Trojans F.C. (1869)

Trojans was an English association club based in Leyton. The club gave its foundation date as 1869[1] although its first recorded match was a 1-0 defeat away to Leyton in January 1871.[2] Its original ground was five minutes' walk from Leyton station,[3] but in 1874 the club moved to West Ham Park.[4]

Not to be confused with Trojans F.C..

Trojans
Full nameTrojans F.C.
Founded1869
Dissolved1877?
GroundWest Ham Park

The club entered the FA Cup on two occasions, never playing a match. In the first round in 1873-74, the club was drawn to play Farningham, who scratched; in the second round the club drew the Wanderers, and Trojans in turn scratched. In 1876-77 the club was drawn to play at Sheffield and again scratched.[5]

The final recorded match for the club was on 24 February 1877, a 1-1 home draw against Hawks.[6] For the 1877-78 season, some of the Trojans players joined other clubs based at West Ham Park, including Dreadnought F.C., Spartan Rovers, and Grasshoppers, and the Trojans club seems to have disbanded.


Colours

The club's colours were described black and white stripes, which probably refers to the design being hoops.[7]

References
  1. Alcock, Charles (1872). Football Annual. Virtue & Co. p. 61.
  2. "match report". Bell's Life: 4. 28 January 1871.
  3. Alcock, Charles (1872). Football Annual. Virtue & Co. p. 61.
  4. Alcock, Charles (1874). Football Annual. Virtue & Co. p. 96.
  5. "Football Club History Database".
  6. Alcock, Charles (1877). Football Annual.
  7. Alcock, Charles (1876). Football Annual.


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