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Darren Pond

Darren Pond

Central Midfield
Looks like Darren Pond didn’t play this season

Biography

30 year-old midfielder who came through the youth and reserve sides at Banbury United, making his first team debut for the club as a 17 year-old against Cirencester Town in August 2004. Made 107 first team appearances for the club, scoring nine goals before moving to Oxford City in the summer of 2007. He spent nine years at City and, despite missing a large part of season 2009/10 and the whole of season 2010/11 with a serious knee injury, made over 300 appearances for them through to the end of season 2015/16, scoring over 50 goals. In his time at City he was a key part of two promotion winning squads from the Southern League South & West Division, through the Southern League Premier Division and up to the Conference Regional Leagues. Darren left Oxford City last summer and joined then Southern League Premier Division Leamington and made 44 appearances for them last season as they earned promotion through the play-offs to the National League North. Returned to Banbury in the summer of 2017.

Team Sponsors

National League related - UCFB
National League related - Vanarama
Grant provider - National League Trust
Home Shirt and Stadium Sponsor - Banbury Plant & Skip Hire
Away Shirt Sponsor - Walraven
Main Stand Sponsor - Nicholls
Floodlight Sponsor - Three Pigeons
Red & Gold Club Sponsor - Hortons Estate Agents
Red & Gold Club Sponsor - A R Mills (Motors)
Red & Gold Club Sponsor - Banbury Bodyshop
Red & Gold Club Sponsor - Britannia Joinery
Red & Gold Club Sponsor - Trinder's Barbers
Town End Sponsor - Work Area Limited
Red & Gold Club Sponsor - The Cherwell Hospital
Red & Gold Club Sponsor - Justin Manley - Titanium Talks
Dogout Sponsors - Modex
Red & Gold Club Sponsor  - Revival MK 2
Track Suit Sponsor - Michael Jones Jeweller
Media Sponsor - Reg's Cafe
Premier Community Club Sponsor - SMR Projects Ltd
Pre Match Kit Sponsor - Higham Critchley Barrows Mortgage and Protection
Community Club Sponsor - LJ Construction
Community Partner - Stanbra Powell
Red & Gold Club Sponsor - L Jarvis & Sons
Red & Gold Club Sponsor - D. Wyatt & Sons
Red & Gold Club Sponsor - Humphris Funerals
Red & Gold Club Sponsor - Smiths Newsagents
Red & Gold Club Sponsor - Jordon & Son Electrical
Community Partner - Citizens Advice, Banbury
Red & Gold Club Sponsor - Norbar Torque Tools
Red & Gold Club Sponsor - GRAF UK
Red & Gold Club Sponsor - Castle Cars
Club Secondary Sponsor - Bourton Drain Services
Official Radio Station - Puritans Radio
Sponsor - Hook Norton Brewery