: ▁ ▁'" For ▁some ▁reason , ▁not ▁altogether ▁explained , ▁the ▁local ▁public ▁at ▁this ▁place ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁kindly ▁to ▁them ▁and ▁the ▁records ▁show ▁that ▁Brow ning ▁Road ▁was ▁a ▁w ilder ness ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁manner ▁of ▁luck ▁and ▁support ." ▁– ▁Syd ▁King , ▁' Book ▁Of ▁Football ' ▁( 1 9 0 6 ) ▁ ▁Arnold ▁Hills ▁had ▁already ▁ear mark ed ▁a ▁large ▁piece ▁of ▁land ▁in ▁C anning ▁Town ▁and ▁would ▁eventually ▁spend ▁£ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁on ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁an ▁athlet ic ▁ground ▁with ▁facilities ▁for ▁cy cling ▁and ▁tennis ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁football ▁but ▁the ▁ground ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁ready ▁until ▁the ▁following ▁season . ▁▁▁ ▁Tra v elling ▁across ▁the ▁river ▁to ▁Kent ▁again ▁provided ▁cup ▁disappoint ment ▁for ▁" The ▁Ir ons " ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁February ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁when ▁they ▁lost ▁their ▁second ▁re play ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁round ▁of ▁London ▁Senior ▁Cup ▁against ▁B rom ley ▁ 0 – 2 . ▁ ▁They ▁managed ▁to ▁fare ▁better ▁locally , ▁making ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Ham ▁Char ity ▁Cup ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁year ▁running . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁March ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁they ▁narrow ly ▁lost ▁the ▁final ▁ 0 – 1 ▁to ▁West ▁Ham ▁Gar field . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁around ▁that ▁time ▁that ▁Th ames ▁Iron works ' ▁inspir ational ▁captain ▁Robert ▁Stevens on ▁left ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁his ▁native ▁Scotland ▁to ▁play