Bantick of the Gulls- again

In time for their midweek fixture Canvey Island announced the arrival of Sam Bantick from Witham Town- and he immediately scored twice!

Sam scored six goals in nine appearances for Witham this season, and nineteen goals in thirty appearances last season after arriving at the club in October 2025.

He moved to Witham from Grays Athletic. He rejoined Athletic in March 2025 from Tilbury, made nine appearances and scored two goals in the closing stages of the 24-25 season, and played fourteen times with three goals last season before heading to Town. 

He made thirty seven appearances Tilbury during the 24-25 season, scoring thirteen goals.

Sam ended the 23-24 season at Enfield, but he had something of a nomadic existence during the 23-24 campaign. He started it with the E's, playing four times with two goals, moved on to Grays Athletic (where he'd finished the 22-23 season and scored twenty two goals) and played seven games with three goals, and then moved to Heybridge Swifts, where he previously had several spells, and played fifteen times with four goals. He then played very briefly for Hulbridge Sports. 

Grays first signed Sam in the summer of 22 from Hashtag United. He got ten goals for the Tags during the 22-23 campaign in two spells, and another ten in between those periods with United, when he spent a short time at Coggeshall Town. He has played for a fairly hefty number of Pitching In Isthmian clubs, including Brentwood Town, Canvey Island, Romford, Cambridge City, Enfield Town, Aveley and Tonbridge Angels. He has guaranteed goals for virtually all of them.