Lewis Dark

Lewis Dark
Personal information
Full name Lewis Kenneth Branner Dark
Date of birth (1989-04-11) 11 April 1989
Place of birth Harlow, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Central midfielder, right back
Club information
Current team
 Heybridge Swifts
Youth career
Tottenham Hotspur
2005–2007 Brentford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Brentford 3 (0)
2007 → Farnborough (loan) 6 (1)
2008 → Ramsgate (loan) 2 (0)
2008 Wivenhoe Town 1 (0)
2008 Crawley Town 1 (0)
2008 Fisher Athletic London 5 (0)
2009 Grays Athletic 0 (0)
2009–2011 Stansted
2011–2012 Redbridge 34 (4)
2012–2014 Maldon & Tiptree 24 (0)
2014–2015 Grays Athletic 4 (0)
2015 Witham Town 22 (0)
2015 VCD Athletic 0 (0)
2015–2016 Thamesmead Town
2016– Heybridge Swifts 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:24, 31 March 2016 (UTC).


Lewis Kenneth Branner Dark (born 11 April 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Heybridge Swifts. He can play in central midfield or at right back. Dark began his career at Brentford, for whom he made appearances in the Football League, before dropping into non-League football upon his release.

Career

Brentford

Dark began his career in the academy at Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, before joining the Centre of Excellence at League One side Brentford at the summer of 2005.[1] He played for the youth team during the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons in the Youth Alliance South East Conference. Towards the end of a disastrous 2006–07 season in League One, manager Scott Fitzgerald left the club after a 3–0 defeat to Crewe Alexandra on 9 April 2007 confirmed the club's relegation to League Two.[2] Head of Youth Barry Quin took over the reigns as caretaker manager until the end of the season and named Dark and fellow youth teamer Ross Montague in his first squad for a match versus Doncaster Rovers on 21 April.[3] Dark made his professional debut when he came on for Charlie Ide after 80 minutes of the 3–0 defeat.[3] Dark was given his first start in the following game, lasting 72 minutes of a 4–3 win over Port Vale, before being substituted for Ryan Peters.[4] Dark completed his first 90 minutes for the Bees in the final game of the season, a 3–1 defeat away to Tranmere Rovers.[5] Dark made a total of three appearances during the 2006–07 season.[6]

On 16 May 2007, it was announced that Dark had signed a professional contract with Brentford.[7] Under new manager Terry Butcher for the 2007–08 season, Dark found himself out of favour and failed to receive a call into the first team squad during the first half of the campaign. Butcher was replaced by his assistant manager Andy Scott in December 2007[8] and called Dark into the first team squad for a league match versus Dagenham & Redbridge on 1 January 2008.[9] Dark remained on the bench for the 2–1 victory.[9] It was Dark's only involvement in the first team during the 2007–08 season and he was released at the end of the campaign.[10]

Farnborough (loan)

Dark joined Southern League Division One South & West side Farnborough on a one-month loan on 26 October 2007.[11] He made six appearances and scored one goal during his spell.

Ramsgate (loan)

Dark moved to Isthmian League Premier Division side Ramsgate on a one-month loan on 1 February 2008.[11] He made two appearances before returning to Brentford when his loan expired.[12]

Wivenhoe Town

Dark signed for Eastern Counties League Premier Division side Wivenhoe Town in September 2008,[13] linking up with former Brentford players Charlie Ide and Jamie England.[14] He only made a single appearance for the club, which came in a 2–1 defeat to Mildenhall Town on 27 September.[15] His stay with the Dragons was brief and he departed the club on 3 October.[11]

Crawley Town

Dark joined Conference Premier side Crawley Town on 3 October 2008,[11] linking up with former Brentford teammate Thomas Pinault. Awarded the number 23 shirt,[16] Dark made his debut as an injury time substitute for goalscorer Glenn Wilson in a 4–0 win over Barrow.[17] It proved to be his only appearance for the Red Devils.[18]

Fisher Athletic London

Dark dropped to the Conference South to sign for Fisher Athletic London in November 2008. He made five appearances for the club.

Grays Athletic

Dark joined Conference Premier side Grays Athletic on non-contract terms in February 2009.[19] He failed to make an appearance for the club and spent a period out injured.[20][21]

Stansted

Dark moved to Essex Senior League side Stansted in August 2009.[21] He won the first silverware of his career during the 2009–10 season, with the Blues bringing home the division title.[22] Dark signed a new deal with the club in the summer of 2010.[23] Though Stansted finished runners up to Enfield 1893 in the league (after having three points deducted for fielding an ineligible player),[24][25] the Blues won the Essex Senior League Challenge Cup by defeating the new champions 3–0 in the final.[25] Dark left the club in the summer of 2011.

Redbridge

Dark joined Isthmian League Division One North side Redbridge on 27 May 2011.[26] He made his competitive debut for the club against AFC Sudbury on 20 August, scoring the Motormen's first goal in a 2–2 draw.[27] Dark made 34 appearances and four goals before departing at the end of the season.[28]

Maldon & Tiptree

Dark signed for Isthmian League Division One North side Maldon & Tiptree in the summer of 2012. He was a virtual ever-present during the 2012–13 season,[29] a campaign which saw the Blues finish second in the league and lose to Thamesmead Town in the playoff final.[30] Dark made 22 appearances during the 2013–14 season,[31] a campaign in which the Jammers finished out of the playoffs. After the season, Dark signed for a third season at the Wallace Binder Ground.[32] After making five appearances during the early part of the 2014–15 season, he departed the club in mid-September 2014.[33][34]

Return to Grays Athletic

Dark re-signed for Isthmian League Premier Division side Grays Athletic in mid-September 2014, linking up with former manager Jody Brown.[34] He made eight appearances before departing in January 2015.[35]

Witham Town

Dark signed for Isthmian League Premier Division strugglers Witham Town in January 2015.[36] He made 22 appearances in Town's unsuccessful attempt at retaining their Premier Division status and left at the end of the 2014–15 season.[37]

VCD Athletic and Thamesmead Town

In May 2015, Dark joined Isthmian League Premier Division side VCD Athletic.[38] He left the club before the beginning of the 2015–16 season and instead began the campaign with Isthmian League Division One North side Thamesmead Town.[39] He remained at Bayliss Avenue until February 2016.[40]

Heybridge Swifts

In late February 2016, Dark signed with Isthmian League Division One North club Heybridge Swifts.[40][41][42]

Honours

Stansted

References

  1. ↑ "Bees put faith in young guns (From Kingston Guardian)". Kingstonguardian.co.uk. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Brentford | Boss Fitzgerald leaves Brentford". BBC News. 10 April 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Gamecast: Doncaster Rovers v Brentford – English League One". Espn Fc. 21 April 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Gamecast: Brentford v Port Vale – English League One". Espn Fc. 28 April 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Gamecast: Tranmere Rovers v Brentford – English League One". Espn Fc. 5 May 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Lewis Dark | Football Stats | Redbridge | Season 2006/2007". Soccer Base. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Bees set for chop from Butcher (From Kingston Guardian)". Kingstonguardian.co.uk. 11 May 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Caretaker keen on Bees job – Brentford Football Club News from". football.co.uk. 23 December 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Dagenham & Redbridge v Brentford live football scores | Soccer scores and live video". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  10. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Brentford | Scott starts Brentford clear-out". BBC News. 4 May 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Football : Lewis Dark". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  12. ↑ football.mitoo
  13. ↑ "Former Bees set to give Dragons fans a real buzz". Wivenhoe Town F.C. Archived from the original on 2008-10-29. Retrieved 26 September 2008.
  14. ↑ "football.mitoo". Football.mitoo.co. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  15. ↑ "football.mitoo". Football.mitoo.co. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  16. ↑ "Crawley Town v Barrow live football scores | Soccer scores and live video". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  17. ↑ "Match: Crawley Town v Barrow – English Conference". Espn Fc. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  18. ↑ "Lewis Dark | Football Stats | Redbridge | Age 25". Soccer Base. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  19. ↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | G | Grays | Grays bring in Quistin and Dark". BBC News. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  20. ↑ "Statistics: Grays Athletic". Graysath-online.com. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  21. 1 2 "NonLeagueDaily.com". oldnonleaguedaily.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  22. 1 2 "football.mitoo". Football.mitoo.co. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  23. ↑ "NonLeagueDaily.com". oldnonleaguedaily.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  24. ↑ "football.mitoo". Football.mitoo.co. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  25. 1 2 3 "Stansted FC win the Essex Senior League Cup | Hertfordshire and Essex sports news, including the latest from Bishop's Stortford Football Club". Hertsandessexobserver.co.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  26. ↑ "Redbridge Name Signings". AFC Sudbury. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  27. ↑ "Sendall's Magic Helps Earn Redbridge Point – 1st Team – Redbridge Football Club". Pitchero.com. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  28. ↑ "football.mitoo". Football.mitoo.co. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  29. ↑ "1st Team – The Team – Maldon & Tiptree FC". Pitchero.com. 29 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-04-27. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  30. ↑ "Thamesmead spot on to reach Ryman Premier – News". Bexley Times. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  31. ↑ "Statistics". pitchero.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  32. ↑ "Busy, Busy Spillane". pitchero.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  33. ↑
  34. 1 2 "Dark Added to Grays Squad". pitchero.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  35. ↑ "http://www.graysath-online.com/stats/player.php?id=237". www.graysath-online.com. Retrieved 2015-06-11. External link in |title= (help)
  36. ↑ "Witham Town boost squad by bringing in trio". Retrieved 2015-06-11.
  37. ↑ "lewis dark - Witham Town 1st Team - The Team - Witham Town Football Club". Pitchero. Archived from the original on 2015-06-13. Retrieved 2015-06-11.
  38. ↑ "Two more for the Vickers - News - 1st Team - VCD Athletic Football Club". www.vcd-athletic-fc.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-11.
  39. ↑ "Welcome to Thamesmead FC". www.thamesmeadtownfc.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  40. 1 2 "Saturday's Transfer List - The Ryman Isthmian Football League". www.isthmian.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  41. ↑ "Heybridge Swifts | Appearances | Lewis Dark". Football Web Pages.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  42. ↑ "Lewis Dark - First Team - Heybridge Swifts Football Club". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
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