At our first home league match as a fan-owned club, 256 fans came down to the "Stray Dog" pitch round the back of Wadham Lodge.

1712 at the @oldspotteddog.bsky.social is unreal.

❤️🤍❤️

Most clubs would ask the kids kicking a ball round the back of the clubhouse to stop. @claptoncfc.co.uk isn't most clubs ❤️🤍

Down to the @oldspotteddog.bsky.social for @claptoncfc.co.uk 4 #FCRomania 2 yesterday, a top vs bottom clash in front of a record CCFC gate of 1,712. For context, this 10 tier game attracted more fans than five matches in the National League, five tiers above. Extraordinary.

Painted goal on the side of container

We’ve built a little goal for kids, around the back of the clubhouse ⚽⚽

It got its first usage on Sunday with lots of mini-ballers getting involved at the @claptoncfc.co.uk Women's First Team game.

Buy Tickets – Fool's Night - A Benefit for Netpol – Clapton Community FC Fool's Night - A Benefit for Netpol – Clapton Community FC, Wed 1 Apr 2026 - Join Mark Thomas, Jeff Innocent, Esther Manito, Athena Kugblenu and Imran Yusef for an evening of "serious disruption" to r...

Four returned tickets now available for tonight's sold out comedy at the Old Spotted Dog clubhouse featuring Mark Thomas 👇

Doors 6.30, show starts 7.30 prompt.

www.tickettailor.com/events/netpo...

Just slightly under, at 915.
Lots of Clapton regulars were at the antifascist march in central London.

Excellent stuff! See you then 🤝

Did you make it?

This worked so well yesterday, loads more room to manoeuvre, fewer bottlenecks and new fence is much closer to the action!

Clapton volunteers are top and if you’re reading this, join us 💪

Two fences in front of the clubhouse

There's more room to stand around the Old Spotted Dog Ground now with new fencing being installed by CCFC members.

We’re part-way through making it more accessible following the £10,000 fundraising campaign.

The old fencing hasn't gone yet but you can now stand up to the fencing nearest the pitch.

Crowd at the unveiling of Walter Tull way in May.

Good news!

Newham Council has accepted the request to officially recognise Walter Tull Way as the name of the path beside the Old Spotted Dog Ground, home of @claptoncfc.co.uk

Tense 2-0 wins for @claptoncfc.co.uk & @ipswichtown.bsky.social, both are now one place outside their leagues respective automatic spots. Bobby & I could only be in one place though - at the @oldspotteddog.bsky.social for Clapton CFC 2 Cannons Wood 2. @nonleaguedogs.bsky.social #nonleaguedog

Today is your last day to suggest a name for a new @claptoncfc.co.uk lager!

After the success of the Old Scaffold Daze IPA collaboration with Pretty Decent Brewing, they are producing a session lager exclusive for the Old Spotted Dog Ground.

Send your suggestions to bar@oldspotteddog.org by 9pm.

Toast bike racks

Toast bike racks

New bike racks have arrived! 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️

We're trialling them out just inside the Upton Lane gate for now.

58 massive scaffold poles unloaded last week - the first task of the accessibility project is complete.
The poles will make up the new pitch perimeter fence.

Keep an eye out for future comms if you’d like to help out with the the next stage of the project 🤝

Photo of the pitch

⚽️ Pitch update ⚽️

The Old Spotted Dog Ground pitch is surprisingly dry today - despite the storms over the last few days.

Unless the weather forecast is drastically wrong, Saturday's Men's First Team game against Brimsdown is very likely to be ON. 😍

A dogwalker on Walter Tull Way this morning enthusiastically told us "the pitch looks the bollocks! see you tomorrow".

Not sure how official of a pitch assessment that is, but seems positive 👍

👋👋👋

Old Spotted Dog Ground Accessibility Improvement Project hits its target - The Old Spotted Dog We’re delighted to announce that we’ve reached our fundraising target for the Accessibility Improvement Project

Merry Christmas 🎄

There’s some great news to end the year as the accessibility fundraiser has hit its target of £10,000.

Thanks to everyone who donated and shared. Work will start in the New Year.

www.oldspotted.dog/news/old-spo...

The fundraiser to make the Old Spotted Dog Ground accessible for wheelchairs, those with mobility issues and those with reindeer-powered sleighs is edging closer to the target.

Please donate if you can or share with your contacts and on social media 👇

chuffed.org/project/1499...

Help us make the Old Spotted Dog Ground accessible for everyone THE PROBLEM

Someone had this cool idea before, and since I cannot watch our teams at OSD this weekend 😥, will do the best next thing and donate what I would spend on tickets to the games to the campaign instead 😄
Please donate if you can.
chuffed.org/project/1499...
@oldspotteddog.bsky.social @claptoncfc.co.uk

World Cup Draw? 🥱
FIFA boss cosying up to Trump? 🤮

Cleanse yourself of the #ModernFootball hellscape.

Peruse our monthly accounts for October 🤓😊👇

oldspotted.dog/pages/transp...

World Cup Draw? 🥱
FIFA boss cosying up to Trump? 🤮

Cleanse yourself of the #ModernFootball hellscape.

Peruse our monthly accounts for October 🤓😊👇

oldspotted.dog/pages/transp...

Clapton CFC fans raise £1684.46 for Newham Christmas Toy Appeal - Clapton Community FC Our annual collection for the Newham Christmas Toy Appeal took place over the weekend of November 22 and 23 at the home games against Hutton and Richmond & Kew.

Our annual collection for the Newham Christmas Toy Appeal raised £842.23 - which has been doubled via Big Give match funding 🎉 🎁🧸

There's still time to help the appeal - or those in Waltham Forest, Hackney, Haringey, Islington and Tower Hamlets. Details 👇

www.claptoncfc.co.uk/2025/12/02/c...

Clapton Community FC vs Camden Town takes place on Sunday, December 7 2025 with a 2pm kick off at the Old Spotted Dog Ground, 212 Upton Lane, Forest Gate, East London, E7 9NP.

⚽ Next Women's First Team match ⚽

The team's final home game of 2025 as promotion chasers visit ☃️

📍 Old Spotted Dog Ground, E7 9NP
🚇 Forest Gate, Wanstead Park + 5 other stations nearby
🎟️ £5 | pay what you can concessions | free U13s
🍻 Bar, Caribbean food

www.claptoncfc.co.uk/2025/12/03/m...

Clapton Community FC vs Coggeshall Town takes place on Saturday, December 6 2025 with a 3pm kick off at the Old Spotted Dog Ground, 212 Upton Lane, Forest Gate, East London, E7 9NP.

⚽ Next Men's First Team match ⚽

CCFC host the division's top form side on Saturday.

📍 Old Spotted Dog Ground, E7 9NP
🚇 Forest Gate, Wanstead Park + 5 other stations nearby
🎟️ £5 | pay what you can concessions | free U13s
🍻 Bar, Fusion Food

www.claptoncfc.co.uk/2025/12/04/m...

Finished @claptoncfc.co.uk Women 0 Brentford Women 3 - wasn’t that one-sided but Bees made the most of their chances. Getting a bit parky by the end but nice sunset and nice cat outside @oldspotteddog.bsky.social !

Help us make the Old Spotted Dog Ground accessible for everyone THE PROBLEM

I've just donated to help make the Old Spotted Dog Ground accessible for everyone.
@claptoncfc.co.uk @oldspotteddog.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1499...

Photo of three of the taps

The Old Spotted Dog Ground bar now has 6 taps, up from 2, including pints of cider for the first time.