Lopes Tavares F.C.
Lopes Tavares London Football Club is a football club based in London, England. They are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Division One South and play at the Terence McMillan Stadium in Plaistow.
Full name | Lopes Tavares London Football Club | |
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Nickname(s) | The Kings | |
Founded | 2015 | |
Ground | Terence McMillan Stadium, Plaistow | |
Chairman | Ulisses Filipe Lopes Tavares | |
Manager | Valdemar Afonso | |
League | Eastern Counties League Division One South | |
2019–20 | Eastern Counties League Division One South (season abandoned) | |
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History
The club was founded in 2015 as a youth team, then known as Lopes Tavares London, before moving into adult football the following season, joining the Premier Division of the Essex Alliance Football League.[1] They played at the Memorial Recreation Ground in West Ham. They finished eighth in their first season and fifth in 2017–18,[2][3] before successfully applying to join the new Division One South of the Eastern Counties Football League for the 2018–19 season.
Ground
The club play at the Terence McMillan Stadium. The stadium has one stand with seats for 192 spectators.[4] The stadium is named after the first Mayor of Newham.[5] The club share the ground with Fire United Christian.[5]
Records
- Highest league position: 16th in Eastern Counties League South, 2018–19
- Best FA Vase performance: 1st Round Proper, 2019–20
References
- Terence McMillan Stadium: Groundhopper United: Ground #302 - Terence McMillan Stadium, accessdate: January 25, 2020
- Terence McMillan Stadium: The Wycombe Wanderer: Fire United Christian - Terence McMillan Stadium, accessdate: January 25, 2020