A K's collective
Billy Nutbeam, Louis Gates, Braiden Hall, Lewis Allan and Tomiwa Akinyimika are all new at Kingstonian
Kingstonian brought in a large number of new players prior to Saturday's draw at AFC Portchester.
Tomiwa Akinyimika comes in on loan from Watford. The left back was part of the Arsenal Academy before swapping The Emirates for Vicarage Road, and has played youth and Under 18 football for the Hornets. This seems to be his first senior spell.
Billy Nutbeam makes a move from Hanworth Villa on a dual registration deal. The defender was part of our Pitching In Isthmian South Central Team of the Season for 25-26, after a magnificent campaign for Westfield- for whom he played more than one hundred and fifty times. He joined Villa in the summer and has played fourteen times, scoring once.
He was previously with Staines Lammas, Bedfont & Feltham, Sheerwater and Guildford City.
Louis Gates is also a Villain, although has featured only three times. He was with Moneyfields last season, playing forty two times as they reached the Play Off Semi-Finals.
Midfielder Louis was in the SCFL with Crawley Down Gatwick during the 24-25 season, an enormous part of their play off chase. He played forty five times as they narrowly missed out on a top five spot, finishing sixth, just two points away from the promised land after a campaign which saw them play some fabulous football. He previously played for Lingfield.
Braiden Hall comes in from Leatherhead, where he has played half a dozen times this season. The midfielder was previously in the USA with Georgia State University in Atlanta, and prior to heading to the USA played Academy football with Chelsea.
Lewis Allen comes in on a dual-registration deal from Hampton and Richmond Borough. Defender Lewis spent time at Hastings United last season, although played only once, and was also at Hythe Town and Tunbridge Wells in the SCEFL.
He played youth football for Charlton Athletic, Gillingham and our very own Chatham Town, and has also turned out for Hollands & Blair, Lordswood, Beckenham Town- six times during 23-24- Corinthian, Kennington, and- very briefly- St Albans City.
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