Tooting Bec vs Clapton Community FC takes place on Saturday, November 30 2024 with a 3pm kick off at Chipstead FC, High Road, Chipstead, CR5 3SF.

It’s the first away day of 2026 for the Clapton CFC Men’s First Team and it’s a long trip down to Chipstead in Surrey to take on Tooting Bec.

Our hosts are the holders of the London Senior Trophy and are having a good season in the Southern Counties East Football League, our home last season.

However, this is the only cup competition we’re still in, it’s the quarter-final stage already, so Geoff Ocran and the coaching team are taking it seriously.

The opposition

Tooting Bec FC was established in 2004 and joined the Surrey South Eastern Combination. Five promotions later they joined the Combined Counties League, then in 2021 season the club were laterally transferred to the SCEFL. In the three seasons since, they’ve made the play-offs twice. They now have 6 men’s and 2 women’s teams.

Previous meetings

Last season in the SCEFL, both games were won 4-2 by the away side. The victory away at Tooting Bec was particularly notable for Fred Taylor’s four goals.

Form guide

Tooting Bec are sitting in seventh just outside the play-offs. In this competition they had a first round bye then beat Hilltop Reserves in the second round.

Players to watch

Nile Waite – who has bags of experience in this division with AFC Whyteleafe, Lewisham Borough, FC Elmstead and Sporting Club Thamesmead is in fine form this season with six goals in ten games.

Admission

It’s £6 in, or £4 concessions. The bar will be open before and after the game including early/late football on the TV. Hot food available at the bar and some printed programmes on sale too.

Transport and directions

It’s a 32 minute walk from Chipstead station. However, the walk is apparently up a very steep and narrow hill with no pavements. So the suggestion is to travel to Coulsdon South or Coulsdon Town and get a taxi. You can also catch a train to Merstham and catch a bus from there.

There is parking for 200 cars around 200 yards from the ground.