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GORDON EXTENDS DAGGERS STAY Liam Gordon will stay with the Daggers until the end of the season after his loan deal from Bolton Wanderers was extended. The defender returned home to Victoria Road last month in search of first-team football, and has played in all three of our matches since his return.

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DARYL McMAHON

Good evening everyone from the Chigwell Construction Stadium. I hope you are all keeping safe and well. I would like to wish a warm welcome to Ian Culverhouse, his staff and his squad ahead of today’s game. On Stockport County defeat:

Our performance was good for the majority of the game. I think we had a 15-minute spell after half time when we shot ourselves in the foot, but in terms of the overall performance, I thought it was a big improvement on last Saturday. The first half we were a lot better with the ball and we moved it around really well. I think the performance on Tuesday definitely gives us something to build on going into the next game. On squad fitness:

I thought Robbo played well coming into the squad. He tired near the end but for the first 70 minutes, I thought that he was very good. He did some excellent stuff with the ball and was a big part of that first half when we had some good moments.

Not only Robbo as Sam (Deering) has come back in after a long time out, Mitch Brundle played his first game back since Torquay and Joey Jones came into the team after not playing since November.

Sadly, Joey’s hamstring was tight again, so he had to come off at half time against Stockport. It’s frustrating, for Joey in particular, who has had a long time out with what seems to be a

nothing injury really. It’s not anything serious but it is taking a long time to heal from so it is something that is really frustrating.

You could see on Tuesday, he is a high-end player at this level, and he was superb but if he is out again then it gives someone else an opportunity to step up and perform. On this afternoon’s opponents

King’s Lynn have had a good start to the season after being promoted into the division. Their manager Ian Culverhouse is someone who I know well as he was the manager when I first joined Leyton Orient. Some of the players they have were at Cambridge United when I was playing there many moons ago, so I am looking forward to seeing them.

We are a team that has been trying to develop across the season. Since we got together, for various different reasons, we have not been able to get to where we want to be yet, but it is not for the want of trying.

We want to hit the level we can hit, the only challenge we are in is the challenge to be the best version of what we can be at Dagenham.

Enjoy the game,

Daryl

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THELYNNETSI MEET THE TEAM

Ian Culverhouse Ian commenced his playing career at Tottenham Hotspur, before moving to Norwich City in 1985. He made 369 appearances for the Canaries and was added into the Norwich City Hall of Fame. During the 1994-95 season, Ian was sold to Swindon Town, making 117 appearances, and was an influential member of the Squad who won the Second Division Championship. He also had a spell playing for Brighton & Hove Albion, where he started his coaching career with their youth team. Ian also coached youth squads at Barnet, Leyton Orient and Wycombe Wanderers, before becoming Assistant Manager at Colchester United in July 2008, moving with Paul Lambert to Norwich City in 2009-10 season, and then onto Aston Villa. Ian took over the management at the Linnets in late February 2017 after being Assistant Manager at Dagenham and Redbridge.

Ross Barrows Ross is an exciting young defender signed from Grantham Town in March 2019. Ross’s early career was at Scunthorpe United, but was released at the age of 15, moving on to Manchester Elite where he spent one year. For the 2014-15 Season he joined Halifax Town where he became student player of the year. The following two seasons Ross went on loan to Frickley Athletic and North Ferriby United before joining Grantham Town in July 2018. Alexander Brown Alex joined King’s Lynn Town in March 2020 from Buxton FC but due to the curtailment of 2019-20 Season, did not make an appearance until October 2020. In February 2019 Alex was described by the Non-League Paper as one of the best young Non-League players. A product of Sheffield United’s youth system, before joining Sheffield F,C, he is an exciting, attacking left sided Michael Gash

Ian managed King’s Lynn Town to the Southern League Play Offs in May 2018, he left for Grantham Town, returning to King’s Lynn Town at the start of November 2018. Ian then managed the Club to second place in the Southern Football League newly formed Level 3 Central Division and after defeating Stratford Town and Alvechurch in the Divisional Play Off, progressed into the “One Off” Super Play Off away at Warrington Town, winning 3-2 in extra time. Ian has lead King’s Lynn Town through National League North Division and into The National League. 06 THE DAGGER

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defender who has represented England C in 2018 and 2019. Sonny Carey Sonny signed in the Summer of 2019 and is an excellent prospect for the future, learning his trade from the age of seven up to sixteen at the Norwich City Academy. He then moved to Easton and Otley College where he represented England Colleges F.A. in 2018-19 season. Sonny played for Wroxham in the Eastern Counties League that campaign, scoring 17 goals. Kyle Callan-McFadden Kyle started his career with Irish team Swilly Rovers before moving to Norwich City Academy at the age of 16. He was a member of the Norwich City youth team who beat Chelsea in the F.A. Youth Cup Final in 2013 and made his debut for the Canaries in August 2014. In the autumn of 2015, he moved to Orlando City in the United States.

He has made International appearances for The Republic of Ireland from Under 16 to Under 21 level. Kyle joined Sligo Rovers, in the League of Ireland Premier Division, in late 2016, making over 100 appearances, where he was named captain at the age of 22. Michael Clunan Michael, a midfield player, played for local youth teams before signing a Scholarship with Norwich City in the summer of 2010, then progressing on to Norwich Under 21 development squad. In the summer of 2013, he signed for Boston United before moving to Histon in October of the same year. In August 2014 he joined Lowestoft Town and later in that season he moved to Dereham Town, before joining King’s Lynn Town in the summer of 2015, where he has led the team through several promotions, into The National League. Tai Flemming A young local strong defender who was at Norwich City Academy from the age of 10, before joining Yeovil Town on a two-year scholarship. Tai joined King’s Lynn Town in July 2020. Michael Gash Signed in the summer of 2017, he started playing senior football with Cambridge City, 2003-06, before moving to Cambridge United, returning to Cambridge City in the summer of

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2007. In August 2008 he joined Ebbsfleet then joining York City in the summer of 2009, where he spent two seasons before returning to Cambridge United in June 2011. In 2013 he signed for Kidderminster Harriers before joining Barnet in August 2015. A serious injury curtailed his appearances in the 2016-17 season but throughout his career he has always scored goals and is a great target man. Ryan Jarvis Ryan signed in the summer of 2017 after playing for Lowestoft Town since 2015. A graduate of Norwich City’s youth system, he became the Canaries youngest ever first team player at the age of 16, making his debut in April 2003 and their youngest ever goal scorer later that year. Whilst at Norwich City he played for England at Under 16, Under 17 and Under 19 levels. He had loan spells with Colchester United, Leyton Orient, Kilmarnock and Notts County. In July 2008 Ryan joined Leyton Orient for 2 seasons before moving to Wallsall for one campaign, finishing the season on loan at Torquay who signed him permanently. He then moved to York City for 2 seasons, before joining Lowestoft Town. Aaron Jones Aaron is a versatile Player, who joined the Ipswich Academy in 2002 where he stayed for 10 years. In 2013 he moved to the U.S.A. joining Georgia State

University and in 2015 moved to Clemson University. Whilst over the pond, Aaron also played for Carolina Dynamo, Bethlem Steel and joined Philadelphia Union in January 2017. Returning to the U.K. in early 2018, he joined Chelmsford City and moved onto Harlow Town before signing for Kings Lynn in August 2018 being part of two successive promotions. Cameron King This is Cameron’s second spell with King’s Lynn Town. He first joined in January 2018 from League of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers and returned in August 2020 from Halifax Town. Cameron is an influential ball playing midfielder, who learnt his craft at Norwich City where he was in the Norwich City youth team who won the F.A. Youth Cup in 2013, which lead him to sign a professional contract with the Canaries making his debut in late 2014. Cameron has made appearances for Scotland at Under 18 and 21 level. Archie Mair Archie, on loan from Norwich City, signed for the Canaries in June 2019 from Aberdeen where he had played since 2009. Archie has represented Scotland at Under 19 level on 7 occasions and is currently part of the Scotland Under 21 squad. Adam Marriott Adam commenced his footballing career

Sam, an attacking midfield player, joined King’s Lynn Town in the summer of 2019, bringing a lot of experience gained in the Football League. Sam came through the Norwich City Academy and in March 2012 made the move to Everton and in the summer of 2013, he joined Cambridge City before moving back to Norwich City for 2014–15 season. In June 2015 he moved to Port Vale on a two-year contract and then onto Grimsby in 2017, joining Hamilton Academicals in June 2018. In February 2019 he joined National League Braintree Town and had a short spell at Billericay Town. DAGGERS.CO.UK

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at Norwich City Academy then moving on to be a Scholar at Cambridge United. He played at Bishop’s Stortford, then joined Cambridge City in 2012, where he was a prolific scorer netting 57 times in 69 league appearances. Adam moved to Stevenage Town before joining Lincoln City where he helped “The Imps” to the National League Conference Title and the Emirates F.A. Cup Quarter Finals in the 2016-17 season. In 2017 he signed for Royston Town where he put the ball in the back of the net on 31 occasions. In the summer of 2018, he joined Boston United before moving to The Linnets in early October. Adam has been the leading goal scorer in the previous two campaigns for the Club. Rory McAuley Rory was with Norwich City Academy before moving to Cambridge City in 2003 and then onto Cambridge United’s Centre of Excellence in the summer of 2006, before breaking into the U’s First Team in September 2008. He enjoyed loan spells at Chelmsford City and Dartford, making a permanent move to Dartford in 2014. In season 2014-15 he signed for Chelmsford City before moving to Lowestoft Town in June 2016 08 THE DAGGER

and onto King’s Lynn in July 2018. Rory has been an influential defender in the Club’s recent promotions over the last two seasons into the National League. Kairo Mitchell Kairo, signed in October 2020, is a tall striker who progressed through Leicester City Academy and Reserves and was given a one-year contract in 2016. After being released in December 2017, he joined Nuneaton Town before moving to Coalville Town in November 2018, where he scored 23 Goals in 69 appearances. Kairo made his International debut for Grenada in October 2017. Jordan Richards Jordan an exciting Young Player who joined King’s Lynn Town in July 2018 from Gainsborough Trinity. A Former Notts County Academy graduate, he went on loan to Boston United for the 2015-16 Season. Notts County then sent him on loan to Sligo Rovers in the League of Ireland. During the 2016-17 season he made 16 appearances with Notts County before being released in the summer of 2017 joining Gainsborough.

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Chris Smith Chris joined King’s Lynn Town in the summer of 2019 after being released from Ipswich Town in June. Ipswich took Chris into their Academy in 2006 and his debut for the first team was in August 2017 and then in September he went on loan to Chelmsford City where he had two spells during that season. In July 2018 Chris went on loan to Aldershot Town until December and featured in Kings Lynn’s recent promotion into the National League. Dayle Southwell Dayle joined King’s Lynn Town in January 2020 from Halifax Town. A product of Grimsby Town’s youth system, making his first appearance in the Senior Squad in the 2010/11 season he also had a loan spell with Harrogate Town. Dayle signed for Boston United in July 2014, scoring 54 goals in two seasons. Whilst at Boston Dayle was their Player of the Year on two occasions as well as the leading goal scorer in the National League North Division. He then moved to Wycombe Wanderers, before a move to Guiseley in January 2018 and then a move to Halifax that summer.

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GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME FROM THE CHIGWELL CONSTRUCTION STADIUM

Firstly, I want to look back on Tuesday’s defeat. It wasn’t a bad performance; I think we restricted them to very little.

was an improvement on Saturday’s defeat to Sutton in the Trophy.

Their opening goal came from a rebound and the second came from a great touch and finish from outside the area. Other than that, I don’t think Elliot (Justham) had another save to make in the game.

Today is a massive game and a chance to put the two defeats behind us. Coming into the match, both teams are level on points, so it’s an important fixture to get a reaction. Our league form hasn’t been too bad, but we do need to bounce back after a defeat.

We’re disappointed that we weren’t able to cause them more problems going forward. I think the final score line doesn’t truly reflect how the game went but equally we didn’t do enough to win the game. After conceding the first goal, we had to open up and try and get back into the game, which led to their second which they scored on the counterattack. It would have been nice to have got a better result against a strong side who I’m sure will be in and amongst it at the end of the season, but overall, I think the performance 10 THE DAGGER

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King’s Lynn have brought in some decent players and you will always be on a high after back-to-back promotions. They like to pass the ball around and try to play through you, so we need to make sure we’re ready for that today. We’re taking each game as it comes, and we know that the league table is very tight at the moment. We want to get back to winning ways today, so hopefully we can do that out on the pitch. Enjoy the match, Callum Reynolds

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a spectacular save from the Daggers number one. Five minutes later, Daryl McMahon’s men had an excellent opportunity of their own, when a Jones’ teasing cross from the righthand side almost finds Liam Gordon at the far post, with the defender unable to convert.

Just before the break, Stockport almost broke through the stubborn Daggers defence when excellent link up play freed Minihan inside the penalty area, but a defender was able to hack the ball clear, enabling Balanta to break free on goal, only for Ben Hinchcliffe to smother the ball on the edge of his area.

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Second half strikes from Richie Bennett and Alex Reid inflicted defeat on the Daggers as they were beaten 0-2 by Stockport County.

After an evenly contested first half, County struck early in the second, with Richie Bennett firing home from close range. Not long after, Reid scored a well-taken second, leaving the Daggers with a mountain to climb to get back into the game.

Angelo Balanta had two late efforts which almost gave Dagenham hope of getting something out of the game, but promotion chasing Stockport managed to hold on to inflict the Daggers first league defeat in three games.

The visitors began brightly and after only three minutes, they had the ball in the back of the net, following a deeply swung corner, only for the referee to blow for foul in the build-up. But the Daggers responded well, with Angelo Balanta’s left-footed volley drifting over the crossbar after 12 minutes of play.

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The hosts were growing into the game and in the 19th minute, Joey Jones surged down the right-hand side, before picking Paul McCallum out at the far post with a deep cross. From a difficult angle, the forward could only head the ball inches over the bar. However, Justham needed to remain vigilant at the other end, with the Daggers defending multiple corners. The third of which, taken by top scorer John Rooney in the 22nd minute, looked destined for the back of the net, but for

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Whatever Jim Gannon had said to his players at the break must have worked as the visitors were comfortably controlling play in the middle of the pitch. And after five minutes, the visitors made the breakthrough when a powerful effort from Rooney was parried by Justham, before Bennett fired home from close range.

The Daggers were struggling to get a foot hold in the second period and in the 62nd minute, Stockport forward Reid closed Justham down to block a goal kick, only to see the ball dribble agonisingly wide. In an effort to get back into the game, McMahon brought Scott Wilson and Darren McQueen on, in place of Gordon and Mitch Brundle. However, they soon found themselves two goals behind, courtesy of a well taken shot from Reid, who beat Justham from just outside the area in the 67th minute.

With less than 20 minutes to play, substitute McQueen started to show his quality, beating his man down the right-hand side, but his low cross was cut out by Liam Hogan before being cleared to safety.

Balanta was the next Dagger to try his luck at Hinchcliffe’s goal in the 82nd minute, but after working his way into space on the edge of the area, his ferocious effort was skewed wide of the upright. Two minutes later, Balanta was once again in the thick of the action, as Stockport looked to slow the game down and secure the three points, with his low curled shot drifting into the arms of the Stockport shot stopper.

Dagenham almost nicked a goal right at the death, as Matt Robinson’s excellent cross found a teammate at the far post, but Hinchliffe was alert to make a fine save.

But the Hatters were able to see the game out and secure all three points.

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ELLIOT JUSTHAM

Elliot Justham made his 150th appearance for the Club in our match v Stockport County on Tuesday evening.

The 30-year-old has been an important part of the squad ever since signing back in May 2016, showing on numerous occasions that he is one of the best goalkeepers outside of the Football League. The Daggers number one made 43 appearances in his first season for the Club back in the 16/17 campaign, keeping 16 clean sheets as the Daggers finished in the play-offs. Unfortunately, in his second season injury prevented him from playing, missing the season before making a comeback just in time for the next campaign. The 18/19 season saw Justham miss only one game in the National League, making 48 appearances in all competitions with a further 11 clean sheets to his name. Last season saw a further 39 games played along with 9 more clean sheets in a campaign where he had played every game up until the season was cut short. So far this season Justham has made 20 appearances, with a further seven clean sheets. We spoke to Elliot about reaching the 150apperance mark: “I’m absolutely delighted to hit 150 appearances for the club. When I signed here under John Still in 2016, I came with the aim of helping to get this club into the Football League. “We came close in the first season, where we lost to Forest Green, I was injured for the second season and it’s been a rebuild at the football club ever since. It’s been a rollercoaster, but it’s one I’ve enjoyed immensely and I’m grateful to the club and hoping it can continue for a long time. “I’m fully focused on helping to get the club where I think it belongs, which is in the Football League and hopefully sooner rather than later. I enjoy my football at this club and I’ve always felt wanted here, especially the last couple of years and it’s a privilege to play my football here.” Best Daggers Moment? “On a personal level, I’d have to say the match against AFC Fylde on the 17th November 2018. I’d come straight from the hospital after my wife had given birth

to my daughter at 1pm and we won 2-1 and I had a decent game! “As a Club, I think the way we battled to stay up during the 18/19 season is probably the best. After pretty much being bottom going into October, I thought we might not be able to do it, but Peter Taylor hammered home that our only aim was to stay up, and thankfully we did that. “Another highlight is the comeback up at Hartlepool that year. It’s a horrible place to play and we managed to turn it around right at the end. We all went out on our Christmas Do after that and we were buzzing!” Best Player You’ve Played With Here? “There are two players that I’ll name, but they’re both for different reasons. Luke Guttridge is the first player. He helped me learn the ropes of being a pro. He was an older head and showed me the way, how to act and how to be in certain situations. He was also fantastic on the ball, even as he was getting older. “Angelo Balanta is another one, his ability is frightening.” Looking Back At Tuesday’s Defeat: “We were at it in the first half against Stockport and were able to nullify them and they created very little. “Second half, we didn’t come out as strong and we conceded a soft goal. I could have done better and should have parried it into a better area. The goal deflated us a little bit and then they got the second at a good time and they saw the game out well. Respect to them, they’re a good team but we need to learn from it and go again today. “ This Afternoon: “King’s Lynn have done well since the came up. I know Ian Culverhouse well; he’s been here at Dagenham when I was, and he helped me out a lot. There isn’t an easy game in this league as I always say, but we’re confident and want to come out fighting and get the win. “ Here’s hoping for many more clean sheets in the future!

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LUK E CRO LL

50-UP

Luke Croll made his 50th appearance for the Club in our match v Stockport County on Tuesday evening. The 26-year-old joined in July 2019 on an initial one-year contract after leaving Exeter City.

Last season Luke made 31 appearances in all competitions showing his versatility playing at both centre back and leftback helping the side to nine clean sheets.

doesn’t matter now how we played in our last game or how Kings Lynn played, we just need to make sure that we outperform them on the day and come out victorious.

This season, Croll has made a further 19 appearances to date, missing only one match through suspension, with six clean sheets so far this campaign.

‘I don’t feel that in all the games we have lost, that we have played bad but there have been a few games that we have won where we had to dig in to get the result. I believe that as long as we get the win on the board, I feel like points are the most important thing right now. Everybody wants to play well in every game, but points are all that matters in the league. ‘

We spoke to Luke about reaching the 50-apperance mark for the Club and his time with the Daggers to date: “It would have been nicer if the landmark was hit on the back of the win! I have enjoyed my time at the club so far; I would have liked to have been able to get to number 50 a little earlier, but it is nice to know that I have hit that milestone and hopefully I am able to get many more. “At the minute we are not where we hoped to be when I signed, and I am part of a team that needs to turn it around. I think that we use the word “disappointing” too often when it comes to interviews and hopefully, we can turn our season around and better things are ahead for the Club. “In terms of hitting the 50-appearance mark, I gave myself a goal last season to play 40 games, which didn’t happen due to the season being cut short, but I always knew that if I was given a run of games that I would be fine. “I believe that being in and out of a team in the early stages of my career did not help me as I would struggle to maintain a level of fitness. Since joining, I have been able to play consistently which has helped and I feel confident that I am able to play for a full season now and I understand my body a lot more than when I was with Exeter. To reach 50 games is a nice achievement but I do want to hit higher numbers.” Looking ahead to today’s match against Kings Lynn Town and getting back to winning ways: “We can always talk about the last match or any previous matches, but the next game is always the most important. It

“I was watching a game during the week where they were talking about Norwich playing lovely football last season when they came into the Premier League, but they ended up getting relegated. We do not want to be a team that plays well but doesn’t get the points to go with the football, once we start getting the points we can worry about the football. “There is a long way still to go but we are in January, we need to make sure that we stick together, and remember that it is about us, making sure we do our jobs, making sure we outperform the other teams.” Favourite Daggers Memory: “I would say game wise, Torquay United away from this season because of the manner in which we performed that day, most of the game with ten-men. I did really enjoy that game and that is the sort of character that we are going to need to play with in every game to ensure we are at the top end of the table. Best player played with at the Club: “I think that consistently it has to be Elliot Justham, in terms of in my overall time here he has been the most consistent. As an outfield player I would say Angelo Balanta, as he is technically very, very good. You can see in training day in, day out that he is a great player. So, it would have to be between them two for the best player.” DAGGERS.CO.UK

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NON-LEAGUENEWS ALL THE LATEST NEWS FROM AROUND THE DIVISION Todayâ€™s opponents King's Lynn have signed defender Tyler Denton following his release by fellow National League side Chesterfield.

Tyler Denton

Woking have signed Bermuda international Jonte Smith on a free transfer. The 26-year-old striker spent last season with Cheltenham, scoring three times in 18 appearances.

The ex-Leeds United, Port Vale, Peterborough United and Stevenage full-back, 25, is the second signing of the window for the Linnets, who are just one place outside the National League relegation zone, four points behind Chesterfield. Boreham Wood manager Luke Garrard has agreed to extend his contract until the end of the 2023-24 season. The 35year-old's previous deal was due to expire at the end of this season. He has been first team manager since October 2015. The Wood have signed defender Krystian Pearce on an 18-month deal following his release by Solihull Moors. The 31-year-old former Mansfield Town player made nine appearances and scored three goals for Solihull after joining on a short-term deal at the start of this season.

season. He has made 14 appearances this term, after 22 in a first spell on loan during the 2019-20 campaign.

Bromley have signed forward Courtney Duffus from Yeovil Town. The 25-yearold former Everton trainee scored 18 goals in 57 league appearances during a two-year spell with the Glovers. Aston Villa defender Dominic Revan has joined Weymouth on loan until the end of the season. The 20-year-old captained a second-string Villa side in the recent FA Cup third-round defeat by Liverpool.

National League leaders Torquay United have signed Hull City midfielder Max Sheaf, 20, on loan until the end of the season and have extended the loan spell of Bournemouth defender Sam Sherring for the remainder of the campaign.

Altrincham have completed the signing of Mansfield midfielder Alistair Smith on an 18-month contract.

Maidenhead United have extended the loan of Fulham goalkeeper Taye AshbyHammond, 21, until the end of the

The 20-year-old had been on loan at the J Davidson Stadium, making 11 appearances. Courtney Duffus

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STATATTACK 2020/21 THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE

TEAM DATE OCTOBER 2020 FC Halifax Town Saturday 3rd Tuesday 10th Barnet Saturday 10th Wealdstone FC Tuesday 13th Woking FC Saturday 17th Yeovil Town Saturday 24th Hartley Wintney Tuesday 27th Maidenhead United

F-A

POS

COMP

0-2 1-2 1-0 0-2 0-0 1-0 1-2

22nd 23rd 14th 18th 19th 23rd

Lge Lge Lge Lge Lge FAC4Q Lge

Justham Justham Justham Justham Justham Justham Justham

Eleftheriou Weston*** Eleftheriou Eleftheriou I Eleftheriou** Wright Wright

Reynolds Reynolds Reynolds* Clark Clark Clark Clark

Clark Clark Clark Croll Croll Croll Croll

Johnson Croll I Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson

Rance I Johnson I Adams I Adams Adams Ogogo*** Ogogo**

NOVEMBER 2020 Saturday 7th Grimsby Town Tuesday 10th Boreham Wood Tuesday 17th Sutton United Sunday 29th Mansfield Town

3-1 1-0 1-1 1-1*

17th 17th -

FAC1 Lge Lge FAC2

Justham Justham Justham Justham

Wright Wright* Weston Ogogo

Clark Jones Jones** Wright

Croll Clark Clark I Croll

Johnson Croll Croll Johnson

Ogogo** Johnson Johnson Rance***

DECEMBER 2020 Wednesday 2ndNotts County Saturday 5th Aldershot Town Tuesday 8th Weymouth Saturday 12th Altrincham Tuesday 15th Torquay United Saturday 19th Ebbsfleet Saturday 26th Dover Athletic

0-0 1-2 3-2 0-1 1-0 5-2 1-0

19th 19th 19th 19th 18th 17th

Lge Lge Lge Lge Lge FAT3 Lge

Justham Justham Justham Justham Justham Justham Justham

Wright Wright Wright Wright Eleftheriou Eleftheriou Eleftheriou**

Clark Clark Clark Clark Clark Reynolds Clark

Croll Croll Croll Croll Croll Clark Reynolds

Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson Johnson** Johnson Croll

Ogogo Ogogo Rance Rance Rance Gordon Gordon

18th

FAT4 Lge Lge Lge Lge

Justham Justham

Eleftheriou** Eleftheriou

Reynolds Jones*

Croll Reynolds

Johnson Croll

Gordon Gordon**

JANUARY 2021 Saturday 16th Sutton United 1-3og Tuesday 19th Stockport County 0-2 Saturday 23rd King's Lynn Town Tuesday 26th Eastleigh Saturday 30th Chesterfield FEBRUARY 2021 Saturday 6th Wrexham Tuesday 9th Notts County Saturday 13th Hartlepool United Tuesday 16th Bromley Tuesday 23rd SuttonUnited Saturday 27th Yeovil Town

Lge Lge Lge Lge Lge Lge

MARCH 2021 Tuesday 2nd Saturday 6th Tuesday 9th Saturday 13th Tuesday 16th Saturday 20th Saturday 27th Tuesday 30th

Solihull Moors Boreham Wood Maidenhead United Stockport County Weymouth Altrincham Torquay United Dover Athletic

Lge Lge Lge Lge Lge Lge Lge Lge

APRIL 2021 Friday 2nd Monday 5th Saturday 10th Tuesday 13th Saturday 17th Saturday 24th

Hartlepool United Aldershot Town Bromley Eastleigh Solihull Moors King's Lynn Town

Lge Lge Lge Lge Lge Lge

Barnet Woking Wealdstone FC Halifax Town Chesterfield Wrexham AFC

Lge Lge Lge Lge Lge Lge

MAY 2021 Saturday 1st Tuesday 3rd Saturday 8th Saturday 15th Saturday 22nd Saturday 29th *2-1 AET

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SUBSTITUTES

Robinson* Rance** BrundleI Brundle Brundle Brundle Brundle

Brundle*** Brundle Weston** Deering Deering Deering Deering

Balanta Deering* Brown Brown I*** Brown* Balanta Balanta

McQueen** Balanta Balanta Balanta I Balanta Saunders* Saunders*

McCallum I McCallum McCallum*** McCallum* McQueen Wilson** Wilson

Croll* Eleftheriou* Wright* Clifton* ** Saunders* McQueen* Eleftheriou*

Deering** Robinson** Deering** McQueen I** Wright** Eleftheriou** McQueen**

Brundle Ogogo Ogogo Brundle

Deering Brundle Brundle Weston*

Balanta* Deering*** Deering*** Deering

Weston Wilson Wilson Wilson**

Wilson2*** McCallum** Balanta* McCallum

Saunders* Adams** McQueen*** Strizovic Eleftheriou Clements Brissett Weston* Balanta** Adams*** Strizovic Saunders McCallum* Wright** Adams*** Strizovic Saunders Balanta* Saunders** Adams*** Strizovic Clements Brissett McQueen

Brundle Brundle Ogogo Ogogo Ogogo Ogogo Ogogo

Weston* Balanta* Brundle2 Brundle Brundle I Adams Rance*

Deering Deering** Weston Weston Weston Balanta Balanta

McCallum Wilson McCallum Wilson*** McCallum McQueen* Wilson McQueen McCallum*** McQueen* McQueen2 McCallum McQueen McCallum

Balanta* Rance* Wilson* Balanta* Adams* Robinson* Addams*

Strizovic Weston** Strizovic Brissett** Wright** Wright** Weston**

Clements McQueen*** Adams Strizovic Wilson*** Clements*** Strizovic

Rance McQueen Strizovic Clements Brissett Balanta Adams Deering Strizovic Balanta Strizovic Croll Brown Wilson Johnson Wilson

Adams Robinson

Rance Brundle***

Balanta*** Deering

McQueen* Balanta

Wilson* Johnson*

Saunders** McQueen**

Deering*** Wilson***

Strizovic Jones Robinson Strizovic Saunders

McCallum McCallum

BT SPORT TO REMAIN THE HOME OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE • Live matches every week from the pinnacle of nonleague and grassroots football • BT Sport and National League relationship to enter a second decade BT Sport has renewed its exclusive rights to broadcast the Vanarama National League for a further three years, until the end of season 2023/24, with more games set to be broadcast than ever before. BT Sport has been broadcasting live and exclusive coverage of English football’s fifth tier since 2013. The new deal will see matches broadcast live each week, in a regular Saturday slot. BT Sport’s coverage, led by presenter Matt Smith, follows the regular season championship race plus the exciting end-of-season playoffs through which

Clifton*** Wright Brown McQueen*** Brown Clifton Clifton*** Strizovic McQueen Brissett*** Strizovic Wright Robinson Brissett Adams*** Clements Robinson Brissett, Brown Strizovic Adams Brown

one team gains a second promotion place into the English Football League. Alongside Smith are commentators Adam Summerton and Adam Virgo plus pundits including former Norwich City and Barrow striker Grant Holt, former Torquay United manager Chris Hargreaves and former Southport manager Kevin Davies. Joining them are reporters Natalie Quirk and Becky Ives. Alongside the weekly live match coverage, the BT Sport team bring fans every goal from every National League match in the weekly Vanarama National League Highlights show. The show is created through an innovative link between BT and students associated with selected National League clubs who receive broadcast training from BT to go on and help create the show. Fans of non-league football have more ways to watch on BT Sport than ever before, on TV, through the BT Sport app on smart TVs and games consoles, mobiles and tablets. For more information visit www.bt.com/sport.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE TABLE TEAM 1 Torquay United 2 Hartlepool United 3 Sutton United 4 Stockport County 5 Altrincham 6 FC Halifax Town 7 Notts County 8 Wrexham 9 Maidenhead United 10 Bromley 11 Boreham Wood 12 Solihull Moors 13 Woking 14 Aldershot Town 15 Wealdstone 16 Eastleigh 17 Chesterfield 18 Dagenham & Red 19 King's Lynn Town 20 Yeovil Town 21 Weymouth 22 Barnet 23 Dover Athletic

P 17 17 14 15 18 17 14 15 14 14 14 13 16 16 16 14 15 15 15 15 16 14 12

HW 6 5 4 3 2 4 5 4 3 2 2 6 4 3 4 2 3 1 2 2 1 1 2

HD 1 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 1 2 1

HL 1 3 2 1 3 2 3 2 2 4 2 1 2 3 2 2 4 3 3 5 8 5 4

AW 6 4 4 5 4 2 2 3 4 4 4 1 2 3 2 3 3 4 3 2 1 1 0

AD 1 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 4 2 1 0

AL 2 2 1 3 3 4 2 4 3 0 2 4 5 4 5 2 4 4 4 1 3 4 5

UPCOMING FIXTURES W 12 9 8 8 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 7 6 6 6 5 6 5 5 4 2 2 2

D 2 3 3 3 6 5 2 2 2 4 4 1 3 3 3 5 1 3 3 5 3 3 1

L 3 5 3 4 6 6 5 6 5 4 4 5 7 7 7 4 8 7 7 6 11 9 9

F 38 26 25 24 20 28 19 20 21 23 17 18 20 22 23 21 26 11 19 20 17 11 8

A 17 19 16 16 21 21 13 17 21 17 11 13 18 22 33 16 20 16 31 24 31 35 29

PD 21 7 9 8 -1 7 6 3 0 6 6 5 2 0 -10 5 6 -5 -12 -4 -14 -24 -21

PTS 38 30 27 27 24 23 23 23 23 22 22 22 21 21 21 20 19 18 18 17 9 9 7

DAGGERS ROLL CALL 2020/21 LGE APPS Charlee Adams 7 Angelo Balanta 13 Mitch Brundle 14 Kenny Clark 14 Adrian Clifton 3 Luke Croll 15 Sam Deering 11 Andrew Eleftheriou 9 Liam Gordon 2 Elliot Justham 15 Elliott Johnson 14 Joey Jones 3 Paul McCallum 12 Darren McQueen 11 Harry Phipps 0 Dean Rance 7 Callum Reynolds 5 Matt Robinson 3 George Saunders 2 Josh Strizovic 0 Myles Weston 10 Scott Wilson 9 Will Wright 10 Own Goals 0

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GLS 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

FAC APPS 3 3 3 2 0 3 3 1 0 3 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 3 3 0

GLS 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

FAT APPS 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0

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GLS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Saturday 23rd January 2021

Barnet

Wrexham

Halifax Town

Bromley

Stockport

Boreham Wood

Wealdstone

Aldershot Town

Dagenham & R.

Notts County Sutton Utd

Weymouth Woking

Yeovil Town

Kings Lynn

1 19 11 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 5 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 3

v v

Kings Lynn Torquay Utd Eastleigh

Hartlepool

Maidenhead Utd Solihull Moors

Stockport

Aldershot Town

Weymouth

Boreham Wood

Chesterfield

Dover Athletic

Barnet

Altrincham Bromley

Torquay Utd

GLS

Tuesday 26th January 2021

Solihull Moors

GLS DAGS APPS 0 34 4 64 4 47 0 75 0 2 0 50 1 24 0 32 0 58 0 150 0 19 0 3 5 15 2 15 0 32 1 9 1 7 0 139 0 6 0 0 1 15 2 13 0 82 0

Altrincham

Eastleigh

TOTAL APPS 12 18 17 17 3 19 15 12 4 20 19 3 15 15 0 9 7 4 6 0 12 13 14 0

Chesterfield

Wrexham

v v v

v v

Wealdstone Woking

Dagenham & R. Notts County Sutton Utd

Halifax Town

Saturday 30th January 2021

Barnet

Boreham Wood Dagenham & R.

Halifax Town

Torquay Utd

Chesterfield

Maidenhead Utd

Wrexham

Hartlepoolv

Solihull Moors

Kings Lynn

Weymouth Woking

Yeovil Town Bromley

Eastleigh

v v

Sutton Utd

Wealdstone

Notts County Stockport

Dover Athletic

Aldershot Town

Leading Goalscorers M. Cheek

Bromley

D. Wright

Torquay Utd

S. Barratt

T. Denton A. Reid

J. Rooney

K. Wootton

L. Armstrong I. Olaofe

Maidenhead Utd Chesterfield Stockport

Stockport

Notts County Hartlepool

Sutton Utd

9 8 7

6 6

DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE MANAGER: DARYL MCMAHON COLOURS - RED & BLUE

ELLIOT JUSTHAM 1

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PLD SUB

2 AARON JONES 3 ALEX BROWN

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DEAN RANCE 4

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LUKE CROLL 5

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KENNY CLARK 6

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SAM DEERING 7

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MITCH BRUNDLE 8

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PAUL MCCALLUM 9

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ANGELO BALANTA 10

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MYLES WESTON 11

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MATT ROBINSON 12

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GEORGE SAUNDERS 14

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ANDREW ELEFTHERIOU 15

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HARRY PHIPPS 16

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DARREN MCQUEEN 17

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WILL WRIGHT 20

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ADRIAN CLIFTON 21

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CHARLEE ADAMS 24

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SCOTT WILSON 25

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JOEY JONES 26

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LIAM GORDON 27

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