Dominic Di Paola
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dominic Di Paola | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Brighton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Horsham (manager) | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2007–2010 | Clymping | ||
| 2010–2011 | Worthing United.[1] | ||
| 2011–2014 | East Preston[2] | ||
| 2014 | Hastings United[3] | ||
| 2015- | Horsham[4] | ||
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Dominic Di Paola (born 11 January 1982) is an English football manager who manages National League South club Horsham.
Managerial career
Dominic Di Paola began his managerial career with Clymping, a small village club in West Sussex. In 2010, after two promotions in two seasons from the West Sussex League to County League Division Two he moved to Worthing United and led them to promotion to Division One of the Sussex County League.
At the end of his one season there he took over at struggling East Preston. In his first year he won a Sussex Division Two League[5] and Cup double[6]. The following season, the Sussex RUR cup[7] was won and a Sussex County Division One 3rd place finish was achieved in the first year at that level. The following season saw East Preston secure another double of the Sussex County League Division One title and John O’Hara Cup alongside a last 16 run in the national FA Vase[8]. Despite a strong start to the following season, Di Paola moved to Step 4 Hastings United in Oct 2014 before resigning 3 months later.
With Horsham relegated to Step 5, Di Paola was asked to take over with three games of the season to go in 2015, conducting a complete rebuild of the playing squad before leading the club to promotion at the first time of asking back to Step 4[9]. A couple of mid-table finishes followed before another promotion to the Isthmian Premier League with a dramatic playoff win against Ashford United 2-1 in extra time[10].
Two Covid hit seasons followed before in 2021, Di Paola achieved qualification for the 1st Round of the FA Cup for the first time for the club since 2007 with an away tie at Carlisle[11] and a league cup win against Margate for Horsham's first cup win in 19 years[12]. In 2023-24 Horsham qualified for the Isthmian Premier Division Play-Offs where Horsham lost out to Chatham Town on penalties[13], however the season was rescued with a Sussex Senior Cup win for the first time for the club in 48 years. The season also saw the club get to the 2nd Round of the FA Cup[14], equalling Horsham's best ever run as well as a last 16 run in the FA Trophy - another club record.
The following year saw Horsham again get to the 1st Round of the FA Cup[15]. In a tight title race Horsham then ended the season as the Isthmian Premier Division Champions[16] in the 2024–25 season rounding off the season with a Sussex Senior Cup double with a last minute win against Littlehampton Town[17]
Personal life
Di Paola is married with two children.
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 15 May 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||||
| Clymping | 24 June 2007 | 25 May 2010 | 112 | 70 | 12 | 30 | 63 | ||||
| Worthing United | 25 May 2010 | 28 May 2011 | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 57 | ||||
| East Preston | 1 June 2011 | 4 October 2014 | 179 | 130 | 24 | 25 | 73 | ||||
| Hastings United | 4 October 2014 | 1 January 2015 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 31 | ||||
| Horsham | 7 April 215 | Present | 445 | 230 | 74 | 141 | 52 | ||||
| Total | 794 | 459 | 121 | 214 | 58 | ||||||
Honours
Clymping
- West Sussex Football League Premier Division Runners Up: 2007-08[18]
- West Sussex Football League Malcolm Simmonds Cup: 2007-08
- Sussex County Football League Division Three: 2008-09[18]
- Vernon Wentworth Cup: 2008-09:[19]
East Preston
- Sussex County Football League Division Two: 2011-12
- Sussex County Football League Division Two Cup: 2011-12
- The Sussex Royal Ulster Rifles Charity Cup: 2012-13
- John O'Hara Cup: 2013-14[20]
- Sussex County Football League Division One: 2013-14
Horsham
- Southern Combination Football League Premier Division: 2015-16
- Isthmian League Division One South East Play-Off Final Winners: 2018-19
- Isthmian League Cup: 2021-22
- Isthmian League Premier Division: 2024–25[21]
- Sussex Senior Challenge Cup: 2023–24[22]
Individual
- Sussex County Football League Division Three - Manager Of The Year: 2008-09
- Sussex County Football League Division Two - Manager Of The Year: 2011-12
- Sussex County Football League Division One - Manager Of The Year: 2013-14
- Isthmian League Division One South East - Manager of the Month: October 2018, November 2018, April 2019
- Isthmian League Premier Division - Manager of the Month: September 2019, November 2021, April 2022
References
- ↑ "Di Paola is United Boss". 29 May 2010.
- ↑ "Di Paola new manager at East Preston". 2 May 2011.
- ↑ "Di Paola leaves EP to take over at Hastings". 5 October 2014.
- ↑ "Di Paola named as new manager at Horsham". 7 April 2015.
- ↑ "East Preston win Division Two". 31 Mar 2012.
- ↑ "Division Two cup win". 5 May 2012.
- ↑ "East Preston lift RUR". 8 May 2013.
- ↑ "EP exit Vase". 22 Feb 2014.
- ↑ "Horsham lift Southern Combination League crown". 16 Apr 2016.
- ↑ "Bostik playoff victory". 4 May 2019.
- ↑ "Carlisle Match Report". 6 Nov 2021.
- ↑ "Horsham win Velocity Cup". 14 Apr 2022.
- ↑ "Horsham heartbreak in playoff semi final". 2 May 2024.
- ↑ "Sutton Defeat". BBC Sport. 2 Dec 2023.
- ↑ "Horsham lose to Chesterfield". 2 Nov 2024.
- ↑ "Horsham take the title – by one goal". 26 April 2025.
- ↑ "Horsham back to back Sussex Cup titles". 8 May 2025.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 CLYMPING at the Football Club History Database
- ↑ "FOOTBALL: Clymping lift Vernon-Wentworth Cup – Sport". Littlehampton Gazette. 7 May 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2013. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "East Preston complete a double". 5 May 2014.
- ↑ "Horsham take the title- by one goal- on a dramatic final day!". www.isthmian.co.uk. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ↑ "Hastings United (N) - SSCF". 9 May 2024.
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