Kensington Dragons 5 v 3 Sandgate FC The new year for many is the opportunity for change but the Dragons were looking for more of the same. With only one league defeat in 2012 the aim was to hit the ground running knowing that a positive result today would give a psychological advantage to the…
Sloane Reserves 0 v 1 Kensington Dragons Reserves After trekking a “country” mile across to Hackney, the Reserves looked surprisingly sharp in the opening stages of the league match. What’s more they learnt they were facing, for the second time this season, a reserve side full of MCFL Premier League first teamers as their game…
An unbeaten week saw the Dragons score 24 goals to the combined opposition’s paltry 5 as they hurtled to the Christmas break in the secure knowledge that our wins have been deserved and our defeats down to perfidious refs or dastardly opposition tricks: The U11’s beat TFA Crouch End 5-3 at home in sweet revenge.…
Kensington Dragons U11s 5 – 3 AFC Crouch End Sweet revenge as the Kensington Dragons beat a depleted AFC Crouch End, 5 – 3. With a few of our international stars away for the Christmas break the boys started the game with real conviction and hunger to continue their winning streak. The team were sharp…
Kensington Dragons Reserves 4 – 1 CB Hounslow Social 3rds – MCFL Junior Cup Round 3 Saturday was a big test of the Reserve squad with no less than 10 players unavailable due to absence, injury and being cup tied. This however gave others a chance to re establish themselves in the squad and also…
Variable winter weather has seen the Dragons battle on through various vicissitudes laced with triumphs as we hurtle towards the Christmas break: The Girls continue to train on Fridays from 5.30 – 7pm on the Westway main pitch – all girls from 9 years old welcome, just turn up. The Firsts beat Brentham 3-2 away…
TFA Totteridge 1 v 5 Kensington Dragons U14 Eagles Sorrow in Southall had left us cowed like crouching tigers. On Sunday we pounced back as Hendon Dragons. Playing at last beneath the Wembley arch (rising, just, to the darkening South) we were made to work for our victory. This was a Totteridge side transformed from…
Kensington Dragons U11s 5 v 3 Watling A nearly full squad of Dragons started the morning with a team photograph, two of the regular boys were out due to illness and injury but there were three new players in the starting eleven with up to five substitutes itching to get a game. The team looked…
Kensington Dragons Reserves 4 v 1 FC Shepperton 1st. MCFA Junior Trophy Quarter Final (1-1 at 90mins) The Reserves arrived at Birkbeck in positive spirits despite some up and mainly down performances of late. Two new arrivals gave the team a lift and with Director of Football Tony Smith away, Coach Dean Humphrey filled in to ease the…
Brentham 2 v 3 Kensington Dragons MCFA Junior Cup 3rd Round On Friday the weather looked to make up the mind of the home side as they made the decision to call the game off. Such was the full understanding of the rules by our Secretary that this decision could only be made by the…