Lewis Dark

Lewis Dark
Personal information
Full name Lewis Kenneth Branner Dark[1]
Date of birth (1989-04-11) 11 April 1989
Place of birth Harlow, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Central midfielder, defender
Club information
Current team
 Bishop's Stortford
Youth career
Tottenham Hotspur
2005–2007 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Brentford 3 (0)
2007 → Farnborough (loan) 6 (1)
2008 → Ramsgate (loan) 2 (0)
2008 Wivenhoe Town 1 (0)
2008 Crawley Town 1 (0)
2008 Fisher Athletic London 5 (0)
2009 Grays Athletic 0 (0)
2009–2011 Stansted
2011–2012 Redbridge 34 (4)
2012–2014 Maldon & Tiptree 24 (0)
2014–2015 Grays Athletic 4 (0)
2015 Witham Town 22 (0)
2015 VCD Athletic 0 (0)
2015–2016 Thamesmead Town
2016–2018 Heybridge Swifts
2018– Bishop's Stortford 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:07, 9 March 2018 (UTC)

Lewis Kenneth Branner Dark (born 11 April 1989) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays for Bishop's Stortford as a central midfielder or defender. Dark began his career at Brentford, for whom he made appearances in the Football League, before dropping into non-League football upon his release in 2008.

Career

Brentford

Dark began his career in the academy at Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, before joining the Centre of Excellence at League One side Brentford at the summer of 2005.[2] He played for the youth team during the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons in the Youth Alliance South East Conference. Towards the end of a disastrous 2006–07 season in League One, manager Scott Fitzgerald left the club after a 3–0 defeat to Crewe Alexandra on 9 April 2007 confirmed the club's relegation to League Two.[3] Head of Youth Barry Quin took over the reins as caretaker manager until the end of the season and named Dark and fellow youth teamer Ross Montague in his first squad for a match versus Doncaster Rovers on 21 April.[4] Dark made his professional debut when he came on for Charlie Ide after 80 minutes of the 3–0 defeat.[5] Dark was given his first start in the following game, lasting 72 minutes of a 4–3 win over Port Vale, before being substituted for Ryan Peters.[5] Dark completed his first 90 minutes for the Bees in the final game of the season, a 3–1 defeat away to Tranmere Rovers.[5] Dark made a total of three appearances during the 2006–07 season.[5]

In June 2007, it was announced that Dark had signed a one-year professional contract with Brentford, with the option for a further year.[6] Under new manager Terry Butcher for the 2007–08 season, Dark found himself out of favour and failed to receive a call into the first team squad during the first half of the campaign.[7] Butcher was replaced by his assistant manager Andy Scott in December 2007 and called Dark into the first team squad for a league match versus Dagenham & Redbridge on 1 January 2008.[7][8] He remained on the bench for the 2–1 victory.[7] It was Dark's only involvement in the first team during the 2007–08 season and he was released at the end of the campaign.[9]

Farnborough (loan)

Dark joined Southern League First Division South & West club Farnborough on a one-month loan on 26 October 2007.[10] He made six appearances and scored one goal during his spell.

Ramsgate (loan)

Dark moved to Isthmian League Premier Division club Ramsgate on a one-month loan on 1 February 2008.[10] He made two appearances before returning to Brentford when his loan expired.[11]

Wivenhoe Town

Dark signed for Eastern Counties League Premier Division club Wivenhoe Town in September 2008.[12] He only made a single appearance for the club, which came in a 2–1 defeat to Mildenhall Town on 27 September.[13] His stay with the Dragons was brief and he departed the club on 3 October.[10]

Crawley Town

Dark joined Conference Premier club Crawley Town on 3 October 2008.[10] He made his debut as an injury time substitute for goalscorer Glenn Wilson in a 4–0 win over Barrow eight days later.[14] It proved to be his only appearance for the Red Devils.[15]

Fisher Athletic London

Dark dropped to the Conference South to club for Fisher Athletic London in November 2008. He made five appearances for the club.[16]

Grays Athletic

Dark joined Conference Premier club Grays Athletic on non-contract terms in February 2009.[17] He failed to make an appearance for the club and spent a period out injured.[18][19]

Stansted

Dark moved to Essex Senior League club Stansted in August 2009.[19] He won the first silverware of his career during the 2009–10 season, with the Blues bringing home the division title.[20] Dark signed a new deal with the club in the summer of 2010.[21] Though Stansted finished runners up to Enfield 1893 in the league (after having three points deducted for fielding an ineligible player),[22][23] the Blues won the Essex Senior League Challenge Cup by defeating the new champions 3–0 in the final.[23] Dark left the club in the summer of 2011.

Redbridge

Dark joined Isthmian League First Division North club Redbridge on 27 May 2011.[24] He made his competitive debut for the club against AFC Sudbury on 20 August, scoring the Motormen's first goal in a 2–2 draw.[25] Dark made 34 appearances and four goals before departing at the end of the season.[26]

Maldon & Tiptree

Dark signed for Isthmian League First Division North club Maldon & Tiptree in the summer of 2012. He was a virtual ever-present during the 2012–13 season,[27] a campaign which saw the Blues finish second in the league and lose to Thamesmead Town in the playoff final.[28] Dark made 22 appearances during the 2013–14 season,[29] a campaign in which the Jammers finished out of the playoffs. After the season, Dark signed for a third season at the Wallace Binder Ground.[30] After making five appearances during the early part of the 2014–15 season, he departed the club in mid-September 2014.[31][32]

Return to Grays Athletic

Dark re-signed for Isthmian League Premier Division club Grays Athletic in mid-September 2014, linking up with former manager Jody Brown.[32] He made eight appearances before departing in January 2015.[18]

Witham Town

Dark signed for Isthmian League Premier Division strugglers Witham Town in January 2015.[33] He made 22 appearances in Town's unsuccessful attempt at retaining their Premier Division status and left at the end of the 2014–15 season.[34]

VCD Athletic and Thamesmead Town

In May 2015, Dark joined Isthmian League Premier Division club VCD Athletic.[35] He left the club before the beginning of the 2015–16 season and instead began the campaign with Isthmian League First Division North side Thamesmead Town.[36] He remained at Bayliss Avenue until February 2016.[37]

Heybridge Swifts

In late February 2016, Dark signed for Isthmian League First Division North club Heybridge Swifts.[37] During the 2017 off-season, Dark was announced as the new club captain.[38] He made his 100th appearance for the club in a 6–1 win over Ware on 10 February 2018 and departed the club at the end of the 2017–18 season.[39]

Bishop's Stortford

On 8 June 2018, it was announced that Dark had joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Bishop's Stortford.[40]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 August 2018
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 2006–07[5] League One 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2007–08[41] League Two 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Ramsgate (loan) 2007–08[11] Isthmian League Premier Division 2 0 — — — 2 0
Wivenhoe Town 2008–09[13] Eastern Counties League Premier Division 1 0 — — — 1 0
Crawley Town 2008–09[42] Conference Premier 1 0 — — — 1 0
Fisher Athletic London 2008–09[16] Conference South 5 0 — — — 5 0
Redbridge 2011–12[26] Isthmian League First Division North 34 4 0 0 — 0 0 34 4
Maldon & Tiptree 2014–15[31] Isthmian League First Division North 5 0 — — — 5 0
Grays Athletic 2014–15[18] Isthmian League Premier Division 4 0 — — 4[lower-alpha 1] 0 8 0
Witham Town 2014–15[34] Isthmian League Premier Division 22 0 — — — 22 0
Heybridge Swifts 2017–18[43] Isthmian League North Division 22 1 7 0 — 13[lower-alpha 2] 0 42 1
Bishop's Stortford 2018–19[43] Isthmian League Premier Division 4 1 0 0 — 0 0 4 1
Career total 103 2 7 0 0 0 17 0 127 6
  1. ↑ 2 appearances in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup, 1 appearance in Essex Senior Cup.
  2. ↑ 9 appearances in FA Trophy, 3 appearances in Isthmian League Cup, 1 appearance in Essex Senior Cup.

Honours

Stansted

References

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  2. ↑ "Bees put faith in young guns (From Kingston Guardian)". Kingstonguardian.co.uk. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Brentford | Boss Fitzgerald leaves Brentford". BBC News. 10 April 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Lewis Dark Player Profile – ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Games played by Lewis Dark in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Brentford | News | Latest News | Latest News | MONTY AND LEWIS PUT PEN TO PAPER". brentfordfc.co.uk. 6 June 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 "Lewis Dark Player Profile – ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Caretaker keen on Bees job – Brentford Football Club News from". football.co.uk. 23 December 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  9. ↑ 3 appearances in Combined Counties League First Division Challenge Cup, 2 appearances in Southern Combination Cup.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Football : Lewis Dark". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  11. 1 2 "football.mitoo". football.mitoo.co.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "Former Bees set to give Dragons fans a real buzz". Wivenhoe Town F.C. Archived from the original on 29 October 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2008.
  13. 1 2 "football.mitoo". Football.mitoo.co. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  14. ↑ "Lewis Dark Player Profile – ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  15. ↑ "Lewis Dark | Football Stats | Redbridge | Age 25". Soccer Base. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  16. 1 2 "Blue Square Conference South guide – Fisher Athletic". Archived from the original on 20 May 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  17. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | G | Grays | Grays bring in Quistin and Dark". BBC News. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  18. 1 2 3 "Statistics: Grays Athletic". www.graysath-online.com. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  19. 1 2 "NonLeagueDaily.com". oldnonleaguedaily.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
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  23. 1 2 3 "Stansted FC win the Essex Senior League Cup | Hertfordshire and Essex sports news, including the latest from Bishop's Stortford Football Club". Hertsandessexobserver.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  24. ↑ "Redbridge Name Signings". AFC Sudbury. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  25. ↑ "Sendall's Magic Helps Earn Redbridge Point – 1st Team – Redbridge Football Club". Pitchero.com. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
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  27. ↑ "1st Team – The Team – Maldon & Tiptree FC". Pitchero.com. 29 November 2012. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  28. ↑ "Thamesmead spot on to reach Ryman Premier – News". Bexley Times. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  29. ↑ "Statistics". pitchero.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  30. ↑ "Busy, Busy Spillane". pitchero.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  31. 1 2 "Lewis Dark – The Jammers – The Team – Maldon & Tiptree FC – 'The Jamm…". archive.is. 23 September 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  32. 1 2 "Dark Added to Grays Squad". pitchero.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  33. ↑ "Witham Town boost squad by bringing in trio". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  34. 1 2 "lewis dark – Witham Town 1st Team – The Team – Witham Town Football Club". Pitchero. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  35. ↑ "Two more for the Vickers – News – 1st Team – VCD Athletic Football Club". www.vcd-athletic-fc.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  36. ↑ "Welcome to Thamesmead FC". www.thamesmeadtownfc.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  37. 1 2 "Saturday's Transfer List – The Ryman Isthmian Football League". www.isthmian.co.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  38. ↑ "ANNOUNCEMENT | Lewis Dark has been announced as Club Captain for 2017/18". @officialswifts. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  39. ↑ "ANNOUNCEMENT | Lewis Dark has made his 100th appearance". @officialheybridgeswifts. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  40. ↑ http://www.bsfc.co.uk (8 June 2018). "Dark start for Flint – BSFC". BSFC. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  41. ↑ "Lewis Dark | Football Stats | Redbridge | Season 2007/2008 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  42. ↑ "Lewis Dark | Football Stats | Redbridge | Season 2008/2009 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  43. 1 2 "Heybridge Swifts | Appearances | Lewis Dark". Football Web Pages.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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