Happy Easter Everybody. As we glide towards the season’s end season our new U11 Boys completed their fixtures schedule with an emphatic win: The U11 Boys beat Larkspur Rovers 3-0 at home in their last game of the season. With this the only youth fixture of the weekend, all the attention was on the Dragons and they delivered in dazzling fashion. A…
DetailsThe Firsts lead the way this weekend with a thumping win: The Firsts beat Kodak 5-1 at home. In a late Thursday evening fixture, the Dragons turned it on under the lights. Playing silky football, they scored five successive goals to take the game completely away from a fumbling Kodak, who in turn became edgy and over-physical.…
DetailsThe dismal winter has receded into dim memory as the sun shone on the Dragons: The Dragons came FIRST in the Grenfell Projects Fund public vote. A total of 10,864 individual votes were cast by local residents who were asked to rate which local charities deserved to be supported from the 80 charities who initially applied to be supported…
DetailsA mixed weekend with some startling good results with the new U11 and U12 Boys doing particularly well: The Firsts home game to Stonewall was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. The Blues and the Old Dragonians had no games. The new U11 Boys beat London Athletic 4-1 away. It was the fourth time lucky for Dragons against…
DetailsThank you for your donations – if it has slipped your mind the Donate button is at the end of this email. We had some stupendous results this weekend with the U15 Girls leading the way, closely followed by the new U11 Boys: The Firsts lost 2-4 away at Hilltop. In tight games, being just on the…
DetailsWe thought a glorious spring had started by it has retired hurt – for a while we hope: Thank you all those who donated to our operational costs. It is very much appreciated and allows us to offer football for all – regardless of a player’s financial circumstances. If you have not had a chance to donate yet…
DetailsSunnier, drier times are here – we think! We hope you have enjoyed the season so far – win or lose it is better to be out in the fresh air, getting exercise and learning how to be resilient in the face of all sorts of vicissitudes. Winning is great, but losing is not without…
DetailsThe weather continues to dominate. It does seem to your correspondent that this winter is wetter and more dismal than usual but as soon as the sun comes out one has difficulty remembering previous years. Anyway, we pressed on where we could, mostly on muddy pitches: The Old Dragonians beat Princes Park U21s 1- 0 at…
DetailsFinally most matches are being played: The Firsts drew 2-2 to Camden & Islington away. Spirit is key for a successful team and to be a Dragon you must have it. After going 0-2 down against a team pushing for promotion, a new young Dragon came off the bench and lead the way with an impressive strike and a towering header to earn the team a spirited point. The…
DetailsDespite yet another wet weekend the Firsts battled through in difficult conditions and the U18 Boys came out from behind their sofas – where they had been hiding since the previous weekend’s wobble – to record the most entertaining of tremendous wins: The Firsts beat Indian Gymkhana 4-1 at home in extremely challenging conditions. A rapid start by the Dragons led to them scoring in…
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