The Club
The Club
CHAIRMAN: PHIL KNIGHT
Non-Executive Director within local leisure companies. Works with Canterbury City Council on partnership projects. Member of the Kent County FA. Level 1 coach.
Email: chairman@canterburycityfc.com
SECRETARY AND VICE CHAIRMAN: KEITH VAUGHAN
Steeped in local and county football. Involved in youth football administration for twenty years. Canterbury and District League Secretary for ten years. County F.A Council member. Involved in youth development for the FA.
6, Dove Close
Herne
Herne Bay
Kent CT6 7HS
Email: secretary@canterburycityfc.com
TREASURER: ADAM KENT
Trained as an accountant with Reeves and Neylan. Currently Finance Manager of Active Life Ltd. Centre forward in local leagues for past ten years.
MEDIA MANAGER/WEB SITE EDITOR: NORMAN FOX
Sports writer. Former Football Correspondent of The Times and Independent on Sunday. Author of several football books.
Email: webmaster@canterburycityfc.com
DIRECTORS: Phil Knight, Keith Vaughan, Adam Kent, Norman Fox, John Fabre, Keith Longley.
FIRST TEAM MANAGER: DAVE FAIRCLOUGH
Played for Deal town and Walmer Rovers before finally retiring at 32 when he moved into management with Walmer who had a string of successes in the league and cup. He became involved in the development of the youth teams and now at Canterbury looks forward to bridging the gap between that age and senior football. When work took him to South Africa he managed an Expats team that included several former professionals. On returning he helped re-form the Betteshanger club and again worked with the young players as well as the Reserve side. Took City to promotion in their first season since being re-formed.
MARK DOBSON FIRST TEAM COACH
Former Kent and Glamorgan county cricketer and Head Coach of the England Women's Cricket team, but he is also a respected football coach and himself played for Tyler Hill, Broomfield and Herne Bay. Former Head of PE at St. Edmund's School. Joined City for the start of the 2008-09 season.
BOB VIDLER RESERVE TEAM MANAGER
Managed Thanington FC U18s to a league and cup double in 2006-07 season and is currently that clubs chairman.
DAMIAN LANGIANO UNDER 18s COACH
MAT KEYTE UNDER 16s COACH
JIM HOOPER AND STEVE NORTH UNDER 13s COACHES
ADE GOWER GOALKEEPER COACH
One of East Kent's most experienced 'keepers. He has played for Whitstable Town, Herne Bay, Faversham, Broomfield and Tyler Hill. He has made regular appearances for City's Reserves.
LORNA SHILLING WOMENS TEAM MANAGER
An experienced footballer, having played extensively at home and in Germany. Managed the successful Whitstable Town Ladies side, winning a number of trophies at Belmont. Level 1 coach.
ANGIE DUTTON WOMENS TEAM COACH
An experienced footballer. Founder member of Dover Ladies where she was Captain, treasurer and for a short time, Chairman. Represented S.E.Counties in 2003/4. Coached and managed Ramsgate before joining CCFC in 2008. Level 2 coach.
MICK SANTER GIRLS UNDER 16s AND GIRLS 13-14 MANAGER.
Won league championship as manager of Canterbury City Youth FC U-16s last season. Qualified referee and level 2 coach.
SHARON MINTON GIRLS 11-12s MANAGER
CLARE PEARSON GIRLS 11-12s COACH
NICK SAUNDERS VETERANS TEAM MANAGER
DR DAVID CHAPMAN-JONES CLUB MEDICAL ADVISER AND FITNESS TRAINER
Canterbury is the largest metropolitan region in the UK without a Senior representative football team. The new Canterbury City Football Club CIC* has been set up to put that right. But there is more to it than that. The club has been established in a way that is unique in British football, being the first in the country to be formed from scratch as a Community Interest Company. The aim is to provide Canterbury with a club that the great city deserves and make it an asset for the community. The committee has worked hard to set the foundations but needs your help to achieve the objectives.
Phil Knight, Chairman of the committee, explains:-
“With the demise of Canterbury City Football Club in 1999, an unbroken record of almost 100 years of competitive senior football came to an end and left the city of Canterbury without a senior representative football team.
A group drawn widely from the local football community worked resolutely behind the scenes to explore the possibility of re-launching the club and continues to be in discussion with the local council as to how a community football stadium/facility might be developed. In order to embed the club within the local community it has been incorporated as a Community Interest Company and operates within pre-agreed community objectives which are monitored annually. Ownership of the club will remain firmly within its membership, with all corporate and individual members enjoying identical voting rights".
*What is a CIC?
Community Interest Companies are a new form of non-profit distributing organisations that have community objectives at their core and can prove each year that they have worked towards and met these objectives. Canterbury City FC decided to incorporate as a CIC because:-
- It meets the club’s determination to involve itself deeply in the community. The club and Canterbury City Council are in full agreement that the Canterbury City FC project starts from the community and works upwards towards senior football.
- Asset locks the club, ensuring that no one individual can take control of the assets enjoyed by the club or its membership.
- Allows the club to be owned by its membership – with private and corporate members having identical voting rights – including the make up of the Board.
- Allows the club to form Charitable Partnerships. The club has identified the local Pilgrim’s Hospice as their key partner and is working on a number of initiatives with them.
- Gives confidence to members, the Council and other partner agencies that the club has been built on firm foundations.
