JOHN HUSK was the man who founded Dover Athletic

Out of the ashes of the former Dover FC in 1983, John got together with a group of local businessmen to make sure senior football remained in the town.

The Whites struggled in the early years but what followed was nothing short of extraordinary.

John met up with Justin Allen for an in-depth interview to discuss that incredible journey that saw Dover climb from the lower reaches of the seventh tier to the brink of the Football League.

Chris Kinnear was the manager who brought the club that success.

Today in part one of our special feature, John, now 82, reflects on those early years, the challenges the club faced, those early players that donned the white shirt and how a certain Bill Williams helped him bring Kinnear to the club in the first place.