Dorking Wanderers F.C.

Dorking Wanderers
Full name	Dorking Wanderers Football Club
Nickname(s)	Wanderers
Founded	1999
Ground	Meadowbank, Dorking
Chairman	Marc White
Manager	Marc White
League	Isthmian League Premier Division
2017–18	Isthmian League Premier Division, 14th of 24
Home colours	Away colours

Dorking Wanderers Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Dorking, Surrey, England. Affiliated to the Surrey County Football Association,^[1] they are currently members of the Isthmian League Premier Division and play at Meadowbank.

History

The club was formed in 1999 and initially playing in the Crawley and District Football League.^[2] After their first season in the Crawley league they switched to Division Four of the West Sussex League, winning the division at the first attempt.^[3] In 2001–02 the club finished as Division Three runners-up, earning a third consecutive promotion. After winning Division Two in 2003–04 they were promoted to Division One, and a third-place finish in Division One in 2005–05 saw them promoted to the Premier Division.^[3]

In 2006–07 Dorking won the West Sussex League's Premier Division, winning the title with a win on the last day of the season.^[3] As a result, the club were promoted to Division Three of the Sussex County League.^[4] They went on to win Division Three in 2010–11, earning promotion to Division Two. A third-place finish in Division Two the following season was enough to see them promoted to Division One.^[4] However, the league initially denied them entry to the division as their ground was not deemed to meet the requirements.^[5] However the club appealed against this decision to the Football Association, who overruled the decision after an independent ground grading visit confirmed that the ground reached the necessary standards for Division One football.^[6] Although the team initially struggled in Division One, finishing third-from-bottom in 2012–13, they finished second in 2014–15, earning promotion to Division One South of the Isthmian League.^[4]

In Dorking's first season in the Isthmian League they finished as runners-up in Division Two South, qualifying for the promotion play-offs, going on to lose 2–1 to Faversham Town in the semi-finals.^[4] The following season saw them finish second again; in the play-offs they beat Hastings United on penalties in the semi-final after a 1–1 draw, and then won again on penalties against Corinthian-Casuals in the final following a 0–0 draw, earning promotion to the Premier Division.

Reserve team

In 2015 the club's reserve team were promoted from the Suburban League to the Combined Counties League.^[7] However, they left the league at the end of the season as the club were set to groundshare with Dorking during the 2016–17 season.^[8] The reserve team rejoined the Combined Counties League at the start of the 2018–19 season.

Ground

The club initially played at Big Field Brockham, before moving to the Westhumble Playing Fields on London Road in 2007.^[2] The ground had a small seated stand and covered standing on one side of the pitch, with the remainder being uncovered;^[9] Floodlights were installed in 2012. In July 2018 the club relocated to a refurbished Meadowbank ground,^[10] which had previously been home to Dorking F.C. prior to their disbanding.^[11] Their first game at Meadowbank was a friendly match against Sutton United on 17 July 2018.^[10]

Meadowbank had become the home ground of Dorking in 1953.^[10] A 200-seat stand was built on one side of the pitch around 1956,^[10] with a covered standing area built on the other. Another covered standing area was installed behind one goal, with the other end left open.^[12] However, they were forced to leave the ground in 2013 after it was shut down for failing to meet health and safety requirements.^[10] Prior to Dorking Wanderers moving to the ground, it was upgraded to include a 300-seat stand, two covered standing areas and an 3G pitch as it was converted to a community sports facility at a cost of £5m.^[10] The Surrey County Football Association also moved their headquarters to Meadowbank when it reopened.^[10]

Current squad

As of 24 September 2018.^[13]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Slavomir Huk
		GK	Alex Wells
		DF	Rob Sheridan
		DF	Chris Boulter
		DF	Ben Dyett
		DF	David Ray
		DF	Sami El-Abd
		DF	Isaac Philpott
		DF	Jerry O'Sullivan
		MF	Niall McManus
		MF	Lewis Taylor
		MF	Matt Briggs

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Jerome Beckles
		MF	Tom Summerfield
		MF	Sam Beard
		MF	Dan Pearse
		MF	Tom Richards
		FW	Luke Moore
		FW	James McShane
		FW	Tom Tolfrey
		FW	Giuseppe Sole
		FW	Kieran Lavery
		FW	Jason Prior

Honours

Southern Combination
- Division Three champions 2010–11
West Sussex League
- Premier Division champions 2006–07
- Division Two North champions 2003–04
- Division Four North champions 2000–01

Records

Best FA Cup performance: Third qualifying round, 2017–18, 2018–19^[4]
Best FA Trophy performance: Third qualifying round, 2017–18^[4]
Best FA Vase performance: Second qualifying round, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15^[4]

References

↑ Dorking Wanderers manager praises Surrey FA as 'fair and responsible' This is Surrey, 28 March 2013
1 2 History Dorking Wanderers F.C.
1 2 3 A History Of Dorking Wanderers F.C. Dorking Wanderers F.C.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dorking Wanderers at the Football Club History Database
↑ League secretary slams Wanderers This is Surrey, 27 April 2012
↑ Champagne corks fly as Wanderers This is Surrey, 12 July 2012
↑ Dorking Wanderers Reserves at the Football Club History Database
↑ Groundshare ends Membership for Reserve Side Combined Counties League
↑ The Ryman League South Guide 2016/17 Lewes F.C.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Return to Meadowbank", Groundtastic, Autumn 2018, pp28–33
↑ Dorking's 137 year old football club is closing down leaving just one senior team in the town Surrey Mirror, 16 February 2017
↑ Dorking Pyramid Passion
↑ "First Team Squad". Dorking Wanderers Official Site.

External links

Coordinates: 51°14′04″N 0°20′00″W / 51.234490°N 0.33336396°W / 51.234490; -0.33336396

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[1] Dorking Wanderers manager praises Surrey FA as 'fair and responsible' This is Surrey, 28 March 2013

[H-2] 1 2 History Dorking Wanderers F.C.

[H2-3] 1 2 3 A History Of Dorking Wanderers F.C. Dorking Wanderers F.C.

[FCHD-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dorking Wanderers at the Football Club History Database

[5] League secretary slams Wanderers This is Surrey, 27 April 2012

[6] Champagne corks fly as Wanderers This is Surrey, 12 July 2012

[7] Dorking Wanderers Reserves at the Football Club History Database

[8] Groundshare ends Membership for Reserve Side Combined Counties League

[RH-9] The Ryman League South Guide 2016/17 Lewes F.C.

[GT-10] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Return to Meadowbank", Groundtastic, Autumn 2018, pp28–33

[11] Dorking's 137 year old football club is closing down leaving just one senior team in the town Surrey Mirror, 16 February 2017

[12] Dorking Pyramid Passion

[13] "First Team Squad". Dorking Wanderers Official Site.

2018–19 Isthmian League
Premier Division	AFC Hornchurch Bishop's Stortford Bognor Regis Town Brightlingsea Regent Burgess Hill Town Carshalton Athletic Corinthian-Casuals Dorking Wanderers Enfield Town Folkestone Invicta Haringey Borough Harlow Town Kingstonian Leatherhead Lewes Margate Merstham Potters Bar Town Tonbridge Angels Whitehawk Wingate & Finchley Worthing
North Division	AFC Sudbury Aveley Barking Basildon United Bowers & Pitsea Brentwood Town Bury Town Canvey Island Coggeshall Town Dereham Town Felixstowe & Walton United Grays Athletic Great Wakering Rovers Heybridge Swifts Maldon & Tiptree Mildenhall Town Romford Soham Town Rangers Tilbury Witham Town
South Central Division	Ashford Town (Middx) Bedfont Sports Bracknell Town Chalfont St Peter Cheshunt Chipstead Egham Town FC Romania Hanwell Town Hayes & Yeading United Hertford Town Marlow Molesey Northwood South Park Tooting & Mitcham United Uxbridge Waltham Abbey Ware Westfield
South East Division	Ashford United Cray Wanderers East Grinstead Town Faversham Town Greenwich Borough Guernsey Hastings United Haywards Heath Town Herne Bay Horsham Hythe Town Phoenix Sports Ramsgate Sevenoaks Town Sittingbourne Thamesmead Town Three Bridges VCD Athletic Whitstable Town Whyteleafe
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2018–19 Combined Counties League
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Division One	AC London Ash United Bagshot Bedfont & Feltham British Airways Chessington & Hook United Cove Deportivo Galicia Dorking Wanderers Reserves Epsom & Ewell Eversley & California Farnham Town Fleet Spurs Frimley Green Godalming Town Kensington Borough Sandhurst Town Sheerwater Tooting Bec
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