Draft:Padbury Village F.C.



Padbury Village
Full namePadbury Village Football Club
Founded2011; 13 years ago (2011)
GroundSpringfields,
Padbury
ChairmanPeter McHenry
ManagerAshley McAndrew-Hack
LeagueSpartan South Midlands League Division Two
2023–24North Bucks & District Football League Premier Division, 2nd of 12 (Promoted)
WebsiteClub website

Padbury Village Football Club are a football club based in Padbury, Buckinghamshire, England. Affiliated to the Berks & Bucks Football Association, they are currently members of the Spartan South Midlands League, playing in Division Two.[1]

History

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The club was founded in 2011 after the former football club in Padbury, Padbury United, relocated in search of facilities that met the requirements to allow them to progress higher up the English Football Pyramid.

Padbury Village FC became members of the North Bucks & District Football League in 2011 and spent 8 seasons competing in the division until 2019, where they had no senior men's side.

In June 2023, after 4 years without a senior side, the club appointed Ashley McAndrew Hack as manager alongside a coaching team of Ben Gold (Assistant Manager) and Rafe Birch White (Coach). The club re-entered the North Bucks & District Football League into the Premier Division and finished 2nd in their inaugural season achieving promotion into Spartan South Midlands League.[2] The club also progressed to the quarter-finals of the Berks & Bucks FA Charles Twelftree County Cup but were beaten 3-2 at Springfields by the eventual winners, Burghfield FC. [3] [4]

Prior to the beginning of the 2024-25 season, the club needed to address a number of minor facilities upgrades in order to fulfil ground grading requirements to be accepted into Step 7 football which included the acquisition of portable dugouts.[5] In June 2024, Rafe Birch White stepped down from his role as first team coach to become the Club Secretary and Nick Farrow became a player-coach.

Ground

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Since their inception, the club have played at Springfields (Padbury Playing Fields) which is owned by Padbury Parish Council and is situated behind Springfields housing estate.[6] The ground is shared in the summer with Padbury Cricket Club, although there is no active cricket team in the village.

The ground has no stands or seated capacity but does have a multi-purpose pavilion which is used by the club. The ground also has no floodlights and no permanent pitch perimeter barriers.

First team squad [7]

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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 Jude Murphy
DF   ENG Alex Hickey
DF   ENG Luke McAndrew
DF   ENG Charlie Willis
DF   ENG Ben Saltzer
DF   ENG Dan McAndrew (vice-captain)
DF   ENG Dan Hassell
DF   ENG Nick Farrow (vice-captain)
DF   ENG Sam McCarthy
DF   ENG Gus Thorne
MF   ENG Harry Heritage (captain)
MF   ENG Jack Menday
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Jack Barry
MF   ENG Sam Camozzi
MF   ENG Tom Marshall
MF   ENG Charlie Brown
MF   ENG Oscar Bones
FW   ENG Dale Butler
FW   ENG Jordan Tavener
FW   ENG Corey Bulley
FW   ENG Luke Tavener
FW   ITA Danny Fasolo
FW   ENG Matthew Exton

Club staff [8]

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Position Staff
Manager   Ashley McAndrew-Hack
Assistant Manager   Ben Gold
Player Coach   Nick Farrow
Club Secretary   Rafe Birch White
Director of Football   Mike Marshall
Chairman   Peter McHenry
Treasurer   Ollie Wood

Player awards

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Player of the Year awards

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Award Player's Player of the Year Managers' Player of the Year Top Goalscorer Golden Ball (Most Assists) Clubman Award Goal of the Season
2023–24   Jordan Tavener   Nick Farrow   Jordan Tavener   Tom Marshall   Danny Fasolo   Dan Chittenden (vs Great Linford)

Club honours

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Padbury Village FC's honours
Type Competition Titles Seasons
Runner-Up North Bucks & District Football League Premier Division 1 2023-24

  1. ^ "Football Club History Database - Padbury Village". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Table | Premier | North Bucks & District League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ^ Association, The Football. "Results". www.berks-bucksfa.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ Burghfield FC (19 December 2023). PADBURY VILLAGE 2-3 BURGHFIELD (SATURDAY FIRSTS) | Last minute winner sends Fielders into semi final. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ Association, The Football. "Ground grading". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Amenities - Padbury Parish Council". padburyparishcouncil.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Padbury Village | Spartan South Midlands Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Club Contacts - Padbury Village Football Club | Padbury, Buckinghamshire". www.pvfc.org.uk. Retrieved 29 August 2024.