Dover Athletic enter the Kent Senior Cup as we welcome fellow Isthmian Premier Division side Cray Valley Paper Mills to The Megger Community Stadium.
Dover Athletic
On Saturday, Dover Athletic exited the Isuzu FA Trophy with a 2-0 defeat to Sittingbourne. After a bright start, Dover’s momentum was disrupted when Roman Charles-Cook received a red card in the 15th minute, leaving them with ten men. Sittingbourne capitalised, with Mitchell May scoring in the 38th minute to give the visitors a 1-0 lead at halftime. Despite several chances for an equaliser, including Nikaj hitting the post, Dover couldn’t break through. Sittingbourne sealed the win in the 78th minute with a free-kick from Codey Cosgrave, ending Dover’s cup run in front of 658 fans.
Kieron Agbebi (foot) and Mitch Walker (knee) remain unavailable with injury.
From the Manager
“I think it’s important to obviously give the boys that haven’t been getting lots of minutes an opportunity to show what they can do in this game. It’s another game and we are looking forward to it. It gives us an opportunity to get Saturday’s result out of the way, straight away, which is a good thing because obviously we’re all very frustrated.”
Cray Valley Paper Mills
On Saturday, our visitors were also knocked out of the Trophy away to Brentwood Town in a dramatic 4-3 victory. Brentwood started fast with goals from Cripps (2′) and Nzengo (6′), but Cray quickly responded through Waldren (7′). Olukolu extended Brentwood’s lead before Cray’s Parker and Shomotun scored before halftime to make it 3-3. The match looked set for penalties until Brentwood’s Aarons-Royal struck in the 94th minute, sealing the win. Cray’s late push wasn’t enough, and Brentwood progressed to the next round in front of 429 spectators.
Cray Valley (PM) currently sit in 5th place in the Isthmian Premier Division table with 20 points from 11 matches. 6 wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses, having scored 19 goals and conceded 15. They’re just three points behind the league leaders (Dover Athletic).
Last 6
26/10 – Brentwood Town (A) – Lost 4-3 (FA Trophy)
23/10 – Sevenoaks Town (A) – Won 4-2 (Alan Turvey Trophy)
19/10 – Bognor Regis Town (A) – Won 3-2
12/10 – Chichester City (H) – Won 2-1
08/10 – Canvey Island (A) – Drew 4-4
05/10 – Ramsgate (A) – Won 3-1 (FA Trophy)
The Venue
We look forward to welcoming Cray Valley PM to the Megger Community Stadium. More information on getting to the ground can be found here: https://doverathletic.com/visit-crabble/
Megger Community Stadium. Crabble Athletic Ground, Lewisham Road, Dover, Kent, CT17 0JB.
Admission
Cup tie, all must pay.
Adults: £10
U18: £8
U11: FREE with a paying adult
We now only accept card on the gate and operate a cashless ground.