Season 2008/2009
An historic first season saw the introduction of a Darkside Reserves side. Under the leadership, of rookie Player-Manager Tim Gale, a squad was assembled with 90% new players. The target? Surely to ensure the team had enough players to field an XI each week!
Expectations soon rose after a thrilling start, unbeaten for the opening 10 league games. However, some limp performances resulted in dropped points and the team finished up in a disappointing 5th place. A sterling League Cup run was only narrowly twarted by Division 4 side Red Star in the Semi's.
Certainly foundations were laid for next season and the 1st team benefited at times, with a number of Reserves putting in sterling performances with the 1st team, ensuring a respectable league finish in Divison 3.
League Table
| No. |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
| 1. |
Old Roehamptonians |
14 |
12 |
0 |
2 |
46 |
11 |
35 |
36 |
| 2. |
Epsom Casuals Reserves |
14 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
43 |
21 |
22 |
27 |
| 3. |
Banstead Town |
14 |
8 |
2 |
4 |
56 |
33 |
23 |
26 |
| 4. |
Claygate Royals Reserves |
14 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
32 |
24 |
8 |
25 |
| 5. |
Darkside Reserves |
14 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
42 |
41 |
1 |
22 |
| 6. |
Westside III |
14 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
18 |
37 |
-19 |
11 |
| 7. |
St Martins Reserves |
14 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
19 |
47 |
-28 |
9 |
| 8. |
Stoke Rangers |
14 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
20 |
62 |
-42 |
4 |
Fixtures and Results
| Sep 2008 |
|
Opposition |
Type |
Kick Off |
F |
A |
Outcome |
Attendance |
Report |
| Sat 06 |
A |
Darkside FC |
Friendly-
|
15:00 |
2 |
8 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 13 |
A |
Banstead Town |
League
|
15:00 |
4 |
3 |
Won |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 20 |
A |
Claygate Royals Reserves |
League
|
14:00 |
4 |
2 |
Won |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 27 |
H |
St Martins Reserves |
League
|
14:30 |
4 |
0 |
Won |
0 |
Report |
| Oct 2008 |
|
Opposition |
Type |
Kick Off |
F |
A |
Outcome |
Attendance |
Report |
| Sat 04 |
A |
Westside III |
League
|
14:30 |
3 |
1 |
Won |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 11 |
H |
Dynamo Kingston |
Teck Jun- ior Cup R1
|
13:00 |
2 |
4 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 25 |
H |
Claygate Royals Reserves |
League
|
14:00 |
3 |
3 |
Draw |
0 |
Report |
| Nov 2008 |
|
Opposition |
Type |
Kick Off |
F |
A |
Outcome |
Attendance |
Report |
| Sat 01 |
A |
Outcasts |
Joe Hank- in Trophy: Group 3
|
13:30 |
3 |
3 |
Draw |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 08 |
H |
Dynamo Kingston |
Joe Hank- in Trophy: Group 3
|
13:30 |
2 |
2 |
Draw |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 15 |
A |
St Martins Reserves |
League
|
14:00 |
2 |
2 |
Draw |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 22 |
H |
Westside III |
League
|
13:30 |
3 |
3 |
Draw |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 29 |
A |
Dormansland Rockets |
Surrey L- ower Junior Cup R2
|
13:30 |
2 |
10 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
| Dec 2008 |
|
Opposition |
Type |
Kick Off |
F |
A |
Outcome |
Attendance |
Report |
| Sat 06 |
H |
St Martins |
League J- unior Cup R1
|
13:00 |
2 |
1 |
Won |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 20 |
H |
Hook Venturers |
Friendly-
|
14:00 |
2 |
5 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
| Jan 2009 |
|
Opposition |
Type |
Kick Off |
F |
A |
Outcome |
Attendance |
Report |
| Sat 03 |
H |
Stoke Rangers |
League
|
13:00 |
5 |
4 |
Won |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 17 |
A |
Epsom Casuals Reserves |
League
|
13:00 |
3 |
3 |
Draw |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 24 |
H |
Banstead Town |
League
|
13:00 |
6 |
1 |
Won |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 31 |
H |
Westside III |
Friendly-
|
13:00 |
4 |
0 |
Won |
0 |
Report |
| Feb 2009 |
|
Opposition |
Type |
Kick Off |
F |
A |
Outcome |
Attendance |
Report |
| Sat 21 |
A |
Stoke Rangers |
Joe Hank- in Trophy: Group 3
|
14:00 |
1 |
5 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 28 |
A |
Old Roehamptonians |
League
|
12:00 |
0 |
1 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 28 |
H |
Old Roehamptonians |
League
|
14:00 |
2 |
7 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
| Mar 2009 |
|
Opposition |
Type |
Kick Off |
F |
A |
Outcome |
Attendance |
Report |
| Sat 07 |
A |
St Martins Reserves |
League J- unior Cup R2
|
14:00 |
4 |
3 |
Won |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 14 |
H |
Epsom Casuals Reserves |
League
|
|
0 |
7 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 28 |
A |
Lower Green Reserves |
League J- unior Cup QF
|
14:00 |
2 |
0 |
Won |
0 |
Report |
| Apr 2009 |
|
Opposition |
Type |
Kick Off |
F |
A |
Outcome |
Attendance |
Report |
| Sat 04 |
A |
Stoke Rangers |
League
|
14:00 |
3 |
4 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
| Sat 18 |
H |
Red Star |
League J- unior Cup SF
|
15:00 |
2 |
4 |
Lost |
0 |
Report |
Statistics
| No |
Player |
Position |
APP |
SUB |
ASS |
GLS |
YEL |
RED |
POM |
RAT |
|
Alan Fletcher |
Utility |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7.0 |
|
Ben Mole |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6.5 |
|
Ben Saunders |
Defence |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7.0 |
|
Bertalan Bari |
Midfield/Forward |
13 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.9 |
|
Dave Adams |
Central Midfield |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
|
David Hooper |
Midfield |
22 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5.9 |
|
Ian Harris |
Defence/ Midfield |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6.3 |
|
Jamie Self |
|
8 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5.1 |
|
Jim Tagg |
Defence |
18 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6.2 |
|
Joe Dowling |
Defence |
14 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5.2 |
|
Joey Matthews |
Forward |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7.0 |
|
Jon Davies |
Defence |
9 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6.0 |
|
Kyle Sarwar |
Midfield |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7.0 |
|
Leo Smith |
Defence |
20 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5.8 |
|
Matt Bright |
Defence |
9 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.3 |
|
Mike Masuku |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7.0 |
|
Neill Prothero |
Defence |
14 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.5 |
|
Nick Porter |
Midfield |
18 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
6.2 |
|
Paul Ainslie |
Midfield |
18 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6.1 |
|
Paul Dixon |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6.3 |
|
Phil Brannelly |
Defence |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6.3 |
|
Phill Neill |
Defence |
9 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6.0 |
|
Richard Webb |
Forward |
20 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5.9 |
|
Rob Baynham |
|
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6.4 |
|
Ryan Williams |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6.0 |
|
Sammy Okine |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9.0 |
|
Scott Granger |
Goalkeeper |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5.9 |
|
Steve Cook |
Midfield |
14 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5.6 |
|
Steve Loren |
Forward |
23 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.6 |
|
Szil Szilagyi |
Defence |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6.5 |
|
Tim Sullivan |
Forward |
20 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5.9 |