The manager, assistant manager and first team coach have their say ahead of the start of the Middlesex County Football League season. Geoff Ocran Role: Player/manager Age 33 Previous clubs (as player): Clapton FC, London Apsa, Potters Bar, Enfield 1893 Qualifications: FA level 2. Honours: 2010/11 Essex Senior League Winner with Enfield 1893, 2015/16 Gordon Brasted Trophy […]
After a pre-season filled with thrills, spills and a bewildering but welcome viral media explosion, Clapton Community Football Club are finally taking the pitch for their first competitive game of the season. The Middlesex County Football League campaign begins this Saturday at 3pm with a trip along the Overground to face the resurrected Ealing Town […]
Never let it be said that we don’t like trying new things here at Clapton. In a summer of firsts, we played in the first ever match at Holland FC’s new ground and Clapton CFC were the first MCFL club ever to compete in the final of the Supporters Direct Cup – against England’s first […]
Epping Town are on a mission to go back to the glory days of the Seventies and Eighties. In the early 1980s they disappeared due to financial problems, despite the team reaching the Isthmian League, basking in their best ever FA Cup and FA Vase runs and playing the likes of West Ham and Spurs […]
After the glamour games and the free hits, the serious preparation for the league season begins. A shot at silverware against Step 3 Enfield Town at their lovely stadium; a trip to the seaside to open Step 6 Holland FC‘s impressive new £550,000 facility; and a visit to the immaculate second stadium on the Olympic Park […]
This Tuesday, Clapton CFC’s pre-season schedule moves up a gear with the chance of lifting some silverware against Enfield Town. The venue is the beautiful, Grade II-listed Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, which is holding its second cup final of the summer, having already hosted the ConIFA World Cup for non-FIFA affiliated regions. Enfield Town and […]
After a gruelling first test by the seaside in week one, Clapton dusted themselves off, stepping up against even tougher opposition last Sunday against West Essex. In terms of league standing, the ESL side represent our most difficult game of pre-season, sitting three divisions above us in the non-league pyramid. While the 3-0 result wasn’t […]
Occasionally in football, a draw can feel like a win, a win can feel like a defeat and there’s even a case to put a positive spin on the odd defeat. Rarely, though, can you come away from a 5 – 0 loss with any sense of accomplishment. Saturday’s trip to the Essex coast provided […]
A trip to the seaside, our very first chance of a trophy, the grand opening of a spanking new stadium, a game on the Olympic park and the five-times FA Cup winners coming to town – Clapton CFC’s first summer of friendlies have a bit of everything with opposition ranging from Step 3 to Step […]
