- Francis Payne
Francis Payne was one of the men responsible for drafting the rules the
London League and became London League membersThames Ironworks F.C. 's club secretary in 1897, succeedingTed Harsent in the post. It is to be noted that the rules of the London League allowed "The Irons" to finish second rather than fourth owing to a "technicality".He was also involved in other Iron Works sports, including athletics and tennis. Francis Payne was replaced by the man he succeeded as the football club secretary, Ted Harsent, after Thames Ironworks had gained entry to the Southern League in the summer of 1898.
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Thames Ironworks F.C. 1896-1897 References
*cite book | author=Blows, Kirk & Hogg, Tony| title=The Essential History of West Ham United | publisher=Headline | year=2000| id=ISBN 0-7472-7036-8
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before=Ted Harsent 1895-1897
title=Thames Ironworks F.C. Club Secretary
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after=Ted Harsent 1898-1899
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