Redditch United Football Club is an English

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club based in

Redditch Redditch is a town, and local government district, in north-east Worcestershire, England, approximately south of Birmingham. The district has a population of 85,000 as of 2019. In the 19th century, it became the international centre for the ...

Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see His ...

. The club participates in the and play their home games at the V Trico Stadium. They are managed by former Captain and Assistant Manager Matt Clarke.

History

They were originally called Redditch and joined the

Birmingham and District League The Birmingham and District Football League (formerly the Birmingham & District Amateur Football Association and often referred to as the Birmingham AFA) is an amateur association football competition covering the city of Birmingham, England, and ...

in 1921. After the war, they played in the

Birmingham Combination The Birmingham Combination was an English football competition for teams in Birmingham and the surrounding areas, which was active from 1892 until 1954. It was founded as the Birmingham & District Junior League, and changed its name in 1908. The ...

, and were champions in 1953, before returning to the Birmingham and District. In 1971, they changed their name to Redditch United and the following season joined the Southern League. In 1975–76, 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. However, they finished bottom in their 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

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, losing 3–1 to

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.In 2003–04 the club won the Southern League Western Division, and then joined Conference North. On 17 March 2011, businessman Chris Swan took over the club, after a previous attempt to purchase Kidderminster Harriers fell through. A short time later, in May 2011, the club was relegated from the Conference North after finishing bottom of the division. 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.

Players

Current squad

''The

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does not use a squad numbering system.''

Management and coaching staff

Current staff

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

External links

Official websiteTeam profile
at ''Global Sports Archive'' {{Southern League Association football clubs established in 1891 Football clubs in Worcestershire National League (English football) clubs Southern Football League clubs Redditch 1891 establishments in England Football clubs in England