Dagenham F.C.

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Dagenham F.C. was a London football club, founded in 1949.

In 1992, it merged with Redbridge Forest to form Dagenham & Redbridge.

[edit] History

• 1949-50 - Founder members of Metropolitan & District League. Metropolitan & District League runner-up (lost title on goal average)
• 1950-51 - Metropolitan & District League Champions
• 1951-52 - Founder members of Delphian League. Delphian League runner-up

• 1963-64 - Corinthian League disbanded, so joined Athenian League
• 1967-68 - Athenian League runner-up
• 1969-70 - FA Amateur Cup runner-up
• 1970-71 - Athenian League Champions. F.A. Amateur Cup runner-up
• 1971-72 - Athenian League runner-up
• 1972-73 - Athenian League runner-up (on goal average)
• 1973-74 - Joined Isthmian League in its new Division Two. Isthmian League Division Two Champions; promoted to Division One
• 1976-77 - FA Trophy runner-up
• 1977-78 - Division One re-named Premier Division. Isthmian League runner-up
• 1978-79 - Isthmian League runner-up. F.A. Trophy semi-finalists
• 1979-80 - F.A. Trophy Winners
• 1981-82 - Joined Alliance Premier League
• 1982-83 - F.A. Trophy semi-finalists
• 1983-84 - F.A. Trophy semi-finalists
• 1986-87 - Alliance Premier League renamed Conference
• 1988-89 - Rejoined Isthmian League
• 1992 - Merged with Redbridge Forest to form Dagenham & Redbridge

• Best league position: 5th in Alliance Premier League (then level 5), 1981-82
• Best FA Cup performance: 2nd round, 1969-70 and 1985-86
• Best FA Amateur Cup performance: runners-up 1969-70 and 1970-71
• Best FA Trophy performance: winners, 1979-80

Source: Dagenham at the Football Club History Database