Tonbridge Angels' Luke Blewden scores in Middlesex Wanderers' Cup success: It’s a great honour to be picked and is an experience I’ll never forget

TONBRIDGE ANGELS attacker Luke Blewden says it’s a great honour to be selected for the world famous Middlesex Wanderers touring team.

Founded in 1905, Middlesex Wanderers are the non-league representative team for the United Kingdom and sporting ambassadors for The Football Association.


Middlesex Wanderers celebrate winning The Brothers
Alaway Trophy with a 5-2 win over French side AS
Marck.
Photo: Middlesex Wanderers FC

Blewden, 26, scored the first goal as Middlesex Wanderers defeated French side AS Marck 5-2 to win The Brothers Alaway Trophy today.

“It’s a great honour to be picked and is an experience I’ll never forget and it was even more important to me because my dad represented the Wanderers,” said Blewden, who follows in the footsteps of his dad Colin.

“The tour was fantastic and would like to thank the Wanderers for inviting me to represent them.

“I have taken a lot from it, which will hopefully help me progress on a personal level, playing with players who have been selected from the whole of the non-league and Scottish side Queen’s Park.

“It was great to score and in particular the first goal of the tour, which sort of set us on the way to a comfortable victory against a strong French side.”

Tonbridge Angels finished in the top six in the Ryman Premier League last season, agonisingly missing a place in the play-offs by just one point.

“My season with Tonbridge was a bit disappointing due to missing out on the play-offs but we were missing a few key players and had a few big injuries, which never helps with consistency,” said Blewden, who scored 11 goals last season but mainly was playing in a much wider position than a central striker berth.

“During the summer I just keep myself ticking over really, not playing much football at all, apart from the tour but I’ve kept my fitness levels up.

“I’ve signed a deal for Tonbridge for another year and hopefully score a few more than I did last season and hopefully push Tonbridge into the National League South.

“I never usually set targets as you never know what happens in football but like I said before I just want to score a few more than last season.”

Blewden is a rare breed in non-league football nowadays because he plays for his home-town club and has lived in Tonbridge all his life.

He runs his own personal training business and has done so for seven years, which probably explains why he never stops running while playing for Tonbridge Angels.

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