{{short description|Association football club in London, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Use British English|date=June 2015}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Dulwich Hamlet | image = Dulwich Hamlet F.C. logo.png | alt = Original Dulwich Hamlet emblem created in 1893, and reintroduced in 2018 to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the club | fullname = Dulwich Hamlet Football Club | founded = 1893 | nickname = The Hamlet | ground = Champion Hill, East Dulwich, London | capacity = 3,334 (500 seated)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Dulwich Hamlet 5 Ebbsfleet United 2|language=en-GB|work=Dulwich Hamlet FC|url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/teams/56196/match-centre/1-9377024/report|access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref> | chairman = Ben Clasper | manager = Mark Dacey | league = {{English football updater|DulwichH}} | season = {{English football updater|DulwichH2}} | position = {{English football updater|DulwichH3}} | pattern_la1 = _DHFCHome2025 | pattern_b1 = _DHFCHome2025 | pattern_ra1 = _DHFCHome2025 | pattern_sh1 = _DHFCHome2025 | pattern_so1 = _DHFCHome2025 | pattern_la2 = _DHFCAway2025 | pattern_b2 = _DHFCAway2025 | pattern_ra2 = _DHFCAway2025 | pattern_sh2 = _DHFCAway2025 | pattern_so2 = _DHFCAway2025 | website = [https://www.dulwichhamletfc.co.uk dulwichhamletfc.co.uk] | current = 2025-26_Isthmian League }}
'''Dulwich Hamlet Football Club''' is a semi-professional football club based in East Dulwich in south-east London, England. They are currently members of {{English football updater 2|{{English football updater|DulwichH}}}} and play at Champion Hill.
==History== The club was formed in 1893, by Lorraine 'Pa' Wilson. They were founder members of the Dulwich League in 1899, and were its inaugural champions.<ref name=DFL1>[https://nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=7311; Official Handbook] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924033511/https://nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=7311; |date=24 September 2018 }} Dulwich Football League, p3</ref> The club went on to retain the title the following season.<ref name=DFL1/> In 1907 they joined both the Isthmian League and the Spartan League, leaving the latter at the end of the 1907–08 season.<ref name=FCHD>{{fchd|id=DULWICHH|name=Dulwich Hamlet}}</ref> In 1919–20 the club won its first Isthmian League title, winning the league on goal average against Nunhead. They also won the FA Amateur Cup, beating Tufnell Park 1–0 in the final at the Den. The club won the league again in 1925–26, and the FA Amateur Cup for a second time in 1931–32 win a 7–1 win against Marine in the final.<ref name=FCHD/> The following season the club won their third league title. In 1933–34 they won their third FA Amateur Cup, beating Leyton 2–1 in the final. The two clubs met in the final again in 1936–37, with Dulwich winning 2–0.
In 1948–49 Dulwich won the Isthmian League for a fourth time. The 1976–77 season saw the club finish bottom of Division One, resulting in relegation to Division Two, which was renamed Division One the following season, with Division One becoming the Premier Division. The club went on to win the Division One title in 1977–78 and were promoted back to the Premier Division. They finished bottom of the Premier Division in 1989–90, and were relegated to Division One. The club were promoted back to the Premier Division at the end of the 1991–92 season after finishing third in Division One. In 1998–99 they reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time since 1948, losing 1–0 to Southport.
After finishing bottom of the Premier Division in 2000–01, the club were relegated back to Division One. After finishing seventh in 2003–04, the club played off against Wealdstone for a place in the Premier Division after league restructuring but lost 5–4 on penalties after a 2–2 draw. In 2010–11 Dulwich finished fifth and entered the promotion play-offs, beating Bognor Regis Town 3–1 in the semi-finals before losing 4–3 to Leatherhead in the final.<ref>[https://www.fchd.info/lghist/isth2011.htm 2010–11 Isthmian League] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509171011/http://www.fchd.info/lghist/isth2011.htm |date=9 May 2013 }} FCHD</ref> The following season the club finished third, again qualifying for the promotion play-offs. After beating Folkestone Invicta 2–1 in the semi-finals, they lost the final 1–0 to Bognor Regis.<ref name=FCHD/> They returned to the Premier Division after winning the Division One South title on the last day of the 2012–13 season with a 1–1 draw against Burgess Hill Town.
In 2014–15 Dulwich finished fourth in the Premier Division, qualifying for the play-offs. However, they lost 2–1 at Margate in the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/sport/gates-promotion-hopes-overgates-promotion-3 |title=Kent 2020 hailed as a huge success |work=Kent Online |date=26 April 2013 |access-date=13 August 2015 |archive-date=29 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929183230/http://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/sport/gates-promotion-hopes-overgates-promotion-3 |url-status=live}}</ref> The following season the club finished fifth, and reached the play-off final after winning 1–0 at Bognor Regis Town in the semi-final,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/news/bognor-regis-town-0-1-dulwich-hamlet-1606786.html|title=Bognor Regis Town 0-1 Dulwich Hamlet|work=Dulwich Hamlet F.C.|access-date=2 May 2016|archive-date=2 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502131521/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/news/bognor-regis-town-0-1-dulwich-hamlet-1606786.html|url-status=live}}</ref> before going on to lose 3–1 at East Thurrock United.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/news/east-thurrock-utd-3-1-dulwich-hamlet-1608525.html|title=East Thurrock Utd 3-1 Dulwich Hamlet|work=Dulwich Hamlet F.C.|access-date=2 May 2016|archive-date=5 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505085541/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/news/east-thurrock-utd-3-1-dulwich-hamlet-1608525.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016–17 Dulwich finished third in the Premier Division, qualifying for the play-offs for the third season in a row. After beating Enfield Town 4–2 in the semi-finals, they lost 2–1 at Bognor Regis Town in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/news/bognor-regis-town-2-1-dulwich-hamlet-1795217.html|title=Bognor Regis Town 2-1 Dulwich Hamlet|work=Dulwich Hamlet F.C.|access-date=6 May 2017|archive-date=9 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409043028/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/news/bognor-regis-town-2-1-dulwich-hamlet-1795217.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The following season saw the club finish as runners-up in the Premier Division. In the subsequent play-offs, they beat Leiston 1–0 in the semi-final,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.londonnewsonline.co.uk/dulwich-hamlet-1-leiston-0-ashley-carew-strikes-winner-to-secure-play-off-final/|title=Dulwich Hamlet 1 Leiston 0 – Ashley Carew strikes winner to secure play-off final|work=London News Online|date=4 May 2018 |access-date=20 May 2018|archive-date=25 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025102730/https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/dulwich-hamlet-1-leiston-0-ashley-carew-strikes-winner-to-secure-play-off-final/|url-status=usurped}}</ref> before defeating Hendon 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw in the final to earn promotion to the National League South.<ref name="Southwark News">{{cite web|url=https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/sport/dulwich-hamlet-promoted-after-111-years/|title=Dulwich Hamlet Promoted After 111 Years|work=Southwark News|date=8 May 2018 |access-date=20 May 2018|archive-date=20 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180520194853/https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/sport/dulwich-hamlet-promoted-after-111-years/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The 2019–20 season saw Dulwich reach the first round of the FA Cup, with the club losing 4–1 at home to Carlisle United.<ref name="carlisle">{{Cite news|title=Carlisle beat Dulwich Hamlet in FA Cup|language=en-GB|agency=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50290522|access-date=14 August 2021|archive-date=9 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109135623/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50290522|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022–23 the club finished fourth-from-bottom of the National League South and were relegated to the Isthmian League Premier Division.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/ups-downs-and-play-off-places-confirmed-on-epic-fi-75877|title=Ups, Downs And Play-Off Places Confirmed On Epic Final Day|publisher=The National League|date=29 April 2023|accessdate=30 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/news/isthmian-league-202324-2780015.html|title=Isthmian League 2023-24|publisher=Dulwich Hamlet F.C.|date=15 May 2023|accessdate=16 May 2023}}</ref>
===Season-by-season record=== {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style=text-align:center !Season !League !P !W !D !L !GF !GA !Pts !Pos !FA Cup !FA Trophy !FA Amateur |- |1906–07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - |R2 |- | rowspan="2" |1907–08 |Isthmian League |10 |3 |2 |5 |15 |18 |8 |5th | | - | |- |Spartan League |10 |4 |1 |5 |19 |20 |9 |4th | | - | |- |1908–09 |Isthmian League |18 |9 |2 |7 |39 |30 |20 |4th | | - |SF |- |1909–10 |Isthmian League |18 |8 |4 |6 |26 |26 |20 |5th | | - | |- |1910–11 |Isthmian League |18 |8 |5 |5 |28 |22 |21 |3rd | | - | |- |1911–12 |Isthmian League |20 |8 |5 |7 |33 |23 |21 |4th | | - |QF |- |1912–13 |Isthmian League |20 |8 |4 |8 |34 |28 |20 |5th | | - | |- |1913–14 |Isthmian League |20 |10 |4 |6 |34 |22 |24 |4th | | - | QFr |- |1919 |Isthmian League |8 |3 |2 |3 |19 |17 |8 |3rd | | - | |- |1919–20 |Isthmian League |22 |15 |3 |4 |58 |16 |33 |bgcolor=Gold|'''1st''' |5Q | - |bgcolor=Gold|'''W''' |- |1920–21 |Isthmian League |22 |11 |6 |5 |60 |30 |28 |5th |5Q | - | |- |1921–22 |Isthmian League |26 |14 |8 |4 |65 |24 |36 |style="background:Silver;"|2nd |5Q | - |SFr |- |1922–23 |Isthmian League |26 |9 |7 |10 |60 |44 |25 |8th |5Qr | - |QFr |- |1923–24 |Isthmian League |26 |15 |6 |5 |49 |28 |36 |style="background:Silver;"|2nd | | - | |- |1924–25 |Isthmian League |26 |8 |5 |13 |42 |57 |21 |12th |5Q | - | |- |1925–26 |Isthmian League |26 |20 |1 |5 |80 |49 |41 |bgcolor=Gold|'''1st''' |R1 | - | |- |1926–27 |Isthmian League |26 |9 |4 |13 |60 |58 |22 |9th |R1 | - |QF |- |1927–28 |Isthmian League |26 |8 |9 |9 |56 |49 |25 |9th |R1 | - | |- |1928–29 |Isthmian League |26 |14 |6 |6 |65 |34 |34 |3rd |R1 | - |SF |- |1929–30 |Isthmian League |26 |15 |6 |5 |74 |39 |36 |style="background:Silver;"|2nd |R1 | - |QF |- |1930–31 |Isthmian League |26 |12 |9 |5 |51 |39 |33 |style="background:Silver;"|2nd |R1r | - | |- |1931–32 |Isthmian League |26 |15 |3 |8 |69 |43 |33 |3rd |4Q | - |bgcolor=Gold|'''W''' |- |1932–33 |Isthmian League |26 |15 |6 |5 |71 |45 |36 |bgcolor=Gold|'''1st''' |R1 | - |QF |- |1933–34 |Isthmian League |26 |15 |5 |6 |68 |36 |35 |style="background:Silver;"|2nd |R1r | - |SF |- |1934–35 |Isthmian League |26 |11 |7 |8 |66 |45 |29 |4th |R1 | - |bgcolor=Gold|'''W''' |- |1935–36 |Isthmian League |26 |10 |8 |8 |64 |47 |28 |4th |R1 | - |R3 |- |1936–37 |Isthmian League |26 |12 |6 |8 |64 |48 |30 |5th |R1 | - |bgcolor=Gold|'''W''' |- |1937–38 |Isthmian League |26 |13 |3 |10 |57 |46 |29 |6th |R1 | - |QF |- |1938–39 |Isthmian League |26 |15 |5 |6 |60 |32 |35 |4th |4Q | - | |- |1945–46 |Isthmian League |26 |14 |2 |10 |63 |59 |30 |4th |4Q | - | |- |1946–47 |Isthmian League |26 |17 |3 |6 |78 |46 |37 |style="background:Silver;"|2nd |4Q | - | |- |1947–48 |Isthmian League |26 |17 |2 |7 |71 |39 |36 |4th |4Q | - |QF |- |1948–49 |Isthmian League |26 |15 |6 |5 |60 |31 |36 |bgcolor=Gold|'''1st''' |R1 | - | |- |1949–50 |Isthmian League |26 |14 |3 |9 |60 |47 |31 |5th |4Qr | - |R3 |- |1950–51 |Isthmian League |26 |14 |2 |10 |54 |43 |30 |5th |Pre | - | |- |1951–52 |Isthmian League |26 |11 |4 |11 |60 |53 |26 |8th | | - |R3 |- |1952–53 |Isthmian League |28 |15 |2 |11 |62 |52 |32 |6th |2Qr | - | |- |1953–54 |Isthmian League |28 |11 |6 |11 |55 |57 |28 |9th |1Q | - | |- |1954–55 |Isthmian League |28 |7 |5 |16 |48 |60 |19 |14th |1Qr | - | |- |1955–56 |Isthmian League |28 |9 |6 |13 |55 |67 |24 |13th |Pre | - |SF |- |1956–57 |Isthmian League |28 |13 |3 |14 |65 |54 |29 |9th |Pre | - |R3 |- |1957–58 |Isthmian League |30 |7 |7 |16 |49 |64 |21 |14th |2Q | - | |- |1958–59 |Isthmian League |30 |18 |5 |7 |68 |44 |41 |style="background:Silver;"|2nd |1Q | - | |- |1959–60 |Isthmian League |30 |14 |6 |10 |65 |47 |34 |7th |1Q | - | |- |1960–61 |Isthmian League |30 |17 |4 |9 |71 |59 |38 |4th |2Q | - | |- |1961–62 |Isthmian League |30 |11 |4 |15 |55 |66 |26 |11th |4Q | - | |- |1962–63 |Isthmian League |30 |4 |5 |21 |30 |71 |13 |15th |3Q | - | |- |1963–64 |Isthmian League |38 |6 |12 |20 |47 |97 |24 |19th |1Q | - | |- |1964–65 |Isthmian League |38 |8 |5 |25 |45 |79 |21 |18th |1Qr | - | |- |1965–66 |Isthmian League |38 |5 |5 |28 |30 |95 |15 |20th |2Q | - | |- |1966–67 |Isthmian League |38 |3 |4 |31 |33 |107 |10 |20th |2Q | - | |- |1967–68 |Isthmian League |38 |10 |7 |21 |39 |66 |27 |15th |2Q | - |R2r |- |1968–69 |Isthmian League |38 |6 |9 |23 |31 |77 |21 |18th |1Q | - |R2 |- |1969–70 |Isthmian League |38 |8 |12 |18 |46 |66 |28 |14th |1Q | - | |- |1970–71 |Isthmian League |38 |7 |10 |21 |30 |66 |24 |17th |2Q | - |R2r |- |1971–72 |Isthmian League |40 |4 |12 |24 |35 |81 |20 |20th |2Q | - | |- |1972–73 |Isthmian League |42 |18 |9 |15 |59 |52 |45 |12th |1Q | - | |- |1973–74 |Isthmian League Division One |42 |22 |11 |9 |71 |38 |77 |4th |1Q | - |QFr |- |1974–75 |Isthmian League Division One |42 |24 |10 |8 |75 |38 |82 |5th |1Q |3Q | - |- |1975–76 |Isthmian League Division One |42 |22 |5 |15 |67 |41 |71 |5th |3Qr |R1 | - |- style=background:Pink |1976–77 |Isthmian League Division One |42 |11 |8 |23 |52 |68 |41 |21st |3Q |3Q | - |- style=background:PaleGreen |1977–78 |Isthmian League Division One |42 |28 |9 |5 |91 |25 |93 |bgcolor=Gold|'''1st''' |2Qr |2Q | - |- |1978–79 |Isthmian League Premier Division |42 |21 |13 |8 |69 |39 |76 |4th |3Qr |3Q | - |- |1979–80 |Isthmian League Premier Division |42 |21 |16 |5 |66 |37 |79 |3rd |2Q |QFr | - |- |1980–81 |Isthmian League Premier Division |42 |13 |12 |17 |62 |67 |51 |15th |3Q |R1 | - |- |1981–82 |Isthmian League Premier Division |42 |14 |10 |18 |47 |59 |52 |14th |2Q |R1r | - |- |1982–83 |Isthmian League Premier Division |42 |18 |14 |10 |59 |52 |68 |6th |3Qr |R2r | - |- |1983–84 |Isthmian League Premier Division |42 |16 |11 |15 |61 |64 |59 |10th |2Q |R3r2 | - |- |1984–85 |Isthmian League Premier Division |42 |16 |17 |9 |82 |57 |65 |7th |1Q |R2 | - |- |1985–86 |Isthmian League Premier Division |42 |17 |9 |16 |64 |79 |60 |9th |2Qr |R1r | - |- |1986–87 |Isthmian League Premier Division |42 |12 |10 |20 |62 |71 |46 |18th |2Q |R1 | - |- |1987–88 |Isthmian League Premier Division |42 |10 |11 |21 |46 |64 |41 |20th |1Q |3Q | - |- |1988–89 |Isthmian League Premier Division |42 |12 |12 |18 |58 |57 |48 |16th |4Qr |2Q | - |- style=background:Pink |1989–90 |Isthmian League Premier Division |42 |6 |8 |28 |32 |80 |26 |22nd |4Qr |1Q | - |- |1990–91 |Isthmian League Division One |42 |16 |11 |15 |67 |54 |59 |12th |1Q |1Qr | - |- style=background:PaleGreen |1991–92 |Isthmian League Division One |40 |22 |9 |9 |71 |40 |75 |3rd |2Q |2Q | - |- |1992–93 |Isthmian League Premier Division |42 |12 |14 |16 |52 |66 |50 |14th |1Q |3Q | - |- |1993–94 |Isthmian League Premier Division |42 |13 |8 |21 |52 |74 |47 |16th |1Q |R1 | - |- |1994–95 |Isthmian League Premier Division |42 |16 |9 |17 |70 |82 |57 |11th |3Q |2Q | - |- |1995–96 |Isthmian League Premier Division |42 |23 |11 |8 |85 |59 |80 |5th |3Q |1Qr2 | - |- |1996–97 |Isthmian League Premier Division |42 |14 |13 |15 |57 |57 |55 |12th |2Q |R2 | - |- |1997–98 |Isthmian League Premier Division |42 |13 |11 |18 |56 |67 |50 |16th |2Q |R1 | - |- |1998–99 |Isthmian League Premier Division |42 |14 |8 |20 |53 |63 |20 |16th |R1 |R3 | - |- |1999–00 |Isthmian League Premier Division |42 |17 |5 |20 |62 |68 |56 |10th |4Qr |R2r | - |- style=background:Pink |2000–01 |Isthmian League Premier Division |42 |4 |10 |28 |33 |84 |22 |22nd |4Q |R1r | - |- |2001–02 |Isthmian League Division One |42 |11 |13 |18 |64 |68 |76 |17th |Pre |R3 | - |- |2002–03 |Isthmian League Division One South |46 |23 |12 |11 |73 |49 |81 |4th |Pre(r) |R3 | - |- |2003–04 |Isthmian League Division One South |46 |23 |15 |8 |77 |57 |84 |7th |Pre |R1r | - |- |2004–05 |Isthmian League Division One |42 |10 |14 |18 |61 |64 |44 |15th |3Q |R1r | - |- |2005–06 |Isthmian League Division One |44 |19 |8 |17 |55 |43 |65 |13th |3Q |1Qr | - |- |2006–07 |Isthmian League Division One South |42 |18 |13 |11 |83 |56 |67 |8th |1Q |Pre(r) | - |- |2007–08 |Isthmian League Division One South |42 |20 |10 |12 |68 |47 |70 |6th |3Q |Pre | - |- |2008–09 |Isthmian League Division One South |42 |15 |15 |12 |64 |50 |57 |12th |2Qr |2Q | - |- |2009–10 |Isthmian League Division One South |42 |14 |12 |16 |57 |64 |54 |12th |1Q |Pre | - |- |2010–11 |Isthmian League Division One South |42 |19 |8 |15 |79 |59 |65 |5th |Pre(r) |2Q | - |- |2011–12 |Isthmian League Division One South |40 |26 |8 |6 |73 |26 |86 |3rd |2Q |1Q | - |- style=background:PaleGreen |2012–13 |Isthmian League Division One South |42 |28 |5 |9 |91 |42 |89 |bgcolor=Gold|'''1st''' |2Q |Pre | - |- |2013–14 |Isthmian League Premier Division |46 |25 |7 |14 |96 |65 |82 |6th |3Q |3Qr | - |- |2014–15 |Isthmian League Premier Division |46 |21 |13 |12 |66 |51 |76 |4th |1Q |2Q | - |- |2015–16 |Isthmian League Premier Division |46 |23 |12 |11 |93 |58 |81 |5th |2Q |R2 | - |- |2016–17 |Isthmian League Premier Division |46 |22 |14 |10 |89 |55 |80 |3rd |2Q |QFr | - |- style=background:PaleGreen |2017–18 |Isthmian League Premier Division |46 |28 |11 |7 |91 |41 |95 |style="background:Silver;"|2nd |2Q |2Q | - |- |2018–19 |National League South |42 |23 |10 |19 |52 |65 |49 |14th |3Q |R1 | - |- |2019–20 |National League South |35 |9 |10 |16 |51 |50 |37 |19th |R1 |R1 | - |- |2020–21 |National League South |''13'' |''4'' |''4'' |''6'' |''15'' |''17'' |''16'' |''aband'' |4Q |R3 | - |- |2021–22 |National League South |40 |13 |12 |15 |63 |60 |51 |10th |2Q |R3 | - |- style=background:Pink |2022–23 |National League South |46 |13 |9 |24 |61 |89 |48 |21st |3Q |R2 | - |- |2023–24 |Isthmian League Premier Division |42 |17 |11 |14 |77 |72 |62 |12th |1Qr |3Q | - |- |2024–25 |Isthmian League Premier Division |42 |12 |8 |22 |58 |80 |44 |18th |1Qr |R1 | - |- |2025–26 |Isthmian League Premier Division |42 |17 |11 |14 |61 |53 |62 |9th |1Qr |3Q | - |- |2026–27 |Isthmian League Premier Division | | | | | | | | | | | - |- |colspan=13 align=left|Source: FCHD,<ref name="FCHD" /> Soccer Books<ref>{{Cite book |title=Non-League Football Tables 1889–2005 |publisher=Soccer Books |year=2005 |isbn=9-781862-231252 |edition= |location=United Kingdom}}</ref> |}
==Ground== {{main|Champion Hill}} thumb|Champion Hill main stand, and dugouts in April 2017
The club played at Woodwarde Road until 1895, when they moved to College Farm. The following year they moved to Sunray Avenue, where they remained until 1902. Between 1902 and 1912 they played at Freeman's Ground on Champion Hill,<ref name=NLCD>Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) ''Non-League Club Directory 2013'', p604 {{ISBN|978-1-869833-77-0}}</ref> before moving to an adjacent plot of land, where they played until the opening of the Champion Hill stadium in 1931. The stadium was used for amateur international matches, including the 1948 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lamont |first1=Tom |title=Dulwich Hamlet: the improbable tale of a tiny football club that lost its home to developers – and won it back |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/oct/26/dulwich-hamlet-fc-champion-hill-improbable-tale-tiny-football-club-that-lost-its-home-to-developers-and-won-it-back |website=The Guardian |date=26 October 2018 |access-date=10 February 2021 |archive-date=13 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213060152/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/oct/26/dulwich-hamlet-fc-champion-hill-improbable-tale-tiny-football-club-that-lost-its-home-to-developers-and-won-it-back |url-status=live }}</ref>
The Champion Hill stadium gained notoriety as a film location for very first episode of ''The Sweeney'' TV series, with a scene shot in May 1974, with the two main characters Jack Regan (John Thaw) and George Carter (Dennis Waterman) meeting a villain Driscoll (Ray Mort) in the south stand.<ref>[https://civictv83.com/s1e01-placer/ Sweeney TV series locations.]</ref>
In 1991 the stadium was demolished, as it was too run-down and dangerous to bring up to modern safety standards, as a result of new regulations brought in as a result of the Hillsborough disaster. During the 1991–92 season the club played at Tooting & Mitcham United's Sandy Lane ground, whilst a new, smaller stadium was built on the same site, opening for the start of the 1992–93 season. The new stadium was funded by the sale to Sainsbury's of land that had once been the club's training pitch, situated immediately behind the large covered terrace on the north side of the 'old' Champion Hill, by the landlords King's College London. The new ground remained in King's ownership, with the club having given up the lease on the old ground in return for the new ground being built.
In September 2013 it became the first football ground in Greater London to be listed as an Asset of community value,<ref>[http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2014/02/there-may-be-trouble-ahead-dulwich-hamlet-fc-face-an-uncertain-future/ There may be trouble ahead: Dulwich Hamlet FC face an uncertain future] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117022953/http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2014/02/there-may-be-trouble-ahead-dulwich-hamlet-fc-face-an-uncertain-future/ |date=17 November 2015}} Brixton Buzz, 7 February 2014</ref> but this was withdrawn by Southwark Council not long after, due to a legal technicality.<ref>[http://dhst.org.uk/asset-of-community-value-listing/ Asset of Community Value Listing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412094828/https://dhst.org.uk/asset-of-community-value-listing/ |date=12 April 2019}} Dulwich Hamlet Supporters' Trust</ref> In February 2014, Champion Hill was bought for £5.7m by Meadow Residential.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/rio-ferdinand-save-dulwich-hamlet-10m-offer-revealed-jack-pitt-brooke-a8224891.html Revealed: Rio Ferdinand made a multi-million pound offer to save troubled non-league club Dulwich Hamlet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306034428/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/rio-ferdinand-save-dulwich-hamlet-10m-offer-revealed-jack-pitt-brooke-a8224891.html |date=6 March 2018}} ''The Independent'', 23 February 2018</ref> In March 2018 the company forced the club out of the ground, resulting in a temporary groundshare with rivals Tooting & Mitcham, at their Imperial Fields stadium,<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43356114 Dulwich offered groundshare by rivals Tooting & Mitcham] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718050646/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43356114 |date=18 July 2018}} BBC Sport, 10 March 2018</ref> which lasted until Dulwich returned to Champion Hill in December 2018.
==Players== ===Current squad=== ''As of 15 February 2026''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dulwichhamletfc.co.uk/teams/mens-squad|title=Men's Squad|work=Dulwich Hamlet F.C.|date=25 September 2023 }}</ref>
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===Internatonally-capped players=== During the 1920s the club had two players capped by the full England team. Bert Coleman was capped whilst playing for Dulwich in 1921, whilst Edgar Kail won three caps against France, Belgium and Spain in 1929. Kail was the last amateur player to play for England whilst solely with an amateur club, and shunned many approaches from professional clubs to stay with Dulwich Hamlet, his local side, for whom he scored over 400 goals, and is still the subject of terrace songs by fans of the club.<ref name=BBC>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2771931.stm Football's local hero] ''BBC Sport'', 17 February 2003</ref>
==Backroom staff== ''As of August 2025''<ref>{{Cite news|title=Profiles-Men's Team|language=en-GB|work=Dulwich Hamlet FC|url=https://dulwichhamletfc.co.uk/teams/mens-squad}}</ref>
{| class=wikitable !Position !Name |- | Manager | Mark Dacey |- | Assistant Manager | Junior James |- | Coach | Ryan King-Elliott |- | Goalkeeper Coach | Phil Wilson |- | Physio | Carly Payne |- | Analytics | Hernan Rivero |- | Fitness Coach | William Groom |}
===Managerial history=== ''From 1966 onwards'':
{| class=wikitable !Years !Manager |- |1966–1967||Frank Reed |- |1967–1971||Peter Gleeson |- |1971–1972||Fred Setter |- |1972–1976||Jimmy Rose |- |1976–1977||George Rocknean |- |1977||Jimmy Langley |- |1977–1981||Alan Smith |- |1981–1984||Eddie Presland |- |1984–1986||Billy Smith |- |1986||Allen Batsford |- |1986–1987||Micky Leach |- |1987||Ray Thorn |- |1987||Billy Edwards |- |1987–1989||Eddie Presland |- |1989–1990||John Langford |- |1990–1991||Joe Fascione |- |1991–1994||Jim Cannon |- |1994–1997||Frank Murphy |- |1997||John Ryan & Mick Browne |- |1997–2000||Dave Garland |- |2000–2001||Les Cleevely |- |2001||Gwynne Berry |- |2001–2006||Martin Eede |- |2006–2007||Wayne Burnett |- |2007–2009||Craig Edwards |- |2009–2022||Gavin Rose |- |2022–2023||Paul Barnes |- |2023–2025||Hakan Hayrettin |- |2025||Bradley Quinton |- |2025– ||Mark Dacey |}
==Supporters== [[File:Dulwich Hamlet FC supporters 16 04 2016-8294.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Dulwich Hamlet FC supporters in April 2016. Flags for Communist Yugoslavia and the National Liberation Committee of Italy can be seen amongst them.]] Dulwich Hamlet supporters are explicitly progressive in political orientation, with a focus on anti-racism, anti-sexism, anti-fascism, and inclusivity across gender, sexuality, and ethnicity. Fan groups such as The Rabble and the ComFast Chapter combine political messaging with fan engagement, supporting initiatives like fan-funded player signings, LGBT-inclusive events including matches against Stonewall FC, and local charitable projects such as winter clothing collections for Wrap Up London.<ref name="MS August 2020">{{cite news |last= |first= |date=2 August 2025 |title=Leftist football: Why these clubs matter and lessons for the left |url=https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/s/leftist-football-why-these-clubs-matter-and-lessons-left |work=Morning Star |location= |publisher= |access-date=27 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Palmer |first=Ben |date=13 July 2023 |title=Dulwich Hamlet taking a different approach for its fans |url=https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/sport/13072023-dulwich-hamlet-taking-a-different-approach-for-its-fans |work= |location= |publisher= |access-date=}}</ref> Slogans used by Dulwich fans include "Communism is inevitable" and "Ordinary morality is for ordinary football clubs".<ref>{{cite news |last=Forster |first=Katie |date=23 August 2015 |title=Dulwich Hamlet: London's most hipster football club |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global/2015/aug/23/dulwich-hamlet-londons-most-hipster-football-club |work=The Guardian |location= |publisher= |access-date=27 August 2025}}</ref> Politics are visible in matchday culture through banners, chants, and fan activities, while the club maintains affordable ticket prices and encourages community participation. Supporters aim to provide an alternative to the commercialised and often aggressive culture found at higher-level professional football, fostering a participatory and locally oriented atmosphere. Over time, Dulwich Hamlet has gained recognition beyond its immediate area, drawing comparisons to Germany’s St Pauli for its combination of football support and social advocacy.<ref name="MS August 2020"/><ref>{{cite news |last=McCallum |first=Rob |date=5 January 2015 |title=London's Left-Wing Utopian Non-League Soccer Superfans Are Reclaiming the Sport |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/dulwich-hamlet-non-league-football-109/ |work=VICE |location= |publisher= |access-date=27 August 2025}}</ref>
Despite being relegated, Dulwich Hamlet had the highest attendance in the National League South 2022–23, with an average attendance of 2,464.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vanarama National League South – Average Attendances |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/national-league-south/attendances |access-date=11 June 2023}}</ref> The club has gained a reputation for the activist element of their support, with the fans behind the goal going by the nickname of "The Rabble".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/football-revolution-as-disillusioned-fans-head-for-the-nonleague-9810932.html|title=Football revolution as disillusioned fans head for the non-league|author=Ian Burrell|date=24 October 2014|work=The Independent|location=London|access-date=20 September 2017|archive-date=25 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925213952/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/football-revolution-as-disillusioned-fans-head-for-the-nonleague-9810932.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In recent seasons, the Football Club Committee, Supporters Trust and fans have backed anti-discrimination and anti-homophobia initiatives, amongst many other initiatives within the community.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/feb/17/dulwich-hamlet-anti-homophobia-campaign-stonewall-fc|title=Dulwich Hamlet hope anti-homophobia in football campaign is blueprint to others at top of game|work=The Guardian|location=London|date=17 February 2015|access-date=11 December 2016|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305083102/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/feb/17/dulwich-hamlet-anti-homophobia-campaign-stonewall-fc|url-status=live}}</ref>
The efforts made by the club and all of its volunteers to ensure that the club connects with all parts of its local community were recognised in 2016, when they were awarded the Football Foundation Community Club Of The Year at the National Game Awards in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/news/were-number-one-in-the-community-1616721.html|title=We're Number One In The Community|work=Dulwich Hamlet F.C.}}</ref>
The Rabble has also gained a reputation for creating a party atmosphere during games and a creative and witty approach to songs and chanting.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lawn |first1=Andrew |title=The History of Football Chants |url=https://outsidewrite.co.uk/podcast-the-history-of-football-chants/ |website=Outside Write |date=22 March 2021 |access-date=11 June 2023}}</ref>
===Friendship with Altona 1893 and other European links=== Hamlet fans have developed a friendship with supporters of German club Altona 1893, as the two clubs were founded in the same year, which began as a friendship started by the Dulwich Hamlet supporters' team. In recognition of the relationship, the club adopted the Altona 1893 home strip as their away strip during the 2014–15 and 2022–23 seasons,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/news/2014-2015-home-away-shirts-1255311.html|title=2014–2015 Home & Away Shirts|work=pitchero.com|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924124729/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/news/2014-2015-home-away-shirts-1255311.html|url-status=live}}</ref> the club's 24–25 away strip also features the red and white of Altona 1893. On 12 July 2015, Altona 1893 and a large group of fans made the journey to South East London to play a friendly between the two sides.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/news/altona-fans-make-our-local-papers-894288.html|title=Altona fans make OUR local papers!|work=pitchero.com|access-date=3 January 2015|archive-date=3 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103184044/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/news/altona-fans-make-our-local-papers-894288.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Altona 1893 won 5–3 on the day. In July 2015, Altona 1893 unveiled their new away strip in pink and blue colours, featuring a friendship logo on the sleeve.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/news/they-say-imitation-is-1462746.html|title=They say imitation is...|work=pitchero.com|access-date=6 August 2015|archive-date=30 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150730001306/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/news/they-say-imitation-is-1462746.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Dulwich Hamlet returned to Hamburg in July 2018 for a match against Altona 93 to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the founding of both clubs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/news/summer-2018-trip-to-hamburg-dates-confirmed-1848402.html|title=Summer 2018 trip to...|work=pitchero.com|access-date=4 December 2017|archive-date=5 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205093038/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/news/summer-2018-trip-to-hamburg-dates-confirmed-1848402.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The clubs met again in a fixture at Dulwich's Champion Hill ground on 7 July 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Altona 93 coming back to Champion Hill |url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/news/altona-93-coming-back-to-champion-hill-2761742.html |access-date=11 June 2023}}</ref>
==Honours== *'''FA Amateur Cup''' ** Winners 1919–20, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1936–37 *'''Isthmian League''' **Champions 1919–20, 1925–26, 1932–33, 1948–49 **Division One champions 1977–78 **Division One South champions 2012–13 *'''Dulwich League''' **Champions 1899–1900, 1900–01 *'''London Senior Cup'''<ref name="londoncups">{{cite web|url=http://www.docstoc.com/docs/35720918/MEMORANDUM-OF-PROCEDURES-FOR-DEALING-WITH-MISCONDUCT-OCCURRING |title=Memorandum Of Procedures For Dealing With Misconduct Occurring |publisher=Docstoc.com |date=24 April 2010 |access-date=8 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416174533/http://www.docstoc.com/docs/35720918/MEMORANDUM-OF-PROCEDURES-FOR-DEALING-WITH-MISCONDUCT-OCCURRING |archive-date=16 April 2014 }}</ref> **Winners 1924–25, 1938–39, 1949–50, 1983–84, 2003–04 *'''Surrey Senior Cup'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.surreyfa.com/previous-winners-and-officials/saturday-senior-cup-previous-winners |title=Saturday Senior Cup Previous Winners |publisher=SurreyFA |access-date=28 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502232940/http://www.surreyfa.com/previous-winners-and-officials/saturday-senior-cup-previous-winners |archive-date=2 May 2014 }}</ref> **Winners 1904–05, 1905–06, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1919–20, 1922–23, 1924–25, 1927–28, 1933–34, 1936–37, 1946–47, 1949–50, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1973–74, 1974–75 *'''London Challenge Cup''' **Winners 1998–99 *'''London Junior Cup'''<ref name="londoncups"/> **Winners 1899–1900
==Records== *Most appearances: Reg Merritt, 576 (1950–1966)<ref name=NLCD /> *Most consecutive first team appearances: Chris Lewington, 290 (1977–1982) *Most goals: Edgar Kail, 427 (1919–1933)<ref name=NLCD /> *Most goals in a season: Edgar Kail, 53 (1925–26)<ref>[https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/a/club-history-30677.html History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619224138/https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/a/club-history-30677.html |date=19 June 2019}} Dulwich Hamlet F.C.</ref> *Biggest league win: 10–1 vs West Norwood, 1920–21, 9–0 vs Worthing, 1990–91{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} *Biggest cup win: 13–0 vs Walton-on-Thames, Surrey Senior Cup, 1936–37{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} *Heaviest league defeat: 0–9 vs Walthamstow Avenue, Isthmian League, 1945–46; 1–10 vs Hendon, Isthmian League, 1963–64{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} *Heaviest cup defeat: 0–9 vs Hornchurch, FA Cup third qualifying round, 2004–05{{citation needed|date=January 2019}} *Record attendance (old Champion Hill): 20,744, Kingstonian v Stockton, FA Amateur Cup Final (1932–33)<ref>[https://dbauckham.exposure.co/1893] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109115943/https://dbauckham.exposure.co/1893|date=9 November 2019}} David Bauckham</ref> *Record attendance (new Champion Hill): 3,336 vs Carlisle United, FA Cup first round, 8 November 2019<ref name="carlisle" />
==See also== *{{c|Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players}} *{{c|Dulwich Hamlet F.C. managers}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *{{official website|https://dulwichhamletfc.co.uk/}} *[https://dhst.org.uk/ Dulwich Hamlet Supporters' Trust]
{{Isthmian League}} {{Football in London}}
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