FULHAM
Upton Park
1 - 1 (Robinson)
1 October 1921

Fay, Turner, Lee, Woodards, Gurkin, Mackesy, Simmons, Robinson, Carter, Jackson, Ruffell

More bad feeling than good football was seen at Upton Park. The warm weather was against good football. On the run of the play West Ham were rather lucky to draw. Individually, many of the West ham team showed good form, but collectively they were inferior to Fulham. As a team West Ham did not combine smoothly, but there were indications that this may be only a temporary difficulty. The defence was sound, and Lee and Turner at back were not often in fault. It was in the forward line that the greatest weakness was apparent. Occasional exhibitions of petty feeling between the players of both sides did not help improve the game.

Soon after the kick-off Hewitt miskicked and Carter, rushing through, might have scored but for promptness of Symes, who tackled him instantly and compelled him to put the ball behind. Fulham scored their goal soon afterwards in a rather unexpected fashion. under the pressure of a not very serious attack, the West ham defence unaccountably collapsed, and Darville scored from a tame shot, which the goalie made practically no attempt to stop. West Ham then conducted a few spasmodic attacks into the enemy's territory, but they were kept at bay, largely through the fine work of Symes, the right back. Throughout the match in fact the defenders on both sides shone more than the attack.
At half-time the score stood at 1-0. After a certain amount of fairly even play Robinson scored for West Ham from a skirmish in the goalmouth. The home team then made some powerful efforts to gain the lead, but without success.