Erith & Belvedere unveil Tony Beckingham as their new manager

ERITH & BELVEDERE have appointed Tony Beckingham as their new manager.

 

The Park View Road outfit announced last night that Beckingham will be assisted by Andy Constable and Tony Cornwell.

Erith & Belvedere parted company with joint-managers Danny Murphy and Marlon Patterson immediately after their 10-1 thrashing at Chatham Town on Saturday 9 April.

The club appointed senior player, Luke Rooney, 31, in interim charge and he presided over their games against Erith Town (2-3), Holmesdale (1-1) and Rusthall (4-4) as Erith & Belvedere completed their campaign in sixth-place.

Rooney was appointed Glebe’s new manager on 25 April.

Beckingham and Cornwell were together at Isthmian League South East Division side East Grinstead Town during the 2021-22 season.

The Wasps were third-from-bottom in the table when the club appointed Drew Cooney and Beckingham as joint-managers on 11 November.

Beckingham, Cornwell and Simon Kidby all left the College Lane club on Sunday 6 February.

“Honoured to be on board at such a great club and we will do our very best to emulate the achievements of some very good managers that have gone before,” said Beckingham.

Constable, 43, scored his 400^th career goal while playing for Bromley-based league rivals Holmesdale as Lee Roots' side finished the campaign in 12th place.

Striker Constable helped manager Micky Collins guide Erith & Belvedere to the Kent League and League Cup double during the 2012-13 season.

The 2022-23 Southern Counties East Football League Premier Division campaign kicks off on Saturday 30 July 2022.