All of our Player Shirt Sponsors were entered into a prize draw to win 2 X Premier Club day passes for the last game of the season against Yeovil. Acorn Homes, sponsors of both of Henry Young’s home and away shirts were the successful pick and we look forward to welcoming them for our macthday hospitality.

Acorn Homes is a proud family owned provider of care and education for young people.

Due to our successful growth, we are now looking for enthusiastic and dedicated people to join our teams in both existing and new proposed services across Kent.

Experience is not necessary to begin your career in care, but a caring and supportive character is always going to help those we support.

Acorn Homes

If you feel you can make a difference to their young people’s lives and wish to begin or advance your career in care, please contact them via email: hr@ahgroup.org or visit their website: www.ahgroup.org for more information.

Fancy watching the Whites take on Yeovil in style? Of course you do.

The boys will be looking to put on a show and where else would you rather watch it than here with us.

Watch the game from the best seats in the house and let our match day hospitality provide the ultimate way to spend your time with us.

The package includes:

• Butler hosted lounge with large TVs and a projector showing the game
• A three-course meal served at your table
• Reserved undercover premium padded seating
• Complimentary tea, coffee & mineral water, plus a dedicated paid bar before and after the match
• Complimentary match day team sheet

The very special experience costs £28 per person and is available for individual and group bookings, or as a gift voucher.

Please note that this price does NOT include entry for non-season ticket holders who do attend, and they will still need to pay at the turnstile on the day.

On the menu for the game will be :

Starter:

Prawn Cocktail

Main:

Steak Pie, Mash Potatoes served with a selection of Vegetables and Gravy

Dessert:

Apple Tarte Tatin served with Ice Cream

There are only 64 spaces available, so all tickets will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis.

The dress code is smart casual.

To buy your VIP ticket please email gavin.hughes@doverathletic.com or call the office on 01304 822373

Dover Athletic Chairman Jim Parmenter has confirmed that Manager Jake Leberl will continue as first team manager next season.

He said “We are delighted that Jake will be with us next season he is passionate about the club and wants us to improve on and off the pitch.”

News on players will be published as it is available. 

Plans are well under way for next season and as well as supporting Jake to build a strong team, discussions are under way around our community activity which will include a review of our youth structure and the introduction of women’s and girls’ teams.

Equally we are discussing ways in which we can improve supporter experience at The Megger Community stadium including how we can speed up service and reduce queuing. 

The club will issue updates for supporters on a regular basis, we look forward to an exciting season with many local derbies.  

Fancy watching the Whites take on Chelmsford in style? Of course you do.

The boys will be looking to put on a show and where else would you rather watch it than here with us.

Watch the game from the best seats in the house and let our match day hospitality provide the ultimate way to spend your time with us.

The package includes:

• Butler hosted lounge with large TVs and a projector showing the game
• A three-course meal served at your table
• Reserved undercover premium padded seating
• Complimentary tea, coffee & mineral water, plus a dedicated paid bar before and after the match
• Complimentary match day team sheet

The very special experience costs £28 per person and is available for individual and group bookings, or as a gift voucher.

Please note that this price does NOT include entry for non-season ticket holders who do attend, and they will still need to pay at the turnstile on the day.

On the menu for the game will be :

Starter:

Pate with Melba Toast

Main:

Chicken Breast in a White Wine Cream and Garlic Sauce served with Baby Potatoes and Vegetables.

Dessert:

Raspberry and Elderflower Cone served with Cream

There are only 64 spaces available, so all tickets will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis.

The dress code is smart casual.

To buy your VIP ticket please email gavin.hughes@doverathletic.com or call the office on 01304 822373

Match Preview by Fred Deveson

This weekend Dover are back at Crabble as they host Farnborough in what will be their last attempt at survival. 

It’s a special weekend this weekend as it is non-league day on Saturday, the day of the game. A raffle for every attendee with big prizes, girls football, meet the players and much more will be available this weekend. 

More information can be found here: https://doverathletic.com/news/non-league-day-2024/

The Whites will be looking to capitalise on their recent improvements. They will be hoping they 

can go one better this weekend and grab a win against mid table Farnborough. 

The goal scoring of the hosts for the weekend has been poor of late, but it’s not due to a lack of chances created. Final third decisions and a lack of a cutting edge are the main reason why Dover is struggling to put the ball in the net lately. 

Should Dover lose this game, the consequences in terms of relegation are almost fatal. A loss next weekend and a win for Truro will all but relegate the Whites.

Farnborough are in a rich vein of form, having won the last 4 games and are in tenth place, making a late surge for the playoff places. 

The visitors have only lost once in their last 9, a defeat to champions elect Yeovil Town and have won 2 of their last 3 away games.

Farnborough have absolutely found their scoring boots lately, having scored 8 goals in the last 3 games making it a very tough fixture for the Whites.

It is sure to be a fantastic day at Dover Athletic, with plenty on offer both on and off the pitch. 

Before the game manager Jake Leberl has said:

“I do feel that our performances of late have been much improved with the previous two games we’ve performed for the full game rather than half a game which was becoming a trait and something we needed to do a lot better on. But again we only have 2 points to show for our endeavours due to naivety & several missed opportunities in our play.“

Dover Athletic vs Farnborough. Saturday 23 March 2024, 3pm.

Ticket Information:

Admission for this match is by turnstile only. We accept both card and cash on the gate.

Adults – £17

Over 60 – £15

Under 18 – £9

Under 11s continue to be free with paying adult

We are looking forward to welcoming you to the Megger Community Stadium for Non-League Day on Saturday 23 March against Farnborough.

The day kicks off at 9am with our 5-10 year olds Happy Feet sessions on the Community Pitch, children of all abilities welcome!

At 10:15am our 11-16 year old Happy Feet sessions will be running in conjunction with the first of our Girl’s Football Sessions. For girls aged 11-16 this initial session will be ‘turn up and play’, there is no need to register. This will be the first step in realizing a competitive girl’s side under the Dover Athletic name from next season.

The gates at Crabble will open at normal time with the National League North clash, King’s Lynn Town v Tamworth, live in the Centre Spot.

Everyone that comes through the turnstiles will receive a raffle ticket with the draw taking place at half time. There are big prizes to be won including:

• 2024/25 Season Tickets

• Food and Drink Vouchers

• Matchday Hospitality package for 2

• Mascot package for next season

• 2023/24 Away Shirt

• Club Shop Merchandise

• And more!

Every child attending the match will also receive their own DAFC goodie bag with plenty of treats and merchandise inside.

We will be welcoming 20 children who are part of 15th Dover St. Andrew’s Cubs group as our special guests. They will be given a tour of the ground, meet the players and will be the flag bearers at kick off.

There is still time to book on to our match day hospitality package which includes a butler hosted lounge and three course meal, whilst watching the game from the best seats in the house.

For the last decade the leading men’s health charity, Prostate Cancer UK, has worked side by side with Non-League Day, raising funds and awareness for and about the most common cancer in men. A limited-edition pennant will be presented to both clubs before kickoff and we will have donation buckets around the ground.

After the game, our players will be in the Centre Spot ready to meet and greet our young fans, sign autographs and have their pictures taken.

And how can we forget, Dover Athletic mascot Captain Crab will of course be making an appearance.

See you on Saturday!

Fancy watching the Whites take on Farnborough in style? Of course you do.

The boys will be looking to put on a show and where else would you rather watch it than here with us.

Watch the game from the best seats in the house and let our match day hospitality provide the ultimate way to spend your time with us.

The package includes:

• Butler hosted lounge with large TVs and a projector showing the game
• A three-course meal served at your table
• Reserved undercover premium padded seating
• Complimentary tea, coffee & mineral water, plus a dedicated paid bar before and after the match
• Complimentary match day team sheet

The very special experience costs £28 per person and is available for individual and group bookings, or as a gift voucher.

Please note that this price does NOT include entry for non-season ticket holders who do attend, and they will still need to pay at the turnstile on the day.

On the menu for the game will be :

Starter:

Minestrone Soup served with a Ciabatta Roll

Main:

Roast Beef, Roast Potatoes, Yorkshire Pudding served with Vegetables and Gravy

Dessert:

Truffle Torte with a Gold Shimmering Profiterole served with Cream

There are only 64 spaces available, so all tickets will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis.

The dress code is smart casual.

To buy your VIP ticket please email gavin.hughes@doverathletic.com or call the office on 01304 822373

We have had a few transfer updates this week, starting with the departure of forward Zidan Sutherland. Who left through mutual consent.

We would like to thank Zidan for his excellent contributions this season and wish him all the very best for the future. Zidan has said:

“Thank you to the club and fans for the support that I received whilst I was at the club, I appreciate everything”

With one out we have bought one in, defender Dylan Pepe. Pepe has previous experience with Welling and most recently played for Krumovgrad in the Bulgarian first division.

The next update sees Daniel Jinadu departing the club at the completion of his loan deal.

Daniel has said: “Thanks for the warm welcome! Wishing you all the best for the rest of the season”

Again, we’d like to thank Daniel for his contributions in goal and wish him all the best for the future.

In his place we welcome Matthew Rowley from Reading. The young shot stopper has been in strong form for Beaconsfield Town this campaign, including winning Man of the Match in Saturday’s 2-1 away victory at Gosport Borough. His performances will see him head to Kent to take the step up Step 2 of the Non League pyramid with us. 

Fancy watching the Whites take on Havant in style? Of course you do.

The boys will be looking to put on a show and where else would you rather watch it than here with us.

Watch the game from the best seats in the house and let our match day hospitality provide the ultimate way to spend your time with us.

The package includes:

• Butler hosted lounge with large TVs and a projector showing the game
• A three-course meal served at your table
• Reserved undercover premium padded seating
• Complimentary tea, coffee & mineral water, plus a dedicated paid bar before and after the match
• Complimentary match day team sheet

The very special experience costs £28 per person and is available for individual and group bookings, or as a gift voucher.

Please note that this price does NOT include entry for non-season ticket holders who do attend, and they will still need to pay at the turnstile on the day.

On the menu for the game will be :

Starter

Prawn Cocktail

Main

Roast Beef, Roast Potatoes, Yorkshire Pudding, Selection of Vegetables and Gravy.

Dessert

Lotus Biscoff Cheesecake served with Cream

There are only 64 spaces available, so all tickets will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis.

The dress code is smart casual.

To buy your VIP ticket please email gavin.hughes@doverathletic.com or call the office on 01304 822373

Dover Chairman Jim Parmenter has today confirmed that the most recent club accounts show a loss of circa £140,000.  

He said: “It’s not unusual for the club to make a loss and does so in most years, this loss has been supported financially by my family as we have done for the last 18 years.

However, we must continue strive to make the club self-sufficient as our generosity cannot be relied upon forever, at the moment we are in a self defeating spiral, we are not winning games so less supporters come to watch and therefore less money is available for the playing budget which makes it more difficult to put a team together to win games and so it goes on.

There is no magic formula, there is only one way to succeed going forward and that is for everyone to pull together and support their towns club.

Twenty five percent of the losses are down to increases in cost, utilities, stock costs etc the remainder is down to a drop in gate revenue and associated matchday revenue.

Therefore, please support your club, come to games, bring a friend and maybe come a little bit earlier and buy a pint or a burger, as you can see from the accounts all revenue and a lot more goes into running the club and the playing budget if we can raise our positivity, improve crowd numbers and income we can be very positive about the future. 

COME ON YOU WHITES”