Tilbury F.C.

Tilbury Football Club are a football club based in Tilbury, Thurrock, England, established in 1895. In 1976, they won the Isthmian League Second Division. In the 1977–78 season, they reached the Third Round of the FA Cup, their best performance in the competition. They currently play in the.HistoryTilbury F.C. was formed in 1889, joining the Gravesend League. and first affiliated to Essex F.A. in 1896. After World War I they played in the South Essex League. In 1927, the club gained senior status and joined the Kent League, after several other senior leagues had rejected them, but after four seasons the financial constraints of travelling to Kent for away games saw them leave this league and switch to the London League.In 1950, buoyed by a successful FA Cup run the year before where they met Notts County, led by ex-England centre forward Tommy Lawton, losing 4–0, Tilbury joined the Corinthian League. In 1957 they switched back to the London League, where they were champions for four consecutive seasons between 1958 and 1962. After their four title win they joined the Delphian League but the 1962–63 Delphian League campaign had to be abandoned due to extensive adverse weather conditions and the league then promptly folded completely.