The London Lords were a

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team of the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s, from

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. They played their home games at

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. They won the last

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Senior championship in 1960, and then continued to play ORFU Intermediate football until the league folded.The biggest choke in Canadian history?
The Hamilton Spectator. Steve Milton. 02/11/17. Retrieved: 27/05/18 The Lords were a farm team for the

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, with the Tiger-Cats having first refusal on call-up/contracts on any London Lords' player. The 1957 lost final was a particularly crushing disappointment for the Lords. Although entering the 2-way final as the underdogs, having lost both of their regular season games to the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen, the Lords stormed the first game 42–6. They also gained an early lead at the return leg, before conceding 48 points in 45 minutes. In 2013 the name "London Lords" was adopted by the former London Silverbacks. The team played in World Minor League Football, which ceased to operate in 2015.

ORFU season-by-season

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