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Tag Archives: Dickson Gill
Gill is driving force in FA Vase as Croydon close on Wembley
Croydon FC are four games from Wembley as they set off tomorrow to play Team Solent, the University of Southampton team, in the fourth round of the FA Vase. The club has booked a coach for supporters, which will be … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Croydon Arena, Croydon FC, Dickson Gill
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Rams and Trams top the table after impressive season start
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: Stranger things have happened, but as our football correspondent BRIAN GRANVILLE reports, there can rarely have been a time when the two local sides were enjoying such a buoyant start to the season Speak it softly and savour … Continue reading
Hard-fought draw sets up FA Cup replay at Croydon Arena
BRIAN GRANVILLE, our man in the trenchcoat with a diploma in coversational Italian and a copy of When Saturday Comes tucked into his pocket, reports on the latest FA Cup upset involving one of the borough’s non-league sides Croydon FC … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Croydon Arena, Croydon FC, Dickson Gill, FA Cup
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Early start means that Trams and Rams not yet up for the cup
Our chief football correspondent, BRIAN GRANVILLE, reports on the busy pre-season for Croydon’s non-league clubs It is just a few weeks since Crystal Palace played in front of 90,000 fans in the Wembley final, but Croydon’s non-league sides are already … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Farleigh Rovers, Football
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon Arena, Croydon FC, Dickson Gill
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All to play for in Croydon’s non-league derby clash
BRIAN GRANVILLE, our veteran non-league football correspondent, previews this Saturday’s Mayfield Road fixture where the stakes are high-ish There is still a chance of glory for Croydon FC in yet another very difficult season, with a chance to make a … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Football, Sport
Tagged AFC Croydon, Croydon Arena, Croydon FC, Dickson Gill, Mayfield Road
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Relegation battle puts the fight into Boxing Day derby
Dickson Gill, Croydon FC’s vice-chairman and coach, returns to the dugout at Croydon Arena this afternoon from a two match touchline ban just in time for the derby clash with AFC Croydon Athletic. The Rams – that’s Athletic – will … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Football, Sport, Thornton Heath
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon Arena, Croydon FC, Dickson Gill
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Derby day can offer chance for local bragging rights
BRIAN GRANVILLE, the doyen of non-league football writers, looks forward to a crunch clash at Mayfield Road, when both sets of fans will be chanting “Croydon” There’s more than a hint that someone in what passes for a “boardroom” or … Continue reading
