Knight is a Bee...

Basildon United yesterday announced two new arrivals as they prepare for the 23-24 campaign- and one of the two will be instantly recognisable to those who regularly watch the Pitching In Isthmian League.

Striker David Knight ended the previous campaign at Great Wakering Rovers, where he managed five goals. Rovers were his third club of the campaign, as he started the season at Brentwood Town before moving on to Tilbury.

David spent the 21-22 season with Grays Athletic, and was- as usual- rather free scoring, with fifteen goals.

He made five appearances for Aveley after signing in October 2020 shortly before the season came to a premature end, and he also spent a short time with Cheshunt during that almost non-existent campaign. During the 2019-20 season he was rather more prolific, scoring nineteen goals in only twenty one games across all competitions for Tilbury.

Even that wasn't as prolific as he was for Bowers and Pitsea in 2018-19, when he got an incredible forty three goals in all competitions. This total included hat tricks against Felixstowe and Walton United, Basildon United and Dereham Town, and four-goal hauls against both Barking and Takeley- the latter in the FA Cup.

He also previously played for Hornchurch, Wingate and Finchley, Metropolitan Police, Thurrock and Eastbourne Borough.

Winger Clyde Semazzi is new at our level. He has previously had two spells in the SCEFL for Holmesdale, and also played in Essex for Woodford Town. He moved on to another SCEFL club to finish the season, making twenty two appearances for Fisher.

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