Thames Ironworks F.C. the teams drew, this time 0–0. Eventually the final was replayed for the second time on 20 April 1896 and "The Irons" won 1–0, lifting a trophy in their first ever season. Thames Ironworks F.C. entered the London League for the 1896–97 season, even though the West Ham area was still officially part of Essex at the time. However, it was a seamless transition for the club to make as Thames Ironworks owner Arnold Hills was also president of the London League, and along with Thames Ironworks F.C. committee chairman Francis Payne, helped to draft the competition's rules. In their
Thames Club and Cambridge crews at Henley in the four and eight. To achieve this, the London Rowing Club was formed. In 1862, the City of London Boat Club decided to rename itself "Thames Rowing Club" and sought and gained the permission of Frank Playford, the only traceable member of "The Thames Club" at the time. Thames Club The Thames Club was an English rowing club based on the Tideway of the River Thames that competed in the middle of the 19th century. The Thames Club was active in the 1840s and 1850s and its first major success was winning the Grand