About Us
REDDISH VILLA JFC – A CLUB FOR THE COMMUNITY
The club was formed in 1993 when a meeting was organised by Mike Bridge at the Fir Tree pub Reddish Lane to discuss forming a junior football team. The meeting was attended by Mike & Gillian Bridge, Mike & Tina Kilheeney and Jim Fallon – these became the founder members of the club.
The name of the club Reddish Villa was decided on and the colours Maroon and Blue were chosen as our clubs colours. Out of this first meeting came the aims and ambitions of the new Reddish Villa JFC, we wanted to be known as a club that encouraged children to play and enjoy football and would never prevent any child from playing for us for financial reasons. We wanted to be a club for the community.
We started with one team which was entered into the Reddish & District League inc with the Droysleden League. Within a few weeks of training it became clear that there was a great deal of interest in the team, as more boys came to training and with the help of Malc Cameron we were able to form a second team to accommodate all the boys.
Also in that first year Paddy Whelan offered his help with his vast experience of football he became Villas youth development officer and the first stop for children joining the club, a job his still does to this day earning himself a reputation for bringing though some outstanding players and teams.
The club has come a long way from that first meeting Reddish Villa the colours are now red & white and we now play in the East Manchester League and have won to many honours to mention but we are still the club for the community and we welcome players from all areas.
We are proud to have upheld the original aims of club and are still the only junior football club we know of that if 2 or 3 children play for us from the same family they will only have to pay the subs for one of the children. As we say a club for the community.
THIS IS DEDICATED TO EVERYBODY PAST & PRESENT WHO HAVE HELPED
TO MAKE REDDISH VILLA THE FOOTBALL CLUB IT IS TODAY
REDDISH VILLA ROLL OF HONOUR
MIKE BRIDGE
Secretary & Manager Founder Member
BRENDA CAMERON
Secretary & Committee
GILLIAN BRIDGE
Founder Member
JIM FALLON
Founder Member
MIKE KILHEENEY
Founder Member
TINA KILHEENEY
Founder Member
MICHELLE MOORE
Committee
WENDY HUNT
Committee Member
IAN MIDDLETON
Committee member
EDDIE MURPHY
Committee member
DAVE ROWBOTTOM
Committee member
DONNA WALTON
Committee member
IAN JOHNSON
Chairman & Manager
JULIA WHELAN
Chairperson
JULIE WHELAN
Chairperson
STEVE GREATBANKS
Treasurer
WAYNE JONES
Treasurer
ANN TAYLOR
Treasurer
MARK CONNER
Coach
SHAUN CONNER
Coach
BARRY ADDIS
Manager
MARK BUNTING
Manager
ALEC CAMERON
Manager
MALC CAMERON
Manager
MARTYN CAMPBELL
Manager
PAUL CARTER
Manager
TOMMY CONNELL
Manager
JOE CONNER
Manager
SCOTT COSTELLO
Manager
GARETH CURLEY
Manager
STEVE DEAN
Manager
DAVE DOYLE
Manager
STEVE GURBUTT
Manager
JASON HARGREAVES
Manager
MIKE HINTON
Manager
TREVOR HOWARD
Manager
MARTIN KILHEENEY
Manager
DAVE KITCHEN
Manager
ANDY LOMAX
Manager
STEVE MARSDEN
Manager
STEVE Mc QUILLAN
Manager
JOHN MCELWEE
Manager
ANDREW MOORE
Manager
MARK SHAW
Manager
DAVE TUNICLIFFE
Manager
JOHN WHELAN
Manager
STUART WHITE
Manager
STUART WILDE
Manager
STEVE YOUNG
Manager
BRIAN REMERS
Manager & chairman
PADDY WHELAN
Manager and Youth development officer
If you cannot find your name on our roll of honour and it should be on, we apologise – please get in touch and your name will be added at a later date.