Highgate United
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Highgate United
FOOTBALL CLUB
Highgate United FC is based on Tythe Barn
Lane in the West Midlands and their first team
currently competes in the Premier Division
of the Midland League. The club was first
established in 1948 and have gone on to put
together a history of which they have every
right to be proud since then.
Last season their first team enjoyed a positive
league campaign as they put together a record
of eighteen wins, nine draws and fifteen
defeats from their forty two matches. This
saw them finish in seventh place in the
league with 63 points on the board. One
of the highlights of the season was the
attacking brand of football that they
produced with 84 goals scored in the
league alone.
The team’s performances from last
season should provide them with the
perfect platform from which to build for
the future. As long as they are able to retain
their current group of players and can perhaps
make one or two quality additions they should be
in with a good chance of pushing on up the league and
mounting a serious title challenge.
Mark Thomas of club sponsor Thomas Brothers
Funeral Directors recently took the time to tell us
more about his positive association with the club
saying, “I’m currently the assistant manager of the
U21s at the club and will also be looking after the
U18s next season.”
“I started sponsoring the club last season and my
son, Benjamin Thomas, plays in the U21s. The team
competed very well last season and our aim is to
keep young people involved in the club.
“Highgate United have shown great commitment
to young people in the local area by providing the
U18s with kits while also paying for pitches and
referees. In return some of the young players have
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With the club’s future looking bright, Football Focus
Magazine was keen to find out more and with this in mind we
caught up with Club Representative Jimmy Merry to find out
more. He told us, “I have been with the club for eighteen years
having initially come along to watch my son play and just got
involved on the committee side of the club.
“One of the biggest challenges is keeping the ground
maintained with the biggest reward being watching our
younger teams progressing through the ranks.
“The mood is extremely good at the club after last
season where we recovered from a slow start to
end up in seventh place. After a two week
pre-season gets under way and we are all
looking forward to the new campaign.
“Youth
football
is
extremely
important to the club and the young
players are our future. We work hard
to provide them with the right coaching
to allow them to enjoy the game with
teams running from under 8s through
to the first team.
“Over the coming years our first
ambition is to gain promotion to the next
level and from there we will look to establish
ourselves and then continue to progress as far
as possible.”
It is clearly an exciting time to be involved with the
club and everyone at Football Focus Magazine wishes them the
best of luck for the future.
THOMAS BROTHERS
A Family Owned Funeral Directors
The only family owned funeral homes in Redditch, Wythall & Alvechurch.
We provide a friendly, dignified service paying special attention to detail.
Proud sponsors of Highgate United FC
Telephone: 01527 547 777
www.thomasbrothers.co.uk | [email protected]
494 Evesham Road, Redditch,Worcestershire. B97 5JF
gone on to play for the first team. I’d like to take this
opportunity to thank the club for the way that they
have looked after us.”