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Maidenhead United’s Dave Kitson nominated for Berkshire Football Award
Nominations will be open until midnight on Sunday 10th May 2026. The Long List will be published on Friday 15th May and the Short List on Monday 18th May at midday. Once the nomination window has closed, the nominations in each category will be put before a panel of over 20 judges for a decision, […]
“I am The Secret Footballer” – Dave Kitson opens up on writing career – Football in Berkshire
Former Reading FC striker and current Maidenhead United Women’s manager Dave Kitson has revealed himself to be ‘The Secret Footballer’ – the man behind a series of books and newspaper columns from inside the football industry. Since retiring from professional football, Kitson has put his heart and soul into non-league and grassroots football, first taking […]
The Dave Tarpey interview – Football in Berkshire
It is not every day that you get to interview Diego Maradona – but then his alter ego Dave Tarpey’s footballing story is no run-of-the-mill tale. During the 2014/15 season – and in a publicity stunt for sponsors Paddy Power – players and staff at Conference South side Farnborough Town changed their names by deed […]
Reading City unleash ‘emergency’ Dave Tarpey
Having an emergency Dave Tarpey is not a bad situation to be in. The former Maidenhead United striker, scorer of 44 Magpies goals and National League South winner, is the Cityzens Assistant Manager having hung up his boots in the summer. That was until manager Simon Johnson broke the glass on the emergency Tarpey alarm […]
Dave Tarpey cameo as Reading City swagger into FA Vase Second Round
Stefan Brown was undoubtedly the star of the show as his hat-trick sent Reading City on their way to the FA Vase Second Round on Saturday, but there was one moment you might have missed involving a Berkshire non-league hero. Dave Tarpey scored goals by the bucket-load for Maidenhead United (44 in total), including a […]