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Clapton FC and their passionate Ultras feature in Away Days video

Clapton FC and their passionate Ultras feature in Away Days video

The good folks at Football Beyond Borders have released a short film featuring non-league Clapton FC and their unique supporters, the Clapton Ultras.

Clapton’s fanatical support have been introducing a quiet revolution to lower league football, attracting a passionate following based on the European ultras tradition, and one that reflects their opposition to modern professional football.

United in their opposition to discrimination and far-right politics within football, attendance figures have risen sharply since 2012, with average gates jumping from 43 to 186  for the 2014/5 season.

Clapton’s home attendance of 519 against Stansted on 18 April 2015 proved to be the second ever highest attendance figure for an Essex Senior League match.

Not surprisingly, there’s a lot of common ground between Clapton’s fans and those of my team Dulwich Hamlet, and a large contingent came down to support Hamlet’s ground breaking anti-homophobia friendly match against Stonewall FC in February this year.

Football Without Borders also have strong Hamlet connections, launching their FBBTV venture at Champion Hill in March 2015 and releasing a video feature on the club in April.

Clapton FC

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