Athletic Newham F.C.
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| Full name | Lopes Tavares London Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Kings | |
| Founded | 2015 | |
| Ground | Terence McMillan Stadium, Plaistow | |
| Chairman | Ulisses Filipe Lopes Tavares | |
| Manager | Valdemar Afonso | |
| League | Essex Senior League | |
| 2023–24 | Essex Senior League, 11th of 20 | |
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Lopes Tavares London Football Club is a football club based in London, England. They are currently members of the Essex Senior League and play at the Terence McMillan Stadium in Plaistow.
History
The club was founded in 2015 as a youth team, then known as Lopes Tavares London, before moving into adult football the following season, joining the Premier Division of the Essex Alliance Football League.[1] They played at the Memorial Recreation Ground in West Ham. They finished eighth in their first season and fifth in 2017–18,[2][3] before successfully applying to join the new Division One South of the Eastern Counties Football League for the 2018–19 season.
Ground
The club play at the Terence McMillan Stadium. The stadium has one stand with seats for 192 spectators.[4] The stadium is named after the first Mayor of Newham.[5] The club share the ground with Fire United Christian.[5]
Records
- Highest league position: 16th in Eastern Counties League South, 2018–19
- Best FA Vase performance: 1st Round Proper, 2019–20