Dulwich Hamlet Football Club

Dulwich Hamlet FC

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Dulwich Hamlet’s season has finally lurched into action, after seven months of enforced hibernation. The Hamlet have assembled a young squad for the new season, with many new faces brought in and with some old club favourites retained - including Danny Mills, Charlie Grainger and Quade Taylor. With long serving manager

Gavin Rose remaining at the helm, hopes run high that the Pink and Blues will give us a solid and stress-free season. After seeing off Corinthian Casuals on penalties in their first competitive game, the pride of East Dulwich have continued to progress through the FA Cup qualifying rounds; squeezing past Wessex League side Christchurch, a match broadcast live on the BBC iPlayer. If we can beat

Eastbourne Borough away on 24 October, then for the second season in succession Dulwich will be in the First Round proper. Meanwhile, The Hamlet also kickstarted their third season in the National

League South, drawing 1-1 away against Kentish

Galácticos Ebbsfleet United. Heady days. Margate and Hackney in the FA Cup qualifiers and Unfortunately fans’ hopes that we would laying down strong foundations in the league. be allowed to watch The Hamlet’s brand of sexy So watch out for match notices on the Hamlet football in the flesh is not to be, with the Football website (matches tend to be on a Sunday) and

Association deciding that elite clubs, such as get down to Champion Hill to cheer them on

Manchester City, Liverpool and indeed Dulwich THREE: with Christmas approaching, Dulwich

Hamlet cannot have fans in attendance either Hamlet’s wide selection of club merchandise home or away for the time being. remains available, via the Supporters’ Trust We are all rather grumpy about this. website (www.dhst.org.uk) or from the mega-

Champion Hill in autumn is a beautiful place, container at women’s home games. From bucket with golden leaves strewn across the terraces hats to baby bibs to replica shirts, what better and Greendale’s setting sun blinding opposition gift could you think of for your loved ones. goalies. But while there seems little prospect of Finally, congratulations to Hamlet fan any change in this proscription before Christmas, Andrew Morris completed a 12 day 262km there are reasons to be cheerful. One, two, three. fundraising walk in Portugal in memory of his late ONE: all Hamlet home games will be father Ralph, who played for the club in the 1950s. streamed free by our brilliant media team on the All the money Andrew raises will benefit our local club’s You Tube channel (https://www.youtube. community, through The Kail Foundation, the com/c/DulwichHamletTV). A lot of clubs at our charity affiliated to the club set up to fund the level are charging for live feeds. But the club club’s activities within the local community. You have decided it sits better with our community can still donate by visiting Andrew’s fundraising focus and inclusive ethos that free access is the page here: https://chuffed.org/project/walkingbest way for us to continue to reach out. the-portuguese-coastal-camino-in-memory-ofTWO: our brilliant women’s team are allowed ralph-morris. Keep an eye on the club website for to play in front of live crowds. DHWFC have got news and fixture updates. And Up The Hamlet. off to a flyer this season, humbling teams such as www.dulwichhamletfc.co.uk