Alfie Foster

DOB: 5th November 1997

Position: Midfielder

Season of first appearance: 2014/15

Season of last appearance: 2016/17

Full Appearances: 7

Substitute: 6

Goals: 0

Also played for:

Chatham Town, Deal Town

Player Profile:

Midfielder Alfie was a product of Margate’s youth set-up who lived five minutes from Hartsdown. He made his Margate first-team debut in an Isthmian League Cup semi-final against Hendon held at Harrow Borough on 11.3.15. Margate lost the game 2-1. It was his only appearance in the 2014-15 season.

His next Margate appearance was not until 22.10.16 when he came on as a sub in a 5-1 home defeat against Concord Rangers.

He was named man of the match for his performance in an FA Trophy tie against East Thurrock at Hartsdown on 26.11.16. With a shortage of players, Alfie had been drafted into the side as an emergency centre-half in a match that finished 1-1. He told Kent Online: "It was difficult but I had Brett (Johnson) next to me and Tums (Aaron Tumwa) and the goalkeeper (Valerie Pajetat) talking to me for the 90 minutes."

Alfie was stretchered off during a 2-0 defeat at Maidenhead United on 3.12.16. Manager Nikki Bull told Kent Online: "They thought at first that he had broken his ankle, but it turned out to be bone bruising which will probably keep him out for a couple of weeks or so."

In January 2017, Alfie signed a contract with Margate until the end of the 2016-17 season. He made a total of 12 appearances during the campaign, half of them as a sub. Towards the end of the season, he had a loan spell with Chatham Town of Isthmian League Division One South.

He featured in Margate's pre-season matches for 2017-18 but, after a brief spell with Chatham, joined SCEFL side Deal Town. He went on to make more than 250 appearances for Deal, helping them to the SCEFL title in 2023-24. He scored for Deal in a 3-3 friendly draw at Hartsdown on 8.7.23.