East Ham United Football Club was a

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club based in

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, England. The club played at the Manorway.

History

During the 1890s an unrelated club named East Ham Town competed in the

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. During the 1910s, another unrelated club representing East Ham, named East Ham, competed in the

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. The club was established in 1933 as Storey Athletic after Storey Street School in

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. In 1955 the club was renamed East Ham United. They played in the London League until joining the

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in 1962 but after two seasons the league merged into the

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. The club were initially placed in the A Section, and after finishing sixth in the league's first season, were placed in the Premier Division for the 1965–66 season. In 1969–70 the league merged into a single division, with East Ham winning the title. They then left the league, but joined the new

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when it was formed in 1971 by a merger of the Greater London League and the

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to form the

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. with East Ham placed in Division One. They were promoted to the Premier Division after finishing third in 1976–77, a season in which they also reached the quarter-finals of the

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. After a single season in the Premier Division, the club transferred to the

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in 1978. After two good seasons, the club struggled in the Senior League, only finishing in the top ten three times in the next 21 seasons.England – Essex Senior League
RSSSF In 2001 they merged with

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to form Barking & East Ham United. The merged club folded in 2006 and whilst Barking were reformed, East Ham remained defunct.

Honours

*Greater London League **Champions 1969–70

Records

*Record attendance: 4,250 vs

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, friendly, 15 February 1976

References

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