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1916-17 War Time - London Combination

Manager : Syd King

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ARSENAL
Upton Park
2 - 1 (Chedgzoy, McDougall)
2 September 1915
Att: 3,000

Hufton

Baverstock [Guest]

Cope

Piggott

Kay [Guest]

Maclachlan

Chedgzoy [Guest]

Shea

Puddefoot

McDougall [Guest]

Knight [Guest]

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LUTON TOWN
Kenilworth Road
4 - 3 (Chedgzoy [pen], McDougall, Puddefoot, Shea)
9 September 1916
Att: 3,000

Hufton

Cope

Hodson [Guest]

Maclachlan [Guest]

Kay

Woodards

Casey

Puddefoot

Chedgzoy

McDougall

Shea

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READING
Upton Park
5 - 1 (Shea 4, Chedgzoy)
16 September 1916
Att: 5,000

Hufton

Maconnachie [Guest]

Crabtree [Guest]

Kay

Woodards

Chedgzoy

Shea

Puddefoot

Ashton

Casey

Hodson

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MILLWALL
The Den
4 - 1 (Ashton, Chedgzoy, McDougall, Wright)
23 September 1916
Att: 7,000

Hufton

Hodson

Cope

Piggott

Kay

Maclachlan

Ashton

Chedgzoy

Puddefoot

McDougall

Wright

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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
White Hart Lane
2 - 1 (Kay, Puddefoot)
28 September 1916
Att: 3,000

Leahy

Cope

Divers [Guest]

Piggott

Kay

Woodards

Ashton

Shea

Puddefoot

Mackesy

Chedgzoy

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WATFORD
Upton Park
2 - 2 (McDougall, Wright)
30 September 1916
Att: 8,000

Leahy

Hodson

Cope

Maclachlan

Maconnachie

Woodards

Ashton

Shea

Puddefoot

McDougall

Wright

With Hufton drafted to France Leahy deputised in West Ham's goal. In this match, Ashton was ordered off for an offence not cklear from the press box. Williams the Watford goalkeeper intervened on Ashton's behalf and he was allowed to continue.

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CLAPTON ORIENT
Millfields
4 - 0 (Puddefoot 3, Shea)
7 October 1916
Att: 4,500

Leahy

Hodson

Cope

Woodards

Kay

Maclachlan

Chedgzoy

Shea

Puddefoot

McDougall

Ashton

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FULHAM
Upton Park
2 - 0 (McDougall, Shea)
14 October 1916
Att: 10,000

Leahy

Hodson

Burton

Woodards

Kay

Maclachlan

Chedgzoy

Shea

Puddefoot

McDougall

Ashton

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QUEENS PARK RANGERS
Park Royal Ground
4 - 0 (McDougall 2, Shea 2)
21 October 1916
Att: 3,000

Leahy

Hodson

Cope

Piggott

Woodards

Ashton

Chedgzoy

Shea

McDougall

Brown [Guest]

Walters [Guest]

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SOUTHAMPTON
The Dell
0 - 3
28 October 1916
Att: 5,000

Leahy

Hodson

Steel [Guest]

Piggott

Kay

Woodards

Ashton

Smith P. [Guest]

Puddefoot

Shea

Casey

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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Upton Park
5 - 1 (Kay 3, Shea 2)
4 November 1916
Att: 8,000

Leahy

Hodson

Cope

Woodards

Kay

Maclachlan

Chedgzoy

Shea

Puddefoot

Mackesy

Henshall [Guest]

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CRYSTAL PALACE
Selhurst Park
8 - 1 (Shea 3, Chedgzoy 2, McDougall 2, Cook)
11 November 1916
Att: 2,000

Leahy

Hodson

Maconnachie

Woodards

Kay

Maclachlan

Chedgzoy

Shea

Cook [Guest]

McDougall

Henshall

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BRENTFORD
Upton Park
4 - 0 (Shea 2, Ashton, Walters)
18 November 1916
Att: 1,800

Leahy

Hodson

Burton

Woodards

Kay

Maclachlan

Chedgzoy

Shea

Puddefoot

Walters

Ashton

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ARSENAL
Highbury
2 - 0 (McDougall, Shea)
25 November 1916
Att: 7,000

Leahy

Hodson

Cope

Morton [Guest]

Kay

Maclachlan

Brown

Shea

Puddefoot

McDougall

McBean [Guest]

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LUTON TOWN
Upton park
2 - 0 (Kay, McDougall)
2 December 1916
Att: 7,000

Leahy

Hodson

Cope

Smith

Kay

Maclachlan

Chedgzoy

Shea

Puddefoot

McDougall

McBean

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PORTSMOUTH
Fratton Park
2 - 1 (Shea, Stallard)
9 December 1916
Att: 5,000

Ross [Guest]

Hodson

Cope

Morton

Crabtree

Maclachlan

McBean

Shea

Stallard

McDougall

Casey

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MILLWALL 
Upton Park
1 - 0 (McDougall)
16 December 1916
Att: 6,000

Leahy

Woodards

Cope

Ashton

Maclachlan

Mackesy

Stallard

Shea

Puddefoot

McDougall

Casey

Abandoned : 50 minutes Fog

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WATFORD
Cassio Road
3 - 1 (McDougall 2, Puddefoot)
23 December 1916
Att: 500

Leahy

Hodson

Cope

Woodards

Burton

Mackesy

Ashton

Shea

Puddefoot

McDougall

Casey

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CHELSEA
Stamford Bridge
1 - 1 (McDougall)
25 December 1916
Att: 20,000

Leahy

Hodson

Cope

Woodards

Kay

Maclachlan

Chedgzoy

Shea

Puddefoot

McDougall

Ashton

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CHELSEA
Upton Park
2 - 0 (Puddefoot 2)
26 December 1916
Att: 8,000

Leahy

Rothwell

Cope

Woodards

Kay

Burton

Chedgzoy

Shea

Puddefoot

McDougall

Ashton

REPORT:

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CLAPTON ORIENT
Upton Park
6 - 1 (Shea 3, Puddefoot 2, Mackesy)
30 December 1916
Att: 6,000

Leahy

Rothwell

Cope

Woodards

Kay

Maclachlan

Ashton

Shea

Smith

Puddefoot

Mackesy

REPORT:

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FULHAM
Craven Cottage
2 - 0 (Puddefoot, Shea)
6 January 1917
Att: 8,000

Leahy

Burton

Cope

Woodards

Kay

Piggott

Chedgzoy

Shea

Puddefoot

McDougall

Ashton

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QUEENS PARK RANGERS
Upton Park
5 -  (Shea 3, Puddefoot 2)
13 January 1917
Att: 4,000

Leahy

Divers

Cope

Ashton

Woodards

Piggott

Chedgzoy

Shea

Puddefoot

McDougall

Harrison [Guest]

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SOUTHAMPTON
Upton Park
1 - 1 (Shea)
20 January 1917
Att: 3,000

Leahy

Kearns [Guest]

Cope

Woodards

Kay

Piggott

Ashton

Shea

Puddefoot

Kirsopp [Guest]

Harrison

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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
White Hart Lane
0 - 0
27 January 1917
Att: 7,000

Leahy

Kearns

Cope

Piggott

Burton

Mackesy

Chedgzoy

Kirsopp

Stallard

Puddefoot

Harrison

The visit of the leaders in the Combination to Homerton proved a great attraction and some 7000 people witnessed a keen and exciting game in which the honours were divided, though on the exchanges the Spurs just about deserve to win. The home team turned out as announced but West Ham missed Woodards at half and Mackie was transferred from the forwards to make room for Puddefoot. There was a strong wind blowing almost from goal to goal, and with the ground frozen hard the players found the conditions somewhat trying. They also had trouble with the ball. Play was fast throughout but the football was not of the high standard one expected, over keenness on both sides spoiling the game. West Ham had the wind at their backs, but the Spurs had quite as much of the play as their powerful opponents, and more than once looked like taking the lead. Harrison shot over the bar following good work on the left, and at the other end first Potter and then Banks failed at close quarters. Later Burton came dangerously near to putting the ball into his own goal, while just on half-time over clever play by Hoad and Walden, Banks shot too high when close in goal. In the second half West Ham had to play more on the defensive than on the attack. Both Leahy and Jaques had some difficult shots to stop, but it was the first named who had the most anxious time, many corner-kicks taken by the Spurs producing some excellent play, and had the Tottenham forwards displayed a little more steadiness in front of goal they would no doubt have scored. They had much the best of the concluding stages but the visitors' defence proved too strong, and a goal-less draw  was the result. Walden and Bassett worked hard for success but found Cope a rare handful to beat.

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CRYSTAL PALACE
Upton Park
1 - 0 (Puddefoot)
3 February 1917
Att: 3,000

Leahy

Kearns

Burton

Woodards

Davies

Piggott

Ashton

Chedgzoy

Puddefoot

Kirsopp

Harrisonv

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BRENTFORD
Griffin Park
1 - 1 (Harrison)
10 February 1917
Att; 1,500

Leahy

Knight

Burton

Davies

Manning [Guest]

Curry [Guest]

Ashton

Mackesy

Puddefoot

Kirsopp

Harrison

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SOUTHAMPTON
Upton Park
5 - 2 Stallard 2, Ashton, Chedgzoy, Mackesy)
17 February 1917
Att: 6,000

Leahy

Feebury [Guest]

Cope

Davies

Manning

Woodards

Ashton

Chedgzoy

Stallard

Mackesy

Harrison

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CLAPTON ORIENT
Millfields
4 - 3 (Chedgzoy 2, Puddefoot, Watson)
24 February 1917
Att: 5,000

Leahy

Knight

Cope

Davies

Manning

Woodards

Ashton

Chedgzoy

Puddefoot

Watson [Guest]

Harrison

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CRYSTAL PALACE
Selhurst Park
1 - 3 (Shea)
3 March 1917
Att: 5,000

Leahy

Feebury

Cope

Moore [Guest]

Burton

Woodards

Ashton

Shea

Watson

Mackesy

Casey

Crystal Palace defeated West Ham at Herne Hill by 3-1. Shea scored first for West Ham, but Beech equalised before the interval, and after Shea had missed with a penalty Keene and Beech added further goals for the Palace.

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ARSENAL
Upton Park
2 - 3 (Shea, Stallard)
10 March 1917
Att: 6,000

Leahy

Feebury

Cope

Davies

Woodards

Ashton

Chedgzoy

Shea

Stallard

Puddefoot

Harrison

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PORTSMOUTH
Fratton Park
5 - 2 (Harrison 2, Stallard 2, Mackesy)
17 March 1917
Att: 5,000

Leahy

Feebury

Cope

Bolton [Guest]

Taylor [Guest]

Carless [Guest]

Kirsopp

Shea

Stallard

Mackesy

Harrison

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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Upton Park
3 - 0 (Chedgzoy, Puddefoot, Shea)
24 March 1917
Att: 12,000

Leahy

Day [Guest]

Cope

Davies

Burton

Maclachlan

Chedgzoy

Shea

Puddefoot

McDougall

Harrison

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SOUTHAMPTON
The Dell
2 - 1 (Puddefoot, Shea)
31 March 1917
Att: 8,000

Bailey

Feebury

Cope

Davies

Burton

Maclachlan

Kirsopp

Shea

Puddefoot

McDougall

Harrison

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BRENTFORD
Upton Park
2 - 0 (Puddefoot, Amos [og])
6 April 1917
Att: 7,000

Leahy

Maconnachie

Cope

Piggott

Burton

Maclachlan

Kirsopp

Shea

Puddefoot

McDougall

Harrison

REPORT:

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CLAPTON ORIENT
Upton Park
2 - 0 (McDougall, Shea)
7 April 1917
Att: 8,000

Leahy

Day

Cope

Davies

Fenwick

Maclachlan

Ashton

Shea

Puddefoot

McDougall

Harrison

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BRENTFORD
Griffin Park
2 - 1 (Mackesy, Puddefoot)
9 April 1917
Att: 4,000

Leahy

Day

Feebury

Piggott

Taylor

Davies

Casey

Mackesy

Stallard

Puddefoot

Kirsopp

REPORT:

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MILLWALL
Upton Park
0 - 2
10 April 1917
Att: 6,000

Leahy

Burton

Cope

Davies

Taylor

Fenwick

Ashton

Puddefoot

Stallard

Mackesy

Harrison

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CRYSTAL PALACE
Upton Park
2 - 1 (Puddefoot 2)
14 April 1917
Att: 7,000

Leahy

Maconnachie

Cope

Ashton

Burton

Woodards

Walters

Shea

Puddefoot

McDougall

Harrison

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ARSENAL
Highbury
1 - 2 (Puddefoot)
21 April 1917
Att: 4,000

Leahy

Feebury

Maclachlan

Ashton

Manning

Carless

Kirsopp

Shea

Puddefoot

McDougall

Harrison

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PORTSMOUTH
Upton Park
5 - 2 (Puddefoot 2, Casey, McDougall, Shea)
28 April 1917
Att: 5,000

Leahy

Maconnachie

Cope

Woodards

Kinnaird [Guest]

Maclachlan

Ashton

Shea

Puddefoot

McDougall

Casey

In ideal weather 5,000 spectators witnessed a keen game. After an indifferent opening Puddefoot scored for West Ham in fourteen minutes. Turner equalised, but Casey and Shea gave West Ham te lead, while Flanagan was successful for Portsmouth close on the interval. West Ham were always the better side after the resumption, and though Cope failed to convert a penalty Puddefoot and McDougall added further goals which enabled the London side to win comfortably.

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