Redbridge F.C.
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| Full name | Redbridge Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Motormen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Oakside, Redbridge |
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| Capacity | 3,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Jim Chapman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Allan Fenn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Isthmian Division One North | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | Premier Division 22nd (Relegated) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Redbridge F.C. is the name that Ford United F.C. adopted in July 2004, as they began playing in the new Conference South football league. The name was chosen to help associate the club more with the area where they are based, and less with the Ford Motor Company.
They should not be confused with the former Redbridge Forest F.C., a predecessor of the current Dagenham & Redbridge F.C., though both come from the borough of Redbridge in Greater London.
Redbridge played the 2005-06 season in the Isthmian League Premier Division, as they were relegated after finishing bottom of Conference South. However they will play in the Isthmian League First Division North as of the 2006-07 season after being relegated once again.
The club's roots lie in the car industry which has long been a staple of the economy in East London and in Essex.
Previously known as Ford United F.C. which dated from a 1958 or '59 merger between two older clubs, Ford Sports F.C. (Dagenham) and Briggs Sports F.C., both of which were founded in 1934. Up until WW2, the latter actually began life as Briggs Motor Bodies F.C. and entered a team in the London League under that name between 1935 and '51. The Ford United Club was in serious problems at the start of 1995/6 season, however, as sponsorship was lost and disbanding seemed a real danger, until Vice-Chairman George Adams enlisted Sky Sports as sponsors, rescuing the Club.
Nicknamed The Motormen, they play in Blue Shirts and White Shorts, and play at The Oakside Stadium.
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