1895–96 Thames Ironworks F.C. season 2–4. The following day, an epic confrontation followed as Thames Ironworks faced Barking in the final of the West Ham Charity Cup on 21 March 1896 at The Old Spotted Dog Ground in Upton Lane. Drawing 2–2, the match was replayed a week later, and again 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 won 30 of their 47 games in the 1895–96 season, drawing 5 and losing 12. They scored 136 goals and
Calcutta Cricket and Football Club Calcutta Cricket and Football Club The Calcutta Cricket & Football Club (CC&FC) is a sports club based in Kolkata, India. It was founded in 1792 as a cricket institution, adding the football and rugby sections when it merged to Calcutta F.C. in 1965. Sports currently practised at CC&FC include cricket, field hockey, football, rugby, cycle polo and tennis. The football squad is currently playing in the 2nd Division of the Calcutta Football League. The Club was founded as the "Calcutta Cricket Club Clippers" by British expatriates who had come over with the British East India Company. It is known to