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Promotion dreams live on this week in crunch play-off clashes
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: Croydon’s clubs, the Trams and the Rams, go into play-offs this week knowing they face tough tests, as ANDREW SINCLAIR reports. PLUS: New co-chairs named for South Norwood-based club Croydon Athletic will go into this week’s Isthmian South … Continue reading
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
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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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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
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
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
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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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Play-offs in sight as Trams benefit from sorry Canterbury tale
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: The roller-coaster season endured by Croydon FC fans looks like it could go into extra time, while Stormzy and Wilf Zaha’s club is seeking stability on and off the pitch. And there’s even a chance of a Wembley … Continue reading
Manager merry-go-round spins Trams into promotion race
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: Both local clubs are onto their fourth managers of the season, which at Mayfield Road has signalled a chance for consolidation, while at Croydon Arena there’s still all to play for in the closing weeks of the season, … Continue reading
Former Eagles boss takes over as manager at Stormzy’s club
Keith Millen, three times an interim manager at Crystal Palace, has been named as the new boss at Croydon Athletic, the non-league club bought last year by rapper Stormzy and former Eagles hero Wilfried Zaha. Millen’s first game in charge … Continue reading
Gonnella’s table-topping Trams on fast track towards promotion
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: There’s a buzz around Croydon Arena on matchdays that hasn’t been felt for a while, as ANDREW SINCLAIR reports on some positive progress at both local clubs Croydon FC are beginning to dream of a return to Step … Continue reading
Football club delays its kick-off for a hedgehog pitch invader
Last night’s AFC Croydon Athletic under-18s game against Corinthian Casuals at Mayfield Stadium was forced to delay its kick-off – there was a hedgehog on the pitch! The Mayfield at Thornton Heath is surrounded by open ground, havens for wildlife, … Continue reading
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Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Football, Hedgehog, Mayfield Stadium, Stormzy, Wilfried Zaha
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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
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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
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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
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
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Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Antonio Gonnella, Croydon FC, Jermaine McGlashan, Liam Giles, South Norwood, Stormzy, Thornton Heath, Wilfried Zaha
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Trophy-winning manager Giles decides its time to leave club
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: An emotional end-of-season announcement for the Trams, while the Rams are heading into Europe (sort of) Liam Giles has resigned as manager of the borough’s oldest non-league club, Croydon FC. Giles made the announcement last night, just a … Continue reading
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Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon, Croydon FC, Jermaine McGlashan, Liam Giles, Stormzy, Wilfried Zaha
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