Ebbsfleet United have named a stand in honour of manager Liam Daish after he became the longest serving boss of the club.

Daish was appointed Fleet manager back in February 2005, eclisping the time served by former manager Andy Ford and because of his sterling service at the club, he has been honoured with his name on the stand at Stonebridge Road.

In his seven seasons in charge at Ebbsfleet United, Daish had presided over a spell that has seen the club win the FA Trophy at Wembley and Chairman Jessica McQueen is thrilled by her manager’s achievement, telling the club’s website:

“Liam’s record deserves to be honoured. A lot of people will think that winning the FA Trophy with the Fleet at Wembley in 2008 has been Liam’s biggest achievement with the club, but our fans know that is just one of the highlights of his tenure.”

“Working with small budgets, Liam has produced winning sides time and time again, bringing outstanding players to the club and producing great youngsters such as Michael West, Tom Phipp and John Akinde.”

“He has just signed a two-year contract to demonstrate his commitment to the club and that alone will help us attract quality players and be able to build for the future.”

The new Liam Daish stand was formally unveiled to Fleet fans before the pre-season friendly against Leyton Orient on Saturday.