Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.
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Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. are an English football team based in Dagenham, Greater London, currently playing in the Nationwide Conference.
History
The club can trace its origins back to four famous amateur clubs: Ilford (formed in 1881), Leytonstone (1886), Walthamstow Avenue (1900) and Dagenham (1949). All had some success, particularly Leytonstone, who won the FA Amateur Cup three times and the Isthmian League title nine times.In 1979, Ilford and Leytonstone merged to become Leytonstone/Ilford, and in 1988 they absorbed the struggling Walthamstow Avenue to become Redbridge Forest Redbridge soon moved in at Dagenham's Victoria Road ground, and achieved promotion to the Football Conference in 1991. Finally, Redbridge Forest merged with Dagenham in 1992 to form Dagenham & Redbridge.
Recent seasons
The club was relegated to the Isthmian League in 1996, but won promotion in 2000, and have since established themselves as one of the strongest clubs in the division, finishing 3rd, 2nd and 5th in the last three seasons. They were only narrowly beaten to the title by Boston United in 2002. Boston were subsequently found guilty of making improper payments to players in their title-winning season, and Dagenham & Redbridge unsuccessfully attempted to have themselves declared Conference champions, and hence take Boston's spot in the Football League.The following season (2002/2003) saw Dagenham finish 5th, which was good enough to qualify for the first ever Conference playoffs. After beating Morecambe in the semi-final on penalties, they faced Doncaster Rovers in the final. Despite coming back from 2-0 down to 2-2, Dagenham lost to a golden goal in extra time.
The Daggers have struggled since, and in the 2003/2004, 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 seasons finished mid-table. On February 27 2004 they were beaten 9-0 by Hereford United, equalling the record highest scoreline in the Conference.
Current squad
As of July 7 2006.
Tony Roberts |
Craig Mackail-Smith |
Honours
- FA Trophy runners-up, (1997)
- Essex Senior Cup (1998, 2001, runners-up 2002)
- Isthmian League Premier Division (2000)
- Conference National runners-up (2002)
External links
- [DiggerDagger.com] - Unofficial site
- [Official site]
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