Metrogas Football Club is a

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club based in

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History

Metrogas was founded in 1888, two years after the completion of the

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, as a

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for the South Metropolitan Gas Company. Metrogas Athletic joined the Kent League in 1909, staying in the league for four years. In 1913, Metrogas joined the

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, finishing runners up in 1920 and 1922. In the 1921–22 season, Metrogas entered the

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for the first time, losing 2–1 at home to

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in the fifth qualifying round. In 1923, Metrogas joined the London League, finishing 11th in the Premier Division. In 1987, Metrogas joined the

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, joining the Intermediate Division. Metrogas remained in the Spartan League until the 1993–94 season. In 2005, Metrogas joined the

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. In 2014, Metrogas won the league, retaining the title the following season.

Ground

Upon their foundation, Metrogas played at the Metrogas Sports and Social Club in Horn Lane,

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. Metrogas later moved to Devonshire Park, off the

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. Metrogas' first team used to play at the Metrogas Sports Ground in

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, before the club confirmed a groundsharing agreement to play at Sporting Club Thamesmead's Bayliss Avenue ground in May 2021.

Records

*Best

performance: Fifth qualifying round, 1921–22 *Best

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performance: Quarter final, 1921–22

References

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