Dorking Wanderers F.C.

Full name

Dorking Wanderers Football Club

Nickname(s)

Wanderers

Founded

1999

Ground

Westhumble Playing Fields

Capacity

2,000 (500) seated

Chairman

Marc White

Manager

Marc White

League

Isthmian League Division One South

2015–16

Isthmian League Division One South, 2nd

Home colours

Away colours

Dorking Wanderers Football Club are a semi-professional football club based in Dorking, Surrey, England. The club is affiliated to the Surrey County Football Association.^[1] They are currently members of Division One of the Isthmian Football League

History

The club was formed in 1999 and started playing in the Crawley and District Football League.^[2] After their first season in the Crawley league they switched to the West Sussex Football League and immediately won the Division Four championship.^[3] The club made further progress the following season when they finished as runners-up in Division Three gaining promotion to Division Two.^[3] The club climbed the league ladder again two seasons later in the 2003–04 campaign when they finished as champions of Division Two.^[3] The 2005–06 season saw the club clinch promotion to the top division of the West Sussex league when they finished third in Division one.^[3]

In their second season in the Premier Division the club finished as champions and gained promotion to Division Three of the Sussex County Football League.^[3] The promotion was made possible by the club moving to their current home of West Humble Playing Field, during the successful 2006–07 campaign.^[3]

The club spent the next four seasons in Division Three of the County League, and gained promotion as champions at the end of the 2010–11 campaign.^[4] The next season saw the club finish third and qualify for promotion to Division One, however the league denied them entry to the division as their ground was considered not suitable for that division.^[5] However the club appealed against this decision to the F.A., and they overruled the decision after an independent ground grading visit confirmed that the ground reached the necessary standards for Division One football.^[6]

In 2015, Wanderers were promoted to the Isthmian League Division 1 (South) having finished runners-up to Littlehampton Town F.C..^[7] The club has become the dominant football club in Dorking and the surrounding areas as their six promotions in eight years has caused major interest, with the club now drawing in around 110 spectators per match with local rivals Dorking F.C. now playing out of town in Horley and playing at level 10 with the Wanderers Reserves.

In March 2016, Wandererers in effect rescued their local rivals Dorking F.C. from bankruptcy as they created the Dorking Football Alliance. This means that Dorking F.C. will play at Westhumble next season and that Wanderers will move to the renovated Meadowbank Stadium in the centre of the town after they proposed £4 million development set to commence on the site.

In May 2016 , the club launched the Dorking Wanderers Academy playing in the National Youth Conference Alliance.

In July 2016 the club officially announced a 3 year main sponsorship deal with London law firm Selachii LLP.^[8]

Ground

Dorking Wanderers play their home games at Westhumble Playing Fields, London Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6DB.

The club moved to the ground in 2007, and floodlights were installed in 2012.^[2]

Westhumble Playing Fields is set to become a reserve/under 21s team ground after the 2016/2017 season , as the club is set to move to Meadowbank in 2017.

Players

Current squad

As of 21 November 2016.

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	Milan Stojsavljevic
		DF	Luke Hackett
		DF	Dean Gunner
		DF	Chris Boulter
		DF	Ben Dyett
		DF	Rob Sheridan
		MF	Jake Beecroft
		MF	Jerome Beckles

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Anthony Oaks
		MF	Matt Briggs
		MF	Dan Evans
		MF	Tom Summerfield
		MF	Sam Beard
		FW	Tom Tolfrey
		FW	James McShane
		FW	Billy Medlock
		FW	Giuseppe Sole

Honours

League honours

Sussex County Football League Division One:
- Runners-up (1): 2014–15^[7]
Sussex County Football League Division Three:^[9]
- Champions (1): 2010–11
West Sussex Football League Premier Division:^[10]
- Champions (1): 2006–07
West Sussex Football League Division Two North:^[11]
- Champions (1): 2003–04
West Sussex Football League Division Three:^[3]
- Runners-up (1): 2001–02
West Sussex Football League Division Four North:^[12]
- Champions (1): 2000–01

Cup honours

Surrey Premier Cup^[13]
- Runners-up (1): 2011–12
Surrey Intermediate Cup^[14]
- Runners-up (1): 2007–08
Sussex County Football League Division Three Cup:^[15]
- Runners-up (1): 2008–09

References

↑ "Dorking Wanderers manager praises Surrey FA as 'fair and responsible' | This is Surrey". Thisissurreytoday.co.uk. 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
1 2 "Pitch-side Stories: Dorking Wanderers 3 Chichester City 1". Pitch-side-stories.blogspot.co.uk. 2012-10-27. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "A History Of Dorking Wanderers F.C.". Dorking Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
↑ "Sussex County League 2003–2012". Nonleaguematters.net. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
↑ "League secretary slams Wanderers | This is Surrey". Thisissurreytoday.co.uk. 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
↑ "Champagne corks fly as Wanderers go up | This is Surrey". Thisissurreytoday.co.uk. 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
1 2 Dorking Wanderers celebrate Ryman League promotion
↑ "Law firm Selachii LLP officially confirmed as the new main sponsors of Dorking Wanderers". www.dorkingwanderers.com. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
↑ DORKING WANDERERS at the Football Club History Database
↑ "West Sussex Football League – Cup Details". Yourgolfclub.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
↑ "West Sussex Football League – Cup Details". Yourgolfclub.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
↑ "West Sussex Football League – Cup Details". Yourgolfclub.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
↑ "Saturday Premier Cup Previous Winners". SurreyFA. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
↑ "Saturday Intermediate Cup Previous Winners". SurreyFA. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
↑ "Division 3 Cup – Sussex County Football League". Sussexcountyleague.com. Retrieved 2013-01-27.

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Towns
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Betchworth	Betchworth Brockham Buckland

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Horley	Charlwood

Leatherhead	Fetcham Great Bookham Leatherhead Little Bookham

Reigate	Leigh

Tadworth	Box Hill

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Education

Transport

Railway stations	Ashtead Betchworth Bookham Box Hill & Westhumble Dorking Dorking Deepdene Dorking West Holmwood Leatherhead Ockley

Buildings and
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Sport

Football clubs	Bookham Dorking Dorking Wanderers Leatherhead

Places listed are articles notable as settlements, arranged by post town
The two principal towns are emboldened

Coordinates: 51°15′01″N 0°19′36″W / 51.250287°N 0.326794°W / 51.250287; -0.326794

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