Manchester United and England footballer Tom Cleverley is set to kick off a season of centenary celebrations at Oxenhope Recreation FC, following the completion of a £45,000 redevelopment of the club’s ground.

The former Bradford City youth midfielder, 23, has been confirmed as the guest of honour for the start of the club’s 100-year celebrations, beginning in June.

He will officially open a new re-developed pitch, marking the football club’s move back to the village where it began following a four-year exile.

Home matches have been played at Marley stadium, Keighley, while work has been carried out to upgrade the ground to West Yorkshire League standards.

Scott Nelson, a first team player and committee member, said: “Tom Cleverley is originally from down south but he moved up to Bradford and lived all his life here until he got snapped up by Manchester United.

“He will be coming up to officially open the new pitch and will, potentially be bringing another player. Oxenhope Recreation had to move from the village to Marley when it stepped up from the Craven League.

It left behind its steeply-sloping pitch for better facilities when it joined the West Yorkshire League.

The club also improved its changing rooms in the redevelopment, funded by about £15,000 raised by members and supporters and grants from grassroots sports funder, the Football Foundation and Bradford Council. The total cost of the project was just under £45,000, said Mr Nelson.

He said: “We are a family-run club but our supporters have dropped off since we moved but we are hoping to get them back.” Ray Broadbent, secretary of Oxenhope Recreation, said: “It has been a lot of hard work and we have had our trials and tribulations along the way but the committee has worked very hard to get us where we are now and we are now bearing the fruits of all our labours.”