A mixed week with the U17 Boys unusually leading the pack: The Firsts narrowly lost 3-4 to Larkspur at home in the second round of the Premier Division Cup. One knew it was a bruising loss – when Larkspur sauntered over to the Dragons Manager saying “we got away with one today”. The Dragons needed to…
DetailsWith the Under 11Reds leading the way: The Firsts lost 1-3 at home to Wood Lane. A tough loss for the Dragons in a very local Derby where mistakes cost them dearly. The Blues and the Old Dragonians had no games. The U11 Boys Red beat Pro FA 11-0 away. Fans saw some excellent goals this weekend…
DetailsA good set of Results with the wins deserved and the fewer losses reportable: The Firsts beat Sporting Duet 5-2 away. The Dragons had taken on board the lessons learned from previous performances and knuckled down. It was their solid work rate that was the key to their win. The Blues beat Feltham Town 5-4 away…
DetailsThe Firsts lost 1-3 away to AFC Southall in the FA Intermediate Cup. Annoying but true! Still there are other cups to win with the season barely started. The Blues beat Feltham 2-1 at the Den: The battle of the joint title favourites didn’t disappoint. It was Feltham who went into the break a goal…
DetailsIt’s a tricky time for any correspondent reporting the Results at the start of a new season. What is one to do if they are shocking? Does one delay waiting for better times? There was no dilemma this year as our Senior teams clearly wanted to avoid causing any undue journalistic stress and so banged in an aggregate of 17 goals…
DetailsThere are still a couple of weeks to go before we are at full speed. Fixtures are being released but with fewer matches than usual as many grass pitches are not yet ready to be used. Whilst the recent rain has been welcomed it is nowhere near enough to nourish football grounds after the hottest…
DetailsWe are about to go from “Updates” to “Results” as the season starts for the Seniors then in a couple of weeks for the youth teams. This season the start will not be as smooth as we would like because the exceptionally dry weather has lead to some grass pitches being unplayable. Much of London is…
DetailsWith the summer holidays nearly over an exciting 2026/7 season lies ahead. We will get the Notting Hill Carnival out of the way this coming weekend and then rapidly crank up for the new season. Works at the Den: We should be able to start using the changing rooms and WC block fairly soon. Possibly the most…
DetailsThis heatwave is not conducive to preparing our grass pitches for the upcoming season. We are of course lucky to have our own 3G pitch but rely on grass pitches as well. There has been some talk in the press about the government delaying the start of the football season to save water. Certainly, the…
DetailsThe Soccer School was a huge success. As Tony said at the final Press Conference: “Our Soccer School was aimed at younger boys and girls who want to be Dragons next season. Over the five days the players worked hard and were a pleasure to be with. The numbers increased every day despite the heat”. The…
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