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Tory Minister Philp ‘forgot’ to declare £6,000 football freebies
Chris Philp, the hapless stooge for the Conservative Government and MP for Croydon South, has managed to score another spectacular own goal, as he finds himself at the centre of a freebies row today after he – or a minion … Continue reading
Football club’s new owner Stormzy is up for the FA Cup
Croydon Athletic’s first game under new ownership drew almost nine times their typical crowd from last season – and the 542nd person through the gate at the Mayfield Stadium for yesterday’s FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round was none other than … 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
Vieira looks to Brentford and Bernabeu for Wembley glory
FA CUP SEMI-FINAL PREVIEW: Even though they are denied arguably their player of the season, Crystal Palace fans are approaching Sunday’s big match with nothing-to-lose optimism Crystal Palace will never have a better chance of beating the world champions and … Continue reading
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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No Cup dreams as Croydon knocked out before a ball is kicked
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: Any dreams that Croydon FC might have had of an FA Cup run taking them all the way to Wembley next May, however fanciful, have been cruelly snuffed out before a ball is even kicked in the new … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Balham FC, Croydon FC, Football, Sport
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Balham FC, Croydon Arena, Croydon FC, FA Cup
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Whytleleafe lose their FA appeal and are kicked out of the cup
The Football Association has confirmed its decision to kick Whyteleafe out of this year’s FA Cup for fielding a banned player. The club had an appeal hearing at FA headquarters at Wembley yesterday afternoon over the case of Adekunle Odutolu, … Continue reading
Whyteleafe kicked out of FA Cup for fielding banned player
Less than 24 hours before they were due to play one of the biggest games in the club’s history, Whyteleafe last night announced that they had been kicked out of the FA Cup for fielding an ineligible player in an … Continue reading
Davies kicks off his Cup quest with home tie against Tunbridge
Croydon FC’s long road to Wembley will start next month with a tie against Tunbridge Wells, after the FA Cup draw was announced this week. Croydon, under new management, play their first pre-season friendly this afternoon against Chipstead, as the … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Football, Sport
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon Arena, Croydon FC, FA Cup
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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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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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AUDIO: Jedinak says Palace are determined to upset the odds
Mile Jedinak says his Crystal Palace FA Cup final side on Saturday will “have no fear” when they face Manchester United at Wembley. Jedinak looks likely to start the final ahead of James McArthur to help Crystal Palace deal with … Continue reading
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Tagged Crystal Palace, FA Cup, FA Cup final, Manchester United
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AUDIO: ‘Wonder goal’ sees Palace denied victory yet again
Conor Wickham drew the boos of the frustrated fans of his former club at Sunderland last night, as he was twice on target to give Crystal Palace a glimpse of their first league win in 11 games, only for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Pardew, Crystal Palace, Eagles, FA Cup, Premier League, Selhurst
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Multi-tasker Gill is dreaming of FA Cup giant-killing at Arena
BRIAN GRANVILLE, our non-league football reporter, is up for the cup today NON-LEAGUE NEWS: South Norwood’s Croydon Arena is hosting what will likely be Croydon FC‘s biggest game of the season this afternoon. It is the first qualifying round of … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Football, Sport, Whyteleafe FC
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon Arena, Croydon FC, FA Cup, Whyteleafe FC
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FA Cup draw sees early return to Croydon for ex-boss Fowler
The FA Cup throws up some intriguing draws. This Saturday’s preliminary qualifying round sees an early return to Croydon Arena for John Fowler, who until his abrupt departure in the summer had been the manager of Croydon FC. On Saturday, … Continue reading
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Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon, Croydon FC, FA Cup, South Norwood, Tram, Whyteleafe
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Phoenix side AFC gets a bum rap over FA Cup red card
It was all supposed to be so different. Phoenix club AFC Croydon Athletic making its debut in the world’s oldest and most historic football competition, the FA Cup, a sign that the club had really come back from beyond the … Continue reading
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Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Association football, Colliers Wood, Croydon, Croydon Athletic F.C., FA Cup
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Croydon clubs are not quite up for the FA Cup
It’s 30 degrees outside and Andy Murray’s in the Wimbledon final, but for Croydon’s non-league football clubs, their attention is firmly on the upcoming football season – the draws for the FA Cup and the FA Vase are out. Both … Continue reading
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Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Caterham Valley, Croydon, Croydon FC, FA Cup, FA Vase, London
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Careful what you wish for as you walk the Wembley way
Will there really be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow that is the Wembley arch for Crystal Palace this afternoon? STEVEN DOWNES suggests not Today’s Championship play-off final is being bigged up in some quarters as … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport, Wilfried Zaha
Tagged Croydon, Crystal Palace F.C., FA Cup, Ian Holloway, Palace, Premier League, Watford, Wembley
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