Dulwich Hamlet
A club with healthy crowds, Dulwich Hamlet are four times Isthmian champions. However you need to go back 77 years for the last Premier Division title. Hamlet did win the Division One South championship over a decade ago though. The London based club have also won the F.A Amateur Cup four times and have lifted the Surrey Senior Cup a record 16 times.
2025/2026 Season
Isthmian Premier: 9th
F.A Cup: 1st Qualifying Round
F.A Trophy: 3rd Qualifying Round
County Cup: Runner Up
League Cup: 4th Round
Top League Scorer: Luke Wanadio (10 goals)
Fast out of the blocks partly due to former Dartford winger, Luke Wanadio’s early goalscoring form, the Hamlet won their opening four games without conceding. Then they went on a run of one win in ten, including a five match drawing streak. Hamlet never recovered and the slide continued until mid-February. Victories did return to keep Dulwich Hamlet hovering in mid-table until the end of the campaign. Away from home they had the third best defence and fifth best overall.
Manager – Mark Dacey
Prior joining Dulwich Hamlet, Mark Dacey was on the club’s radar. He previously worked under former manager Gavin Rose and his assistant Junior Kadi. Dacey moved away from Champion Hill to seek further opportunity and had spells at Sevenoaks Town and SE Dons. He impressed during his time at Rayners Lane by winning two thirds of his league games, averaging three goals a game and won the Middlesex F.A Cup.
Summer Transfers
It’s been less busy this summer than last. Dacey has already had one year to build a squad and now he is trying to improve it. Hamlet have brought in the experience of midfielder Samir Carruthers and if he can stay fit will offer creativity. The former Dartford player had two spells at Princes Park totalling 115 appearances and 24 goals.
Ogo Obi knows how to find the net in this division having scored 23 league goals at Wingate and Finchley in 2024/2025. The striker moves from Farnham Town where he netted a further 16 before injury cut his campaign short. Another player with Wingate and Finchley connections is Kyron McKay who joins from the Blues. Full back Ibrahima Bangura also moves to Hamlet from Raynes Park Vale.
Leaving Champion Hill for the National South, Joe Adewunmi makes a swicth to Chesham United. Giovanni Palmer and Alfie Payne will both be playing Isthmian Premier football again with Aveley and Cray Wanderers respectively. Geoffrey Okonkwo and Anthony Jeffrey depart the club and Anthony Cook retires.
Head to Head
Dartford wins: 8 / Dulwich Hamlet wins: 5 / Draws: 5
Previous Six Meetings
Dartford 1 – 0 Dulwich Hamlet (29/11/2025 – Isthmian Premier)
Dulwich Hamlet 4 – 0 Dartford (09/08/2025 – Isthmian Premier)
Dulwich Hamlet 0 – 2 Dartford (29/03/2025 – Isthmian Premier)
Dartford 2 – 2 Dulwich Hamlet (14/12/2024 – Isthmian Premier)
Dartford 0 – 1 Dulwich Hamlet (05/10/2024 – F.A Trophy)
Dartford 3 – 0 Dulwich Hamlet (01/04/2023 – National South)
Next Meetings
Dartford v Dulwich Hamlet – Monday 28th December 2026
Dulwich Hamlet v Dartford – Monday 29th March 2027
Statistics
- Dartford’s opening day loss to Dulwich Hamlet is their only defeat in the previous ten league games against the London side (W6, D3)
- The Darts are unbeaten at home in the league versus Hamlet (W4, D3)
- Dartford suffered their heaviest ever defeat against Dulwich Hamlet in the away fixture last season
Match Highlights 2025/2026
Highlights courtesy of Dulwich Hamlet TV
Highlights courtesy of Dartford FC TV
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