Congratulations to Clapton CFC player Liam Smyth, who managed to complete the London Marathon despite it being ‘one of the hardest things he’d ever done’, Left-back Liam finished the race in 4 hours, 28 minutes and 6 seconds to be precise, having previously smashed his £1,000 fundraising target. Liam was running for Lola’s Homeless, who provide support […]
Clapton have won yet another game they had no right to win. The previous weekend, 4-2 down at half time. Torn to shreds by The Curve’s pacy attackers. Roaring back in the second half to win 6-5. This time, enduring an onslaught from some of the classiest players we’ve seen grace the Stray Dog. Holding […]
Following Clapton’s Easter resurrection against The Curve, more miracles are required against London Samurai this Saturday. Another win would put the Tons within touching distance of the title, with only a game against FC Roast left to play. The same is true for Samurai, though, ahead of their league closer at FC Star next weekend. […]
At the game against The Curve, we hosted campaign group Waltham Forest Stand Up For Your Rights. The campaign is jointly organised by Waltham Forest Trades Council and London Unemployed Strategies – in conjunction with the East London UNITE Community Branch. They help benefit claimants in the borough know their rights and get support when […]
The league title could be decided this Saturday. Clapton will be hosting London Samurai in the big game at the Stray Dog. At the same time, Stonewall are away at Eastfield. There will be many in Walthamstow with a keen interest in how that one progresses. Clapton on 36 points still have to play FC Roast. […]
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 […]
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 […]
With every game, Clapton pull out a more improbable, more outrageous win. They keep one-upping themselves in the drama stakes. As with their battling Jim Rogers Cup triumph over Hilltop FC the previous weekend, the Tons put in a mixed performance against The Curve. The margins were fine. There was some bad, but there was […]
It’s our first Saturday home game for two months and it’s a big one as we enter the last few weeks of the season.. There’s been a lot of highs already but there could be more to come. It’s really simple – win our last three games of the season and we win the Middlesex […]
On July 22 2018, Clapton Community took on Holland FC in their first game. They were beaten 5-0 in that friendly on the Essex coast. Less than nine months later, they have their hands on the first trophy of this new chapter of Clapton history. A nerve-shredding penalty shootout win over Hilltop FC at Uxbridge […]
The Jim Rogers President’s Cup is for clubs in two divisions at the same level – the Middlesex County Football League Division One West and Central & East. Clapton CFC, who play in Central & East, are in the final after wins away at South Kilburn Reserves and FC Deportivo Galicia Reserves a home victory against […]
After a short but well-deserved five day rest from a fixture-heavy weekend, it’s finally time for us all to start dreaming of silverware. This weekend’s fixture is a big one. The first of two cup finals the Tons have reached this season takes us to Honeycroft, Uxbridge FC’s home ground in West Drayton. Our opponents […]
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 […]
Fans came from near and far to see Clapton’s historic overseas friendly with CE Júpiter. There were those who had followed from East London. There were familiar faces from the Clapton Ultras days who now live in the area. As a pleasant surprise, there were also a couple of Sant Miquel players, a three-hour round trip […]
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 […]
This was the friendliest of friendlies. From the (for once acceptable) half-and-half scarves, to the fans singing songs together, to the joyous post-match scenes. But Sant Miquel, from the eighth tier of Spanish football, are also the kind of friends who beat the crap out of you for a laugh. A late flurry of goals […]
Saturday saw the Tons taking to the pitch for the first of three games in three days and it’s safe to say this was a bit less glamorous than the trip to Barcelona. Since last Saturday’s sunny fixture at Eastfield FC the weather had taken a distinct turn for the worse. Plenty of layers were needed […]
Clapton CFC are heading overseas to play a special invitational friendly match against CE Júpiter. The game is part of the fourth annual Primavera Republicana festival to commemorate the Spanish Republic, which includes live music, lectures, theatre and, this year, a football match. 2019 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Spanish Civil […]
This weekend Clapton CFC will be taking part in three games, in two countries in a 72-hour footballing fiesta. A home fixture against U.E. Sant Miquel is followed the next day by a trip to Barcelona to face C.E. Jupiter in a pair of friendlies that will be another season highlight for the Tons. Firstly, […]
It was a big evening in North East London as fans of a historic club got to experience the unfamiliar surroundings of a bigger stadium next door. And as the expectant hordes crammed onto the Victoria Line, they realised Spurs were opening their new ground on the very same night. The match at the Wadham […]
