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Tag Archives: Croydon Arena
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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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
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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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
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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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
Croydon Mencap tea bar now open at Croydon FC games
Posted in Charity, Croydon FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Arena, Croydon FC, Croydon Mencap
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‘The Trams are here to stay!’ as club signs 25-year Arena lease
Croydon FC has announced that it has signed a 25-year lease with the council for their clubhouse and surrounding area at their home ground at Croydon Arena in South Norwood. “The Trams are here to stay!” they said this afternoon. … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon FC, Football, South Norwood, Sport
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Arena, Croydon Council, Croydon FC, Gavin English
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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
‘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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Arena’s stand remains shut – 6 months after Perry’s ‘delight’
Football supporters turning up for Croydon FC’s Bank Holiday Monday fixture at Croydon Arena last weekend exposed another of Mayor Perry’s porkies. The council-owned sports stadium has its main stand and toilets out-of-bounds to the public, almost six months since … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Croydon Council, Croydon FC, Croydon Harriers, Football, Mayor Jason Perry, South Norwood, Sport, Woodside
Tagged Better, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Arena, Croydon Council, Croydon FC, Croydon Harriers, Greenwich Leisure, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Perry's porkies, Tory
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Mayor’s Olympic blunder as Croydon Harriers are snubbed
At 6ft 6in tall and nearly 22 stone, Olympic discus thrower Lawrence Okoye ought to be hard to miss. But that’s what Croydon’s hapless Mayor Jason Perry did at the weekend, failing to give a shout-out to the only athlete … Continue reading
‘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
Obasa’s goal wins the Trams their first silverware in 15 years
NON-LEAGUE NEWS by ANDREW SINCLAIR at the War Memorial Sports Ground Croydon FC are cup-winners! Croydon won the London Senior Trophy last night, beating Wimbledon Casuals 1-0 in an often tense encounter staged at Carshalton Athletic’s ground.
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
Mayor Perry accused of ‘fibbing’ over Croydon Arena repairs
Confusion surrounds the operational status of Croydon Arena, the council-owned sports stadium, after Tory Mayor Jason Perry announced yesterday that, thanks to his personal intervention, the venue had reopened. Users of the multi-sport venue accused piss-poor Perry of “fibbing” – … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Croydon Council, Croydon FC, Croydon Harriers, Football, GLL - Better, Leisure services, Mayor Jason Perry, Sport
Tagged athletics, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Arena, Croydon Council, Croydon FC, Croydon Harriers, Football, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Tory
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Trams’ promotion push slowed down by Croydon Arena closure
Council-owned sports ground in such a state of disrepair that the main stand has been declared unsafe Croydon FC’s run of good form that has carried them into two end-of-season cup finals and on the brink of the play-off places … 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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Gift to Croydon Arena uncages range of questions over track
In the very week when the future of the Commonwealth Games was thrown into doubt by the abrupt withdrawal of Victoria as 2026 hosts, so a piece of Games legacy is being installed in Croydon. The athletics throws cage from … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Croydon Harriers, Donna Fraser, Lawrence Okoye, Sport
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Arena, Croydon Council, Donna Fraser, GLL, Greenwich Leisure, Lawrence Okoye, Tory
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The battle to save ticket offices – and Croydon’s private army
Our latest podcast includes among our guests former Olympic sprinter Donna Fraser. It’s the first time on our podcast we have had the pleasure of the company of someone who holds the Freedom of the Borough, as Donna does.
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
