Islington St Mary's Football Club was a

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club based in

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History

Originally founded in 1978 as a youth team, the club won a number of local cups in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1993, under the name of Walthamstow St Mary's, following a merger with Walthamstow Trojans in 1991, the club joined the

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Division Two. In 1995, following promotion to Division One, the club changed name to Islington St Mary's. In 1996, Islington St Mary's won promotion to the Spartan League Premier Division. In 1997–98, the club was placed into the

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Premier Division South, following a merger between the Spartan League and the

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. The club's final season in senior football came in the 1998–99 season, entering the

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for the first time.

Ground

Upon the dissolving of the club, the club played at Coles Park in

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Records

*Best

performance: First round, 1998–99

References

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