It was inevitable that this game wouldn’t feel like much of an event. These teams have seen a lot of each other recently. This wasn’t a cup semi-final. But Clapton emerged with the three points, in spite of the best efforts of a Wilberforce Wanderers side that was noticeably more energised, motivated and willing to use […]
I first heard about Clapton CFC via the club’s now famous away shirt. Commemorating the end of the Spanish Civil War with the ‘No Pasarán’ International Brigades shirt was a brilliant idea. It also made me curious about the way that Clapton Community Football Club was organised. For me it’s about more than football. When […]
Can we play you every week? Yes, apparently we can. It’s déjà vu all over again this Saturday, as CCFC travel back to White Hart Lane to take on Wilberforce Wanderers – this time in the league. The Tons ran out comfortable 4-1 winners in last weekend’s Jim Rogers President’s Cup semi. Sizzling Sherwin Stanley bagged […]
Clapton CFC members have voted to buy a mobile defibrillator out of club funds to take to away games. At our temporary home, the Stray Dog, we have access to a defibrillator as well as accredited CPR and defibrillator-trained volunteers among us. If a player – or supporter – at the Stray Dog or adjoining pitches faces […]
In February 2019, Clapton CFC spent £49,670.47, with the largest costs (£46,904.67) once again going towards the production and distribution of our replica shirts: almost 4000 were produced this month. With three home games in February, we also spent more on programmes (£675) and the various costs of hosting matches. Total income in February 2019 […]
Is Haringey windier than the other parts of London, or have CCFC just happened to play there on the two windiest days of the year? As with the 2-1 loss to NW London in the adjoining stadium last month, the wind was the twelfth player for whichever team had it at their tails. Although the crowd […]
Fancy lacing up your boots…and taking to the pitch in our famous purple, red and yellow jersey? We are looking for members who would like to represent CCFC in a fan tournament in celebration of International Women’s Day. The event is organised by Girls United and Peckham Town for the 10th of March, in the […]
It’s act two of a three act play this Saturday on White Hart Lane. Clapton Community take on Wilberforce Wanderers three times in little over a month. Sandwiched between two league games, this one is bound to be high drama, with a place in the final of the Jim Rogers President’s Division One Cup at […]
At the game against Chipperfield Corinthians we welcomed the brilliant football charity Crossworld FC who are facing a major funding shortfall. Crossworld FC, which was set up in 2006, uses football as a means of empowering young people from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds. However, the £2,000 shortfall now leaves them in danger of not […]
A resolute defensive display against a well-drilled, higher-league opposition paid off for Clapton as they defeated Chipperfield Corinthians 3-0 in the quarter finals of the Anagram Records Trophy. However, it was by no means straightforward with the Corinthians, who play a division higher than CCFC, completely dominating a goalless first half only for the game […]
Clapton CFC members have been blown away by the interest in our replica away shirt. But it could so easily have been a different design. As a members-owned, fan-run club, we try to put decisions to a democratic vote where possible. So in the summer, we invited members to submit a design for an away […]
Have your vocal chords recovered yet? After running rampant against league leaders Stonewall FC last week, cup fever is coming to the Stray Dog. Clapton CFC will be in action in the Anagram Records Trophy – aka the Capital Counties Feeder League Trophy – this Saturday against Chipperfield Corinthians. The competition sponsored by the punk […]
It was a day of big numbers. A record Stray Dog crowd of 618. Over 100 signed up for the DKMS stem cell register. £400 raised for LGBTIQ+ homelessness charity Outside Project. It was a massive triumph before a ball had been kicked. But there were more big numbers on the park, as the Tons put […]
CCFC’s Football v Homophobia game against Stonewall FC on Saturday was a proud day for all involved. A record-breaking crowd of 618 at The Stray Dog saw the teams and fans come together to show there is no place for homophobia or transphobia in our game. Players from both sides wore rainbow laces and armbands, […]
Wow! We’re delighted to announce that 100 people signed up for the DKMS stem cell register on Saturday at our match against Stonewall FC. The DKMS Football vs Blood Cancer drive had an amazing response with more than 15% of the total attendance of 618 registering. That’s substantially more than expected by the charity. That is […]
Forget Man City’s thrashing of Chelsea, or the QPR-Birmingham epic at Loftus Road, last week’s biggest football story was about a Bahraini full back being released from detention in Thailand. Hakeem al-Araibi fled Bahrain after the 2011 crackdown on protests and was given asylum in Australia, where he plays for Pascoe Vale in Melbourne. But […]
A visit to the Stray Dog from league leaders and world-famous LGBT football team Stonewall FC is probably the marquee event of our season so far. Clapton Community FC player-manager Geoff Ocran’s side are sure to be fired up after our 4-0 away defeat in January, a match that was much more competitive than the […]
Clapton Community FC aims to create a safe, welcoming and inclusive place for everyone, regardless of their gender identity or sexual orientation. So we are delighted to support Football v Homophobia at our game on Saturday during their tenth annual month of action. FvH is an international initiative opposing homophobia and celebrating diversity in football […]
We’re teaming up with charity DKMS for a big push this weekend for Football vs Blood Cancer, a campaign that members voted to support. Before and after the game against Stonewall FC on Saturday we’ll be encouraging you to spare a few minutes to join the blood stem cell donor register. Clubs such as Everton, […]
Storm Erik was a wildcard factor in this closely-fought encounter between North West London and Clapton CFC in Haringey. It was the hosts who took the three points in this hastily-rearranged game courtesy of a contentious late goal against a weakened but battling CCFC side. The management of Clapton had had a difficult week in terms […]
