Building A Football Club: The Dorking Wanderers Story | Vanarama Stories | Vanarama.com

In 1999, Marc White and his friends founded Dorking Wanderers FC. Since then, they have been promoted a record 11 times and now play in The Vanarama National League South.
Our latest episode of #VanaramaStories looks at how they started out, their journey so far and plans for the future.

[@juancelop]

This is inspiring! "I'm not doing this for money, this COST me money" Pure passion!

[@prmrahm]

I coached Dorking Wanderers FC in FMM 2020, such a great club. Now in 2023, we are playing in Sky Bet League 2

[@GuinessOriginal]

Anyone watching dorking uncovered

[@charlieclapp386]

Me

[@chris-cole]

Marc White's Red & White Army 🙌

[@alexharding2151]

I played for Dorking in the early 90's. My first semi pro club. Great club then and great to see them pushing on. He's right, the pitch was a shocker.

[@kingmarble3400]

Congrats on promotion to the conference from welling. Truly a great story to go from the bottom to the top of the non league pyramid in 20 years

[@ixICocoIxi]

Bollocks! Spoiled Dorking Uncovered. My own fault, I know

[@ricka006]

I play in West Sussex Premiership, and it's amazing to see this club do so well from such low leagues where I am. If you believe, anything can happen

[@andrewmallard2301]

Well done, Marc. You're doing a fantastic job. I'm a Stones fan and our club has had its problems through the years - ups and downs, but with perseverance, you'll get there.

[@michaeldoverklint7577]

My New Favorite,,,,Greatings from Sweden

[@tradernz2038]

Great watch! Great football too 👀. This guy bleeds passion for his club, investing everything. Good luck team we can’t wait to watch your story unfold

[@valantinoakotey901]

I am footballer and I need team to play

[@alanjones4741]

Played against us first game of the season although they lost 3 2 I was impressed by them

[@WhatDoIKnowJaime]

Playing an RTG with them on fifa 28🔥

[@nls1382]

awesome passion 💯

[@MCDgaming58]

I could only dream of being able to take a club from 20th tier of english football to the preimer league in FM.

[@robertstark8527]

What happened to the old Dorking Town FC that played in Dorking they played in red and green stripes!

[@FF18Cloud]

Well they got a random filipino-american fan outta me, and i wasnt raised on soccer... Or sports (as the FF18Cloud thing means anything, i can tell you more about collegiate Super Smash Bros circa 2016 than i could about anything soccer related) (Played US Varsity Highschool tennis, american football marching band (was in percussion), taekwondo (no competition stuff except for maybe some poomsae stuff), and had to watch my short dad run up on barclay stadium, as I was saying he wouldnt be able to, for his lil 50+ year old filipino league, run up the nets court, pull up for a dang NBA-3 pointer, while being like, 5'3 dang nabbit, good shot though) Yeah, soccer's not in my blood. Shit, 5 months ago, I was just making music for some indie game im currently not working on cuz work picked up at work, lol

[@zippydoodah1547]

Seelec delta?

[@deanwilson4141]

nah mate used to play next to each other at brockham used to watch seelec delta as a kid uncle used to play for them

[@mriamright1740]

As a born native speaker of British English, I was SO GRATEFUL for the subtitles as I would not have understood ANYTHING !

[@anuraglohar3887]

Given their current position I have no doubt this team can defeat Arsenal easily

[@paddyanglais91]

Replace that with Manchester United now

[@juancelop]

@@paddyanglais91 Replace that with Liverpool now.