Page 8 - Raynes Park Vale vs Redhill
P. 8

Today's Visitors


        REDHILL







      Redhill FC was formed in 1894
      and two years  later, the club
      moved into its stadium of 88 years-   Redhill plenty of credit for their
      Memorial Park, in the centre of the   performance. After winning the final
      town. Redhill became members of       Athenian League title in 1984, the
      the Athenian League in 1923 and       Reds were moved into their current
      remained there until the league’s     home, Kiln Brow. Lack of facilities
      demise in 1984.                       meant the club could not take their
                 Two cup finals             rightful place in the higher league
      Success came early, being runners     and instead found some success in
      up and champions in their first two   the London Spartan League, before             Redhill football team in front of the original stand taken in 1899
      seasons in the league. In 1925/26,    moving onto the Sussex County                 Again, a reprieve was offered but     2018/19 and the 2019/2020 season
      the club enjoyed possibly its best    League in 1988.                               to play in the Southern League        saw the club celebrating its 125th
      season; reaching two cup finals and           Winning promotion                     South & West Division. This was       year. A new manager Harrison
      reaching the semi-final of the FA     After many brutal years of ups and            turned down based, amongst other      Williams was appointed after the
      Amateur Cup, losing to Northern       downs, following hard work by                 reasons, travel logistics and the     resignation of previous manager
      Nomads at Arsenals Highbury           many club officials and supporters            financial implications. After back-   Barry Wilde. Harrison was his
      stadium in front of 17,000 people.    keeping the club alive, Redhill               to-back relegations, the club needed   number two and was chosen by the
                 Lost to Arsenal            eventually found themselves as                a positive season to build on. The    committee to continue to nurture
      In 1949, Redhill lost to Arsenal 1- 0   runners-up of the Sussex League             2016/17 season gave the club that     our young squad and improve the
      in a friendly that was offered by the   Division One in 2013, winning               platform, finishing runners up in     standard of our play.
      Gunners after Redhill provided them   promotion to the Isthmian League              Combined Counties Division One        Covid -19 has curtailed the
      with two of their best players at the   Division One (South). Redhill’s time        and gaining promotion, whilst also    2020/21 season and se we did not
      time; Colin Grimshaw and Bernard      in the ‘Ryman’ league was relatively          finishing runners up in the Division   complete all our games that season.
      Sexton. In 1957/ 58, Redhill          short lived. They finished 3rd from           One Cup.                              As a bonus, Redhill FC won the
      reached the FA Cup 1st Round          bottom in the relegation zone in                   Celebrating its 125th year       Combined Counties Premier League
      Proper for their only time. After     their first season but survived when          The Reds played in the Combined       Cup in 2020/2021.
      beating Tooting & Mitcham in the      offered a reprieve.                           Counties Premier Division in
      previous round, the Reds travelled       After back-to-back relegations
      to Norwich City, only to lose 6-1,    The Reds were not so lucky in
      but many write ups at the time gave   2014/15, finishing 2nd from bottom.
   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12   13