What had been widely expected occurred earlier today when a extraordinary general meeting of Ryman League clubs voted unanimously to expel Division One North Leyton.
Their last league game at Leyton Stadium (more affectionately known by it's old name of the Hare and Hounds) was a 0-3 defeat to local rivals Ilford on the 20th November. A game in which only 23 people attended.
The club were originally suspended because of debts to the league. They had indicated a wish to withdraw their first team while continuing to play in the Youth League. This proposal was unacceptable to the other member clubs.
Leyton played their last league match on the 8th January when they lost 1-0 away at, in an ironic twist, another one of the their local rivals in Waltham Forest. The twist being that Waltham Forest FC's history dates back to 1995 when then Leyton FC merged with Walthamstow Pennant (to form Leyton Pennant later to become Waltham Forest FC) moving away from Lea Bridge Road to Wadham Lodge.
A new Leyton FC were re-formed or formed (whichever way you want to look at it??) in 1997 and following a High Court case in 2002 successfully won the right to be recognised as an official continuation of the original club
The future of the East London club and ground is still unknown but unconfirmed rumours heard by the cold end are that the ground will be used next season by at least one club.
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