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Their men’s team are currently members of the Middlesex County League Premier Division and temporarily play at Wadham Lodge in Walthamstow, groundsharing with West Essex F.C. and Walthamstow F.C. Their women’s team compete in the London and South East Women’s Regional Football League Division One North and play at The Old Spotted Dog in Forest Gate.Table of ContentsHistory[edit]Supporters[edit]Honours and awards[edit]Records[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]History[edit]Clapton Community was formed on 27 January 2018 by disillusioned supporters of Clapton F.C. after what they deemed as mismanagement of the club by chairman Vince McBean.[1] During the club’s debut season, Clapton Community sold 11,500 away shirts, with 5,500 to Spain, after the kit was based on the International Brigades and the Flag of the Second Spanish Republic.[2][3]On 11 May 2019, Clapton Community won the Middlesex County League Division One (Central and East), gaining promotion to the Premier Division, after a 3\u20130 win against FC Roast.[4] Clapton Community entered the FA Vase for the first time in 2019\u201320.[5]In June 2019, the club announced the formation of a women’s team with the former AFC Stoke Newington first team coming under the Clapton Community banner.[6] The women’s team competed in Division One of the Greater London Women’s Football League in the 2019\u201320 season but were promoted to the London and South East Women’s Regional Football League Division One North in the 2021\u201322 season. In Women FA Cup, they realised the biggest achievement in the history of the club, by eliminating Hounslow WFC (3rd division).[7]While the October 2020 Polish protests were taking place, the women’s team expressed solidarity with the protesters by posing next to a banner dedicated to the women’s rights protest, which has been noticed by Polish media.[8][9]On 12 March 2021, Clapton Community FC won the Football Supporter Association’s ‘Lockdown Heroes’ award for their Community Fund initiative, ‘Clapton against Corona’, fundraising and providing financial assistance to local people who’s livelihood was affected by coronavirus.[10] The sign in front of the Old Spotted Dog GroundThe men’s team currently groundshare with Walthamstow at Wadham Lodge, after spending their first season at an adjacent ground, nicknamed by fans as the ‘Stray Dog’ after The Old Spotted Dog.[11] The women’s team now play at The Old Spotted Dog in Forest Gate.On 17 September 2019, it was confirmed that Clapton Community had been awarded the lease at The Old Spotted Dog, following Clapton FC’s eviction.[12] On 24 July 2020, Clapton Community announced that they had purchased the freehold for the Old Spotted Dog and become the new owners.[13]The women’s first team play at The Old Spotted Dog, using changing rooms at the nearby Stratford School. The men’s first team plan to return soon on the completion of on site changing rooms. Clapton Community youth teams train at the ground.The men’s development team play at Hackney Marshes. The women’s development team play at Tooting Common. Women’s open access teams usually play at Jack Carter Centre, Gants Hill.Clapton five-a-side teams, Clapton CFC Belters and Clapton CFC Massive play at Mabley Green in Hackney.Supporters[edit]Supporters of the club are known to be left-wing and are self-proclaimed anti-fascist.[14] The club have a number of ultras groups such as the Clapton Punks,[15] the Gravy Ultras,[16] Brigata Ultra Clapton and the UmarellOldtras.Honours and awards[edit]Middlesex County LeagueDivision One (Central and East) champions 2018\u201319Hackney & Leyton Sunday Football League (Men’s Development Team)Division 3 champions 2021-22Jim Rogers President’s CupAlec Smith Premier Division CupJohn Greenacre Memorial TrophyAnagram Records TrophyBrian Lomax SD CupCapitol Women’s CupSuper 5 League (Women’s 5s Team)Super 5s Beginners League (Women’s 5s Team)Super 5s Legacy Tournament (Women’s 5s Team)Super 5s Beginners League (Women’s 5s Team)Amsterdam friendly tournament (Women’s 5s Team)Super 5 League Intermediate B (Women’s 5s Team)FSA Award Lockdown Heroes (Non-League)Records[edit]Best FA Women’s Cup performance: Third round, 2021\u201322Best FA Vase performance: First qualifying round, 2019\u201320Record attendance: 1,266 vs FC Roast, 11 May 2019References[edit]External links[edit]Coordinates: 51\u00b035\u203251\u2033N 0\u00b000\u203232\u2033W\ufeff \/ \ufeff51.5974\u00b0N 0.008996\u00b0W\ufeff \/ 51.5974; -0.008996Wikimedia ErrorOur servers are currently under maintenance or experiencing a technical problem.Please try again in a few\u00a0minutes.See the error message at the bottom of this page for more\u00a0information. 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