Loughborough University approached the Club to participate in a National Football Grassroots report for the four Home Countries Football Associations on Developing Grassroots Football. Officers spent hours answering questions, offering facts and opinions, explaining how success and growth had been achieved, The final report was published and first launched in the House of Commons and days later in the Senedd Welsh National Assembly in a high profile ceremony. Sir Geoff Hurst and Ian Rush MBE fronted the launch and Mike Podbielski and Chris Parkin were invited to attend from the Club. Sir Geoff and Ian Rush answered questions on Mumbles Ranger's development. The honours and recognition for Mumbles Rangers keep stacking up.
Season 2014-15 the Club has 37 teams registered to play weekly at ages from under 6 through to under 18, with many of the age groups having two, three or four teams, together with four girls teams, 3 senior teams and a veterans team. Over 40 boys and girls have gained representative honours for West Glamorgan, Welsh FA trials, Welsh Boys and Girls Club honours, Swansea, Cardiff, Pontardawe, LLanelli and Port Talbot development squads.
The current Officers of Des Criddle (President), Chris Parkin (Chairman), Mike Podbielski (Secretary), Marc Saunders (Assistant Secretary) and Martin Duffy (Treasurer) ensure that the ideals and dreams of Billy Johns continue to be behind the progress and pathway of the Clubs future.
This year 2015 the Club has been awarded the Welsh FA Gold accreditation and was proudly presented with the Award by the Welsh Football Trusts Development Officer Colin Staples who has been instrumental in creating the environment and skills necessary for the Club to be successful. Our aim is now to maintain and sustain these new standards we have worked so hard to achieve. Mumbles Rangers have also been awarded and presented with the Swansea and West Wales Club of the Year 2014/15. Chris Coleman, Wales Team Manager, came to Underhill Park with his entourage on a wet Saturday morning in May 2014 and spent hours with over 200 of our players, coaches and families. Cameras clicked all day and we were so proud to have been selected to host the visit. Colin Staples represented the Welsh Football Trust and Ron Mounsey, our partner from McDonald’s added status to the event. The Club provided ball boys and flag bearers at the Wales v England under 21 international at the Liberty Stadium in front of the Sky television cameras. Our Girls had a similar very enjoyable experience when they were selected as ball girls and flag bearers at the Premier League match between Swansea and old rivals Cardiff.
With over 600 playing members and nearly 120 volunteer coaches the Club must be one of the largest in Wales and the UK. All coaches have been DBS (Disclosure and
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