Former AFC Uckfield Town forward joins the Robins from Tunbridge Wells
Hassocks have made their second signing of the summer, bringing in prolific former AFC Uckfield Town forward Morgan Vale.
Vale joins the Robins from Southern Counties East Premier Division outfit Tunbridge Wells, whom he moved to from AFC Uckfield in January.
He scored six goals in 15 appearances for the Oakmen during the first half of the Southern Combination Premier Division campaign before joining the Royals.
That brought to an end Vale’s third spell at the Oaks. He came through the youth setup at Uckfield, winning Reserve Team Player of the Season as a teenager in the 2017-18 Mid Sussex Premier Division season.
He began 2019-20 in blistering form for Uckfield’s second string, notching eight goals from 10 games. That was enough to earn Vale a move to Southern Combination Division One outfit Shoreham.
Vale coped easily with the step up from immediate football, scoring four times in eight appearances before Covid-19 brought the campaign to a halt.
The summer of 2020 saw Vale return to Uckfield, where he scored six goals in 23 games in another campaign interrupted by lockdowns.
Three of his first four strikes back in Oakmen colours came in victories between September and November, leaving Uckfield sitting fifth in the table only seven points behind leaders Saltdean United when the campaign was curtailed.
Vale went onto play 32 times for the Oakmen in 2021-22, contributing six goals. He spent 2022-23 with Crowborough Athletic and Jarvis Brook, scoring twice in 17 games for the Crows. Two goals in 10 appearances with Southern Combination Division Two Brook followed.
It was back to Uckfield for that third spell at the start of the 2023-24 campaign followed by five months with Tunbridge Wells in which he played 18 times.
Welcome to the Beacon, Morgan.
