London Tigers Football Club is a football club based in
Greenford
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, in the
London Borough of Ealing
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,
England
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. Formed in 2006 as a merger of Kingsbury Town and London Tigers, they are currently members of the and play at Spratleys Meadow in Amersham .
History
Kingsbury Town
Kingsbury Town were established in 1919 under an unknown name, but were soon renamed Davis Sports, before becoming Kingsbury Town in 1923.History of the Kingsbury FC Kingsbury Town F.C. They joined the Willesden & District League and were runners-up in their first season. The club won the Division Two title in 1934–35, earning promotion to the Senior Division. In 1943 they joined the Middlesex Senior League, going on to win the league's Charity Cup in 1944–45, 1945–46 and 1946–47.
In 1951 Kingsbury were one of nine Middlesex Senior League clubs that left to become founder members of the
Parthenon League
The Parthenon League was a football league covering Greater London and the surrounding area.
History
The league was formed in 1951 with 11 clubs, nine of which had come from the Middlesex Senior League.Parthenon League 1951–1966 Non-League Matters In 1960 they left to join the
Spartan League
The Spartan League was a football league in England covering London and adjacent counties. Established in 1907, it merged with the South Midlands League in 1997 to form the Spartan South Midlands League.
History
The Spartan League was establish ...
, finishing bottom of the league in their first season. The club remained in the league until 1976 when they switched to Division Two of the
Athenian League
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. The Athenian League was reduced to a single division in 1977–78, but Kingsbury at the end of the season.
Kingsbury rejoined the Spartan League in 1979, entering the Premier Division. However, two years later they returned to the Athenian League, in which they played until it folded in 1984, at which point they joined Division Two North of the Isthmian League. The club were Division Two North runners-up in 1985–86, earning promotion to Division One; the season also saw them win the
Middlesex Senior Charity Cup
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. They finished bottom of Division One in 1989–90 and were relegated back to Division Two North. In 1991 league reorganisation saw them placed in Division Three, which became Division Two in 2002.
London Tigers
London Tigers were established in 1986 as Marylebone Football Club and were originally based in
Westminster
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.About Us London TigersLondon Tigers FC London Tigers They initially played small-sided matches, before moving to 11-a-side football, joining the Senior Division of the
Middlesex County League
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in 2001.Middlesex County League 2000–2006 Non-League Matters After sitting out the 2002–03 season, the club rejoined the league in 2003, entering the Premier Division.
Merged club
In 2006 the two clubs merged to form Kingsbury London Tigers. The new club joined the Premier Division of the
Spartan South Midlands League
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as Division Two of the Isthmian League had been disbanded. After a single season the club requested to be renamed London Tigers, but the application was rejected by
the Football Association
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. However, in 2012 the name change was allowed. They finished bottom of the Premier Division in 2018–19 and were relegated to Division One.
Ground
Kingsbury Town initially played at a ground on Townsend Lane, which became Silver Jubilee Park. The pitch was moved to its present location in 1953. A stand was built in 1981 and floodlights installed. London Tigers later became tenants at the ground, and when the clubs merged, the new club continued playing at Silver Jubilee Park.
In 2012 the club moved to Avenue Park in Greenford, the former ground of Viking Greenford. After damage to the ground caused by fly-tipping in early 2017, the club moved to Northwood's Northwood Park ground. The club then moved to Spratleys Meadow, in Amersham.
Records
*Best
FA Cup
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performance: Second qualifying round, 2014–15
*Best FA Vase performance: First round, 2009–10, 2015–16