Thames Ironworks F.C. West Ham Charity Cup winners in 1895–96 and London League runners up and champions in 1896–97 and 1897–98. They were promoted to Southern League Division One in 1898–99 as Southern League Division Two Champions. They retained their Southern League status the following season by beating Fulham 5–1 in a Test Match. At the end of June 1900, Thames Ironworks F.C. resigned from the Southern League and were officially wound up. On 5 July 1900 they reformed under the new name of West Ham United F.C. and accepted an offer of the Southern League place left vacant by Thames Ironworks. Thames
Staines Rugby Football Club first in the county to have a Mini and Youth section now offering rugby for children aged 4 to 17. Senior training is held on a Tuesday and Thursday evening from 19:30 with Mini and Youth training taking place on a Sunday morning from 10:00. Staines Rugby Football Club Staines Rugby Football Club (trading as Staines Rugby Football Club Limited) is an English rugby union club founded in 1926 whose first team "The Swans" now play in the London & SE Division - Herts/Middlesex 1. The Club used to play at the 'Lammas' recreation ground in Staines-upon-Thames but relocated to