Dartford player-boss Ben Greenhalgh could be forced to name fifth captain of the season as team head to Aveley with defender George Whitefield suspended

Dartford could be forced to name a fifth captain of the season this Saturday.

Ben Greenhalgh’s Isthmian Premier Darts hit the road as they play at Aveley before a trip to Lewes on Tuesday.

An encouraging start to the season has come despite skipper Ben Swift and vice-captain Joe Tennent having been sidelined since the end of August.

That left Sam Odaudu with the armband but he has struggled with injury of late - pulling out in the warm-up for the second time in three games ahead of last weekend’s 3-2 FA Trophy home triumph over divisional rivals Three Bridges - which left fellow defender George Whitefield in charge on the pitch.

But Whitefield will be suspended for the game at Aveley, which leaves player-boss Greenhalgh with an unusual headache this weekend.

Ashdon Day, Tyler Ibe, George Brooke and Louie Atkins got the goals in a midweek 4-1 Kent Senior Cup success over a Bromley XI while defender Tennent captained the club.

Greenhalgh, who saw defender Vladimir Paternoster break the deadlock against Three Bridges, having only come into the team in place of Odaudu, said: “I don’t think I have ever been involved at a football club, looking at Saturday’s game, when you don’t have your captain, your vice-captain, your vice-vice-captain and your vice-vice-vice captain.

“We will have a conversation about who will have the armband. Losing Ben Swift, Joe Tennent and Sam is always going to be a test.

“We lost Sam last week (ahead of a 2-1 loss at AFC Whyteleafe) but he played last Tuesday (during a 3-0 defeat at Brentwood) and had quite a light session on Thursday.

“But as soon as he went back in on Saturday, we almost had a laugh about it! There have been moments in games where we’ve been lacking experience.

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