History
Harrowby United were formed in 1949 and initially played at the Harrowby Fields ground, using a lock up garage as changing rooms. They played in the Grantham League until 1966, when they transferred to the Lincoln League. In their first season in the new league the club won the league and cup double. They later went on to play in the Central Alliance and East Midlands Regional League. After the league was renamed the Midlands Regional Alliance, the club finished as runners-up in 1988–89, and won the league and cup double the following season.
In 1990 the club joined Division One of the United Counties League. After finishing third in their first season, they won Division One the following season, but were not promoted due to a lack of floodlights. In 2002–03 they finished as runners-up and were promoted to the Premier Division, where they finished third in their first season. However, after finishing bottom of the Premier Division in 2005–06 the club resigned from the UCL and returned to the Grantham League.
In 2007 the club joined the Lincolnshire League. After finishing bottom of the league in their first season, they switched to the Supreme Division of the Central Midlands League. At the end of the 2008–09 season the club was renamed Grantham Rangers, and moved to the South Kesteven Sports Centre, where they groundshared with Grantham Town. At the end of the 2009–10 season several players and staff left the club, leading it to withdraw from all competitions.
The club reformed in 2012 and entered the United Counties League Division One.
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