Northern Premier League

HISTORY RE-MADE IN NAME CHANGE

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
6 May 2018

By Robin Jones
A FAMOUS name will be back in the pyramid next season when Waltham Forest change their name to Walthamstow for their 150th season.
Walthamstow Avenue were one of the most successful amateur clubs of the 1950s, but lost their identity in 1988 when they merged into the amalgamated club of Leytonstone/Ilford, who later became Redbridge Forest – which continued the merger trend to join forces with Dagenham to become Dagenham and Redbridge.
Following their 3-1 win over Ilford which saved them from relegation from the Essex Senior League, Waltham Forest secretary Andy Perkins...

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