Forest Hill Park vs Clapton CFC preview: Cup final for Men’s First Team

Forest Hill Park vs Clapton Community FC takes place on Saturday, May 10 2025 with a 2pm kick off at Mayesbrook Park, Lodge Avenue, Dagenham, RM8 2JR

Having just missed out on the play-offs, the Clapton CFC Men’s First Team end the 2024/25 season with a final shot at glory.

It’s the same opposition for the second game in a row in Forest Hill Park. The game will do well to match the excitement of the last game of the season against them, featuring the unveiling of the International Brigades memorial, the Billy Bragg gig, our record crowd of 1432, and on the pitch our visitors at one point being 45 minutes from the title.

Forest Hill Park’s play-off ended in defeat on penalties in the final, so this is their last shot of glory this season too. It is likely to be their final competitive game as Forest Hill Park before their expected rebrand as SE Dons.

This will be Geoff Ocran’s team’s fourth cup final in our history, two of which have been won on penalties against Hilltop and Kensington Dragons. The other one ended in a defeat against Catholic United.

Three important notes: you need to buy a ticket online, you can’t pay at the turnstile; it’s a slightly earlier than traditional 2pm kick off; and if the scores are level at 90 minutes we’ll go straight to penalties.