Trojans was an

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club based in

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History

The club gave its foundation date as 1869 although its first recorded match was a 1–0 defeat away to

in January 1871. The club's members also played cricket over the summer, in which its XI proved more adept than at football. The club had strong connections with the legal profession, first captain/secretary Fearn and

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both being solicitors, Fearn giving the club's correspondence address as the legal department at

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. The club entered the

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on two occasions, never playing a match. In the first round in 1873–74, the club was drawn to play at

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, who scratched; in the second round (the last 14), the club drew the Cup holders, and Trojans decided they "were not bold enough to face the redoubtable Wanderers". In 1876–77 the club was drawn to play at

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and again scratched. The final recorded match for the club was on 24 February 1877, a 1–1 home draw against

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. For the 1877–78 season, some of the Trojans players joined other clubs based at West Ham Park, including Dreadnought F.C., Spartan Rovers, and Grasshoppers, and the Trojans club seems to have disbanded.

Colours

The club's colours were described black and white stripes, which probably refers to the design being hoops, other than in 1875, when they were referred to as blue and white stripes.

Ground

Its original ground was five minutes' walk from Leyton station, but in 1874 the club moved to West Ham Park.

Notable players

, who played for the club from 1871 to 1873.

References

{{reflist Association football clubs established in 1869 Defunct football clubs in England Defunct football clubs in London 1869 establishments in England 1877 disestablishments in England Association football clubs disestablished in 1877