We can now confirm the re-arranged dates of two games.
Our National League South game against Taunton Town at Crabble, which was originally scheduled for November 5th, but postponed due to the Somerset club playing in the FA Cup, will now be played on January 10th at 7.45pm.
The Kent Senior Cup tie at Chatham Town has also been moved from November 22nd to January 17th at 7.30pm.
Our FA Trophy campaign starts with a Second Round tie at Isthmian South Central side Uxbridge on Saturday.
The game at Honeycroft kicks-off at 3pm and the Supporters Club is running a coach and it’s not too late to book your seat on it.
Please contact Craig on 07934 300335 for all the details.
DOVER TEAM NEWS
Andy Hessenthaler’s matchday squad sees the return from injury of player-assistant manager Mitch Brundle and young midfielder George Wilkinson.
Captain Lee Martin misses the trip as he will be serving a one-game ban following his red card against Chippenham Town at Crabble last Saturday while George Nikaj also misses out as he’s cup-tied after playing in the tournament while on loan at Ashford.
Defender Tyrone Sterling (ankle) and forward Noah Carney (knee) both remain on the sidelines.
COVERAGE
Please note that there will be NO live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText – for this game.
DOVER COLOURS
For fans heading to the game wanting to wear the same shirts as the players, we will be wearing our navy blue kit.
TICKET INFORMATION
Admission prices are:
Adults £10
Concessions £5
Under 16’s FREE when accompanied by an adult
Darts fans will have the perfect opportunity to meet and greet a newly crowned champion at Crabble next month.
Dover Athletic fan Ross Smith won the first major title of his professional career after claiming the Cazoo European Championship title last month and he’ll be bringing the trophy with him when he attends our game against Worthing on December 10th.
Ross, who defeated namesake Michael Smith 11-8 in Dortmund, Germany, will also be signing autographs and bringing a signed competition shirt together with a set of autographed darts to be raffled.
To mark his visit, our matchday programme for the game will include a photo of Ross with his trophy, which will be perfect to use for autographs.
Come along and join your fellow Dover Athletic fans in the Centre Spot at Crabble to cheer on England in their World Cup Group B match against Wales on the big screen on November 29th.
Doors open at 5.30pm and pints will be served at a specially discounted price until 6pm before the game kicks off at 7pm.
Food, same as on a normal match day, will also be available.
So put your England Football shirts on, get the flags out and get on down to the Centre Spot to cheer on the Three Lions!!
Manager Andy Hessenthaler has his say after his side saw their three-game unbeaten run come to a disappointing end at Marsh Lane.
The hosts led 3-0 at half-time after goals from Joe Iaciofano, Josh Ashby, and Zac McEachran before substitute George Nikaj reduced the deficit in stoppage time.
Tuesday night under the lights will see Dover playing hosts Oxford City for the first time since 2013.
Manager Andy Hessenthaler’s squad is unbeaten on the road in four National League South games and will be aiming to extend their three-game unbeaten run against an Oxford side that drew 2-2 against visiting Hemel Hempstead Town last Saturday.
DOVER TEAM NEWS
Andy Hessenthaler’s squad will be unchanged from the one that drew 1-1 against Chippenham Town at Crabble last Saturday.
Captain Lee Martin, who was sent off on Saturday, is available tonight but will serve a one-game ban in the FA Trophy Second Round tie at Isthmian South Central Uxbridge on Saturday.
Midfielder George Wilkinson (foot), defender Tyrone Sterling (ankle), forward Noah Carney (knee), and Mitch Brundle (knee) all remain on the sidelines.
LAST TIME WE MET – OCTOBER 26th 2013
Dover Athletic 3-0 Oxford City
Whites lead 3-0 at half-time in the FA Cup First Round proper tie at Crabble thanks to goals from Sean Raggett, Nathan Elder, and Barry Cogan.
Dover: M. Walker, C. Stone, T. Wynter, T. Forbes, S. Raggett, B. Cogan, J. Rogers, C. Kinnear Jnr, N. Elder (E. Charles 75′), T. Murphy (M. Bakare 83′), R. Modeste (L. Bellamy 44′)
Subs not used: L. Hook, M. Emmanuel, M. Kamara
Attendance: 886
COVERAGE
We will have live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText – follow us and get all the news as it happens.
DOVER COLOURS
For fans heading to the game wanting to wear the same shirts as the players, we will be wearing our navy blue kit.
TICKET INFORMATION
You can get all the information you need HERE
Tickets are £2 cheaper if purchased online.
TUESDAY’S OTHER NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH FIXTURES
Braintree Town v Farnborough
Cheshunt v Ebbsfleet United
Chippenham Town v Havant & Waterlooville
Stefan Milton quietly goes about his work at Crabble each and every match day.
The media team volunteer loves helping the club and plays such a vital role in video editing match highlights and sending them to BT Sport, Scout 7, etc.
It’s a job he’s been doing since October 2016 and he was recognised for his unwavering support for the club by being named a National League Volunteer of the Month back in 2019.
Now we would like to help Stefan, who has Metatropic dysplasia and is wheelchair-bound, in his bid to raise funds for a new electric wheelchair.
He has found a former rental one for £650 which will be suitable for his needs as repairing his broken chair would cost roughly the same amount.
Stefan has set up a fundraiser to help his cause, which you can find HERE so if you can help it would be very much appreciated.
Thank you so very much on behalf of Stefan and the club.
Andy Hessenthaler spoke to BBC Radio Kent’s Matt Gerrard after the National League South draw at Crabble on Saturday.
Whites extended their unbeaten run to three games thanks to Alfie Pavey’s second-half equaliser.
Dover played with 10 men from the 28th minute after captain Lee Martin was sent off after receiving a second yellow in the space of a minute.
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Andy Hessenthaler will be taking charge of his 300th game as Dover’s manager in the National League South game against Chippenham at Crabble on Saturday.
He reaches the landmark after 140 games in his first spell when he was player-manager between 2007-2010 and 159 since he returned in October 2018.
Whites, unbeaten in their past two games following a win at Bath City and a draw at Chelmsford City last Monday, host a Chippenham team heading to Kent after expereinces the highs and lows of the game within a week.
They beat League One side Lincoln City 1-0 to reach the FA Cup Second Round for the first time in their history last Saturday before losing their National League South game at Cheshunt 3-2 on Tuesday, a game they led 2-0 at half-time in.
It was the Bluebirds fourth consecutive league defeat and it saw them drop into the bottom four.
.WHAT THEY ARE SAYING
You can read the Chippenham preview HERE
LAST TIME WE MET IN A LEAGUE GAME AT CRABBLE – SEPTEMBER 13th 2002
Dover Athletic 0-0 Chippenham Town
The 13th really did prove to be an unlucky number for Dover as the Whites missed two penalties as the points were shared in the Southern League Premier Division clash.
Matt Carruthers beat the keeper with his penalty kick but the effort crashed against the bar after 34 minutes.
In the 72nd minute, Chippenham defender Simon Charity handled in the box to gift Dover a second penalty.
Lee Spiller took over the spot-kick duties – but managed to blast the ball over the top.
Dover Athletic: Hyde, Browne, Dyer, D.Readings, Arnott, Chapman, Patterson, Spiller, Wilkins, Tyne (Glover 54), Carruthers.
Substitutes not used: Amadi, Smissen, Cloke, Postma
Attendance: 809
DOVER TEAM NEWS
Defender Myles Judd and leading goalscorer Alfie Pavey are both back in the matchday squad after missing the draw at Chelmsford City on Monday through suspension.
Young midfielder George Wilkinson misses out with a foot injury and joins defender Tyrone Sterling (ankle), forward Noah Carney (knee), and Mitch Brundle (knee) on the sidelines.
COVERAGE
The game kicks off at 3 pm you are unable to make it, we will be providing live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText – follow us and get all the news as it happens.
BBC Radio Kent will also be covering the game with Matt Gerrard on commentary duties HERE
PROGRAMME
Printed matchday programmes will be available for sale around the ground and from the club shop.
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets for this game can be purchased at the turnstile only.
Prices are as follows:
Adults – £16
Over 60 – £14
Under 18 – £8
Under 11s continue to be free with paying adult
SATURDAY’S OTHER NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH FIXTURES
Chelmsford City v Hampton & Richmond
Concord Rangers v Welling United
Eastbourne Borough v St Albans City
Ebbsfleet United v Tonbridge Angels
Farnborough v Dartford
Havant & Waterlooville v Dulwich Hamlet
Hungerford Town v Slough Town
Oxford City v Hemel Hempstead Town
Taunton Town v Cheshunt
Weymouth v Braintree Town
Our National League South clash against St Albans at Crabble has had its kick-off time changed from 3pm to 12.30pm.
The time for the December 3rd match has been brought forward in order to avoid a potential World Cup clash.
One of either England or Wales may feature in the last 16 games at that time.
