The club gave its foundation date as 1869[5] although its first recorded match was a 1–0 defeat away to Leyton in January 1871.

[6] The club's members also played cricket over the summer, in which its XI proved more adept than at football.

[7] The club had strong connections with the legal profession, first captain/secretary Fearn and Segar Bastard both being solicitors, Fearn giving the club's correspondence address as the legal department at Bishopsgate railway station.

[11] The final recorded match for the club was on 24 February 1877, a 1–1 home draw against Hawks.

[14] Its original ground was five minutes' walk from Leyton station,[15] but in 1874 the club moved to West Ham Park.