The best, quickest and most efficient way of contacting Birmingham County FA is via Support@BirminghamFA.com whereby your enquiry will be assigned into the inbox of the most relevant team or individual to assist with your query, usually within three to five working days.

 

You can also call our office line on 0121 357 4278 and listen to the relevant options to select the correct option for your query:

Option 1 - Football Services: for Discipline, Clubs & Leagues.

Option 2 - Football Development: for Courses & Coach development, Male Pathway, Female Pathway, Disability Pathway, Refereeing, Facilities and Accreditation

Option 3 - Safeguarding

Option 4 - BCFA Operations: For Finance, Media & Content, Facility Booking and Save Today Play Tomorrow

 

 

For reference, we are not a football club and do not run any teams. If you are looking to play and find a club to suit your needs and ability, then please use the FA’s search tool via the following website: www.find.englandfootball.com

MEET THE TEAM

 

Some of the mobile numbers below may also be personal numbers, and therefore may not be answered out of hours and/or at weekends. Please ensure you choose the individual most relevant to your query before contacting us to ensure that your query is dealt with by the correct individual.

    

Safeguarding

If you have an immediate and urgent concern about the safety or wellbeing of any individual, especially a child or vulnerable adult, whether inside or outside of football, please contact your local Emergency Services (999) or the NSPCC on: 0808 800 5000 or your Local Authority Safeguarding Services.

 

Katrina Pritchard, Safeguarding Administrator

E: Support@BirminghamFA.com

M: 07813 067860

 

Tighe Maxwell-Whiteley, Safeguarding and Respect Officer

E: Safeguarding@BirminghamFA.com

M: 07980 830648

 

Sarah Willis, Safeguarding Manager

E: Safeguarding@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07791 120829

 

Discipline

 

Jemma Edwards, Discipline Officer
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07415 063127

 

Maximus Court, Football Administrator (Discipline)

E: Support@BirminghamFA.com

M: 07377 108693

 

 

Clubs and Leagues

 

Christopher Fletcher, Football Administrator

E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07852 115736

  

Mandy Garner, Governance & Compliance Officer (including County Cups)

E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07815 003827

 

Mohammed Juned, Football Services Manager

E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07970 781533

 

Referees

 

Keiran Forrest, Referee Development Officer
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07415 063126 

 

Nicola Belcher, Referee Development Assistant

E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07852 115732

 

Facilities 

 

Ant Hasker, Facilities & Investment Lead
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07815 003822

 

Caroline Smith, Capital Project Support
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com

M: 07502 039072
 

Education & Courses

 

Dawn Pilkington, Course & Coach Development Coordinator
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07813 630150

 

Rachael Mitchell-Blunt, Deputy Football Development Manager
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07870 382223

 

Football Development

Jim McGettrick, Club Development Lead

E: Support@birminghamfa.com

 

Luke Bowles, Football Development Manager
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07527 079432

      

Mizan Rahman, FDO - Male Player Pathway

E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07815 003824

 

Ryan Kimberley, FDO - Disability Player Pathway and FE+HE Lead
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07815 003820

    

Vicky Mitchell, FDO - Female Player Pathway

E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07815 003828

 

Finance

Myles Mayers, Finance Officer

E: Support@BirminghamFA.com

P: 07815 003823

 

 

Media & Marketing

 

Ella Perry, Media & Content Officer

E: Support@BirminghamFA.com

 

Richard Lindsay, Sustainability & Business Insights Manager
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07870 251112

 

Pitch Hire

Kieron Kavanagh, Operations Officer (for pitch hire and venue bookings)
E: Support@BirminghamFA.com
M: 07815 003825 

 

CEO

 

Kevin Shoemake, CEO

E: Support@BirminghamFA.com

M: 07966 143526

 board members

Name	Term	Position	Current/previous role	Responsibility/interests
Sandra Hampton	Appointed July 2015  3rd (final) x 3yr term Appointed Chair 2024	Chairperson SLT	Previous: Sport England - Community Sport Relationship Manager Club Committee Member (Tennis)	Sports Participation Code of Governance Women & Girls Football
Kevin Shoemake	Appointed May 2016 Full-Time employee	CEO Ex-Officio (role) SLT	Ex Pro/Semi-Pro footballer UEFA B Coach & FA Tutor FA Representative & NGB Member Premier League Delegate/UEFA Delegate	Business Leadership Strategic Development Senior Safeguarding Lead
Monica Shafaq	Appointed July 2018 1 x 2yr + 2nd x 3yr term - June 2026	Senior Independent Non-Executive Chair: IAG SLT	CEO - Gordon Moody (Gambling Addiction Charity) Non Exec positions: Man Utd Foundation; Premier League Equality & Diversity Panel; PFA Foundation, FA National Asian Inclusion Advisory Group	Equality/Diversity Health & Wellbeing HR Charity Governance
Mike Penn	Appointed July 2013 Reappointed 2021 12yrs - June 2025	Immediate Past Chairman Chair: Referee Group	Ex Referee Businessman Previously FA Referee Committee & FA Leagues Committee	County FA organisation & funding Referees People
Shameem Kazmi	Appointed July 2018 2nd (final) x 3yr term - June 2024	Independent Non-Executive	Britvic Plc: Director Research & Development & Innovation UEFA B Coach	Strategy Culture & People Sustainability
Holly Murdoch	Appointed July 2018 2nd x 3yr term - June 2024	Independent Non-Executive	Chief Operating Officer, Women's Professional Game (NewCo) Previously General Manager, St George's Park	Facility Development HR PR/Marketing
Stuart Welch	Appointed July 2018 1 x 2yr + 2nd x 3yr term - June 2026	Independent Non-Executive	Regional Director - Corporate & Commercial Banking, RBS Level 2 Coach	Finance/Investment Commercial Development
John Berry	Appointed July 2018 1 x 2yr + 2nd x 3yr term - June 2026	Independent Non-Executive	Town Planning Manager – HS2 Previous: Public Health England Previous: Programme Manager WMCA	Facility Development Sports Participation Community Engagement
Annelli Peavot	Appointed Jan 2022 1st x 2.5yr term - June 2024	Independent Non-Executive	Head of Safeguarding - Canterbury Christ Church University Previous Non Exec: British Gymnastics & Swim England	Board Safeguarding & Safety Champion Safeguarding Strategy & people
Luke Bowles	Appointed July 2022 Full-Time employee	Ex-officio (role) SLT	Football Development Manager (BCFA) Ex Player Level 3 Referee UEFA B Coach	Football Development & Governance Participation & Interventions Dep Senior Safeguarding Lead
Mohammed Juned	Appointed July 2023 Full-Time employee	Ex-officio (role) SLT	Football Services Manager (BCFA) Ex Player/Manager UEFA B Coach	Football Administration Discipline & customer excellence ED&I
Martin Leong	1 x 1yr + 2nd x 3yr term - June 2025	Independent Non-Executive	C-Suite Senior Executive International Banking & Consultancy	Commercial/Sponsorship Partnerships

We were thrilled to learn of the fantastic achievement that Shameem was the recipient of the winners award at the Institute of Directors (Midlands) for Non-Executive Director of the Year. A huge congratulations from everyone at Birmingham County FA.