The Old Spotted Dog Ground

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 👍

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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 🤓😊👇

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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.

Area in front of the bar will be improved

Area around the toilet block will also be improved

Plan for Ham Park Road side

Plan for Walter Tull Way side

Let's make @claptoncfc.co.uk's ground accessible to all! 🐕

We are fundraising £10,000 to create flat walkways and pitch perimeter fencing from recycled scaffolding.

www.claptoncfc.co.uk/2025/10/24/h...

Artist's impression of renovated Old Spotted Dog warehouse, with sports hall and stairs leading up to second floor, and a through view to the pitch.

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.

A picture of fans of Clapton CFC, under a banner that say "we are the Clapton, always antifascist."

Support your local non-league/terrorist club.

We are the Clapton, always antifascist.
Donald Trump, get in the bin.

turnstile frame being painted red and left to dry in the scaffold

turnstile frame being painted red and left to dry in the scaffold

turnstile frame being constructed

turnstile frame being constructed on a work bench at the old spotted dog

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! 😮

How did you find it? Lots of changes since 2016!

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

Toilets from the outside

Urinal and hand basin

Accessible toilet

Charlie and Jack

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...

Startling new evidence found under the condemned toilet block shows that the OSD actually predates the Olympics, more as we have it.

The pitch at the old spotted dog covered in grass seed as part of our summer re-seeding programme.

Great news - Newham's newest beach is almost ready for summer!

Grab your snorkel and beach ball 😎

Pitch with tractor on it

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...