Star striker Paul Benson
A world away from the cash-soaked world of the Premier League, Dagenham & Redbridge is a proper London football club. As the players prepare to join League 2, Time Out captures a day behind the scenes with a team gunning for the big time
Star striker Paul Benson
Dagenham & Redbridge won the Nationwide Conference last season by a massive 14-point margin and are looking forward to starting the new campaign on August 11 in League 2 of the Coca-Cola Football League. Dag & Red, as the abrupt television vidiprinter knows them, are an amalgamation of some of the most successful non-league outfits of all time, over the years taking in Ilford FC, Leytonstone FC, Walthamstow Avenue FC, Redbridge Forest and Dagenham FC. They can claim a phenomenal tally of seven FA Amateur Cups, 20 Isthmian League championships and 26 Essex Senior Cups. Could the League 2 title be next? Feature continues
Photos: the burger van; the shed of the Barking & Dagenham Stadium; team captain Anwar Uddin; team coach Terry Harris; the home dugout; chief executive Steve Thompson; the changing room; kit manager Bill Edmans; a modest crowd watches the Daggers take on Luton Town at the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Stadium; the members’ bar; the Daggers take to the pitch.
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