Clapton CFC backing Amnesty’s Football Welcomes event

Clapton CFC are delighted to take part in Amnesty International’s Football Welcomes 2019, celebrating the contribution of refugees to the beautiful game. From the children fleeing the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s who went on to become some of the first refugees to play professionally here, to the likes of Granit Xhaka, Nadia Nadim […]

What happened at the first Clapton eSports social

The world of video-games can be incredibly toxic at times. Racism, sexism and homophobia are rife while playing online games and in a large number of online communities around gaming. An online campaign in 2014 – spearheaded by white men – pushed games publishers to reject calls for greater representation for women and people of […]

First ever Clapton CFC Esports social event

At the last members’ meeting, a unanimous decision was taken for Clapton Community Football Club to expand into the realm of video games. Why? The gaming industry is now bigger than the industries of music and film combined, yet it’s a space often abandoned by the left. As a result, right-wing ideas and politics have […]

Martin Silver

I first visited the Old Spotted Dog on a Saturday when I was wandering along Upton Lane with a group of mates in around 1944 and we came across the football ground by chance and we decided to go in and watch. There was indeed a game going on with around 500 to 1000 spectators […]

Adam Druett

There comes a point in life when you realise you need to take a stand against something you previously supported your whole life. I very nearly walked away from football completely. Having held a season ticket at a professional club for over 10 years of my childhood, football was a big part of growing up […]

Davey Nellist

I’m originally from Newcastle Upon Tyne but have lived in East London for 25 years. I was looking for a team to support and Clapton is where I live but I wouldn’t break the picket line at Clapton FC, or give money to the owner. I was delighted when I read about CCFC and signed […]