Dagenham & Redbridge appoint Daryl McMahon boss

Daryl McMahon has been appointed boss of National League side Dagenham & Redbridge, just one day after quitting as manager of Macclesfield Town.

The 36-year-old replaces ex-Crystal Palace, Brighton and Leicester boss Peter Taylor, who left on Sunday.

Daggers executive chairman Peter B Freund said McMahon was “first choice from the moment” that Taylor left.

He left Moss Rose with the Silkmen 22nd in League Two; his tenure overshadowed by financial difficulties, which led to a six-point penalty for non-payment of wages and the failure to fulfil a fixture against Crewe on 7 December.

His 25-game stint in charge of Macclesfield was his first spell as a boss in the English Football League, having previously managed Ebbsfleet in the National League.

“We are thrilled he has agreed to lead the Daggers moving forward and into the future,” Freund told the Dagenham website.