AFC Uckfield Town vs Dorking Wanderers B Matchday Programme
vs DORKING WANDERERS ‘B’ 12.10.24 | SOUTHERN COMBINATION LEAGUE DIVISION ONE | 15:00
AFC Uckfield Town 2024/25
Eastbourne Road, Ridgewood, Uckfield, TN22 5QL
Chairman Billy Wood
Secretary Michelle Wright
Treasurer Natasha Leppard
Welfare Officer Nick Bignell
Committee
Billy Wood, Michelle Wright, Natasha Leppard, Nick Bignell, Paul Wright, Simon Heffer, Adrian Saunders, Mally Jones, Jackie Newton, Barry Newton, Kate Bignell, Steve Green, Jon Wood, Duncan Bennett, Jack Walker
Media & Programme Editor
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First Team Mens
Manager Billy Wood
Assistant Manager Alex Harris
First Team Coaches Luke Carter, Nick Bignell & Ant Scott
Goalkeeper Coach Robert Barden
Physio Sam Piper
First Team Women
Manager Jon Wood
Coaches Nick Rawlinson & Keith Rathborn
Development
Under 23s Manager Luke Carter
Under 18s Manager Mally Jones
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WELCOME TO THE NEW OAKS
Welcome to The New Oaks for this afternoon’s Premier Sports Southern Combination League Division One fixture against Dorking Wanderers B.
We extend a warm welcome to the players, officials and management of today’s visitors, and hope they enjoy our hospitality before, during and after the game this afternoon.
The Oaks will be looking to carry momentum from the last fortnight which has seen them score eleven goals in two big wins.
On the back of a big win away at Banstead Athletic, the Oaks took on Montpelier Villa looking to avoid an upset - and a professional and clinical performance saw them make it back-to-back wins.
Jake Lindsey - fresh from a hattrick at Banstead - scored twice inside the first ten minutes to set the Oaks on their way, with further goals from Archie Carey and Connor Martin sealing a 4-1 win.
Dorking Wanderers B come into today’s game sitting in second spot - five points better off than Uckfield but having played a game more.
After back-to-back 4-3 losses to Seaford Town and East Preston, Wanderers have bounced back to win their last five league matches - including a 4-1 win at Alfold last weekend.
Oliver Rawlins scored twice, with Luke Bejashvili and Neo Wooster completing the scoring at Alfold Rec.
Our Under 23s had their match at home against Eastbourne Town Wednesday night postponed - but they return to action this Wednesday when they entertain Broadbridge Heath. Kick off is 7.30pm and your support would be very welcome!
The Ladies side bowed out of the SCWGFL League Cup against Burgess Hill Town last weekend, but they will be hoping to bounce back when they face Ringmer AFC tomorrow in SCWGFL Divison One action. Kick off is 2pm here at The Oaks.
We return to action on Tuesday night when we travel to face Little Common in the Peter Bentley Cup. Enjoy today’s game, and get behind the lads!
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BILLY WOOD
WELCOME TO A NEW ERA AT AFC UCKFIELD TOWN
Welcome to The Oaks for another SCFL Division One fixture as we welcome the manager, staff and players of Dorking Wanderers B.
Having a B side in this division for me has both positive and negatives to it.
There’s no denying the access to players means it gives the young lads coming through at the club senior football experience, one of the reasons we used to consider such an approach at Hastings United for years.
You get to keep them in your environment rather that dual registering them and naturally Dorking have for the last few years finished third, helping develop the winning mentality for players but you have to ask, is this really a challenge point for some of those players or a hinderence in their development?
We have been in good form in the league, losing just once in eight games, and I hold my hands up against East Preston I for it tactically wrong. Ryan Warwick has settled in well with the squad and
when I look at the depth here we are truly happy with our options as we have another busy week of three games in eight days.
Our expectations haven’t changed coming in here, we would like to finish as high up the table as possible, and looking to put us in the hunt for playoffs when we swing round to April.
Depending on our opponents today, you may be able to get into them if you finish sixth, if this B squad get into the top five.
But right now we focus on things, one game at a time, brick by brick. We go into today’s game with positivity and look to give our growing fan base something to cheer today.
Tomorrow we have the Under 18s and Women’s team playing up The Oaks. 11am and 2:30pm Kick Offs, your support would be hugely appreciated.
Up The Uckers
Billy Wood
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LEAGUE STATS
TABLE, FIXTURES AND RESULTS FROM DIVISION 1
SATURDAY
5 OCTOBER 2024
SCFL DIVISION ONE | THE OAKS | ATT: 112
AFC UCKFIELD TOWN
LINDSEY 5’ 10’, CAREY 56’, MARTIN 84’
MONTPELIER VILLA
PRATT 21’ 4 1
AFC Uckfield Town made it back-to-back wins in Southern Combination League Division One after a comfortable win over Montpelier Villa at The Oaks.
On the back of a 7-2 win away at Banstead Athletic, things were looking good once again for Billy Wood’s side when debutant Ryan Warwick teed up Jake Lindsey who made no mistake after five minutes.
Connor Martin then played through Lindsey, who produced a calm finish for his fifth goal in two games.
At 2-0 after ten minutes, things settled down before Montpelier Villa halved the deficit in style - with Harry Pratt’s wonder-strike giving Harry Howes no chance.
With the scorline at 2-1, the visitors’ task wasn’t helped when Josh Whitter saw red - and Uckfield made the most of their numerical advantage.
Skipper Archie Carey rose highest to meet a corner and score his first goal of the campaign to settle a
(GK) HARRY HOWES
MACCA STILES
ARCHIE CAREY
JIMMY HOLMAN
JOE HASLER
ELLIS WRIGHT
BILLY CRITTENDEN
CONNOR MARTIN
RYAN WARWICK
SHANE HARPER
JAKE LINDSEY
SUBS USED
ALAGIE TOURAY
LEON WRIGHT
TYLER PEARSON
ZAC BIGNELL
BRYAN TSHINGOMA
ZAK MASKELL (GK)
TIMI KALEJAIYE
RICKSON KULA
CHARLIE ROBERTS
DAVID SHARMAN
BEN THOMSETT
JOSHUA WHITTER
HARRY PRATT
WILBUR GRIFFITHS
RIO QUAYE
CHUKS AGUKWE
SUBS USED
EXAUCE DA SILVA
SULAYMAN FATTY
MARTIN FARKAS
TRENT WILLE
JOSHUA MICHAEL
few nerves in the home camp with eleven minutes gone in the second half.
Warwick himself went close but fired just off target, before the hosts added a fourth with six minutes to go. Great work from sub Alagie Touray set up Martin, who slotted home.
FIXTURES & RESULTS
12 H DORKING WANDERERS B
TUE 15 A LITTLE COMMON [PBLC 2] SAT 19 A ALFOLD
H MILE OAK
SAT 02 H ARUNDEL
SAT 09 A COPTHORNE
SAT 16 H SELSEY
SAT 23 A OAKWOOD
SAT 30 H WORTHING UNITED DECEMBER
SAT 07 H STORRINGTON
SAT 14 H ALFOLD
SAT 21
THUR 26 A FOREST ROW
SAT 28 H GODALMING TOWN
JANUARY
SAT 04 H COPTHORNE
SAT 11 A BILLINGSHURST
SAT 18 A SEAFORD TOWN
SAT 25
FEBRUARY
SAT 01 A MONTPELIER VILLA
SAT 08 H INFINITY
SAT 15
SAT 22 A REIGATE PRIORY MARCH
SAT 01 H CHESSINGTON & HOOK UNITED
SAT 08 A ARUNDEL
SAT 15 A DORKING WANDERERS B
SAT 22 H BANSTEAD ATHLETIC
SAT 29 A MILE OAK
APRIL
SAT 05
SAT 12 A EAST PRESTON
SAT 19 A WORTHING UNITED
MON 21 H FOREST ROW
SAT 26 A GODALMING TOWN
E WRIGHT CRITTENDEN TURNER B WRIGHT HARPER LOFTUS 1 L WRIGHT, TSHINGOMA, TOURAY, WOOD
E WRIGHT CRITTENDEN MARTIN 1 WARWICK HARPER LINDSEY 2 TOURAY, L WRIGHT, PEARSON, BIGNELL, TSHINGOMA
SCFL REVIEW
DIVISION TWO TABLE
UNDER 23s
SOUTHERN COMBINATION UNDER 23 LEAGUE EAST TABLE
NLP COLUMN THE LATEST COLUMN FROM THE NON-LEAGUE PAPER
WHAT’S THAT noise you hear rumbling in the distance? Ah yes, it’s the national media getting ready to start covering the FA Cup from the first round proper.
No Non-League footballer’s day job is safe from being shoehorned into any report in a bid to save the romance of the FA Cup.
Of course, if you’re reading this you know the FA Cup kicked off back in August and the magic has been well and truly alive ever since.
And while, yes, the first round proper is drawing ever nearer, the fourth round qualifying round as thrown up some mouth-watering ties.
We’ve said for quite a few years now how this stage of the competition – and even those before it considering the size of some Step 2 clubs – almost has a first round feel in itself.
Biggleswade v York City jumps off the page in a northern section of the draw packed with big names with the likes of Scarborough Athletic hosting Chester and Oldham Athletic taking on FC Halifax Town.
Will it be a Bigg weekend in Bedfordshire?
Biggleswade Town are still in the hat with their postponed replay against Alfreton Town due now scheduled for Tuesday after a midweek washout. The winners host Spennymoor Town.
Hednesford Town are a big Non-League name now under the charge of another big Non-League name in Steve King. The Step 4 side entered right at the very start in the extra preliminary round and, thanks to a 1-0 win over Shifnal Town on Tuesday, will now host Step 1 Gateshead.
And how about Step 5 Bury fresh from their win at National League North Radcliffe at the weekend? They travel to Harborough Town who are looking to create their own history by reaching the first round for the first time.
In the southern section of the draw we’re waiting to see whether Bishops Cleeve can add Chesham United to their scalps in the rearranged replay on Tuesday
with Yeovil Town awaiting the winners.
Suffolk side Leiston beat Hornchurch in extra time on Tuesday to set-up a home date with National League Dagenham & Redbridge, while Chertsey Town host Sutton United.
Horsham enjoyed a fairytale run last season, drawing 3-3 with Barnsley before losing the replay and then being reinstated after the Tykes were found to have played an ineligible player.
They welcome Step 4 Gorleston, who have just dumped out St Albans City. The last time they reached the first round was in the 1957-58 season! IF they get there, surely that’s worth a piece in the papers…
Southern Section Draw
Taunton Town v Maidenhead United
Horsham v Gorleston
Aldershot Town v Bath City
Eastleigh v Southend United
Chertsey Town v Sutton United
Boreham Wood v Carshalton Athletic
Haringey Borough v Weston-super-Mare
Wealdstone v Gosport Borough
Leiston v Dagenham & Redbridge
Barnet v Chelmsford City
Bishops Cleeve/Chesham United v Yeovil Town
Cray Wanderers v Tonbridge Angels
Woking v Slough Town
Forest Green Rovers v Weymouth
Maidstone United v Ebbsfleet United
Plymouth Parkway v Worthing
Braintree Town v Bishop’s Stortford
Award
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GOALKEEPER HARRY HOWES
DEFENDER ARCHIE CAREY
FORWARD TYLER PEARSON
FORWARD LEON TURNER
FORWARD TYLER WOOD
DEFENDER LEON WRIGHT
DEFENDER JIMMY HOLMAN
MIDFIELDER ELLIS WRIGHT
FORWARD ALAGIE TOURAY
DEFENDER MACCA STILES
MIDFIELDER RYLEY TATE
DEFENDER OLLIE FOWLER
MIDFIELDER BAYLY WRIGHT
DEFENDER AARON LOFTUS
MANAGER BILLY WOOD
ASSISTANT ALEX HARRIS
MIDFIELDER BRYAN TSHINGOMA
MIDFIELDER JAMIE BLACKFORD
GOALKEEPER MATT WALTON
DEFENDER SHANE HARPER
MIDFIELDER NICK PARSONS
MIDFIELDER JAKE LINDSEY
COACH LUKE CARTER
COACH NICK BIGNELL
Founded: -
Nickname: Wanderers
Home Ground: Meadowbank
Manager: Charlie Dunne
Colours: Red, White & Blue
Last Season: 3rd (18)
SCFL Division One
VISITORS
WELCOME TO DORKING WANDERERS
The Dorking Wanderers B Team compete in the Southern Combination League Division One (Step 6).
The management team is formed of Charlie Dunne as manager, with Ainsley Brown and Simon Ray as assistant coaches. The B Team is the pinnacle of the ever progressive Dorking Wanderers Academy.
Players progress into the B Team after completing their journey through the age groups of our Elite Section from U7 to U16. Competing in the Surrey Youth League, our successful U16’s were Surrey County Youth Cup winners in the 22/23 season and London County Cup winners in 23/24.
The B Team showcases the best young talent within the club and provides a first step into senior football. Playing at Meadowbank, the team has achieved consecutive third place finishes in the league in past seasons.
Squad members also play for our National League Academy A side, as well as competing in the FA Youth Cup.
The Dorking Wanderers B Team have a new manager, Charlie Dunne, appointed for the 20242025 season.
Charlie is a UEFA B license coach who has worked with a number of Elite academy’s, including
currently with West Ham United, Charlie has been a long-term supporter and associate of Dorking Wanderers, coaching the football club’s first ever preacademy U16’s side back in 2016, and working with both the Youth and Elite sections over recent seasons.
Charlie has also been a part of the coaching team with Dorking Wanderers Women during the last season, and has played a key part in helping the club compete and consolidate in their first ever campaign at Tier 5.
Our Director of Football, Jordan Clark, as well as our Head of Elite Youth Development, Richard King, oversee our pathway.
As the club strives to develop first team players, our Future Wanderers are provided with a supportive environment and high calibre coaching.
As testament to their hard work, players have been awarded with scholarships and first team contracts in past seasons.
