This weekend saw several games postponed as clubs negotiated the weather and illness, leaving the Firsts to dominate the headlines: The Firsts beat NW London 1 – 0 at home in the quarter final of the Divisional Cup in an immense performance. In their previous encounters NW London had won with the Dragons missing their goalkeeper. This Saturday the…
A Festive Puzzle: Since the Premier League started, which only club avoided relegation after being bottom at Christmas? A mince pie for the winner. Meanwhile, the Dragons kicked off December with most teams on the road: The U16 Boys drew 4-4 away against arch nemesis Hanwell. The Dragons found themselves 1-4 down in the second half…
As the temperature dropped, the Dragons were undeterred as they braved gale force wind: The Firsts beat Wilberforce Wanderers 4-1 away. The Dragons controlled possession and the tempo to create chances in abundance. Crucially, a natural Dragons goalie was back in action to bolster the defence which allowed the Dragons to play out with confidence and earn a huge 3…
Financial Appeal Can you help? It costs £100,000/year to run the Dragons – hiring pitches, buying equipment/kit, paying referees’ and coaches’ expenses etc. Each player cost £250/year. The Trustees and Managers are volunteers. Many find it extraordinary, but in 20 years we have never charged a subscription. We believe that players should not be prevented…
Last weekend marked the launch of FA Play Safe in support of the National Safeguarding weekend. Please take a moment to look: www.TheFA.com/PlaySafe . Now to the Dragons action: The Old Dragonians drew 1-1 at home to Inter SFC. In a hard-fought game, where chances were few and far between, a moment of brilliance from a Dragons centre half caused mass…
With minds focused back on the League, and the Christmas break looming, the new U11 Girls deserve a special mention as they recorded their first win: The new U11 Girls beat Alexandra Park 2-0 at home. This match will go down in history as the Dragons first win and first clean sheet. This was really quite an extraordinary result…
The start of November saw a spate of Cup ties, with Dragons triumphs and near misses aplenty: The U11 Boys just lost 3-4 to Wealdstone at home, as the young squad learnt the value of ‘park the bus’. The Dragons were winning 3-0 for much of the game before Wealdstone found the magic to score 4…
On a traditionally spooky weekend, there were few scares for the Dragons: The U16 Boys beat local rivals Old Actonians 2-0 at home. Wind and rain made for a first half of little excitement, but the Dragons domination eventually became too much for OA’s defence. A beautiful ball into the box, and a deft touch, led…
A good weekend out on the playing fields with the Seniors finding their stride: The Firsts drew 2-2 at home to Wilberforce Wanderers. So close to taking all three points, the Dragons played excellently and controlled the fixture. At 83 mins the Dragons were 2-1 up but were the makers of their own demise as a…
It was a mixed, grey weekend with our senior Girls’ sides leading the way with huge wins: The U16 Girls smashed Alexandra Park out of the Cup with a 7-1 win at home. The Dragons started slowly, conceding early before picking up their pace to score a wonderful solo goal. From there on the Dragons looked…