Brakes FC

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Brakes @ The Boxing!

12 days ago, 5 Brakes colleagues took on an almighty challenge by training hard for (at least) 8 weeks at the TKO gym in Ashford and facing 3 long rounds against a similarly matched opponent.

It was a hugely successful event and these five also raised £2,000 combined for their chosen charities including . In addition, there was a huge Brakes contingent in the crowd as over 50 colleagues joined in the special event by cheering on their friends in the ring to create a truly spectacular scene.

Special special thanks to the incredible five one final time -



Jack Faulkner
Craig Calvert


It's not too late if you want to donate to one of their just giving pages. Please get in touch directly with the boxer or direct to our admin.

Brakes FC captain Craig Calvert will enter the ring this evening (potentially end of the card) in front of a sell out 800 strong crowd.

Craig has kindly agreed to fund raise for his chosen charity of and you can help this further by donating at https://www.justgiving.com/page/craig-calvert-1734443966908?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL (click able link also in the story).

Good luck to Craig along with Jake, Joe, Morgan and Jack today. Brakes will be out in force!

We're only 24 hours away from 3 of our own Brakes FC players stepping into the ring along with 2 further Brakes colleagues Jack Faulkner and Morgan Davies.
Jake, Joe and Craig were matched up at the TKO Maidstone Gym on Thursday and are now only a matter of hours away from the moment they've been training (at least) 8 weeks for.
Good luck all 5 of you!

IMUSC FC 4-0 Brakes FC

Brakes suffered their biggest defeat since Len Valley destroyed them back in 2023 and biggest in the Kent Recreational (Community) Cup as a very well oiled and organised IMUSC FC (Independent Maidstone United Supporters Club) put them to the sword in the end winning 4-0 at a very cold Gallagher Stadium on Friday evening.

Chances were few and far between in the first quarter of the match before Maidstone took the lead.

A multitude of chances then came Jon Turley's way but the IMUSC goalkeeper stayed up strong and thwarted on each occasion.

Brakes continued to try and put something together in the second half but it wasn't to be as Sam Wilson headed against the post and Maidstone then scored a further 3 goals to put the game out of reach for Brakes.

Next up is Medway Sport on Sunday 26th January.

Shields
Martin 🔃 York '84
Savage 🔃 Murphy' 60
Dray
Austen 🔃 Wickens '72
Brenchley 🔃 Rolfe' 60
Wanstall
O'Brien
Gilmour
Turley 🔃 Shorter '67
Wilson

It's finally here!
Brakes begin their 2025 Recreational Cup campaign against the Independent Maidstone United Supporters Club at the Gallagher Stadium, Maidstone.

Tickets are free or you can watch the action live on YouTube at the home of Brakes FC there!

It's official!
Brakes FC have registered 4 fighters to the upcoming 'White Collar Boxing' event in March along with a further 4 colleagues from the department.

The first man up is Jake 'The Snake' Shorter who will be making his debut inside the ring but always provides a 'knockout performance' on the pitch for Brakes FC.

Tickets will be available soon (Mid January) so stay tuned for more details!

After Tamworth were earlier this evening drawn against Premier League outfit Tottenham in the third round of the FA Cup, it seems fitting to have a little throwback to January 2017 when Brakes FC also played at 'The Lamb' to take on Brakes Tamworth.
See how many familiar faces you recognise from almost 8 years ago.

DFDS 6-6 Brakes FC
Brakes FC win 5-4 on penalties

Brakes FC legend Joel Savage became the hero of the night as he popped up late on to spare Brakes blushes by equalising late in the game against a determined DFDS outfit at a cold Charles Sports Ground in Deal on Friday evening.

It started poorly early on for Brakes when a through ball broke the Brakes offside trap and the striker went round the despairing Robinson to give the men from DFDS an early lead.
Brakes then settled and started dominating possession, playing some nice football along the way before the midfield buffalo Harrison O'Brien smashed the ball home from just inside the box to give Brakes a deserved equaliser.

A fine headed effort into the corner of the net soon followed from club captain Craig Calvert and a sublime low drilled shot from Sam Marshall after an excellent move down the left gave the men from Enterprise House a 3-1 comfortable lead heading into the break.
However changes were made at half time and Brakes once again started sluggish as DFDS pulled a goal back within a minute of the restart.

It was that man Marshall again who gave Brakes a 2 goal cushion when put through calmly finished past the despairing keeper to make it 4-2 on the night.

The wheels well and truly came off as DFDS scored 3 unanswered goals to take a 5-4 lead, although there was still plenty of time remaining for Brakes to salvage something from the game.
And it was the skipper who once again popped up with a fine finish with the inside of his boot to level the game at 5-5 with less than 10 minutes on the clock.

After more uncertainty at the back, DFDS struck late on to surely give them the win amongst jubilant celebrations from the home fans but there was one more twist.
With the referee looking at this watch and surely only seconds remaining, second half substitute James Sing played the ball out wide to the right to Harrison O'Brien who whipped a fine ball into the area for Joel Savage to guide the ball into the roof of the net to send the traveling Brakes supporters into absolute raptures.

The game went to penalties and Brakes ended up winning 5-4 after goals from Savage, Marshall, York, Robinson and Mason.

Congratulations to who has won the Brakes Darts Championship for November.

In a hotly contested final, Sean defeated arch nemesis 2-1 to take his second title of the year and cement his place amongst the greats of the game.

Decembers Christmas Spectacular event has , and Tim F**d all on 2 wins for the year along with on one.

Who will come out on top in the main event of the calendar next month?

CHANGE OF VENUE!
This Friday's match against will now be played at the Charles Sports Ground (home of Deal Town FC) - kick off 19:45.