Nickname(s) Wanderers Manager Marc White | Chairman Marc White Founded 1999 | |
Full name Dorking Wanderers Football Club Ground Westhumble Playing Fields, Dorking 2015–16 Isthmian League Division One South, 2nd League Sussex County Football League Division 1 | ||
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Dorking Wanderers Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Dorking, Surrey, England. Affiliated to the Surrey County Football Association, they are currently members of the Isthmian League Division One South and play at Westhumble Playing Fields.
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History
The club was formed in 1999 and initially playing in the Crawley and District Football League. After their first season in the Crawley league they switched to Division Four of the West Sussex League, winning the division at the first attempt. In 2001–02 the club finished as Division Three runners-up, earning a third consecutive promotion. After winning Division Two in 2003–04 they were promoted to Division One, and a third-place finish in Division One in 2005–05 saw them promoted to the Premier Division.
In 2006–07 Dorking won the West Sussex League's Premier Division, winning the title with a win on the last day of the season. As a result, the club were promoted to Division Three of the Sussex County League. They went on to win Division Three in 2010–11, earning promotion to Division Two. A third-place finish in Division Two the following season was enough to see them promoted to Division One. However, the league initially denied them entry to the division as their ground was not deemed to meet the requirements. However the club appealed against this decision to the Football Association, who overruled the decision after an independent ground grading visit confirmed that the ground reached the necessary standards for Division One football. Although the team initially struggled in Division One, finishing third-from-bottom in 2012–13, they finished second in 2014–15, earning promotion to Division One South of the Isthmian League.
Dorking's first season in the Isthmian League saw them finish as runners-up in Division Two South, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. They lost 2–1 to Faversham Town in the semi-finals.
Reserve team
In 2015 the club's reserve team were promoted from the Suburban League to the Combined Counties League. However, they left the league at the end of the season as the club were set to groundshare with Dorking during the 2016–17 season.
Ground
The club initially played at Big Field Brockham, before moving to the Westhumble Playing Fields on London Road in 2007. Floodlights were installed in 2012.
Current squad
As of 21 November 2016.Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.