West Ham Garfield Football Club was a football club based in West Ham, England.
History West Ham Garfield was formed in 1894."Chesham", Bucks Herald, 8 September 1894. p. 3 After their formation, the club joined the South Essex League. In 1897, West Ham Garfield won the West Ham Charity Cup, beating Thames Ironworks 1–0 in the final. The following year, the club won the competition for a second time, beating Ilford 1–0."Local football", Barking, East Ham & Ilford Advertiser, 26 March 1898. p. 3 In 1899, West Ham Garfield entered the FA Cup for the first time, beating Barking Woodville in the preliminary round before losing heavily at home to Sheppey United. Following the 1907–08 season, West Ham Garfield dissolved."Football", Windsor and Eton Express, 25 April 1908. p. 7
Colours
The club's colours were red and black shirts.
Ground The club had something of a roaming existence, usually playing friendlies away from home; its first recorded ground was at Plaistow Road in West Ham. In September 1897 it secured the Thames Ironworks Cycle Ground at Plaistow. For the 1900–01 FA Cup first qualifying round against Olympic, West Ham Garfield used Ilford Sports Ground as their home venue, as the Park did not meet competition requirements."English Cup", West Ham and South Essex Mail, 13 October 1900. p. 7
Records Best FA Cup performance: First qualifying round, 1900–01
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