We are delighted to announce the signing of winger Bobby-Joe Taylor until the end of the season following his release from Bromley.
The 23-year-old former Chelsea and Gillingham youngster had been on loan with us from our fellow National League side since October and has played four games in that time.
Following two matches on the road, Whites are back at Crabble tomorrow and the recent league results of Saturday’s opposition will give Athletic fans hope of a second consecutive win at home.
Matthew Bates’ side have lost four straight league matches and were also defeated 4-3 after extra time to League One Gillingham in their First Round Emirates FA Cup replay, despite being two goals ahead at half-time.
And Bates’ will be without midfielder Michael Woods for the trip down south, with the 28-year old rejoining Harrogate Town earlier this week.
For Dover, boss Andy Hessenthaler can call upon Anthony Jeffrey once again following his recent suspension.
The winger has missed the last six matches following his sending off at Harrogate last month.
PLEASE NOTE THE MATCH WILL BE SEGREGATED
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
09/12/17: Dover 4-0 Hartlepool
05/08/17: Hartlepool 0-1 Dover
HARTLEPOOL’S LAST FIVE RESULTS
Hartlepool 3-4 Gillingham AET (FA Cup First Round Replay)
Hartlepool 1-3 Barnet
Gillingham 0-0 Hartlepool (FA Cup First Round)
Bromley 4-0 Hartlepool
Wrexham 1-0 Hartlepool
TOP SCORERS
Mitch Brundle and Kevin Lokko have netted four goals each this campaign, while Liam Noble has netted seven times for Hartlepool the league season so far.
MATCHDAY TICKET PRICES
The match kicks off at 3pm and the prices are as follows:
Adults: £17
Over 60s: £14
Under 18s: £8
Under 11s (Accompanied by a paying adult): Free
COVERAGE
If you are unable to make the game, we will have live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText – follow us and get all the news as it happens.
Coverage starts from 2:15pm
SATURDAY’S OTHER NATIONAL LEAGUE MATCHES
AFC FYLDE V BOREHAM WOOD
ALDERSHOT TOWN V BARROW
BARNET V GATESHEAD
BROMLEY V DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE
EASTLEIGH V CHESTERFIELD
EBBSFLEET UNITED V FC HALIFAX TOWN
HARROGATE TOWN V BRAINTREE TOWN
HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE V MAIDSTONE UNITED
SOLIHULL MOORS V SALFORD CITY
SUTTON UNITED V MAIDENHEAD UNITED
WREXHAM V LEYTON ORIENT
AWAY TRAVEL
There is a coach leaving for Boreham Wood at 4:30pm on Tuesday 27th November and it is not too late to book your space on it.
The prices are as follows:
Adult member £18, adult non-member £33, youth member (Under 18) £7, youth non-member £10 and accompanied child (Under 16) £7.
There is also a coach travelling to Eastleigh at 10:45am on Saturday 1st December and the costs are:
Adult member £20, adult non-member £35, youth member (Under 18) £10, youth non-member £15 and accompanied child (Under 16) £10.
Please call or text Andy on 0793 4300335 to book your seat, or see him in the Centre Spot after the match against Hartlepool.
Please note you are now required to pay for your seat in advance by cash or by cheque or via bank transfer.
Visit http://www.dasc.co.uk/ for all the details.
The Dover Athletic Supporter’s Club are hosting a quiz night at Crabble starting at 8pm this Friday.
Enter a team of up to eight members to join quiz master Debs Harrison at the Centre Spot.
To book a table, please e-mail sc.dafc@gmail.com or ring Bob Duck on 07572 868407.
The cost is £3 a head with all proceeds going to Dover Athletic.
Boss Andy Hessenthaler has his say following Dover’s 1-0 defeat at Halifax on Saturday.
Whites are back in league action this Saturday when they travel to West Yorkshire.
Andy Hessenthaler’s men will be aiming to build on their last National League match – a 2-0 home victory against Maidenhead – and they face against a Shaymen side without a win in 12 league games.
Jamie Fullarton’s team started the season strongly with five wins from their opening seven matches, but have not won in the National League since beating Gateshead by a single goal on 27th August.
HALIFAX’S KEY MAN
Wideman Matty Kosylo is a reliable source of goals for the Shaymen. The 26-year-old has scored three and set up four this campaign, having found the net nine times and assisted on 11 occasions the season previous.
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
30/12/17: Dover 0-0 Halifax
15/08/17: Halifax 1-2 Dover
02/04/16: Dover 1-0 Halifax
28/11/15: Halifax 4-2 Dover
HALIFAX’S LAST FIVE RESULTS
Morecambe 0-0 Halifax (FA Cup 1st Round)
Havant & Waterlooville 2-1 Halifax
Solihull 0-0 Halifax
Halifax 0-1 Eastleigh
Halifax 2-0 Warrington (FA Cup Qualifying)
TOP SCORERS
Mitch Brundle and Kevin Lokko lead the way for Whites with four National League goals this season. For Halifax, Dayle Southwell is top scorer with four so far this campaign.
TEAM COLOURS
For fans wanting to show the same shirts as the players, captain Mitch Brundle and his teammates will be wearing their yellow ones.
MATCHDAY TICKET PRICES
The match kicks off at 3pm and the prices are as follows:
Adults: £20
Concessions (Over 65s and students with ID): £17
12-17 year olds: £9
Under 12s: £5
Under 7s: £3
COVERAGE
If you are unable to make the game, we will have live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText – follow us and get all the news as it happens.
Coverage starts from 2:15pm
SATURDAY’S OTHER NATIONAL LEAGUE MATCHES (Kick off 3pm unless stated)
BRAINTREE TOWN V SOLIHULL MOORS (12:30)
BARROW V EASTLEIGH
BOREHAM WOOD V EBBSFLEET UNITED
CHESTERFIELD V HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE
DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE V AFC FYLDE
GATESHEAD V SUTTON UNITED
LEYTON ORIENT V BROMLEY
MAIDENHEAD UNITED V HARROGATE TOWN (Postponed)
MAIDSTONE UNITED V WREXHAM
SALFORD CITY V ALDERSHOT
SUNDAY’S OTHER NATIONAL LEAGUE MATCH
HARTLEPOOL UNITED V BARNET
AWAY TRAVEL
There is a coach leaving for Boreham Wood at 4:30pm on Tuesday 27th November and it is not too late to book your space on it.
The prices are as follows:
Adult member £18, adult non-member £33, youth member (Under 18) £7, youth non-member £10 and accompanied child (Under 16) £7.
There is also a coach travelling to Eastleigh at 10:45am on Saturday 1st December and the costs are:
Adult member £20, adult non-member £35, youth member (Under 18) £10, youth non-member £15 and accompanied child (Under 16) £10.
Please call or text Andy on 0793 4300335 to book your seat, or see him in the Centre Spot after the match against Hartlepool.
Please note you are now required to pay for your seat in advance by cash or by cheque or via bank transfer.
Visit http://www.dasc.co.uk/ for all the details.
Connor Essam has joined National League South side Concord Rangers on loan until the end of the season.
The 26-year-old central defender has made 18 National League appearances for us this season, the last being in the 2-0 defeat against Dagenham & Redbridge at Crabble on October 30th.
Essam also played in our 1-0 win at Concord in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round.
Go well Connor!
Boss Andy Hessenthaler speaks to the camera after Dover’s 5-0 defeat at Bury in the Emirates FA Cup First Round on Saturday.
Whites take a break from the National League on Saturday when they travel to Lancashire for a first ever meeting with two-time FA Cup winners Bury.
The League Two side, currently two points off the play-off positions in 10th spot, are unbeaten in three league matches at the Energy Check Stadium at Gigg Lane.
But visiting fans can hold hope of a cup upset when looking at the Shakers’ recent Emirates FA Cup history.
Bury have failed to reach the Second Round Round Proper in 11 of their 18 previous campaigns.
BURY’S LAST FIVE RESULTS
Macclesfield 1-4 Bury
Port Vale 1-0 Bury
Bury 1-1 Newport
Bury 4-0 Notts County
Crewe 1-1 Bury
BURY’S KEY MAN
Captain Neil Danns scored his first two goals of the season in the Shakers’ 4-1 win at Macclesfield Town last weekend.
The Guyana international can call upon of wealth of experience with over 400 league appearances to his name.
TOP SCORERS
Mitch Brundle and Kevin Lokko lead the way for Dover with four goals each this campaign, while Nicky Maynard has netted six times for Bury this season in League Two.
TEAM COLOURS
For those wanting to show the same colours as the players, captain Mitch Brundle and his teammates will be wearing their yellow shirts.
MATCHDAY TICKET PRICES
The match kicks off at 3pm and the prices are as follows:
Adults: £15
Over 65s, U23s and disabled: £10
Under 16s: £5
COVERAGE
If you are unable to make the game, we will have live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText – follow us and get all the news as it happens.
Coverage starts from 2:15pm
THIS WEEKEND’S FIRST ROUND FA CUP MATCHES (Kick off 3pm unless stated)
FRIDAY 9TH NOVEMBER
HARINGEY BOROUGH V AFC WIMBLEDON (7:45pm)
SATURDAY 10TH NOVEMBER
MAIDENHEAD V PORTSMOUTH (12:30pm)
ACCRINGTON STANLEY V COLCHESTER UNITED
ALDERSHOT TOWN V BRADFORD CITY
BARNSLEY V NOTTS COUNTY
BROMLEY V PETERBOROUGH
CHESTERFIELD V BILLERICAY TOWN
CREWE ALEXANDRA V CARLISLE UNITED
EBBSFLEET UNITED V CHELTENHAM TOWN
EXETER CITY V BLACKPOOL
GILLINGHAM V HARTLEPOOL UNITED
GRIMSBY TOWN V MK DONS
LINCOLN CITY V NORTHAMPTON TOWN
LUTON TOWN V WYCOMBE WANDERERS
MAIDSTONE UNITED V MACCLESFIELD TOWN
METROPOLITAN POLICE V NEWPORT COUNTY
MORECAMBE V FC HALIFAX TOWN
OXFORD UNITED V FOREST GREEN ROVERS
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE V STEVENAGE BOROUGH
ROCHDALE V GATESHEAD
SCUNTHORPE UNITED V BURTON ALBION
SOUTHEND UNITED V CRAWLEY TOWN
SOUTHPORT V BOREHAM WOOD
SUTTON UNITED V SLOUGH TOWN
SWINDON TOWN V YORK CITY
TORQUAY UNITED V WOKING
TRANMERE ROVERS V OXFORD CITY
WALSALL V COVENTRY CITY
YEOVIL TOWN V STOCKPORT COUNTY
SUNDAY 11TH NOVEMBER (Kick off 12:45pm unless stated)
ALRETON TOWN V FLEETWOOD TOWN
BARNET V BRISTOL ROVERS
CHORLEY V DONCASTER ROVERS
GUISELEY V CAMBRIDGE UNITED
HITCHIN TOWN V SOLIHULL MOORS
MANSFIELD TOWN V CHARLTON ATHLETIC
SHREWSBURY TOWN V SALFORD CITY
WESTON-SUPER-MARE V WREXHAM
PORT VALE V SUNDERLAND (2:30pm)
MONDAY 12TH NOVEMBER
HAMPTON & RICHMOND V OLDHAM ATHLETIC (7:45pm)
AWAY TRAVEL
There is a coach leaving for Halifax on Saturday 17th November and it is not too late to book your place on it!
It leaves Crabble at 7am and the costs are:
Adult member £35, adult non-member £50, youth member (Under 18) £20, youth non-member £25 and accompanied child (Under 16) £20.
There is also a coach leaving for Boreham Wood at 4:30pm on Tuesday 27th November and the prices are:
Adult member £18, adult non-member £33, youth member (Under 18) £7, youth non-member £10 and accompanied child (Under 16) £7.
Please call or text Andy on 0793 4300335 to book your seat.
Please note you are now required to pay for your seat in advance by cash or by cheque or via bank transfer.
Visit http://www.dasc.co.uk/ for all the details.
