First Team Manager Appointment
Aylesbury United Football Club is delighted to announce Andy Ballard as our new First Team Manager. This was an important appointment for the football club. Andy’s first match in charge will be away to Waltham Abbey on Tuesday evening.
Andy was previously 1st Team Manager at Didcot Town FC between 2016 and 2019 taking them to the Southern League Play Offs and Cup Final. Since then, Andy has been 1st Team Assistant and Interim Manager at Oxford City winning National League promotion in 2023. Andy’s playing career included representing Oxford City, Slough Town, Didcot Town and Chesham United.
We weren't simply looking for someone to manage the next game. We were looking for someone who could share our ambition and help build the football side of the club for the years ahead.
Our objective is clear: stabilise, progress, challenge and ultimately build an Aylesbury United team capable of winning promotion.
Alongside that sits our wider ambition to bring the club home to Aylesbury and create a football club that the town and our supporters can be proud of.
Throughout the interview process, Andy demonstrated the ambition, energy and approach we believe can help us take the next step.
There will be no shortcuts. Building something sustainable takes time, hard work and commitment, but we believe this appointment gives us an exciting platform from which to move forward.
Andy added “The plan for the club, the vision and the journey back to the town is really something that I was interested in. We want to get the ball down and play fast, attacking football, but also we want to be organised and defensively strong. My message to the fans would be just to stick with us, give us some time, but you’ll see a change, and hopefully we can get the results that you deserve.”
Our thanks go to Danny Gray for his continued support during the interim period, securing valuable points and helping the club through the transition. Andy will confirm his backroom team in due course.
Now it is time to look forward.
A new manager. A new chapter. One ambition.
Welcome to Aylesbury United, Andy.
Come on you Ducks. 🦆💚
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