There will be a new club competing in non-league football for the 2020/21 season as DIAL SQUARE FC have been formed recently by a group of disgruntled Arsenal fans with the aim to climb the non-league pyramid over the next few seasons. The name is of course a nod to the history of Arsenal - they were formed as "Dial Square" in 1886 by a group of workers employed by the Dial Square workshop at the Royal Arsenal armaments factory in Woolwich - They played their first match on 11th December 1886 against Eastern Wanderers on an open field on the Isle of Dogs, which they won 6–0. They were renamed "Royal Arsenal" soon after.
The new club were looking to join the Combined Counties League Division One but it has been announced on their website they will be starting below Step Six - they will ground share at CCL Premier Division Abbey Rangers who are based in Addlestone, Surrey.
Dan Parsons will be the manager of the first team who has been working as a scout for Knaphill FC this season and previously was at Shalford FC who play in the Guildford & Woking Premier Division from 2015 to 2017. He has also managed Colne Valley Ladies and Knaphill u23's. He will be assisted by Jamie Barrett who worked with him at Shalford and Colne Valley.
The club are looking at crowd funding and have sponsorship opportunities with more details found on twitter - @DialSquareFC1 and their club website - dialsquarefc.com
No comments:
Post a Comment