Welling United
Maybe the relegation battle served as a warning sign for Welling United in a season where only one club went down. The Wings need stability and with that a new era will begin this season as Mark Goldberg stepped down as chairman and now it is down to Paul Whitehead to restructure the club. Last term the Wings went through three managers starting with Steve Lovell before moving on to former Dartford player manager, Peter Taylor. The new boss picked up the reigns and victory on the penultimate game of the season at champions Maidstone secured Welling United’s National South status.
2021/2022 Season
National South: 20th
F.A Cup: 2nd Qualifying Round
F.A Trophy: 2nd Round
County Cup: Semi-Final
Top League Scorer: Dipo Akinyemi (18 goals)
Manager – Warren Feeney
A day after former Dartford player manager, Peter Taylor left Warren Feeney was appointed boss at Welling United. The former Northern Ireland international took charge of the final ten league games and kept the Wings up. His last role in club management was out in Bulgaria where he won the Second Division with Pirin Blagoevgrad. Feeney has picked up experience in the dugout by managing Northern Ireland side’s Ards and Linfield as well as a spell at Newport County in League Two. In his playing days, the forward won 46 caps for his country and spent nearly his whole career in the Football League.
Summer Transfers
| Transfers In | Transfers Out |
| Ade Azeez (Dartford) | Mason Saunders-Henry (Tonbridge Angels) |
| Tyrique Hyde (Dartford) | Ben Allen (Hungerford Town) |
| Taofiq Olomowewe (Weymouth) | Tom Derry (Cray Wanderers) |
| Manny Parry (Maidenhead United) | Dipo Akinyemi (Ayr United) |
| Rob Strachan (Aveley) | Ade Shokunbi (Hampton and Richmond Borough) |
| Rob Howard (Southend United) | Bradley Stevenson (Billericay Town) |
| Taylor Maloney (Lewes) | Maxwell Statham (Dartford) |
| Ashley Nzala (Brentwood Town) | Alfie Matthews (Braintree Town) |
| Stefan Payne (Chesterfield) | Bradley Pearce (Carshalton Athletic) |
| Prince Adegoke (Chelsea) | Harvey Bradbury (Gosport Borough) |
| Sam Cox (Braintree Town) | Zeki Fryers (Macclesfield) |
| Antony Papadopoulos (Leyton Orient) | Jamie Sendles-White |
| Palace Francis (Bromley) |
Head to Head
Dartford wins: 24 / Welling United wins: 10 / Draws: 11
Previous Matches (last six)
Welling United 2 – 2 Dartford (26/04/2022 – Kent Senior Cup)*
Dartford 4 – 2 Welling United (05/02/2022 – National South)
Welling United 0 – 6 Dartford (25/09/2021 – National South)
Dartford 2 – 2 Welling United (06/02/2021 – National South)
Dartford 4 – 0 Welling United (01/01/2020 – National South)
Welling United 0 – 3 Dartford (26/12/2019 – National South)
* Dartford won 5-3 on penalties
Next Meetings
Dartford v Welling United – 10/09/2022
Welling United v Dartford – 04/02/2023
Statistics
- Dartford have lost just one of the last 17 against Welling United (W10, D6)
- The Darts are unbeaten in the last eight games at home against the Wings (W7, D1)
- Dartford have won their last two league games at Park View Road with an aggregate score of 9-0
Match Highlights – 2021/2022
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