A community club since 1968
Riverside Athletic (sample) is run by volunteers for everyone in Springfield: players, families and the people who stand on the touchline every other Saturday.
Run by volunteers, open to everyone
The club started with one team and a borrowed pitch. Today five teams and more than two hundred players train at Mill Lane every week (sample).
Every penny from tickets, the bar and our partners goes back into pitches, kit and coaching. Nobody on the committee is paid.
Club history
1968
Founded at the Railway Arms
Twelve players and a secretary register Riverside Athletic with the county league (sample).
1984
A ground of our own
The club buys the field on Mill Lane and builds the first changing rooms.
2009
The academy starts
Two under-9 teams become an academy for boys and girls from age six.
2019
Women's first team
The women’s team joins the regional league and wins promotion in its second season.
2024
New floodlights
Supporters and partners fund LED floodlights, so midweek games and training run all winter.
Committee
Elected every summer at the annual general meeting. Members can stand for any role.
Pat Okoro
Chair (sample)
Lena Fischer
Club secretary (sample)
Tom Reilly
Treasurer (sample)
Amira Haddad
Academy lead (sample)
Joe Brennan
Grounds and kit (sample)
Sue Marsh
Welfare officer (sample)
Hire the clubhouse
The clubhouse seats 80 and has a bar, a kitchen and a view over the pitch. Members get a lower rate.
- Birthday parties and team presentations
- Meetings and training days
- Parking for 40 cars
Give an hour on matchday
Gatemen, bar staff, kit washers, coaches, photographers: every role helps. No experience needed.