Leytonstone

Full name	Leytonstone Football Club
Founded	1886
Dissolved	1979
Ground	Granleigh Road,Leytonstone
1978–79	Isthmian League Premier Division, 21/22
Home colours

Leytonstone F.C. was anEnglishfootball club based inLeytonstone,Greater London. Founded in 1886, the club ceased to exist in 1979 when it merged withIlford to form Leytonstone-Ilford, which later becameRedbridge Forest after also absorbingWalthamstow Avenue. Redbridge Forest in turn merged withDagenham to form the modernDagenham & Redbridge.

The club was established in 1886, and were founder members of theSpartan League in 1907.^[1] They finished bottom in the league's first season, and switched to theIsthmian League. They won the league in its shortened post-World War I1919 season, and then twice in1937–38 and1938–39. They remained members of the league afterWorld War II and were champions again in1946–47 and1947–48. They also won theFA Amateur Cup in both seasons, defeatingWimbledon 2–1 in the 1947 final andBarnet 1–0 in the 1948 final. In1948–49 they reached the second round of theFA Cup, defeatingWatford 2–1 in the first round, before losing 4–3 at home toNewport County. They went on to win three consecutive titles between1949–50 and1951–52. In1951–52 they again reached the second round of the FA Cup after beatingShrewsbury Town 2–0 in the first round, but lost in a second replay to Newport County. Their last Isthmian League title was won in1965–66, whilst they won the FA Amateur Cup again in 1967–68 Managed by Fred Mann with a 1–0 win overChesham United F.C. This entitled them to enter the first-everCoppa Ottorino Barassi, which they won by beating Stefer Roma on away goals.

In 1979 they finished in the bottom two of the Premier Division and were due to be relegated. However, the club instead merged with Ilford to formLeytonstone-Ilford.

The club's traditional colours were red and white hoops,^[2] with black shorts and red and white socks.^[3]

The club played at Granleigh Road near Leytonstone High Road, overseen by the Westbound platform of theLeytonstone High Road Railway station. The ground featured one covered stand and the remaining three sides were for standing. After the local council decided to sell the club's ground for development, the club moved toWalthamstow Avenue'sGreen Pond Road ground. Shortly afterwards Leytonstone/Ilford merged with Walthamstow, with the new club continuing to play at Green Pond Road.

In 2003 an amateur team namedF.C Leytonstone was formed. They currently play in the Essex Sunday Football Combination Division 2 League.^[4][5] The club has both adult and youth teams.

• Coppa Ottorino Barassi
  • Winners: 1967–68
• FA Amateur Cup
  • Winners: 1946–47, 1947–48, 1967–68
• FA Cup
  • Reached Second Round Proper 1947–48, 1961–62
• Isthmian League
  • Champions:1919,1937–38,1938–39,1946–47,1947–48,1949–50,1950–51,1951–52,1965–66
  • Runners-up: 1908–09, 1910–11, 1912–13, 1932–33, 1961–62
• London Senior Cup
  • Winners: 1919–20, 1947–48, 1965–66
• Essex Senior Cup
  • Winners: 1904–05, 1913–14, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67
  • Finalists: 1898–99, 1901–02, 1909–10, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1973–74
• London Charity Cup
  • Winners: 1909–10, 1952–53
• Essex Thamesside Senior Trophy
  • Winners: 1945–46, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1972–73
• Premier Midweek Floodlight League
  • Winners: 1976–77
• Isthmian League – Reserve Section
  • Reserve team: Champions 1935–36, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53
  • Reserve team: Runners-up 1920–21, 1969–70
• London Intermediate Cup
  • Reserve team: Winners 1948–49, 1956–57, 1961–62
  • Reserve team: Finalists 1953–54
• London Junior Cup
  • Winners: 1893–94
  • Reserve team: Winners 1900–01
• Essex Intermediate Cup
  • Reserve team: Finalists 1950–51, 1951–52
• Full International Players
  • England:Albert F. Barrett (also played for England Amateur)
• Amateur International Players – (1947–1974)
  • England: D.J. Andrews (5 appearances), George Bunce (4), [G.]J. Charles (3), Ernie Childs (6), P. Diwell (2), E.G. Fright (4), Ken Gray (28), D.J. Griffin (3), Vic Groves (2), B.G. Harvey (12), Doug H. Jarvis (12), Leon Joseph (12), Jack J.M. Kavanagh (2), B. Moffatt (9), Alf W. Noble (18), Jim S. Paviour (5), Les Tilley (11), L.J. Wallis (4)
  • Other nations: T. Owen, D. Roberts
• Essex County FA – Players gaining honours badge for 10 or more representative appearances, cap for 6 or more matches, or badge for 3 or more matches (2 or more at junior level)
  • Seniors: honours badge – J.E. Payne, J.R.T. Groves, J.J.M. Kavana[gh], A.W. Nicholls, F.W. Smith, L. Joseph, A.W. Noble, D. Griffin, R. Cudmore, R. Hill, R. Wood, D.J. Andrews, K. Gray, J. Charles; cap – W.S. Moad, C. Fairweather, H.J. Pearce, J. Smith, H.E. Bloyce, G.H.J. Bunce, J.S. Paviour, R. Vale, C. Hockaday, L.J. Wallis, F. Newman, B. Moffatt; badge – E.R. Skiller, W. Counden, W. Conjuit, E. Ball, W. Church, E. Owers, A.J. Seaton, W.T. Reneville, S.F. Kennerley, G.D. Hardie, C.C. Brown, H.J. Marley, J. Wood, H. Wilson, D.R. Jarvis, J. Wastell, F. Flavell, P. Diwell, M. Thompson, J. Albon, S. Lucas
  • Juniors: honours badge – G.S.K. Hiom, J. Oliver; cap – W. Picken; badge – T. Coombes, K.M. Pomeroy, A. Wildman, J. Allen

• Association football clubs established in 1886
• Defunct football clubs in England
• Association football clubs disestablished in 1979
• Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.
• Defunct football clubs in London
• Spartan League
• Isthmian League clubs
• 1886 establishments in England
• 1979 disestablishments in England
• Leytonstone
• Redbridge Forest F.C.
• South Essex League

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