Lymore Gardens Football Club is a football club based in Waltham Forest, London. They are currently members of the and play at the Oakside Stadium.
History Lymore Gardens Football Club was founded by Lee Benjamin in 2016 as a Sunday league team and he became the club's first and current manager. Lymore Gardens became a non-League club on 12 October 2020.
Lymore Gardens were admitted to Senior Divion One of the Essex Alliance League (with the Reserves in Division Two) ahead of the 2021–22 season, and the club's first official match was a 4–1 victory against FC Baresi on 21 August 2021. Lymore Gardens then finished as runners-up in the 2021–22 Essex Alliance League Senior Cup and they won the Division One Cup in 2023–24.
The club then finished as runners-up in Senior Division One in 2024–25 and were promoted to step 6 of the National League System for the first time in the club's history when Philip United's promotion was rescinded. The club was placed in the Eastern Counties Football League Division One South for the 2025–26 season and they reached the FA Vase fifth round during their inaugural season in the competition.
Season by season record Season Teams League Position Promotion playoffs FA CupFA TrophyFA VaseOther2021–2213Essex Alliance Football League Senior Division One5th2414375837 +2145—Essex Alliance Football League Senior Cup Runners-up2022–2317Essex Alliance Football League Senior Division One 8th32174116860 +855—Essex Alliance Football League Division One Cup First round; Essex Alliance Football League Division Two Cup Quarter-finals2023–2415Essex Alliance Football League Senior Division One7th28126108671 +1541—Essex Alliance Football League Division One Cup Champions; Essex Premier Cup Second round2024–2516Essex Alliance Football League Senior Division One2nd30215410146 +5568—Essex Alliance Football League Division One Cup Quarter-finals; Essex Premier Cup First round 2025–26 21 Eastern Counties Football League Division One South 5th 40 22 5 13 79 63 +16 71 SF—5REssex Senior Cup Second round; Eastern Counties Football League Cup Second round
Stadium Lymore Gardens' home ground is Oakside Stadium, which they groundshare with Redbridge. They have also previously played at Ive Farm Lane, Jubilee Park and Parmiters School.
Records Best FA Vase performance: Fifth round, 2025–26
Honours Essex Alliance League Division One Cup winners 2023–24 Senior Cup runners-up 2021–22
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