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1897-98 Friendlies

NORTHFLEET : Friendly

Memorial Grounds

1 - 1 (Reid)

2 September 1897

Att: 300

Furnell, Chalkley, Tranter, Chisholm, Dandridge, Bird, Hatton, Gresham, Reid, Mills, Edwards

Rain began to fall soon after the start and Mr Payne (TIW Sec) sent word that all spectators were to be allowed to occupy the grandstand. A linesman looked in vain for a Samaritan with an umbrella.

Northfleet:

Watts, Glen, Price, Cook, Marsh, Bailey, Bundock, Wolf, Nicholls, Hill, Campbell

NORTHFLEET : Friendly

Northfleet

0 - 1

4 September 1897

Furnell, Chalkley, East W., Morton, Dandridge, Bird, Denham, Gresham, Hatton, Reid, Edwards

Played in extremely cold weather before a 'fair' attendance. Home side lost the toss and were forced to face a strong wind. Despite this they proved far superior to 'Thames'. Soon after the start Northfleet attached and a cross by Marsh was netted by Nichols. It proved the only goal of the game but an inspired display by Funell in the Irons' goal prevented a further score.

Northfleet:

Clare, Price, Matthews, Harrison, Marsh, Bailey, Grieves, Nicholl, Neale, Moody, Campbell

MILLWALL ATHLETIC : Friendly

Memorial Grounds

0 - 2 

23 September 1897

Att: 1,200

Furnell, Chalkley, Tranter, Dove, Dandridge, Chisholm, Denham, Gresham, Hatton, Reid, Edwards

REPORT:

Millwall Athletic:

Moore, Robson, Graham, Miller, Davis, King, Mitchell, Clavey, Pratt, Davies, Geddes

GLEBE ATHLETIC : Friendly

Away

12 - 0 

25 September 1897

Line-up Unknown

REPORT:

Glebe Athletic:
Line-up Unknown

GROVE UNITED : Friendly

Away

1 - 0 (Ruffell) 

2 October 1897

Barr, Trollope, Parr, Salt, Taylor, Pearson, Pile, Ruffell, Willacy, Loman, Southgate

REPORT:

Grove United:

Line-up Unknown

KETTERING TOWN : Friendly

Memorial Grounds

1 - 3 (Gresham) 

9 October 1897

Att: 1,800

Furnell, Chalkley, Taylor, Dove, Dandridge, Gillies, Older, Gresham, Hounsell, Reid, Mills

REPORT:

Kettering Town:

Dixon, Draper, Wallis, Atherton, Green, Pell, Dixon, Miller, Lawrence, Winterhalder, Garfield

WEST HAM ST LUKE'S : Friendly

Custom House

4 - 1 (Loman, Ruffell, Taylor, Willacy) 

16 October 1897

Barr, Trollope, Blellock, Taylor, Conduit, Pearson, Pile, Ruffell, Willacy, Loman, Southgate

REPORT:

West Ham St Luke's:

Line-up Unknown

WEST HAM GARFIELD : Friendly

Memorial Grounds

3 - 1 (Hounsell 2, Reid) 

21 October 1897

Att; 200

Furnell, Taylor, Tranter, Dove, Gillies, Chisholm, Hird, Gresham, Hounsell, Reid, Cox

REPORT:

West Ham Garfield:

Heath, Clews, Ruffells, Townley, Heppell, Rundall, Coundon J., Robertson, Thompson, Coundon W., Barrett

LEYTONSTONE ALBION : Friendly

Leytonstone

6 - 0 (Ruffell 3, Trollope 2, Pile) 

23 October 1897

Barr, Ballantyne J., Ballantyne D., Trollope, Blellock, Pearson, Pile, Ruffell, Willacy, Loman, Southgate

At Leytonstone. Both sides were fully represented. The Albion kicked off, but the Mechanics returned the opening kick, Loman and Southgate at once getting up on the left and into dangerously close quarters. In fact Bird, the Leytonstone goalkeeper, found it necessary to concede a corner within the first two minutes of play. Ruffell scored for the Juniors, and soon after the Thames forwards were very busy around the Leytonstone goal, Ruffell scoring again very shortly. The Albion got away at last, and Salter being brought up for offside. D. Ballantyne took the kick and sent right over to Trollope who scored a clinker. Half time, Thames Juniors 3, Leytonstone Albion 0. The second half promised at first to be more even, but Pile looked dangerous, and passing to Ruffell, the latter scored number four. The Albion, not to be denied, came away and gave Barr a stinger, which he cleared nicely. Give and take play ensued, and Trollope registered number five. Soon after Willacy started dribbling and centred right across, Pile bringing off a sixth goal.

Leytonstone Albion:

Line-up Unknown

2nd LIFEGUARDS: Friendly

Hermit Road Ground

6 - 0 (Gillies 2, Gresham 2 [1 pen], Hird 2) 

6 November 1897

Furnell, Neil, Chalkley, Hird, Taylor, Bird, Nicholls, Gresham, Hounsell, Reid, Gillies

REPORT:

2nd Lifeguards:

Line-up Unknown

ST ALBANS : Friendly

Memorial Grounds

2 - 1 (Gillies, Gresham [pen])

20 November 1897

Furnell, Neil, Tranter, Dove, Taylor, Chisholm, Hird, Gresham, Hounsell, Reid, Gillies

St Albans arrived late and start was delayed by 45 minutes. Played in a heavy fog the visitors scored first. Giddings missed a penalty before Gresham scored one for the homesters.

St Albans:

Dickenson, Sharp, Saunders, Sharpe E., Vinsen, Watkins, Dimmock, Allen, Groom, Giddings, Brown

YMCA: Friendly

Away

4 - 4 (Unknown) 

20 November 1897

Line-up Unknown

REPORT:

YMCA:

Line-up Unknown

WOOLWICH ARSENAL : Friendly

Memorial Grounds

1 - 4 (Gillies)

27 November 1897

Duff, Chalkley, Hickman, Morton, Taylor, Bird, Nicholls, Hird, Hind, Reid, Gillies

REPORT:

Woolwich Arsenal:

Leather, Carver, Shrewsbury, Anderson, McAvoy, Hogbin, Duff, Stevens, Bone, Lamb, Gray

WOODGRANGE ATHLETIC : Friendly

Away

0 - 1 

27 November 1897

Line-up Unknown

REPORT:

Woodgrange:

Line-up Unknown

WILLESDEN & METROPOLITAN RAILWAY : Friendly

White Hart Gardens

2 - 1 (Cooper, [1 unknown])

4 December 1897

Furnell, Neil, Tranter, Gillies, Dandridge, Bird, Edwards, Reid, Bone, Cooper, Morrison

MATCH ABANDONED

70 Minutes Fog

Ironworks arrived 25 minutes late due to the fog and the start was delayed. The ground was very slippery, Tranter 'put through' to give the home side the lead. Later the railwaymen missed a penalty awarded after Neil picked up the ball thinking it was out of play.

Willesden & Metropolitan Railway:

Royce G., Brooks, Humphreys, Pearce, Payne, Skeggs, Royce W., Logue, Merrifield, Jones A., Jones J.

SOUTH WEST HAM : Friendly

Tidal Basin, Canning Town

? - ? 

4 December 1897

Line-up Unknown

REPORT:

South West Ham:

Line-up Unknown

MAYTHORPE : Friendly

Memorial Grounds

2 - 1 (Loman 2 [1 pen])

11 December 1897

Barr, Trollope, Ballantyne D., Humphreys, Willacy, Pearson, Ballantyne J., Day, Ruffell, Loman, Southhgate

REPORT:

Maythorpe:

Line-up Unknown

AYLESBURY UNITED : Friendly

Turnfurlong Lane

2 - 1 (Foss, Gillies) 

18 December 1897

Ridges, Taylor J., Taylor W., Morton, Hickman, Hind, Foss, Nicholls, Bone, Hird, Gillies

REPORT:

Aylesbury United:

Brazell, Jones A., Turnham, Smith, Scott W., Panter, Scott H., Birtchnell, Cowley, Adams, Fellowes

SOUTH WEST HAM : Friendly

Memorial Grounds

4 - 0 (Gilles, Bone, Reid)

25 December 1897

Line-up Unknown

REPORT:

 

South West Ham:

Line-up Unknown

EAST HAM VICEROY : Friendly

Memorial Grounds

1 - 4 (Unknown) 

25 December 1896

Line-up Unknown

REPORT:

 

East Ham Viceroy:

Line-up Unknown

BARKING WOODVILLE : Friendly

Vicarage Field

0 - 1

27 December 1897

Line-up Unknown

REPORT

Barking Woodville:

Line-up Unknown

2nd GRENADIER GUARDS : Friendly

Memorial Grounds

4 - 0 (Unknown) 

28 December 1897

Line-up Unknown

REPORT

2nd Grenadier Guards:

Line-up Unknown

ST STEPHEN'S : Friendly

Memorial Grounds

3 - 1 (Ruffell 2, Southgate)

1 January 1898

Barr, Trollope, Humphreys, Conjuite, Willacy, Pearson, Ballantyne J., Ballantyne D., Ruffell, Loman, Southgate

REPORT

St Stephen's:

Line-up Unknown

HANOVER ROVERS : Friendly

Memorial Grounds

1 - 2 (Unknown) 

8 January 1898

Line-up Unknown

This return fixture was played on the Memorial Recreation Ground at Canning Town. The visitors at once attacked but were stopped by Trollope, who with D. Ballantyne, transferred play to the visitors' goal, but nothing came of it. Several corners fell to the visitors, but were all cleared, and Willacy obtained, and, running down, shot wide. From the goal-kick Ruffell's sent over the bar. The game was very evenly-contested, and at half-time the score-sheet was blank.
Re-starting the visitors attacked, and ten minutes later J. Ballantyne, who was playing as sub, scored for them from a scrimmage in goal. The Juniors then played up better, and after several corners D. Ballantyne obtained, and running down equalised with a ground shot. Re-starting, the Juniors again attacked, but owing to erratic shooting could not score. The visitors now woke up and Barr had a lively time in goal, but he was well beaten with a long shot which he could have saved.
The juniors now tried their hardest to draw level, but the visitors' goalkeeper was in good form and the Juniors had to acknowledge defeat by two to one.

Hanover Rovers:

Line-up Unknown

FERNCLIFFE : Friendly

Memorial Grounds

4 - 1 (Edwards 2, Hickman, Reid)

20 January 1898

Furnell, Taylor J., Tranter, Bird, Dandridge, Chisholm, Morrison, Hickman, Gillies, Reid J., Edwards

REPORT

Ferncliffe:

Chalkley, Sterling, McDowall, Morton, Davey, Slogger, Mitchell, Frazer, Dumfries, Maxwell, Stokes

COMMERCIAL ATHLETIC : Friendly

Memorial Grounds

1 - 2 (Unknown) 

29 January 1898

Knight, Oxspring, McDougall, Morrison, Morton, Hickman, Rossiter, Mills, Ridges, Bone, Cox

REPORT

Commercial Athletic:

Line-up Unknown

UPTON PARK : Friendly

Memorial Grounds

3 - 1 (Unknown)

3 February 1898

Line-up Unknown

REPORT

Upton Park:

Line-up Unknown

GRAVESEND UNITED : Friendly

Overcliffe Ground

1 - 4 (Hounsell) 

5 February 1898

Heath, Neil, Tranter, Hind, Taylor, Chisholm, Hird, Gresham, Hounsell, Reid, Gillies

It took the Southern Leaguers 25 minutes to score a goal against their amateur visitors but within ten minutes they had doubled that score. Reynolds was responsible for both. Just on half time inside-left Andrews made it 3-0.
Irons were much more vigorous in the second half and should have been penalised on numerous occasions by Referee Johnson. Hounsell reduced the deficit by one in the 65th minute but McDonald soon restored the Kent sides 3-goal margin.

The "Gravesend and Northfleet Standard" reported that the Irons were late arriving and the start was delayed. The paper also commennted on the incessant noise made by the visiting supporters. "Their voices were not in the least melodious although they apparently thought so!" 

Gravesend United:

Bignall, Buist, Cole, Innes, Bull, Slater, Reynolds, McDonald, Mobley, Andrews, Johnson

UPTON PARK : Friendly

Memorial Grounds

2 - 0 (Hird, Tranter [pen])

10 February 1898

Heath, Ratzer, Tranter, Gillies, Taylor, Chisholm, Woodcock, Gresham, Hird, Reid, Bone

In dull but pleasant weather, before a small gathering of spectators. Play was of a scrambling character in the first few minutes of the game. On settling down Thames Ironworks pressed, and the Upton Park backs were kept busy. The shooting was erratic, and thus the visiting goalkeeper was seldom troubled. The works fairly bombarded the Upton goal, and towards the interval the shooting improved. Still the custodian, Jones, used both hands and feet effectively, and it was not until within a couple of minutes of half-time that Herd succeeded in beating him, and scoring the home team's first point. Ends were changed with Thames Ironworks leading by one goal to nil.
The visitors were defending almost throughout the second period, during which it was practically only their own unsteadiness in front of goal that prevented the home side from running up a big score. Tranter scored from a penalty, but all other shots went wide, and the result was Thames Ironworks two goals; Upton Park, nil.

Upton Park:

Jones, Buckenham, Hook, Hagger, Howard, Mackie, Blois, Spackman F,, Spackman H., Ridges, Shingler

QUEENS PARK RANGERS : Friendly

Kensal Rise

1 - 1 (Reid)

12 February 1898

Att: 4,000

Heath

Neil

Tranter

Chisholm

Taylor

Hickman

Hird

Reid

Hounsell

Gresham

Gillies

The sturdy Ironworkers had the Rangers to fight on Saturday at Kilburn in friendly match, and the game proved a splendid draw. The Rangers won the toss and Brooks very soon awoke the Ironworkers’ goal-keeper, Wellington also putting in promptly, but misjudging an upward gust of wind. Fast and even play succeeded, Evans, however, getting in at last and cheating the goalkeeper, putting on the Rangers first point. This was soon balanced by Reid, who scored from scrimmage at the opposite end, and Tranter having fouled his little opponent Brooks, Smith took two free kicks, shooting through without scoring no one touched the ball. Wellington had a scratch on the eye from a nasty knock from the ball, and had play for the rest of the afternoon with a bandage round his head. A well contested half ended with one all, and no advance was made upon this in the second part. The forward lines attacked successively and went to pieces on the opposing halves. Wallington and Evans failing to get through in their determined work in the last few minutes. 

Queens Park Rangers:

Hunt, Smith, Hughes, Walborn, Musselwhite, Mackenzie, Brooks, Evans, Ward, McDavid, Wallington

Note:

This friendly fixture at Kensal Rise was arranged to fill a gap in the calendar. Three-days earlier, Queens Park Rangers had resigned from the London League (Second Division).

 

The printed line-up inside the programme for the Thames Ironworks players, bears no resemblance to the Ironworks men. In fact the line-up stated relates to the Southall FC team. The mistake appears to be in connection with a decision to replay a Middlesex Cup tie played the previous week between Queens Park Rangers and Southall after the Rangers fielded an ineligible player. In the end the replay was held at Southall the following week but presumably the printers got caught up in the confusion.

FERNCLIFFE : Friendly

Memorial Grounds

6 - 0 (Unknown)

12 February 1898

Line-up Unknown

REPORT

Ferncliffe:

Line-up Unknown

NEW BROMPTON : Friendly

Memorial Grounds

2 - 2 (Chisholm, Gresham) 

19 February 1898

Heath, Neil, Tranter, Barker, Taylor, Chisholm, Hird, Reid, Fitzjohn, Gresham, Gillies

REPORT

New Brompton:

Gentle, Roadley, Watson, Graham, Mesger, James, Gallacher, Fergusson, Ford, Hutchison, Gladwell

WOOLWICH ARSENAL : Friendly

Memorial Grounds

3 - 1 (Unknown)

5 March 1898

Line-up Unknown

REPORT

Woolwich Arsenal:

Line-up Unknown

CLAPTON : Friendly

Memorial Grounds

2 - 1 (Unknown) 

12 March 1898

Knight, [ ? ], Chalkley, Morton, Barker, Furnell, Woodcock, Oxspring, Ridges, Cooper, Hare

REPORT

Clapton:

Line-up Unknown

STAR of ESSEX : Friendly

Memorial Grounds

2 - 0 (Cawcutt, Ruffell)

19 March 1898

Cawcutt, Trollope, Ballantyne D., Willacy, Conjuite A., Pearson, Ballantyne J., Humphreys, Ruffell, Loman, Southgate

REPORT

Star of Essex:

Line-up Unknown

WOOLWICH ARSENAL : Friendly

Woolwich

2 - 4 (Unknown) 

26 March 1898

Line-up Unknown

REPORT:

Woolwich Arsenal:

Line-up Unknown

LOWESTOFT TOWN : Friendly

Crown Meadow Athletics Ground

3 - 0 (Reid 2, Hounsell)

9 April 1898

Heath, Neil, Tranter, Barker, Furnell, Chisholm, Hird, Reid, Hounsell, Gresham, Woodcock

REPORT:

Lowestoft Town:

Ayres, Beatton, Chambers, Grieve, Maher, Mewse, Wilkins, Masson, Cole, Dixon, Crews

GRAVESEND UNITED : Friendly

Memorial Grounds

1 - 1 (Woodcock)

12 April 1898

Heath, Neil, Tranter, Barker, Oxspring, Chisholm, Hird, Reid, Dove, Gresham, Woodcock

REPORT:

Gravesend United:

Bignell, Buist, Cole, Slater, BullInnes, Johnson, Turner, Cowie, McDonald, Reynolds

UPTON PARK : Friendly

Memorial Grounds

3 - 0 (Hird 2, Woodcock)

18 April 1898

Heath, Neil, Tranter, Barker, Oxspring, Chisholm, Hird, Reid, Dove, Gresham, Woodcock

REPORT:

Upton Park:

Jones, Cumming, Hook, Lonserd, Mackie, Howard, Felps, Ploie, Payne, Spencer, Haggard

WOOLWICH ARSENAL : Friendly

Memorial Grounds

2 - 2 (Gresham, Reid)

26 April 1898

Heath, Neil, Tranter, Barker, Oxspring, Chisholm, Hird, Reid, Dove, Gresham, Foss

REPORT:

Woolwich Arsena:

Hamilton, Calder, McConnel, Crawford, Anderson, Farrell, Brock, White, McGeogh, Murphy, Hannah

Other Matches

No Known matches
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