Following a vote by all member Clubs, and subject to FA Council approval, a decision has been made on the conclusion of the Vanarama National League, Vanarama National League South and Vanarama National League North for the 2019/20 campaign.
Read the National League’s statement HERE
Dover Athletic can today announce details of our retained and released list at the end of the 2019/20 National League campaign.
The following players remain contracted to the club for season 2020-2021:
Yusif Mersin
Lee Worgan
Josh Passley
Bobby-Joe Taylor
Will De Havilland
Michael Woods
Nassim L’Ghoul
Jack Munns
Kurtis Cumberbatch
Paul Rooney
Joe Bedford
Oscar Gobern
Steven Rigg
Bilel Hinchiri
Marshall Wratten
The following players have returned to their parent clubs on conclusion of their respective loan deals:
Ashley Maynard-Brewer (Charlton)
Dominic Poleon (Newport County)
Shadrach Ogie (Leyton Orient)
We thank them all for their contributions this season and wish them well for the future.
The following first team players are out of contract and have left the club:
Kevin Lokko
Inih Effiong
Anthony Jeffrey
Ricky Modeste
Aaron Simpson
Jai Reason
Ade Yusuff
We would like to thank each and every one of our departing players for their efforts on behalf of the club and extend our sincere best wishes for the future.
Captain Kevin Lokko has been voted the Supporters’ Player of the Season.
The defender, who scored four goals in 29 appearances in all competitions, finished six votes clear of Ricky Modeste to win the award, which was funded by the Supporters’ Club.
The DASC will also give a £250 cheque to the chosen charity of Lokko.
Winners of the other awards are:
Goalkeeper LEE WORGAN won the DAFC Away Supporters’ Player of the Season award, which was voted for throughout the season.
Defender JOSH PASSLEY is the Players’ Player of the Season after receiving the most nominations from his teammates.
Striker INIH EFFIONG won the Golden Boot award after scoring 16 goals in 38 appearances in all competitions.
BOBBY-JOE TAYLOR received most votes to win the Goal of the Season award (Goal C) for his stunning free-kick against Notts County at Crabble.
Congratulations to all the winners on their awards!
We have the eight best finishes from the 2019/20 season and we need you Whites’ fans to choose your favourite goal!
Instructions on how to vote are at the end of this video, or you can add a comment with your favourite goal below.
The current situation may have stopped us playing football, but it cannot stop you, our valued supporters, from voting for your Player of the Season.
Funded by the Supporters’ Club, all Dover fans are encouraged to vote for their choice of the Supporters’ Player of the Season.
The DASC will also give a £250 cheque to the chosen charity of the winner.
Supporters will be able to cast their vote by emailing the DASC on [email protected]
Voting closes at 6pm on Sunday.
The winner will be announced on this website next week.
Stay safe one and all.
A huge thank you to all those supporters who have donated money to the GoFundMe page that was set-up to help support the club during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Organiser Jamie Parsons transferred an impressive £5078.28 to the club account last Friday and he’s hoping to add at least another £2000 to that figure in the future.
The page is still open to make a donation and you can find it here
The gesture is greatly appreciated by all of us at the club.
Jamie, who follows the club both home and away, said he was impressed with how his fellow fans got behind the idea to raise money for the club.
He said: “To be honest, I think it’s an amazing effort by each and everyone who has donated so far.
“These are difficult times for everyone and many people have their own concerns about finances, but they have still donated whatever then can – I think that shows just how much the club means to us all.
“Every little bit counts no matter how much you donate – keep it coming in and lets get through this together.
“COYW!!.”
Ashley Maynard-Brewer’s save at Barrow earlier this year is the winner of the Dover Athletic Save of the Season.
The Australian stopper’s impressive block away to the current National League leaders in February received just over 20% of the votes from Dover fans.
You can watch the Charlton loanee’s fine save once again below.
The Striker Lottery has been suspended until further notice due to COVID-19.
Striker Lottery Manager, Harry Reid, said: “Given the current situation we are all in, we have found ourselves in a position where not only can our agents not collect from certain establishments (pubs, clubs, shops etc), but we cannot put our agents and customers in danger when collecting door-to-door.
“We have no alternative but to suspend the Striker Lottery until such time the all clear is given.
“Please do not worry if you are in credit as when we restart the total credit you had from week 40 will still be there in full.
“If you pay by Standing Order or Direct Debit you could ask your bank to suspend it and restart when we start back.
“However, if you leave it being paid into the Striker Account, it will be there when we commence again and you will be in credit and we can always then review the situation as to how we go forward.
“Please be assured you will not lose your money. The Striker account is separate to that of the Club and I will each week download the Standing Orders and Direct Debits at home and will therefor know exactly how much each member has in credit.
“We are not closing the Striker Lottery down, only suspending it due to the present situation, so thank you for your loyal support and please stay safe.”
If you have any questions, you can email Harry at [email protected]
We as a club would also like to thank all of those members who have donated their regular Striker Lottery payments to the football club as donations, while the lottery is suspended – the gesture is very much appreciated by us all at Crabble.
The National League competition has been suspended indefinitely following a review of the prior decision to suspend the competition until at least 3rd April due to the current coronavirus (COVID-19) reaching global pandemic levels.
The decision was made during a National League board meeting on Tuesday.
You can read the National League’s statement HERE
We have selected 10 of the finest saves from our goalkeepers from the 2019/20 National League season so far and we need you Whites’ fans to choose the best one!
Instructions on how to vote are at the end of this video, or you can add a comment with your favourite save below.
We will announce the winner on Friday 3rd April.
