Please note this game has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

This Sunday, we turn out attention to our reserves team who are playing Camden and Islington (Candi) in the Premier Division North.

Candi’s men’s team have recently absented themselves from two cups after refusing to play a team who registered with the league as MHFC and subsequently started using a misogynistic name which we are not going to publish here. The team are currently under investigation by league officials for “horrific examples of misogyny” posted to the team’s official social media accounts.

In solidarity with their women’s team they will be attending the match on Sunday so we encourage our fans to join them in a celebration of women in football and cheer on our reserves.

Men’s team captain, Billy Doyle told the Guardian “Candi will be standing strong on its principles and is willing to forfeit defending our titles as winners of both cups to show the women in our club and our wider community that we will not tolerate an environment in which they are not safe and respected. We’re encouraged by the assurances of the Amateur FA that a prompt and rigorous investigation will take place, but it should never have come to this. It shouldn’t be on the shoulders of this team to make football an inclusive space.”

Candi’s director of women’s football, Ali Speechly,  told the Guardian ““We’ve received incredible support from the whole footballing ­community since taking a public stance against ­misogyny in football. We’re ­heartened by that solidarity, but sad to have reconfirmed just how ­common our experience is, and how rare it is that clubs take a stand. Words alone won’t create change, so instead of playing the cup fixture this Sunday we will be cheering on our women’s first team. We’ve organised a small festival celebrating inclusive football. We hope that everyone who shares our dream will join us there.”

Dulwich Reserves Manager, Sian Fitzpatrick said "we support the club in their bold stance and taking on this matter and we look forward to the fixture this coming Sunday"

The full Guardian article can be found here:

Dulwich Reserves last played Candi under the floodlights at Champion Hill in October 2023 and came away 4-2 winners.

The game kicks off at 2PM and will be held at Conel College EN3 5HA.