Puritians sign new Chairman

Phil Lines co-opted onto Board of Banbury United Community Football Club Ltd to take on the role of Chairman.

The Board of Banbury United is delighted to announce that, in line with the constitution of the Community Benefit Society, they have co-opted former player and manager Phil Lines onto the Board.

The space on the Board became available following the resignation of Ronnie Johnson last month and it is within the Board’s remit to fill spaces when they fall outside of the annual election process from members of the CBS.

The Board select individuals for roles from within its members and they approached Phil to take on the role of Chairman, which, we are delighted to report, Phil has agreed to.

In the interests of transparency as a supporters’ owned club, the Board is calling a General Meeting of the club on Thursday 30 November, 8.30 pm at the club, to ratify this appointment.

Banbury United interim chairman, Martin Cantrell commented “I’m extremely pleased that we’ve been able to attract someone of the calibre of Phil to the club. His experience in non-league football locally is second to none and with him being a former player and manager, it really is a perfect fit for us.”

Phil Lines began his football career at the Puritans in 1972 and went on to play 354 times for the club. He also enjoyed spells as manager from 1983 to1988 and again in 1998. Locally, he was director of football at Brackley Town and more recently he was chairman of Easington Sports.

Lines was also delighted to be back at United and said “I’ve been really pleased to see my home town club become rejuvenated since the fan takeover in 2015. Ronnie Johnson’s shoes are big ones to fill, but I aim to build on the solid foundations which have been laid so far. Banbury United is where I started my career and is a club very close to my heart. We have some big challenges ahead of us, but I intend to give my all for the club and its supporters”

Source Banbury United FC