Category: Academy News

MATCH PREVIEW: DOVER VS WEYMOUTH

Whites face fellow relegated side Weymouth in our final National League game of the season at Crabble today.

The Terras, who will finish the season one place above Andy Hessenthaler’s side, arrive in Kent on the back of a 2-1 defeat against visiting Barnet last Saturday.

LAST TIME WE MET 

The last time the two sides met ended in a 1-1 draw in front of the BT Sport cameras at The Bob Lucas Stadium last September.

Koby Arthur’s stunning long-range effort gave Andy Hessenthaler’s side the lead in the 23rd minute.

The Terras equalised thee minutes before half-time when Josh McQuoid slid the ball past goalkeeper Adam Parkes.

Match Stats

Weymouth: Fitzsimons, Cordner, Goodship, Robinson, McQuoid (Bearwish 77′), Mussa, Ash, Brooks (Morgan 90′), Murray, Harfield, Olomowewe

Subs not used: Thomson, Neild, Bruton

Dover: Parkes, Bramble, Williamson, Gregory (Da Costa 86′), Twumasi, Cosgrave (Miller 77′), Ransom, Woods, Tiensia, Arthur (Wood 81′), Collinge

Subs not used: Bexon, Goodman

Attendance: 1,028

LEADING SCORER

Captain Josh McQuoid is leading the way with seven goals in the National League this season while Bradley Ash and Brandon Goodship are both three behind him.

McQuoid will miss the game due to a shoulder injury.

NATIONAL LEAGUE FORM GUIDE 

07/05 Weymouth 1-2 Barnet

02/05 Southend United 1-1 Weymouth

26/04 Weymouth 2-4 Solihull Moors

TEAM NEWS 

Defender Myles Judd will miss the game due to the knee injury he sustained in the 2-2 draw at Bromley last Saturday.

Young forward George Nikaj has recovered from illness and is back in the matchday squad as is Marshall Wratten who missed the trip to Bromley due to a family bereavement.

Otherwise it is the same squad that made the trip to Hayes Lane last Saturday.

COVERAGE 

The game kicks off at 3pm but if you are unable to make it, BBC Radio Kent will be providing commentary HERE

We will also have live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText – follow us and get all the news as it happens.

TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets for this game can be purchased at the turnstile only.

Prices are as follows:

Adults – £18

Over 60 – £15

Under 18 – £9

Under 11s free with paying adult

P&O Ferries employees who were recently made redundant, together with their partners and children, can get in for FREE.

All the details can be found HERE

PROGRAMME

You can download your digital matchday magazine for the game HERE

LAP OF APPRECIATION

The manager, his staff, and his players will do a lap of appreciation after the game before heading to the Centre Spot

SUNDAY’S OTHER NATIONAL LEAGUE FIXTURES

Aldershot Town v Wealdstone
Altrincham v Yeovil Town
Barnet v Bromley
Boreham Wood v Solihull Moors
Chesterfield v Woking
Dagenham & Redbridge v Wrexham
Eastleigh v Grimsby Town
Maidenhead United v Notts County
Southend United v Torquay United
Stockport County v FC Halifax Town

LAP OF APPRECIATION ON SUNDAY

Manager Andy Hessenthaler, his first-team coaching/backroom staff, and the playing squad will complete a lap of appreciation following our final National League game of the season against Weymouth at Crabble on Sunday.

All would like to thank you, our loyal fans, and show their gratitude for the tremendous support the team has received both home and away during this campaign.

After the players change, they will all head to the Centre Spot where Jake Goodman will be presented with The Supporters’ Club Player of the Year award before Chairman Jim Parmenter makes a major announcement.

Please join us.

 

VIDEO: PLAYER REACTION

Vice-captain Jake Goodman spoke to BBC Radio Kent’s Matt Gerrard after the 2-2 National League draw at Bromley on Saturday.

 

VIDEO: MANAGER REACTION

Andy Hessenthaler spoke to BBC Radio Kent’s Ben Watts after the 1-0 National League defeat against Notts County at Meadow Lane on Bank Holiday Monday.

Ruben Rodrigues’ 18th-minute goal secured all three points for the hosts to keep them fifth with two games to go.

SUPPORTERS’ PLAYER OF THE SEASON

Who gets your vote for the Player of the Season?

Well, voting will open at Bank Holiday Monday’s game against Woking at Crabble.

Voting forms for the award, which is funded by the Dover Athletic Supporters Club, will be handed out by the turnstile operators.

They will also be given out at the Notts County game at Crabble on April 26th before the winner is announced at the home game against Altrincham on April 30th.

The winner will be presented with his trophy together with a cheque for £250 for the chosen charity of their choice, on the pitch prior to kick-off of our final home game, against Weymouth on May 15th.

Completed voting forms can be handed to a waiting DASC committee member on the way out of the ground or in the voting box in the Centre Spot.

 

MATCH PREVIEW – BOREHAM WOOD VS DOVER

Manager Andy Hessenthaler and his squad are back in action away from home on Friday when they travel to play-off chasing Boreham Wood at Meadow Park (3pm).

The hosts are currently ninth on the National League table, four points out of the play-off places, but with two games in hand.

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT US?

You can read the hosts preview HERE

You can watch Boreham Wood manager Luke Garrard’s pre-match interview  HERE

LAST TIME WE MET

Luke Garrard’s side left Crabble with all three points last August after Jake Goodman’s first-half own goal proved to be the only goal of the game.

The visitors took the lead four minutes before the break when Ben Williamson’s pass in midfield was charged down.

Jacob Mendy picked up the loose ball and was able to drive forward and spread to Kane Smith on the right and his low centre was agonisingly turned in at his near post by Goodman.

Dover Athletic: Josh Bexon; Seth Twumasi, Danny Collinge, Jake Goodman (Alex Green, 75mins), Sam Wood (C) (Koby Arthur, 61mins); TJ Bramble, Henry Woods, Travis Gregory; Ricky Miller (James Caton, 70mins), Ben Williamson, Aaron Cosgrave. Subs not used: Adam Parkes, Khale Da Costa.

Boreham Wood: Ashmore, Ilesanmi, Ricketts (C), Evans, Fyfield, Rees (Smith, 70mins), Boden, Raymond, Smith, Marsh (Stephens, 90mins), Mendy. Subs not used: Green, Munns, Jallow.

LEADING SCORER

Scott Boden is leading the way with 11 goals in the National League this season.

NATIONAL LEAGUE FORM GUIDE

09/04 Aldershot Town 2-1 Boreham Wood

05/04 Dagenham & Redbridge 0-0 Boreham Wood

02/04 Boreham Wood 0-1 Woking

TEAM NEWS

Myles Judd and Koby Arthur return to the matchday squad after missing last Saturday’s game against Maidenhead United at Crabble through injury.

Young midfielder Luke Baptiste misses the trip following his red card last week.

Ryan Hanson, TJ Bramble (back), and Seth Twumasi (knee) are all back training but are not ready to return to action just yet.

James Caton (hamstring), Alex Green (ankle), and Travis Gregory (knee) all remain on the injured list while young forward Noah Carney has been ruled out for the remainder of the season due to a broken metatarsal.

DOVER COLOURS

For fans heading to the game wanting to wear the same shirts as the players, we will be wearing our red shirts.

COVERAGE

The game kicks off at 3pm but if you are unable to make the trip, BBC Radio Kent will be providing commentary HERE

TICKET INFORMATION

You can buy your tickets HERE

FRIDAY’S OTHER NATIONAL LEAGUE FIXTURES

Altrincham v FC Halifax Town
Dagenham & Redbridge v Barnet
Eastleigh v Bromley
Grimsby Town v Stockport County
Maidenhead United v Weymouth
Notts County v King’s Lynn Town
Southend United v Wealdstone
Woking v Torquay United
Wrexham v Solihull Moors
Yeovil Town v Aldershot Town

ACADEMY DUO EARN PRO DEALS

Dover Athletic Football Club is delighted to announce that highly-rated teenage midfielders George Wilkinson and Luke Baptiste have both put pen-to-paper on professional deals with the club.

The Dover Athletic Academy duo, who are both 18, have impressed with their performances for manager Andy Hessenthaler’s squad since making their senior debuts as second-half substitutes in the FA Trophy defeat against Bromley at Crabble last December.

Wilkinson has made 15 National League appearances since making his league debut at Wealdstone in January, scoring once, a stunning effort in the 6-5 defeat at Wrexham last month.

Baptiste got his first start away at FC Halifax Town last month and has appeared four times since then, earning Man-of-the-Match honours in the 1-1 draw with King’s Lynn Town at Crabble earlier this month.

Congratulations George and Luke!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO: MANAGER REACTION

Andy Hessenthaler spoke to BBC Radio Kent’s Matt Gerrard after the 1-0 National League defeat against Maidenhead United at Crabble on Saturday.

Josh Kelly’s stoppage-time goal denied 10-man Whites a deserved point.

Kelly scrambled the ball home from close range following a corner, despite Dover’s protests for handball being waved away by referee Aji Ajibola.

Mr Ajibola had earlier sent 18-year-old midfielder Luke Baptiste, Man-of-the-Match in the draw against King’s Lynn Town a week earlier, off for a questionable second yellow.

VIDEO: PLAYER REACTION

Teenage midfielder Luke Baptiste spoke to BBC Radio Kent’s Matt Gerrard after his Man-of-the-Match performance in what was only his second start for Andy Hessenthaler’s side in the National League draw against King’s Lynn Town at Crabble.

VIDEO: MANAGER REACTION

Andy Hessenthaler spoke to BBC Radio Kent’s Matt Gerrard after the 1-1 National League draw against King’s Lynn Town Town at Crabble on Saturday.

Koby Arthur put Whites ahead with his fourth goal of the season in the 28th minute before Josh Barrett, who scored twice against Dover at The Walks in December, equalised in the 65th minute.