The London League was a football competition that was held in the London and Essex area of England from at least 1896, and at least until 1923. London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1896 the president of the London League was Arnold Hills founder of Thames Ironworks F.C.. One of the men who helped draft the rules of the competition was Francis Payne, club secretary of Thames Ironworks F.C. in 1897. Arnold Hills (1857-1927) was an English businessman, philanthropist, and promoter of vegetarianism. ...

The top division of the league was extended from seven to nine clubs prior to the 1897-98 season.

Champions include:

London League Division One

• 1896-1897 - 3rd Grenadier Guards F.C.
• 1897-1898 - Thames Ironworks F.C.

London League Division Two

• 1896-1897 - Bromley F.C.
• 1897-1898 - Barnet F.C.

Bromley Football Club are an English association football club, currently playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division. ... Barnet Football Club are an English football team from Barnet, a town on the northern edge of Greater London. ...

London League Premier Division

• 1902-1903 - Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is a North London football club. ...

London League Division One A

• 1909-1910 - Barking F.C.

Barking F.C. was a football club based in England. ...

League Positions

Division One 1896-1897

1. 3rd Grenadier Guards F.C.
2. Thames Ironworks F.C.
3. Barking Woodville F.C.
4. Ilford F.C.
5. Crouch End F.C.
6. Vampires F.C.
7. London Welsh F.C.

• 1st Scots Guards F.C. withdrew during the season and the matches were expunged from the records. London Welsh F.C. were suspended close to the end of season, and as a result Thames Ironworks F.C. were awarded two wins for games unplayed against them.

Barking F.C. was a football club based in England. ... Ilford F.C. are a London football club, founded in 1987, currently playing in the Southern League Division One East. ...

Division One 1897-1898

1. Thames Ironworks F.C.
2. Brentford F.C.
3. Leyton F.C.
4. 3rd Grenadier Guards F.C.
5. Ilford F.C.
6. Stanley F.C.
7. Barking Woodville F.C.
8. Bromley F.C.
9. 2nd Grenadier Guards F.C.

Brentford Football Club (nicknamed the Bees or The red and white army) are an English association football club from the town of Brentford, West London and are currently playing in Football League One. ... Leyton F.C. is an English association football club based in Leyton, east London. ... Ilford F.C. are a London football club, founded in 1987, currently playing in the Southern League Division One East. ... Barking F.C. was a football club based in England. ... Bromley Football Club are an English association football club, currently playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division. ...

Other London League members

*NB: Not all dates of participation are complete.

• Barnet Alston F.C. 1910-1911
• Chelsea F.C. 1910-1911
• Crystal Palace F.C. 1910-1911
• Fulham F.C. 1896-1911
• Queens Park Rangers F.C. 1910-1911
• Redhill F.C. 1921-1923 (Runners Up of a division in one of their two seasons)
• Thames Ironworks Reserves 1899-1900 (finished 4th in Division One)
• Tufnell Park F.C. 1910-1911
• Wood Green Town F.C. 1910-1911

Barnet Football Club are an English football team from Barnet, a town on the northern edge of Greater London. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as the Blues, previously known as the Pensioners, a reference to the Chelsea pensioners), founded in 1905, is a Premier League football team that plays at the Stamford Bridge football ground in south-west London. ... Crystal Palace Football Club is a football club based in London and playing in the Coca-Cola Football League Championship, the second level of English football. ... Fulham Football Club (FFC) is a football team based in Fulham, London. ... Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English football team, from Shepherds Bush, London. ...

References

• Football Club History Database
• Blows, Kirk & Hogg, Tony (2000). The Essential History of West Ham United, Headline. ISBN 0747270368.