Folkestone Invicta have this evening received an Official Statement from Chatham Town's Community Office following this evening's injury to former-Folkestone player Mark Green.

"On a night when a highly enjoyable Kent derby will be quickly forgotten, Chatham Town wide man Mark Green left the Maidstone Road Sports ground in considerable pain and in an ambulance heading fro the Medway Maritime Hospital after breaking his right leg in three places as the result of a clash with a Folkestone Invicta defender.

The Ryman League Division One South game was evenly poised at 0-0 after 77 minutes, but the noise that the collision made and the subsequent scream from Mark on the sodden pitch made all those present in the 216 crowd well aware that all was not well. And so it proved to be as first a Rapid Response paramedic arrived and then after what seemed an age (and was indeed almost 40 minutes after the event) an ambulance finally arrived to treat the stricken player. But then there was still a problem in moving Green onto the stretcher, but eventually the paramedics, and the team of volunteers lead brilliantly by Chats physio Emma Turner and included Folkestone Invicta assistant manager Mick Dix (who only left Mark’s side once he was safely in the ambulance) and physio Dave Williams, and with Chatham boss Alex O’Brien by his stricken players side the whole time, they finally got Mark into the waiting ambulance and away to hospital.

For Mark, whose previous clubs include Folkestone Invicta, Margate, Dartford, Tonbridge Angels and Sittingbourne, has already once battled back from a leg break in his Margate days, now faces Surgery at the Medway Maritime Hospital today (Wednesday).

Chatham Town FC would like to express their thanks to everyone who assisted in Mark’s looking after on the pitch and everyone connected with the club wishes him and prays for a swift recovery!

We would also like to wish Liam Dickson a speedy recovery after he was carried off. Liam did leave Maidstone Road walking but with a badly swollen ankle, and we wish him a speedy recovery – but you will excuse us if the majority of our thoughts are with Mark at this time!"


Chatham Town FC Community Office