A tricky tie against a team with their roots in the western corner of Spain took Clapton CFC to the western corner of London, where they tasted away cup joy for the second week running. The 4-1 win over Deportivo Galicia Reserves, in the shadow of Heathrow Airport, booked the Tons a ticket to the […]
A challenging tie in the second round of the Anagram Records Trophy saw Clapton emerge with a highly impressive 2-0 win at previously unbeaten Letchworth Garden City Eagles. Today’s line-ups away at @LGCEaglesFC in the Anagram Records Trophy. Set to be the home side’s record ever attendance. pic.twitter.com/SYhSHhuYHm — Clapton CFC (@ClaptonCFC) November 10, 2018 […]
If you had just caught the scoreline, you might have been forgiven for thinking that Clapton had switched disciplines and taken up Rugby Union. Saturday’s game with Hereford Palace provided, on average, a goal every 7 and a half minutes to entertain a brilliant crowd of 400-plus in the autumn sun. Player-manager Geoff Ocran named […]
In the absence of a competitive fixture, the Clapton CFC squad played a bounce game between ourselves on our 3G training pitch next door to the Stray Dog. With player-manager Geoff Ocran and several players away, there was also a chance for a few trialists to shine. All the players were able to notch up […]
The sun gods finally decided to make their way over to E17 for a Tons home game, which helped bring out a huge family-friendly crowd for the first round of the Anagram Records Trophy against Epping Town. There was noise from two sides of the ground with a large bloc of the Brigata Italiana behind the […]
Given fans have spent two soggy Saturdays under gazebos at a rainy Stray Dog, it was inevitable that a game under the sheltered stands of Walthamstow FC would feature scorching temperatures more than ten degrees above average. The friendly fixture held the oddity of being possibly the most local derby in football; the Tons taking […]
There was a deluge of rain and a deluge of goals before Clapton Community FC just missed out on a win in their very first league home game with a heartbreaking late leveller. The weather gods are clearly against us, with East London only seeing two days of rain in the entire month, both falling […]
Clapton Community FC made the trip across town to Wembley on a perfect late September day to take on South Kilburn Reserves in the first round of the Jim Rogers Presidents Division One Cup. The venue, Northwick Park, could not have been more basic, with no roped off pitch, bench or even changing rooms. However, […]
On a drizzly autumn day, just over 400 people saw Clapton CFC’s first competitive game at the Stray Dog – and they were treated to a barnstormer that will live long in the memory. The Tons looked dead and buried at half-time but mounted a dramatic comeback, only to lose out to the odd goal […]
Clapton Community FC staged a fine second half comeback to get the league season up and running with three points – but it was mighty close. Player-manager Geoff Ocran selected a familiar looking side that had bonded over the long pre-season. Two names missing, however, were goalkeeper Vlad Bendovskyy and forward Bogdan Panescu, whose international clearance have […]
The friendlies are now over – finally – and Clapton CFC signed off pre-season with a narrow win and a first clean sheet. With Clapton CFC’s temporary new home The Stray Dog having been booked by another team, the game had to be played at noon on a 3G pitch nearby with no space for […]
An amazing afternoon for Clapton CFC’s first ‘home’ game as a determined Wanderers made it a very competitive friendly in front of a big crowd. Player-manager Geoff Ocran named a relatively settled starting XI but with two debutants on the bench – attacker Charlie Fagan and midfielder Paul Oshin. The latter is very familiar to […]
Clapton notched up a second win in 7 days on Saturday, with an impressive victory over MCFL Div 1 counterparts, NW London, at the vast New River Stadium. Our second visit to North London in a week saw Geoff Ocran’s team put in arguably their most complete performance of pre-season to date against well drilled […]
Clapton CFC defied the five-division gap to push Enfield Town hard but ultimately lost out in the Brian Lomax Supporters Direct Cup with late goals in both halves. The Tons were missing player-manager Geoff Ocran – out with a minor knee injury – as they had their first shot at silverware in only their fourth […]
Eliot Crosbie smashed home Clapton CFC’s first ever goal to put the Tons on their way to a hugely impressive victory in the East London sunshine. After games at much higher opposition Holland FC and West Essex, player-manager Geoff Ocran had earmarked this as the first chance to properly gauge how his newly-formed team would […]
Clapton CFC succumbed to a 3-0 defeat against West Essex on a drizzly afternoon at the London Marathon Community Track, but there were plenty of positives for player-manager Geoff Ocran to take into next Saturday’s game against Sporting Hackney. A much-improved CCFC showed cohesion and looked dangerous on the counter attack against their ESL opponents. […]
A joyous day by the seaside saw Holland FC open their new £550,000 ground with a bumper crowd and a thumping win – while Clapton CFC’s new-look side took plenty of positives on their very first outing. The historic match was delayed by 30 minutes due to traffic congestion heading towards the coast. In the […]
