Dagenham Football Club was an

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club based in

Dagenham Dagenham () is a town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Dagenham is centred east of Charing Cross. It was historically a rural parish in the Becontree Hundred of Essex, stretching from Hainault Forest ...

. Established in 1949, the club played at Victoria Road from 1955 until its merger with Redbridge Forest in 1992 to form

Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Often known simply as Dag ...

History

Established in 1949, the club were founder members of the

Metropolitan & District League The Metropolitan League was a football league in the south-east of England between 1949 and 1971.Delphian League The Delphian League was an English amateur football league covering Greater London and the surrounding area. The league was formed in 1951 with 14 clubs and was effectively a level below the Corinthian League.Corinthian League The League of Corinth, also referred to as the Hellenic League (from Greek Ἑλληνικός ''Hellenikos'', "pertaining to Greece and Greeks"), was a confederation of Greek states created by Philip II in 338–337 BC. The League was created ...

, winning the title in their second season in the league. In 1963 they joined the Premier Division of the

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. In both 1969–70 and 1970–71 they reached the final of the

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, but lost on both occasions, although they did win the league in the latter season. In 1973 the club became founder members of the new Division Two of the

Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...

, which they won at the first attempt, earning promotion to Division One. In 1976–77 they reached the final of the

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, but lost 2–1 to

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. Three years later they reached the final again, this time defeating

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2–1. In 1981 the club were admitted to the

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, where they remained until finishing bottom in 1987–88, when they were relegated back to the Isthmian League.

Honours

**Winners 1980 *

**Division Two champions 1973–74 *

**Champions 1970–71 *

Corinthian League The League of Corinth, also referred to as the Hellenic League (from Greek Ἑλληνικός ''Hellenikos'', "pertaining to Greece and Greeks"), was a confederation of Greek states created by Philip II in 338–337 BC. The League was created ...

**Champions 1958–59 *

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** Champions 1967-68

Records

*Highest league position: Fifth in the Alliance Premier League, 1981–82 *Best

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performance: Third Round in 1984–85 *Best

performance: Runners-up in 1969–70 and 1970–71 *Best

performance: Winners in 1979–80

Former players

1. Players that have played/managed in the Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record. *

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References

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