MEMBER'S MEETING *THIS THURSDAY* - PLEASE SHARE! Please join the @oldspotteddog.bsky.social Trust in the clubhouse at 7:30pm, for a member's-only consultation on the future of the warehouse. We encourage everyone to come along and share their ideas and suggestions to help refine the proposed plans.

Support your local non-league/terrorist club. We are the Clapton, always antifascist. Donald Trump, get in the bin.

Our volunteers are taking advantage of the sun to construct and paint the new turnstile for Disraeli Road 👀♻

Who's coming to the @oldspotteddog.bsky.social this Saturday? Summer's not even fully over, but there's just 80% of the Men's season left! 😮

The @oldspotteddog.bsky.social is hosting an event to mark South Asian Heritage Month on Saturday from 2pm-5pm. It's free and everyone is welcome to join - you don’t need to have South Asian heritage to come along.

Relieved to see my club @claptoncfc.co.uk open brand-new loos at the @oldspotteddog.bsky.social in time for the new season. Proud to have managed the project and helped to secure Premier League Stadium Fund support. A real team effort. Jack and Charlie catching up on Clapton news in comfort.

Tuesday was the first time I've said "oh wow" walking into a toilet at a ground and meaning it as a good thing

New toilets are now open at the Old Spotted Dog Ground! - Fully accessible, gender-neutral toilets - Baby changing station - Three cubicles - Urinals As modelled by @claptoncfc.co.uk's Jack Francis and Charlie Fagan. www.oldspotted.dog/news/new-toi...

Great news - Newham's newest beach is almost ready for summer! Grab your snorkel and beach ball 😎

Summer pitch work is now underway at London's oldest football ground, the Old Spotted Dog. First step is levelling, then it's reseeding, so the pitch is out of bounds until mid July when the home pre-season friendlies will begin.

More information on the L&SERWFL Trophy final between Clapton CFC Women's First Team and Dulwich Hamlet Reserves at Maidstone United today 🇵🇸✊ www.claptoncfc.co.uk/2025/05/25/c...

By popular request we’ve added an option to collect your shirt at a home game at the @oldspotteddog.bsky.social. This option means you don’t pay postage. Change the shipping option to ‘pick-up’ right at the end of the buying process and the price will adjust.

Walter Tull Way is now open! The new, improved alleyway behind the @oldspotteddog.bsky.social has a brand new name. Walter’s great nephew Ed Finlayson and biographer Phil Vasili unveiled a plaque to one of the first Black footballers in England. www.claptoncfc.co.uk/2025/05/06/w...

It's our first May Day celebration at the @oldspotteddog.bsky.social on Saturday, 2pm to 8pm ✊ Bouncy castle, barbecue, quiz, music, raffle and banner making - there's a lot of banner ideas. Registering in advance helps 👇 but you can just turn up. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/clapton-cf... #MayDay2025

Thank you to @ibmt-scw.bsky.social, @billybragg.bsky.social and the huge crowd for making the Newham International Brigades memorial unveiling ceremony so moving and powerful. ¡No pasarán!

I gather the @oldspotteddog.bsky.social bar took exactly 1,312 transactions yesterday - thanks to the staff and volunteers for your service! My modest share of that total tasted all the better for being drunk out of a limited edition reusable ¡no pasarán! cup (sold in aid of @ibmt-scw.bsky.social)

We are hiring! 🤝 Our clubhouse bar needs a bar manager 🍻 Please take a look at role spec below and share to your networks 👇 www.oldspotted.dog/news/new-vac...

On this day... April 22 2022 - Clapton CFC Men's First Team played their first home game at the @oldspotteddog.bsky.social A crowd of 902 saw a 3-0 home win against Kensington Dragons on our way to winning the MCFL title and promotion. More photos: www.flickr.com/photos/clapt...

🤝 Teaming up against blood cancer 🤝 Players from across our women's and men's teams have joined the @dkms-uk.bsky.social register as stem cell donors. Join us at the @oldspotteddog.bsky.social on April 26 for the Men's First Team game vs Forest Hill Park where you can sign up too with a quick swab

Great to be back at the @oldspotteddog.bsky.social today and a good win for @claptoncfc.co.uk with Noah Adejokun scoring a fantastic hat trick in a 3-1 victory

Introducing the new Transparency section on the Old Spotted Dog Ground website. You'll find the monthly, quarterly and annual accounts provided by the OSD Trust, who run London's oldest senior football ground on behalf of @claptoncfc.co.uk www.oldspotted.dog/pages/transp...

📸 Week 3 progress on the extra toilet block Contractors Telemac have now finished the roof and internal works will begin next week. In the meantime we have four portable toilets at the Old Spotted Dog Ground for @claptoncfc.co.uk games, in addition to the toilets in the clubhouse.

Get involved in the future of the Old Spotted Dog Ground We are looking to improve the grounds over the next few years, including refurbishing the warehouse for community use. Let us know your ideas for the space and get involved in making it happen 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Gates are open now for our monthly open grounds volunteer session before today's big cup game. Come and help tidy up the Old Spotted Dog Ground. All abilities welcome, no experience needed.

🏆 Next match 🏆 A huuuge cup semi-final on Sunday for our Women's First Team 🔥 🔥 📍 @oldspotteddog.bsky.social 🚇 Forest Gate, Wanstead Park + 4 stations more nearby 🎟️ Suggested £5 entry | pay what you want concessions | free U13s 🍻 Great bar 🥙 Caribbean food

Week 2 progress on the extra toilet block 📸 The timber frame has been raised, next up will be the roof and then internal works shortly after. We have four portable toilets in the meantime at @claptoncfc.co.uk games, in addition to the toilets in the clubhouse.

Our International Brigade Memorial is taking shape ❤️💛💜 It will be sited at the @oldspotteddog.bsky.social and unveiled at our final Men's First Team game of the season on April 26. Your away shirt purchases paid for this ❤️

Huge, HUGE plaudits must go to Clapton’s volunteers, who put on such an amazing welcome and matchday that 952 people showed up this #NonLeagueDay. An attendance higher than all bar one team in STEP 4 😮 Bin off the Prem - it’s time to run away and join our circus 👇 www.claptoncfc.co.uk/membership/

Spectator cap of 850 today 👀 We've temporarily lost a bit of space due to the toilet block building work, so if we hit 850 spectators we will have hit capacity and will need to operate on a one-in, one-out basis. So get here early!

Bike parking space is very limited inside the ground this weekend due to the building work on the extra toilet block. If you can, please find a spot to park your bike before arriving at the @oldspotteddog.bsky.social, or in the alleyway.

BIG NEWS: Loan signings join new-look Clapton back four! The new additions will be in place until the brand new toilet block is completed. The portaloos can be found behind the left side of our clubhouse. #ForzaClapton #gazzettafootballitalia

Work has begun on building the extra toilet block at the Old Spotted Dog Ground, home of @claptoncfc.co.uk One of our resident foxes has been supervising... 🦊👷 www.claptoncfc.co.uk/2025/03/11/p...

Day 1 of a new challenge. Chuffed to be part of securing the Premier League Stadium Fund grant for my club @claptoncfc.co.uk and the Old Spotted Dog Ground Trust. No bog standard loos for the Old Spotted Dog Ground.

Wow 😮 Our men’s first team didn’t get the three points on Saturday but our fans are top of the shop! Help keep this going - become a member (better yet, a volunteer 💪) today: www.claptoncfc.co.uk/membership/

This is tremendous. I'm even more determined to get to the @oldspotteddog.bsky.social for a @claptoncfc.co.uk game next season

For @londonermag.bsky.social weekend slot, I wrote about @claptoncfc.co.uk and how to foment revolutionary praxis at an east London, non-league football club. It's a great story, some of which is reported from Naples. www.the-londoner.co.uk/story-of-cla...

Construction of the new toilet block at the Old Spotted Dog Ground gets underway next week 👷🚻 @claptoncfc.co.uk www.oldspotted.dog/news/premier...

New tarmac laid at both entrances of the Old Spotted Dog Ground 😍 @claptoncfc.co.uk games are now much more accessible for wheelchairs and buggies.

647 of you down at London’s oldest football ground yesterday! Help keep this going - become a member today from £10 👇 www.claptoncfc.co.uk/membership/

Do you ever watch the news and feel like screaming? Well now YOU can turn that existential rage into vocal support for your local antifascist football club! We have: loud shouting, dodgy dancing, friendly folk and excellent refreshment 🙂 Next match is 3pm tomorrow - see you then! 🗣️

Almost done! Final touches being applied to the new fence and alleyway at the Old Spotted Dog Ground. @claptoncfc.co.uk

A successful first monthly open volunteering day... 🔀 Teaching people how to paint pitch lines 🐭 Sorting and mouse-proofing our black container 🗑️ Collecting three large bags of litter ♿ Improving path accessibility for wheelchair users 🥀 Lots of gardening www.oldspotted.dog/news/great-f...

We're looking for donations to the "Little Library" for young fans at @claptoncfc.co.uk matches 📕 Picture books are better for much younger children. Bring any donations into the Clubhouse on a match day.

We will be playing tunes again pre and post @claptoncfc.co.uk against @MeridianFC game at @oldspotteddog.bsky.social and will be joined by DJ@mtee66 🍻 Bar open from 2pm Come and join us! #musicistheanswer🎶🎵❤️ #footballvhomophobia #forzaclapton #olddogsdisco

☕️ Warm up at the Clubhouse! ☕️ Hot drinks are free at the Old Spotted Dog Clubhouse if you bring your own reusable cup. If you need a disposable cup, buy one at the bar for £1. Refill as many times as you like. ☕️ Tea ☕️ Coffee 🍫 Hot choc 🟥 Bovril 🟪 Hot Vimto www.oldspotted.dog/news/free-ho...

The fencing and paving is almost finished but there's still some building work to go. We're using the Upton Lane entrance for the @claptoncfc.co.uk vs Meridian VP game. Head to 212 Upton Lane, next to the Spotted Dog pub. Postcode: E7 9NP. What3Words: option.dark.limes

Tram outside Old Spotted Dog pub Forest Gate London, on its way to Wanstead Flats Leytonstone

It's our second @footballvhomophobia.com game at the @oldspotteddog.bsky.social this Saturday 🏳️‍🌈 Pick up some stickers Donate to the bucket shake Get a hand-made CCFC badge Read articles in the match programme Drink a @queerbrewing.bsky.social pale ale www.claptoncfc.co.uk/2025/02/11/f...

Women's First team beat Ashford United 3-0 @oldspotteddog.bsky.social in the L&SERWL Trophy and are rewarded with a home tie against HackneyWFC. Matchday Photos : www.flickr.com/photos/clapt...

Inside the Spotted Dog pub 🍷🐾 New plans to renovate the Grade II listed pub next door to the @oldspotteddog.bsky.social were recently submitted to Newham Council by its owners (not us!) Here’s a sneak peek of what the pub looks like inside now, two decades on from its closure in June 2004...