Dorking Wanderers F.C.
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| Full name | Dorking Wanderers Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Wanderers |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Ground | Westhumble Playing Fields, Dorking |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Chairman | Marc White |
| Manager | Marc White |
| League | Isthmian League Premier Division |
| 2016–17 | Isthmian League Division One South, 2/24 (promoted via play-offs) |
Dorking Wanderers Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Dorking, Surrey, England. Affiliated to the Surrey County Football Association, they are currently members of the Isthmian League Premier Division and play at Westhumble Playing Fields.
The club was formed in 1999 and initially playing in the Crawley and District Football League. After their first season in the Crawley league they switched to Division Four of the West Sussex League, winning the division at the first attempt. In 2001–02 the club finished as Division Three runners-up, earning a third consecutive promotion. After winning Division Two in 2003–04 they were promoted to Division One, and a third-place finish in Division One in 2005–05 saw them promoted to the Premier Division.
In 2006–07 Dorking won the West Sussex League's Premier Division, winning the title with a win on the last day of the season. As a result, the club were promoted to Division Three of the Sussex County League. They went on to win Division Three in 2010–11, earning promotion to Division Two. A third-place finish in Division Two the following season was enough to see them promoted to Division One. However, the league initially denied them entry to the division as their ground was not deemed to meet the requirements. However the club appealed against this decision to the Football Association, who overruled the decision after an independent ground grading visit confirmed that the ground reached the necessary standards for Division One football. Although the team initially struggled in Division One, finishing third-from-bottom in 2012–13, they finished second in 2014–15, earning promotion to Division One South of the Isthmian League.
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