The Crest of the Clapton Football Club, the entity formed as ‘Downs FC in 1877. It is not the intellectual property of Mr Vincent McBean or the Clapton Members Club.
VIRTUAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
CLAPTON v
STANSTED Saturday
11th
Essex Senior league January 2014 Kick Off 3.00pm
CLAPTON FC – VIRTUALLY THE BEST TEAM IN LONDON
Clapton Football Club HONOURS LIST Formed as ‘Downs FC’ in 1877 Re-named Clapton Football Club in 1878 Founder members of the Southern League Founder members of the Isthmian League (now Ryman League) The First English Club to play on the Continent. (1890) FA AMATEUR CUP WINNERS 1906/07, 1908/09, 1915/15, 1923/24. 1924/25 Runners Up 1904/05 ISTHMIAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1910/11, 1922/23. Runners Up 1905/06, 1907/08. 1909/10, 1924/25 Division Two Champions 1982/83 ESSEX SENIOR CUP WINNERS 1890/91, 1924/25, 1925/26, 1954/55, 1983/8 LONDON SENIOR CUP WINNERS 1888/89. 1908/09, 1910/11 Runners Up 1988/89 ESSEX SENIOR TROPHY WINNERS 1988/89 ESSEX THAMESIDE TROPHY WINNERS 1982/83, 1983/84 A.F.A. INVITATION SENIOR CUP WINNERS 1965/66
Founded by W.R Davies (left), at a meeting in his father’s house at 11 Queensdown Road, Clapton E5, August of 1877, Downs FC started playing on Hackney Downs. Three years later in 1880, and with a name change to Clapton Football Club, the Tons moved the short distance to North Mill Field, Leyton. Later that year the Tons were offered their first private enclosure at Elm Farm with a rental of £10 per year. They moved once more before settling at the Dog, to Pilgrims Farm, Walthamstow. It was the founding of the London FA that introduced Clapton FC to the Spotted Dog, The Tons played an LFA Cup match against City Albion who had a pitch in the field just north of the Dog. The tenants of the Dog were St Bartholomew’s Hospital who were about to vacate, so Clapton obtained a lease from the owner, Mrs Vause. It was a bold step, the rent was £35 a year, whilst the club’s annual income amounted to £40. The opening game at the Dog took place on the 29th September 1888 and the Clapton team beat a team from Old Carthusians by a goal to nil. The scorer was J.S. Sellars. The ground was a roped enclosure and the players changed in a barn in Upton Lane. Many games drew crowds of 4,000 or more, and several notable Ton’s players were recruited from those watching when numbers were short. In 1892 a Southern League game was the first league match ever to be played at the Dog. Before this, only friendly and cup matches had taken place. The club continued to make strides and by the 1920s, Clapton were one of the foremost clubs in amateur football and won the FA Amateur Cup in five occasions. Over the years, numerous Clapton players have won international and county honours. The brewers, Watneys took over the freehold of the ground and during the second world war the Dog became an anti-aircraft station. During these five years, Clapton played at Newbury Park, the home of Ilford FC. A crowd of 12,000 watched Clapton play Spurs in a cup tie in 1898 which resulted in a 1-1 draw. In more ‘recent’ times, a crowd of 2,000 witnessed an FA Amateur Cup match against Barnet in 1964. In 1992, the Clapton Trust managed to negotiate and finally secure, in 1995, a 99 year lease on the ground. This achievement should have secured the club’s future at the Old Spotted Dog. However, the conduct of the lease holders (now with Vince McBean at the helm) has placed this security in jeopardy and is one of a number of issues that need to be addressed to secure the club’s future once more. If you wish to return Clapton FC to being a democratic members club, join the Friends of Clapton FC.
CLAPTON v STANSTED I am not sure whether this is false optimism, but I thought that we’d ought to produce a matchday iprog for today’s match. So I apologise for a smaller than normal issue. It has been such a shame that, where games have been postponed, the articles that were included in the iprogs, have not been seen by as many people as normal. At the moment, the iProg is accessed by over 150 people per issue. The highest number of invividual visitors was 325 for the Great Wakering game. Thanks to you for reading it and to all the contributors for providing some great copy. Hopefully the rain will have eased up and the pitch wil have some chance of draining. The shame of this ‘winter break’ is that we, Clapton, do not wish to lose the impetus created before Christmas. Save for the creditable defeat at Takeley (who are decent side) we had won three straight games before this, including taking the scalp of ‘big time Charlies’ Great Wakering Rovers here at the Dog. So hopefully, we can continue our good league form against our friends form Stansted FC. Earlier in the season when we visited Stansted a very close encounter took place with the Tons just squeezing home by two goals to one, thanks to goals from Rafael Duyille and Jerome Martelli. I think we can expect anotherclose game this afternoon and, as usual we welcome the players, officials and supporters of Stansted FC and hope that they have a pleasant journey home later this evening. The Friends of Clapton,who produce these iprogs, have recently received notification from web site providers, Pitchero, that Ms Shirley Doyle, the secretary of Mr Vincent McBean’s Clapton FC, had complained to them about our web site passing itself off as the ‘official’ club. She also asked for the club crest (the one on the front cover of this issue). We have been asked by Pitchero for our comments and have duly replied to Ms Doyle. The exchange of correspondence can be found here. As you will see from the contents of the letter, we now have an extremely clear picture as to how Mr McBean took control of Clapton Football Club in 2000. It’s quite some tale. We will take steps to resolve these issues for the benefit of the real Clapton Football Club in the coming months. If you want to help and get to know more, join the Friends of Clapton FC. The issue regarding the allegation of our supporters lighting appears to have blown over. Save for the initial letter from the League, made public at their request, that erroneously referred to punitive legislation that does not apply at this level and Mr McBean’s subsequent ‘cut and paste’ of the rules of Wembley Stadium, nothing further has been heard and we now see that all reference to the incident on the ‘official website’ has been removed. Next week, the team travel to Great Wakering Rovers who, as you will know, were going great guns until their FA Vase exit and subsequent loss here in December. Having lost top spot to Enfield as a result of those poor results, the Rovers will be looking to get back on top of the pile as soon as possible. Another committed team performance from the Tons will hopefully frustrate them further. If you are looking to travel to Great Wakering, which is the back of beyond, the ground is about 3 miles walk from Shoeburyness Station. The return fare from Liverpool Street is £12.80. We are hopeful that various Clapton ‘goodies’ will be on sale at the ground shortly. A new order of Clapton / Scaffold Brigada scarves is on way, as are new enamel badges and Antifa T shirts. Have a look at the shop section of our website for more info. www.friendsofclaptonfc.info So, onto today’s action on the pitch. As Woodsy wrote in a recent web site column, this has been a remarkable year for our club. Increased gates, a loyal and committed team that can more than compete at the is level and a sense of optimism that has been a long time overdue at the Old Spotted Dog. Off the field, the mystique over what has happened to the real Clapton FC is beginning to become clearer and veneer is beginning to slip. Onwards and upwards.
STANSTED F.C. HISTORY This current season is a milestone in the history of our club. 30 years ago, Stansted FC embarked on a FA Amateur Cup campaign which saw the club reach a Wembley final against Stamford Town. On that special day in May, coaches full of boisterous players and supporters headed to the famous twin towers to become part of the club’s wonderful, historic achievement. When our victorious captain Barry Simpson lifted the trophy, he placed the whole team into the history books of Stansted FC. Our history is not only about the special Wembley day in May 1984. There are references to the club being formed as far back as 1892 with success coming in the years of 1914 and 1922. It wasn’t until Stansted FC moved to its current home at Hargarve Park when the club enjoyed regular success, with cups won each season before the onset of war. Post-war, continuing on for the next thirty years, Stansted FC played in various leagues: Spartan, London and Herts County Leagues. In 1971, the Essex Senior League was formed, with Stansted becoming a founder member. During the 1980s, alongside our Wembley victory in 1984, the club had cup success in The East Anglian Cup, The Essex League Challenge Cup and The Courage Eastern Floodlight Competition. For good measure, we achieved The Essex Senior League record score by defeating Coggeshall Town 15-1 - a record which still stands today. As well as these accomplishments, the club was developing its ground, with a new committee room and floodlights. After our achievements of winning The FA Amateur Cup, The East Anglian Cup, The Essex League Challenge Cup and The Courage Eastern Floodlight Competition, sadly, sustaining this level of success was difficult to achieve and with seasons that followed, finishing in mid-table was the best the club could do. The new millennium saw victory in the Uttlesford Charity Cup and second place in the Eastern Floodlight Cup. However, Stansted FC was desperate to make a challenge for the league title. As seasons past as well as different managers and squads, the challenge for the title became a bridge too far. However, in March 2007, Stansted FC appointed Terry Spillane and with his team of young, talented players coming together over two years, the club were regarded as strong challengers. After years of waiting, the time finally came in the season of 2009-10. After a tentative start to the season, a strong run of form over the winter months saw the team reach top spot in March. The final thirteen games of the season saw the team win 11 games, draw 1 and lose 1 and on 24th April, after beating Bowers and Pitsea at Hargrave Park, Stansted FC were crowned Champions of the Essex Senior League. As the club is the only one to have competed in every year since its inception, this league success was long overdue. After Terry Spillane chose to leave for a higher club, unfortunately, the club entered a period of instability. This instability led to a new management committee being formed in the Summer of 2013. Under the chairmanship of Glyn Warwick and team manager, Dave Roach, the brief is to integrate local talent within a squad, with all whom have great potential. Last season was a big learning curve for all involved. This is great preparation for the coming season. In time, Stansted will once again become a competitive and winning side. Many thanks to Stansted FC and Matthew Quy for the above information.
JOIN THE FRIENDS OF CLAPTON FC Clapton FC are one of the most famous amateur clubs in English football history. They not only won the FA Amateur Cup on five occasions but are recognised by the Football Association as being the first English club to play on the continent and thus instrumental in the growth of the game. In addition, Clapton players have represented England at full International level and numerous others have progressed to the professional ranks and performed with distinction. However, as amateur football became semi-professional and beyond, Clapton's tenure as a prominent club declined. However, they continued to compete in the Isthmian League, a competition that Clapton members were instrumental in founding in 1905. A hundred years later, Clapton were sadly demoted to the Essex Senior League, a competition in which they compete today. Throughout this time Clapton have played at The Old Spotted Dog Ground in Forest Gate, London. This small enclosure, buried amongst residential housing, had hosted both cricket and football before Clapton became tenants in 1888. Clapton are synonymous with the 'Old Spotted Dog' and it remains one of the last traditional bastions of football in the East End of London, an area that has lost great football clubs such as Walthamstow Avenue, Leytonstone and Leyton in recent years. The Clapton players of today represent the club in the great tradition of their predecessors of the yesteryear. Unfortunately, today, the club does not function as a members club where a committee and officers are elected by the membership. Furthermore, it is claimed by Mr Vincent McBean that he owns the club. We have documents that tend to show this to be incorrect along with others that disprove his apparent claims to ownership of the ground, lease, and adjoining warehouse (the ‘delightful’ tyre shop). We are also aware, and have court documents that show that McBean has, in fact, previously undertook to sell the leasehold interest, in his role as a director of a charitable trust. Whilst the primary objectives of the Friends of Clapton FC was to help those who run, administer and play for the Tons, the entity that claims to be Clapton FC has neither acknowledged or accepted that the Friends group have a role to play in the future of the club and would prefer to continue in its present shambolic state. In the meantime, the Friends of Clapton remain vigilant as to any perceived problems, and of issues, such as tenure on the ground, that are not addressed by the ‘club’. For example, earlier this year, the lease on the ground was only weeks away from forfeiture, due to maladministration by the selfproclaimed 'club owner’. (Not filing accounts at Companies House) The continuance and well-being of the club, the security of tenure at the Old Spotted Dog Ground and promotion of Clapton FC's activities in an open and forthright manner would re-establish the club in the world of football as well as the local community. However, this is not currently on the agenda of those currently running the ‘club’. We believe that the real Clapton Football Club is deserving of support and whose survival is important, not only to the local area, but also to the sport of association football, the development of which, owes much to the Clapton players, officials and supporters of yesteryear. Please join us and bring about change at Clapton FC by clicking here Any questions or enquiries to secretary@friendsofclaptonfc.org
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The Civil Service & Real Madrid – A match made in heaven by Stuart Fuller
Today the term the Civil Service is still one that is mocked by comedians and commentators alike as a lapdog for the latest Government. Red tape, bureaucracy and corridors full of greying plastic furniture in nameless, faceless buildings sort of sums up the stereotypes still in existence from decades gone by. But 150 years ago it was the place to work, something to aspire to as well as an employee who offered some real social and recreational benefits. Job security was what everyone craved after the war and the Civil Service offered just that. As governments came and went, the only positions that were seen a sacred were those that existed in the corridors of Whitehall. But before the monochrome of this story depresses us, let's rewind to the middle of the 19th century. In 1863 the newly formed Civil Service club was playing football under both Association and Rugby rules in an informal way, often rotating between the two codes every week. They became one of the founding members of the Football Association in that year and in 1871 they were invited to be founding members of the Rugby Football Union as well. In the same year a posh invitation popped through the letterbox of a certain Mr Warne at the War Office, inviting the "Civil Service football team" to take part in the FA's inaugural national tournament, the FA Cup. They readily accepted the challenge and in the draw they were picked to play away to Barnes FC. On the 11 November 1871 the club walked out into a roped off area of Barn Elms in South London (which would later be used by Fulham and QPR as their home ground) in front of an estimated 1,200 spectators. Whilst the team lost 2-0 they were invited to play in the subsequent four tournaments from 1872 to 1875 although they didn't win a single game. Outside of the FA Cup the team played a number of friendlies against local sides in London. In what was seen as a brave move they also accepted invitations to play "exhibition" games overseas. The team went on to play a significant role in the introduction of the game in Europe early in the 1900's undertaking their first continental tour in 1901. Subsequent trips took them into Eastern Europe and in recognition of their contributions the club is today an honorary life member of both Real Madrid and Slavia Prague. In fact the club can lay claim to the most successful record against Real Madrid, winning twice in Madrid 4-0 and 3-1. Quite what jobs the players actually did is a mystery, but in such a regimented occupation it is hard to imagine they weren't expected to "make their time up" later in the year. The one rule though that they club stuck by religiously was that they would only draw players from the Civil Service itself and vowed to remain amateur. Players were paid what was seen a good wage by the government, with good long term benefits and so it was seen as an honour to be picked for the football team. This meant that with the introduction of the Football League in the later part of the century the club had to look elsewhere for its fixtures. They subsequently helped form both the Isthmian and Southern Leagues between and 1905 and 1908, playing for periods in each.
Civil Service v Barcelona 1922
The Civil Service also boasted international honours from among its ranks in 1920 when C.W Harbridge, the club captain, won four caps for England, against Wales, France, Ireland and Belgium. He was among a number of Service players who featured on cigarette cards at the time, today's equivalent of Top Trumps or Panini stickers.
They still remained a bit of a force in the amateur leagues, winning a number of county cups prior to the Second World War. In 1971 they were invited back to play in the FA Cup, despite playing in the Southern Amateur League as part of the 100th anniversary of the club, and the FA Cup itself. In a bizarre move they were given a free pass directly into the first qualifying round of the cup. There, they drew Bromley FC at Hayes Lane, well actually they were initially drawn at home before the police scoffed and switched the game "for safety reasons" for the first time in the competition, setting a precedent that is still causing controversy today. In his excellent book, 32 Programmes, Dave Roberts recalls the game with fond memories. "As the teams ran out, I couldn't help notice that the Civil Service players all looked like civil servants. Not in the sense that they wore suits and bowler hats and carried umbrellas, but because they had about them a grey air of resignation combined with earnest endeavour, which we instantly recognised from our work colleagues and were starting to see in ourselves." At half time Bromley, officially classed as the "worst football team in Britain" in the previous season by Roberts, were 6-0 up. If it wasn't for the fact that most of the home team were fixated on trying to score themselves the score would have been more than the ten they eventually scored. The attending members of the Football Association looked on with resignation that they had possibly made a bit of a bad call in offering the Civil Service a place in the competition. Since that fateful day in 1971 they have disappeared back into the Southern Amateur League, which is part of the Amateur Football Alliance around step 15 of the league structure and home today to previous FA Cup winners Clapham Rovers, Old Etonians and Old Carthusians. They play their home games just off the A316 on the way down to Twickenham at the Kings House Sports Ground in front of friends and family, their greatest moments consigned just to the history books. However, in 2013 the club celebrated its 150th anniversary and there are whispers that a rematch could be on the cards with Los Merengues. Now that would be a mismatch made in heaven. Stuart Fuller writes for ‘The Ball is Round’ website as well as the programme of Lewes FC
FROM THE DOG KENNEL (29) Happy 'Lew' Year Shame that the season has come to a bit of a juddering halt just has we had built up a head of steam. But never mind at least we can take stock and reflect on the season so far and look at how the improvement can be maintained and hopefully improved upon in the new year. Important to stress that although our current position is way above expectations, in many ways the hard work has only just began, teams are upping their game against us now and suddenly we are one of the scalps everyone wants-especially at home. Was just browsing through the results 'tab' and how thrilling to see a string of 'W's sprinkled alongside the 'L's' and the occasional 'D', not sure we've played all that much better than last year at times but what we have done is converted those 'unlucky draws' last time around into 'hard fought wins' this time and that's reflected in the healthy points tally so far. The weather has now shown it's hand in recent weeks and you would imagine most fixtures will be at serious risk in the near future. but I'm sure the Management will not allow for complacency to keep any momentum lost to a minimum. Off the pitch there's seems no chance of losing momentum of any kind, to the contrary the hard work seems to be paying dividends, great night out for the Supporters who celebrated at the Xmas do like their team had just gone top of the Premiership and National recognition for the magnificent I programme which could hardly fail to impress even the most hardened of Bari fans with its eclectic mix of football writings-big well done to all involved. Regards
LEW LISTZ
ESSEX SENIOR LEAGUE TABLE Up to and including 8th January 2014
POS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Enfield 1893 FC Great Wakering Rovers FC Takeley FC Tower Hamlets FC FC Romania Sawbridgeworth Town FC Basildon United FC Haringey Borough FC Clapton FC Ilford FC Hullbridge Sports FC Barking FC Sporting Bengal United FC Bowers & Pitsea FC London APSA FC Southend Manor FC Eton Manor FC Stansted FC Greenhouse London FC London Bari FC
P
W
D
L
GD PTS
18 18 21 18 21 20 18 16 20 21 16 17 20 19 19 20 19 19 19 19
14 13 13 13 11 11 10 9 9 7 7 7 7 5 5 6 6 3 3 0
2 2 2 2 5 2 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 6 6 3 2 4 3 2
2 3 6 3 5 7 6 4 8 10 6 8 11 8 8 11 11 12 13 17
29 29 12 8 10 12 23 14 4 -9 0 4 -15 -3 -7 -11 -18 -16 -27 -39
44 41 41 41 38 35 32 30 30 25 24 23 23 21 21 21 20 13 12 2
The Clapton iProg recently was acknowledged by website ‘The Ball Is Round.com here is an extract from the site bit.ly/1dWKeeu. Our thanks to all the contributors, without whom, this would not have been possible.
2nd Place – Clapton FC Essex Senior League Clapton have struggled in recent years to get more than a couple of dozen fans through the games of the Old Spotted Dog ground. However, this year that has all changed by a group of new fans who have formed a support that has all of the Non Leagues talking. They have brought colour and passion to the club, even if the owners do not approve. They have also started producing a programme that is free for anyone to download (try a copy yourself here). Reviews of old programmes (from 1940/50′s), almost completely devoid of adverts and relevant stories not only from the Non Leagues but also football in general. Standing ovation from one Programme editor to another.
CLAPTON FC FIXTURES Season 2013/2014 Date Thu 10/07/13 Sat 13/07/13 Sat 20/07/13 Mon 22/07/13 Sat 27/07/13 Tue 30/07/13 Sat 03/08/13 Sat 10/08/13 Tue 13/08/13 Sat 17/08/13 Wed 21/08/13 Tue 27/08/13 Sat 31/08/13 Tue 03/09/13 Sat 07/09/13
Opponent
H/A
Meridian
A
AYM Higher
A
Harwich & Parkeston
A
Fisher FC
A
Crockenhill
A
Halstead Town
A
White Ensign FC
A
Bowers and Pitsea
A
Tower Hamlets
H
Stanway Rovers
H
Stanway Rovers
A
London Bari
A
Mildenhall Town
H
Haringey Borough
H
Hullbridge Sports
A
Great Wakering Rovers
H
Takeley
H
Wotton Blue Cross
A
Basildon United
A
Ilford
H
Stansted
A
Tower Hamlets
A
Sawbridgeworth Town
H
Eton Manor
H
Barking
H
Southend Manor
A
Southend Manor
H
Enfield 1893
A
Wed 27/11/13 ESL
Sporting Bengal United
A
ESL Tue 03/12/13 ESL Sat 07/12/13 ESL
FC Romania
A
London APSA
H
Barking
H
Tue 10/12/13 ESL
Great Wakering Rovers
H
Tue 10/09/13 Tue 19/09/13 Sat 21/09/13 Sat 28/09/13 Tue 01/10/13 Sat 05/10/13 Tue 8/10/13 Sat 12/10/13 Tue 15/10/13 Sat 19/10/13 Sat 24/10/13 Sat 16/11/13 Sat 23 /11/13
Comp FR FR FR FR FR FR FR ESL ESL FAC FAC ESL FAC ESL ESL LCC ESL FAV ESL ESL ESL GBT ESL ESL FAV ESL ESL ESL
Sat 30/11/13
Sat 14/12/13
ESL
Takeley
A
Sat 11/01/14
ESL
Stansted
H
Sat 18/11/14
ESL
Great Wakering Rovers
A
Sat 25/01/14
ESL
Basildon United
H
London Bari
H
Tue 28/01/14 ESL Sat 01/02/14
ESL
Sawbridgeworth Town
A
Sat 08/02/14
ESL
Hullbridge Sports
H
Sat 15/02/14
ESL
Eton Manor
A
Sat 22/02/14
ESL
Res Score Scorers L 0-1 W 5-2 Read 3, D 0-0 L 1-4 Rungay W 2-1 L 1-6 L 2-3 Alleyne (p), Tacey D 0-0 L 2-3 Jarriette, Alleyne D 0-0 W 1-0 Matthews W 2-0 Martelli, Hughes L 0-2 D 1-1 Coulson (pen) D 0-0 D 1-1 Duyille (AET) GWR won on pens W 2-0 Duyille, Parker W 1-0 Tacey. (AET) L 0-2 W 4-0 Martelli 2, Jeffes, Jarriette W 2-1 Duyille, Martelli W 3-0 L 0-3 W 2-1 Duyille, Lowes L 0-1 L 1-2 Jarriette W 2-0 Halloway, Duyille L 0-4 L 2-3 Lowes, Martelli L 2-4 Jones, Martelli W 5-0 Martelli 2, Briggs, Jones, Jeffes W 1-0 Jarriette W 1-0 Jarriette L 0-2
Enfield 1893 H Home games Kick off at 3.00pm on Saturdays - 7.45pm Midweek
ESL = Essex Senior League FR = Friendly
FAC - FA Cup
FAV = FAV Vase LCC = League Cup
THE LINE UPS CLAPTON FC Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks Manager ; Chris Wood Assistant : Neil Day
“THE TONS” PEPE DIAGINE SAM NAYLOR PETER MOORE CRAIG GREENWOOD JAMIE LINDEN JAMES BRIGGS JASON MAYNARD BILLY RUNGAY ABS JARRIETTE TOM JEFFES RAFAEL DUYILLE JEROME MARTELLI BEN LOWES BILLY WISE NICK READ
STANSTED Silver Shirts, Black Shorts and Socks Manager : Dave Roach Coaches – Mark Overton, Pete Clark
Player Sponsored by Gavin Clarke
G.V.O. Andrew Barr
Matt Barlow
Ian & Peter Simpson
REECE PAINE JAMES BLACKERBY IWAN LEWIS MARK ROACH THEO COLLARD-PETERS JEFF WILLIAMS-BUSH CHRIS SLATER MATT ROBERTS LOUIS WILLIAMS RYAN BARKER-FRANCIS GARY ROWNTREE CHID ONOKWAI JACOB BUCKLAND JOE McGUINNESS CONNOR IVIE MILES McCARTHY GEORGE CLARK
MATCH OFFICIALS : REFEREE – Tom Fell; LINOS – Abu Taher, Florin Rentea
NEXT UP AT THE OLD SPOTTED DOG th
SATURDAY 25
TUESDAY 28TH JANUARY 2014
“The Dog Derby”
JANUARY 2014
v BASILDON UNITED ESSEX SENIOR LEAGUE Kick off 3.00PM
v LONDON BARI ESSEX SENIOR LEAGUE Kick off 7.45PM
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CLAPTON FC – VIRTUALLY THE BEST TEAM IN LONDON VIRTUAL MATCHDAY TICKET HOLDERS – Mark Barlow, Michael Fogg, Andrew Barr, Ian Simpson, Peter Simpson, Gavin Clarke, Paul Maybin, Michael Cogan, Lew Listz, Ken Harris, Martin McShea, David Barr, Dermot Donovan, Janis Boyce