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Dagenham & Redbridge : Club Background

Dagenham & Redbridge is the product of a seemingly endless succession of mergers and amalgamations. The club as currently constituted was formed on the 1st July 1992 following the merger of Dagenham FC and Redbridge Forest football clubs. The latter was also a merged club, with the likes of Ilford, Leytonstone, Leytonstone & Ilford and Walthamstow Avenue all having been swallowed up to eventually form the club that we know today.

The merged Dagenham & Redbridge club took Redbridge Forest’s place in the Conference and were quite a force for the first two seasons, finishing third and sixth under John Still who had carried on from being the Redbridge manager.  However the rot set in when Still left for Peterborough United (he would return – more than once), and two seasons later in 1995-96 they finished last and were relegated to the Isthmian.

It took the Daggers four years to get back, during which time they had a losing appearance at Wembley in the FA Trophy in 1997 to look back on, and reached the Second Round of the F.A. Cup for the first time. They finished fourth, fourth and third in the Isthmian Premier but it wasn’t until the arrival of Garry Hill in the summer of 1999 that they put it all together and regained their Conference status. They took the top spot in September and held it for the whole season, winning the title by twenty-four points and equalling Yeovil Town’s achievement of 101 points in 1996-97.

Storming the feeders doesn’t always guarantee success at the higher level but Dagenham coped well with the transition and finished a highly creditable 3rd in their first season back (behind Rushden & Diamonds and the Glovers) as well as taking Premier League club Charlton Athletic to a replay in the Third Round of the F.A. Cup.

The 2001-02 season was a significant one for the club. By now a major force in the Conference under Hill, they ended up locked in a two horse race for the Conference title, and a real prospect of them entering the Football League. Sadly for them and the rest of the Conference, not forgetting the good name of football throughout the country, another team wanted EFL football as well… and was prepared to cheat and break the rules to get it. Boston United, managed by Steve Evans, finished top of the league on goal difference to the Daggers. Despite being found guilty of cheating the spineless hierarchy of football  allowed Boston to be promoted and merely imposed a fine and deducted four points from the *following* season – an absolute disgrace, travesty of justice and a huge blow to fair play and to the Daggers in particular.

The Bostongate affair would rumble on for years. Evans and Boston chairman Pat Malkinson were eventually banned by the F.A. from all football for twenty months and thirteen months respectively, with an extra charge appearing of ”facilitated a payment of £8,000 to a witness to attempt to mislead, impede and frustrate” the enquiry, to add to the creation of false player contracts. Unbelievably, once his ban was served, Evans was reappointed Boston manager by new owner Jon Sotnick in 2004. However by this time the criminal justice system was involved. The trial reached court in 2006, with Malkinson sentenced to two years (suspended on ill-health grounds) for fraud and ordered to repay £349,587, while Evans received a one year sentence (also suspended). Sotnick had moved on (he’d continue to wander around football for a few more years after departing Boston leaving a nasty smell wherever he showed up) but Evans still kept his job under new chairman Jim Rodwell.

Meanwhile, the season that Yeovil Town achieved promotion into the Football League, in 2002-03, the Daggers suffered yet more heartache, as they were losing play-off finalists at the Britannia Stadium to Doncaster Rovers. Losing out twice by such a narrow margin hurt them badly, and they spent the following three seasons in the mid-table wilderness. A February 2004 televised match against Hereford United saw them lose 0-9 at home – Hill quit for Hornchurch shortly afterwards – and it seemed their time had gone, with momentum badly lost.

However, they were to have a second resurrection only a few years later. John Still returned to Victoria Road as Hill’s replacement in April 2004, and in 2006-07 they edged past the bookies favourites Oxford United to grab the Conference title. The team they replaced in the EFL, to the huge satisfaction of almost every football supporter, was … Boston United. As John Lennon  sang “Instant Karma’s gonna get you”. Well it may not have been quite instant, but Karma it was.  The Daggers had gained a particularly deserved promotion to the EFL – albeit five years after the Football Association bottled their duty to maintain the integrity of the game.

Most might have assumed that, given the size of the club, the Daggers would settle into the EFL as a quiet do-nothing-much League Two side. But Still is a canny experienced manager, and in their third season they went through the play-offs, beating Rotherham United 3-2 in the Final, to reach League One.

Dagenham’s 2010-11 season thus became the club’s historic pinnacle – third tier football for the first time in the club’s history. It would only last one season, but not without an impressive fight. Relegated in 21st by a single point, they managed to finish above Bristol Rovers, Plymouth Argyle and Swindon Town.

They spent five seasons back in League Two, and it was mostly a struggle towards the foot of the table. John Still had moved on again in 2013, this time to Luton Town.

By the time Still returned for yet another spell mid-way through the 2015-16 season the Daggers were deep in trouble, having been in the relegation zone the entire campaign to that point. He failed to save them on this occasion and they dropped out of the Football League after nine years.

Unsurprisingly they were among the favourites for a return to the EFL the following season, but finished fourth – and then missed out to Forest Green Rovers in the play-off semi-finals.

The 2017-18 season saw an 11th placed finish. However it was off the pitch that a crisis was developing. A consortium led by Glyn Hopkin had purchased 74% of the club in January 2017, but stopped its funding on 31st December, with Hopkin then resigning in February 2018. Still was forced to sell four of the squad to try to keep the club afloat; remaining players weren’t being paid on time; a fund raising friendly was arranged against West Ham United in March to meet the most pressing bills. The Daggers limped on to complete the campaign but at 67 years-old Still admitted it had been the hardest season in his career, that he’d had enough, and he was resigning.

Still’s replacement was Peter Taylor. That did not go well. The Daggers finished 18th in the 2018-19 campaign and were two points above the relegation zone when he was dismissed half way through the following season. Daryl McMahon was the new man brought in and they eventually finished 17th in the truncated 2019-20 season decided on points-per-game.

Off the pitch however things were looking more positive. In September 2018 the club got major new investment when Trinity Sports Holdings, which also owns a football and baseball team in Memphis, USA, bought a major shareholding in the club. The group is headed by Peter B. Freund, who one assumes may be worth a bob or two, and also involves former Manchester United and Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard.

In 2020-21 the Daggers  were mostly steady, finally finishing 12th, though did appear to be making a charge for the play-offs late on as striker Paul McCallum hit a hot streak, scoring ten goals in the last ten games. In the end there was too much to make up and they were eventually quite some way short, missing out by nine points.

This momentum initially carried on into the next campaign, which opened with a bang, W6 D1 L1, in August and September. However results then become more patchy and even another late surge couldn’t quite get them over the line, missing out on the 2021-22 play-offs by a single point in the end.

This season the Daggers results were all over the place in the first few months, with 4-1 wins over Bromley and Altrincham and a mad 5-4 victory over Barnet contrasting with a 0-5 thrashing at home to Notts County and 1-4 and 1-5 losses on the road to respectively Wrexham (not that great a surprise) and Dorking Wanderers (a huge surprise). However, since the autumn they’ve steadied, achieved a more sensible consistent rhythm, and find themselves looking reasonably settled in and around the play-off places.

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Dagenham : We’ve Met Before

Previous Results for Yeovil Town First Team vs Dagenham

05/02/1977	Away	FAT2	D	1-1	1112		Cotton
09/02/1977	Home	FAT2R	L	1-2	2230		Hickton
17/03/1979	Away	FAT4	L	0-2
17/08/1981	Away	APL	L	0-3	1227
23/09/1981	Home	APL	L	1-4	1302		Payne
21/11/1981	Away	FAC1	D	2-2	1691		Brown, Green
25/11/1981	Home	FAC1R	L	0-1	3816
22/01/1983	Home	APL	W	2-0	1197		Payne, Bell
30/03/1983	Away	APL	L	0-3	450
05/09/1983	Away	BLT1A	D	0-0	440
14/09/1983	Home	BLT1B	W	1-0	724		Bell
15/10/1983	Home	APL	L	0-2	963
04/02/1984	Away	FAT2	D	1-1	680		Finnigan
08/02/1984	Home	FAT2R	L	1-4	1680		Doherty
11/02/1984	Away	APL	L	0-1	455
29/09/1984	Away	GOLA	L	0-2	554
20/10/1984	Home	GOLA	W	2-1	1143		Lilygreen, Brown

Results Summary For Yeovil Town First Team vs Dagenham

Home					Away					Overall
W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A
3	0	5	8	14	0	4	5	4	15	3	4	10	12	29

Walthamstow Avenue : We’ve Met Before

Previous Results for Yeovil Town First Team vs Walthamstow Avenue

21/09/1985	Away	VOL	D	2-2	165		Ritchie, Craig
01/02/1986	Home	VOL	W	2-1	1675		McGinlay, Ricketts
22/11/1986	Away	VOL	W	4-0	179		Pardew, James, Tanner, Linney
25/04/1987	Home	VOL	W	2-1	1673		Rutter, McGinlay
23/09/1987	Away	ACD	W	5-0	171		Pearson, Rutter, Ferns, McGinlay(2)

Results Summary For Yeovil Town First Team vs Walthamstow Avenue

Home					Away					Overall
W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A
2	0	0	4	2	2	1	0	11	2	4	1	0	15	4

Leytonstone Ilford : We’ve Met Before

Previous Results for Yeovil Town First Team vs Leytonstone Ilford

29/08/1987	Home	VOL	W	2-1	2002		Wallace, Randall
16/12/1987	Home	ACD3	W	2-0	942		Pearson, Donnellan
01/03/1988	Away	VOL	L	0-1	166

Results Summary For Yeovil Town First Team vs Leytonstone Ilford

Home					Away					Overall
W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A
2	0	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	4	2

Redbridge Forest : We’ve Met Before

Previous Results for Yeovil Town First Team vs Redbridge Forest

04/12/1991	Home	GMVC	L	0-1	1832
24/03/1992	Away	GMVC	D	0-0	503

Results Summary For Yeovil Town First Team vs Redbridge Forest

Home					Away					Overall
W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A
0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1

Dagenham and Redbridge : We’ve Met Before

Previous Results for Yeovil Town First Team vs Dagenham and Redbridge

26/12/1992	Away	GMVC	D	1-1	1072		Sanderson
09/01/1993	Home	FAT1	D	0-0	2973
12/01/1993	Away	FAT1R	L	1-2	1171		Spencer
10/04/1993	Home	GMVC	L	0-3	2847
24/08/1993	Home	GMVC	W	2-1	3349		Wallace, Wilson
13/12/1993	Away	DWC3	W	2-1	466		Wilson, McPherson
04/04/1994	Away	GMVC	L	1-2	923		Spencer
01/11/1994	Home	BLT	L	2-4	719		Ferns, Cooper
03/12/1994	Away	GMVC	D	0-0	758
07/01/1995	Home	GMVC	D	2-2	1681		Evans, Wallace
20/08/1996	Home	ICIS	D	0-0	2255
25/01/1997	Away	ICIS	W	1-0	1181		Birkby
20/02/2001	Home	Conf	L	1-3	4025		Way 8
16/04/2001	Away	Conf	L	0-2	2136
13/10/2001	Away	Conf	D	1-1	2163		Ramsay 25
16/02/2002	Home	Conf	D	3-3	4458		McIndoe 25, Stansfield 30, Giles 85
09/11/2002	Home	Conf	D	2-2	4289		McIndoe 16, Own Goal 54
21/04/2003	Away	Conf	W	4-0	2588		Gall 24, Jackson 47, 63, 68
13/11/2010	Home	FL1	L	1-3	3586		A Williams 45
12/02/2011	Away	FL1	L	1-2	2119		Johnson 33
10/10/2015	Home	FL2	D	2-2	3204		Bird 69, Sokolik 76
27/02/2016	Away	FL2	W	1-0	2942		Goodship 50
26/08/2019	Away	NLP	L	2-3	1453		Murphy 46, Worthington 82
10/04/2020	Home	NLP					Season suspended in March
17/10/2020	Away	NLP	D	0-0	0
27/02/2021	Home	NLP	W	1-0	0		Knowles 89
20/11/2021	Away	NLP	W	1-0	1642		McCallum 45 o.g.
08/03/2022	Home	NLP	L	0-3	1836
07/08/2022	Home	NLP	W	1-0	2152		Reckord 34
28/01/2023	Away	NLP	W	2-0	2739		Maguire-Drew 31 (pen), Worthington 80

Results Summary For Yeovil Town First Team vs Dagenham and Redbridge

Home					Away					Overall
W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A
3	6	5	17	26	6	4	5	18	14	9	10	10	35	40

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Dagenham and Redbridge : Club Statistics

LATEST TEN RESULTS

08/12/2022	Gillingham	Away	FAC2Rr	L	2-3	1533	Robinson 15, Saunders 84
20/12/2022	Uxbridge	Home	FAT3R	W	5-1	463	Mussa 8, Morias 12, 24, o.g. (Witham) 52, McCallum 84
26/12/2022	Maidstone United	Home	NLP	W	1-0	1753	Weston 37
02/01/2023	Maidstone United	Away	NLP	W	1-0	2759	Walker 83
07/01/2023	Woking	Home	NLP	L	1-2	1735	Walker 67
10/01/2023	Aldershot Town	Away	NLP	W	2-0	1081	Walker 7, 78
14/01/2023	Maidenhead United	Home	FAT4R	L	0-2	857
17/01/2023	Eastleigh	Home	NLP				POSTPONED
21/01/2023	Maidenhead United	Away	NLP				POSTPONED
24/01/2023	Bromley	Away	NLP	D	1-1	1717	Hare 37
28/01/2023	Yeovil Town	Home	NLP

LEAGUE ATTENDANCE STATISTICS

Highest League Attendance: 3,542 v Southend United 06/10/2022
Lowest League Attendance: 1,162 v Altrincham, 17/09/2022
Average League Attendance: 1,700

LEAGUE MATCH SEQUENCE STATISTICS

Games Without A Win:	1		Games Without A Home Win:	1
Games Without An Away Win:	1		Games Without Defeat:	2
Games Without A Home Defeat:	0		Games Without An Away Defeat:	4
Games Without A Draw:	0		Games Without A Score Draw:	0
Games Without A No-Score Draw:	25		Games Without Scoring:	0
Games Without Conceding:	0		Home Results Sequence:	WWLWL
Away Results Sequence:	WWWD		Overall Results Sequence:	WWWLWWLD

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Dagenham and Redbridge : Club Information

Ground Address :
Chigwell Construction Stadium
Victoria Road
Dagenham
Essex
RM10 7XL(Click for map)

Telephone Number : 0208 592 1549
email : info@daggers.co.uk

Chairman: Paul Gwinn
Club Secretary and Ticketing Manager: Charlie Fraser
Safety Officer: Craig Witham
Media Officer: Liam Hammond
Team Manager: Daryl McMahon

Capacity: 6078
Seated: 2200
Covered: Yes
Record Attendance (as Dagenham & Redbridge): 5,949 v Ipswich Town, FA Cup Third Round, 5th January 2002

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Web Sites

The Official Website of The Daggers can be found here: Dagenham & Redbridge FC. It is better maintained and has more information than many official sites at this level.

Views from the Sieve – Daggers forum.

Local Press

The Romford Recorder, Barking & Dagenham Post, and Ilford Recorder all carry regular Daggers related items, though they appear to be exactly the same articles with just the headline changed.

With plenty of Premier League teams to choose from the London-wide Evening Standard doesn’t really register the existence of The Daggers and get much past merely recording their results.

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Official Away Travel

The Green & White Supporters’ Club is running away travel to Dagenham & Redbridge on Saturday, January 28th for a 3.00 p.m. kick-off.

Details are as follows:

Members: Adults £27, Concessions £25
Non-Members: Adults £30, Concessions £28
Coach departs Huish Park:  8.45 a.m.

To book, call Paul Hadlow on 07736 044570 (after 6.00 p.m. please) or email him on paulhadlow@outlook.com.

If you are getting in touch by email, please make it clear which match you are booking for and that you give your full name, the names of people that are travelling and a contact telephone number.

You may be asked to pay a £5 deposit to reserve your seat.

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Dagenham and Redbridge : Directions To The Ground

General

Victoria Road is not the easiest place to drive to – right on the far side of London if you’re travelling from Yeovil – so whether you do the M25 clockwise or anti-clockwise, the North Circular or whatever, give yourself a generous amount of time … then add on some more. Google Maps estimates a clear run from Yeovil on a Saturday as around three and a half hours; while a bad traffic day can push this up to more like five hours.

By Road:

From the North (M25 clockwise):

If coming in from the north using the M25 exit at Junction 27 on to the M11 (South). Proceed towards London and as the M11 begins to run out take the left hand slip road following the signs A406 (S), (A13).

Continue on the A406 (this is part of the North Circular Road) following signs towards Docklands (A13). After passing the Barking / East Ham (A124) turn off get into the left hand lane and follow the signs for Dagenham / Tilbury / Southend / Dartford Tunnel which filters one onto the A13 (Alfreds Way).

Stay on the A13 for just under three miles, exiting on to the A1306 signed Dagenham/ Dagenham East. At the roundabout at the end of the slip road take the first exit (still A1306, Ripple Road). Keep following round (it becomes New Road). At a set of traffic lights immediately before a large drive-through McDonalds (on your left) turn left into Ballards Road (B178). The speed limit becomes 30 m.p.h. on Ballards Road and there is a camera.

Follow Ballards Road for about one mile  to The Bull Roundabout, taking the first exit on to the A1112 (Rainham Road South). After about 500 yards you will see Dagenham East tube station on the left. Victoria Road is the sixth road left after the tube station, about 400 yards further on.

From the South (M25 anti-clockwise) :

You will need to cross the Thames at Dartford*. Leave the M25 for the A13 at Junction 30 following the signs for Central London and Dagenham. Proceed along the A13 (Thames Gateway) through the next two junctions until the slip road signposted Elm Park and Dagenham East. At the bottom of the slip road you enter a double roundabout system. Take the fourth exit off the first and the first exit off the second (on to Marsh Way dual carriageway).

After about 400 yards filter left from Marsh Way onto the A1306 (New Road). After about half a mile you’ll see a McDonalds on your right. Get into the right hand filter to turn right at the traffic lights on to Ballards Road (B178). The speed limit becomes 30 m.p.h. on Ballards Road and there is a camera.

Follow Ballards Road for about one mile  to The Bull Roundabout, taking the first exit on to the A1112 (Rainham Road South). After about 500 yards you will see Dagenham East tube station on the left. Victoria Road is the sixth road left after the tube station, about 400 yards further on.

(* NOTE: the Dartford crossing is tolled. The toll booths were scrapped in 2014 and replaced by an on-line / phone call system. Charges are: £2.50 for a car; £3.00 for vehicles such as coaches, mini-buses and vans with two axles; £6.00 for vehicles with more than two axles. Enforcement is by automatic number plate recognition (ANPR). You have up to midnight on the day following use of the crossing to pay after which a penalty of £70 + the relevant crossing fee will be issued. Follow the Dart Charge link for full details and how to pay.)

Parking:
There is no longer any parking at the stadium for fans, except for Blue Badge holders.

Blue Badge holders requiring a parking bay should note the following:
bays are free of charge to match-day attendees but should be booked at least 48 hours prior to the game;
the club contact is Club Secretary Charlie Fraser on 0208 592 1549 ext 4 or email secretary@daggers.co.uk.
the car park closes to arrivals one hour before kick off.

For everyone else it’s a case of finding a side street to park on. The best place for away fans is probably Pondfield Road and adjacent streets, from where you can walk across Pondfield Park (which to be honest seemed more like wasteland than a park when was last there but may have been smartened up since) and straight into the away end. Obviously the later you arrive the harder it will become to get something close to the ground.
Do check for parking restrictions. Simply parking in the wrong place will just pick up a fixed Penalty Charge Notice if caught. But anything deemed particularly anti-social that gets the vehicle wheel-clamped or towed then sees you engaged with the dreaded London car-pound system. For Dagenham this will usually mean getting to Enfield (one has to attend in person) 12 miles away (though check on 0300 077 0100 whether its being handled elsewhere) with a whole range of documents you probably won’t have taken to a football match; but it’s not open weekends anyway, so that means you can’t get the vehicle back until Monday at the earliest, but which time charges will be up to around £250-£300 (and increase by £40 per day thereafter). In short, DON’T GET WHEEL-CLAMPED/TOWED!

By Tube:
The closest station to Victoria Road is DAGENHAM EAST (Zone 5) on the District and Hammersmith & City lines. Exit the station and turn left along Rainham Road. Victoria Road is about 400 yards on the left, and the stadium a further 100 yards along Victoria Road. (Dagenham Heathway – same tube lines – is an alternative but further away at one mile, so around 20 minutes walk). Obviously depends exactly where starting from and whether need to change tube lines at some point, but from central London best to build in at least 40 to 45 minutes travel time to get out to Dagenham East by underground.

The nearest mainline station, Dagenham Dock served by c2c trains, is a two mile walk from the ground, and so under normal circumstances not to be recommended unless you have no alternative.

By Bus:

The service running closest to the ground is the No. 103 with stops at the Rainham Road South/Victoria Road junction.

By Taxi:
You’re not likely to stumble across many Black Cabs touting for hire in this part of the city. Some local mini-cab numbers can be found here.

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Food and Drink

General:
While parts of That London, even some rather unexpected areas, may be floating on the hipster beer bubble, it certainly hasn’t reached Dagenham yet. Traditional tied and major chain pubs are in decline here – as in many places – with a number of closures since the Ciderspace Guides first began, but with absolutely no sign of micro-brewery dedicated independent pubs, brewery taps, craft bars or micropubs popping up to replace them yet. Those seeking interesting higher quality beer may consider interrupting their journey on route, and then heading in close to kick-off. Of course, this does not help the remaining few outlets in Dagenham to survive – but then maybe life is too short to suffer mediocre beer. Stopping off in the likes of Walthamstow (London Overground to pick up District Line at Barking), the various Hackneys (London Overground to Stratford, one stop on Jubilee Line to pick up District Line at West Ham) provides many more options. Along the District Line itself: the White Hart, 1-3 Mile End Road, E1 4TP (Whitechapel station) was an option we’ve used in the past when a Tap for the excellent One Mile End Brewery. Unfortunately that brewery went out of business in January 2023, and anyway the pub had already been sold off to the dreaded Greene King. Alternatives that can be recommended are the Black Lion, 59-61 High Street, E13 0AD (Plaistow station) and Upminster Taproom, 1 Sunnyside Gardens, RM14 3DT (Upminster station at the end of the line), with both going to produce better beer options than Dagenham.

Club Bar:
The clubhouse is open before and after the game. There are two big bars for supporters, plus smaller ones for the use of sponsors, players and the like. A nominal fee of 50p has been charged for non-members in the past but this is no longer mentioned on their website so presumably has been scrapped. Away fans are welcome unless otherwise stated ahead of the certain fixtures. Seen nothing so far to suggest we fall into the ‘undesirables’ category. Has Sky and BT Sports. There is the usual keg from multi-nationals, but one cask beer is generally available: Young’s Bitter (now part of Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company multinational) springs to mind as an example. More recently, bottled beer from Three Daggers Brewery has made an appearance – presumably for its name rather than its local connections, as they’re from Westbury, Wiltshire.
In the away end there is a concourse bar (the likes of Worthington Cream Flow, Carling Lager and a keg Cider) under the stand if you want to head straight into the ground; and the usual football ground fare of the burger/pie/hot dog variety.

Local Pubs:
Eastbrook: Second closest pub, situated exactly half a mile from the away end but north of the ground – so not especially convenient if arriving by train as you virtually pass the stadium to get there. Dating from 1937 it was awarded Grade II* Listed Status in 2010 and is also on CAMRA’s National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. In the past twenty years or so ownership has chopped and changed through the hands of many breweries and Pubcos but it now appears to have moved into individual ownership. Doesn’t appear to have a website but its Facebook page may give a flavour. There’s three hand pumps, though only one is actually shown as being in use in its photo. However there’s some evidence that since lockdown ended they’ve been trying a bit harder with their beers and that options from Laine Brew Co (primarily Brighton based but have a smaller brewery in Hackney) have sometimes been on. Food is served 11.30 a.m. – 2.30 p.m. Monday to Friday and 12.30 p.m. – 3.30p.m. Sunday. However, they do provide something on a Saturday if The Daggers are at home. There’s Sky Sports, parking and a beer garden. Opening is 11.00 a.m. – 11.00 p.m. Monday to Thursday, extending to midnight Friday and Saturday; and noon – 11.00 p.m. Sunday. Very much the home fans pub, but no indications there’s any issues for away fans resulting from that.
(Also, two doors down, is Brook Pie & Mash shop, which does stewed and jellied eels as well, should you wish to experience these East End delicacies – open 10.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. every day except Sunday.)
The Eastbrook, 835 Dagenham Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM10 7UP. Tel: 020 8592 1873. Map: Eastbrook.

Lord Denman: The only other pub you might stumble across in the area (particularly if exiting the tube at Dagenham Heathway as it’s virtually opposite, so just under the mile from Victoria Road, around 20 minutes walk). We wouldn’t recommend this pub at all, but as there are so few… Was a Spoons (and not one of the better ones) which may be why Tim sold it off in one of his series of clear outs. There’s not a lot of information on its website or Facebook page but reports from a few Yeovil fans who had the misfortune to enter on the last couple of visits to Victoria Road have been somewhat scathing. Has Sky Sports TV. What it serves in the way of food and drinks are something of a mystery. Opening hours appear to be from 10.00 a.m. – 10.30 p.m.
Lord Denman, 270-272 Heathway, Dagenham, Essex, RM10 8QS. Tel: 020 8984 8590. Map: Lord Denman.

Pipe Major: Closest pub to the stadium, 100 yards from Dagenham East tube station and 6-7 minutes walk to the away end. A new build that opened in June 2015 in the Marston’s Carveries chain (they do other dishes like pies, steaks, fish ‘n’ chips and burgers) with mains typically around the £10 to £15 mark. There’s also a children’s menu. Food served 12.00 noon to 10.00 p.m. (9.00 p.m. on Sunday). The four beers on hand pump are from Marston’s (and its many subsidiaries – so expect to see stuff like Ringwood, Wychwood etc. brands) ranges. Has disabled access and facilities, car parking, a beer garden with children’s play area. Opening is 11.00 a.m. – 11.00 p.m. Monday to Saturday, 11.30 a.m. – 10.30 p.m. Sunday.
Pipe Major, 1 Yewtree Avenue, Dagenham, Essex, RM10 7FN. Tel: 020 3370 0981. Map: Pipe Major.

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Likelihood the Natives Will Understand You: Expect they like to think they’re genuine Eastenders, and technically they are in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham…but it’s just Essex really, innit.

Top-Tip: Don’t be shy about expressing hatred of the Boston United Cheats, it’ll go down well here.

Dagenham Local Amenities: None, none at all.

Other Points Of Interest: Likewise, none, none at all.

[No responsibility is taken for any inaccuracies. This page is entirely the product of bias and prejudice.]