Tag Archives: Croydon Athletic

Cup run would be fitting tribute to ‘club legend’ Hillburn

Posted on January 19, 2023 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Whyteleafe banking on bumper World Cup crowd for derby

Posted on November 25, 2022 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Trams on track but all change at Athletic after their rough start

Posted on September 13, 2022 by insidecroydon

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 →

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‘Home form at Arena cost us’ says departing Trams boss Giles

Posted on April 21, 2022 by insidecroydon

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 →

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AFC Whyteleafe kick-off thinking ‘the impossible could happen’

Posted on September 2, 2021 by insidecroydon

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 →

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From Montserrat to Norwood Junction: a goalkeeper’s journey

Posted on June 27, 2021 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Trams mark arrival at Crystal Palace with memorable comeback

Posted on December 7, 2020 by insidecroydon

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 →

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‘Promotion is the minimum. But I want to win that league’

Posted on July 26, 2020 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Bad-tempered derby sees Athletic end six-match losing streak

Posted on October 17, 2019 by insidecroydon

NON-LEAGUE NEWS: The 2019 el Croydon Clásico between Croydon Athletic and Croydon FC at Mayfield Road on Tuesday night turned out to be less-than-a-classic, and ended with accusations surrounding a deliberate dive to get a rival player sent off. ANDREW … Continue reading →

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Holmesdale defeat showed how much Trams miss Somo

Posted on August 28, 2019 by insidecroydon

NON-LEAGUE NEWS: Bumper Bank Holiday crowds and a bit of a cup run – the local teams have got through the first month of the season in reasonable shape, as ANDREW SINCLAIR reports Photographs by CLARE BARNETT Croydon FC drew … Continue reading →

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Newly confident Trams are up for the FA Cup this Saturday

Posted on August 8, 2019 by insidecroydon

NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL: Forget transfer deadline day, for the area’s amateur clubs, this weekend is one of the biggest of their season. By ANDREW SINCLAIR There’s a wave of fresh optimism down at Croydon Arena this week, as Croydon FC, the … Continue reading →

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Arena clubhouse suffers ransacking on two successive nights

Posted on March 8, 2019 by insidecroydon

For Croydon’s longest established non-league football club, their battle for survival just got a whole lot tougher It’s time to support your local team. Croydon Football Club’s clubhouse at Croydon Arena in South Norwood has been the target of break-ins, … Continue reading →

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Fans fear that Saturday’s derby could be last Croydon Clasico

Posted on December 18, 2018 by insidecroydon

NON-LEAGUE NEWS: A spokesperson for Croydon FC this morning denied the rumour that Jose Mourinho, having been sacked by Manchester United, is to be brought in as manager at Croydon Arena. “Not even Mourinho could save them now,” they might … Continue reading →

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Sutton United are seeking a Wembley date with destiny

Posted on May 6, 2018 by insidecroydon

NON-LEAGUE NEWS: Sutton United face a date with destiny this afternoon, just one game away from a Wembley play-off final and the chance of entering the Football League for the first time in the club’s 120-year history. A capacity crowd … Continue reading →

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Croydon Athletic v Croydon FC, Mayfield Road, Aug 28

Posted on August 26, 2017 by insidecroydon
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Trams can’t mask delight as Campbell keeps them in the cup

Posted on August 16, 2017 by insidecroydon

NON-LEAGUE ROUND-UP: It’s another FA Cup weekend coming up, at least for three local sides, as GENE GERMAINERS reports Until the Croydon riots in 2011, AC London did not exist as a football club. This weekend, they are playing in … Continue reading →

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Doughlin’s on the spot to secure cup run for Croydon

Posted on August 9, 2016 by insidecroydon

Croydon FC’s luck in cup competitions, and maybe even their form, too, seems to have followed the club into the new season. The club is £1,500 the richer in prize money for the 2-1 win over Uckfield Town on the … Continue reading →

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Back of the net! Croydon FC offers Athletic fans free entry

Posted on December 30, 2011 by insidecroydon

By Andrew Pelling Croydon FC is reaching out in solidarity to Croydon Athletic fans to offer free entry to all its home matches in January to anyone wearing Athletic colours. Croydon Athletic looks to be doomed to drop out of … Continue reading →

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