Our men’s team’s pre-season preparations continued with a closely contested game. Two late goals put a gloss on the scoreline for the Eastern Counties League Division One South side.
Tag: Match reports
Clapton CFC 3 Wanderers FC 2: Men’s team start pre-season with come-from-behind win
Football’s back! An experimental Clapton Community men’s team line-up kicked off what is bound to be another momentous season, with a practice match against Wanderers FC.
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.
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 […]
Catholic United FC 5 Clapton CFC 1: Cup hopes washed away in second half goal deluge
The cup double wasn’t to be. Despite taking an early lead the Tons could not keep their ruthless opponents at bay. Catholic United stepped up their game in the second half to retain the Anagram Records Trophy in style. Geoff Ocran was able to welcome back left back Liam Smyth, who missed out due to […]
Clapton CFC 3 London Samurai Rovers 2: Nerve-shredding win puts title within reach
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 […]
Clapton CFC 6 The Curve FC 5: Tons come back from dead on Easter weekend
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 […]
Clapton CFC 2 Hilltop FC 2 (5-3 on pens): Rabia spotkick seals first silverware of new fan-owned era
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 […]
CE Jupiter 5 Clapton CFC 0: Battling Tons beaten on momentous evening in Barcelona
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 […]
Clapton CFC 2 UE Sant Miquel 6: Competitive clash in the friendliest of friendlies
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 […]