Sutton Utd is an English football club founded in 1898 and rooted in Sutton, south-west Greater London. Known as the U’s, the club carries a distinctive amber-and-chocolate identity and plays at Gander Green Lane, a ground central to its community presence. Its story bridges local football, non-league distinction and a later place in the national divisions, with memorable FA Cup occasions helping give the club a profile well beyond its immediate London base. The page brings together its team context and long-term football identity as of August 2026.
Sutton Utd Upcoming matches by league
National League Cup
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- Group Stage
Sutton UtdNo H2HWest Bromwich Albion U21
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- Group Stage
Sutton UtdNo H2HSouthampton U21
National League
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- Regular Season - 8
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Eastleigh
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- Regular Season - 9
FC Halifax Town
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- Regular Season - 10
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Forest Green
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- Regular Season - 11
Tamworth
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Sutton Utd Last matches by league
National League Cup
National League
Friendlies Clubs
FA Trophy
FA Cup
League Two
Sutton Utd Team Roster
The latest recorded 26-player squad is balanced around seven attackers, seven defenders, ten midfielders and two goalkeepers. Attack options include A. Nadesan, D. Rodari and S. Folarin, with B. Njoku and R. J. Ruiz Ortiz also listed in that unit. Defensive names include W. Nightingale, B. Topalloj, A. Reeves and Kwaku Poku Agyeman Donkor. Midfield depth features E. Osadebe, J. Taylor, L. Vincent, N. Nzuzi and Omotolani Bello. C. Haigh and David Aziaya are the recorded goalkeepers. Squad numbers range from 3 to 51, and the roster is recorded.
position Goalkeeper
Thorsten Spike Brits
Chris Haigh
position Defender
Besart Topalloj
Alexander Michael Kirk
William John Robert Nightingale
D. Urpens
Jordan Alan Moore-Taylor
T. Byron
Kwaku Poku Agyeman Donkor
position Midfielder
Charlie Bell
C. Bell
Emmanuel Ebuka Osadebe
Jake William Trevor Taylor
Charlie Leslie Carter
Omar Mussa
J. Francis
R. Ruiz
N. Nzuzi
Omotolani Bello
position Attacker
Temi Babalola
Samuel Oluwatimilchin Adetokunbo Fola
Brandon Njoku
David Ogbonna
J. Fennelow
Last Sutton Utd Coachs
The recorded coaching timeline most recently begins with Jason Goodliffe, who held the role from December 2023 to June 2024. Steven Morison’s entry begins in January 2023 and has no recorded end date, but the timeline does not support describing him as the current coach. Matt Gray led from April 2019 to December 2023, following Paul Doswell’s long tenure from August 2008 to April 2019. Together, these entries show a sequence of managerial changes across the club’s recent history, with dates presented conservatively through August 2026.
Jason Goodliffe
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
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| Jason Goodliffe | England | 1 December 2023 | 1 June 2024 |
| Steven William Morison | England | 1 January 2023 | |
| Matt Gray | England | 1 April 2019 | 1 December 2023 |
| Paul Doswell | England | 1 August 2008 | 1 April 2019 |
Sutton Utd Transfers
The recent arrivals list through 30 June 2026 records a mixture of free-agent additions, temporary loans, permanent transfers and players returning from loan. E. Osadebe arrived from Barnet as a free agent on 30 June. Several entries are returns from loan, including D. De Silva from Maidenhead, A. Nadesan from Worthing, L. Vincent from Dorking Wanderers and A. Woodyard from Folkestone Invicta. Other recorded movements were loans for D. Cashman from Crawley Town, O. Foyo from AFC Wimbledon and C. Tripp from Milton Keynes Dons. Kwaku Poku Agyeman Donkor joined from Tamworth and J. Francis from Hartlepool in recorded transfers. The list is a recent sample rather than a complete arrivals total covering January to June 2026.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
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| O. Mussa |
Wealdstone
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Free agent | 31 July 2026 |
Carshalton Athletic
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- | 31 July 2026 | |
| S. Brits |
Manchester City U21
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Loan | 20 July 2026 |
| T. Babalola |
Forest Green
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- | 30 June 2026 |
| J. Moore-Taylor |
Forest Green
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| C. Carter |
Ilkeston Town
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| W. Nightingale |
Aldershot Town
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| S. Folarin |
Hartlepool
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| T. Babalola |
Forest Green
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- | 30 June 2026 |
| E. Osadebe |
Barnet
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| S. Folarin |
Hartlepool
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Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| T. Babalola |
Forest Green
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- | 29 June 2026 |
| W. Nightingale |
Aldershot Town
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Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| D. De Silva |
Maidenhead
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| L. Vincent |
Dorking Wanderers
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Return from loan | 30 May 2026 |
Departures recorded through 30 June 2026 include L. Simper to Walsall and Eduino Vaz to Penybont as free agents. Loan-related changes include D. Cashman returning to Crawley Town, Kai Jennings and O. Foyo returning to AFC Wimbledon, plus A. Nadesan moving to Worthing and W. Tizzard to Torquay on loan. L. Vincent joined Dorking Wanderers on loan, while J. Taylor moved to Stevenage in a recorded transfer. Other returns went to Maidenhead, Charlton and Bournemouth. The dated list spans December 2025 to June 2026 and represents selected recent movements, not a complete departures total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
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| A. Reeves |
Hampton & Richmond
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Loan | 14 August 2026 |
| C. Eze |
Chesham United
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- | 12 August 2026 |
| Siju Odelusi |
Billericay Town
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Free agent | 5 August 2026 |
| K. Muca |
Whitehawk
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Loan | 5 August 2026 |
| Jaiden White |
AFC Telford United
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Free agent | 3 August 2026 |
| J. Harris |
Wealdstone
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Free agent | 31 July 2026 |
| J. Sims |
Southend
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Free agent | 31 July 2026 |
| J. Harris |
Wealdstone
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Free agent | 30 July 2026 |
| N. Boateng |
Maidstone Utd
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Free agent | 26 July 2026 |
| J. Wadham |
Worthing
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Free agent | 19 July 2026 |
| D. De Silva |
Oxford City
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Free agent | 7 July 2026 |
| H. Muller |
Yeovil Town
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Eduino Vaz |
Penybont
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| L. Simper |
Walsall
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| L. Moore |
Whitehawk
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Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Taken together, the recorded movements from December 2025 to June 2026 show a fluid exchange between Sutton Utd and clubs across the English pyramid. The arrivals include free-agent additions, permanent transfers, temporary loans and several players returning from loan, while departures include free-agent exits, a permanent move, loans and players returning to parent clubs. That mix indicates changing registration status rather than a single type of recruitment or release activity, but the available lists do not establish the club’s complete market balance. Several names appear on both sides at different dates, including Eduino Vaz, D. Cashman, O. Foyo, L. Vincent and A. Nadesan, reflecting loan movement or later status changes in the recorded period. No transfer fees are recorded. The picture is therefore best understood as a dated snapshot of squad movement, with no claim that the listed entries represent every transaction.
Leagues Sutton Utd has participated in
Sutton Utd’s recent competition footprint includes the FA Cup and FA Trophy, both recorded from 2011 through 2025, alongside National League participation across the same recorded span from 2016. Friendlies Clubs are recorded from 2020 to 2025, and the National League Cup appears from 2024 to 2025; these are the competitions with recent activity in the record. Earlier participation in the EFL Trophy, League Cup and League Two is recorded from 2021 to 2023 and is treated as historical rather than current. The competition picture therefore links Sutton’s documented national-pyramid context with its recent cup schedule.
More about Sutton Utd
Sutton United Football Club was founded in 1898 in Sutton, south-west Greater London, an area historically associated with Surrey. The club formed through the merger of Sutton Association and Sutton Guild Rovers, then spent much of its early existence in amateur and semi-professional regional football. Its long progression through the Athenian and Isthmian leagues established a strong local base before the club reached the national divisions and eventually secured historic promotion into the English Football League. Gander Green Lane has been Sutton’s spiritual home since the early 20th century. The ground is officially known for sponsorship purposes as the VBS Community Stadium, but its traditional name remains central to the club’s character and to English non-league folklore. The setting reflects Sutton’s community-facing identity, while the amber-and-chocolate colours, also associated with yellow, give the club one of the more distinctive visual signatures in the English pyramid. The U’s and the Amber and Chocolates are established nicknames. Sutton’s reputation extends beyond league progression. FA Cup giant-killing has been a defining part of its national profile, including the famous 1989 victory over top-flight Coventry City and later runs into the competition’s advanced stages. The club also won the Anglo-Italian Cup, adding a notable cross-border achievement to its non-league history. These episodes helped connect a south-west London community club with a much wider football audience. The crest draws on the historic coat of arms of the former Municipal Borough of Sutton and Cheam. Its imagery includes a popinjay holding a cross and keys associated with ancient ties to Chertsey Abbey, alongside regional and religious symbols. Organisationally, Sutton operates as a limited company with a management executive committee and board of directors. Links with the Sutton United Foundation underline its community network, while modern shareholding arrangements sit alongside that traditional local connection. The club’s durable identity rests on this combination of place, colour, cup folklore, community participation and a long journey through the English football pyramid.
Last matches statistics for Sutton Utd
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
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3 - 2
Southampton U21
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Woking
0 - 3
Sutton Utd
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Sutton Utd
1 - 0
Altrincham
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Sutton Utd
0 - 0
Leicester City U21
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Sutton Utd
2 - 1
Hartlepool
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Gateshead
0 - 1
Sutton Utd
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Sutton Utd
0 - 2
Wealdstone
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Barrow
3 - 0
Sutton Utd
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Sutton Utd
1 - 1
Birmingham City U21
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Sutton Utd
0 - 2
Scunthorpe
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0 / 0 |
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0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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FA Cup 2024 - 1311856
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League Two 2023 - 1040362
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League Two 2023 - 1040351
Harrogate Town vs Sutton Utd
League Two 2023 - 1040334
Sutton Utd vs Stockport County
League Two 2023 - 1040328
Sutton Utd vs Swindon Town
League Two 2023 - 1040315
2021-2022
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