Save Berwick Rangers! Why Scotland and England can't let this historic club go under
Berwick Rangers, a club in England that plays in Scotland, is a beautiful anomaly and a symbol of friendship between the two countries
In the bad old days of yore, Berwick was fought over repeatedly by Scotland and England. More recently, however, its position on the Border has turned it into a symbol of friendship between the two nations.
While the town is in England, locals speak with a mixed Northumbrian-Scottish accent, many have an affinity for Scotland, and, famously, its football team, Berwick Rangers, plays in a Scottish league.
However, according to the Lowland League club’s chair, Kevin Dixon, it is being penalised for its unique situation in “no man’s land”, missing out on funding from both Scotland and England.
He’s been putting in tens of thousands of pounds of his own money over the past few months, on top of more in previous years, but says without financial help “we’ll be closing the doors”.
We just cannot let this historic club, famed for its giant-killing win over Glasgow Rangers in 1967, go under. The English authorities should realise the town needs its club, and the Scottish ones should recognise how sad it would be to lose such a beautiful anomaly, for reasons that seem mostly bureaucratic.
Come on, let’s save Berwick Rangers!
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