At Clapton Community Football Club
Photographer Max Reeves has been documenting the drama and delight of the extraordinarily successful phenomenon that is Clapton Community Football Club over its inaugural year. With a shirt inspired by the colours of the International Brigades and the Spanish Republican flag, CCFC defines itself as an inclusive endeavour, celebrating the heroic East End Brigades of the thirties.
Large attendances and enthusiastic crowds demonstrate that CCFC has become a genuine community focus in Clapton. Owned by the fans and collectively-run, the club is a co-operative with 1300 members internationally, including a majority from Spain who joined in solidarity with the Republican flag.
Wilberforce Wanderers, winter 2018
The Curve, late autumn 2018
Samurai Rovers, early spring 2019
FC Roast, early autumn 2018
Eastfield FC, late autumn 2018
Stonewall FC, early winter 2018
Stonewall FC, early winter 2018
Chipperfield Corinthians, winter 2018
Ware Sports, midwinter 2018
Clapton Legends XI, early spring 2019
The Curve, late autumn 2018
Ware Sports, midwinter 2018
Samurai Rovers, early spring 2017
Eastfield, midwinter 2018
Eastfield, midwinter 2018
Samurai Rovers, winter 2018
Photographs copyright © Max Reeves
Copies of Max Reeves’ photographic book ‘TON’ are available direct from www.claptoncfc.co.uk
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Are those scores or are they dates? I also checked that CCFC didn’t stand for Conservative Campaign Fact Checking in case they aren’t true scores.
I’ve read about Clapton before – a club to value. Dulwich Hamlet has similar values and its support has grown as a result.
Ha. It took me a while to realize they were dates, too!
Brilliant. It’s a shame that the big business clubs can’t learn from the ethics of Clapton FC . Always antifascist is the best slogan for a club I’ve ever heard!
I had to check the shape of the ball; google the club website and go to the results page before I realised these were dates 🙂