They were originally called
Redditch and joined the
Birmingham and District League in 1921. After the war, they played in the
Birmingham Combination, and were champions in 1953, before returning to the Birmingham and District. In 1971, they changed their name to Redditch United and the following season joined the
Southern League. In
1975–76, they won Division One North and were promoted to the Premier Division. In
1978–79, they finished eighth in the league, and became founder members of the
Alliance Premier League. However, they finished bottom in their
first season, and dropped into the Southern League's Midland Division. After finishing as runners-up in
1985–86, the club were promoted to the Premier Division, where they remained until relegation in 1989. The following season, they reached the first round of the
FA Cup, losing 3–1 to
Merthyr Tydfil. In
2003–04, the club won the Southern League Western Division, and then joined
Conference North. after a previous attempt to purchase Kidderminster Harriers fell through. A short time later, in May 2011, the club was relegated from the
Conference North after finishing bottom of the division. Redditch United returned to the
Southern Premier Division for the
2011-12 season following their relegation the previous season. At the end of the
2015-16 season, the club finished second in the division under the management of Liam McDonald, but were denied promotion after losing in the play-off semi-finals to
Leamington on penalty kicks. ==Players==