Ramsgate have appointed former Sittingbourne boss Nick Davis as their new head coach.

Davis succeeds Lloyd Blackman, who quit the club on Saturday night.

He inherits a Rams side sitting 13th in Bostik South East with 17 points from 15 games.

Davis, who played for the club under Jim Ward, said: "The opportunity to manage Ramsgate was too good to turn down.

"I would like to thank Paul Bowden-Brown, the club’s CEO, and Richard Lawson, the club’s owner, for having faith in me and giving me the opportunity to manage the club I once played for.

"I look forward to building on the position we are currently in."

Bowden-Brown added: "Davis played for me at Maidstone United under Jim Ward so I have watched his career pathway within the non-league scene with interest.

“I believe he is the correct person for the vacant manager’s role and it became apparent we shared the exact same aspirations for stability and success.

“Nick has been offered the same increase in the budget as our previous manager to supplement the array of talent we already have in the dressing room.

“We want a successful future, something the club and the supporters thoroughly deserve.”

Davis' first game in charge of Ramsgate will be the Kent derby against Ashford United at Southwood on Saturday.