When i was a very young kid my ol dad used to take me to Leytonstone who played in the Isthmian League. Very famous old amateur team like Bishop Aukland, and his team Clapton. If i understand it right Leytonstones ground was sold to property developers. Leytonstone then amalgamated with with Ilford and Redbridge, later with Dagenham, forming Dagenham and Redbridge. I have followed their results as the one i look for after West Ham. Dagenham won promotion to league 2 today. We beat the Arse so i'm well chuffed. The old boy was a gooner so he never wanted to go to the hammers. Also slightly war injured and couldn't take Arsenal V West Ham crowds in Derby games. I enjoyed the Amatuer games though. Congratulations to the Daggers and of course our ammers.
As a young lad I supported Clapton. Later I played for them. I was in their youth team that knocked Spurs out of the FA youth cup in...... 1960, or 61. 2-1 it was and I thought that I could be a pro footballer. I found out later that I was nowhere near the standard required. Dagenham was in the Athenian League I think. Ilford, another Isthmian side, amalamated with Redbridge and they later joined up with Daggers. We are getting old, ain't we?----Well some of us have got old.
There you go beating the spuds the year before I was born. Now I remember watching Ilford win the amateur FA cup in 19??. When was it? Buggered if I can remember. I guessing somewhere between 68 and 71. Anyway, well done you daggers.
It was 19?? stomper, but a bit before your time mate. Ilford - History Last ground: (1977) Lynn Road, Newbury Park, Ilford, Essex, IG2 Click here for the old ground location Ilford - honours FA Amateur Cup Winners 1928/29, 1929/30 FA Amateur Cup Runners-Up 1935/36, 1957/58, 1973/74 Isthmian League Champions 1906/07, 1920/21, 1921/22 Isthmian League Runners-Up 1911/12, 1912/13, 1918/19, 1926/27, 1931/32 Essex Senior Cup Winners 1952/53, 1953/54 Essex Senior Cup Runners-Up 1956/57, 1962/63 London Senior Cup Winners 1900/01, 1904/05, 1913/14, 1921/22, 1928/29, 1929/30, 1953/54 London Senior Cup Runners-Up 1931/32
OK thats disturbing. It must have been 73, but in my memory we won. Sod history; I'm sticking with my memory. Come on you Ilford! No. It never did work. C'mon you Daggers! Now thats a chant you could get behind.
What about come on you Stones? Heres one for you Claret check out Leytonstones Amatuer record. I saw them win the cup as a kid beating Chesham. Not sure if they were taken over or amalgamated with Ilford. Shit stomps i'm 10 years or so older than you.
Here you go scout, you would have been about 16. Leytonstone - History Last ground: (1979) Granleigh Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 Click here for old ground location Leytonstone - honours FA Amateur Cup Winners 1946/47, 1947/48, 1967/68 European Amateur Cup Winners' Cup Winners 1968/69 Isthmian League Champions 1918/19, 1937/38, 1938/39, 1946/47, 1947/48, 1949/50, 1950/51, 1951/52, 1965/66 Isthmian League Runners-Up 1908/09, 1910/11, 1932/33, 1961/62 Essex Senior Cup Winners 1904/05, 1947/48, 1948/49, 1964/65, 1965/66, 1966/67 Essex Senior Cup Runners-Up 1998/99, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1970/71, 1973/74 Essex Thamesside Trophy Winners 1945/46, 1946/47, 1948/49, 1950/51, 1952/53, 1965/66, 1966/67, 1967/68, 1972/73 London Senior Cup Winners 1919/20, 1947/48, 1965/66 London Charity Cup Winners 1909/10, 1952/53
Thanks for the support, you are spot on with our history, I think the merge was a great thing to happen to all parties involved and now we can stand united as one in the League Two. I'd like to congratulate you lot on beating Arsenal, I hope you Hammers stay up because my family won't be happy if you don't.