17/07/24: A versatile, hardworking player with bags of experience, Joe Malkin is well known to Diamonds Assistant Manager Dan Porter, and has impressed manager Michael Harriman enough during pre-season to earn his place in the squad ahead of the 2024/25 season.

Joe has featured in most of the friendlies to-date, but particularly impressed during Tuesday night’s narrow defeat to MK Dons XI, creating a lot of opportunities down the right hand side. He counts Raunds Town, Desborough Town and Cogenhoe United amongst his former clubs.

Joe had this to say after signing his forms on Tuesday night: “I’m absolutely buzzing at the opportunity to pull on this shirt. It’s a massive club with a huge fanbase, so it was a no-brainer to sign on. I like what I’ve seen here so far, we’ve got the makings of a really good squad and I’m confident we’ll have a really good year. I cannot wait to get started.”