Gnome Athletic F.C. was an English

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club based in

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, East London. Originally the works team of Peter Hooker Limited, which manufactured engines in conjunction with the French Gnôme and Le Rhône Engine Company, the club was formed during the

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and operated until the mid-1920s, latterly under the names Walthamstow Town and Walthamstow Borough. The club played in the London League for most of its existence and entered the

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on several occasions.

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