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Silhill 1st team before the kick-off in the BCFA stadium, Ray Hall Lane, Great Barr, of the 2008 Birmingham County FA Saturday Junior Cup Final on 29th March. Braving persistent rain, they defeated Billesley United 3-2 to lift this trophy for the first time in Silhill’s 100-year history.

Back row, left to right: Bill Pears (assistant manager), Richard Collins, Steve Powell, Darren Lea (goalscorer & joint man-of-the-match), Kieran Davies, Keith Conway, Jamie May (joint man-of-the-match), Andy Masters (goalkeeper & acting captain), Tomasz Grabowski (substitute goalkeeper), Chris Conway (team manager). Front row, left to right: Paul Skerrett, Andy McDonagh, John Bradley, Dane Morgan, Danny Partridge, Chris Kavanagh (goalscorer), Craig Perry.


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Managed by Howard Yates, Silhill 2nds retained their Div.2 status for 2008/09 after fighting a stalwart & determined campaign in 2007/08.

Back row, left to right: Alix Hayward, Jamie Naughton, Matt Scrivens, Jamie Bailey, Steve Lynch, Mark Pigott. Front row, left to right: Joe Burke, Robbie Desmond, Neil Bannon, Rob Houlston (captain), Gareth Reeves, Stuart McInnes, Howard Yates (goalkeeper & team manager).

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Silhill 3rd team line up at Drawbridge Road, Shirley, on 15th March, prior to kick-off of the 2008 Birmingham & District AFA Minor Cup Final in which they went on to defeat Village 3rds 2-1 in extra time :-

Back row, left to right: Roger Hudson (Silhill FC Chairman), Jason Jones, Nick Edmond (reserve goalkeeper), Tim Hufton (player-manager & man-of-the-match), Dave Budden, Stefan Bramble, Tomasz Grabowski (goalkeeper), Steve Hensel (goalscorer), Chris Hawker, Phil Haynes (Silhill FC Hon Secretary). Front row, left to right: Harrison Edmond (team mascot), Jamie Bailey (goalscorer), Anthony Butler, Chris Avery, Robbie Desmond (captain), Rob Houlston, Matthew Smith, Neil Bannon.


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Silhill 4th team celebrate at the Old Dorkinians Sports Club, Pixham Lane, Dorking, Surrey, on 29th March, after winning the 2008 London Minor Cup Final. Despite heavy rain, they defeated strongly supported Essex team Bealonians from the Amateur Football Combination Div.4 North 2-0 :-

Back row, left to right: Craig Kavanagh (joint manager), Paul Tongue, Joe Titley (goalscorer), Richard McInnes, Les Phipps, Ian James (joint manager), Stefan Bramble, Luke McCormack, Ben Michael (man-of-the-match), Martin Walters. Front row, left to right: Bob Mason, Nick Edmond (goalkeeper), Harrison Edmond (team mascot), Stuart Hudson (captain), David Johnson (goalscorer), Sean Wilkes.


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