West Ham Charity Cup

The West Ham Charity Cup was an annual amateur football tournament, held between 1895 and 1902. It was contested by teams from West Ham and the surrounding area, an area of Essex that is now part of London. Three of the teams in the first 1895-96 tournament were Barking, Park Grove and Thames Ironworks, who would later become West Ham United. In a semi-final in Plaistow, Thames Ironworks beat Park Grove 1-0. Park Grove protested a technicality and forced a replay at Beckton Road, which The Ironworks won 3-0.

West Ham Charity Cup

The West Ham Charity Cup was an annual amateur football tournament, held between 1895 and 1902. It was contested by teams from West Ham and the surrounding area, an area of Essex that is now part of London. Three of the teams in the first 1895-96 tournament were Barking, Park Grove and Thames Ironworks, who would later become West Ham United. In a semi-final in Plaistow, Thames Ironworks beat Park Grove 1-0. Park Grove protested a technicality and forced a replay at Beckton Road, which The Ironworks won 3-0.