Rainham Town F.C. was an

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club based in Rainham,

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. Their home ground was Deri Park.

History

The club was established in 1945 and initially played at the Rainham Working Men's Club Ground before moving to Deri Park in 1948. They were founder members of the

Delphian League The Delphian League was an English amateur football league covering Greater London and the surrounding area. The league was formed in 1951 with 14 clubs and was effectively a level below the Corinthian League.Metropolitan League The Metropolitan League was a football league in the south-east of England between 1949 and 1971.Athenian League The Athenian League was an England, English amateur association football, football league for clubs in and around London. The league was originally to be called the Corinthian League,Athenian Football League minutes 1912-1921 (National Football ...

in 1964. In 1977 they joined Division Two of the

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. During the 1993–94 season the club left Deri Park, playing at

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and

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. They finished bottom of Division Two and were due to be relegated to Division Three, but resigned from the league and folded.

Records

*Best

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performance: Third qualifying round, 1957–58, 1958–59 *Best

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performance: Fifth round, 1977–78

References

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