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Ashley Bayes

Ashley is a vastly experienced goalkeeper who joined the club in June 2011. He has over 300 football league appearances to his name, featuring for Brentford, Torquay United, Exeter City and Leyton Orient.

He also has a League of Ireland winners medal to his name from his time with Bohemians, as well as representing England at youth level. Other previous clubs include Woking, Hornchurch, Grays Athletic, Crawley Town and Stevenage.

Chay Morris

Chay joined Basingstoke in early 2011 following a goalkeeper crisis at the club through injury. Despite an injury during his first appearance leading to a match being abandoned, Chay went on to make ten appearances and will provide competition for the number one shirt during the 2011/12 season.

Joe McDonnell

Joe is a product of the Basingstoke Academy and has signed on for the 2011/12 season. He hit local headlines in January 2011 when he had a weeks trial at Portuguese side Benfica.

Robbie Rice

Robbie is now into his third season at the Camrose. Although primarily a right-back, he can play in midfield too and is a regular in the first team, having also captained the side on a number of occasions.

He was released by Wycombe Wanderers at the end of the 2008/09 season after he was not offered a new deal. He made a handful of appearances for their first team.

Jay Gasson

Jay signed for Basingstoke in summer 2010 from Havant & Waterlooville. He is a regular in the defence and can play anywhere across the back line.

He has also played for Farnborough Town.

Ross Adams

Centre back Ross Adams joined Basingstoke in May 2010 from Chippenham Town, where he was captain. In his first year he made 40 appearances for Town and was voted the Players' Player of the Year.

He started his career with West Bromwich Albion and has also feature for Hednesford Town and Eastwood Town. The defender had played for Chippenham since 2005.

Toby Little

Defender Toby joined Basingstoke after leaving Woking during the summer. He was previously with Hayes & Yeading and has signed after a successful trial in the vacant left-back position.

Wilson Gondwe

Full-back Wilson joined Basingstoke after a successful summer trial. He had previously been with AFC Wimbledon.

Wilson was released by the club in November 2011

Callum Eagle

Young defender Callum is a product of Woking's youth system. He signed for Basingstoke following a successful summer trial.

Callum was released by the club in October 2011

Wes Daley

Wes Daly signed for Basingstoke in July 2011 from Bromley.

Wes Daly started his career at QPR where he made his debut in March 2002, making 11 first team appearances before loan spells at Raith Rovers and Ebbsfleet.

In 2004, Wes signed for Grays Athletic for a nominal fee and since then has spent his career in the non-league, featuring for AFC Wimbledon, Maidenhead, Boreham Wood, Hendon.

Stuart Lake

Stuart is a midfielder who signed for Basingstoke from Hampton & Richmond in the summer of 2010. He made over 100 appearances for Hampton, having joined them in 2007 from Ashford Town.

Matt Warner

Left sided utility man Matt is known for scoring spectacular goals and being a constant attacking threat. In His first full season at the club, he scored the only goal in a 1-0 win away at Chesterfield in the FA Cup first round and was also voted away fans player of the season. He is 'Stoke's longest serving player and would have made even more appearances than the 200 plus he has so far had it not been for a troublesome knee injury midway through his Town Career.

Matt started his career at Wycombe Wanderers and was sent to Basingstoke on a work experience loan in October 2003 when he made a handful of appearances.

After leaving Wycombe, Matt joined Team Bath while at university, but soon came back to Hampshire and signed for Farnborough. He spent one season at the club before joining Basingstoke in Summer 2006.

Shaun McAuley

Shaun joined Basingstoke in the summer from Eastleigh. He is a energetic midfielder who has previously featured for Hayes and Hampton & Richmond.

Nathan Smart

Nathan joined Basingstoke in summer 2010 from Fleet Town. He can play at right back, in attack or anywhere in the midfield. He is moving into his second season at The Camrose following an impressive first campaign.

Jide Ogunbote

Jide joined the club having trialled in pre-season of 2008. He had previously been with Frank Gray at Woking.

Jide has steadily established himself as an important member of the first team and is now into his third season with Basingstoke.

Simon Dunn

A product of the Basingstoke Town Academy, Simon has signed on for the 2011/12 season. He made his debut as a substitute against Havant & Waterlooville at the end of last season.

Simon was previously on the books of Southampton.

Simon is currently on dual registration with Chippenham Town

Tim Sills

Tim first joined Basingstoke in March 1999 from Camberley Town along with brother Julian.

He scored 44 goals in 3 years at The Camrose, before joining Kingstonian. He went on to appear for Aldershot Town (twice), Oxford United, Hereford United, Torquay United, Stevenage and Rushden & Diamonds. He has also represented the England non-league team.

Following his release from Aldershot, Tim rejoined Basingstoke despite reported interest from a number of Conference clubs.

Delano Sam-Yorke

Striker Delano joined Basingstoke during summer 2011 after spending two parts of the 2010/11 season on loan from AFC Wimbledon.

He started his career with Woking and made his first team debut in April 2008.

David Pratt

David Pratt is a striker who joined Basingstoke in summer 2009 from Chippenham Town. He was awarded the Fans & Managers Player of the Season awards for 2009/10.

At Chippenham, he allegedly broke the world record for the fastest ever red card after getting sent off in the first few seconds of a match. David has also represented Swindon Supermarine.

Rob Gradwell

Rob can play in midfield or attack and signed after trialling in pre-season. He has previously appeared for Lewes, Hayes & Yeading and Dulwich Hamlet.

Frank Gray

Frank is a former Scotland international left-back who won 32 caps for his country. He even played all of Scotland's games at the 1982 World Cup. He played for Leeds United, Sunderland, Nottingham Forest and Darlington during his club playing career.

He played in two European Cup finals, lifting the trophy once for Nottingham Forest. He also featured in a League Cup final for Forest. Managers he has played under include Brian Clough, Don Revie and even his brother, Leeds United legend Eddie Gray.

Frank's son Andrew is a current professional footballer. He has represented Leeds, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland, Bradford, Sheffield United, Burnley and Charlton during his career, amongst others. Frank's nephew has also played for Celtic, Reading, Rushden & Diamonds and Oxford United.

Frank's managerial career started in the early 90's when he took over as Darlington manager from Brian Little, to whom he was previously assistant. However, he lasted less than one season.

He didn't manage again until 2005 when he took over as manager of Farnborough Town. Frank was at the club for one season and he guided them to the Conference South play-offs. He had short stints at Grays Athletic and Woking before becoming Basingstoke Town manager in May 2008.

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Jason Bristow

Jason joined Basingstoke from Reading in 1999 where he was captain of the reserve side.

He made his debut in a 3-1 league cup win against Walton & Hersham and went on to make over 350 appearances for the club, a figure which would have been higher but for a knee injury which kept Jase out for all of the 2002/03 season and eventually forced him into early retirement in March 2009 at the age of just 28.

The big defender won the Fans Player Of The Season award on three seperate occasions (2001/02, 2003/04 and 2005/06) as well as the Away Fans Player Of The Season for the 2007/08 season.

Jason was known as Mr. Basingstoke due to the commitment he showed to the club on and off the pitch time and time again. As well as playing for the side, he has also been Football In The Community officer since 2006, a position which he still holds today. He works full time from The Camrose.

Upon his retirement, Jason was asked about moving into management by the Basingstoke Gazette. He said, 'I have got my coaching badges and that is something I would like to go into'. He went on, 'I need to get my foot in the door, whether that be here or elsewhere but if I had to go away, my goal would be to come back here (to BTFC) and manage'.

The club held a testimonial for Jason in the summer to celebrate his ten years with Basingstoke so far.

Stokie The Dragon