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WEST HAM UNITED
theyflysohigh : Steve Marsh
FOOTBALL PROGRAMMES &
Collectables through the Decade
A Pictorial History
1900-01 London League (Division One)
MILLWALL ATHLETIC RESERVES
East Ferry Road
0 - 6
15 September 1900
Att: 1,500
Monteith
King
Pudan
Raisbeck
Paper
Yenson
Fair
Sexton
Corbett
Walker
Taylor
Even play characterised the opening portion of this match at Millwall, but eventually Jones scored three goals for the home side, who held this advantage at half-time. In the second King conceded a penalty for handball and Jones scored from the resulting kick for the 4th goal, Frost and Squires each added a goal and Millwall won by six to nil.
CLAPTON ORIENT
Millfields
0 - 1
29 September 1900
Announced line-ups in paper
Moore
King
Pudan
Paper
Neil
Yenson
Foss
Raisbeck
Walker
Taylor
Sexton
REPORT:
BRENTFORD RESERVES
Boston Park Cricket Ground
1 - 2 (Corbett)
18 October 1900
Monteith
King
Tranter
Fair
Neil
Pearce
Hunt
Corbett
Kaye
Walker
Fenton
REPORT:
BARNET
Memorial Grounds
2 - 0 (Raisbeck, Yenson)
20 October 1900
Match Void - Barnet resigned from the League
Moore
Tranter
Pudan
Raisbeck
Neil
Yenson
McEachrane
Corbett
Hitchen
Walker
Taylor
REPORT:
DEPTFORD TOWN
Memorial Grounds
3 - 1 (Yenson, Walker, Woods)
27 October 1900
Announced line-ups in paper
Moore
Tranter
Pudan
Raisbeck
Neil
Pearce
Yenson
Woods
Cooper
Walker
Taylor
It was a curious sort of game between West Ham United and Deptford in the London League. Four goals being scored in the first thirty minutes and the remaining time drawn a blank. The high wind that blew right across the ground caused the ball to play all manner of tricks, combination on both sides being at a discount. Yenson, Woods and Walker scored for West Ham, while Deptford's solitary point came from a mistake by Tranter. The two points will be very useful.
MILLWALL ATHLETIC RESERVES
Memorial Grounds
0 - 0
10 November 1900
Announced line-ups in paper
Moore
Tranter
Pudan
Raisbeck
Neil
Pearce
Yenson
Kelly
Walker
Hitchens
Taylor
REPORT:
BARNET
Away
3 - 1 (Unknown)
17 November 1900
Match Void - Barnet resigned from the League
Moore
Kelly
Pudan
Raisbeck
Smith
Pearce
Yenson
Birne
Walker
Hitchens
Taylor
REPORT:
QUEENS PARK RANGERS
National Athletic Ground, Kensal Rise
2 - 1 (Ratcliffe, Yenson)
8 December 1900
Moore
Tranter
Pudan
Raisbeck
Neil
Pearce
Yenson
Walker
Corbett
Ratcliffe
Taylor
West Ham United reserves took up a good team to Kensal Rise, and with the Rangers well represented, a capital game was the result. Both teams were very strong in the attack, and the backs had plenty of work to do. West Ham, however, as the game wore on, gradually asserted their superiority, and scored twice to their opponents once, winning a hotly contested game by two goals to one. Ratcliffe and Yenson were the goal scorers for West Ham.
BRENTFORD RESERVES
Memorial Grounds
3 - 1 (Fair, Paper, Corbett)
15 December 1900
Moore
Tranter
Pudan
Fair
Raisbeck
Paper
Pearce
Yenson
Corbett
Ratcliffe
Taylor
West Ham United Reserves gained an easy victory over Brentford; but inasmuch as the visitors only came with seven men, it was certainly before the ball was kicked.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Memorial Grounds
2 - 1 (Corbett, Ratcliffe)
24 December 1900
Moore
Tranter
Pudan
Raisbeck
Neil
Pearce
Yenson
Walker
Corbett
Ratcliffe
Taylor
This, the first of the holiday matches, drew a very fair attendance to the Memorial Grounds, Canning Town. Originally scheduled to take place on Christmas Day. The play was just discernible through the fog. Some very equal exchanges opened the game following which a rush through by West Ham ended in Corbett shooting a goal, but a little later Moffat equalised the point by a grand shot. Just prior to half-time Moffat again found the net by a brilliant shot, but this was given "off-side", about which there was considerable doubt. after change of ends the play was very equal, but there was to much long kicking, dribbling being the great exception, and five minutes to close Ratcliffe scored, and gave West Ham the game by two goals to one.
LOWER CLAPTON IMPERIAL
Memorial Grounds
3 - 1 (Corbett 3)
29 December 1900
Abandoned 70 mins due to Fog - result stood
Moore
Allan
Tranter
Raisbeck
Pudan
Pearce
Yenson
Walker
Corbett
Hitchens
Taylor
There was only moderate attendance at Canning Town for this match, which unfortunately could not be finished owing to the late arrival of the Visitors. Corbett proved to be in rare humour for West Ham, and put on all three points registered by his side, two coming in the first half without response. The second half was most keenly contested. Downing putting one for the visitors, while Corbett scored his third goal for the home side. When play was stopped West Ham were leading three goals to one due to bad light.
The result was later allowed to stand as Clapton arrived late for the kick-off.
WANDSWORTH
Memorial Grounds
5 - 0 (Corbett 2, Hitchens, Taylor, Walker)
12 January 1901
Moore
Allan
Tranter
Raisbeck
Neil
Pearce
Yenson
Walker
Corbett
Hitchens
Taylor
This match, Canning Town, did not attract very large attendance, and the home side had very much the best of the game. The visitors, however, played a far more attractive game than might have beenanticipated and the 'Syphons" had all their work cut out to obtain the two goals, by which they led at the interval. Hitchens and Taylor being the scorers. In the second half the visitors gave occasional flashes of decent play, but were outclassed by West Ham, who at one time kept up a perfect bombardment, which kept Jones busily employed. Corbett came along with a couple points, and Walker notched another, so that the finish West Ham wore victorious five goals to love.
Wandsworth:
Jones, Knighton, Hender, Cook, Clipsham, Cochrane, Bryson, Richards, McNay, Ward, Ballantyne
LOWER CLAPTON IMPERIAL
Child's Hill
6 - 0 (Reid 4, Hitchens, Kaye)
19 January 1901
10 minutes extra each half to balance unfinished match
Moore
Allan
Tranter
Fair
Raisbeck
Neil
Yenson
Walker
Reid
Kaye
Hitchens
This London League match was decided at Clapton, West Ham being very strongly represented. After ten minutes play Reid scored for the Hammers, repeating the performance five minutes later. The Clapton attack was feeble, and the halves and backs had little difficulty in checking it. Beforre the interval Hitchens added another goal for West Ham, and in the second moiety further points were registered by Kaye and Reid 2, West Ham winning by six goals to nil.
At the conclusion of the game an additional 20 minutes was played to settle the unfinished Leage tie at the Memorial Grounds (unfinished through fog). Nothing further was added and West Ham thus won by the original score 3 goals to 1.
Lower Clapton Imperial:
Ward, Saunders, Adams, Smith A., Chambers, Little, Miller, Fisher, Rhyder, Downing, Tomlin
QUEENS PARK RANGERS
Memorial Grounds
2 - 2 (Kaye 2)
23 February 1901
Moore
Gordon
Tranter
Raisbeck
Dove
Pearce
Yenson
Walker
Kaye
Hitchens
Fenton
REPORT:
WOOLWICH ARSENAL RESERVES
Memoriral Grounds
1 - 1 (Kaye)
9 March 1901
Announced line-ups in paper
Moore
Tranter
Pudan
Gordon
Dove
Raisbeck
Yenson
Walker
Reid
Kaye
Fenton
REPORT:
DEPTFORD TOWN
Maze Hill
2 - 0 (Hitchens 2)
16 March 1901
Moore
Tranter
Pudan
Raisbeck
Dove
Pearce
Yenson
Walker
Reid
Hitchens
Fenton
The two sides met at the Maze Hill enclosure and a capital game was seen. Strachan, the Deptford goalkeeper, was suffering from the effects of a recent injury, and was not at all up to his usual form, but despite this only allowed one shot pass him in the first half, a long, oblique drive from the right. The second half was equally well contested, and again the visitors scored the only point, this time from free-kick, well taken by Tranter, and pounced upon by a right-winger, who drove the ball home, while Strachen was vainly appealing for offside The game ended as indicated, in win for West Ham two goals to love.
CLAPTON ORIENT
Memorial Grounds
2 - 1 (Hitchens, Reid)
23 March 1901
Moore
Tranter
Pudan
Raisbeck
Dove
Neil
Yenson
Walker
Reid
Kaye
Hitchens
REPORT:
FULHAM
Memorial Grounds
2 - 0 (Reid 2)
28 March 1901
Monteith
Pudan
Tranter
Raisbeck
Dove
Allan
Yenson
Walker
Reid
Kaye
Fenton
These teams met at the Memorial Grounds, Canning: Town, when, although a start was not made until 5 o'clock, only a couple of hundred spectators lined the ropes when Read started the ball against the wind for the home team. During the initial half play ruled fast and slightly in favour of the visitors. Nothing, however, was scored, and such was the case until within quarter of an hour from the finish, when Read, taking a grand pass from Fenton, opened the scoring accurately, and immediately headed a second one from corner, with the result that the United won by two goals nil.
WANDSWORTH
Ashen Grove Farm, Wimbledon Common
? - ?
6 April 1901
Line-up Unknown
REPORT:
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
White Hart Lane
0 - 0
8 April 1901
Announced line-ups in paper
Moore
Tranter
Pudan
Raisbeck
Hunt
Yenson
Kaye
Walker
Reid
Hitchens
Fenton
REPORT:
WOOLWICH ARSENAL
Manor Ground
0 - 4
13 April 1901
Moore
Pudan
Yenson
Mabbott
King
Neil
Nichols
Walker
Reid
Kikling
Fenton
REPORT:
FULHAM
Craven Cottage
1 - 0 ([og])
27 April 1901
Moore
Tranter
Raisbeck
Neil
Kaye
Pearce
Nichols
Walker
Reid
Hitchens
Fenton
REPORT:
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