Woodley United F.C.

Woodley United Club Badge, created in 2015
Full name	Woodley United Football Club Ltd
Nickname(s)	United
Founded	2011
Ground	Rivermoor Stadium, Scours Lane, Tilehurst, Reading RG30 6AY
Ground Capacity	2,000
Chairman	Colum Moon
Manager	Michael Herbert
League	Hellenic League Division One East
2016–17	Hellenic League Division One East, 2nd of 14 (promoted)

Woodley United F.C. is a football club based in Woodley, Berkshire, England. The club can trace its history back to 1904 although it is thought that it existed in the 19th century. Currently it is a member of the Hellenic League Division One East having won promotion by winning the Reading Football League Senior Division in the 2008–09 season.

Woodley United FC was formed in 2011 as a joint venture by the existing Woodley clubs, Woodley Hammers, Woodley Saints, Woodley Town and Woodley Wanderers, to provide a pathway for ladies and girls to play football within the Town.

Each of the existing clubs ran teams at a single age group in isolation of one another.

As a result of this venture teams are being run at Ladies, u18, u16, u15, u14 and u12 level for season 2011 – 12 in addition to female volunteers having come forward to assist in the coaching and running of the club.

From season 2015–16 the club amalgamated with Woodley Town and Woodley Hammers to form the biggest club in Woodley and kept the name Woodley United FC

The club was formed in September 1973 by Brian Finch, composed of boys from the 4th Woodley Scout Troop. They were formed at U12 level and played in the Bracknell Boys League, with their first home pitch being at Rivermead School in Woodley. The name Woodley Hammers came as a result of the kit that Brian obtained for the boys to play in – an old West Ham United kit!

The club has grew continuously throughout the years and celebrated it's Silver Jubilee in February 1999.

Woodley Hammers Football Club had teams ranging from U7 to U18 and senior men's teams.

Their youth teams played in the Reading & West Berkshire (R&WB), the Berkshire Youth Development League (BYDL) or the East Berks Football Alliance League (EBFA) whilst their men’s football was played in the Reading Football League, Reading and District Sunday League and the Bracknell Town and District Sunday League.

The club motto "guadium joci causa" translates as "enjoyment through sport" and emphasised the club's philosophy of not only giving local children the chance to develop their football skills but also to provide the simple enjoyment of taking part in a team sport. Those children were then given the chance to continue to represent the club at older levels and become more and more successful in winning local competitions and leagues. Winning was not always the primary aim for the club, it was more about participating in an enjoyable atmosphere at a friendly club.