The Athletic understands that the new football club, which was incorporated earlier this month, aims to participate in next season’s Combined Counties Football League — the ninth tier of English football,

The initiative is led by lifelong Arsenal fan Stuart Morgan

While supporters groups are currently focused on improving affairs at Arsenal, it is this feeling of alienation and disconnection that has prompted Morgan to start Dial Square FC.

For their first season, Dial Square have reached an agreement to ground share with Abbey Rangers Football Club, who are based in Addlestone, Surrey. This is seen as a temporary measure as the club attends to find a foothold in the English game.

The long-term aim is move 30 miles to the other side of London, and the club’s original home of Woolwich.