No. 496

Our football team this year has been unusually successful. They have won all their matches but two and in both those they led the best of the game through out. So good were they that several of their number were invited to play for different Cup Teams. R.T. Squire and W.A. Burridge played for Clapham Rovers. O. Scoones for Remnants. The team consisted of –

H.T. Healey (goals), OR.T. Squire (back), OH. Wetton, OS.A. Bird, E.C. Frere (half-backs), OW.A. Burridge (capt). OႵO. Scoones (right), F.T. Higgins, A.C.W. Jenner (centre), OႵF.W. Bain and OT. Morison (left).

OPlayed last year               Q.SS.

The results of the matches were as follows –

XI x 22                                   XI won 5-3

v Mr G. Stephenson’s     Won 1-0 (one of their backs)

v Remnants                        Drawn 1-1 (F.T. Higgins)

v Old Etonians                   Won 5-2 (Higgins (2), Scoones, Bain, Burridge)

v Old Westminsters         Won 5-1 (Jenner, Higgins (2), Burridge, Bain)

v R.M. Sandhurst              Won 5-3 (Bain (2), Burridge (2), Morison)

v Clapham Rovers            Lost 1-2 (Burridge)

v Old Carthusians             Lost 1-5 (one of their backs)

v Old Harrovians               Won 6-1 (Morison, Jenner, Bain (2), Higgins, Burridge)

v Old Foresters                  Won 5-2 (Bedford, Bain, Burridge (2), Higgins)

v Reigate Priory                 Won 4-1 (Frere, Higgins, Jenner, Bain)

v G. Stephenson’s XI       Won 2-1

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *