Redcar Athletic
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Redcar Athletic
FOOTBALL CLUB
Having won promotion from the Wearside League last season, Redcar Athletic
FC has enjoyed a solid season in the Northern League. Sport NE Magazine
recently caught up with Club Representative Kevin Fryett to find out more
about the good work they’ve been doing lately.
He told us, “I have been involved with the club for twenty-
three years now; I took my son down as a seven year old to
join the Under 8 team, the coach left so I agreed to temporarily
take charge and I ended up coaching the team right through to
Under 18’s Football! In the meantime, about a year after I had
joined the Club Secretary resigned so I agreed to take on that
role temporarily and I am still doing it now!”
“The most challenging aspect of the role is finance,
continually worrying about covering the day to day expenditure
and always searching for grants, funding or sponsorship to
continue to develop the club. It is very frustrating knowing
that we could do so much more with a bit more financial help.
“The most rewarding aspects are watching everybody
participating in football, watching teams and players develop,
enjoying teams doing well and winning. We have twenty-
two teams at the club and when you go down to the club on a
Saturday or Sunday and the place is bouncing I always take a
minute to think this is what it is all about.
“On a more personal note, I get a lot of satisfaction out
of being involved with the Senior Team, the challenge of
developing the Team to compete at higher levels and ensuring
that the ground meets the necessary criteria are challenges but
ones that I thrive on.
“Everybody is on a high at the club at the moment, the
whole club appears to be on an upwards curve after a few
difficult years. Last season the Senior Team gained promotion
to the Northern League, the 1st time Redcar has had a team at
that level for nearly 100 years, and all of our Junior sides are
having great seasons.
“The future with the youngsters looks really bright and
the place is bouncing at the moment. The town and people
of Redcar have got behind us and we are currently 3rd in the
average attendance table in the Northern League 2nd Division;
we have added some more sponsors and we continue to raise
the profile of Redcar.
“I first got involved with the club when I provided them
with some hedging and plants for the club; we have
been a sponsor of Redcar Athletic Football Club for
a couple of years now. Unfortunately, I had to stop
playing football after I snapped my cruciate ligament.
An injury that has had me on crutches many years later.
From everyone at Longbeck Nurseries we would like
to wish the club all the luck for the rest of the season
and hope all the lads enjoy it and look forward to
seeing the club grow.”
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