength to strength - after establishing themselves at the series V level, the manager is confident of taking the club another step up the league ladder in a couple of seasons time.

Their current star player is defender Morris Bunter. It is rumoured that the clubs entire training regime revolves around him.