As we settle in to marking LGBT history month, February will see the Stonewall FC’s 1st Team go up against friends, allies and league rivals Clapton Community Football Club in what will be their first ever meeting at the London Marathon Community Track.
As both sides continue to battle it out in the Middlesex County Premier Division, this fixture is likely to be a hotly competed contest. The previous league game, hosted at Wadham Lodge, lived up to its typical hype between the two sides, as both teams went head-to-head in what was an entertaining 0-0 draw, drawing hundreds of fans in a display of what modern football fandom should aspire to look like.
With this fixture promising to live up to its billing and drawing yet again another strong crowd, the match will be Stonewall FC’s dedicated Football v Homophobia fixture taking place during the campaigns annual month of action.
Stonewall FC Chair, Alex Baker told QX ‘’We’re delighted to welcome Clapton CFC to the London Marathon Community Track in a marquee fixture to mark LGBT+ HistoryMonth and Football v Homophobia Month of Action. While these local derbies areal ways competitive on field, it means a great deal to us to have allies off field with shared values and a common belief in the power of football to make lasting social change.’’
