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Tag Archives: Mayfield Stadium
Promotion dreams live on this week in crunch play-off clashes
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: Croydon’s clubs, the Trams and the Rams, go into play-offs this week knowing they face tough tests, as ANDREW SINCLAIR reports. PLUS: New co-chairs named for South Norwood-based club Croydon Athletic will go into this week’s Isthmian South … Continue reading
Magic at the Mayfield: Wayne Trice, Croydon Athletic, Mar 13
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Magic at the Mayfield: Wayne Trice, Croydon Athletic, Mar 13
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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
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
The Mighty Toodle and The Pips, Mayfield Clubhouse, Nov 7
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The Mighty Toodle and The Pips, Mayfield Clubhouse, Nov 7
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Tim Springett LIVE at Mayfield Stadium Clubhouse, Oct 3
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Tim Springett LIVE at Mayfield Stadium Clubhouse, Oct 3
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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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Tidy’s Blues Sandwich LIVE at Mayfield Clubhouse, Sep 5
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Former Eagles boss takes over as manager at Stormzy’s club
Keith Millen, three times an interim manager at Crystal Palace, has been named as the new boss at Croydon Athletic, the non-league club bought last year by rapper Stormzy and former Eagles hero Wilfried Zaha. Millen’s first game in charge … Continue reading
Football club delays its kick-off for a hedgehog pitch invader
Last night’s AFC Croydon Athletic under-18s game against Corinthian Casuals at Mayfield Stadium was forced to delay its kick-off – there was a hedgehog on the pitch! The Mayfield at Thornton Heath is surrounded by open ground, havens for wildlife, … Continue reading
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Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Football, Hedgehog, Mayfield Stadium, Stormzy, Wilfried Zaha
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Stormzy’s football club sacks third manager in less than a year
NON-LEAGUE NEWS: Less than six months after delivering promotion to the Isthmian League for Croydon Athletic, coach Jermaine McGlashan has left the Thornton Heath-based club AFC Croydon Athletic, the non-league football club owned by Stormzy and Wilf Zaha, last night … 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
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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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‘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
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
How Stormzy’s football dream is becoming a Mayfield reality
Former Croydon Advertiser reporter and BBC sports correspondent NEIL BENNETT, pictured right, returned to an old stomping ground in Thornton Heath to catch up with the progress of AFC Croydon Athletic under their new celebrity owners, Stormzy and Wilfried Zaha … 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
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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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Johnson takes football director role at non-league club Athletic
Andrew Johnson, the former England and Palace striker, has been appointed as director of football at the non-league club bought by Stormzy and Wilf Zaha last summer. Croydon Athletic made the announcement on Sunday evening, saying that Johnson has “a … 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
Stormzy and Zaha team up to buy their hometown football club
Thornton Heath superstars offer AFC Croydon Athletic fans the hope of having their ‘Wrexham moment’ Croydon Athletic, the phoenix club based in Thornton Heath which has battled through tough times over the past decade, this morning announced that it has … Continue reading
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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
