West Ham are to undergo special training for their FA Cup-tie at Newcastle. The players will spend a week at Leigh-on-Sea and the following week will see them at Tyemouth. Kitchen, Gault, Taylor, Allison, Piecry, Jarvis, Young, Horn, Lindsay, Grassam, Watson and Blackburn will form the party. The three amateurs Stapley, Shea and Hammond will prepare at home. On the day the 47,286 attendance and gate receipts of £1,700 were the two highest of all the Second Round ties.

West Ham never looked like winners at Newcastle but had they not lost Kitchen at the critical period of the game there is no knowing what might have happened. It was a most unsatisfactory game, and too one sided to be interesting. Newcastle's superiority was nothing like represented in the score. Winning the toss the home side naturally chose to kick down the slight incline and with the wind at their backs. Newcastle were on the attack for practically the whole game.
The Hammers forwards were woefully weak unless they were conserving their energies for the second half when they would be supported by the elements. They never once threatened the home goal in the opening 45 minutes. The Newcastle team contained one ex-Hammer in A.E. Pudan at left back. The constant attacks of the Northerners gave the visiting defence a through testing and when they were beaten Kitchen as the last line always came to the rescue. He performed brilliantly, stopping shots from every one of the home forwards.

When the second half started the Hammers forwards showed more life and the Geordies were forced to raise their game. This made things more vigorous and exciting. The home side now appeared to have a big task on. It was unfortunate that the Southerners should now lose Kitchen. The Hammers goalie came out to meet Howie who had got through the visiting defence and was closing in to shoot. Howie shot and collided with Kitchen at the same time. The ball went into the net but offside was given Kitchen fell to the ground and had to be carried off the field. It transpired later that he had ruptured the ligaments of his left leg. This upset the whole side for Piercy had to don the goalkeepers jersey and Grassam dropped back to strengthen the defence. Thus the attack was weakened. Newcastle continued to do all the aggressive work but they were none to accurate with their passing and for half-an-hour the weakened ranks of the Londoners withstood them.

Even Piercy in goal did and Gault performed wonders at the back. They began to tire however and some smart combination by the Northerners resulted in Rutherford getting away and centred for Appleyard to score. Hardly had play restarted when an exact same move took place involving the same two players and Newcastle were two ahead. From then until the finish the home side had complete command but failed to increase the score. The quality of the West Ham attack can be judged by the fact that the home goalie did not have a real shot to deal with. Kitchen's injury will probably keep him out for the rest of the season. The doctor said the injury is not serious, but recovery is long and tedious.