With no games it has been a quiet month and most of this expenditure has been on team equipment, extra merchandise, registrations and other preparations for the coming season.
May 2019 income and expenditure
We donated money to Laylac Center, a youth centre in Bethlehem, for their library and to Different Strokes, a charity that supports to younger stroke survivors in the UK.
Clapton CFC vs Wanderers preview: Trialists get chance in low-key start to men’s team pre-season
The Clapton CFC men’s team are back in action for our first pre-season friendly, Don’t get too excited – it’s in a 3G cage as our trialists try to force their way into the manager’s plans.
Vacancy for first team coach for Clapton CFC Women’s team
An exciting opportunity for a confident and strategic coach to further develop a successful female football team in the Greater London Women’s League Division One
Introducing the Clapton CFC women’s first team
Clapton CFC members have voted in favour of the successful AFC Stoke Newington women’s team to come on board as the new Clapton Community’s women’s team.
Lisa Matthews
I became a member of CCFC in about November, but have been coming to games since near the beginning of the club’s formation … and supported the old Clapton team before that. I love coming to the games, because I love football, but even more than that, it really does feel like being part of […]
Clapton CFC awarded FA Charter Standard status
All of the clubs in the Middlesex County Football League Premier Division have the FA Charter Standard and it is a requirement of promotion to hit the targets.
The story of Clapton CFC’s double-winning season as told by the players
Five of the Clapton Community FC class of 2018/9 reflect on an unforgettable season.
Young member Jay interviews Josh Adejokun on Clapton CFC and Newham Young Mayor
Clapton CFC member Jay Mayor, who lives in Leeds and is eight and three quarters, interviews our fast as lightning winger Josh Adejokun.
Clapton CFC end of season awards – all the winners after momentous 2018/9
Sherwin Stanley and Josh Adejokun were both triple winners as the Clapton CFC end-of-season awards were handed out on the Spotted Dog pitch.
Clapton CFC 2 Clapton Legends XI 6: Celebration of Tons past, present and future
On a nostalgic afternoon for Tons fans, their old heroes got the better of their new ones. But the result wasn’t what mattered.
Farewell Stray Dog – last chance to see Clapton CFC before pitch move
The double-winning Clapton CFC players will say farewell to our temporary home the Stray Dog in Saturday’s Legends game.
In pictures: Clapton CFC matchday programme covers for 2018/9 season
Clapton CFC’s comms team put a lot of effort into the matchday programme, including a new eye-catching front cover design each match. We called out for artists/designers/illustrators to put themselves forward to design one of the covers and the response was amazing. You can read more about the programme with our in-depth interview with Ed […]
Jesus Pizarro
My name is Jesús Pizarro and I live in the province of Granada (Spain). I’ve been a Clapton member since last summer, one of the things that has made me happier this year. I had been disappointed with football for a long time, as it has become more and more a business. The day I […]
Clapton CFC vs Clapton Legends preview: All back to ours for one last party
It’s been a crazy 10 months since Clapton Community FC’s first game, a 5-0 seaside friendly defeat against Holland FC. The Middlesex County Football League Division One season drew to a close last week with a 3-0 win in front of 1,266 people to clinch the title. The fans and players have grown together in […]
FC Roast 0 Clapton CFC 3: Adejokun fires Tons to title glory
Clapton beat FC Roast 3-0 to pip Stonewall FC to the Middlesex Counties First Division (East and Central) title, by just a single point. This also clinched promotion to the Middlesex Counties Premier League. Next season there will be games with the likes of Pitshanger Dynamo, Indian Gymkhana and Larkspur Rovers. We don’t know exactly where they […]
We’re collecting for the Eat or Heat foodbank again at the Legends game
The final Clapton Community FC foodbank collection of the season will take place this weekend. CCFC members, fans, visitors and even players have been chipping in for Eat or Heat, a brilliant community charity, at most home games. We have been happy to give a boost to their stocks during out stay in E17 at our […]
Anne-Marie Hickling
With flags and banners that celebrate resistance and a friendly, welcoming atmosphere, Clapton captivated me from the first game that I ever went to see. I’ve been to football games, at all different levels, in quite a few countries and the experiences have varied hugely. The closest I’ve come to The Stray Dog vibe was […]
FC Roast vs Clapton CFC preview: biggest game of season as win clinches league title
There is only one match left at the business end of the 2018-19 Middlesex Counties Division One East and Central. No more complicated permutations. Only one more ‘if’ and only one more ‘but’. If Clapton Community beat FC Roast on Saturday, they are champions. But if they don’t, Stonewall FC take the title. Simple as […]
April 2019 income and expenditure
In April 2019, Clapton CFC spent £28,846.42, with the largest costs (£16,318.17) a long expected payment to HM Revenue and Customs for VAT collected on sales of our replica shirts – we can expect another one of around the same amount in May. Other associated costs were £1215.00 for registering for VAT in Spain and […]