Lewis Dark

Lewis Kenneth Dark (born 10 April 1989) is an English semi-professional footballer who was recently manager of Isthmian League North Division club Grays Athletic.

[4] Head of Youth Barry Quin took over as caretaker manager until the end of the season and named Dark in his first squad for a match versus Doncaster Rovers on 21 April.

[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.

[citation needed] Brentford manager Butcher was replaced by his assistant Andy Scott in December 2007,[9] who called Dark into the matchday squad for a league match versus Dagenham & Redbridge on 1 January 2008.

[8] It was Dark's only involvement in the first team during the 2007–08 season and he moved to Isthmian League Premier Division club Ramsgate on a one-month loan on 1 February 2008.

[citation needed] He made his debut as an injury time substitute for goalscorer Glenn Wilson in a 4–0 win over Barrow eight days later.

[29] In June 2014, Dark signed for a third season at the Wallace Binder Ground,[31] but after making five early-season appearances,[32] he departed the club in mid-September 2014.

[38] During the remainder of the 2015–16 season, he made eight appearances and was a part of the team which lost 1–0 to Concord Rangers in the 2016 Essex Senior Cup Final.

[39][40] During the 2017 off-season, Dark was announced as the new club captain and remained a regular in the team until he lost his place in February 2018, due to a foot injury.

[47][48] In mid-October 2018, Dark returned to Isthmian League North Division club Maldon & Tiptree on a contract until the end of the 2018–19 season.

[49] He made 24 appearances and helped the club to the 2019 Isthmian League North Division play-off Final, in which the Jammers were defeated on penalties by Heybridge Swifts.

[58] A shortage of numbers saw him name himself as a substitute for a league match versus Lowestoft Town on 18 March 2023 and he remained unused during the 2–1 victory.