Thames Association FC was an English football club from Custom House, East London who briefly played in the Football League between 1930 and 1932.  They were founded in 1928, in a similar manner to Chelsea, to play on a ground without a team. In Thames' case, they were formed by a group of businessmen who had built the West Ham Stadium, with a capacity of 120,000. The stadium was primarily used for greyhound and speedway racing which took place during the week, leaving Saturdays free. The club began playing in the Southern League Eastern Division, and finished 14th in their first season and third in the season after that (1929-30). This was enough for them to gain election to the Football League Third Division South in the summer of 1930, in place of Merthyr Town.  The club holds the record for the lowest attendance for a Football League match; just 469 fans paid to watch Thames play Luton Town on 6 December 1930.  Unable to compete with established teams nearby, such as Charlton Athletic, Clapton Orient, Millwall and West Ham United, Thames struggled. They finished 20th out of 22 clubs in 1930-31, and bottom the following season (1931-32). This prompted the club directors' decision to not seek re-election to the League for the following season and wind up the club, despite an approach from Clapton Orient to merge the two clubs. They were replaced by Aldershot FC.