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Lika’s goals give real boost to Athletic’s stop-start season
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: With an Easter Monday derby at the Mayfield Stadium and a late revival in form for the Trams, ANDREW SINCLAIR looks at what the remainder of the season holds in store Croydon’s non-league clubs enter the final weeks … Continue reading
Cup run would be fitting tribute to ‘club legend’ Hillburn
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: The borough’s sides had a quiet-ish December due to postponements, but as ANDREW SINCLAIR reports, both Rams and Trams need a run of wins to drag themselves away from risk of relegation Croydon FC entered the new year … Continue reading
Whyteleafe banking on bumper World Cup crowd for derby
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: Can the Trams’ returning manager maintain the momentum into a crunch game tomorrow? ANDREW SINCLAIR previews derby day and what the December fixture list holds for Croydon Athletic Football fans, perhaps fired up by tonight’s England World Cup … Continue reading
Trams boss Chambers resigns on Twitter after row with board
In an exclusive interview with ANDREW SINCLAIR, Croydon FC’s latest manager explains why he and assistant Joe Brown felt their positions had become ‘untenable’ Croydon are looking for their third manager in seven months after Tyler Chambers resigned following Saturday’s … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon FC, Football, South Norwood, Sport
Tagged Andrew Sinclair, Croydon, Croydon Arena, Croydon FC, Gavin English, Joe Brown, South Norwood, Tyler Chambers
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Trams on track but all change at Athletic after their rough start
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: One side has been leaking too many goals while another has been scoring too few. Ahead of tomorrow night’s ‘derby’ at the Arena, ANDREW SINCLAIR reports on the local clubs’ opening games to the season As football stadiums … Continue reading
New boss, new squad, new hope as Trams approach kick-off
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: It’s been all-change for most of the area’s part-time players over the summer. ANDREW SINCLAIR gets you up to date with the latest news before the start of the season tomorrow Club officials are hopeful that Croydon Arena … Continue reading
‘Home form at Arena cost us’ says departing Trams boss Giles
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: End of an era at Croydon Arena, as the manager who helped pull the club together after crisis-hit years has announced he is stepping down. ANDREW SINCLAIR with a round-up on another tough season for the Trams, Rams, … Continue reading
‘Bitter pill’ for Trams as they are cruelly denied semi-final place
On the eve of ‘Non-League Day’, when the country’s smaller clubs ask fans from Premier League sides to pay them a visit, ANDREW SINCLAIR rounds up the latest news from Croydon FC and Croydon Athletic Robbed of a shot at … Continue reading
As the pressure mounts, Trams are taking it one game at a time
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: As the football season enters its vital last few weeks, ANDREW SINCLAIR catches up with the local sides’ managers One win and just six points from 10 games from October and mid-January reads like the form of a … Continue reading
Club kept in the dark over light bulbs at council-owned Arena
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: Croydon FC fear dire consequences over the poor lighting at their council-owned ground, while Athletic try to get over a crucial game where six players were sent off. ANDREW SINCLAIR reports Croydon FC’s brightish start to the season … Continue reading
Angry Giles blows the whistle over dodgy penalty decision
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: As groundsharers Croydon Athletic and Balham get off to a slow start in their new league, ANDREW SINCLAIR reports on how their neighbours at the Arena are mounting a promotion challenge Croydon boss Liam Giles was left fuming … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Balham FC, Croydon FC, Football, Sport
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Andrew Sinclair, Balham FC, Croydon FC, Kevin Rayner, Liam Giles, Richard Pingling
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AFC Whyteleafe kick-off thinking ‘the impossible could happen’
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: With a new chairman and manager, a Surrey phoenix club is working with the fans with renewed belief. By ANDREW SINCLAIR A month is a very long time in football. In the case of the borough’s newest team, … Continue reading
Football’s coming home for Croydon’s non-league sides
Local non-league sides kick-off the new season on Saturday with a home-coming and hopes that, at the very least, they will be able to complete their fixtures this time round, as ANDREW SINCLAIR reports Having been left to count the … Continue reading
From Montserrat to Norwood Junction: a goalkeeper’s journey
ANDREW SINCLAIR charts one of the more remarkable pieces of summer transfer business conducted in the Southern Counties East League Div 1 On June 2 this year, Nic Taylor kept a clean sheet for Montserrat in a 4-0 victory over … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon FC, Football, South Norwood, Sport
Tagged Andrew Sinclair, Croydon Arena, Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Liam Giles, Montserrat, Nic Taylor
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All change for the Rams as local leagues get FA shake-up
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: A reshuffle of non-league divisions across the country by the FA looks to have dealt Croydon FC a tough hand. ANDREW SINCLAIR reports The chances of an el Croydon Clásico derby between the borough’s leading non-league sides have … Continue reading
Trams’ most peculiar season comes to fitting end in Peckham
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: For Croydon clubs, their interrupted and curtailed covid season ended with a whimper rather than a bang at the weekend. ANDREW SINCLAIR reports. Match photos: PAUL DAVIS Croydon FC had the opportunity on Saturday to end a disjointed … Continue reading
Posted in Balham FC, Croydon FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Andrew Sinclair, Balham FC, Croydon FC, Liam Giles
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Non-League club Sutton set to make the biggest leap
Semi-pro club Sutton United are closing in on a historic achievement, and after 123 years could soon be following the footsteps of the likes of Wimbledon, Crawley and Stevenage by winning Football League status. ANDREW SINCLAIR reports Although a late … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Sinclair, FA Cup, Gander Green Lane, Matt Gray, National League, Sutton United, The Football League
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Non-league clubs left to count costs of season-that-never-was
The borough’s grassroots football clubs have had a second season abandoned because of coronavirus, reports ANDREW SINCLAIR It was seemingly inevitable, but last night the Football Association declared the non-league season below the National League null and void. It is … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Balham FC, Croydon FC, Football, Paul Smith, Sport, Whyteleafe FC
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Andrew Sinclair, Croydon FC, Liam Giles, Paul Smith, Whyteleafe FC
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Trams mark arrival at Crystal Palace with memorable comeback
After 10 months without a home game, the borough’s oldest non-league club enjoyed a homecoming with a difference on Saturday, with the most rousing of comeback wins, as ANDREW SINCLAIR reports For the first time in almost 10 months, thanks … Continue reading
No panic says Rams boss after 13-game win-less streak
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: Tough times at the Mayfield, while Croydon FC are enjoying their games on the road, as ANDREW SINCLAIR reports Croydon Athletic have certainly picked up where they left off in the covid-abandoned 2019-2020 season, their 2-0 home defeat … Continue reading
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Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Andrew Sinclair, Balham FC, Croydon, Croydon FC, Whyteleafe FC
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Croydon Women ready to kick off in search of old glories
Training in a public park, wearing borrowed kit and unable to use their traditional home ground, but still with dreams… ANDREW SINCLAIR reports on how a once great football club is slowly rebuilding itself Two decades after being disbanded, Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Andrew Sinclair, Croydon Arena, Croydon FC, Croydon Women's FC, Hope Powell
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‘Promotion is the minimum. But I want to win that league’
As one football season ends, so preparations are well underway for the start of a new non-league term, and Croydon FC’s manager cannot wait. ANDREW SINCLAIR reports More than four months since their last competitive game in a covid-19 curtailed … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Balham FC, Croydon FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Andrew Sinclair, Balham FC, Croydon Arena, Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Liam Giles, Mayfield Stadium
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Vandals ‘trash’ South Norwood clubhouse for fifth time
ANDREW SINCLAIR on another bitter set-back for a local sports club Croydon Football Club’s premises at Croydon Arena in Albert Road, South Norwood was broken into on Friday – the fifth break-in at the non-league team’s clubhouse in a year. … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon FC, Football, South Norwood, Sport
Tagged Andrew Sinclair, Croydon Arena, Croydon FC
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Season’s abrupt end leaves clubs uncertain over promotion
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: It was inevitable, but when the end of the season was announced, abruptly, on Tuesday, there was dismay and some shock among our local clubs, as ANDREW SINCLAIR, right, reports The decision was announced on Tuesday, with all … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Football, Sport
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Andrew Sinclair, Croydon Arena, Croydon FC, Liam Giles, Paul Smith
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