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VIRTUAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
CLAPTON v
HULLBRIDGE SPORTS Essex Senior league Saturday 8th February 2014 Kick Off 3.00pm
CLAPTON FC – VIRTUALLY THE BEST TEAM IN LONDON
Clapton Football Club 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)
HONOURS LIST 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 antiaircraft 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. In January 2013, when asked by the Friends of Clapton FC, the club chairman said that ‘membership’ of Clapton FC has been “closed for restructuring’. This situation remains today. If you wish to return Clapton FC to being a democratic members club, join the Friends of Clapton FC. See inside for more details.
So, who are Clapton Members Club ? Founded 5th August 2000 Founder members: Mr Kass Harris, Mrs Shirley Doyle, Mr Rasford Angus, Miss Beveley Lindo, Mr Vincent McBean, Mr Steven Sam. The present membership of nine (9) are V McBean, S Doyle,
K Harris, B Lindo, W Thomas, S Harte, J McBean-Willis, S Angus, E Syfox. th
On 27 November 2013, Mr David Fookes of London Football Association confirmed as follows: “There is no
membership of the London FA of Clapton Members Club. There is no reason why there should be, it is not a football club.”
CLAPTON v HULLBRIDGE SPORTS Last Tuesday’s match against Greenhouse London, described by neitrals as ‘an exciting London derby’ was certainly a welcome return to football for everyone supporting or playig for Clapton FC. It had been over 50 days since the narrow defeat at Takeley in December and undoubtedly everyone was becoming frustrated at the lack of action. What transpired was a game in which the Tons certainly had their chances to win it but found our visitors to be resilient opposition, probably due to the same frustrations as referred to above. Nonetheless, we are back in the game, another point chalked up for Woodsy’s men and we can hopefully look forward to a competetive match with our visitors this afternoon, Hullbridge Sports FC. Hullbridge had the distinction of being the Essex Senior League team that progessed the furtheest in this eason’s FA Vase competition. They eventually went out in the fourth round in a re-arranged midweek fixture at Sholing Sports. The original match, scheduled for the Saturday was postponed. Unfortunately, their opponents woud not consent to a re-arranged fixture for the following Saturday and the game had to be played on the following Tuesday when five of the regular Hullbridge first team were unavailable through working commitments. Despite this Hullbridge put up a good battle in losing 3-1, but it rather speaks volumes for where we are in non league football these days. It’s nice to win, but always best to win with honour and perhaps a rule change might ought to be considered by the FA for next season. After all, most of the players at this level have working commitments. Nonetheless, Hullbridge did the other ESL clubs proud and, brought may awry smile to faces around the clubs when they beat, ‘big time charlies’, Great Wakering Rovers 1-0 in the previous round. We extend a warm welcome to Hullbridge, their officials, players and supporters this afternoon. On the playing side, Jerome Martelli has left the Dog and has been signed by Leyton Orient. It’s a marvellous achievement and opportunity for Jerome and we wish him every success at his new club. Last Tuesday’s game only went ahead thanks to some sterling work by members of the Clapton Ultras who turned up at the ground and forked away he excess water on the pitch. Fortunately, a couple of dry days followed, and we were the ‘only game in town’ for the Essex Senior League on Tuesday Thanks lads, true Clapton fans. Clapton Ultras /Scaffold Brigada scarves are now available for sale at only £7 each. See the folks in the scaffold who will be only too happy to sell you one. Also, the Clapton FC badges ‘Forest Gate’s team’ are also for sale in the scaffold. Next week we face two matches against our old friends from Eton Manor FC. On Wednesday night (12th) we are due to play our thrice postponed Gordon Brasted Memorial Trophy match at their Capershotts ground which they share with Waltham Abbey FC. The next Saturday, the dose is repeated when we visit Capershotts again, tis time three Essex Seniror League points being at stake. It shuld be a keenly contesed match, as was the league meeting here earlier in the season when the Tons grabbed a late victory after falling behind in the first half. If you can make it to the game and cheer the lads on, it will be greatly appreciated. So, onto this afternoon. Enjoy the game and keep the faith. The writing is now on the wall
OUR VISITORS HULLBRIDGE SPORTS FC Records show that Hullbridge United Football Club was formed by a group of local men, fronted by the then proprietor of the Anchor Inn, a Mr. A. W. Moss. He owned a room behind the pub known as Buff’s Hall. This was where the club held its first meeting. A Mr. Brown generously allowed the club to play on his land, on the corner of Pooles Lane and Long Lane. Hullbridge United’s first colours were green and gold quartered shirts, white shorts and green socks, which, by an amazing coincidence, were the same colours as those on the flag flying outside the Anchor Inn! Affiliating to the Essex County FA in 1947, Hullbridge United entered the Southend & District League for the upcoming 1947-48 season. 1950-51 saw Hullbridge United reach their first Cup Finals. In the Section ‘C’ Final of the Southend Charity Competition, United beat Maxwell Sports 4-1. Four weeks later, in the Southend & District League’s French Cup, Hullbridge faced Rochford Athletic but, somewhat unluckily, lost the Final by three goals to four. After six seasons of Second Division football, 1951-52 saw Hullbridge finally gain promotion – and they did it in style, winning both the Championship and the French Cup. In the Final, Hullbridge defeated the reserves of Great Wakering Rovers by three goals to nil. In all, the club played 28 matches that season, scoring an amazing 141 goals. The summer of 1953 saw the club change name to Hullbridge Sports. After a few poor seasons, times improved for the club when they won the 1956-57 Third Division Championship and the League’s Shaw Cup. They finished five points clear of Canvey Island Sports in the League and saw off Victory Athletic reserves 3-2 after extra time in the Cup Final. Suffering relegation at the end of the 1958-59 season, Sports’ stay in the Third Division lasted but four seasons as, in 1962-63, ‘Bridge won promotion as runner-up in the newly named Second Division with a dramatic final day victory to ensure promotion on goal average. Drawing 4-4 at home to Southwick Rovers, ‘Bridge scored three goals in the final fifteen minutes to gain a 7-4 victory and promotion. Another double was achieved during the 1965-66 season when Hullbridge won the First Division Championship and Section ‘C’ of the Southend Charity Competition – beating Southchurch Rovers 30 in a re-play after a 2-2 draw. A respectable fifth place finish was achieved in the Premier Division the following season, along with being French Cup finalists. 1968-69 saw Hullbridge finish bottom of the Premier Division but just three seasons later the club regained their Premier Division status, finishing runner-up to Canvey Island Amateur FC at the end of the 1971-72 season. Good cup runs that year saw the club reach the semi-final of the Ramuz Cup and the Fourth Round of the Essex Junior Cup. In the late 1970s the club decided it wanted it’s own ground. Negotiations with Rochford Council proved successful and the club took control of 161/2 acres of farmland in Lower Road (at the top of Coventry Hill!), with the club moving in during 1980. Transformation of the site was slow, with the clubhouse not officially opened until 1983. The end of 1979-80, Sports put six goals past the Southend Estuary ‘keeper to win Section ‘B’ of the Southend Charity Competition. A move up to the newly-formed Southend & District Alliance in 1982 found the club wanting. Finishes of sixth and eighth and First Round knock-outs in the League Cup wasn’t exactly what the club had hoped for. The only bright spot was reaching the 1982-83 Southend Charity Shield Final, although they lost 0-4 Rayleigh Town. Nevertheless, again looking for a higher standard of football, Sports then joined the Essex Olympian League for the 1984-85 season. They immediately won promotion after finishing third in the Second Division. At the end of the weather-hit 1987-88 season, Hullbridge (now in the Second Division again) brought home the Essex Intermediate League Cup, beating First Division Benfleet in the Final, held at the old
New Writtle Street ground of Chelmsford City FC. After a 1-1 extra time draw, courtesy of a Mark Wood goal, Sports went into the re-play 12 days later having played five League matches inbetween! However, after a goal-less 120 minutes, Sports won 5-4 on penalties. Looking for a further climb up the non-League ladder, Hullbridge made improvements to the ground during 1989 so that it passed the grade for senior football. 1990 saw the Essex County FA grant the club senior status and so the club joined the Essex Senior League for the 1990-91 season. Matt Petre had the honour of scoring the club’s first goal in senior football when, on 25th August 1990, in the club’s first match of the Essex Senior League season, he scored Sports’ only goal in a 1-3 defeat by visitors Stansted, in front of a 163 crowd. At the end of their first season, the club finished in a respectable 12th place. Since gaining senior status in 1990, success has been hard to come by for the first eleven; in fact only seasons 1996-97 (7th place) and 1997-98 (6th) have seen the club finish in the top half of the table. The new floodlights were put to good use during the 1999-2000 season when, after seven cup-ties, the youth team reached the Third Round (last 64) of the FA Youth Cup. Visitors Blackburn Rovers won the tie 6-0 in front of a crowd of ‘800+’. After taking over the manager’s hot seat during February 2006, Enrico Tiritera oversaw a gradual improvement in the club’s fortunes on the pitch. 2008-09 was one of the best seasons for the club since gaining senior status. They attained their highest number of points (41) over a 30 -match programme and reached the Quarter-finals of the East Anglian Cup for the first time. In 2009-10 Hullbridge reached the Quarter-finals of the Essex Senior Cup, again for the first time, before losing narrowly to Football League side Dagenham & Redbridge (0-1). In the 2010-11 season Hullbridge Sports F.C. reached their first cup final as a senior club, the County FA’s Tolleshunt D’Arcy Memorial Cup. Unfortunately Sports were beaten 1 – 2 by Braintree Town. Dan Braney and Mark Bliss are currently joint managers, taking over the reins from Enrico Tiritera who departed in March 2013. MANY THANKS TO COLIN WEBB OF HULLBRIDGE SPORTS FC FOR THE ABOVE INFORMATION
NEW WEB SITE FOR ESSEX SENIOR LEAGUE Finally, in the absence of their being an official Essex Senior League website, Pete Dudley, the secretary of Southend Manor, has started an excellent and informative site, ironically, on the Pitchero platform. The site carries results and the latest news from around the League. The site http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/essexseniorleague Well done Pete !
CLAPTON iPROGS Everyone is welcome to access and download the Clapton iProgs which are produced for each home match at the Old spotted Dog (even if the rain washes us out!) The iProg is produced by the Friends of Clapton FC who are grateful for the information and contributions made by many people within non league football and beyond. Access the full catalogue at http://bit.ly/1h6GgEU
ESSEX SENIOR LEAGUE TABLE Up to and including 6th February 2014
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Tower Hamlets Great Wakering Rovers Enfield 1893 Takeley
20 20 19 22
15 14 14 13
2 3 3 3
3 3 2 6
41 53 46 46
25 22 17 34
+16 +31 +29 +12
47 45 45 42
FC Romania Basildon United Sawbridgeworth Town
22 19 20
11 11 11
5 2 2
6 6 7
45 53 49
37 29 37
+8 +24 +12
38 35 35
Clapton Haringey Borough Ilford Hullbridge Sports Barking Sporting Bengal United Bowers & Pitsea London APSA
21 16 22 16 17 20 19 21
9 9 7 7 7 7 5 5
4 3 4 3 2 2 6 6
8 4 11 6 8 11 8 10
32 32 32 21 32 42 34 28
28 18 44 21 28 57 37 37
+4 +14 -12 +0 +4 -15 -3 -9
31 30 25 24 23 23 21 21
Southend Manor Eton Manor Greenhouse London Stansted
20 19 21 19
6 6 3 3
3 2 5 4
11 11 13 12
27 30 18 26
38 52 45 42
-11 -22 -27 -16
21 20 14 13
London Bari
19
0
2
17
8
47
-39
2
Song for 2014 (To the tune of Billy Joel, We Didn’t Start The Fire) Spotted Dog, Forest Gate, Walter Tull, Bari hate, Polish lager ain’t the same since Jaffa went away. Gaffer Woodsy, Craigy G Hackney Marshes, River Lea, Pyro mules, made up rules Billy Wise and face tattoos.
Coz we all love the Clapton And we’ll sing and shout ‘till Vince kicks us out. We all love the Clapton Singing day & night for the red & white. - ‘adapted’ from another masterpiece from James of Clapton Ultras
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 semiprofessional 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
CLAPTON MATCHES FROM THE PAST Clapton 2 Stockton 1 FA Amateur Cup Final 30th March 1907 Played at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea FC Clapton played their second FA Amateur Cup Final in 1907, having two years earlier lost to West Hartlepool at Shepherds Bush. On this occasion the final venue was moved across west London to Stamford Bridge where a crowd of 5,000 spectators saw the Tons lift the trophy for the first time in their history The report of the Essex Chronicle of the 5th April 1907 >>>>>
The match day programme, which also covered Chelsea’s Division Two home fixture with Hull City that was played the day before, was sold at auction in 2009 for £3000. The victorious Clapton team were : J. Wilding (goal); J.J. Bayley, R. Ewan (backs); H. Parkinson, F. Randall, J. Olley (half backs) H. Eastwood, C. Russell, C.S. Rance, C.H. Purnell, F. K. Harvey (forwards). Of this team, Clyde Honeysett Purnell (Olympic gold medallist 1908) and Charles Rance, the scorer of the winning goal in the final, (turned pro with Tottenham 1909) are best known. See iProgs passim. Half back F. (Frank) Randall was one of five men tragically killed in 1916 in an explosion at an East London
munitions factory. He was described as a hero in the local paper. <<<<< Essex County Chronicle. Friday 22nd February 1916 F.K. Harvey went on to become President of Clapton FC as did H. Parkinson, the team captain on that afternoon. Mr Parkinson (right) was instrumental in reviving the club after the first World War. In the first season, playing records were poor, public support had dwindled and due to the Old Spotted Dog being unavailable, the club was playing it’s home matches at the grounds of Ilford FC and Leytonstone FC. Following a 7-0 defeat at the hands of Ilford, Mr Parkinson confidentially declared that the club had engaged in building a team to re-capture the Amateur Cup. This was regarded as something of a joke at the time but it was, indeed a true prophesy, for two years later Clapton became Isthmian League Champions and shortly thereafter came two seasons of success in the FA Amateur Cup. J.J. Bayley (left)was recruited by Clapton FC after he had given a magnificent display in a London Junior Cup Final that was played at the Old Spotted Dog. A striking personality, he was the renowned for his height and was the centre of the defence. Here he is, caricatured in a cartoon depicting the tour of Philadelphia by a team called the Pilgrims who were usually made up from players from the top English amateur teams; much in the same way as the Barbarian Rugby Club select their teams. J.J. Bayley was known as “Big Bill” as nickname that some fourteen years later was to be used to described Clapton England international centre half W.I. Bryant. Mr Bayley was President of the Clapton Football Club in 192021. Clapton were to return to the Amateur Cup final just two years later and win the trophy on five occasions in total.
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The Banner Ban
A banner at last Tuesday’s game against greenhouse London was unfurled in the Scaffold in solidarity with the fans of Mangotsfield United FC. Their fans group, the Inter Village Firm (IVF), have been banned by the football authorities from displaying anti-fascist and anti-racist banners at matches. It's a strange move by the FA and others, particularly as there are numerous groups that are supported through football such as Kick it Out, Football v Homophobia etc. These groups that denounce racism and homophobia are surely no less political (and all power to their elbow) than a group denouncing facism? It’s equally disappointing that such a stance is taken when advertisers, such as pay-day loan companies, betting websites etc are openly allowed to have their logo emblazoned on kits of senior teams, many of which end up on the backs of children. Equally at Princes Park, the home of Dartford FC, there is an advertising hoarding which declares “"Princes Park ; built by a CONSERVATIVE council". Something of a double standard being applied me thinks. The Mangotsfield United IVF released the following statement on the issue of the ban on banners. Since the start of the season the IVF have taken to displaying Antifascist flags to show our stance a club for everyone. No matter your race, religion, gender, sexual orientation or class everyone is welcome at Cossham Street. We do believe that displaying this stance has indeed put numbers on gates at Cossham Street and won us a lot of followers worldwide. It is baffling how someone can find Antifascist flags offensive given the recent history of Britain. If the FA feels that political banners posters and flags have no place in football it will be interesting to see what comes of the Kick It Out, Show Racism The Red Card & the Justin Campaign’s stand. This is an Association that does allow the advertisement of betting, alcohol, pay day lending companies and rather bizarrely at Yate Town a local MP. Again however, we respect the wishes of the club and shall not use political banners, posters or stickers at home games. We’d like to reaffirm our stance that this is not of the clubs doing, they’ve merely had their arm twisted by men in suits in an office in north London. We will continue to back Mangotsfield United Football Club in every way possible long into the future. Mangotsfield is United.
CLAPTON FC FIXTURES Season 2013/2014 Date
Comp
Opponent
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 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 Wed 27/11/13 Sat 30/11/13 Tue 03/12/13 Sat 07/12/13 Tue 10/12/13 Sat 14/12/13 Tue 04/02/14 Sat 08/02/14 Wed 12/02/14 Sat 15/02/14 Wed 19/04/14 Sat 22/02/14 Sat 01/03/14 Tue 04/03/14 Sat 08/03/14 Tue 11/03/14 Sat 15/03/14 Tue 18/03/14 Sat 22/03/14 Sat 29/03/14 Sat 05/04/14 Sat 12/04/14 Sat 26/04/13
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 ESL ESL ESL ESL ESL ESL ESL ESL GBT ESL ESL ESL ESL ESL ESL ESL ESL ESL ESL ESL ESL ESL ESL
Meridian AYM Higher Harwich & Parkeston Fisher FC Crockenhill Halstead Town White Ensign FC Bowers and Pitsea Tower Hamlets Stanway Rovers Stanway Rovers London Bari Mildenhall Town Haringey Borough Hullbridge Sports Great Wakering Rovers Takeley Wotton Blue Cross Basildon United Ilford Stansted Tower Hamlets Sawbridgeworth Town Eton Manor Barking Southend Manor Southend Manor Enfield 1893 Sporting Bengal United FC Romania London APSA Barking Great Wakering Rovers Takeley Greenhouse London Hullbridge Sports Eton Manor Eton Manor Greenhouse London Enfield 1893 Ilford Great Wakering Rovers Tower Hamlets Basildon United Bowers & Pitsea Sawbridgeworth Town London APSA Sporting Bengal Utd Barking Haringey Borough FC Romania
H/A Res Score A A A A A A A A H H A A H H A H H A A H A A H H H A H A A A H H H A H H A A A H A A A H H A A H A A H
L W D L W L L D L D W W L D D D W W L W W W L W L L W L L L W W W L D
0-1 5-2 0-0 1-4 2-1 1-6 2-3 0-0 2-3 0-0 1-0 2-0 0-2 1-1 0-0 1-1 2-0 1-0 0-2 4-0 2-1 3-0 0-3 2-1 0-1 1-2 2-0 0-4 2-3 2-4 5-0 1-0 1-0 1-2 2-2
Scorers Read 3, Rungay
Alleyne (p), Tacey Jarriette, Alleyne Matthews Martelli, Hughes Coulson (pen) Duyille (AET) GWR won on pens Duyille, Parker Tacey. (AET) Martelli 2, Jeffes, Jarriette Duyille, Martelli
Duyille, Lowes Jarriette Halloway, Duyille Lowes, Martelli Jones, Martelli Martelli 2, Briggs, Jones, Jeffes Jarriette Jarriette Martelli Jeffes, Briggs
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
HULLBRIDGE SPORTS
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 BILLY WISE BEN LOWES BORJA CAMACHO
Player Sponsored by Gavin Clarke
G.V.O. Andrew Barr
Mark Barlow
Ian & Peter Simpson
All Yellow Manager : Dan Braney & Mark Bliss
BOBBY MASON ROB HODGSON DEAN WALLACE AARON HUNWICKS MICHAEL EDGAR SAM TAYLOR JIMMY COX TOM RANGER PERRY DUNN LEWIS DENNIS LIAM NASH KURTIS CLARKE RORY CLARK CHRIS BROWN ROB LACEY JAMES LACEY WILL PECK
TOM PECK HARRY SKINNER MATCH OFFICIALS : REFEREE – Chris McGovern ; LINOS – Abu Taher, Laurie Mallyon
NEXT UP AT THE OLD SPOTTED DOG SATURDAY 22ND FEBRUARY 2014
SATURDAY 11TH MARCH 2014
CLAPTON v ENFIELD 1893
CLAPTON v BASILDON UTD
ESSEX SENIOR LEAGUE Kick off 7.45PM AT THE DOG
ESSEX SENIOR LEAGUE Kick off 3.00 PM AT THE DOG
“LET ‘EM COME, LET ‘EM ALL COME DOWN TO THE DOG” Save the Spotted Dog A group formed to preserve the famous old Tudor pub that adjoins the Clapton football ground. Save the Dog ! www.savethespotteddog.org
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