Ebbsfleet United F.C.: Difference between revisions

| current = 2022-23 National League South

| image = Ebbsfleet United FC logo.svg

| alt = Gravesend and Northfleet F.C. logo

| fullname = Ebbsfleet United Football Club

| owner = KEH Sports Ltd

| chairman = Dr Abdulla Al-Humaidi

| league = {{English football updater|EbbsfleU}}

| season = {{English football updater|EbbsfleU2}}

 

===Kuwaiti ownership===

 

Steve Brown's first competitive game was a goalless draw at home to [[Havant & Waterlooville F.C.|Havant & Waterlooville]]. A club record was broken just before Christmas as Brown's team achieved nine wins in succession. A 2–0 win over [[Sutton United F.C.|Sutton United]], with both goals coming from Billy Bricknell, broke the long-standing record which subsequently put them amongst the title contenders but poor runs of form were to follow. Ebbsfleet eventually reached the playoffs, helped by goalkeeper [[Preston Edwards]] keeping eleven clean sheets at Stonebridge Road over the course of the season. The playoff semi-final first leg against [[Bromley F.C.|Bromley]] at Stonebridge Road ended in a 4–0 win for the Fleet. Despite Bromley winning the second leg, Brown's side won 4–1 on aggregate. The playoff final was against [[Dover Athletic F.C.|Dover Athletic]] at Stonebridge Road in front of a 4,200 crowd. Dover dominated the encounter, winning 1–0 with a goal early in the second half from former Ebbsfleet striker Nathan Elder.

 

The 2018–19 campaign did not reach the heights of the previous campaign with Daryl McMahon leaving the club in November following a 1–0 win over [[Barrow A.F.C.|Barrow]]. Former [[Woking F.C.|Woking]] manager Garry Hill was appointed manager of the club, his first game in the dugout being a goalless draw against [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]] in the [[FA Cup]]. Despite an initial renaissance, the Fleet missed out on the playoffs following a winless April.

 

The 2019–20 season started with the Fleet losing all of their first five matches. In October 2019, Garry Hill left the club after just two wins in the opening 16 games of the season. Assistant Kevin Watson was appointed to the role on an interim basis before signing a seven-month contract to the end of the season. In February 2020 the ownership, KEH sports, appointed [[Damian Irvine]] to lead the club and oversee the day-to-day operations and all football matters. It was announced on 18 May 2020 that Kevin Watson's short-term contract as Manager would not be renewed and he would leave the club.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Club statement: Kevin Watson |url=https://www.ebbsfleetunited.co.uk/club-statement-kevin-watson/ |access-date=30 March 2021 |archive-date=28 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128141558/https://www.ebbsfleetunited.co.uk/club-statement-kevin-watson/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The 2019&ndash;20 season was cancelled in March due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic with Ebbsfleet in the relegation places. Ebbsfleet United was relegated by 0.004 points after the league was determined on a points-per-game basis.

 

On 2 June 2020, [[Tennis Borussia Berlin]] manager Dennis Kutrieb was appointed as the new manager.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 June 2020 |title=Fleet land promising German manager |url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/sport/fleet-land-promising-german-manager-228115/ |access-date=30 March 2021 |website=Kent Online |language=en |archive-date=11 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811151442/https://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/sport/fleet-land-promising-german-manager-228115/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 17 June 2020, Ebbsfleet were confirmed among the list of clubs relegated from the National League on a weighted [[points per game]] basis.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National League Statement {{!}} Ordinary Resolution Supported By Clubs |url=https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/national-league-statement-ordinary-resolution-supp-62361/ |access-date=30 March 2021 |website=www.thenationalleague.org.uk |archive-date=28 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128062515/https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/national-league-statement-ordinary-resolution-supp-62361 |url-status=live }}</ref> They achieved promotion back to the fifth tier in the [[2022–23 National League#National League South|2022–23 season]], clinching the title with four matches remaining to move twenty-four points clear of second-place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65216377|title=Ebbsfleet United win title to seal National League return after three years|publisher=BBC Sport|date=7 April 2023|access-date=8 April 2023}}</ref> In January 2024, Dennis Kutrieb was sacked and later replaced by Danny Searle.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ebbsfleetunited.co.uk/club-statement-dennis-kutrieb/ |title=Club statement: Dennis Kutrieb |last=Miller |first=Ed |website=Ebbsfleet United FC |date=29 January 2024 |access-date=3 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ebbsfleetunited.co.uk/danny-searle-appointed-as-permanent-manager/ |title=Danny Searle appointed as permanent manager |website=Ebbsfleet United FC |date=13 February 2024 |access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref>

 

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==Players==

===Current squad===

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{{Fs player|no=1|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[Mark Cousins (footballer)|Mark Cousins]]}}

{{Fs player|no=2|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Luke O'Neill (footballer)|Luke O'Neill]]}}

{{Fs player|no=4|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Josh Wright]]}}

{{Fs player|no=9|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Rakish Bingham]]}}

{{Fs player|no=14|nat=LCA|pos=FW|name=[[Dominic Poleon]]}}

{{Fs player|no=15|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Greg Cundle]]}}

{{Fs player|no=16|nat=ALB|pos=DF|name=Franklin Domi}}

{{Fs player|no=17|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Toby Edser]]}}

{{Fs player|no=22|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Ben Chapman (footballer, born 1998)|Ben Chapman]]}}

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