No. 521
On Oct 14 The School played Old Westminsters’ winning 3 goals to 2 & on the 25th beat Reigate Priory
On Oct 14 The School played Old Westminsters’ winning 3 goals to 2 & on the 25th beat Reigate Priory
The first Match of the Season was against C.W.R. Tepper’s eleven resulting in the defeat of the school.
X The shield produced a magnificent fight between Grants and Rigauds. The former although deprived of the services of their two best men made a good fight of it winning 2-1 after a draw 1-1. In the final match the teams were- Grants Rigauds XH.T. Healey (capt) (goals) XF.T Higgins (capt) (centre) XH.A. Fulcher (back)…
T.B and Q.S was won by T.BB 2-0. The game was a perfect farce. The teams were – T.BB. Q.SS. XE.C. Frere (capt) ½ back R.H. Williams (goals) C.T. Roller ½ back XA.G.L. Rogers back XH.A. Fulcher back W.C. Dale back A.E. Bedford back J.M. Dale ½ back XT. Morison R. Vavasseur ½ back XA.C.W.…
The T.B and Q.S Charterhouse match was played at Vincent Square on Feb:25th. Good as our hopes has been they were all dashed to the ground when we heard that R.T. Squire our much-lauded back would be unable to play. R.H. Coke took his place and A.G.L. Rogers went back from half back. Bain won…
Our football team was weakened by the absence of R.T. Squire who was suffering from a damaged groin and by the departure of W.A. Burridge, S.A. Bird and H. Wetton. H.A. Fulcher and A.G.L. Rogers filled the vacancies behind and A.J. Heath and H.W. Waterfield both obtained their pinks forward the team standing thus in…
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…
The annual T.BB and Q.SS match was played on March 23rd and resulted for the first time for sixteen years in a most decisive victory for us by 4 goals (kicked by Burridge Crowdy Ingram and Jenner) to love. This result was foreseen by all as we had all the backs who played against Charterhouse…
On February 26th our eleven went down to Godalming and were followed immediately after school by a large number of supporters. Their ground maintained its usual character of hard and dry dustiness which seemed to no small extent to throw us out. Their eleven which xhad not been defeated once in the season was deprived…
The temporary committee whose names I have recorded in 457 have succeeded in their endeavours to form a O.W.F.C. it may be thought right that the results of the first season’s play should be recorded. I therefore extract the following list from the Elizabethan Nov 6 v Clapham Rovers Drawn 2-2 10 v O. U.…