1895–96 Thames Ironworks F.C. season
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1895–96 Thames Ironworks F.C. season
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The 1895–96 season was the inaugural season of Thames Ironworks, the club that would later become West Ham United. The club was founded by Dave Taylor and Arnold Hills in 1895 as the works team of the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company. Taylor was a foreman at the Ironworks and a local football referee. Thanks to Ironworks owner Arnold Hills' financial backing, he was able to announce on 29 June 1895 the following in the company's weekly journal: Fifty would-be players paid half-a-crown f
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1895–96 season of Thames Ironworks/West Ham United F.C.
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2023-06-06T00:07:50Z
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