Clapton v Barking by Spotted Dog

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CLAPTON BARKING

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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, 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 LondonFA 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 Bartholemews 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 29 th 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 1982 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 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, recent events and mismanagement have placed this security in jeopardy and these issues will need to be addressed to secure the club’s future once more.

CLAPTON v BARKING FA Vase First Round Proper Another East London Derby, and this one is made all the more special in that it’s a cup tie. Our visitors Barking are very old friends of Clapton Football Club. In years gone by the clubs used to traditionally contest their matches on Boxing Day. One year it would be at the Dog, and the next year at the Vicarage Field, Barking’s old stadium which closed in 1973. So, a warm welcome to our friends from Mayesbook Park and let us hope for a keen encounter worthy of both great football clubs. Our league positions certainly suggest a close game, as Barking are fresh from a very impressive draw at home to Great Wakering Rovers last Tuesday, in which they came back from a two goal deficit to level at 2-2. Therefore, let us not discount the resolve, ability and determination of our visitors this afternoon. For our lads, it was ‘bounce back Tuesday’ once more at the Spotted Dog on a Tuesday night. Thoughts of last Saturday’s disappointing result at home to Sawbridgeworth Town was swept from the memory by another excellent, determined Clapton performance against Eton Manor. As is the usual Clapton way, the Tons made it difficult for themselves, going a goal down and thereafter having to chase the game. However their persistence paid off, and goals from Rafael Duyille and team captain Ben Lowes earned the club another three points. Another plus was the attendance. Not as many as previous games, but when one considers that the match clashed with a live England game on the TV, 53 was a remarkable effort. The Clapton squad has been hit in recent weeks by an unprecedented number of injuries to key players. Nonetheless, the lads who have been called up have performed admirably and when those who are injured return to fitness, the competition for places in the starting line up will undoubtedly be keen and is something that Clapton FC have not enjoyed for some time. This healthy state of affairs on the field is undoubtedly a reflection of the hard work and loyalty of team management Chris Wood and Neil Day. Chris will be absent this afternoon as he is taking his missus on a well earned holdiay and we hope they have a great time. Team affairs are left in the experienced hands of the other half of ‘Les Frères Chauves’, assistant manager and coach Neil Day. I have no doubt that all Clapton fans at the match will be 100% behind Neil and hopefully he can welcome Chris back to the UK with more league points in the bag and the prospect of a further match in the FA Vase. There have been more requests for Clapton FC Scaffold Brigada scarves and if anyone wants to buy one, please speak to Rob in the scaffold or email iprog@claptonfc.info and perhaps we can order another batch. Hopefully this afternoon we will have a few more of the walking wounded available for selection. No doubt all the Clapton fans will get behind the team and the team management this afternoon. This is a competition in which we are long over due a good run. Enjoy the game and…….

OUR VISITORS

barking fc The ancient abbey town and fishing port of Barking has been represented by a football team since at least 1880 and we are the longest established football club and possibly sports club in the borough. We have played in the FA Cup since 1895/6. Barking's colours of Royal Blue are said to originate from the Short Blue fishing fleet which plied the oceans from Barking Creek for many years In 1880 the Barking Rovers club was formed, playing on Eastbury Field, and is known to have existed until at least 1890. The Vicarage Field ground was opened in 1884 with a match against IIford which Rovers won 2-0 but in 1889 Barking Rovers were accused of damaging the Vicarage Field cricket pitch and were forced to return to Eastbury Field. In 1892/3 a South Essex League existed for one season and included Barking Excelsior and Barking Working Men’s Institute. Excelsior, playing at Holland’s Field, were champions and by 1895/6 were known as Barking Town, then playing at Eastbury Field. They won the Essex Junior Cup, defeating Saffron Walden 3-0 but disbanded in 1896 when it has been suggested that they were integrated into Barking Woodville. Woodville from Forest Gate became known as Barking Woodville and moved to the Vicarage Field in 1896. This club was in existence by 1882 as Woodville (Upton), in which year a Woodville club formed in Barnet had to distinguish itself as Barnet Woodville, and was affiliated to the London Football Association in 1886. The club played in the Essex Senior Cup from at least 1886 and the FA Amateur Cup from at least 1894 but appears to have disbanded in 1900 when the Vicarage Field lease expired. An unconfirmed suggestion was published in the Grays and Tilbury Gazette at the time that Barking Woodville became West Ham United’s reserve team. Although there was no connection London Caledonians also occupied the Vicarage Field for a period. The Vicarage Field was then occupied by Barking Institute, formed in at least 1896 as Barking Working Lads’ Institute, originally playing at the Recreation Ground (Barking Park), or earlier as Barking Working Men’s Institute. They won the London Minor Medals in 1896/7 and the London Institutes Federation Cup in 1897/8. The link between Rovers, Woodville and the present club is unclear. One authority states that the Rovers club was the precursor to the present club, the local Church Institute being involved in running it with the name being changed to Barking Institute. What is certain is that each club was regarded as representing the town and played on the Vicarage Field, which was the prime sporting venue in the town for many years. There was also a Barking FC affiliated to the Essex FA in 1886 and playing in 1895/6 and Barking Victoria in the early twentieth century but no links with these clubs have been found. In fact we played against them. Interestingly two of our predecessors, Barking Rovers and Woodville, played each other in 1888/9. Barking Institute's name changed to Barking in 1902 and in 1908 Barking Ferndale became Barking Reserves. The name was changed again to Barking Town from 1919 to 1932, reverting to Barking until changing to Barking and East Ham United in 2001/2 for five seasons. The club developed the Vicarage Field to Football League standard. Barking had early experience of floodlit football, playing in the Borough Charter celebrations in Barking Park in 1939. Floodlights were installed at the Vicarage Field in 1958 and Barking was the first club to play an Isthmian League match under its own lights. In 1973 Barking were required to leave the Vicarage Field by the council and were leased the present ground in Mayesbrook Park. As far as is known our first women’s team was Barking Belles in the 1970s. Our current Ladies team was founded in 1989 as Hornchurch Ladies. After a while as Collier Row Ladies they became Barking Ladies in 1998. Following amalgamation with Leyton Orient we played in the FA Women’s Premier League Division 1 South for five seasons. We have won the Essex FA Women’s Cup three times and the Herfulsham Tournament in Denmark. We are currently in the Eastern Region Women’s League Premier Division. There is no evidence of Rovers having played league football but we could have been founder members of the Southern League as, when Arsenal FC convened a meeting in 1892 to form a league in the south, the clubs attending included Woodville, who were however not elected to the new league when it started in 1894/5. In 1896 Barking Woodville was included in a proposed new London Amateur League which failed to materialise but Barking Woodville played in the London League from 1896/7 followed by the South Essex League from 1898/9, winning the latter in 1898-99. Barking Working Lads’ Institute/Barking started in the Leyton and District League, winning it in 1899/1900 and possibly in 1898/9 although no final table has been found. The club progressed to the South Essex League from 1900/1 and the London League from 1909/10, playing in both for several seasons (leagues were smaller then). In 1912 their application to join the Isthmian League was rejected but they had been founder members of the Athenian League in 1911, resigning after only 2 matches, having been fined for not fielding the strongest possible team, and not rejoining until 1923. During the second World War matches in the South Essex Combination were played at the Merry Fiddlers Ground, Dagenham as the Vicarage Field was converted to an anti aircraft site and all matches in 1945/6 had to be played away. Barking were invited to join the Isthmian League in 1952 and won the championship in 1978/9, managed by Eddie McCluskey. In 1991, after 39 years at Premier Division level, the club suffered the first relegation in its history which

was followed by the drop into Division 2 in 1996. Promotion back to Division 1 was won in 2000/1 under the management of Craig Edwards, Paul Downes and Alan Marson. Following restructuring Barking played in the Southern League Division 1 East in 2004/5 and 2005/6, reaching the play offs in both seasons. In 2006/7, following the tragic death of chairman Peter Webster and the subsequent liquidation of the parent company, the club was transferred to the Essex Senior League. Our experienced management team is led by manager Mick O’Shea, who has a long and wide experience of management and coaching, with coaches Rob O’Brien (who is also our chairman) and Jeff Sears - who managed our Reserves to the Essex Senior League Reserve Division championship in 2011/12 with an unbeaten league record - and continues to fill this role. They are ably supported by sports therapist Alan Richards, We have a number teams altogether including Ladies, a men’s Sunday team and a thriving academy for girls, youths and boys. Barking have been champions of every league they have played in except the Southern League and the Essex Senior League (yet), culminating in the Isthmian League championship in 1978/79 and in that year the club was awarded the title of FA Non League Team of the Year. In addition to league championships the club has been very successful in cup competitions and over 100 titles have been won at all levels. The greatest success in national cups came in 1926/27 when the final of the FA Amateur Cup was reached and lost 3-1 to Leyton at Millwall, the ground staff having dug holes to clear the waterlogged pitch. A total of ten appearances in the last eight of the Amateur Cup was completed by three semi finals and six quarter finals. The second round of the FA Cup has been reached four times including the defeat of Football League opponents Oxford United in 1980. In the FA Vase in 1996/7 Barking reached the fifth round (last 16) and were narrowly defeated by a single goal at Mossley. The Essex Senior Cup final has been reached 14 times, of which seven were won, and the London Senior Cup has been won four times in seven finals. Other cups won include the Essex Thameside, Essex Elizabethan, East Anglian, London Charity, Mithras, Eastern Floodlit, Premier Midweek, Essex Intermediate, London Intermediate, Essex Junior, London Junior, London Under 18, Isthmian League Dylan Shield, Athenian Reserves, Essex, Hertfordshire & Neighbouring Counties, Fred Budden Trophy, Isthmian Youth, Eastern Junior Alliance Under 16, Hornchurch Charity, Ilford Hospital, Romford Charity, South Essex Charity, Stepney Charity, Waltham Forest Hospital, West Ham Charity, Addenbrooke Hospital, Barking Carnival, Collins Druce, Sugden, Ron Murrant, Peter Webster and Paul Winn, Dagenham & District Sunday League’s Bellamy and Nicholls cups. A memorable success came in 1996/7 when the Essex Thameside Trophy was won with the 22nd kick of the deciding kicks from the penalty spot against Canvey Island, which Barking won 8-7. The final kick was successfully taken by Uzodimma Agbasonu Barking's team in the Amateur Cup final in 1927 included at inside left Mickey Guyton, who continued to play for the club until he was nearly 40 years old. Guyton once scored all Barking's goals in a London Senior Cup tie against Catford South End which was abandoned with the score at 6-6. Although only one professional club's (Oxford United) first team has been defeated during the club’s history, in 1922 a 2-0 half time lead was held over the full Arsenal side in the London Challenge Cup. However the Gunners scored five times in the second half. Also in two FA Cup ties against Gillingham separated by 55 years the professionals required two matches on each occasion to progress to the next round. We have links with both the Olympic Games and the World Cup. The 1900 Olympic gold medal winning Great Britain football team (actually Upton Park FC) included former Barking Woodville player William Quash, Peter Deadman was a regular member of the Great Britain Olympic football team in the 1960s and our 2002/3 team included Rene Regis who captained and scored for St Lucia in the World Cup. Over 30 Barking players have gone on to the professional ranks and the most recently famous old boys are Kevin Hitchcock, the Chelsea goalkeeper and substitute in the 1996-97 FA Cup winning team, and Darren Purse. In their time Arthur Featherstone (West Ham United) ,Jack Leslie (Plymouth Argyle), probably Barking’s first black player, John Dillimore (Millwall), Harold Halse (Aston Villa, Chelsea and Manchester United where he partnered the great Billy Meredith on the right wing, twice an FA Cup winner in three finals and capped by England in 1909), Jack Tresarden (West Ham United and capped in 1923), Len Casey (Chelsea), Peter Carey (Leyton Orient), Mark Lazarus (Queens Park Rangers), Laurie Abrahams (Charlton Athletic). Joe Hawkins (Millwall) were equally famous. Tresarden played for West Ham United in the first Wembley cup final in 1923. England amateur caps were won by Charles Bradley (1913), A. Evans (1928) and Johnny Wilson (1948). Our most famous ex player is of course Bobby Moore, the West Ham United and World Cup winning England captain. He never played for our first team but research by Terry Gilbert, our website editor, supported by the memories of our president, Ron Debenham, has indicated that he played for our A (third) team before being signed by West ham at a young age. The programme for a charity match in 1969 states Bobby “decided to play on the pitch where he had previously appeared as a member of Barking’s ‘A’ team.” Bobby’s parents had been active members of Barking FC Supporters’ Club and organised the transport, comprising fleets of coaches and even a special train in those days, to away matches. Another is John Still, successful manager of Barnet, Peterborough, Dagenham & Redbridge and now Luton Town also played for us as a young man and was one of our youngest ever senior players at the age of 16. We went to The Netherlands in 1929/30. We lost 3-0 to A.D.O and drew 2-2 with Quick (Nijmegen) . Quick FC was founded

in 1888 and still exists as does A.D.O. (Den Haag,whose greatest success was a quarter-final game against West Ham United in the European Cup Winners Cup in 1976. They won 4–2 in The Hague but lost 3–1 away and were eliminated on the away goals rule. Among the club records is an unbeaten run of 18 games in 1968/9 which was almost matched by a run of 15 matches in 1996/7.In the light of modern complaints about fixture congestion it is of interest to note that Barking played 14 games in April 1927, losing only four of them. The club record run of unbeaten league games is 22 set by the reserves in 2011/12 which comprised the whole league season. We have a long history of youth football with one of our predecessors being Barking Working Lads Institute and we have had various youth teams over the years, culminating in our current academy of which includes s scholarship scheme and youth teams at various age levels. As a closing note, in 1895/6 Thames Ironworks needed three games to win a cup tie against Barking Woodville. It would be interesting to see if their successors, West Ham United, would find it so difficult today. Compiled by Derek Pedder with acknowledgements to Gavin Ellis, Fay Pedder, Les Wilson, Terry Gilbert, Nathalie Hoodless, Mark Harris,Colm Kerrigan, Phil Sammons, Fred Hawthorn and Ronald Price. Amended and updated by Derek Pedder 2nd August 2013

CLAPTON / BARKING CONNECTIONS George Hebden - Hebden was a talented and fearless goalkeeper who almost didn't see his career take off owing to his service as a teenager to the war. It came when he was starting out in football with Clapton, but he returned from the war to play, and impress, for Barking Town. It was with Barking where he impressed Leicester City scouts and he made the move north initially, as back-up goalkeeper, in May 1920. He had to bide his time for regular first-team action and it came just a year later when he dislodged Herbert Bown in the number one position. Hebden eventually made a century of starts in goal for Leicester City, playing 101 times in total in the league and three times in the FA Cup. His career with the club came to an end and he went on to play for Queens Park Rangers, twice, with a spell at Gillingham coming between. WOODVILLE FOOTBALL CLUB, a forerunner of the present Barking FC, used to play in Forest Gate before Clapton arrived at the Old Spotted Dog. Their pitch was situated on the Margery Park Road corner of West Ham Park. When Clapton first arrived there was some considerable feeling against, what was termed, “a Foreign club” taking over the Spotted Dog ground and, for a time, the general view prevailed that Clapton would take the best of the Woodville (and Upton Rovers) players. However, when it became apparent the club had no such intentions, the antagonism disappeared.

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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 it’s 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 self proclaimed '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 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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CLAPTON PLAYERS FROM THE PAST

H.T. (HARRY) EARLE Of all the great Clapton players of the early part of the 20th century, there is probably none more colourful or charismatic than Harry Earle who was a striking figure at the heart of Clapton’s defence.

Illustration from the Devon & Exeter Daily Gazette. 6 Nov 1894

Born in East Grinstead, Mr Earle flirted with other clubs such as Woolwich Arsenal and Millwall Athletic before finding his niche at the Old Spotted Dog. He is easily recognisable amid the group photos of the Clapton team and Essex County, for whom he received a County Cap. Amid a melange of face furniture, his is the most voluminous moustache and with it, he had the frame to match.

Mr Earle was employed at Godwin Road School in Forest Gate. Although not qualified as a teacher, he was eventually co-opted as such, due to 33 years service, but on one occasion he asked the West Ham School Board for permission to leave work early to play for Clapton FC. His employers had refused such request previously and following a vote acceded to his request on this occasion. It sparked an article in the local newspaper in which members of the board described football, and cricket, as being a waste of time whilst the local priest, Fr Ring, supported this denunciation of sport, submitting that it was only a little less of a scandal that the drinking business. However. Harry Earle was yet to court more controversy when he was declared to be a professional by the Football Association having accepted a gift of a set of furniture from the Clapton club on the occasion of his marriage. Both the club and Mr Earle appealed unsuccessfully to the FA and lost. As a result, Earle immediately signed as a professional with Notts County where he played for a season. He continued to be the trainer of West Ham Schools until 1912 by which time his playing career had come to an end. His obituary. in the Stratford Express in 1951, was adamant that despite his professional status’, he never once accepted a pay packet. In 1905 he received a most cordial reception from the Clapton supporters when he returned to the Old Spotted Dog Ground for a friendly match against Notts County. Whatever his feelings about his own situation might have been on that day, he must have been pleased to see that his opposite number in the Clapton goal, J. Wilding, who was to go on and play for the Tons in two Amateur Cup finals, had once been the West ham Schools goalkeeper under his charge. Harry Earle’s final legacy to Clapton FC was that his son S.G. (Stanley) Earle also played for the Tons with some distinction in the 1920s and at both full and amateur international honours for England. But that’s another story…..

Limerick from the Essex County Chronicle 16th December 1904

CLAPTON FC FIXTURES 2013/14

Sat 10/08/13 Tue 13/08/13 Sat 17/08/13 Sat 17/08/13 Tue 27/08/13 Sat 31/08/13 Tue 03/09/13 Sat 07/09/13 Tue 10/09/13 Sat 14/09/13 Tue 17/09/13 Sat 21/09/13 Sat 28/09/13 Tue 01/10/13 Sat 05/10/13 Tue 9/10/13 Sat 12/10/13 Tue 15/10/13 Sat 19/10/13 Sat 26/10/13 Tue 29/10/13 Sat 02/11/13 Sat 09/11/13 Sat 16/11/13 Sat 23/11/13 Sat 30/11/13

ESL ESL FA CUP FA CUP ESL FA CUP ESL ESL LCC ESL ESL FA VASE ESL ESL ESL GBT ESL ESL FA VASE ESL ESL ESL ESL ESL ESL ESL

Bowers and Pitsea Tower Hamlets Stanway Rovers Stanway Rovers London Bari Mildenhall Town Haringey Borough Hullbridge Sports Great Wakering Rovers London APSA Takeley Wotton Blue Cross Basildon United Ilford Stansted Tower Hamlets Sawbridgeworth Town Eton Manor Barking Southend Manor London Apsa Greenhouse London Sporting Bengal United Great Wakering Rovers Enfield 1893 FC Romania

A 0-0 H 2-3 H 0-0 A 1-0 A 2-0 H 0-2 H 1-1 A 0-0 H 1-1 P H H 2-0 A 1-0 A 0-2 H 4-0 H 2-1 A 3-0 H 0-3 H 2-1 HOME AWAY HOME HOME AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY

Jarriette, Alleyne Matthews Martelli, Hughes Coulson (p) Duyile (p) AET * Parker, Duyile Tacey Martelli 2, Jeffes, Jarriette Duyile, Martelli Jeffes, Duyille, Lowes 1.30pm 3.00PM 7.45pm 3.00pm 7.45pm 3.00pm 3.00pm 3.00pm

* Clapton lose on pens

ESSEX SENIOR LEAGUE TABLE (UP TO AND INCLUDING 15TH OCTOBER 2013) P

Pts

Gt Wakering R

+18

Enfield 1893

+15

Takeley

Tower Hamlets

FC Romania

Barking

+14

CLAPTON

Basildon United

Ilford

-5

Hullbridge Sports

-2

Sawbridgeworth

-4

Southend Manor

-2

Sp Bengal Utd

-3

Eton Manor

-9

-3

-7

Greenhouse London

-8

Stansted

-14

-25

Haringey Boro

London APSA Bowers & Pitsea

London Bari

PLAYER PROFILE – JERRY (ABS) JARRIETTE Name: Abraham Jerry Jairette You live in (London/Essex/Newham?) Newham Married/Engaged/Single – In a relationship Occupation - Sports teacher Position - Wherever the gaffer decides Previous Clubs: Clapton, Enfield 1893 Why did you come to Clapton? : My local team Are you satisfied with the start to the season? This is the strongest team I've seen at Clapton since I can remember. How do you or the players respond to the wave or renewed interest in the club and the support from the Scaffold? I think the support has brought back the enjoyment of footy and makes us want to work harder. Have you any advice for the fans? Keep doing what you’re doing off the pitch.. You are like the twelfth man on the pitch and the support you give is reflected by the results on the pitch. Is there anything you would like to see at Clapton? A better pitch Which pro team do you support? West Ham Your favourite player ? Paul Scholes Your favourite ground ? Upton Park Favourite meal? Shepherds Pie Favourite music/bands? House music Favourite holiday destination? Florida Favourite film? Paid in full Favourite TV programme? Match of the Day Who do you follow on Twitter, and why? – No one at the moment. I’m new to it, I see all the comments on the websites and thought I’d best start getting with the times Why is your nickname Abs? – My first name is Abraham but ‘Abs’? I don’t know who ca me up with that Do you prefer ‘Abs or Jerry’ for the Programme? I prefer Jerry

THE FA VASE AND CLAPTON FC The Tons have not enjoyed a lot of success in the FA Vase. The furthest they have been in the competition is the second round. This was achieved on just three occasions in 1990, 1993 and 2004. Along the way there have been some interesting battles, an 11-0 defeat and even a ‘removal’ in 2007. Luck has seemed to desert the Tons in the Vase and even Mickey Cleaver’s very competent team of the late 1980s suffered surprising defeats at Mount Grace (Potters Bar) and Newport Pagnell Town. Last season the Tons took part in the first round proper for the first time since 2003. A win at Hillingdon Borough resulted in a home draw against Cockfosters. The South Midlands side proved too strong for Chris Wood’s team on the day. This season, Wood’s team has matched that achievement and will aim to go one better this afternoon.

CLAPTON MATCHES FROM THE PAST Clapton v Barking Town – West Ham Charity Cup Final – Thursday 24th September 1925. This match was held over from the 1924/25 competition. It kicked off at 5.45pm and finished in dim light. Interesting, the programme refers to a newspaper article in the Daily Chronicale which it was said that the club had made an approach to W.I. (Bill) Bryant, to play for the club in cup games during the season. Former club captain, Bryant had only recently left the club to play in the football league with Millwall. This was quite a stern rebuff from the Clapton club, however, what Clapton FC, or any non league team would do for such coverage in any national newspaper these days?

Report from the Stratford Express - CLAPTON’S CUP VICTORY The final of the West Ham Charity Cup, which was deferred from last season, was played between Clapton and Barking at the Spotted Dog Ground on Thursday evening and resulted in a victory for the home club by the odd goal of three. An excellent game was anticipated, for Barking were at full strength, and while there were some absentees from the Clapton side, their places were filed by well known amateur footballers. The Isthmian League team were extremely lucky to win, for during the first half they were outplayed by their opponents. There were long periods when Clapton were defending their goal desperately, and yet the interval arrived with no score. Subsequently the home forwards showed more dash and, plied by clever passes by Pease at centre half, they were often dangerous. Wlikins opened the score for Clapton after accepting a clever pass from Massey. This was 15 minutes after the resumption, and it was not long before Chapmen nullified the advantage by beating J. Roberts with a fine low shot. What proved to be the goal that decided the issue was scored by Massey, following a corner kick, the ball coming to him from Pease’s head. Barking made determined efforts to get on terms, but there was a good deal of miskicking owing to the failing light.

W.I. Bryant

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“THE TONS” PEPE DIAGNE REISS DE SOUZA PETER MOORE CRAIG GREENWOOD MATT TACEY JEROME JARRIETTE JAMIE POOLEY BEN LOWES STEVE PARKER RAPHAEL DUYILE CORY ALLEYNE JOSH COULSON NICK READ JOHNNY HUGHES SAM NAYLOR TOM JEFFES

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