Lymore Gardens F.C.

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Lymore Gardens
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Full nameLymore Gardens Football Club
Founded2016
GroundOakside Stadium, Barkingside
Capacity3,000 (316 seated)
OwnerLee Benjamin
ChairmanLee Benjamin
ManagerLee Benjamin
League Eastern Counties League Division One South
2024–25 Essex Alliance Premier Division, 2nd of 16 (promoted)
Website lymoregardensfc.com

Lymore Gardens Football Club is a football club based in Waltham Forest, London. They are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Division One South and play at the Oakside Stadium.

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History

Lymore Gardens Football Club was founded by Lee Benjamin in 2016 as a Sunday league team and he became the club's first and current manager. [1] Lymore Gardens became a non-League club on 12 October 2020. [2]

Lymore Gardens were admitted to Senior Divion One of the Essex Alliance League (with the Reserves in Division Two) ahead of the 2021–22 season, and the club's first official match was a 4–1 victory against FC Baresi on 21 August 2021. [3] Lymore Gardens then finished as runners-up in the 2021–22 Essex Alliance League Senior Cup and they won the Division One Cup in 2023–24. [3] [4]

The club then finished as runners-up in Senior Division One in 2024–25 and were promoted to step 6 of the National League System for the first time in the club's history when Philip United's promotion was rescinded. [5] The club was placed in the Eastern Counties Football League Division One South for the 2025–26 season [6] and they reached the FA Vase fifth round during their inaugural season in the competition. [7]

Season by season record

Stadium

Lymore Gardens' home ground is Oakside Stadium, which they groundshare with Redbridge. They have also previously played at Ive Farm Lane, Jubilee Park and Parmiters School. [17]

Honours

Records

References

  1. ↑ "A piece on Essex Alliance League Senior Division side Lymore Gardens – A club who are making a difference in the local community: (Including an interview with Lymore Gardens' founder, chairman and first team manager – Lee Benjamin)". Non-League and Academy football writer. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "LYMORE GARDENS FC C.I.C." Companies House. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Essex Alliance League - Essex Alliance League Senior Division (2021/22)". Non-League Matters. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 "Division One Cup Draw - 2023/24". Essex Alliance League. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  5. 1 2 "League, Senior Division - 2024-25". Essex Alliance League. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "The FA releases National League System club allocations for Steps 1-6 in 2024-25 term". www.thefa.com. 17 May 2024.
  7. 1 2 Lymore Gardens at the Football Club History Database
  8. ↑ "Senior Division Cup Draw - 2021/22". Essex Alliance League. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "Essex Alliance Football League Senior Division (2022/23)". www.nonleaguematters.com. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Senior Division Cup Draw - 2022/23". Essex Alliance League.
  11. ↑ "League, Division One - 2023-24". Essex Alliance League. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  12. ↑ "Essex Alliance League - Essex Alliance League Senior Division (2023/24)". www.nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "Division Two Cup Draw - 2022/23". Essex Alliance League. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  14. ↑ "Thurlow Nunn League". Full Time The FA. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  15. ↑ "BBC Essex Senior Cup 2025–26". Essex FA. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  16. ↑ "League Challenge Cup 2025/26". Thurlow Nunn League. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  17. ↑ "Lymore Gardens FC". Football GHround Map. Retrieved 13 January 2026.

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