Eton Manor Football Club was a

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club based in East London, England.

History

The club was established in 1901 as a sports club for the youth of the

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, part of the

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, and were based at Riseholme Street in

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. After playing in local leagues,A look into history 43
Essex Senior League they joined Division One of the London League in 1933 and won the division at the first attempt, earning promotion to the Premier Division. In 1937–38 the club won the Premier Division title and reached the final of the

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, in which they drew 0–0 with

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, before losing the replay 3–1. After

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the London League resumed in 1945 with Eton Manor placed in the Eastern Division, before becoming members of the Premier Division for the 1946–47 season. They were runners-up in 1948–49 and won back-to-back Premier Division titles in 1952–53 and 1953–54. A fourth Premier Division title followed in 1955–56 and the club were runners-up in 1957–58. In 1959 Eton Manor were founder members of the

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, joining Division One. When this merged with the London League to form the

Greater London League The Greater London League was a football league for clubs in and around London. It was formed in 1964 by a merger of the London League and the Aetolian League, after the two leagues had run a joint league cup the previous season due to both stru ...

in 1964, the club were placed in the 'A' section, which they won in its inaugural season, earning a place in the league's Premier Division for the 1965–66 season.Greater London League 1964–1971
Non-League Matters They were runners-up in 1966–67 and 1967–68, and after the league split into two divisions in 1970, they finished as runners-up in the Premier Division 'B' section in 1970–71. In 1971 the Greater London League merged with the

Metropolitan League The Metropolitan League was a football league in the south-east of England between 1949 and 1971.Metropolitan–London League The Metropolitan–London League was a short-lived football league for clubs in and around London. It was formed in 1971 by a merger of the Greater London League and the Metropolitan League (which had lost several clubs to the Southern League). ...

, with Eton Manor placed in Division One.London–Metropolitan League 1971–1975
Non-League Matters In 1975 Eton Manor joined the

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, where they have remained since. In 2007–08 they won the Essex Senior League Cup, beating Concord Rangers 3–2 in the final. Eton Manor withdrew their team from the Essex Senior League at the end of the 2016–17 season, but remained members of the league. Prior to 2017–18 season, the club were placed in Division One South of the

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, but later withdrew and were replaced by

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reserves.

Ground

The club played at several different venues in their early years before settling at "The Wilderness" at

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.Club History
Eton Manor F.C. During the 1960s they played at Temple Mills in Ruckholt Lane, but moved to Walthamstow Avenue's

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ground in 1968. In the 1990s, the club played at Roding Lane in

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. During the 2016–17 season, the club were playing at Goffs Lane, groundsharing with Broxbourne Borough.

Honours

*Essex Senior League **League Cup winners 2007–08 *London League **Premier Division champions 1937–38, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1955–56 **Division One champions 1933–34 *Greater London League **'A' Section champions 1964–65

Records

*Best

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performance: Fourth qualifying round, 1956–57 *Best

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performance: Second round, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11 *Record attendance: 600 vs

Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a professio ...

, friendly matchMike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) ''Non-League Club Directory 2013'', p658

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