Brentford FC London Football League Division One Winners 1897-98 medal , silver pierced shield medal with loop ring, obverse with raised shield, reverse inscribed LONDON FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIV 1 1897-8 WINNERS BRENTFORD FC, hallmarked Birmingham 1897 by Horace George Croneen & Co., 41 by 28mm., 11gr. This is a very curious medal. The record books list Thames Ironworks as the London Football League Div. 1 winners in 1897-98, finishing one point clear of Brentford FC ! IN fact Brentford were leapfrogged on the final day of the season when they only managed a 0-0 draw, Thames Ironworks winning.
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Brentford FC London Football League Division One Winners 1897-98 medal , silver pierced shield medal with loop ring, obverse with raised shield, reverse inscribed LONDON FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIV 1 1897-8 WINNERS BRENTFORD FC, hallmarked Birmingham 1897 by Horace George Croneen & Co., 41 by 28mm., 11gr. This is a very curious medal. The record books list Thames Ironworks as the London Football League Div. 1 winners in 1897-98, finishing one point clear of Brentford FC ! IN fact Brentford were leapfrogged on the final day of the season when they only managed a 0-0 draw, Thames Ironworks winning.