Leytonstone F.C.
Leytonstone Full name Leytonstone Football Club Founded 1886 Dissolved 1979 Ground Granleigh Road, Leytonstone 1978–79 Isthmian League Premier Division, 21/22 Leytonstone F.C. was an English football club based in Leytonstone, Greater London. Founded in 1886, the club ceased to exist in 1979 when it merged with Ilford to form Leytonstone-Ilford, which later became Redbridge Forest after also absorbing Walthamstow Avenue. Redbridge Forest in turn merged with Dagenham to form the modern Dagenham & Redbridge. Contents 1 History 2 Ground 3 FC Leytonstone 4 Honours 5 References History The club was established in 1886, and were founder members of the Spartan League in 1907. [1] They finished bottom in the league's first season, and switched to the Isthmian League. They won the league in its shortened post-World War I 1919 season, and then twice in 1937–38 and 1938–39. They remained members of the league after World...