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Tag Archives: Croydon Athletic
‘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
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
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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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
‘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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Bad-tempered derby sees Athletic end six-match losing streak
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
Holmesdale defeat showed how much Trams miss Somo
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
Newly confident Trams are up for the FA Cup this Saturday
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
Arena clubhouse suffers ransacking on two successive nights
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
Posted in Croydon FC, Crystal Palace FC, Football, South Norwood, Sport, Tony Newman, Whyteleafe FC, Woodside
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Arena, Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, South Norwood, Woodside
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Fans fear that Saturday’s derby could be last Croydon Clasico
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
Sutton United are seeking a Wembley date with destiny
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
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Football, Sport, Sutton Unitd
Tagged Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Football, Sutton United
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Croydon Athletic v Croydon FC, Mayfield Road, Aug 28
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC
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Trams can’t mask delight as Campbell keeps them in the cup
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
Posted in AC London, AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Football, Sport, Whyteleafe FC
Tagged AC London, Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, FA Cup
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Doughlin’s on the spot to secure cup run for Croydon
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
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Football, Sport
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon Arena, Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC
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Back of the net! Croydon FC offers Athletic fans free entry
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
Posted in Crime, Croydon FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Isthmian League, Mazhar Majeed, News of the World, Thornton Heath
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