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women of portraits of series a Part of Essex from people and non-binary 2019 Whitehead, Edith by Portrait of an Essex Girl an Essex of Portrait Member CFC Clapton Annabel Staff, WELCOME MATCHDAY MAGAZINE NO. 7 2019/20 Some of the fantastic t-shirts made at the workshop run by @boldandbold, with If you’ve ever had dreams volunteers from both the men’s and women’s teams of owning a football club, and help from members. you’ve come to the right place. With your first year of membership, you get a £1 share in the club and you can join our committees, keep our club going, and vote on important issues.

Enjoy the game.

C’MON YOU TONS!

ACCOUNTABILITY AGREEMENT – WE ARE THE CLAPTON CFC

O We accept that each of us is individually responsible used to talking, we also need to listen to the wisdom for our own actions and we are collectively that others bring to our organising and discussions. responsible for supporting those around us. O We try to communicate in an open, clear and O We start from a position of believing and supporting uncomplicated way. We are aware of how the people when they share their experiences with us. language we use can shut down other people’s opinions and exclude participation, even when O We accept that other people’s lives and histories we do not intend to do so. are invariably different to our own and try to avoid making assumptions about the opinions, background, O Accountability means that each of us is ready, cultures and identities of others. when challenged about how we act and how we speak, to take on board other’s points of view, take O We try not to judge, compete or put each other down. responsibility for our actions and make amends in the We approach every situation with an open mind. ways that are asked of us. This accountability is also expected of people and groups working with us. O We notice and respect each other’s physical boundaries and understand the importance of O If we witness actions or behaviour that is harmful, always checking first before crossing them. oppressive or discriminatory, we will challenge it constructively and not leave this to those who are O We are mindful of the space we take up and if we are most affected by it or assume others will deal with it.

‘TONS / 3 A WORD FROM THE GAFFERS GEOFF OCRAN MEN’S TEAM PLAYER-MANAGER

TWO WINS ON THE BOUNCE AND CONFIDENCE performance away from home. IN THE CAMP IS HIGH. We have been rewarded with a home tie against We expected a great attendance on Lon League Leigh Town in the next round so again it will be Day and we were definitely not disappointed. another opportunity to potentially give a run out Thanks again to the 909 who braved the weather to few who are knocking on the door. to come down and see us take on Stonewall. Two home league games now, vs CB Hounslow With such a momentous day predicted, we knew Reserves and our friends NW London. we had to do our part on the pitch. Despite going 2 down, the belief within the squad was the best As we are unbeaten at home I think we need to it’s been all season and that only happens when continue that run considering how many away you have leadership and experience to call upon. games we have had already. PATRICK MCLAUGHLIN We rotated the squad vs Runwell to give a few The league is still relatively tight so if we can put a WOMEN’S TEAM HEAD COACH other players a chance to stake a claim for run together, then we should comfortably climb into the first team and it was a very professional the top half and close the gap on the top teams.

ANOTHER WEEKEND, ANOTHER HOME GAME Today’s game sees us take on Crystal Palace – a huge thank you to everyone for their Development, who have made a bright start constant support. to the season.

Although we have benefited from three home cup This isn’t exactly a surprise, given they secured ties, this will be our fourth home league game out promotion from Division 2 South by winning all of five, leaving a backlog of away games to make 18 of their games. up later in the season. We can therefore expect a difficult game once I’ve previously mentioned the size and quality again, although their invincible run was abruptly of our squad and we have recently seen how halted when they lost 5-2 to Walton Casuals a important that is. Despite numerous absences couple of weeks ago. and injuries, we were able to put out a strong side against Orient Development. Given the tightness of our own game against Walton, if we are at our best today, we should Unfortunately, this wasn’t enough for the result be confident of achieving a result. to go in our favour against a team top of the league above. We matched up with them well for Next week we finally have our second away trip long spells in the game, but quality around both and it’s a long one, all the way to Hampton and boxes on their part gave them a comfortable Richmond Borough. victory in the end. Hopefully we haven’t become too accustomed to As disappointing as it is to lose, it highlights where playing at home and we can take the game to a we need to improve, and we can take positives team who’ve had mixed results so far this season. from how we played. Enjoy the game!

4 / CCFC ‘TONS / 5 ‘TON NEWS OLD SPOTTED DOG

making t-shirts and fundraising. On the way home the kids were asking, BUCKET SHAKE when can we come back? FOR MAN DEN “Huge thanks to @ClaptonCFC and all the fans who donated!” We raised £75.34 for Man Den, who provide mentoring and activities for young people, in a bucket shake PHILANTHROPIC at the Walton Casuals game. The club has agreed to match this from FLAGGER donations at the gate making it £150.

The assistant referee at the men’s Afterwards, Man Den tweeted: team’s BBC Essex Premier Cup tie “This is amazing! Thank you so with Runwell Sports has generously much to everyone who donated forfeited his £28 fee, suggesting it we are honestly so grateful! This ONLINE STORE be donated to charity. The 80-year- covers us for almost 2 sessions!” old wanted the money to be used REOPENS FOR to help fellow pensioners so our Outreach Committee will decide NO TOLERANCE LIMITED RUN on an appropriate cause. As Geoff Ocran and Jack Francis took turns OF INTOLERANCE We’re holding two online flash sales running the opposite line, we’re able on our website of 250 away shirts to add that fee as well, which will Quadrato Meticcio, a fan-owned each time at the usual price of £30 take the total donation to £56. club in Padova, has been accused THE FUTURE OF inc VAT. If the shirts are well received of “discrimination” and “not being - and our volunteers can cope - we welcoming” by newspapers, right- may carry on. Members were first to wing MPs and even the president find out about the first batch going of the Italian National Olympic THE OLD SPOTTED on sale before we mentioned it on Committee. Why? They refused to social media. If you want to find out register a player who had made when the shirts go on sale, sign up racist comments online. to become a member. Clubs founded on principles of DOG GROUND inclusivity cannot extend tolerance BUCKET SHAKE to those whose beliefs are DOZENS OF PEOPLE MET ON OCTOBER 15TH TO to gather suggestions of what community uses fundamentally intolerant. We wish the discuss how to make the Old Spotted Dog Ground the ground could accommodate. FOR AKWAABA Italian authorities would direct their the hub of the Newham community. energies towards actually tackling STATE OF THE OLD SPOTTED DOG On Non-League Day our bucket racism in sport. CCFC members and The dilapidated ground, next door to the derelict pub of Our surveyor, who made a site visit on October 3rd, shake raised £492.50 for Akwaaba. fans expressed their solidarity with a the same name on Upton Lane, Forest Gate, was recently introduced his report to the meeting. The club topped this up to £600. banner at the Walton Casuals game. repossessed by its owner, Star Pubs & Bars, after the Akwaaba is a Hackney-based social previous leaseholder failed to pay the rent. He described the state of the ground as “appalling” centre for migrants that runs every and full of health and safety risks. Sunday afternoon. Star Pubs & Bars has offered a new lease to Clapton Community Football Club, our not-for-profit members- He failed the ground on nearly all points for the FA They tweeted afterwards: “Thank you owned and -run club, after a thorough assessment ground’s grading G, for Step 6 football, one level above @ClaptonCFC for having us today! of all bids. our position, but below the level it has recently been used.

“We had a great time watching While those negotiations are still going ahead, a Many major problems with the OSD were highlighted – the game with @magpieprojectuk, first public meeting was held at nearby Durning Hall from roof leaks dripping on to electrical junction boxes

4 / CCFC ‘TONS / 5 OLD SPOTTED DOG MESSAGE TO A TON to tons of rubble and dumped waste materials.

Members will receive a copy of this surveyor’s report in the latest newsletter. MESSAGE TO A TON Separately, members of Clapton CFC’s Old Spotted Dog committee were also recently allowed access to the site. It’s been a cracking start to the 19/20 season with website and in the matchday programme for the more than 30 players sponsored out of a total 65 whole of the season. You can see some of the photos on this page and more players from the men’s and women’s teams in less on our Flickr page (bit.ly/OSDflickr). than a fortnight. If you’re thinking of supporting The money raised will go towards kit and equipment your favourite Ton visit www.chuffed.org/project/ for players and our training sessions for women and It is clear that major work will be needed to bring tonsmessage and donate from as little as £5. under 16s. the ground up to an acceptable standard to allow matches to take place. A target of getting the ground You will be listed as a player supporter with your For any queries relating to ‘Message to a Ton’ ready for football use by August 2020 was mooted name and brief message of support featured on the email [email protected] at the meeting.

COMMUNITY IDEAS CCFC MEN’S SQUAD Eliot Crosbie S “Oooh E-l-i-ot Crosbie” Elena Holmes S Our aim is not only to build a home for our men’s, women’s and children’s football teams, but create an Joshua Adejokun S Have a great Justin Cummins A Ana Holmes S season Josh, Forza Clapton. From the Charlie Fagan A Emily Link S open, welcoming community space available for a range Parmenter family of activities for local people. Nabeel Hashim A Ciara Monahan S Noah Adejokun S Ashley Headley A Annika Quartey S Several people raised the importance of youth teams, Cemal Agdelen S From the Parmenter and the importance of involving young people in family Ben Kadler A Lucy Rolington S Best of luck for the season! Mark McCormick organised sessions of training (in everything from Dan Anfossy S Stefan Kilron A Naomi Scriven S martial arts to football). Phil Blakesley S Come on Felipe – Prince Kwayke A hold it down in midfield and beyond this Lucy Spours S A season. We Love you Blaaaaakesley. Alby Miller Others were keen to stress the need for community Rebecca von Blumenthal S Legend Joe Zlotowitz Paul Oshin A space in the club house, for meetings, office space, Saskia Walker S weddings, community kitchen and, again, youth facilities. GET IN TOUCH Sham Darr S Lewis Owiredu A Laura Wright S Do you belong to a sports or community Jack Francis S Bogdan Panescu A Hannah Wright S Attendees also asked about the access alley, the organisation in the Newham area who Bilal Hussain S Bruno Pereira A areas containing the mobile phone mast, the garage/ might wish to use the Old Spotted Alice Nutman A Jerry Jairette S Romelle Pile A warehouse and whether there’s room for a community Dog’s pitch or bar area? A S Phoebe Parthews garden. Andrew Lastic A credit to the ‘Tons’ Imran Rehman A In solidarity. Dave Clinch Stedrika Perkins A This could be groups who have Louis Rene A Nick Loblack S Verity Phillips A There was a short discussion on what sort of pitch previously used the facilities or who’ve Fama Sangare A should be available at the ground – grass, artificial never even been inside it. Or are you Stefan Nielson S Hope you’re staying Hariet Plows A on your feet more this season. Pie the Liam Smyth A or hybrid – but that’s a debate for later. a local resident with suggestions of Capucine Riom A French Bulldog x A what can be done with the space or Billy Wise Esther Routledge A All in all, a great meeting and a good start for the future who we should reach out to? Geoff Ocran S Jordan Odofin S Alice Williams S of London’s oldest senior football ground. CCFC WOMEN’S SQUAD Or perhaps you would be interested in Yacine Rabia S Good luck to Yas Polly Adams S MAILING LIST joining the committee of the new Old Rabia and the Clapton team this season.

At the end of the meeting, many attendees signed up Spotted Dog Trust, our subsidiary which Muzzy Vurulmaz Zhane Amoaten S Amazing touches, beautiful passes, perfect control. Please Sherwin Stanley S for a mailing list which will keep them up to date with will operate the facility? keep caressing the ball as you’re doing! progress on our takeover of the OSD. Jon Akaly A S+T Leyton Massive To get in touch please email Dean Bouho A Sophia Axelsson S If you’d like to join the list, then email [email protected] S PLAYER SPONSORED Tom Carding A Georgie Brophy S [email protected] A PLAYER AVAILABLE! Ellick Coleman A Susana Ferreira S

6 / CCFC ‘TONS / 9 ALICE MAY WILLIAMS

She was born in 1865, and it’s amazing to hear her talk on tape, as London accents like hers just don’t exist anymore. Her family were riverboat people, and she tells a story about how her father used to run the ship aground in the Thames and wait there until people had spent enough money in the bar to make ends meet.

She was alive to see both Tower Bridge and Power Station being built!

In 2016, using a production award I won from Jerwood, I made a film called Dream City.

It was about the history of the site of Battersea Power Station, from being a marshland, a farm, the site of a proposed theme park, power station and eventually the site of various failed/failing Here she tells us about her inspiration and the development plans, including current one. joy of taking up football again… I was interested in how the rhythms of WITH YOU ALICE Most of my projects are grounded in a strong development in the city are cyclical, and the I wanted to express this through painting, which interest of mine, and involve some level of massive plans for the area currently may come I had put aside in favour of video. I wanted to see research, often historical. to nothing, or be demolished. how, like when running around on a football pitch, I could say everything that needed to be said in MAY WILLIAMS Since I graduated from my MFA at Goldsmiths Many of the houses my own Nan and her mother, as few words as possible. in 2014 I have worked mostly using video to tell and her mother lived in in Battersea now longer exist. stories, as I love words, and writing pieces which Starting with the colours and patterns of vintage CLAPTON CFC PLAYER ALICE MAY WILLIAMS weave my various interests together. I have also been on residency in a Tudor house kits, I began to build up layers of acrylic paint. is currently showing her work at the Science in Liverpool and last year made a film about the Gallery as part of the On Edge – Living in an In 2015 I made a project called ‘An Unreliable history of biological sex for the National Trust, On top of these I painted the most popular phrases Age of Anxiety exhibition. Witness’ about my great great grandmother called ‘By The Accident of Your Birth’. that teammates use on the pitch, or coaches shout who lived all over Battersea. to encourage players to communicate. She also designed our recent programme When I was approached to be a part of the On cover. If you are interested in Alice’s work you It was sparked by an audio recording I was given Edge show, I was very sure that I wanted to make I thought not only were they beautiful, but they can check at instagram.com/a_may_williams. of her talking in 1959, when she was in her 90s. something very positive. could be used as mantras in life too, a positive affirmation to carry off the pitch and into I was not interested in making an anxious artwork everyday life. that illustrated the problem, but something that represented a moment of release, or escape, a I like that fellow players will get the meaning route through anxiety. behind the words, but hopefully all viewers will take away at least the feeling of joy and support For me, this escape came from football, which I of being part of a team. took up in 2017 having not played since school. I have been injured, keeping me away from the I have been on medication for depression and pitch, but painting these has been a huge pleasure anxiety for many years, which has been hugely for me, I am so proud of the show, my team, and beneficial, but it was not until a started playing cannot wait to get back on the pitch! regularly on a team that I felt I had a real purpose in life, a sense of being useful, and life being ON EDGE: Living in an Age of Anxiety is on at truly worthwhile. Science Gallery London until 19 January 2020.

6 / CCFC ‘TONS / 7 YOUNG SPORTSWRITER

Ihsan Uddin (left) playing for the YOUNG TON Young Tons, below Clapton CFC’s title-winning game against FC IHSAN UDDIN Roast in front of RUNNER-UP IN THIS the record crowd CLAPTON CFC GIVES FC ROAST A GOOD ROASTING!

YEAR’S GUARDIAN CLAPTON CFC PLAYED IN FRONT OF A RECORD blasted another one in and got his hat-trick in YOUNG SPORTSWRITER crowd to win the Middlesex counties First division the 72nd minute. (East and Central) league by an amazing one point! OF THE YEAR The end was near, Clapton needed to stay cool and COMPETITION IN The Stray Dog, the temporary home of the club defend, which they did, and they got their glory. has never seen such a gigantic crowd. The sound Clapton now move up into the Middlesex Counties THE 7-9 YEAR OLD of drums pulsed around the stadium and the Premier League! atmosphere was one of high expectations from CATEGORY the very beginning. After the match Adejokun was very humble, he was made man of the match and went on to say, “The It wasn’t going to be easy, last time they met chemistry of the team was great”. “We tried our The judges were so impressed with FC Roast they drew 4-4. But that was on a cold hardest and I think we deserved to win the league”. Ihsan’s article - a match report of miserable day in October, and this was the last day Clapton CFC’s title-winning game of the season and the stadium was filled with warm, Dan Anfossy kept a clean sheet despite Roast’s against FC Roast. hopeful sunshine. Clapton had to win this match to second half attacking and after the match he said, win the League. “I was really nervous, I haven’t ever played in front All of them said what a tough of such a big crowd”. Those nerves obviously decision it was to choose between The first goal was inside 20 minutes it was a disappeared as their goal line increased. them. Per Mertesacker said: belter – Adejokun caught it from a simple rebound “The standard was so impressive.” and the keeper had no chance of saving it, the After the victory, the players were surrounded crowd went wild. by thick, red smoke and they sprayed cans of Ihsan brilliantly conveyed the Polish beer. atmosphere of the match in his Unusual for most football matches, Nielsen was a article and his descriptions kept the little while after tackled to the ground by a French Each player was hoisted up on the shoulders of judges gripped all the way bulldog (which we later found out was called Pie). their team-mates as they celebrated in front of their to the end. adoring fans, some of whom came onto the pitch After the incident a second lovely goal was scored with them. Here is his award-winning article… by Adejokun, who sliced through the Roast defence. we think you’ll agree it’s some The crowd went crazy knowing the title was in their The crowd sang some of their victory songs along brilliant writing. grasp and they were so close to winning. with their staff who all celebrated like they had won the Premier League! The party lasted a long time The second half was tougher for the Tons as afterwards. Roast played much harder, but goalkeeper Dan Anfossy made exquisite saves, one of them was Next season, they will play in the higher tier and an outstanding punch. they are moving over to the Wadham Lodge’s main stadium leaving behind The Stray Dog pitch they’ve Yacine Rabia also did some excellent defending, played on this season, but after today it feels like keeping the Roast strikers outside of the goal area. they definitely have found a new home. The atmosphere was amazing, people were cheering and the sound was deafening and then something really special happened for the Tons, Adejokun By Ihsan Uddin

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when Kacper Strzala volleyed home a corner. Although they had many other chances in this half, the second did not come until just before the break. Idries Turay tapped home an inviting cross.

Clapton nearly got on the scoresheet when Bruno Pereira prodded a Nielsen freekick goalwards from eight yards. There was no power on it, but the unsighted keeper only just got down in time to prevent it creeping into the corner.

Player-manager Geoff Ocran brought on Josh Adejokun and Prince Kwakye for the second half. For the first few minutes it looked like it might shift MATCH REPORT: 06/10/2019 the balance of the tie.

Clapton played with a higher tempo and forced CLAPTON CFC 1 WALTON CASUALS LADIES 2 a couple of chances. Stefan Kilron put in a nice cross for Josh, who headed just over. WOMEN’S FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

That sign of promise made the next goal even THE OLD SAYING GOES THAT ALL GOOD Walton’s poor left-back inside out MATCH REPORT: 05/10/2019 more devastating. The electric Mahmoud ran things must come to an end, and that includes before cutting a low ball across down the right and rocketed it into the far corner. Clapton CFC’s unbeaten start to the league the face of goal where it was met Game well and truly over. season. But despite defeat to a polished by the onrushing Saskia Walker to WANDERERS 5 Walton Casuals side, the Tons can take a hammer home. Substitute Charlie Fagan did have one headed lot of positives. CLAPTON CFC 0 chance from a Liam Smyth corner. But the Tons Now tails were up and we had a game were mostly just hanging on for dear life. The visitors almost took the lead from the get go on. Both sides taking turns to run at each MIDDLESEX COUNTY FOOTBALL LEAGUE, PREMIER DIVISION as a deflected through ball fell kindly to a Walton other through the midfield. This game had more Jess Yanga and Glody Kiyombo added late strikes winger, but fortunately, her shot hit the bar and goals in it and everybody knew. CLAPTON COMMUNITY MEN’S DIFFICULT to seal a miserable afternoon for the Tons men’s tipped over for a goal kick. start to life in the Middlesex County League team, who were consigned to their third defeat in A collision between Adams and a Walton forward Premier continued as they were demolished at the five league games to date. Some solid defending from Alice Nutman and left the goalkeeper on the floor clutching her Cricklewood Wanderers. Phoebe Parthews ensured that Walton continued shoulder. Luckily she was able to continue, but Ocran was frustrated that his players were not to be frustrated. Walton were pushing hard. The -based side - who actually finished able to execute his game plan: ”‘I just thought bottom of the division last season - were full of pace they were the better team. Walton enjoyed the lion’s share of the chances, The visitors got their breakthrough on 70 minutes, and trickery, which the Tons just could not contain. but they came up against a formidable Polly as a free kick from just outside the box hit the bar, “All over the pitch they were sharper and quicker Adams. The keeper pulled off a tremendous save with the rebound finding a Walton forward who Aaron Yfeko and Noah Adejokun, the subs who had than us. They had the intensity, hunger and fight.” from a shot that looked destined to ripple the net. looped it over Adams. perked up Clapton’s performance against Indian Gymkhana the previous week, played from the start. Shot after shot found their way into the keeper’s safe Clapton heads didn’t drop, but the visitors gave hands, and when she couldn’t hold on to the ball, she themselves a lead as a long range effort found its Clapton had the first chance in the opening made sure it went anywhere else but in the net. way over Adam’s outstretched arm. minutes. Bilal Hussain brought down a Stefan Nielsen cross and stabbed it towards the top In truth, the Tons were lucky to see the half out on With 15 minutes remaining, Clapton gave corner. But the home goalkeeper sprung to palm level terms. But whatever coach Patrick McLaughlin everything in search of an equaliser, but to no avail. over the bar. After that, it was all downhill for the said at the break must have sunk in quickly. East Londoners However, with so many positive aspects in a Just five minutes after the restart, striker Naomi dogged performance, there is no doubt the team The first Cricklewood goal came in just 11 minutes, Scriven raced down the right wing and turned will bounce back.

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MATCH REPORT: 12/10/2019 On 17, Stonewall captain Jehneil Lemonious MATCH REPORT: 13/10/2019 squeezed it through to Nakhli. Clapton defender Dean Bouho, moonlighting as (the most biased) CLAPTON CFC 5 linesman (in the history of football) put his flag CLAPTON CFC 5 up. Nakhli stuck the ball past Jack Francis. Deano STONEWALL FC 2 continued to flag frantically. The ref ignored COMETS FC 2 him. Nakhli did a Cristiano Ronaldo-style goal MIDDLESEX COUNTY FOOTBALL celebration. Sorry Nasar, but we don’t want to GREATER LONDON WOMEN’S FOOTBALL LEAGUE, PREMIER DIVISION see that kind of thing. LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

The visitors’ next goal was a thing of beauty. From FANS OF SYMMETRY WILL BE VERY SATISFIED a ball from the right, Lemonius scissor-kicked low with Clapton women’s 5-2 home win over past a rooted Francis. Comets, a day after the men saw off Stonewall by the same scoreline, Tons midfielder Prince Kwakye then snatched at a fumbled ball in the Stonewall box to pull one back. A brilliant individual goal put Clapton 1-0 ahead. the ball spilled favourably for the Comets forward. Tons keeper Sophia Axelsson couldn’t stop the ball Shortly afterwards, Paul Oshin burst in from Ciara Monahan fed Naomi Scriven on the right, smashed at her from close range. right. He squared all the way to back post where who duly left her defender for dust, cut inside and Owiredu’s complete mishit luckily tricked the icily finished into the far bottom corner. And she could do little to stop Comets’ second Stonewall goalie and dropped just inside the post. either – a wonderful hit from 25 yards, which A freak goal. A freaquiliser. Clapton continued to orbit the Comets’ penalty travelled on a clear trajectory, right into the top area and after another Scriven-led attack, the right hand corner. A whole game’s worth of drama packed into winger was both pushed and tripped in the box an epic first half. within the same movement. Chasing down every ball, the light blues sensed Clapton were rocking slightly. The Tons were soon The Clapton defence seemed to get to grips The referee, who was behind the play, initially forced to clear the ball off the line again, after with the Stonewall threat in the second signalled “no penalty”, but was corrected by a another effort from outside the box required a fine period. When called upon, Francis wasn’t furious assistant ref. initial save from Axelsson. letting anything else past. That gave CCFC the platform from which to snaffle some Captain Monahan smashed the pen right down Eventually Clapton regained a foothold and started more goals. the middle, the force taking it through the to exploit the space left by their attack-attack- impacted goalie. attack-minded opponents. IN FRONT OF A RAUCOUS NON-LEAGUE DAY On 65 minutes Owiredu danced around the crowd of 909, the men’s team roared back from goalkeeper and slid it across the boggy six-yard The second half started with the Tons still on the Another Monahan set-piece forced a goalmouth 2-0 down to take full points against Stonewall. box. It just evaded the desperately retreating attack.Laura Wright hit a long range shot, which scramble which the ever sharp, Scriven exploited defender to nestle in the bottom corner. 3-2. crept into the bottom right hand corner for her to tap in at close range. It quickly took shape as an open, end-to-end Clapton in the lead for the first time. second goal in a Clapton shirt. game, with lots of big slide tackles flying across Clapton saw out the last phase of the match the rain-soaked Wadham Lodge pitch. They extended their advantage when Stonewall Zhane Amoaten swiftly emulated Wright with in relative comfort with their three goal were penalised for roughhousing Eliot Crosbie in her own long-ranger – a 20 yard hit and Clapton advantage restored. Clapton forward Lewis Owiredu had a couple of the box. appeared to be out of sight at 4-0. early chances in the box. The first was smothered by Stonewall keeper Dennis Aware. The second Owiredu stepped up and fired the spotkick home Perhaps unfortunate to be four goals down, the was popped over the bar. for his hat-trick. away side soon pulled a goal back. Good work along the right and a tidy ball inside brought about On 12 minutes, Stonewall’s Nasar Nakhli jinked Ten minutes from the end, a ball from the right the visitors first firm attack of the second half. in from the left, beating one, then two. He tried snuck through to Crosbie. He toed it away from to flick in from an acute angle, but Jordan Odofin a defender right into top bins to put another layer Riding a robust challenge from the Clapton defender, lunged to turn behind. of gloss on an impressive victory. another potential penalty call ducked by the referee,

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With the two goal cushion, the Tons seemed to MATCH REPORT: 19/10/2019 relax in the second half. A little too much. Early on the Runwell’s Clarke put it into the side RUNWELL SPORTS 1 netting from a tight angle.

CLAPTON CFC 2 On 72 minutes, another corner Runwell failed to get off the ground still managed to cause chaos. MIDDLESEX COUNTY FOOTBALL LEAGUE, PREMIER DIVISION This one whistled straight across the goal line and out the other side. THE MEN’S TEAM TRAVELLED OUT EAST TO record a more-comfortable-than-it-sounds Bouho was next to threaten from a corner up the 2-1 win over Runwell Sports in the second other end. He bustled through the crowd and round of the BBC Essex Premier Cup. blasted straight at the keeper. He had a second stab at the rebound but shot into the side netting. The hosts, in their stereotypically Essexian shitty yellow kits, struggled to deal with Clapton’s Sub Bilal Hussain then led a counter attack, opening onslaught. Lots of big hacks and shirt playing through Adejokun. A Runwell defender pulls gave Clapton’s left back Justin Cummins tripped himself and fell over a good 10 yards from plenty of chances to whip into the box. the action. Adejokun went for the nutmeg, but the However, two lovely goals from Daphne du Leener keeper thigh-trapped it. – shots from outside the box, superbly placed high On nine minutes, one such ball made it all the way MATCH REPORT: 20/10/2019 into the net giving Sophia Axelsson little to no through to Yacine Rabia, who couldn’t angle it Then, suddenly, Runwell got one back. Joe Olley chance – pretty much settled the contest within back towards the goal. jogged into the Clapton box, evading some not- CLAPTON CFC 0 the next ten minutes. too-convincing challenges. He then slid home Then from a corner Runwell couldn’t clear, the ball off the base off the post. LEYTON ORIENT DEVELOPMENT 5 Half-time arrived, and although we trailed 3-0, the fell to Dean Bouho. He drove it towards the goal. shots on goal stats told a different story. Right in front of the goalkeeper, Josh Adejokun did With the Essex Olympian League Division One side a fancy flick to take it in. pushing for a late equaliser, gaps appeared at the CAPITAL WOMEN’S CUP This had been a much more even contest, with the other end. Hussain had one good chance, but a Tons defence particularly impressive, led by the Runwell were still getting to grips with Clapton by bobble just as he swung his boot sent the shot THIS CAPITAL WOMEN’S CUP TIE WAS VERY unflappable Phoebe Parthews and supported by no- literally getting to grips Clapton players’ shirts. The over the bar. much a free hit and although Clapton CFC nonsense Alice Nutman, ever-dependable Hannah referee was lenient. So much for BBC impartiality. were comprehensively outscored we were Wright and impressive debutant Alice May Williams. Clapton held on to book a home tie against Leigh by no means outfought or outclassed. On 25, more commotion in the home box. Another Town in the next round. They were limiting the O’s to mainly long shots from Cummins corner ping-ponged, then dropped to Our illustrious Waltham Forest neighbours are outside the box – unfortunately they were proving Fama Sangare, who slotted into the corner for 2-0. top of the league above ours and played with the particularly good at hitting those long shots. As a confidence and assuredness throughout you’d fourth goal curled into the top corner around the expect from such a lofty position. 60-minute mark from Valeria Moreno proved.

After a delayed kick-off due to the late arrival The O’s fifth was the best team goal of the lot, of the officials, the Tons’ task was almost with a classy close passing move down the left immediately made even harder with a soft goal wing finally being worked into the box, and a conceded inside two minutes. A muddle in the lurking Ella Meadowcroft tucking it home from penalty area left Orient’s Georgia Raby free to close range. slot it in from close range. The game understandably petered out as a It was end to end, with Orient dragging a shot from contest, and in truth the Tons never really the right side agonisingly wide of the far post, while threatened to score in the second half, but no at the other end a cross whipped in by Scriven just one could fault the work-rate and commitment evaded several onrushing Tons in the box. right to the end.

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Women’s Football League Division 2 NW London for the fifth time. And South. They won all of their 18 league the visitors to the Wadham Lodge games, and finished with a whopping Stadium for this evening game have goal difference of 81, meaning an a slight historical edge. average of 4.5 goals scored per game. The first game was a pre-season This season, having played five games win for the Tons at the New River in the league, they have so far only seen Stadium last summer. Then PALACE one defeat - a 5-2 loss away against Last season, Hampton finished third Gorillas, as they are known won the Walton Casuals. in Greater London Women’s Football first league game 2-1. The return DEVELOPMENT League Division 1, just behind promoted fixture, last season’s only game played With the Ton’s recent cup defeat fresh sides Sutton United Ladies and under the lights in the main stadium Greater London Women’s Football in mind, we can be assured that they United WFC. was a dramatic 4-4 draw. Then this League, October 27th once again will want to get back to their pre-season, NW recorded a thumping winning ways. Hampton had a shaky start to their 6-2 win over an experimental Tons WHEN THIS IS WRITTEN, CLAPTON 19/20 league campaign, with three side at the Stray Dog. Winger Bilal using their site at their newly-built CFC’s opposition this Sunday at defeats in as many games, being Hussain bagged both of the ground, Green Lane. the Stray Dog sits comfortably in toppled by Walton Casuals, Comets, consolation goals. second place in the Greater London and Crystal Palace Development. Having Their first team joined the Middlesex Women’s Football League Division 1. later found their rhythm, they saw a But the Clapton side will look very County Football League in 1994 and home win against Regents Park Rangers, different from that day. One interesting progressed through the divisions The Eagles women’s team were founded and an away win against Luton. development is that former North West and beyond to reach the Combined in 1992, and their first team play in the players Bruno Pereira and Marlinho CB HOUNSLOW Counties League Premier, Step Five on FA Women’s Championship, with their With Hampton currently sitting in 6th could be facing their old teammates the football pyramid. home games being played at Hayes HAMPTON & place in the league, one point behind in the red and white of Clapton. UNITED RESERVES Lane in . the Tons, this game is sure to be a Meanwhile their reserve team has been RICHMOND well-matched affair. While Geoff Ocran’s side have toiled in MCFL for 20 years too and in the CCFC’s opponents, Crystal Palace against some of their new Premier Middlesex County Football League Premier Division since 2014. Development, also play their home League opponents, NW are holding Premier Division, October 26th games in Bromley, but 2 miles further BOROUGH their own, keeping that other familiar Typically finishing mid-table, last south at The Warren. outfit London Samurai company up THE TONS PLAY ONLY THEIR SECOND season CB Reserves had a good Greater London Women’s Football near the top of the division. They Saturday home league game of showing finishing in fourth place. Last season, the Eagles’ development League, November 3rd recovered from a heavy opening day the season against a struggling squad won the Greater London loss to and posted a couple CB Hounslow United Reserves. Having lost several of their players - THE TON’S SECOND AWAY GAME OF of draws in August. the usual case for a reserve side - this this season will constitute a long The club, known as The Dragons, have season has been a difficult start. The journey to Tudor Park in NORTH WEST As with CCFC, there was 32 teams starting at Under 6 level club currently sit in the relegation zone (just under 30 miles from the Stray disappointment in their FA Vase debut, right through to their first team who alongside Kensington (also known as Dog), where they take on Hampton LONDON FC falling at the first step with a defeat to play in the Combined Counties Football The Dragons) with one so far came & Richmond Borough Ladies FC. Harefield United. Since then they have League Division 1. against PFC Victoria in early September. beaten Cricklewood Wanderers 5-0, The Beavers’ first team was founded Middlesex County Football League Sporting Hackney 6-4 and Larkspur They also reach out to the wider And the CB? That stands for Cater in 2006, and in 2016 they added a Premier Division, November 5 Rovers 3-2. Impressive form. community with netball, basketball, Bank, a company owned by their former development side, currently playing archery, cycling and running clubs all chairman’s dad. It’s stuck ever since. in Division 3 South. Both teams are HERE WE GO AGAIN. THE MEN’S TEAM The man with the smoking hot scoring affiliated with their male equivalents. will be taking on fellow promotees boots has been French striker Hassane

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RESULTS/FIXTURES Gassama, who got four against Hackney alone. MEN’S DATE COMP VENUE / OPPONENTS RESULT SCORERS ATT. But the squad still a strong South 06/07/19 Friendly Wadham Lodge 3G (H) vs Wanderers FC W 3-2 Wise, Ocran, Kilron 30 American core, with half a dozen odd 13/07/19 Friendly Mabley Green (A) vs Lopes Tavares L 1-4 Nott 75 Brazilians in the squad. This connection 20/07/19 Friendly The Stray Dog (H) vs Sporting Hackney L 1-2 Panescu (Pen) 150 is also reflected in the club’s support 25/07/19 Friendly Wadham Lodge Stadium (A) vs FC L 1-2 Nielsen 120 for Project Favela (@ProjectFavela on 27/07/19 Friendly Menace Arena (A) vs Town W 4-3 Wise, Hussain (2), J Adejokun 97 Twitter) a Rio-based NGO. 03/08/19 Friendly The Stray Dog (H) vs NW London FC L 2-6 Hussain (2) 207 10/08/19 Friendly Sportpark Dölitz (A) vs Roter Stern Leipzig W 2-2 (3-0 pns) Odofin, Crosbie 650 20/08/19 MCFLPD Wadham Lodge Stadium (H) vs Sporting Hackney W 2-0 N Adejokun, Crosbie 404 24/08/19 MCFLPD Town FC (A) vs Dynamo L 0-2 143 31/08/19 FAV Blackstone Stadium (A) vs Wivenhoe Town L 1-5 Loblack 133 07/09/19 ASPDC Brunel University Sports Complex (A) vs Hillingdon FC W 3-0 J Adejokun 2, Nielsen 82 14/09/19 Friendly Wadham Lodge Stadium (H) vs Eastfield FC W 3-0 Trialist, Panescu, Owiredu 102 21/09/19 MCFLPD Rectory Park (A) vs Hilltop FC D 2-2 N Adejokun, Kwakye 77 28/09/19 MCFLPD I ndian Gymkhana (A) vs Indian Gymkhana L 4-5 N Adejokun 2, Marlinho, Yfeko 80 05/10/19 MCFLPD Wembley FC (A) vs Cricklewood Wanderers L 0-5 109 PFC VICTORIA 12/10/19 MCFLPD Wadham Lodge Stadium (H) vs Stonewall FC W 5-2 Owiredu 3, Kwakye, Crosbie 909 19/10/19 BBCEPC Runwell Sports Club (A) vs Runwell Sports W 2-1 J Adejokun, Sangare 167 26/10/19 MCFLPD Wadham Lodge Stadium (H) vs CB Hounslow Res Middlesex County Football League 05/11/19 MCFLPD Wadham Lodge Stadium (H) vs NW London Premier Division, November 9 Things haven’t always been smooth capital a hub to gather round. Coach 09/11/19 MCFLPD Villa (A) vs PFC Victoria sailing for the team. In a 2018 article Emil Kot has saidL “Instead of going 16/11/19 MCFLPD Wadham Lodge Stadium (H) vs Brentham FC N THIS LEAGUE YOU GET AROUND their defender Bartosz Andryszak said to Arsenal, Chelsea or , 23/11/19 MCFLPD Lord Halsbury Fields (A) vs Larkspur Rovers the world without ever leaving the that the team often get stick from I’d like to one day see families come 30/11/19 MCFLPD Northwood FC (A) vs London Samurai M25. Having already been to Somalia opposing fans on the touchline. Largely over to Victoria and cheer on their 07/12/19 ASPDC Wadham Lodge Stadium (H) vs Stonewall heritage club (Hilltop FC) and India about the origins of the players. “What compatriots.” 14/12/19 MCFLPD Wadham Lodge Stadium (H) vs Indian Gymkhana Gymkhana this season, the Tons now do we do about this?” Says Andryszak. 21/12/19 MCFLPD Wadham Lodge Stadium (H) vs Kensington Dragons face a Polish community team in “We make them eat their words with The club has been able to attract MCFLPD = Middlesex County Football League Premier Division FAV = FA Vase BBCEPC = BBC Essex Premier Cup ASPDC = Alec Smith Premier Division Cup . our results.” players who have experience at the top level of Polish football and also in WOMEN’S Founded in 2016, PFC Victoria started PFC have also joined the list on non- the German Bundesliga. So there is no DATE COMP VENUE / OPPONENTS RESULT SCORERS ATT. in the Division 2 of the Middlesex league clubs with imaginative shirt shortage of ex-pat talent for the team 03/8/19 Friendly The Stray Dog (H) vs Santacruzense W 5-2 Link (4), Riddick 207 County League system and gained designs. Their third kit last season to choose from. 18/8/19 Friendly The Stray Dog (H) vs Tower Hamlets W 9-0 Link (4), Walker (3), Monahan, Quartey 109 back-to-back promotions to the featured an image of the notoriously 01/09/19 FAC The Stray Dog (H) vs Margate W 6-3 Link (2), A Holmes, L Wright, Monahan, Philips310 Premier Division. skilled Polish fighter pilots who came to This season has been a mixed bag 08/09/19 GLWFL The Stray Dog (H) vs Luton Town Development W 4-0 Scriven 2, A Holmes 140 the UK and supported the fight against so far, however, due to a slow start.. 15/09/19 GLWFL Barn Elms (A) vs Regents Park Rangers D 1-1 Amoaten 60 Last season the club came close to fascism. Many of them stayed in the However in recent weeks that have 22/09/19 FAC The Stray Dog (H) vs Oakwood Ladies L 2-3 A Holmes, Riom 261 gaining a triple promotion, but ended country after the war and became beaten Cricklewood and Indian 06/10/19 GLWFL The Stray Dog (H) vs Walton Casuals L 1-2 Walker 103 second to St Panteleimon. They also one of the foundations of the Polish Gymkhana, both clubs that have dished 13/10/19 GLWFL The Stray Dog (H) vs Comets W 5-2 Scriven 2, Monahan, L Wright, Amoaten 71 won the Middlesex Intermediate community in the UK today. out defeats to the Tons this season. 20/10.19 CWC The Stray Dog (H) vs Leyton Orient Development L 0-5 126 Cup and were invited to Warsaw for 27/10/19 GLWFL The Stray Dog (H) vs Crystal Palace Development a friendly against two-time Polish The club would like to continue to tap Hopefully our first ever meeting will 03/11/19 GLWFL Tudor Park (A) vs Hampton & Richmond Borough champions Polonia Warsaw. into this heritage and give Poles in the be the start of a great friendship. GLWFL = Greater London Women’s Football League Division 1 FAC = Women’s FA Cup CWC = Capital Women’s Cup

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goal lead within 20 minutes before succumbing 2-4. Aldershot spent a further nine seasons in The Isthmian League, achieving promotion to the CLAPTON HISTORY BY GARY PRICE For the Shots it was the start of an unbeaten Conference in 2003. league run that would last into the new year with 18 wins from 21 games. Five years later they were in the Football League, CALLING THE SHOTS where they stayed for five years before relegation For the Tons it was the start of a run that would back to the Conference where they have remained. CLAPTON vs ALDERSHOT TOWN 1993 see them mired in the all too familiar bottom three position, with four wins from 19 games. Clapton remained in the Isthmian League until 2006 when after three consecutive bottom place IN JANUARY 1991 THE FA AGREED TO DEBT to play in vastly different circumstances. At the time of the return fixture at The Dog, finishes the Essex Senior League beckoned. ridden Aldershot switching the FA Cup 3rd Aldershot were eight points clear at the top, with round tie from their Recreation Ground to Loyal supporters were determined to keep the the Tons third bottom but eight points clear of However, as so often in its history Clapton opponents ’s for club alive and a new company was quickly formed. last place Bracknell Town with a game in hand. achieved notable firsts. Clapton were modern safety reasons and to boost the 4th division Town was added to the name, thus reverting to Aldershot’s first league opponents while also club’s finances. the original name of the club formed in 1926. Clapton’s largest league crowd in decades, featuring in Shot’s first league victory and defeat. 545, witnessed the season’s biggest surprise A goalless draw ensured another welcome Town was dropped upon entry to the Football as the visitors defeated Town 2-1, both goals payday, the replay also at the Boleyn resulting League Division 3 South in 1932. The new Town coming from Gus Gulfer. in a 6-1 West Ham win. applied to join the Isthmian League and were accepted to compete in the third division for As so often in their post war history Clapton The ties attracted more than 43,000 fans, the 1992/93 season. flattered to deceive, as two weeks after beating Aldershot’s share of the gates helping them Town, they lost 0-6 at The Dog to Flackwell survive another 14 months. Town’s opening fixture on 22/8/1992 at The Heath, watched by 42 fans. Recreation Ground was against Clapton, one On the 25/3/1992 Aldershot folded, failing to of the six original Isthmian League members, Town marched on to the title, with an 18 point complete their final 10 league fixtures, thus who were commencing their eighth consecutive margin over Thame United, while losing one ending 60 years of Football League membership. season in the ‘basement’ division. more game, at 4th place Leighton Town.

Five months later Aldershot with new owners and A crowd of 1620, incidentally the Shots lowest They also recorded the largest gate at each under their original name would return to Newham home gate of the season, saw the Tons take a two of their 19 away games, while averaging 2090 at the Rec.

P W D L F A PTS H A The Tons picked up three more wins finishing 12 points clear of last place Feltham. The Aldershot 1 ALDERSHOT TOWN 38 28 8 2 90 35 92 2-1 2-4 game boosted the average gate at The Dog to 74. 2 THAME UNITED 38 21 11 6 84 38 74 5-1 1-1 3 COLLIER ROW 38 21 11 6 68 30 74 0-3 0-0 Defeating Aldershot proved that the Tons could 4 LEIGHTON TOWN 38 21 10 7 89 47 73 1-2 0-2 raise their game against the better teams, top 5 COVE 38 21 8 9 69 42 71 2-1 0-1 five Thame United and Cove were also beaten 17 CLAPTON 38 8 7 23 46 74 31 - - at The Dog. 18 CAMBERLEY TOWN 38 8 7 23 37 72 31 1-4 0-1 19 PETERSFIELD UNITED 38 6 12 20 36 90 30 4-0 1-1 Conversely Clapton won only one fixture against 20 FELTHAM AND H BORO. 38 5 4 29 47 119 19 1-2 1-4 the bottom three clubs, Feltham and Camberley recording rare doubles.

24 / CCFC ‘TONS / 25 PLAYER PROFILE: BIRTHDATE: 30/04/1985 time with family and friends. HEIGHT: 6ft DISLIKES: Brexit, Boris Johnson WHERE YOU LIVE: Leyton and Donald Trump YACINE DAY JOB: Sports Development FAVOURITE COUNTRY VISITED: Officer My absolute favourite place in the PREVIOUS CLUBS: Leyton County FC, whole world is stunning Croatia. RABIA Leyton All Stars, West Green United FAVOURITE FOOD: Italian cuisine and LOASS FAVOURITE FILM: This might surprise ALL TIME FAVOURITE PLAYER: a few but my favourite film is The one and only Zinedine Zidane The Notebook FAVOURITE TEAM, APART FROM FAVOURITE MUSIC: I like a verity of CLAPTON CFC: Chelsea FC music genres from rap, pop to grime BIGGEST HIGH IN FOOTBALL: and classical music it depends what Winning the double with mood I’m in. Clapton CFC FAVOURITE TV: My favourite tv show LOWEST POINT IN FOOTBALL: is Hunted on channel 4 My West Green United manager FOOTBALLING AMBITION: I would passing away due to a serious illness like to coach a team at a major was the lowest point for me. international football event. LIKES AND HOBBIES: My favourite PERSON YOU’D MOST LIKE TO MEET: thing to do are Clapton, playing/ There are a few people id like to coaching football, going to the gym, meet but right now I’d say someone cycling, snowboarding and spending inspirational like Nelson Mandela.

PLAYER PROFILE: PLACE OF BIRTH: London LOWEST POINT IN FOOTBALL: BIRTHDATE: 14/11/1992 Misogynistic Referees HEIGHT: 5ft 9in LIKES AND HOBBIES: HARRIET WHERE YOU LIVE: Leyton Wetherspoons, Cycling DAY JOB: Women and Girls DISLIKES: The central line Development Manager @ Access FAVOURITE COUNTRY VISITED: PLOWS Sport New Zealand PREVIOUS CLUBS: Whetstone FAVOURITE FILM: Bend it like Wanderers, Camden, Leyton Orient Beckham ALL TIME FAVOURITE PLAYER: FAVOURITE MUSIC: Lucy Bronze FAVOURITE TV: FAVOURITE TEAM, APART FROM FOOTBALLING AMBITION: Play on CLAPTON CFC: Arsenal team with Lucy Bronze BIGGEST HIGH IN FOOTBALL: PERSON YOU’D MOST LIKE TO MEET: Getting promoted last season Lucy Bronze

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ELENA HOLMES BRUNO PEREIRA GOALKEEPERS LUCY SPOURS GOALKEEPERS ELLICK COLEMAN POLLY ADAMS LUCY ROLINGTON JACK FRANCIS PRINCE KWAKYE SOFIA AXELSSON ZHANE AMOATEN DAN ANFOSSY SHAM DARR SUSANA ROCHA FEREIRA ESTHER ROUTLEDGE PAUL OSHIN REBECCA VON BLUMENTHAL DEFENDERS BILLY WISE DEFENDERS VERITY PHILLIPS DEAN BOUHO DEAN PENNANT PHOEBE PARTHEWS CAPUCINE RIOM STEFAN KILRON LOUIS RENE LAURA WRIGHT ANEEQUA PRESCOD WRIGHT LIAM SMYTH ANNIKA QUARTEY FLORA CANTACUZINO JORDAN ODOFIN FORWARDS ALICE NUTMAN NICK LOBLACK NOAH ADEJOKUN GEORGIE BROPHY FORWARDS JUSTIN CUMMINS JOSH ADEJOKUN HARRIET PLOWS NAOMI SCRIVEN ANDREW LASTIC BOGDAN PANESCU HANNAH WRIGHT EMILY LINK AARON YFEKO ALICE MAY WILLIAMS SASKIA WALKER MIDFIELDERS STEFAN NIELSEN STEDRIKA PERKINS FAMA SANGARE MARLINHO MIDFIELDERS GEOFF OCRAN CHARLIE FAGAN CIARA MONAHAN CEMAL AGDELEN ELIOT CROSBIE ANA HOLMES BILAL HUSSAIN SHERWIN STANLEY

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