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AFC WHYTELEAFE 2 - 2 CROYDON FC   Despite a bus strike and problems with the trains, that didn't stop 265 fans watching the local derby at Church Road!! With Lauris Chin and Uli Fischer injured, Croydon manager Liam Giles line up included Richard 'RJ' Pingling who was last year's top scorer and a fans favourite. He was signed from Lordswood earlier in the week. After 16 minutes, Croydon had a free kick after an offside call. It was played into the box and a striker found himself in space...

INTERVIEW WITH NEW CROYDON FC MANAGER LIAM GILES  Liam Giles was interviewed by Croydon's you tube channel Trams TV prior to Saturday's match against Lewisham Borough. In a message to fans, Giles said that he was "Glad to be home. I hope everybody is here (at Croydon Sports Arena) on Saturday to back the team. "One thing you will see is the passion, the intensity of the team like you did before. "Any team of mine will work hard and try it's best for the football club and will understand...

CROYDON FC 1 - 1 LEWISHAM BOROUGH (5 - 4 PENALTIES)   Progress to the quarter-final was always going to be a difficult task and Lewisham clearly wanted that berth for themselves as evidenced by their performance. They set out their stall early on by packing their back row and midfield. The game started slowly and the closest Croydon got was on eleven when a through ball was just too long for Lauris Chin. On twenty-four, Chin was fouled on the right and Omarr Belhaj-Farsi sent the ball to...

LYDD TOWN 1 - 5 CROYDON FC   When a team in the play-off positions meets one struggling in the nether regions, you might well expect such a scoreline. But not the result which, overall, was well deserved. And conditions on Romney March were benign, with barely a flag fluttering. Croydon's line-up was a mixture of old and new, partly due to injury and the style was slightly different, more in your face and trying to influence matters rather than let the opposition have a freer reign. Lydd...

NEW CROYDON FC MANAGER  Croydon FC is delighted to announce the return of Liam Giles as 1st team manager, effective immediately Please join us in welcoming Liam back. He will be in charge for Saturday's away trip to Lydd Town The full story can be found on @insidecroydon: https://insidecroydon.com/2022/11/08/giles-in-fairytale-return-for-second-spell-as-croydon-boss/   Croydon FC Board