Defender Myles Judd, Dover Athletic’s 2022/23 season player-of-the-year, agrees to join National League South Welling United

Former Dover defender Myles Judd has agreed to join National League South side Welling.

Judd, 25, is a product of Leyton Orient’s Academy and was named Whites’ 2022/23 season player-of-the-year before agreeing to stay last summer - only to then controversially leave for rivals Hemel in pre-season.

Former Dover defender Myles Judd - has agreed to join Welling. Picture: Stuart Brock

He earlier had made 66 senior appearances for Orient and played his part as the east London club won the National League title in 2019.

“I’m a right-back, so I like to get forward and get crosses in and I don’t mind putting a challenge in,” Judd told the Wings’ club website.

“The gaffer (Rod Stringer) is definitely the sort of manager I want to play with. He’s honest and says it how it is, which is the sort of manager I definitely want to play with.

Welling manager Rod Stringer

“I’ve played with Reece Grant at Dover and Hemel before.

“I spoke with Granty and he said he’s the sort of manager I would get on with.”

Fellow defenders Charlie Naylor and Bailey Akehurst, part of the Dover squad which suffered 2023/24 National League South relegation, have agreed to switch to new Isthmian Premier rivals Chatham this summer.