Football 1897 - 1898

The Advertiser and Times

Played on the 26th September 1897

MID HERTS DIVISION II

Stanville Reserves V Leverstock Green Played at Darrow Fields St, Albans the previous Saturday.

Stanville Reserves 6

Leverstock Green 1

Leverstock Green Team

C. How

Latchford, How

Smith, Tibbles, Picton

How, Lane, Cook, Doggett, Rose.

The visitors were late in arriving and the game did not start until 4,O Clock

The homesters won the toss and elected to kick down-hill

and at once attacked the visitors goal, but the backs cleared.

Each end visited in turn the game opening very fast, but at length Currant

scored the first goal for the homesteders, with a good shot from the right. On the

restart the visitors got away, but Stanville soon returned to the attack, and several

good opportunities were misted. After some even play

Currant got in a another shot and followed it up, bundled goalkeeper

and ball through the goal, thus notching the second point for the homesteders.

Play slackened down somewhat up until the interval.

After a breathing space the game again became very fast through

Stanville, who were now playing up hill, were mostly in their opponents quarters.

Currant was the first to open the scoring in the second half,

which he did with a shot which wert right into goal from the wing

and hitting the upright on the opposite side, rebounded into play.

The visitors appealed but the referee gave a goal.

Chilvers was next to be in the scoring mood and put on two goals

in quick succession, thus giving the homesteders a lead of five goals.

Play slowed down considerably, thou Stanville

were still the aggressive party and Griffin succeeded in

notching the sixth and last point for the homesteders.

The visitors got down on several occasions,

but were unable to get within shooting range,

until five minutes of the end when Lane succeeded

in scoring the only goal for them.

6^th November 1897

The Advertiser and Times

BEDMOND UNITED V LEVERSTOCK GREEN

Played at Bedmond on Saturday.

Result

Bedmond United 3

Leverstock Green 1

Teams, Bedmond: R Ashbey, goal. Benn, TT, and Gentle: backs,

Shortland. Burrage, and Stevens. Half-backs; White, W. Fellows, Wiffen, A. N. Other and W. Ashby, forwards

Leverstock Green Team

F. Barnet, goal;

G,G, Latchford, W. Leno, backs.

F, Chennels. W. Picton, H. G. Cook, half-backs;

W. Smith, R. Tibbles; H. Cutler, F. Channels, and G. Howe, forwards.

Bedmond had a very strong team out on Saturday. Being assisted by Fellows and Wiffen from West Herts Reserves. Leverstock Green lost the toss and Bedmond defended the village goal. Howe at once got away on the left, but was deprived when nearing the goal. Cutler returned the attack, but when about to shoot twisted himself so badly that was forced to retire. The visitors, thus weakened. Bedmond made track, for their goal, the ball was across to the left wing, who shot through from the most offside position, but to the great surprise of the visitors the referee awarded a goal. Bedmond pressed again, Latchford in attempting to clear, accidentally handled, for which the referee gave a penalty kick, from which Wiffen scored. The Bedmond forwards took up the running again and Wiffen had only goal-keeper to beat, but Cook rushed across just in the nick of time. Soon after this Barnes was severely kicked in a scrummage, but stuck to his charge gallantly. Soon after Bedmond scored again through Wiffen, half-time arrived soon after with the score unaltered.

In the second half the visitors greatly improved, but Bedmond defence was very safe-, Fellows and Wiffen got in some very good runs but found a stumbling block in Latchford and Smith, the latter having changed places with Leno. Hands for the visitors gave them chance, Latchford took the kick, and placed to Cook who put in good centre which Leno converted into a goal. Leverstock Green tried hard to increase but could not succeed in doing so. Soon after time was called, and the game resulted as above stated.