Grenfell Athletic F.C.

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Grenfell Athletic Football Club is an amateur association football club based in London, England. They have competed in the Middlesex County Football League Premier Division. [1] [2] [3] [4]

History

Grenfell Athletic was founded in 2017. [5] [6] [7] [8]

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  8. "Grenfell Athletic: The club providing solace to a community four years after the Grenfell Tower fire". cnn.com.