We hope you are enjoying the warm weather as our thoughts naturally edge towards next season:

The Start of Next Season’s League Matches:  Each team will organise its own preseason training but all our teams will have started by the beginning of September. The actual League matches are scheduled from:

• Senior First Team:  9^th August
• Senior Blues Team: 13^th September
• Senior Old Dragonians: 14^th September
• Youth Girls: 13^th September
• Youth Boys U12 and older: 21 September
• Youth Boys U11 and younger: 28 September

Summer Soccer Schools: All ages welcome but particularly 9 and 10 year-old boys and girls who would like to play in our new teams this coming September:

Wednesday 23rd to Sunday 27 July – Soccer School: Every day from 10am to 1pm at Kensington Memorial Park (St Marks Park), W10

Thursday 7th August – Soccer School: From 11 am – 3pm in Kensington Memorial Park, W10

Opportunities for Coaches:
We have a few opportunities for coaches to join the club. If you are Interested let us know about yourself by emailing: HR@KensingtonDragons.com

Thank you everybody who made the Soccer School such fun last Sunday. In case you missed don’t despair as there are more to come:

Summer Soccer Schools: All ages welcome but particularly 9 and 10 year-old boys and girls who would like to play in new teams this coming September

• Wednesday 23^rd to Sunday 27 July: Every day from 10am to 1pm at Kensington Memorial Park (St Marks Park), W10
• Thursday 7th August in St Marks Park, W10: During the day from 11 am-3pm in Kensington Memorial Park, W10

Opportunities for Coaches:
We have a few opportunities for coaches to join the club. If you are Interested let us know about yourself by emailing HR@KensingtonDragons.com

The weather is forecast to be just right for the first of our soccer schools:

Summer Soccer Schools: All ages welcome but particularly 9 and 10 year-old boys and girls who would like to play in new teams this coming September

• Sunday 6^th July Festival of Activity and Wellbeing in Holland Park, W8 6LU
  The Dragons are running free football sessions from 11am to 12.30pm and then again from 1.30 to 3pm.
• Wednesday 23^rd to Sunday 27 July: The Summer Soccer School:  From 10am to 1pm at Kensington Memorial Park (St Marks Park), W10
• Thursday 7th August in St Marks Park, W10: The Dragons will run a free Soccer School from 11 am-3pm in Kensington Memorial Park, W10

Coaches Wanted:
We have a few opportunities for coaches to join the club. If you are Interested let us know about yourself by emailing HR@KensingtonDragons.com

Thank you everybody who donated through our successful Big Give Campaign!

Improving the Facilities at the Linford Christie Stadium:

There will be major Announcements in a few weeks time!

Summer Soccer Schools: Over the summer we will hold open training sessions on:

Sunday 6th: Festival of Activity and Wellbeing in Holland Park, W8 6LU
The Dragons are running free football sessions from 11am to 12.30pm and then again from 1.30 to 3pm. All ages welcome but particularly 10-year-old boys and girls who would like to play in the new Under 11 Dragon boys and girls’ teams

Wednesday 23rd to Sunday 27 July: The Dragons Summer Soccer School Each day from 10am to 1pm at Kensington Memorial Park (St Marks Park), W10

Thursday 7th August in St Marks Park, W10 The Dragons are running a free Soccer School from 10.30-3pm in Kensington Memorial Park.

Coaches Wanted:
We have a few opportunities for coaches to join the club. If you are Interested let us know about yourself by emailing HR@KensingtonDragons.com

Thank you everybody who donated through the Big Give Campaign to take advantage of the Childhood Trust’s match funding. The campaign ends at midnight on Tuesday, 17th June so there is still time if you are able to help – just click on https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000002Nz01YAC?c=73363  

Improving the Facilities at the Linford Christie Stadium: The works are proceeding on time, and within budget, so thank you everybody who have helped to make this happen – including of course those kind people who donated funds.   

Summer Soccer Schools: Over the summer we will hold open training sessions on:

• Sunday 6th July in Holland Park, W11
• Thursday 7th August in St Marks Park, W10
• Wednesday 23^rd July to Sunday 27 July a Soccer School from for 9, 10 and 11 year old boys and girls – details to follow.

We continue to prepare for next season which will be exciting as we plan to be able to offer more opportunities for local youths to get out in the fresh air and play football:

Improved Facilities at LCS: We continue to work with the LBHF Council and the WSCT to improve the pitch facilities at the Linford Christie Stadium. 

The Big Give Fundraising Campaign: The Childhood Trust will match fund donations made before midnight on Tuesday, 17th June. If your son or daughter played during the season and you would like to help with the costs then click on: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000002Nz01YAC?c=73363  

Summer Soccer Schools: Over the summer we will hold open training sessions on:

• Sunday 6th July in Holland Park, W11
• Thursday 7th August in St Marks Park, W10
• Soccer School from Wednesday 23^rd July to Sunday 27 July for 9, 10 and 11 year old boys and girls – details to follow.

The season is over and we can now plan for next season:

We have worked with the LBHF Council and the WSCT to improve the pitch facilities at the Linford Christie Stadium. They should be ready for the start of next season – more news in the coming weeks. 

Summer Soccer Schools:

Over the summer we will hold open training sessions:

Soccer School on Sunday 6^th July in Holland Park, W11

Soccer School on Thursday 7^th August in St Marks Park, W10

Summer Soccer school for 9, 10 and 11 year old boys and girls – details to follow.

The season is over for almost all teams with exams looming for many – we wish everybody the best of luck.  

The End of Season Whole Club Presentations were held at LCS on Sunday. The club is getting so big that the event requires much organisation – and clearing up afterwards. It proved to be a great deal of fun and was a worthy end to the 2024/25 season.  

The U15 Girls lost at home to Broomwood in the League Cup Final. This was a tremendous achievement  for the Dragons as they are the first Girls’ Team to reach a Cup Final. The Dragons played well in the first half and at that stage the result could have gone either way. Broomwood however pulled away in the second half.

The U14 Girls lost to Brent Schools away. Brent are top of the league so this was always going to be a tough challenge. The Dragons played magnificently in the heat and scored four tremendous goals. Unfortunately, Brent scored more.

The big news is that our U15 Girls have battled through to the Cup Final to be played this coming Saturday at the Linford Christ Stadium with a 10AM Kick Off. It should be great fun – win or lose – so come along to watch but please sit in the stand to avoid interfering with the Thames Valley Harriers.  

The U14 Girls beat Alexandra Park 5-4 at home. In an incredible end-to-end thriller, the game was level at halftime with two apiece. Who would have thought there would be another five goals to outdo the first half?! The Dragons found moments of brilliance and were deserved winners over their bitter rivals AP. To the noise of home fans they ended their penultimate game of the season with a huge three points to create momentum into their final fixture.

The U12 Girls drew 1-1 to St Josephs at home. The Dragons went 0-1 down in the last 15 minutes of the first half but then came roaring back in the last 15 minutes of the second half to make it 1-1. The Dragons strikers had chances to put the game to bed but were unable to capitalise.

The U15 Girls are in the League Cup Final against Broomwood FC this coming Saturday with a 10am KO at the Linford Christie Stadium

There were no other scheduled games across Seniors, Youth Boys and Youth Girls.

The U10 Boys trained in preparation for entering the League.

The END of SEASON PRESENTATIONS will be on Sunday May 18 at the Linford Christie Stadium

We are hurtling to towards the end of the season:

The Firsts, in the Premier Division, narrowly lost 1-2 to Jolof Sports at home. In their final game of the season, the Dragons played well against JS who were battling for promotion. Back in January the two teams drew to earn the Dragons an invaluable point. This time around JS were more determined to stay in the top four.

The Blues were beaten 1-4 away at Wiseman West. Despite the result, the Dragons played well. With a full squad the outcome may well have been in the Dragons favour.

The Old Dragonians had no game.

The U14 Girls beat Ealing Trailfinders 3-2 on aggregate in a double header. As one of the few Dragons’ sides still with unplayed League games, all eyes were on this Saturday fixture.  The Dragons lost the first leg 0-1 before recovering in the second to soundly beat ET 3 -1 and win on aggregate across both matches. 

The U12 Girls lost away at Islington. The Dragons started well, holding top of the League Islington at bay for the first quarter. The Dragons then made 6 mistakes that led to 6 goals against them and the game slipped away.

The U15 Boys lost away to FC Starz. The Dragons played fantastically for the first half of the first half to score twice before one could say “The Dragons are a great team”. They then played rather less well for the remaining three quarters of the match to lose heavily. One hopes that one lives and learns.

The U16 Boys lost at home to Celtic. The Dragons had a bad day at the office against a strong Celtic side who were relentless in front of goal. Celtic ate the division’s champions with only one loss all year and the Dragons’ struggled to inflict their second loss. Overall this has been a reasonable season for the Dragons and they can hold their heads up high.

All other Youth Boys and the Youth Girls teams had no scheduled games. The U10 Boys trained in preparation for the League.