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1 DORKING FC OFFICIAL PROGRAMME 2015/16 DORKING V BEDFONT & FELTHAM COMBINED COUNTIES LEAGUE: DIVISION ONE SATURDAY, 24th OCTOBER

3 Welcome to Dorking FC and The New Defence, our home ground for the 2015/16 season. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mark Sale and his team at Horley Town FC for their hospitality and I hope that you enjoy your visit with us today. This is our second and final season here at The New Defence, ahead of our exciting move back to our old home in Meadowbank, which will be transformed into our iconic new home. As we continue our development at Dorking FC the new leadership team are very excited about this, their second season. Our vision remains focused on continuing to rebuild Dorking FC as a respected football club but also as a social enterprise by re-establishing Dorking FC as an iconic club at the heart of its rural community. The football management team have worked tirelessly over the summer and I would like to thank them for all their efforts. A big welcome back to our squad of players plus a number of exciting new players joining us. We have some bright young talent coming through our club and once again I expect we will see a good number of our U18 s appearing for our first team. A huge thanks go to my fellow Board members, all of our volunteer helpers, our football management team and of course our loyal supporters. We hope you will follow us on our journey, grassroots football is important to us all, and Dorking FC hopes to make its own contribution to the benefit of everyone. To keep up to date with developments and news at DFC join us on and on facebook.com/dorkingfc. Kind Regards, Grant Ashley, Chairman

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CLUB INFORMATION: Founded: 1880 Nickname: The Chicks Club Colours: Green, Red and White - the Cockerel Colours Away Colours: Yellow Home Ground: Meadowbank, Mill Lane, Dorking RH4 1DX Temporary Home

Director (Football): Director (Press & PR): Club Secretary: Matchday Secretary: Grant Ashley Jason Rabbetts Alan Gout Simon Coffey Roger Mahony Hilary Baxter Jeff Hamnett Football Staff: First Team

5 CLUB INFORMATION: Founded: 1880 Nickname: The Chicks Club Colours: Green, Red and White - the Cockerel Colours Away Colours: Yellow Home Ground: Meadowbank, Mill Lane, Dorking RH4 1DX Temporary Home Ground: The New Defence, Court Lodge Road, Horley RH6 8RS Company Address: Old Printers Yard, 156 South Street, Dorking RH4 2HF Management Committee: Chairman: Chief Executive: Director (Treasurer): Director (Football): Director (Press & PR): Club Secretary: Matchday Secretary: Grant Ashley Jason Rabbetts Alan Gout Simon Coffey Roger Mahony Hilary Baxter Jeff Hamnett Football Staff: First Team Manager: Glynn Stephens Assistant Manager: Steve Hurd Club Physio: Andrew Bushe Performance Analyst: Brett Rhoades First Team Coach/U18 Manager: Steve Lunn U18 Coach: Henry Herouvin Ladies Coaches: Will Letts & Matt Dilger First Team Captain: Martin Smith Contacts: dorkingfc@btinternet.com Website: Facebook: /dorkingfc

DORKING COLOURS: GREEN & RED STRIPES MANAGER: GLYNN STEPHENS ASST MANAGER: STEVE HURD COACH: STEVE LUNN PHYSIO: ANDREW BUSHE PERFORMANCE ANALYST: BRETT RHOADES BEDFONT & FELTHAM COLOURS: YELLOW &

6 DORKING COLOURS: GREEN & RED STRIPES MANAGER: GLYNN STEPHENS ASST MANAGER: STEVE HURD COACH: STEVE LUNN PHYSIO: ANDREW BUSHE PERFORMANCE ANALYST: BRETT RHOADES BEDFONT & FELTHAM COLOURS: YELLOW & BLUE MANAGER: LOUIS CARDER-WALCOTT ASST MANAGER: LEE MORRIS PHYSIO: MARIA AYAD ANDREW OSEI JAMES HODEL-MURPHY HARRY DALY MICHAEL FOWLER DAN GURNEY LUKE HARMSWORTH RUSSELL HARTT VARRON JOHN JOHN JUPP ZACH POWELL TOMMY SMITH DAN AKINWANDE JIMMY BRAZIL GEORGE COFFEY SANCHEZ HARRIS DAN HUXLEY DARYL JEEVES ANDY MILLER SCOTT WASON GLEN WRIGHT DIDA ALSAFFER KIERAN LUNN MARTIN SMITH GK GK DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF MID MID MID MID MID MID MID MID FOR FOR FOR SAM JOHNSON-FREEMAN LARRY BOATENG ROB MITCHELL KARLE CARDER-ANDREWS JAMES WARD MATT WARD LUKE CRAIG CHARLIE GEE MICHAEL CAMPBELL JACOB LAMBE JOEL BERNARD JOE MORIARTY TARTLE MENDIS DARREN PUTMAN JOEL SINCLAIR LEE MORRIS REFEREES: IAN BRASH ASST REFEREES: JORDAN CRICHLOW

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8 PLAYERS SPONSORS Sponsoring a player is a great, low cost way for small businesses and individuals to show their support for Dorking s historic, local football club as we look to redevelop and build on our 135 year history. Dorking FC is run entirely by volunteers and all the players adopt traditional, amateur sportsman values. Sponsoring an item of a player s kit will help ensure we can continue to run the club solely in the interests of the town and the local community. If you would like to become a Player Sponsor for this season, please dorkingfc@btinternet.com for more information. STAFF: GLYNN STEPHENS STAFF: STEVE HURD STAFF: STEVE LUNN STAFF: ANDREW BUSHE STAFF: BRETT RHOADES ANDREW OSEI JAMES HODEL-MURPHY HARRY DALY MICHAEL FOWLER DAN GURNEY LUKE HARMSWORTH RUSSELL HARTT VARRON JOHN JOHN JUPP ZACH POWELL TOMMY SMITH DAN AKINWANDE JIMMY BRAZIL GEORGE COFFEY TRACKSUIT & POLO 50 PLAYING KIT 30 TRAINING KIT 20 SANCHEZ HARRIS DAN HUXLEY JR Timber Supplies, Timber & Building Supplies DARYL JEEVES ANDY MILLER SCOTT WASON GLEN WRIGHT DIDA ALSAFFER KIERAN LUNN MARTIN SMITH

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DORKING FC 0-3 KNAPHILL FC CHERRY RED RECORDS PREMIER CHALLENGE CUP, 2nd ROUND 10/10/15 Dorking came into this league cup match on the back of five straight wins, but were unable to overcome higher

10 DORKING FC 0-3 KNAPHILL FC CHERRY RED RECORDS PREMIER CHALLENGE CUP, 2nd ROUND 10/10/15 Dorking came into this league cup match on the back of five straight wins, but were unable to overcome higher division opponents on a frustrating and costly night that saw influential midfielder Scott Wason limp off with an injury that will keep him out of the team for two months. Manager Glynn Stephens took the opportunity of mid-week cup football to make four changes to his starting line up, including a debut for full back Jake Taylor and a start for local U18 graduate Harry Daly. As was to be expected, it was the Premier Division visitors who made the early running in the game, playing with tempo and hitting the woodwork with a header from a corner as early as the third minute. But Dorking competed well, looking to close players down and applied some attacking pressure of their own, skipper Martin Smith put Knaphill keeper Shelley under pressure by charging down his goal kick and forcing him to recover somewhat desperately as the ball looped up and back into the area where he could grab it back to safety. Knaphill continued to look dangerous in possession and were rewarded after 17 minutes when a fine 20 yard effort from Robbie Kersley deceived the unlucky Andrew Osei to go in off the post for a 1-0 lead. The Chicks now have a resilience about them and started to fight back immediately with Daniel Akinwande continuing his current good form to create two half chances, the first a header just over the bar and the second a volley that went wide of the upright. The frustration for Glynn Stevens side started when they were denied a penalty following a clear hand ball in the box and continued when Scott Wason had to be replaced 20 minutes after a heavy tackle apparently unseen by the referee - left him with what later turned out to be a broken ankle. Wason s intelligent use of the ball will be much missed by Dorking during his expected eight weeks recovery time. The first half ended with just one goal separating the teams and, with further opportunities for Dorking falling to Smith and Jimmy Brazil, there was always a feeling that the Chicks could get back into the match. Such optimisim proved short-lived as Knaphill doubled their lead nine minutes into the second half courtesy of a strike from the edge of the box from Timothy Downes, just before Chicks centre back Varron John was forced to retire with a calf injury. And with the Dorking back four not yet settled into its reorganisation, Knaphill netted a third goal from a free kick a minute later. Although the outcome was no longer in doubt, Dorking continued to push themselves to the final whistle with their best chance falling to Akinwande whose header forced a good save from Shelley. Dorking now turn attention back to the league, looking to continue to push up the table with this afternoon s visit of Bedfont and Feltham, before another home fixture next Saturday against Ash United. Dorking FC: Osei, Daly, Taylor, Harmsworth, John, Harris, Brazil, Wason, Smith, Lunn, Akinwande. Subs - Fowler, Wright, Jupp Report by Paul Killick

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13 DFC UPCOMING FIXTURES FIRST TEAM HOME Sat 31 Oct, 15:00 Ash United League AWAY Wed 04 Nov, 19:45 Epsom Athletic League AWAY Sat 07 Nov, 14:00 Worcester Park League AWAY Sat 14 Nov, 15:00 Eversley & California League AWAY Sat 21 Nov, 15:00 Cobham League HOME Sat 28 Nov, 15:00 Sandhurst Town League HOME Sat 05 Dec, 15:00 CB Hounslow United League UNDER 18s TEAM HOME Wed 04 Nov, 19:30 Oakwood Youth League LADIES TEAM HOME Sun 25 Oct, 14:00 Kingstonian Ladies League AWAY Sun 01 Nov, 14:00 Elstead Ladies League HOME Sun 08 Nov, 14:00 Egham Town Ladies League AWAY Sun 06 Dec, 14:00 Guildford Saints Ladies Cup HOME Sun 28 Feb, 14:00 Elstead Ladies League

14 MEADOWBANK UPDATE: NO. 2 LOVE FOOTBALL, LOVE YOUR COMMUNITY, JOIN DORKING FC! Dorking FC is looking for new volunteers to join the running of the community-based club in a new Management Committee, as it gets in shape for a return home to the new Meadowbank football ground in Work will start at the end of this month on the rebuilding of the Chicks traditional home at Meadowbank. In just under a year, Dorking FC will return to the town at the heart of a new, state-of-the-art stadium, providing an exciting sports facility for the whole community. Over a thousand local youth players will join the club at the new Meadowbank, taking advantage of the all-weather artificial pitch for weekly training sessions. Surrey FA have also announced that they are moving their headquarters to the site, making Dorking s home ground the centre of football in the county. Plans for the exciting move home start now. Dorking FC is a not-for-profit organisation, run on an entirely voluntary basis and in accordance with true amateur sport values, in the interests of the community. In preparation for next season, the club is now recruiting to some key, voluntary posts on a new Management Committee. Chairman Grant Ashley says, Since taking over and rescuing Dorking FC last year, the club has been run by a Board of just five volunteer Directors. The foundations for survival have been laid and, with the return to a completely rebuilt Meadowbank ground, this is now one of the most exciting times and opportunities in the club s 135 year history. So the time is right for us to open up the running of the club to local people in a new Management Committee. Grant goes on to explain, We want as many local people as possible who love football and love their community to get involved in establishing this great new sporting project for the town. If we all work together to get this right, we ll have a fantastic new Dorking football facility in Meadowbank park, used by thousands of local people, bringing a huge boost to the town centre, and with a thriving community-orientated football club at its heart. Dorking FC is looking for local people to join the new Voluntary Management Committee in three key roles: Fundraising Manager Club Supporters and Membership Manager Youth and Community Engagement Manager

15 In addition, there are opportunities for people who would like to help out in any other way to join the club in non-specific assistant roles. Fundraising Manager Working both alone and with others, the Fundraising Manager will help develop new sources of revenue, from traditional sponsorship and advertising by local business to creative fundraising ideas and projects. Club Supporters and Membership Manager As the work continues at Meadowbank and interest builds throughout 2016 in the community facility and Dorking FC s return, the Club Supporters and Membership Manager will tap into that local enthusiasm to engage with local people who might wish to follow the football club and make use of its facilities at Meadowbank - building a new, thriving membership and supporter base for the town s historic football club. Youth and Community Engagement Manager With hundred of players from at least seven youth football clubs, local schools and other community groups all expected to make use of Meadowbank alongside Dorking FC, the Youth and Community Engagement Manager will work to liaise with other users and community groups, ensuring constructive and productive relationships. We aim to work together to maximise the potential not just for all the voluntary groups involved in the new stadium, but for the whole of Dorking, in what is truly a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make a real difference for local football, Meadowbank park, community activity in the town centre, local business and the entire town. If you would like to know more about these voluntary posts or are interested in helping run Dorking FC in any other capacity in one of the biggest years in the club s long history, dating back to 1880, then please your contact details to dorkingfc@btinternet.com and the Chairman, Grant Ashley, will get back to you to discuss the plans. Love football? Love Dorking? Then why not get involved! An artist s drawing showing the new Meadowbank stadium viewed from the DFC clubhouse bar:

16 THE COMBINED COUNTIES LEAGUE DIVISION ONE 2015/16 (up to and incl. Wed 21 Oct 15 # Team Pd W D L W D L W D L F A Diff Pts 1. Eversley & California CB Hounslow United Worcester Park Bedfont & Feltham Staines Lammas Abbey Rangers Cobham Sandhurst Town Epsom Athletic Dorking Frimley Green Banstead Athletic Ash United Dorking Wanderers Res Sheerwater Farleigh Rovers South Park Res

FACTS & FIGURES 1830 Shrove Tuesday annual unregulated matches in Dorking streets 1880 Dorking FC formed 1882 Founding member of Surrey FA 1905 Shrove Tuesday matches end 1922 Founding member of

Athenian League 1974 Merged with Guildford City to become Guildford & Dorking United 1977 Renamed Dorking Town FC.

18 FACTS & FIGURES 1830 Shrove Tuesday annual unregulated matches in Dorking streets 1880 Dorking FC formed 1882 Founding member of Surrey FA 1905 Shrove Tuesday matches end 1922 Founding member of Surrey County Senior League 1953 Moved to Meadowbank 1955 First senior Surrey club to defeat a professional team (Folkestone 3-1, FA Cup Q1) 1956 Joined Corinthian League 1963 Founding member of Athenian League 1974 Merged with Guildford City to become Guildford & Dorking United 1977 Renamed Dorking Town FC. Joined Surrey Senior League 1978 Re-joined Athenian League 1981 Joined Isthmian League 1981 Reverted to Dorking FC 2006 Joined Combined Counties League CLUB HONOURS Diadora League Full Members Cup Finalists 1992/93 FA Cup First Round (v Plymouth Argyle) 1992/93 FA Cup Q1 Winners (v Folkestone 3-1) 1955/56 FA Cup Q4 1990/91 FA Trophy 1st Round 1990/91 FA Trophy 2nd Round 1991/92 FA Vase 4th Round 2001/02, 2005/06 Gilbert Rice Cup Finalists 1989/90 Gilbert Rice Cup Winners 1987/88, 1991/92 Isthmian League Division 2 (South) Champions 1988/89 Promotion to Isthmian Premier 1992/93 Southern Counties Combination Cup Winners 1992/93 Surrey County Senior Charity Cup Finalists 1928/29, 1929/30, 1946/47, 1950/51, 1977/78 Surrey County Senior Charity Cup Winners 1948/49, 1953/54, 1954/55, 1955/56 Surrey County Senior Cup Finalists 1885/86, 1989/90 Surrey County Senior League Champions 1928/29, 1929/30, 1954/55, 1955/56 Surrey County Senior League Runners Up 1951/52, 1953/54 Surrey County Senior Shield Finalists 1907/08, 1910/11, 1960/61 Surrey County Senior Shield Winners 1958/59, 1959/60 Surrey Intermediate Charity Cup Finalists 1954/55 Surrey Intermediate Charity Cup Winners 1956/57 Surrey Senior League Cup Winners 1948/49, 1950/51, 1953/54

20 THE HISTORY OF DORKING FC Football has been played in Dorking since the 1830 s. It was first played in the street, and an annual match took place every Shrove Tuesday in This tradition continued until 1905 when it was outlawed after ten years of suppression, and by which time Association Football had defined formal The cockerel was also very apparent as the main feature of the club s badge, and hence the club soon became affectionately known as the Chicks. The team first played at a site on West Bank before moving to a pitch off Fairfield Drive and then later to Pixham Lane in the 1920s. The Chicks didn t move to its current location at Meadowbank until 1953 when their success demanded better facilities and a new ground was built on an old dumpsite. Dorking s High Street. Those on the east of St Martin s were one team known as the Eastenders and those to the West, on the opposing team, were the Westenders. The pitch extended all the way from London Bridge Road to the Washway Bridge in Station Road. The match was preceded by a procession led by a band and men dressed as women collecting donations and carrying a cross inscribed with words kick away both Whig and Tory, wind and water, Dorking s glory. On the left of the cross was a red, white, and blue ball representing the Union, on the top a gold ball representing the winners, and on the right a red and green ball representing the cockerel colours of Dorking. Celebrations went on well into the evening when pre match collections were first distributed to shopkeepers for window damage and the balance consumed in beer at The Sun. rules for the game in 1863 (dictating kicking only) when rugby went one way with hands, and soccer (abbreviation for Association Football) went the other with feet. By now Dorking Football Club had formed in 1880, establishing itself as the second oldest football club in Surrey and one of the oldest in the country. The club originally played in green and red striped shirts with white shorts the three colours representing the famous Dorking cockerel. The new Meadowbank had a capacity of 5000 and a stand that accommodated 700. The ground was opened by the then FA Secretary Sir Stanley Rous and was inaugurated by an exhibition match against Corinthian Casuals. Dorking s most successful FA Cup run followed in 1955 when they beat Folkestone 3 1 in front of a home crowd of more than 4000 before going out in the next round to local rivals Epsom. In the 1950s annual spectator club membership stood at more than 1000.

21 BEDFONT & FELTHAM FC: CLUB HISTORY Bedfont and Feltham FC was formed in May 2012 following the amalgamation of Feltham FC (formerly Tudor Park, founded in 1946) with landlords Bedfont Football and Social Club (originally founded pre-1900) to produce a senior side built to tackle the difficult competitiveness of Semi- Professional football. As Feltham s 1st XI had already entered the FA Vase for season the club had to wait until the commencement of season to fully adopt the new name. The Yellows first season under the new banner showed evidence of a strong side both on and off the field. The club was amongst the frontrunners throughout the early stages of the season, and finished in a respectable fifth place. Bedfont & Feltham carried on where Feltham FC had left off the previous season - by winning the Middlesex County FA s Premier Cup beating onetime promotion hopefuls Staines Lammas 1-0 in the final. Despite this success, inaugural Manager Wayne Tisson announced his retirement at the end of , stepping down to take a position on the club s committee. This first season also saw the return of Youth football to The Orchard with Bedfont & Feltham fielding an Under 9 s, Under 11 s, Under 15 s and Under 18 s team. Season saw a new Manager, Dean Thomas take the helm and the team started strongly once again; having their best run so far in both the FA Cup and FA Vase competitions. Thomas had to call it a day by November due to work commitments so was replaced initially by a caretaker Manager

22 Louis Carder-Walcott who earned his wings over a couple of months, taking full control in early The club finished fifth again in the league table and reached two cup finals; beating Worcester Park 4-3 on penalties to win the RPM Records Division One Challenge Cup; and losing 0-3 to Molesey in the final of the Southern Combination Challenge Cup. The Youth set-up was expanded to cover all ages between Under 8 s through to Under 16 s plus a Sunday side competed in the Chiswick & District Sunday Football League. For season , the club has restructured its First XI squad and has a second Sunday team. The Youth set-up has further evolved with teams now in the Under 8 s to Under 13 s and Under 17/18 age groups. Having been re-awarded the FA Charter Standard, and having secured Birds Eye as club sponsor the future looks bright for Bedfont & Feltham FC & Social Club.

DORKING FC DORKING V STAINES LAMMAS

DORKING FC DORKING V STAINES LAMMAS DORKING FC OFFICIAL PROGRAMME 2015/16 DORKING V STAINES LAMMAS COMBINED COUNTIES LEAGUE CUP: DIVISION ONE SATURDAY, 10th OCTOBER 2015 1.00 Welcome to Dorking FC and The New Defence, our home ground for