Redditch United F.C.

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

Redditch United
Full nameRedditch United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Reds
Founded1891 (as Redditch Town)
GroundValley Stadium, Redditch
Capacity5,000 (250 seating)
Coordinates52.307808°N 1.951551°W / 52.307808; -1.951551
ChairmanDavid Faulkner
ManagerWayne Spicer
LeagueSouthern League Premier Division Central
2019–20Southern League Premier Division Central (season abandoned)
WebsiteClub website

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.

On 17 March 2011, businessman Chris Swan took over the club,[1] after a previous attempt to purchase Kidderminster Harriers fell through.[2] A short time later, in May 2011, the club was relegated from the Conference North after finishing bottom of the division.[3]

Return to the Southern League

Redditch United returned to the Southern Premier Division for the 2011-12 season following their relegation the previous season. At the end of the 2015-16 season, the club finished second in the division under the management of Liam McDonald, but were denied promotion after losing in the play-off semi-finals to Leamington on penalty kicks.[4] In May 2016, former Aston Villa and Jamaica striker Darren Byfield was appointed as the club's new manager.[5] However, in December 2017 the club turned to Tim Harris to be its new manager.[6] Harris remained at the club until the end of the 2017-18 season but departed in April 2018 to be replaced by new boss Paul Davis.[7] Paul Davis departed in September 2018 to be replaced by Paul Smith as manager.

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
Name Goals Res Rec Res Rec
2015–16 Southern Football League
Premier Division		 7 46 24 15 7 82 37 +45 84* 2nd of 24
Lost in playoff semifinal		 Ashley Sammons
Luke Shearer
George Carline		 11 QR1 0-0-1 QR1 0-0-1 326
2016–17 46 13 11 22 54 75 -21 50 17th of 24 Luke Keen 9 QR1 1-0-0 QR2 1-0-1 260
2017–18 46 15 10 21 73 73 0 55 14th of 24 QR2 1-0-1 QR1 0-0-1
2018–19 Southern Football League
Premier Division Central		 42 14 8 20 63 79 -16 50 15th of 24 QR1 0-0-1 QR1 0-0-1
2019–20 33 3 3 27 24 89 -65 12 24th of 24
Season abandoned due to
COVID-19 pandemic.
Reprieved from Relegation.		 QR1 0-1-1 QR3 2-0-1

Players

Current squad
As of 10 August 2020 [8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ENG Taylor Morrison
— DF  WAL Ioan Richards
— DF  ENG Jordan Smith-Williams
— DF  ENG Michael Townsend
— MF  ENG Matt Dodds
— MF  ENG Dimitri Dunkley
— MF  ENG Connor Gater
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Jake Heath
— MF  WAL Theo Llewellyn
— MF  ENG Tom Rankin (captain)
— MF  ENG Dilano Reid
— FW  ENG Adam Garmson
— FW  ENG Kyle Perry
— FW  ENG Dan Sweeney

Out of contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ENG Adam Marusiak
— DF  ENG Moises Dominguez Castro
— DF  ENG Joshua Endall
— DF  ZIM Lance Moyo
— DF  ENG Rudy Misambo
— DF  POR Hostidio Santos
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ENG Ben Stokes
— MF  ENG Taimoor Hussain
— MF  ENG Akeal Rehman
— FW  [[|Saint Kitts]] Romario Martin
— FW  ENG Alex Yearwood

Management and coaching staff

Current staff
Position Name
Manager Wayne Spicer
Assistant Manager
Coach
Goalkeeper Coach Adam Marusiak
Changing Room Attendant Dave Ralph
Changing Room Attendant Pete Day

Honours
  • Birmingham Combination
    • Champions 1913–14, 1932–33, 1952–53
  • Birmingham & District League
  • Southern League
  • 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
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See also
  • Redditch United F.C. players
  • Redditch United F.C. managers

References
  1. "Chris Swan completes Redditch United takeover". BBC News. BBC. 17 March 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  2. "Chris Swan withdraws new offer for Kidderminster Harriers". BBC News. BBC. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  3. "Simon Redhead sacked by Redditch United". BBC Sport. 4 May 2011.
  4. "Reds suffer play-off heartbreak". Redditch Standard. 28 April 2016.
  5. "Redditch United unveil former Aston Villa and Walsall hitman Darren Byfield as new manager". Redditch Standard. 17 May 2016.
  6. "Redditch United appoint Tim Harris as manager". Redditch Advertiser. 23 December 2017.
  7. "Redditch United appoint Paul Davis as club's new manager". Redditch Advertiser. 1 May 2018.
  8. "Redditch United". Redditch United FC. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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