Our Writers
Meet the team behind Read Aston Villa. Our writers are experienced sports journalists bringing you the latest news, in-depth analysis, and expert opinion.
Abdullah Mulla
Sports Journalist
22, Sports Content Executive, follow me on Twitter for regular updates.
Adam Allcroft
Sports Journalist
Adam Hamdani
Sports Journalist
I manage all social media and editorial content for Read Arsenal.
Adam Jones
Sports Journalist
Journalism and Media Production student at the University for the Creative Arts
Aidan Jones
Sports Journalist
Aiden McGrath
Sports Journalist
Alex Bull
Sports Journalist
Aspiring to be a sports journalist. Trying to get experience in writing sports articles. Southampton Fan!
Alex Murray
Sports Journalist
Content Executive @ FreshPress Ltd
Alex Turk
Sports Journalist
Football Content Executive
Amy Forbes
Sports Journalist
Andrea Locorotondo
Sports Journalist
Andrea Locorotondo is a Data Journalist at Opta with over 8 years of experience in Data Collection. He has been featured on Tuttosport, EA Sports App and Sleeper, specializing in Premier League and Serie A. Andrea holds a SJA and AIPS membership and he frequently appears as a pundit on Italian radio and television shows, including RDS Serie A TV and La Fiera del Calcio, where he shares his insights as a Premier League expert.
Ashley Colbourn
Sports Journalist
Aydin Osman
Sports Journalist
Ben Cripps
Sports Journalist
Ben Crump
Sports Journalist
Freelance Football Writer
Ben James
Sports Journalist
Ben Smith
Sports Journalist
LFC and all-round sports fan.
Ben Warner
Sports Journalist
Editor for Read Man City and writer for The Read Network. Manchester City.
Benjamin Pennells
Sports Journalist
Brian Gosden
Sports Journalist
Sports journalist. Writer across many sports.
Callum Gurr
Sports Journalist
Callum Watkins
Sports Journalist
Charles Redmond
Sports Journalist
Charlie Roberts
Sports Journalist
Charlie Smith
Sports Journalist
Freelance football writer. Leeds United fan
Chris Gallagher
Sports Journalist
Chris Sparks
Sports Journalist
Editor for Read Sunderland
Cian Cheesbrough
Sports Journalist
Cillian Moore
Sports Journalist
Connor McDonagh
Sports Journalist
Editor for Read Arsenal and Read Motorsport
Crippy Cooke
Sports Journalist
Sports journalist who is an avid football fan, enjoys debunking transfer rumours, loves to write pieces on players out in the cold and takes a large amount of pride getting a predicted XI 100% correct.
Curtis Stephens
Sports Journalist
Swansea City for football, Nashville Predators and Cardiff Devils for hockey and Memphis for basketball.
Dale Eaton
Sports Journalist
Student Journalist and Aston Villa fan
Dan Briard
Sports Journalist
WHUFC Season ticket holder - Aspiring sports journalist
Dan Clubbe
Sports Journalist
Freelance content writer for snack media. Liverpool fan, cricketer and eternal optimist.
Daniel Archer
Sports Journalist
Daniel Emery
Sports Journalist
Content Executive at Fresh Press Media Ltd / Daniel.Emery@FreshPressUK.com
Danny Hughes
Sports Journalist
David Robson
Sports Journalist
David Todva
Sports Journalist
I am an experienced writer with a background in the sports industry. Having worked for many years, I bring a unique perspective on Eastern European sports due to my Russian heritage. I frequently cover these sports for various outlets. When I'm not writing, I enjoy spending time with my wife and our two young children.
Dec Maher
Sports Journalist
Declan Kings
Sports Journalist
Dylan Bregman
Sports Journalist
Edd Evans
Sports Journalist
Edd Evans
Sports Journalist
Trainee journalist at the University of Sheffield and avid Villa fan.
Edward Payne
Sports Journalist
Elisha Delaney
Sports Journalist
Elliott Cuff
Sports Journalist
Emmanuel igbokwuwe
Sports Journalist
Evin Grant
Sports Journalist
FOOTBALL COACH | EDITOR FOR NEWCASTLE360
George Rogan
Sports Journalist
Georgia Stevens
Sports Journalist
Grant McQuillan
Sports Journalist
Harry Trend
Sports Journalist
Henry Barns
Sports Journalist
Henry Jackson
Sports Journalist
Freelance football writer with a huge passion for the game. Liverpool fanatic since the 1990s, for my sins.
Howard Hodgson
Sports Journalist
Jack Brain
Sports Journalist
Editor of Read Man City. Writer for Fresh Press.
Jack Bryant
Sports Journalist
Jack Davis
Sports Journalist
Jack Jasek
Sports Journalist
Jack has recently begun his writing career and his work has been featured for a couple of sites. Jack is American based and his writing mainly focuses on soccer (I’m sorry, I’m an American). He writes occasionally for Read Aston Villa and is a feature writer there.
Jack Riley
Sports Journalist
Jack Skevington
Sports Journalist
Jacob Kirkbride
Sports Journalist
Jacob Sinkins
Sports Journalist
Head Editor of Read Rugby Union. Writer for Read Norwich
James Browning
Sports Journalist
Editor-in-chief and head content creator for Read Man United
James Clark
Sports Journalist
Interested in Football, Politics and obviously Aston Villa.
James Felton
Sports Journalist
James Houghton
Sports Journalist
James Mahoney
Sports Journalist
James McAndrew
Sports Journalist
James Spiking
Sports Journalist
Writer of Words. Chelsea FC.
James Stokes
Sports Journalist
James Thompson
Sports Journalist
James Todd
Sports Journalist
jamiebourne
Sports Journalist
Joe Hulbert
Sports Journalist
Joe Watson
Sports Journalist
I aspire to work within sports media, having discovered I may not make the grade as a pro footballer. There's still time though, or I can always blame injuries. Main sporting interests are football, as a big Liverpool fan, and boxing. Started writing for sites like TBT at 16, hoping it leads somewhere towards a good career one day. My twitter is linked on this page for any contact needed.
Jonny Lonsdale
Sports Journalist
Joseph Koetters
Sports Journalist
Joseph McGuinness
Sports Journalist
Josh Bunting
Sports Journalist
Joshua Hardy
Sports Journalist
20, aspiring sports journalist. Joined the Read Network in August 2016 and started writing for Read West Ham. I have now branched out to other sites such as Read Arsenal, Read Chelsea, Read Liverpool, Read Man Utd, Read Celtic and Read Bundesliga.
Joshua Pallett
Sports Journalist
Kalum Bowers
Sports Journalist
Kirshon Wilkins
Sports Journalist
Writer for Read Crystal Palace and other Read Everything networks
Lewis Holman
Sports Journalist
Sports journalist at The University of Gloucestershire and FWA (Football Writers assocation) member
Lewis Oldham
Sports Journalist
Louie Littlewood
Sports Journalist
Luke Osman
Sports Journalist
Football Content Executive at Fresh Press Media Ltd.
Luke Sports
Sports Journalist
Huge fan of the beautiful game
Luke Weir
Sports Journalist
Matt Astbury
Sports Journalist
Matthew Brown
Sports Journalist
UCLan Sports Journalism graduate
Matthew Sweeting
Sports Journalist
Rebecca Hawksworth
Sports Journalist
Sean Kettle
Sports Journalist
Stephen Adkins
Sports Journalist
Tom Fenton
Sports Journalist
Tommy Jones
Sports Journalist