Lewis Kenneth Dark (born 10 April 1989) is an English semi-professional footballer who is manager of Grays Athletic. A central midfielder or defender as a player, Dark began his career at Brentford, for whom he made appearances in the Football League, before dropping into non-League football upon his release in 2008. He entered management with Grays Athletic in 2022. Playing career Brentford Dark began his career in the academy at Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, before joining the Centre of Excellence at League One club Brentford during the 2005 off-season. Towards the end of a disastrous 2006–07 season in League One, manager Scott Fitzgerald left the club after a 3–0 defeat to Crewe Alexandra on 9 April 2007 confirmed the club's relegation to League Two. Head of Youth Barry Quin took over as caretaker manager until the end of the season and named Dark in his first squad for a match versus Doncaster Rovers on 21 April. Dark made his professional debut when he came on for Charlie Ide after 80 minutes of the 3–0 defeat. He made a total of three appearances during the 2006–07 season. In June 2007, it was announced that Dark had signed a one-year professional contract with Brentford, with the option for a further year. Under new manager Terry Butcher for the 2007–08 season, Dark found himself out of favour and failed to receive a call into the first team squad during the first half of the campaign. He joined Southern League First Division South & West club Farnborough on a one-month loan on 26 October 2007. Butcher was replaced by his assistant manager Andy Scott in December 2007 and called Dark into the first team squad for a league match versus Dagenham & Redbridge on 1 January 2008. He remained an unused substitute during the 2–1 victory. It was Dark's only involvement in the first team during the 2007–08 season and he moved to Isthmian League Premier Division club Ramsgate on a one-month loan on 1 February 2008. He made two appearances before returning to Brentford when his loan expired. Dark was released by Brentford at the end of the 2007-08 season. Wivenhoe Town Dark signed for Eastern Counties League Premier Division club Wivenhoe Town in September 2008. He only made a single appearance for the club, which came in a 2–1 defeat to Mildenhall Town on 27 September. His stay with the Dragons