Key appointments signal the start of new era for Bath City
Bath City has announced two key appointments as it heralds a new era following the recent sale of the football club.
The first is that of Debbie King, who is now full-time General Manager. Debbie has an MBA from Cranfield and over 30 years of Management Consultancy experience, working with FTSE 100 companies and most recently local businesses to help them to be as successful as possible. She will now bring this wealth of experience to support Andrew Stalbow in his mission to unlock Bath City’s potential.
Since becoming involved with the club as a volunteer in 2024, Debbie has already managed a number of significant projects, including overseeing the replacement of the floodlights as well as upgrades to the in-ground facilities.
In addition, she played a pivotal role in ensuring that the sale of the club went through, managing all the club information that was part of the due diligence process and also handling the shareholder database to ensure that the required threshold of 90% of shares being transferred was met. This is how she met Andrew Stalbow, who led the investment group and is now Executive Chair, and formed a working partnership which will now see her heading up the Stadium Operations, Finance and Administration areas for the club.
Commenting on the appointment, Andrew said, “ We are incredibly fortunate to have someone of Debbie’s calibre in this important role. Not only does she bring vast experience of running a business and the financial rigour needed to ensure every penny is spent wisely, she has an amazing ability to just roll up her sleeves and get things done. On top of all that, she is a very calm, measured person who remains unruffled by the toughest of challenges. Having her focussing full time on all the behind-the-scenes administrative functions will, I’m sure, help turbo-charge our ambition to get the club football league ready.”
Debbie, a Bath resident for over 20 years, said, “I love living in Bath but like many people, the football club wasn’t really on my radar until I started volunteering here in 2024. I was struck by the fantastic community atmosphere at Twerton Park and could see the potential then, but could also see how the club was hamstrung by a lack of investment. I’m therefore excited to be part of this project to help unlock the club’s potential. I’ll be very much behind the scenes and, if I do my job properly, you won’t see or hear from me too much more. I’d like to think though that our loyal fans will see a difference throughout the club and hopefully many more Bathonians will discover the hidden gem that is Bath City Football Club and will join us on our journey up through the leagues.”
The second appointment to be announced is Dave Phillips who has been appointed to a new full-time role as the club’s official videographer. Dave has been a volunteer behind the camera at the club for many years, putting in many hours to produce video content of the highest standard.
Andrew explained, “Dave has excelled as a volunteer videographer, and the quality of Bath City’s video work is of a Premier League standard. We’re thrilled to be able to offer Dave a full-time role that allows him to follow his passions. This is a very strategic hire for us – we want to enable all of our supporters, partners, investors in Bath, the UK and around the world, to join the journey with us, and Dave and team will be capturing the key moments on and off the pitch as we share the stories of a club working hard to unlock its potential.”
It was also recently announced that player Alex Fisher would be taking on the role of Head of Business Development at the club.
