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UNIFIED CLAPTON DARE TO DREAM

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
16 August 2026

By Liam Davis

FOR Clapton Community FC, making their FA Cup debut last weekend was more than just a fixture on the calendar – it marks the culmination of an extraordinary community-led journey.
Founded in 2018, the fan-owned, member-run club which broke away from the now defunct Clapton FC, began life in the Middlesex County League Division One.
Fast forward through two promotions and a securing of the freehold of the Old Spotted Dog (the oldest football ground in London), and the club found themselves making their FA Cup debut as a result of last season’s promotion to...

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