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Category Archives: Sport
Rising costs push Frant Road rugby club ‘to brink’ of closure
Streatham and Croydon RFC, one of the oldest rugby clubs in the world, has launched an “emergency appeal” for funds to keep the organisation going. The club has its own ground on Frant Road in Thornton Heath, but is a … Continue reading
At 78, Palace hero Roy becomes Bristol City caretaker boss
At 78, Roy Hodgson, the holder of the Freedom of the Borough of Croydon, is about to embark on his 21st managerial job. The former England manager and twice boss at his hometown club Crystal Palace, has today been announced … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Roy Hodgson
Tagged Bristol City, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace FC, Internazionale, Liverpool, Roy Hodgson
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Coulsdon’s Bell promises ding-dong contest in Gladiators final
A 23-year-old rugby player from Coulsdon is in tomorrow night’s final of Gladiators. Emily Bell says that her background in contact sport – as well as playing for rugby league side London Broncos, she took up judo when at Cambridge … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Coulsdon, Rugby League, Sport
Tagged BBC, Bradley Walsh, Coulsdon, Emily Bell, Gladiators, London Broncos, rugby, Rugby League
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Surrey’s September title heartbreak has been a real motivator
HOOK’S SHOT: The wickets have been rolled, the stumps varnished and bats oiled with linseed. From his seat in The Oval Long Room, MARCUS HOOK, pictured right, looks ahead to the cricket season Good Friday sees the start of the … Continue reading
Whitgift crowned national schools rugby champions once again
Whitgift School has once again won the national schools’ rugby cup. The under-15s squad triumphed 32-26 last week in a hard-fought final at Ealing against defending champions Northampton School for Boys in the Continental Tyres Schools Cup.
Croydon’s teams looking ready for end-of-season take-offs
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: Oliver Glasner’s reign at Selhurst Park isn’t over just yet, but while he and the Eagles have flown out to Cyprus, the borough’s non-league sides have been enjoying winning streaks and record scorelines, reports ANDREW SINCLAIR Crystal Palace … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Andrew Sinclair, Croydon FC, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Oliver Glasner, Sport
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Alex White, Andrew Sinclair, Croydon, Croydon Arena, Croydon Facelift, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace FC, Danny Kedwell, Eintracht Frankfurt, Gatwick Airport, Josh Williams, Oliver Glasner, Ryan Watts, SunExpress
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Khan hails £130m chance to revive Crystal Palace sports centre
Proposals for what London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has welcomed as a “once-in-a-generation” redevelopment of the sports facilities in Crystal Palace Park have been submitted in a planning application to Bromley Council. The £130million project aims to bring the Olympic-sized … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Bromley Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Cycling, Football, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Rugby League, Sadiq Khan, Sport, Swimming, Tennis
Tagged Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace athletics stadium, Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Dave Bedford, London, London Mayor, Mayor, Mayor Khan, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, Pope John Paul II, Shane Gould, Usain Bolt
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Parkinson’s England team want law-makers to join a health kick
There’s a very special match being played tomorrow, between a parliamentary team made up of footballer MPs and peers, against the England Parkinson’s walking football team. One of the players in the England team is Croydon resident Seth Gillman, who … Continue reading
Magic at the Mayfield: Wayne Trice, Croydon Athletic, Mar 13
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Magic at the Mayfield: Wayne Trice, Croydon Athletic, Mar 13
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Palace winger Harrison’s Match of the Day at Croydon Minster
DAVID MORGAN uses the Minster archive to trace the life and career of former Hampshire batsman and Crystal Palace winger Bernie Harrison, who played at Selhurst Park in the era when footballers earned a maximum £20 per week What was … Continue reading
Podcast: From toxic air to the soured atmosphere at Selhurst
Our first Croydon Insider podcast of 2026 is here – with a panel of readers and contributors delving behind the headlines on the stories that matter to you. Discussing how the highs of Wembley in May last year could have … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Sinclair, Croydon Insider, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, Health, Inside Croydon, London Fire Brigade, Nadia Azizuddin, Oliver Glasner, Steve Parish, Waste incinerator
Tagged Andrew Sinclair, Beddington, Beddington incinerator, Cheryl Fergus-Ferrell, cpfc, CPO, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace FC, e-bikes, Environment Agency, Lee Townsend, London Borough of Croydon, Nadia Azizuddin, Riff Raffs, Rockbottom, St George's Walk, Viridor
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Eagles fans asked to choose design for aircraft’s club colours
Eagles fans can choose how a commercial passenger jet will look in the club’s colours. SunExpress are “the exclusive airline partner of Crystal Palace”, and they are adding a special Palace-themed aircraft to its fleet. Now they want the club’s … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport, Transport
Tagged Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace FC, Gatwick, SunExpress
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‘Where Eagles despair’: Palace fans respond to Glasner exit
‘It has given the impression that it is a club in crisis.’ Pundits and Palace supporters respond to the news of captain Marc Guehi’s transfer and the departure of the FA Cup-winning manager Could things get any worse for Crystal … Continue reading
Guehi signs for City as Glasner confirms own exit from Palace
‘We will do everything to bring another trophy back to Selhurst Park’ Oliver Glasner said today, after revealing he had told the club chairman in October his intention to leave at the end of his contract If Saturday, May 17 … Continue reading
Council finally completes sale of houses for Selhurst stand
In the first public update on Selhurst Park’s £200million main stand development for more than a year, Crystal Palace said today that they have finally completed the purchase of six houses on Wooderson Close – five of which have been … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace FC, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning, Selhurst, South Norwood, Steve Parish
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Selhurst, Selhurst Main Stand, Selhurst Park, South Norwood, Steve Parish
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Chelsea caretaker boss started on the playing fields of Croydon
From the 10th tier of English football to managing the world club champions in just eight years, football coaches McFarlane and Hudson have had a meteoric rise There’s plenty of vacancies to be manager or head coach at some of … Continue reading
New signing Williams makes instant impact for charging Rams
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: It was ‘Bah! Humbug!’ through a win-less December for Croydon FC, but Stormzy’s club at Mayfield Road had a much happier Christmas, as ANDREW SINCLAIR reports Josh Williams’ arrival at Mayfield Road at the end of November, scoring … Continue reading
Strictly’s real glitterball winners are dressmakers from Croydon
Whoever receives the glitterball at the end of the BBC’s pro-celebrity Strictly Come Dancing tonight, they will probably be wearing costumes where every stitch of chiffon, every sequin, has been designed and sewn on by craftspeople at a Croydon-based costume … Continue reading
FA Cup is going on public display in Crystal Palace Subway
The FA Cup, Crystal Palace’s first silverware in 120 years, will be going on public display in the Crystal Palace Subway for three days next month. Crystal Palace FC, and arts group calling itself Art Of and Added Time Club … Continue reading
Christmas Fun Day at Croydon FC, Croydon Arena, Dec 20
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Tagged Christmas, Croydon Arena, Croydon FC, South Norwood
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This was a pub landlord who never needed any bouncers
CROYDON CHRONICLE: The Crown on North End, demolished in 1950, was a coaching inn with a history that stretched back 500 years, and whose many landlords included Jack Martin, a bare-knuckle boxer from the Regency era whose fights would attract … Continue reading
Posted in Boxing, David Morgan, History
Tagged Boxing, Croydon, David Morgan, Jack Martin, Jack Randall, KIng George IV, North End, Prince of Wales, Regency England, The Crown
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End-of-year fixtures key to Trams’ and Rams’ promotion hopes
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: With some crunch games scheduled for the weeks through to the end of the year, both our local clubs are still in the promotion race in their respective leagues, as ANDREW SINCLAIR reports Danny Kidwell’s Croydon Athletic are … Continue reading
Cartyr follows in Farah’s footsteps across Parliament Hill Fields
Cartyr Jenkin won the boys’ under-11s gold medal running for Croydon at the London Youth Games staged at Parliament Hill Fields on Saturday. Jenkin covered the hilly 1.4-kilometre course in 5min 27sec, to follow in the spiked running shoe footsteps … Continue reading
Olympic star Kelly brightens day for Lloyd Park’s runners
Kelly Holmes, the double Olympic gold medallist, surprised and delighted the Saturday morning field of more than 200 Croydon runners in Lloyd Park when she toed the start line for the weekly Parkrun. Dame Kelly, now 55, trotted around the … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Croydon parks, Lloyd Park, Sport
Tagged Kelly Holmes, Lloyd Park, Lloyd Park Parkrun, ParkRun, Riddlesdown Parkrun
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