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Introducing Royal Wootton Bassett F.C. cont




                   Chris Taylor– Midfield              Gio Wrona - Midfield
                   Classy  midfielder  who  spent  the   Experienced midfield player who is always
                   majority  of  his  career  with  Swindon   wanting the ball and starts the season with
                   Supermarine but has also featured for   181 appearances for the club and will be
                   Cirencester Town, Highworth Town and   looking to join a very select few who have
                   made  4  substitute  appearances  for   played  more  than  200. Previously  with
                   Swindon  Town  as  well as  being  an   Swindon  Supermarine,  North  Leigh,
                   England  Under  15  international  in  his   Larkhall  and Thatcham  and  scored  for
                   youth,                             Swindon Town in a friendly in the summer.
                   Kai Robinson - Midfield             Lewis Waldon - Forward
                   An energetic, tough-tackling box-to-box   Extremely  lively  centre forward,  who  is
                   midfielder  now  entering  his  sixth   entering  his  second  spell  with  Bassett.
                   season  with  Bassett,  having  initially   Two-footed,  possessing lightning  pace
                   joined  at  the  start  of the  2017-18   and  an  assured  finisher, he  has  spent
                   season  making  36 times  &  scoring   most  of  his  career  playing  Swindon  and
                   once.  His  appearances  have been   District League football, but is more than
                   more  limited over the past  4  seasons   capable  of  playing at  Hellenic  League
                   but is looking to again make a case for   level.
                   a regular first team place.
                   Luke Whelan - Forward              Tommy Ouldridge - Forward
                   Winger who is on loan from Hungerford   Hard  working  player  who started  with
                   Town.  Previously  played  for  Kintbury   Swindon Town and  had loan spells  with
                   Rangers.                           Chippenham Town and Cirencester Town.
                                                      Has also played for Hungerford Town and
                                                      Swindon  Supermarine.  Played  six  times
                                                      for Bassett in 2020-21, scoring three goals
                                                      before  featuring  41 times  and  scoring
                                                      seven goals last season.
                   Bailey Gallagher - Forward         Matt Bennett - Forward
                   Skilful winger who on his day is virtually   Fast and possessing an eye for goal, an
                   unplayable. Product of the club's Youth   experienced forward who scored 42 goals
                   Section  who  progressed  to  the Dev   for  Bassett's  Development  team  as  they
                   Team  and  then  into  the  First Team.   won the Wiltshire Senior League Premier
                   Was   Bassett's   leading   outfield   Division title last season. Bennett started
                   appearance  maker  last  season  in  the   his  senior  career  with  the club over a
                   Hellenic Premier where he featured 44   decade and a half ago & starts the season
                                                                 st
                   times, scoring nine goals.         just 5 short of 200 1  team appearances.
                   Brad Pagliaroli – Forward          Alfie Presley - Forward
                   Player who returns to the club for the 3 rd   Talented winger who returned to the club
                   time.  Has  most  recently been  at   from  Malmesbury  Vics  part  way  through
                   Isthmian League South Central Division   last season having scored 5 goals  in 14
                   side  Binfield.  Last  season  played  for   games,  before adding  4  goals in 11
                   another   Isthmian  League   side   appearances  for   Bassett.  His
                   Thatcham   Town.   Re-joins  having   performances for Bassett in the 2019-20
                   previously  made  67  appearances   season saw him crowned both Manager’s
                   scoring 27 times.                  Player and Players’ Player of the Year.

                   Sam Collier – Manager              Alan Griffin – Assistant Manager
                   Manager since taking the role, initially   Joins  Bassett's  management  team  after
                   on an interim basis, while still also a   scoring 16 times  in 32 appearances last
                   player, in early 2018. In 2018-19, his   season.  High-quality  target  man  with  a
                   first full season in charge, Collier   distinguished  playing  career  in  non-
                   guided the team to 10th in the Hellenic   league.  Started  with  Corsham  in  the
                   League Premier - the club's highest   Western League & soon moved onto the
                   ever finish. Bassett have also set   Southern  League,  plying his  trade  with
                   records in both national cup       Cirencester T, Chippenham T, Gloucester
                   competitions under his stewardship.  City,   Mangotsfield   United,   Swindon
                                                      Supermarine & Bristol Manor Farm.
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