Sid Gbla makes Isthmian League switch

41-goal striker makes step up to Isthmian League

Former Woodley United and Berks County striker Sid Gbla has made the move up to Isthmian League.

According to a post by South Central Division One side Met Police the forward will move to Imber Court for the 2024/25 season.

A post on Twitter said: “The Met are thrilled to announce that after finding the back of the net on thirty-nine occasions last term, prolific centre-forward Sid Gbla has committed to the club for the 2024/25 season.”

As well as County (26 goals in 25 appearances) and United (14 goals in 18 appearances), Gbla also featured for Thames Valley Premier League Westwood Wanderers making one appearance and scoring one goal for the Step 7 title winners.

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Tom Canning

Tom Canning is the co-editor of Football in Berkshire. He has played at the lowest possible level of football in the Bracknell Sunday League Fourth Division. In real life Tom is a Freelance Digital Content Producer having spent 20 years at Reach PLC, starting out on the Reading Evening Post - as well as a year with The Cricketer Magazine. He co-founded Football in Berkshire with Darrell Freeland in 2016. He is the former manager of Bracknell Town Ladies Reserves and Binfield Ladies in the Thames Valley Women's League.

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