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The abandoned 'Leyton Football Club' sign at Leyton FC's abandoned ground

Leyton FC: The story of an extinct club that strangely still exists… for now

June 5, 2022

For well over a century, there were two teams in Leyton. One of them may have technically disappeared, but their ground – the pitch, the terraces, pretty much everything – still stands. The players are around too, if you know where to look.

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In Football culture, London secrets Tags Leyton FC, football, non-league, stadium, Hare & Hounds
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Granleigh Road, home of Leytonstone FC, in the early 1980s

Credit: Bob Lilliman (with permission from Vince Taylor)

Leytonstone FC at Granleigh Road: Triumphs, tragedies and international friendlies

June 25, 2021

Once upon a time, a couple of minutes’ walk from my house, stood a grand old football ground that, during its 92-year existence, hosted the Nigerian national side, Tottenham Hotspur, and some semi-famous people from the telly. What happened to it?

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In Football culture Tags Leytonstone, Leytonstone FC, football, Granleigh Road, Nigeria, non-league, stadium
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