Come and join us for free!

Free tickets are available for download if you would like to attend one or both of our next two home fixtures as part of our celebration of football returning to Champion Hill this summer and thanks to the Supporters’ Trust, the launch of our new playing kits for sale and in an exciting addition to Sunday’s schedule we will be showing the Lionesses take on Spain in the Euro Final which kicks off at 5pm immediately following the women’s match.

You can just show up on the day but links to free tickets below will help with entry.

Sunday July 27 2.00pm DHFC Women vs Hashtag United

https://app.fanbaseclub.com/Fan/Tickets/SelectType?fixtureId=12120

Tuesday July 29 7.45pm DHFC Men vs Eastbourne Borough

https://app.fanbaseclub.com/Fan/Tickets/SelectType?fixtureId=12116

Our aim was to make sure fans who wanted to buy the new kit didn’t have to pay to get into the ground and we also want supporters of the England team to be able to show up to the watch the game at the club if they can’t make the earlier kick off. We hope this will also offer members of our community who haven’t been before a chance to come and see what football at Champion Hill is all about so feel free to spread the word.

We look forward to welcoming you to the games, both managers have lined up tough pre-season schedules so we are expecting exciting and competitive matches and a chance to see how the new teams are developing.

On behalf of the club

Ben Clasper, Chairman

Football is back at Champion Hill

We hope you enjoyed the break and that we will get a chance to welcome you back this week to Champion Hill for the first games of the summer.

Women's football kicks off....

On Wednesday night our first home match is a momentous occasion with Maria Tavares and her staff taking charge of the women's team for the first time and it will also be the first time we see the new home kit on show at Champion Hill where we welcome high flying London City Lionesses.

Kick off is 7.45pm on Wednesday July 16 and doors open at 6.30pm

https://app.fanbaseclub.com/Fan/Tickets/SelectType?fixtureId=12118

Men's first home match...

Our first weekend match of the summer follows closely after and it's another 'first' with Mark Dacey taking charge in the home dugout after three games on the road. It will also see the return of few old faces back in the pink blue as we take on Farnham Town.

Kick off is 3.00pm on Saturday July 19 and doors open at 1.30pm

https://app.fanbaseclub.com/Fan/Tickets/SelectType?fixtureId=12115

We are all looking forward to welcoming you back to the Hill to enjoy football on the terraces in the summer sun.

Football Returns PLUS Free Entry PLUS New Kits on Sale

To celebrate the return of football to Champion Hill this summer we are delighted to announce there will be FREE ENTRY to two of our home fixtures, our women’s game on Sunday July 27 against Hashtag United and our men’s game on Tuesday July 29 against Eastbourne Borough. 

Those two fixtures will also see our NEW KITS ON SALE thanks to the Supporters’ Trust and so we wanted to give everyone an opportunity to purchase them without having to pay just to access the shop but of course we hope as many people as possible will take the opportunity to see the new management teams in action and welcome new and returning players. 

Summer football at Champion Hill starts next Wednesday July 16 with the women entertaining London City Lionesses before the men return to action for the first time at home the following Saturday July 19 when they welcome Farnham Town. With both opponents arriving as League Champions we couldn’t be starting with a tougher test so I hope you will be able to come and support the teams. 

See below for full details of our summer friendly home fixtures along with links to tickets. 

(Please note we still need to admit everyone to the ground in the usual fashion for free entry for safety reasons and so while you be able to show up on the day you can also download a free ticket) 

MEN’S HOME SCHEDULE 

Saturday July 19 3.00pm vs Farnham Town 

https://app.fanbaseclub.com/Fan/Tickets/SelectType?fixtureId=12115 

Tuesday July 29 7.45pm vs Eastbourne Borough (FREE ENTRY) 

https://app.fanbaseclub.com/Fan/Tickets/SelectType?fixtureId=12116 

Saturday August 2 3.00pm vs Bracknell Town 

https://app.fanbaseclub.com/Fan/Tickets/SelectType?fixtureId=12117 

WOMEN’S HOME SCHEDULE 

Wednesday July 16 7.45pm vs London City Lionesses 

https://app.fanbaseclub.com/Fan/Tickets/SelectType?fixtureId=12118 

Wednesday July 23 7.45pm vs Leyton Orient 

https://app.fanbaseclub.com/Fan/Tickets/SelectType?fixtureId=12119 

Sunday July 27 2.00pm vs Hashtag United (FREE ENTRY) 

https://app.fanbaseclub.com/Fan/Tickets/SelectType?fixtureId=12120 

Thank you for your support, we cannot wait to welcome you back to Champion Hill this summer. 

On behalf of the club 

Ben Clasper, Chairman 

OUR 25/26 KITS

We’d like to thank the history group for leading the efforts in rediscovering what a Dulwich Hamlet kit should be and setting down the principles for our kit design. 

From Roger Deason… 

I’ve never given much thought to new kit. It just turns up, despite being a subject which sees passionate opinions held. Then, late last season, Hamlet asked the History Group to select a template for the 2025/26 kit. This template was passed to a kit designer who delivered the final design. The remit was the home kit needed a historic link and to “reclaim” pink; the away kit should move away from red, white and black. 

The initial idea was to re-visit the 1925/26 narrow stripe kit. When that design appeared late last season as a one-off kit marking the centenary of the first Altona match, it felt wrong to release a virtually identical kit. We moved to the earliest known pink and blue kit: the halves from 1900/01. Worn by Hugh Lloyd, one of two brothers “who taught us how to play”, this was the inspiration for the 2025 kit. 

Hamlet have typically worn white or yellow second kits, we ruled these colours out feeling the risk of clashes was too high. We looked to clubs who feature in our history, settling on Red Star FC. We couldn’t think of any likely opponents wearing green and blue, so ran with it. Les verts et blancs are a club Hamlet fans enjoy a good relationship with, following a visit there by the late Mishi Morath. Red Star fans actively protested against their club being taken over by 777 Partners. 777’s collapse last season saw Red Star face serious challenges. We wish our friends over the water well. 

All green was out, due to colour blindness. Halves contained too much white, risking clashes. Quarters nearly won but there was a feeling that as we're blessed with a “who’s that?” kit when people see a Hamlet fan, why not do the same with the second kit? With Liverpool having worn green and white quarters recently, we decided to do something no-one could mistake for a Premier League club. The check pattern also contrasts well with most other kits. 

 
We hope you like the new kits. 

Moving forward the club are fixing the shades of pink and blue you see today, rather than chopping and changing shades. Also, on grounds of sustainability and affordability, Also, on grounds of sustainability and affordability, we are working on plans to phase in a longer kit cycle rather than re-designing both kits every year obviously taking into consideration that sponsors may change. 

And thanks also to Richard Watts for this Q&A on the challenges we set… 

What is our real home kit design, i.e. why the halves? 

The club’s original playing colours were “white shirts and dark knickers.” Pink and blue was soon adopted, in recognition of prominent players the Lloyd brothers. It was said the Lloyds had “taught us how to play”, and they were old boys of Westminster School and Dulwich College respectively, whose respective colours were pink and navy blue. The earliest known version of pink and blue shirts is the halves design we have chosen for this season. 

Which pink and which blue are really our traditional colours? 

It is impossible to be certain. The club switched to playing in royal blue from 1966 through to 1994, hence many supporters who began following the club during that era will remember those kits fondly. The pink in those kits often faded badly, running with the blue through repeated washing, and assumed a dull lavender shade by the end of the season. In selecting the precise shades of pink and blue for this season’s kit, we attempted to match them as closely as possible to the tones used for past classic shirts, including the original “Ernie Toser shirt” from the 1937 FA Amateur Cup Final. However, modern fabrics are very different to the heavyweight cotton shirts worn 90 years ago, so it’s difficult to make an exact match. We have therefore chosen bold shades that aim to stand out clearly under floodlights, resist repeated hot washing, and clearly distinguish our players from their opponents. Above all else, “no one else plays in pink” except for Corinthian Casuals, so we want pink to be a prominent part of our playing kit. 

Why have we not had a traditional away colour? 

We rarely needed a change kit in the days when near clashes were tolerated much more so than in the modern age, as very few other clubs played in pink or navy blue shirts. The earliest photographic evidence of Hamlet change kits shows us playing in plain white shirts away to St Albans City more than 100 years ago, with the same navy blue shorts and pink & navy blue stockings as the home kit. 

Why the green and white? 

The first time Hamlet wore green and white as a change kit was in the 1992-93 season, when playing away to St Albans City. Our pink & blue striped home kit and all yellow away kit both clashed with the host club’s blue & yellow stripes. A green & white kit was borrowed from the club physiotherapist’s Sunday team as a third choice. It served its purpose, so for the following season a change kit of green & white striped shirts with green shorts was ordered. Further green & white striped change kits were used during the mid-1990s and the middle of the following decade. None of our likely opponents plays in blue and green, therefore a predominantly green kit is unlikely to clash with anyone else’s predominantly blue home kit, so there should be no need for a third kit. We have opted for the chequered shirts pattern, as it gives us a unique look not associated with any other club’s green and white shirts, as well as providing additional contrast with any striped or hooped opponents’ shirts.