Chingford Football Club was a

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club based in

Chingford Chingford is a suburban town in east London, England, within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The centre of Chingford is north-east of Charing Cross, with Waltham Abbey to the north, Woodford Green and Buckhurst Hill to the east, Walt ...

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History

Founded in 1947, Chingford Town joined the Southern League in 1948. The club folded in November 1950, following withdrawal from the Southern League in the 1950–51 season. In 1952, Parkhill were formed in

, entering the London League changing their name to Chingford in 1955. In 1964, Chingford became founder members of the

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, before becoming founder members of the

Metropolitan–London League The Metropolitan–London League was a short-lived football league for clubs in and around London. It was formed in 1971 by a merger of the Greater London League and the Metropolitan League (which had lost several clubs to the Southern League). I ...

. In 1975, the club joined the

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as founder members, playing in the league system for 12 years, before their final season in 1987–88.

Ground

The club played at Newgate Street in Chingford. Chingford briefly used the facilities of

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in 1963, whilst awaiting Newgate Street to be ready by September 1963.

Records

*Best

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performance: First round, 1974–75, 1977–78

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* London League (football) Greater London League Metropolitan–London League Spartan League 1952 establishments in England Sport in the London Borough of Waltham Forest Chingford Association football clubs established in 1952 1987 disestablishments in England Association football clubs disestablished in 1987 {{England-footyclub-defunct-stub