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GETTING TO KNOW DULWICH HAMLET



      This evening we welcome visitors from the capital in   against Carlisle United. They lost 4-1
      the shape of Dulwich Hamlet. Who can forget last   but made headlines and vital finance
      season’s wonderful game here back in February, when   for the club. Manager Gavin Rose
      both sides produced some fantastic football. The game   has a decent sized squad to pick
      of course was lit up by a superb hat trick from Tom   from and they will have high hopes of
      Smith and whilst old nemesis Danny Mills netted for   challenging further up the league this
      Hamlet, it was City who completed a double, having   time around.
      won 3-1 at Champion Hill earlier in the season.  However, so far this season they have yet to record a
      Last season was a disappointment for the London side   win, the only side in National League South yet to do
      as they ended in 19th position when the season was   so and have scored just three goals. A 0-0 draw at
      terminated because of the Coronavirus pandemic. They   Dorking Wanderers seven days ago they will hope is a
      did however enjoy a memorable FA Cup run which   springboard to improved results.
      took them to the First Round and a BBC appearance   The Dulwich squad this evening is:
       The Defender…            25-year-old defender or midfielder   against Birmingham City at the
       QUADE TAYLOR             Quade returned to the club in   end of the 2014/15 season. He
                                September 2016 from Braintree
                                                         has also spent periods on loan at
                                Town. He previously made 12   Welling United and Dagenham
                                First Team appearances for   & Redbridge. Quade made his
                                Dulwich in season 2010/11   100th First Team appearance for
                                after coming through the youth   Dulwich last season.
                                set-up, before being snapped up   Dulwich Hamlet can also choose
                                by Crystal Palace. He spent two   a defensive line from: Jordan
                                years at Selhurst Park, followed   Agahatise, Aaron Barnes,
                                by another two years with Bolton   Kuagica David, Jesse Debrah,
                                Wanderers, for whom he played   Sanchez Ming, Taiwo Ojo and
                                one First Team League match   Sandro Sakho.

       The Midfielder…          Lewis is a skilful and pacey
       LEWIS WHITE              forward, aged 20, who joined
                                Dulwich at the start of this season
                                after progressing through the
                                Millwall youth set-up and playing
                                for their U-23 side.
                                In midfield, manager Gavin
                                Rose also selects from: Diogo
                                Barbosa, Jordan Higgs,
                                Michael Timlin, Tyrique
                                Hyde, Ruben Sammut and
                                Giovanni McGregor.


       The Striker…             28-year-old striker Danny made   Elsewhere in attack the Hamlet can
       DANNY MILLS              his name at Whitehawk, scoring   choose from: Reise Allassani,
                                                         Sadik Balarabe, Korrey
                                over 100 goals for the Brighton-
                                based club, and twice helping   Henry, Charles Claydon (on
                                them to the play-offs. He started his   loan from Charlton Athletic) and
                                career at Crawley Town, before   former Bath City loanee Deon
                                a spell at Peterborough United,   Moore.
                                and in recent seasons has been   In goal Charlie Grainger the
                                with Ebbsfleet United and Welling   former Leyton Orient shot stopper
                                United. Joined Dulwich during   has competition in the form of
                                the summer of 2019 and is a key   another former Bath City loanee,
                                player for the Champion Hill club.  Wolverhampton Wanderers
                                                         youngster, James Pardington.

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