Editing Dorking (section)

==Sport==
===Shrove Tuesday football===
A football game was played annually in Dorking on [[Shrove Tuesday]] between two teams representing the eastern and western halves of the town. The match began at 2pm outside the gates to St Martin's Church and lasted until 6pm.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Curious custom in Dorking |location=London |date=7 March 1862 |issue=24187 |page=12}}</ref> After a particularly riotous game in 1897,<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Disturbances at Dorking |location=London |date=3 March 1897 |issue=35141 |page=12}}</ref> the local magistrates declared that the tradition was in breach of the [[Highway Act 1835]] and 50 participants were [[fine (penalty)|fined]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Shrove Tuesday Football at Dorking |work=Southampton Herald |location=Southampton |date=14 April 1897 |issue=5305 |volume=73 |page=1}}</ref> Arrests were also made after local townsfolk attempted to stage the match in 1898, 1899 and 1903.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Shrove Tuesday at Dorking |work=Huddersfield Chronicle |location=Huddersfield |date=24 February 1898 |issue=9539 |page=4}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Shrove Tuesday Football |work=The Sunday Times |location=London |date=5 March 1899 |issue=3961 |page=5}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Football at Dorking on Shrove Tuesday |work=Derby Daily Telegraph |location=Derby |date=9 March 1903 |issue=7262 |page=4}}</ref> The local newspaper declared the custom extinct in 1907.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dorkingmuseum.org.uk/shrove-tuesday-football/ |title=Shrove Tuesday Football |last=Chambers |first=Erica |date=25 June 2020 |publisher=Dorking Museum |access-date=31 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102028/https://dorkingmuseum.org.uk/shrove-tuesday-football/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Association football===
[[File:Meadowbank Stadium Dorking Wanderers May 2021.jpg|thumb|right|Meadowbank Stadium with the spire of [[St Martin's Church, Dorking|St Martin's Church]]]]
[[Dorking F.C.]] was formed in 1880 and moved to Meadowbank in 1956.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pyramidpassion.co.uk/html/dorking.html |title=Dorking FC |author=<!--Not stated--> |publisher=Pyramid Passion |access-date=2 January 2021 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102056/http://www.pyramidpassion.co.uk/html/dorking.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/files.pitchero.com/clubs/18447/IWYWRpnpReyA8DTbaO47_20170218%20Cobham.pdf |title=Dorking The Chicks vs Cobham FC |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=18 February 2017 |access-date=2 January 2017 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102021/https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/files.pitchero.com/clubs/18447/IWYWRpnpReyA8DTbaO47_20170218%20Cobham.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> The stadium was condemned as unsafe in 2013 and for the next three years, the club shared grounds, first at [[Horley]] and then Westhumble.<ref name=DFC_Meadowbank>{{cite news |last=Watkins |first=James |date=21 January 2015 |title=£4m planned investment for restoration of Dorking football ground community hub |url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/4m-planned-investment-restoration-dorkings-8423640 |work=SurreyLive |access-date=2 January 2021 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102029/https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/4m-planned-investment-restoration-dorkings-8423640 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Tobitt |first=Charlotte |date=21 March 2016 |title=Dorking football teams put aside differences to create new partnership |url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/dorking-football-teams-put-aside-11069529 |work=SurreyLive |access-date=2 January 2021 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102048/https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/dorking-football-teams-put-aside-11069529 |url-status=live}}</ref> Dorking F.C. closed in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=18 February 2017 |title=Dorking to have just one club next season. |url=https://combinedcounties.pitchero.com/from-dorking-fc-35189?external_domain=combinedcounties.pitchero.com |work=Pitcher |location=Leeds |access-date=2 January 2021 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102022/https://combinedcounties.pitchero.com/from-dorking-fc-35189?external_domain=combinedcounties.pitchero.com |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Watters |first=David |date=18 February 2017 |title=Ryman South promotion-chasers Dorking Wanderers are looking forward to being bigger and better next season as the only club in their Surrey town. |url=https://www.isthmian.co.uk/wanderers-will-be-only-club-in-town-35211 |work=Pitcher |location=Leeds |access-date=2 January 2021 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102024/https://www.isthmian.co.uk/wanderers-will-be-only-club-in-town-35211 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Dorking Wanderers F.C.]] was founded in 1999. The team played its [[home (sports)|home games]] at Westhumble for ten [[season (sports)|seasons]] from 2007, before moving to the refurbished Meadowbank Stadium in July 2018.<ref name=DWFC_Meadowbank>{{cite web |url=https://www.dorkingwanderers.com/club-history |title=Club History |author=<!--Not stated--> |publisher=Dorking Wanderers FC |access-date=2 January 2021 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102034/https://www.dorkingwanderers.com/club-history |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=DWFC_Meadowbank2>{{cite news |last=Boyd |first=Alex |date=9 July 2018 |title=Dorking Wanderers' Meadowbank stadium finally opens and it could get bigger in the future |url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/dorking-wanderers-meadowbank-stadium-finally-14876179 |work=SurreyLive |access-date=2 January 2021 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102032/https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/dorking-wanderers-meadowbank-stadium-finally-14876179 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Rugby===
[[Dorking R.F.C.|Dorking rugby football club]] was founded in 1921. Initially its home matches were played at Meadowbank, but it moved the following year to Pixham. In 1972 the club relocated to the Big Field at [[Brockham]]<ref name=Dorking_RFC_History>{{cite web |url=https://dorkingrfc.com/information/club-history |title=Club History |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=13 August 2019 |publisher=Dorking RFC |access-date=2 January 2021 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102036/https://dorkingrfc.com/information/club-history |url-status=live}}</ref> as tenants of the National Trust, which had acquired the field in 1966.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1829478 |title=TQ1949: Big Field |last=Capper |first=Ian |date=28 April 2010 |publisher=UK geograph |access-date=2 January 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102040/https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1829478 |url-status=live}}</ref> In the 2019–20 season, the 1st XV played in the London and South East Premier division.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=261&division=21513&season=2019-2020#table |title=London & SE Premier Final Standings |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=16 March 2020 |publisher=England Rugby |access-date=2 January 2021 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102047/https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=261&division=21513&season=2019-2020#table |url-status=live}}</ref> Notable former players include [[Elliot Daly]], [[George Kruis]] and [[Kay Wilson]].<ref name=Dorking_RFC_History/>

===Motor racing===
[[File:Wagens op de baan, Bestanddeelnr 912-5057.jpg|thumb|right|[[Stirling Moss]] (car 14) on the final lap of the [[1961 Dutch Grand Prix]] at [[Circuit Zandvoort]].]]
[[Rob Walker Racing Team|Rob Walker]]'s [[privateer (motorsport)|privateer racing team]] was based at Pippbrook Garage in London Road from 1947 to 1970. The team won nine [[List of Formula One Grands Prix|Grands Prix]] and their drivers included [[Stirling Moss]] (1958–1961) and [[Graham Hill]] (1970).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dorkingmuseum.org.uk/rob-walker-racing-team/ |title=The Rob Walker Racing Team |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=10 September 2018 |publisher=Dorking Museum |access-date=30 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102047/https://dorkingmuseum.org.uk/rob-walker-racing-team/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Walker's contribution to [[motorsport]] and to Dorking was celebrated on the centenary of his birth in October 2018 with a parade of classic cars through the town centre.<ref>{{cite news |last=Boyd |first=Alex |date=22 October 2018 |title=20 photos from Rob Walker Centenary Festival in Dorking |url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/20-photos-rob-walker-centenary-15312081 |work=Surrey Live |access-date=30 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102039/https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/20-photos-rob-walker-centenary-15312081 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Cycling===
Dorking Cycling Club was founded in 1877<ref name=DCC_About>{{cite web |url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dorkingcyclingclub/a/about-dcc-52244.html |title=About DCC |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=12 March 2019 |last=Baker |first=Michael |publisher=Dorking Cycling Club |access-date=2 January 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102051/https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dorkingcyclingclub/a/about-dcc-52244.html |url-status=live}}</ref> and by the 1890s was organising camps for amateur cyclists from across the south east of England.<ref name=Tuson-10>{{harvnb|Tuson|2013|p=10}}</ref> The club was refounded in 2011 and organises a programme of weekly rides for members.<ref name=DCC_About/> The [[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Summer Olympic cycling]] road races passed through Dorking en route to Box Hill.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nicholson |first=Sue |date=27 July 2012 |title=London 2012: 'Massive excitement' ahead of Surrey cycle races |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-19012854 |work=BBC News |location=Surrey |access-date=2 January 2021 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102045/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-surrey-19012854 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{refn|The [[List of Olympic torch relays|torch relays]] for the [[1948 Summer Olympics torch relay|1948]] and [[2012 Summer Olympics torch relay|2012 Olympic games]] passed through Dorking.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dorkingmuseum.org.uk/olympics-1948-and-2012-torch-relay/ |title=1948 Olympics and 2012 Torch Relay |last=Chambers |first=Erica |date=30 July 2020 |publisher=Dorking Museum |access-date=2 January 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102116/https://dorkingmuseum.org.uk/olympics-1948-and-2012-torch-relay/ |url-status=live}}</ref>|group=note}}{{refn|The [[London–Surrey Cycle Classic]] was a [[London Prepares series|test event]] which took place in summer 2011 along the same course as the 2012 Olympic cycling road race.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cycling/14521435.stm |title=Mark Cavendish wins London 2012 road race test event |author=Ollie Williams |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 August 2011 |access-date=18 August 2011 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102048/https://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/14521435 |url-status=live}}</ref> Between 2013 and 2019, the [[London–Surrey Classic]] and [[RideLondon|RideLondon-Surrey Classic]] (for professional and amateur cyclists respectively), were also routed through the town.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Duffell |first1=Beth |last2=Nightingale |first2=Laura |last3=Boyd |first3=Alex |date=5 August 2019 |title=Ride London Surrey: Thousands take on cycling event |url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/ride-london-surrey-latest-thousands-16696111 |work=Surrey Live |access-date=2 January 2021 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102044/https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/ride-london-surrey-latest-thousands-16696111 |url-status=live}}</ref> Both events were cancelled in 2020 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/event/38850662-prudential-ridelondon-surrey-classic |title=Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic (CANCELLED) |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=16 August 2020 |publisher=Visit London |access-date=2 January 2021 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102120/https://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/event/38850662-prudential-ridelondon-surrey-classic |url-status=live}}</ref> and in the same year, Surrey County Council decided not to support running the events after 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last=Armstrong |first=Julie |date=27 October 2020 |title=RideLondon cancelled for Surrey after 2021 |url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/ridelondon-cancelled-surrey-after-2021-19176174 |work=Surrey Live |access-date=2 January 2021 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102050/https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/ridelondon-cancelled-surrey-after-2021-19176174 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bradley |first=William |date=20 October 2020 |title=RideLondon-Surrey: Your reaction after council withdraws support for race through Surrey |url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/ridelondon-surrey-your-reaction-after-19134951 |work=Surrey Live |access-date=2 January 2021 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102050/https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/ridelondon-surrey-your-reaction-after-19134951 |url-status=live}}</ref>|group=note}}

===Running===
Dorking and Mole Valley Athletics Club is based at Pixham Sports Ground. They host the annual ''Dorking Ten'' road race starting from [[Brockham|Brockham Green]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dmvac.org.uk/ |title=Dorking and Mole Valley Athletics Club |access-date=17 April 2008 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102103/http://www.livewellsuffolk.org.uk/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

The weekly Mole Valley [[Parkrun]] has taken place at Denbies Wine Estate since March 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last=Steed |first=Les |date=21 March 2018 |title=Dorking's first parkrun is an 'overwhelming success' despite freezing conditions |url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/mole-valleys-first-parkrun-confirmed-13802068 |work=Surrey Live |access-date=29 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102140/https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/mole-valleys-first-parkrun-confirmed-13802068 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Thomas |date=23 October 2017 |title=Mole Valley's first parkrun given the go ahead to be based at Denbies Wine Estate in Dorking |url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/mole-valleys-first-parkrun-confirmed-13802068 |work=Surrey Live |access-date=29 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102118/https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/mole-valleys-first-parkrun-confirmed-13802068 |url-status=live}}</ref> The vineyard also hosts the annual Run Bacchus marathon.<ref>{{cite news |last=Seymour |first=Jenny |date=6 May 2018 |title=Run Bacchus marathon festival returns to Denbies in Dorking – and yes, there is wine included |url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/run-bacchus-marathon-festival-returns-14616224 |work=Surrey Live |access-date=29 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102056/https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/run-bacchus-marathon-festival-returns-14616224 |url-status=live}}</ref> The annual UK Wife-Carrying Race<ref>{{Cite web |title=The UK Wife Carrying Race |url=https://www.trionium.com/wife/ |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=www.trionium.com |archive-date=8 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208164904/https://www.trionium.com/wife/ |url-status=live }}</ref> takes place at [[Milton Heath and The Nower|The Nower]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=8 April 2018 |title=UK wife-carrying contest takes place in Dorking |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-43689192 |work=BBC News |access-date=29 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102114/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-surrey-43689192 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=3 March 2019 |title=Wife-carrying race: Winners in proposal joy on finish line |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-47434091 |work=BBC News |access-date=29 December 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102102124/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-surrey-47434091 |url-status=live}}</ref>