Simon Ray

🐣 EASTER WEEKEND = FOOTBALL + FUN! ⚽ We’ve got two big home games lined up this weekend for you: 📆 Sat 4 April 🆚 Tooting Bec ⏰ KO @ 3PM 📆 Mon 6 April 🆚 Lewisham Borough ⏰ KO @ 3PM 🎉 Family Fun Day on Saturday 🏰 Bouncy Castle | 🎯 Crossbar Challenge | 🎁 Prizes Come down, support the team, and enjoy a great Easter weekend with us! 💛

Last night Dorking Wanderers FC hosted a charity game for the Steve Talboys Foundation at Meadowbank Stadium. Another great night for a great charity. @DWFCAcademy #dorkingwanderersacademy #stevetalboysfoundation

Next Up…⏭️ Join Us Tomorrow Night As We Host @WellingTownFC At Merland Rise For Some Mid Week League Action! 📆 Tuesday 24th March ⏰ KO @ 7:45PM 🏟️ Merland Rise, KT20 5JG 🎟️ £8 Adults | £4 Concessions | U12s Free (With a full paying adult) Come Down, Get Behind The Lads And Show Your Support! 💛

Next Up..⏭️ A Quick Turnaround For The Lads As We Host @staplehurstmon At Merland Rise Tomorrow Night! To Celebrate St Patrick’s Day We Are Offering Your First Drink Half Price In The Cabin! 📆 Tuesday 17th March ⏰ KO @ 7:45PM 🏟️ Merland Rise, KT20 5JG 🍺 Open From 5pm 🎟️ £8 Adults | £4 Concessions | U12s Free (with a full paying adult) Come Down, Get Behind The Lads And Show Your Support 💛

DWFA EXIT TRIALS 26/27 📚⚽️ Yesterday evening we welcomed successful applicants to Meadowbank for our 26/27 Exit Trial event 🏟 Academy Director Jordan Clark began the evening with a welcome presentation, joined by Wanderers first team defender Louie Annesley who spoke of his journey in football so far as an academy, senior & international player 🗣 For the trial element of the evening, Lead Coaches Bobby-Joe Taylor, Charlie Dunne, Eric Benedetto & Simon Ray led an 11v11 friendly fixture out on the field of play, a competitive contest which demonstrated a high standard of quality throughout ⚽️ Thank you to all candidates who attended, & thank you to @FullFrameSport for documenting the evening 📸 #Academy 🔴⚪️

Dates For Your Diary ✍️ Here Is Our March Line Up! With crucial league points up for grabs and plenty of action at home and away, your support makes all the difference! ⚽️ Come down, bring your friends and family, and show your support this March! 💛

FULL-TIME: SC Thamesmead 0-1 Banstead Athletic fwp.co/p6gKJN

Next Up…⚽️ Join Us Tomorrow Night For The Division 1 - Second Round Cup Game Against Chessington & Hook 🏆 📆 Tuesday 17th February ⏰ KO @ 19:30 🏟️ Merland Rise, KT20 5JG 🎟️ £8 Adults | £4 Concessions | U12s Free (with a full paying adult) Fingers Crossed For No More Rain So We Can Finally Play This Game 🤞 Get Behind The Lads And Show Your Support, Let’s Go 👊

TALENT ID DAY | FEBRUARY '26 ✅️ BIg thank you to everyone who attended our penultimate Talent ID Day of the academic year yesterday evening at Meadowbank! 🏟 As applications & places begin to finalise for 26/27, we look forward to our final session of the year in a month's time ⏩️ #Academy 🔴⚪️

BANSTEAD ATHLETIC: Lord Conteh Draper Smith Helder Allchurch (C) Talboys Solecki Cassie Danby de Ste Croix; SUBS: Andrews Haughey Haughey Wilkshire Klimkiewicz fwp.co/w2c2uG

POST-MATCH | #WeareWanderers 🔴⚪️

Next Up…⏯️ Join Us Tomorrow Afternoon As We Make The Short Journey To Face Tooting Bec In SCEFL League Action! 📆 February 14th 2026 ⏰ KO @ 3PM 🏟️ Chipstead FC, CR5 3SF Get Behind The Lads And Show Your Support, Let’s Go 👊

TALENT ID DAY'S | JANUARY '26 ✅️ Big thank you to everyone who attended our first post-16 Talent ID Day of 2026 tonight at Meadowbank! 🏟 It was great to welcome so many new candidates this evening - we look forward to our next Talent ID event on Sunday February 15th 🗓 #Academy 🔴⚪️

YDL SIDE KICK OFF 2026 WITH A WIN! 👊 Our Youth Development League South East side picked up the first academy win of 2026 earlier today with a 0-1 victory away at Pro Direct Academy Brighton 👏 Forward Fin Rayner was the match-winner with the only goal of the game, his 3rd in 4 appearences for the side this season ⚽️ Fin & goalkeeper Atalay Mehmet got the nod for a joint Station View Garage Man Of The Match following their efforts at both ends of the pitch (both pictured with manager @simonray1975) 🤝 Up to 4th in the league standings, after a break from action the YDL squad will return in a fortnight's time on Wed Jan 21st, hosting leaders Bromley at Meadowbank ⏩️ #Academy 🔴⚪️

BACK-TO-BACK WINS FOR OUR YDL SIDE 👊 Our Youth Development League South East side made it consecutive victories & 3 wins from their last 4 league matches after defeating Kinetic Academy Gold 0-1 this afternoon at AFC Whyteleafe 👏 Second year BTEC student Prince Willams scored the only goal of the game, whilst first year & central midfielder Jimmy Penfold was named the Station View Garage Man Of The Match 🤝 The squad will be back at AFC Whyteleafe next Wednesday as they return to action against XG Academy on Dec 10th 🗓 #Academy 🔴⚪️

YDL SIDE BACK TO WINNING WAYS 👊 Our Youth Development League South East side returned to competitive action this afternoon at Meadowbank and earned a 4-1 win against Pro Elite Maplesdown 👏 Goals from Ronnie Lee, Jack Lloyd & a brace from Fin Rayner secured the win - Fin being awarded the Station View Garage Man Of The Match by Lead Coach Simon Ray 🤝 The team will return to league action next Wednesday away to Kinetic Academy Gold ⏩️ #Academy 🔴⚪️

FA YOUTH CUP | 2ND ROUND DATE CONFIRMED 🗓 Two weeks today, we will travel to Wiltshire to continue our journey in the FA Youth Cup ⤵️ 🆚️ Swindon Town 🗓 Nov 26th 2025 🏟 The Nigel Eady County Ground, SN1 2ED 🕢 7:30pm KO 🎟 Adults £5 / Seniors £3 / U18 £3 #WeAreWanderers 🔴⚪️

PLAYER PATH & DWFA 📚⚽️🇺🇸 Big thank you to our US Scholarship partners @player_path for visiting campus today & talking to students about future pathway options in education & football stateside ⏩️ As well as a presentation, all students partook in a practical assessment session out on the Meadowbank pitch as well 🏟 Thanks again to Tommy & the team for all their continuing support 🤝 #Academy 🔴⚪️

MAN OF THE MATCH | Congratulations to Joshua Hebert, who picked up tonight’s MOM award presented by Simon Ray. #WeareWanderers 🔴⚪️

LINE UP 📋 This is how the B's look for tonight's Surrey derby at Meadowbank ⤵️ A few former B team players are making a return to the matchday squad 👀 #WeAreWanderers 🔴⚪️