Redditch United F.C.

Redditch United

Full name

Redditch United Football Club

Nickname(s)

The Reds

Founded

1891 (as Redditch Town)

Ground

The Valley, Redditch

Capacity

5,000 (500 seated)

Chairman

Chris Swan

Manager

Liam McDonald

League

Southern League Premier Division

2015–16

Southern League Premier Division, 2nd

Home colours

Away colours

Redditch United Football Club is an English football club based in Redditch, Worcestershire. The club participates in the Southern League Premier Division, and play their home games at The Valley.

History

Birmingham Combination

Redditch Town were established in 1891 and immediately joined the Birmingham Combination, where they played for a single season. The club achieved its first success by winning the Worcestershire Senior Cup in 1894 and becoming runners-up in 1898. In 1914 they won the Birmingham Combination Championship for the first time and, finally, the Birmingham Senior Cup in 1925. The 1930s were a much more rewarding period for the club and its supporters, starting by winning the Worcestershire Senior Cup and the Birmingham Senior Cup in successive seasons. Reds almost achieved a notable double in 1932–33 when, having won the Combination, they were defeated in the Senior Cup Final.

Apart from an unsuccessful appearance in the Birmingham Senior Cup final just before the World War, Reds moved into a fallow period. In 1953 Redditch regained the Combination Championship and were runners-up in the Worcestershire Senior Cup. This Championship success was repeated in 1955. In 1957 they were runners-up in the Birmingham Senior Cup.

Southern League

In 1971–72 the club reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 6–0 in the replay at Peterborough United after a 1–1 draw at home in front of a crowd of 4,500 . At the end of the season they finished sixth in the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division and joined Division One North of the Southern League.

They won the Worcestershire Senior Cup in 1974 and 1975. The following season they won Division One North and were promoted to the Premier Division. In 1978–79 they finished eighth in the league, and became founder members of the Alliance Premier League (now the Football Conference). However, they finished bottom in its first season, and dropped into the Southern League's Midland Division.

After finishing as runners-up in 1985–86, the club were promoted to the Premier Division, where they remained until relegation in 1989. The following season, they reached the first round of the FA Cup, losing 3–1 to Merthyr Tydfil. At the end of the season they beat Northwich Victoria 4–3 over the two-legged final of the Staffordshire Senior Cup.

In 1997–98 the Reds reached two cup finals, the Southern League Cup and the Birmingham Senior Cup. Both were lost, and the cup run caused a large fixture backlog that resulted in the club having to play nine matches in nine days at the end of the season.

In 2003–04 the club won the Southern League Western Division. Due to league reorganisation caused by the establishment of the Conference North and South, the club entered play-offs to be promoted to the new leagues. After beating King's Lynn 1–0 and Merthyr Tydfil 3–0, the club were promoted to the Conference North.

Conference North

After a ninth-place finish in 2004–05, Redditch struggled in 2005–06, only avoiding relegation on the final day of the season. Although they won the Worcester Senior Cup, beating local rivals Worcester City the following year, they only avoided relegation again after Scarborough received a 10-point penalty for going into administration.

After a very difficult 2010–11 campaign in the Conference North, Redditch were relegated to the Southern League Premier Division.

On 17 March 2011, businessman Chris Swan took over the club,^[1] after a previous attempt to purchase Kidderminster Harriers fell through.^[2]

Seasons

This is 5 recent Redditch United seasons for a full history look List of Redditch United F.C. seasons

Year	League	Lvl	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Position	Leading league scorer		FA Cup		FA Trophy		Average home attendance
Year	League	Lvl	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Position	Name	Goals	Res	Rec	Res	Rec	Average home attendance
2011–12	Southern Football League Premier Division	7	42	14	9	19	45	50	-5	51	15th of 22	Jimmy Deabill	8	QR1	0-0-1	QR1	0-0-1	253
2012–13	Southern Football League Premier Division	7	42	12	7	23	32	65	-33	43	19th of 22	Will Richards	10	QR1	0-0-1	QR1	0-0-1	197
2013–14	Southern Football League Premier Division	7	44	20	3	21	68	85	-17	63	10th of 23	Jermaine Hylton	21	QR1	0-1-1	QR3	2-0-1	195
2014–15	Southern Football League Premier Division	7	44	21	12	11	73	44	+29	75	6th of 23	Ashley Sammons	19	QR1	0-1-1	QR3	2-0-1	282
2015–16	Southern Football League Premier Division	7	46	24	15	7	82	37	+45	84*	2nd of 24	Sam Merson	14	QR1	0-0-1	QR1	0-0-1	326

Players

Current squad

As of June 2015.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	José Veiga
		GK	Josh Moreton
		MF	Ashley Sammons
		DF	Cameron Young
		DF	Kyle Turner
		DF	Callum Flanagan
		DF	Jordan Liburd
		DF	James Mutton
		MF	Robbie Bunn
		MF	George Carline

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Max Loveridge
		MF	Simeon Maye
		MF	Jamey Osborne
		MF	Will Richards
		MF	Troy Baker
		MF	Dan Swan
		FW	Daniel Dubidat
		FW	Jamie Molyneux
		FW	Luke Shearer

Notable players

Players with international caps in bold

See Redditch United F.C. Players

Management and coaching staff

Current staff

Position	Name
Manager	Liam McDonald
Assistant Manager	Nick Green
Development Coach	David Bridgewater
Physio	Pete James
Kitman	Charles Gillett
All Rounder	Dave Ralph

Honours

Birmingham Combination
- Champions 1913–14, 1932–33, 1952–53
Birmingham & District League
- Southern Division champions 1954–55
Southern League
- Division One North champions 1975–76
- Western Division champions 2003–04
Birmingham Senior Cup
- Winners 1925, 1932, 1939, 1977, 2005,
Worcestershire Senior Cup
- Winners 1894, 1930, 1975, 1976, 2008, 2014
Staffordshire Senior Cup
- Winners 1991
Worcester Royal Infirmary Cup
- Winners 1999

References

↑ "Chris Swan completes Redditch United takeover". BBC News (BBC). 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
↑ "Chris Swan withdraws new offer for Kidderminster Harriers". BBC News (BBC). 2011-02-03. Retrieved 2011-03-19.

External links

Club website

Southern League

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Division One Central	AFC Rushden & Diamonds Arlesey Town Aylesbury Aylesbury United Barton Rovers Beaconsfield Town Bedford Town Chalfont St. Peter Egham Town Fleet Town Godalming Town Hanwell Town Kings Langley Leighton Town North Greenford United Northwood Petersfield Town Potters Bar Town Royston Town St Ives Town Uxbridge Ware

Division One South & West	AFC Totton Banbury United Bashley Bishop's Cleeve Bridgwater Town Burnham Cinderford Town Didcot Town Evesham United Larkhall Athletic Mangotsfield United Marlow North Leigh Shortwood United Slimbridge Swindon Supermarine Taunton Town Tiverton Town Wantage Town Wimborne Town Winchester City Yate Town

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Coordinates: 52°18′28″N 1°57′06″W / 52.307808°N 1.951551°W / 52.307808; -1.951551

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