Clapton Community F.C.
Clapton Community Football Club[1] is a football club based in Walthamstow, East London. The club are currently members of the Middlesex Counties Football League and play at the Wadham Lodge Sports Ground. The club gained worldwide media attention following the release of their away shirt celebrating 150 years since the end of the Spanish Civil War.[2] [3][4][5][6]
| Full name | Clapton Community Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 |
| Ground | Wadham Lodge Sports Ground, Walthamstow |
| League | Middlesex Counties League Division 1 Central & East |
| Website | Club website |
History[edit]
In February 2018 fans of Clapton FC voted into existence a break-away club, Clapton Community FC following discontent about the way that Clapton FC had been run[7]. Clapton Community FC is owned and run by its supporters, with each shareholder having an equal vote. The clubs first game was a friendly against Holland FC on 21st July 2018, which they won 5-0. The Clubs first league game was away to Ealing Town FC, winning 2-1. Over the first months of playing competitive football Clapton drew crowds of 200 to 500, comparable to sides in the highest divisions of non-league football. [8] [9]
No pasarán' Away Shirt[edit]
In June 2018 the club announced an away kit inspired by the flag of the Second Spanish Republic featuring the slogan 'No pasarán', meaning "they shall not pass", which was used by anti-fascist fighters in the 1930s[10][11]. The shirt quickly went viral with more than 5,400 pre-orders by August 2018, bringing international media attention to the club[12][13][14]. [15]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Home - Clapton Community FC". Clapton Community FC. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
- ↑ Bannerman, Lucy (2018-08-31). "The perfect shirt for leftwingers proves a huge hit in Spain". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
- ↑ O'Callaghan, Eoin. "'I just thought we'd have a snazzy away kit but it's been insane': a non-league club's remarkable reign in Spain". The42. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
- ↑ "Non-league English club raise £60,000 with Spanish Civil War-inspired kit". inews.co.uk. 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
- ↑ "Clapton FC's kit sells out in SPAIN - it features anti-fascist slogan". Mail Online. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
- ↑ "'No pasaran': Anti-fascist slogan leads to record sales of east-London football team's kit". RT International. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
- ↑ "Clapton CFC - 140 years of fan ownership in the making". story.claptoncfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
- ↑ "Clapton CFC 4 Hutton FC 5: Tons out of cup in dramatic nine-goal thriller - Clapton Community FC". Clapton Community FC. 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
- ↑ "Clapton CFC 4 FC Roast 4: Visitors nick late point in the rain in another thriller - Clapton Community FC". Clapton Community FC. 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
- ↑ "Clapton CFC's away shirt goes viral in Spain because of anti-fascist message". BBC Sport. 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
- ↑ Belam, Martin (2018-08-31). "'No pasarán': Spain laps up Clapton CFC's anti-fascist football kit". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
- ↑ "Football : un club anglais dépassé par le succès de son maillot antifasciste". euronews (in français). 2018-09-18. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
- ↑ elEconomista.es. "El éxito en ventas del Clapton CFC, un club de regional inglesa con una camiseta de la República española - elEconomista.es" (in español). Retrieved 2018-10-10.
- ↑ Smout, Alistair. "No Pasaran - London football team sells out of Spanish Civil War..." U.K. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
- ↑ Belam, Martin (2018-08-31). "'No pasarán': Spain laps up Clapton CFC's anti-fascist football kit". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
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