A Swift departure- and a new Lilywhite

Pitching In Isthmian North promotion chasers Heybridge Swifts have announced the departure of defender Darren Phillips- another recruit for South East bottom side Faversham Town.

In a statement released this afternoon, Swifts explained:

'We can announce that Darren Phillips has left the club.

Darren Phillips has received a significant incentive to join Isthmian South East Division club, Faversham Town, which he has decided to accept. We would like to thank Darren for his services and we wish him all the best.'

Darren joined Swifts in October 2021, and this season he has made thirty two appearances as his side had a magnificent run in the FA Trophy and climbed to third place in the League. He has also weighed in with an impressive eight goals, including two in a thrashing of his former club, Tilbury.

Darren returned to Tilbury in July of 2020, and made fifteen appearances- seven during the 20-21 season (what there was of it) and eight more in 21-22 before heading to Scraley Road. He also made forty two appearances for the Dockers during a period spanning part of 2018-19 and part of 2019-20, and later went on to play for Canvey Island, making seven appearances towards the end of the 2019-20 season.

In May of 2019 he was announced as a new arrival at Aveley- where he was Danny Dafter's first signing- but didn't make a start at Parkside, heading back to the Dockers before moving on to another previous club, Basildon United.

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