Dulwich Hamlet F.C.
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| Full name | Dulwich Hamlet Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Hamlet | ||
| Founded | 1893 | ||
| Ground | Champion Hill, London | ||
| Capacity | 3000 | ||
| Manager | Craig Edwards | ||
| League | Isthmian League Division One South | ||
| 2007-08 | Isthmian League Division One South, 6th | ||
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Dulwich Hamlet Football Club is an English football club who play at Champion Hill stadium in Dulwich, in the London Borough of Southwark. Formed in 1893, they joined the Isthmian League a few years later and wear a famous pink and blue strip. Currently, Fisher Athletic are tenants due to their ground being redeveloped.
Their greatest ever player was Edgar Kail, who scored over 400 goals for the club. An amateur footballer, he won three full caps for the England team against France, Belgium and Spain in 1929, and shunned 'big money' moves to professional clubs to play for his beloved Dulwich Hamlet. At that time, they had attracted crowds of up to 20,000 - though now they have around 250 supporters on match day. Dulwich Hamlet once had a very large ground for an amateur football club, but have now sold parts for a local Sainsbury's store. Bert Coleman also won an England cap while playing at Dulwich in 1921.
The club has produced some professional players such as George Ndah, Simeon Jackson, Albert Jarrett, Carl Asaba, Leon Cort, George Elokobi and Marlon King. Chris Dickson is most recent pro to come out of the club, moving to Charlton Athletic in January 2007, securing a two-and-a-half year deal with the club. He was signed for £400 from Erith & Belvedere, and sold for £35000, a fee that could rise to £50000. Dickson left with a record of 37 Goals in 41 appearances, in his one season.
Dickson and defender Lewis Tozer joined Dulwich around the same time from Erith & Belvedere in the summer of 2006 and both had successful seasons, with Tozer winning Managers Player of the Year Award and Players Player of the Year Award for Season 2006/2007. In the same season, Dulwich signed many respectable Non-League Players including ex-Millwall Keeper Simon Overland, Ex-Nottingham Forest and Stevenage Borough trialist Justyn Roberts and the Colossal Guyanese international Shawn Beveney. It was reported on the May 5, 2007 that midfielder Kenny Beaney was on trial with Portsmouth FC and this was confirmed after he made appearances for their reserves against Tottenham and Arsenal, after playing against the likes of Estonian International Mart Poom, Czech Republic Under-19 Striker Tomas Pekhart and Premiership Goalkeeper Ben Alnwick. He signed in the summer for Conference South side Fisher Athletic.
The 2007-08 season saw big changes at the club as Martin Eede stood down as Chairman and manager Wayne Burnett parted company with the club. They were replaced by Jack Payne and Craig Edwards respectively. It remains to be seen where they go from here.
Burnett Era
Following a promising end to the 2005-06 season under recently appointed boss Wayne Burnett, Dulwich Hamlet made many impressive signings, including former Beckenham player Cedric Meeko, and Luke Cornwall and Jamie Cheeseman, formerly of Fulham and Swindon Town respectively. With these signings impressing, as well as the incredible goalscoring feats of Chris Dickson, Dulwich had one of the most promising sides in years. With players like captain Jamie Coyle, who was selected for the Isthmian League Division One Representative side, Lewis Tozer, the manager's player of the year and Kenny Beaney, who earned a trial at Portsmouth, the Hamlet were keeping with the title pack. By the end of the season though, Dulwich's form began to slump, and they finished the season in a disappointing eighth place. By the end of the season major changes were afoot. Martin Eede stood down as chairman, and Wayne Burnett was dismissed as manager.
Edwards Era
Craig Edwards took over the managers position, and immediately set about re-assembling his squad. Talismanic players left, such as Jamie Coyle, departing for Dartford FC, and of his squad of 23 for the season start, only 7 of them had been there the previous season. Dulwich started the season quite poorly with only two wins in the first eight games. They did however, record three wins in the FA Cup, to reach the Third Qualifying Round, where they narrowly lost 1-0, despite a valiant performance to AFC Hornchurch, of the Isthmian Premier League. During the season changes to the side have been brought in with commanding defender Marc Cumberbatch joining from Ashford Town and the re-signing of the skilful Seb Schoburgh helping to bring confidence and talent back into the side, while the emergence of youth team player Billy Chattaway has injected pace on the wing. Dulwich picked up from their early season slump, and an unbeaten December saw them win five league games from six. However a new years slump has seen them win just twice in ten games, leaving there play-off chase hindered. After a strong finish to the season, the Hamlet finished 6th, and with a strong squad assembled, hopes are high for next season.
Youth Academy
Recent players to come from the system are Chris Dickson, who left the Hamlet last season for Charlton Athletic, George Elokobi, now playing in the Championship for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Albert Jarrett, who until last season was at Watford, Simeon Jackson of Rushden & Diamonds and Kenny Beaney, who joined Fisher Athletic in the summer. Other players to come through Dulwich Hamlet in times gone past are Marlon King of Wigan, Leon Cort of Crystal Palace, and before that former pros Carl Asaba, George Ndah and Alan Pardew. Omari Coleman was also another player to come out of the youth system and he enjoyed spells with Watford and Lincoln before eventually drifitng back into Non-League Football. The club's reserve team play in the Capital Football League, and won the Eastern Division and Presidents Cup Competition last season. The club currently runs sides from Under 8's to Under 15's in the South East London and Kent Youth League, as well as an Under 18 side in the Kent Youth League.
Current squad
Squad as of March 15th, 2008.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable Former Players
- Marlon King- Watford F.C. and Wigan Athletic F.C.
- Leon Cort- Stoke City F.C.
- Luke Cornwall - Played for Fulham F.C. and Grimsby Town F.C. amongst others
- Chris Dickson- Charlton Athletic F.C.
- Peter Crouch (On Loan) - Liverpool F.C. and England
- George Elokobi- Colchester United F.C. and Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Carl Asaba- Former Pro for Brentford F.C., Gillingham F.C., Stoke City F.C. and Millwall F.C.
- George Ndah- Former Pro for Swindon Town F.C., Crystal Palace F.C. and Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
- Alan Pardew- Played for Charlton Athletic F.C. and Crystal Palace F.C. and now manages Charlton Athletic F.C.
- Albert Jarrett- Former Watford F.C.
- Simeon Jackson- Rushden and Diamonds F.C.
- Damian Scannell- Southend F.C.
- Shawn Beveney- International player for Guyana, now at Kingstonian F.C.
Playing history
- 1907-08 - Joined Isthmian League. Also founder members of Spartan League
- 1908 - Left Spartan League
- 1919-20 - Isthmian League Champions (on goal average). FA Amateur Cup Winners
- 1921-22 - Isthmian League runner-up (on goal average)
- 1923-24 - Isthmian League runner-up
- 1925-26 - Isthmian League Champions (2nd time)
- 1928-29 - Missed runner-up spot on goal average
- 1929-30 - Isthmian League runner-up
- 1930-31 - Isthmian League runner-up
- 1931-32 - FA Amateur Cup Winners (2nd time)
- 1932-33 - Isthmian League Champions (3rd time) (on goal average)
- 1933-34 - FA Amateur Cup Winners (3rd time). Isthmian League runner-up
- 1936-37 - FA Amateur Cup Winners (4th time)
- 1946-47 - Isthmian League runner-up
- 1948-49 - Isthmian League Champions (4th time) (on goal average)
- 1958-59 - Isthmian League runner-up
- 1977 - Relegated to Division Two
- 1977-78 - Division Two renamed Division One. Isthmian League Division One Champions; promoted to Premier Division
- 1990 - Relegated to Division One
- 1991-92 - Promoted to Premier Division
- 2001 - Relegated to Division One
- 2002-03 - Moved to Division One South on league re-organisation
- Best FA Cup performance: 1st round replay, 1930-31 and 1933-34
- Best FA Amateur Cup performance: winners (4 times) in 1919-20, 1931-32, 1933-34 and 1936-37
- Best FA Trophy performance: quarter-final replay, 1979-80
Source: Dulwich Hamlet at the Football Club History Database
Major honours
- Winners: 1919-20, 1931-32, 1933-34, 1936-37.
- Semi Finalists: 1908-09, 1921-22, 1928-29, 1934-35, 1955-56.
- Champions: 1919-20, 1925-26, 1932-33, 1948-49.
- Runner-ups: 1921-22, 1923-24, 1929-30, 1930-31, 1933-34, 1946-47, 1958-59.
- Division 1 Champions: 1977-78
- Winners: 1924-25, 1938-39, 1949-50, 1983-84, 2003-04
- Finalists: 1905-06, 1907-08, 1920-21, 1927-28, 2001-02
London Challenge Cup
- Winners: 1998-99
- Finalists: 1991-92, 1999-2000
Surrey Senior Cup
- Winners: 1904-05, 1905-06, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1919-20, 1922-23, 1924-25, 1927-28, 1933-34, 1936-37, 1946-47, 1949-50, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1973-74, 1974-75.
- Finalists: 1911-12, 1931-32, 1932-33, 1937-38, 1950-51, 1967-68
London Charity Cup
- Winners: 1919-20, 1920-21, 1922-23, 1925-26, 1927-28, 1928-29, 1947-48, 1956-57, 1957-58.
- Joint Holders: 1910-11, 1923-24, 1930-31.
Club records
- Most first team appearances: Reg Merritt, 576 (1950-1966)
- Most consecutive first team appearances: Chris Lewington, 290 (1977-1982)
- Most first team goals in career: Edgar Kail, 427 (1919-1933)
- Most first team goals in a season: Edgar Kail, 53 (1925-1926)
- Biggest Isthmian League wins: 10-1 v West Norwood (1920-21); 9-0 v Worthing (1990-91)
- Heaviest Isthmian League defeats: 1-10 v Hendon (1963-64); 0-9 v Walthamstow Avenue (1945-46)
- Biggest cup win: 13-0 v Walton-on-Thames, Surrey Senior Cup (1936-37)
- Heaviest cup defeats: 0-9 v Hornchurch FA Cup (2004-05); 0-8 v Barnet, London Charity Cup (1962-63)
- Full England international caps: Edgar Kail (3), Bert Coleman (1)
- Highest attendance (new stadium): 1,835, Dulwich Hamlet v Southport (1998-99)
- Highest attendance (old stadium): 20,744, Kingstonian v Stockton, FA Amateur Cup Final (1932-33)
References
- ^ "http://www.dulwichhamletfc.co.uk/squad.php".
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