▁for ▁Ar th url ie . ▁▁ ▁Th ames ▁Iron works ' ▁biggest ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁came ▁soon ▁after , ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁when ▁they ▁lost ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁to ▁the ▁champions - elect ▁ 3 rd ▁Gren ad ier ▁Gu ards ▁F . C . ▁ 0 – 5 ▁at ▁Brow ning ▁Road . ▁▁ ▁Yet ▁it ▁was ▁only ▁two ▁days ▁later , ▁when ▁in ▁another ▁home ▁game , ▁that ▁" The ▁Ir ons " ▁recorded ▁their ▁biggest ▁win ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁when ▁they ▁beat ▁Cr ouch ▁End ▁ 4 – 1 . ▁ ▁Another ▁ 5 ▁days ▁later ▁would ▁see ▁the ▁last ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁this ▁time ▁at ▁home ▁to ▁B ark ing ▁Wood ville . ▁The ▁game ▁ended ▁ 1 – 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁total ▁Th ames ▁Iron works ▁won ▁ 1 1 ▁of ▁their ▁ 2 2 ▁league ▁and ▁cup ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 6 – 1 8 9 7 ▁season , ▁drawing ▁on ▁ 4 ▁occasions ▁and ▁losing ▁ 7 . ▁ ▁They ▁scored ▁ 3 9 ▁goals ▁and ▁conced ed ▁ 3 8 . ▁ ▁Their ▁first ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁London ▁League ▁had ▁seen ▁them ▁finish ▁ 4 th , ▁but ▁only ▁tempor arily . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁Sc ots ▁Gu ards ▁had ▁with dra wn ▁from ▁the ▁league ▁during ▁the ▁season , ▁and ▁their ▁record ▁was ▁deleted , ▁and ▁the ▁London ▁Wel sh ▁team ▁had ▁been ▁susp ended ▁towards