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Category Archives: Wilfried Zaha
The Mighty Toodle and The Pips, Mayfield Clubhouse, Nov 7
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The Mighty Toodle and The Pips, Mayfield Clubhouse, Nov 7
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Tim Springett LIVE at Mayfield Stadium Clubhouse, Oct 3
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Tim Springett LIVE at Mayfield Stadium Clubhouse, Oct 3
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Daniel and Kirby help fired-up Rams to make FA Cup history
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: It’s been an impressive start to the season for Croydon Athletic as they eye up promotion, while there’s been more of a mixed bag at Croydon FC. ANDREW SINCLAIR reports Croydon Athletic last season, playing in the lofty … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, AFC Whyteleafe, Andrew Sinclair, Croydon FC, Football, Wilfried Zaha
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Alex White, Amadou Tangara, Andrew Sinclair, Croydon Arena, Croydon FC, Danny Kedwell, Kadell Daniel, Mayfield Stadium, non-league news, Nya Kirby, Ryan Watts, Stormzy, Wilf Zaha
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Tidy’s Blues Sandwich LIVE at Mayfield Clubhouse, Sep 5
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Stormzy’s football club sacks third manager in less than a year
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: Less than six months after delivering promotion to the Isthmian League for Croydon Athletic, coach Jermaine McGlashan has left the Thornton Heath-based club AFC Croydon Athletic, the non-league football club owned by Stormzy and Wilf Zaha, last night … Continue reading
‘I need to deliver league title’ says new Trams boss Gonnella
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: It’s been a helter-skelter start to the season, with the Rams knocked out of the FA Cup and struggling for points in the Isthmian League, while, as ANDREW SINCLAIR reports, neighbours Croydon FC are looking solid For all … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Andrew Sinclair, Croydon FC, Football, Sport, Wilfried Zaha
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Antonio Gonnella, Croydon Arena, Croydon FC, Crystal Palace, Jermaine McGlashan, Mayfield Stadium, Pape Souare, Rams, South Norwood, Stormzy, Thornton Heath, Trams, Wilf Zaha
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Rams’ football offering ‘alternative vistas’ for Thornton Heath
The football season got off to a perfect start for Croydon Athletic with a 3-1 FA Cup extra-preliminary round win at home on Saturday, to the delight of the club’s fans, their famous owners and their new sponsors. NEIL BENNETT, … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Football, Sport, Thornton Heath, Wilfried Zaha
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Danny Young, FA Cup, Neil Bennett, Stormzy, Thornton Heath, Wilf Zaha, Wing Stop
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‘We’ve a target on our backs’ says Rams boss as season starts
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: The borough’s newly-promoted Isthmian League club has new sponsors and embark on an FA Cup campaign tomorrow with the players refreshed and energised by a summer holiday paid for by one of their famous owners Croydon Athletic kick-off … Continue reading
Seven heavenly seasons’ finishes: but which is your favourite?
Was that the best finish to a Palace season ever? As four Crystal Palace players sign-in for the England training squad ahead of the Euros, life-long Eagles fan JERRY FITZPATRICK looks at how past stand-out years compare, and offers you … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Eberechi Eze, Football, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Oliver Glasner, Wilfried Zaha
Tagged Adam Wharton, Bert Head, Crystal Palace FC, Dougie Freedman, Eberechi Eze, England, Euros 2024, Gareth Southgate, Ian Wright, Jerry Fitzpatrick, John Jackson, Malcolm Allison, Mark Bright, Selhurst Park, Steve Coppell, Terry Venables, Wilfried Zaha
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Rams storm to promotion to the delight of co-owner Stormzy
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: AFC Croydon Athletic have won promotion from the eighth tier of English football with a thrilling, and very tense, 2-1 play-off final win at Knaphill last night. The game was watched by the club’s new-ish co-owner, rapper Stormzy, … Continue reading
Play-off win sets up the biggest match in Athletic’s history
NON-LEAGUE NEWS by ANDREW SINCLAIR Croydon Athletic tonight face the most important match in the phoenix club’s brief history, following the previously most important game which they won in Jersey on Saturday. Jermaine McGlashan’s side will travel to Knaphill for … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, AFC Whyteleafe, Andrew Sinclair, Balham FC, Croydon FC, Football, South Norwood, Sport, Thornton Heath, Wilfried Zaha
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Antonio Gonnella, Croydon FC, Jermaine McGlashan, Liam Giles, South Norwood, Stormzy, Thornton Heath, Wilfried Zaha
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Trams all set for challenge of two cup finals in just four days
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: As the football season enters ‘the business end’, both local clubs are in the mix for play-off places and even have a chance of winning some silverware, as ANDREW SINCLAIR reports After 15 years without a cup win, … Continue reading
How Stormzy’s football dream is becoming a Mayfield reality
Former Croydon Advertiser reporter and BBC sports correspondent NEIL BENNETT, pictured right, returned to an old stomping ground in Thornton Heath to catch up with the progress of AFC Croydon Athletic under their new celebrity owners, Stormzy and Wilfried Zaha … Continue reading
Hall’s world record goal propels Trams towards two cup finals
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: You wait 15 years, and then two cup finals turn-up at once. ANDREW SINCLAIR on a world record week for Croydon FC, and more progress from local rivals Athletic David Beckham’s done it. Harry Kane did it for … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Andrew Sinclair, Balham FC, Croydon FC, Football, Sport, Wilfried Zaha
Tagged 2.31 seconds, AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon Arena, Croydon FC, Guinness Book of Records, Guinness World Records, Jermaine McGlashan, Liam Giles, Mayfield Stadium, Norris McWhirter, Rams, Ryan Hall, Stormzy, Trams, Wilfried Zaha
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Johnson takes football director role at non-league club Athletic
Andrew Johnson, the former England and Palace striker, has been appointed as director of football at the non-league club bought by Stormzy and Wilf Zaha last summer. Croydon Athletic made the announcement on Sunday evening, saying that Johnson has “a … Continue reading
McGlashan takes over to conduct Stormzy’s Athletic project
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: They might need a revolving door at the Mayfield Stadium soon, such has been the pace of the comings and goings at Wilf Zaha and Stormzy’s football club. ANDREW SINCLAIR, pictured right, keeps tabs on who’s in and … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, AFC Whyteleafe, Balham FC, Croydon FC, Football, Sport, Wilfried Zaha
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Andrew Sinclair, Balham FC, Combined Counties League, Croydon FC, Danny Young, Football, Jermaine McGlashan, Liam Giles, Nahum Green, SCEFL, Southern Counties East Football League, Stormzy, Whyteleafe, Wilf Zaha
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Respected Rayner leaves Rams: ‘Change was going to come’
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: In his first interview since parting company with Croydon Athletic this week, former manager Kevin Rayner tells ANDREW SINCLAIR that he saw the changes coming, and reveals a further exit from the club Despite their team playing well, … Continue reading
Stormzy’s football club parts with 2 managers after 5 games
Even Ken Bates or “Deadly” Doug Ellis, old-school football club owners notorious for sacking their managers with alacrity, never got rid of two at the same time. But that’s what international grime star Stormzy did this week, less than three … Continue reading
Football club’s new owner Stormzy is up for the FA Cup
Croydon Athletic’s first game under new ownership drew almost nine times their typical crowd from last season – and the 542nd person through the gate at the Mayfield Stadium for yesterday’s FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round was none other than … Continue reading
Athletic hoping their new season will go down a real Stormzy
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: The (not-so) big kick-off is less than 24 hours away… Here, ANDREW SINCLAIR, right, the go-to-expert for BBC 5 Live and BBC Radio London, looks ahead to what’s in store at Croydon Arena and the Mayfield Stadium The … Continue reading
Zaha transfer saga reaches sad end as player flies off to Turkey
So, farewell then, Wilf Zaha, Crystal Palace’s “G.O.A.T.” – Greatest Of All Time – who is to join Turkish champions Galatasaray on a free transfer with a three-year contract expected to be finalised in Istanbul today.
Stormzy and Zaha team up to buy their hometown football club
Thornton Heath superstars offer AFC Croydon Athletic fans the hope of having their ‘Wrexham moment’ Croydon Athletic, the phoenix club based in Thornton Heath which has battled through tough times over the past decade, this morning announced that it has … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Football, Sport, Wilfried Zaha
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Mayfield Stadium, Stormzy, Wilfried Zaha
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Ex-Brighton boss tipped to become new Palace manager
Graham Potter, who was sacked as Chelsea manager last month after the lowest points-per-game return of any coach at the club in the Premier League era, is reportedly being considered to become the new boss at Crystal Palace. As poor … Continue reading
