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WEST HAM UNITED
FOOTBALL PROGRAMMES &
Collectables through the Decade
theyflysohigh : Steve Marsh
A Pictorial History
1932-33 Friendlies
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BLUES v. REDS
First Public Practice Match
Upton Park
4 - 4
13 August 1932
BLUES (Fenton 3, Puddefoot)
Watson G.
Goodacre
Fryatt
Musgrave
St Pier
Johnson
Yews
Puddefoot
Fenton E.
Pollard
Ruffell
REDS (Mills H. 3, Mills G.)
Lawrence
Chalkley
Walker
Cadwell
Barrett
Norris
Wood
Wilson
Mills G.
Mills H.
Morton
In their first practice match at Upton Park on Saturday West Ham United included four of their new players in the teams, Lawrence, a goalkeeper from Kidderminster; Walker, a back from Barrow; Wilson, an inside left from Southampton; and Johnson, a left half-back from Southend; and the brothers H. and G. Mills, who were signed on about a fortnight before the end of last season. Notable absentees from the sides were Dixon, Earl, Collins, and Watson, obvious first team choices, but their absence gave some of the younger members a chance of displaying their abilities. It was far too hot for football, but though some of the old hands were inclined to take it easy, the younger ones put plenty of dash into some of their movements and livened up the play considerably. The Reds and Blues scored eight goals and equally divided them, and the centre-forward on each side did the "hat-trick." H. Mills, who, with his brother, came from the junior Scottish side, Glasgow Waverley, accomplished this for the Reds; and Fenton, the former West Ham schools player, performed similarly for the Blues. The other Mills (G.), who played inside-right, got the fourth goal for the Reds: from his brother's pass. Altogether it was a good game for the Mills boys, both fast off the mark, and Hughie can hit the ball into the net speedily as well. Watson, the Blues goalkeeper, can testify to that.
Fenton, who has not yet reached his eighteenth year, is growing into ideal build for a centre forward. He also displayed knowledge of the whereabouts of the goal, and that he has good positioning sense was shown when he picked up a couple of centres from Yews, and on each occasion steered the ball into the net. The third was also a good one, although he obviously handled the ball before shooting through. Yews seemed more fit than for a couple of season's past, and responded to some clever passes from Puddefoot, who still shows forwards how a ball should be controlled. Sydney "sold the dummy" to his colleagues a number of times, and he scored the Blues' other goal with a great left foot drive. Morton, the youthful outside left, Just eighteen years of age, looks like making a bold bid for a place in the first eleven. He did better than Ruffell, but the latter was playing with the handicap of a damaged hand heavely bandaged. Of the new men it may be too early to judge. Wilson, the inside left, appeared clever enough, but re¬quired a little more speed, and Johnson, a six foot left half, should prove useful. Of the old players, Chalkley displayed as much enthusiasm in the game as If It had been & cup-tie, Cadwell looked as fit as a fiddle and played as if he were. Barrett took the game for what it was, a practice one, and Norris's chief desire appeared to be to put the ball into his own goal.
There were 5,000 spectators present, and charities will benefit to the extent of £141 plus the receipts of the second game on Saturday, when it Is proposed to field the two elevens with which the club expect to start their League and London Combination matches.
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BLUES v. REDS
Second Public Practice Match
Upton Park
5 - 6
20 August 1932
BLUES
(Mills H. 2, Puddefoot, Wilson Yews)
Dixon
Earl
Walker
Collins
Barrett
Cadwell
Yews
Wilson
Puddefoot
Mills H.
Ruffell
REDS
(Deacon 2, Fenton 2, Mills G., Wood,)
Lawrence
Goodacre
Fryatt
Musgrave
St Pier
Jon
Wood
Mills G.
Fenton E.
Deacon
Morton
For their second and final public practice match on Saturday at Upton Park. West Ham United fielded two teams which, in the main, will commence the season us their League and London Combination sides, and the reserves brought off a surprise by defeating the seniors by six goals to two. It was fairly obvious that some of the first team players took matters rather easily in the tropical heat of the afternoon, but the reserves refused to slow down, and kept at it all the time, coming along near the end to snatch the victory. This reserve side should want a deal of beating In the London Combination, but it will be surprising if one or two of them, especially in the attack, are not knocking for admission to the senior side. On occasions the whole forward line displayed some remarkably fine combination, quick and accurate In character, and they were well on the mark in finishing off their movements, Fenton, the ex-West Ham schoolboy, not yet eighteen, as leader of the reserves attack, was not quite so speedy as H. Mills, who was the centre forward in the first team, but he was more dangerous and powerful with his shooting. One of his goals from 20 yards out was a real gem, and on another occasion he had the hardest luck with a wonderful left foot shot which beat Dixon and crashed against the crossbar. The Hammers certainly should feel pleased with the promise of some of their young men, especially the two Mills, Fenton, Wood, and Morton, the last named displaying capital ball control, and with Deacon, an improving player, making a dangerous left wing. In defence. Fryatt, at left. back, played soundly. Wilson opened the scoring from a pass by Puddefoot in the first minute, but the reserve quickly equalised, Wood finishing a good movement by crashing the ball through from a difficult angle. Then Yews put the first team ahead again, and they appeared content with this lead, which they held at the Interval. Prior to this, however, G. Mills had hit the crossbar, and immediately alter the resumption H. Mills performed similarly. A perfectly headed goal by Puddefoot from Yew's centre appeared to make the issue safe for the seniors with a 3-1 lead, but the young men on, the other side refused to be beaten. First Deacon netted with an unstoppable drive from G Mills’s pass, and then a similar pass from Mills enabled Fenton to obtain the equaliser, A successful shot by H. Mills once again put the seniors in front, but a clever run and shot from 26 yards range by Fenton again levelled matters. H. Mills made it 5-4 in favour of the first team, but then his brother came along with the equaliser, and just before the end a wing effort by Morton enabled Deacon to score the winning goal for the reserves.
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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR "A"
Upton Park
2 - 3 (Gallienne, Proud)
27 August 1932
Barterby P.
Mallett
Payne
Wade T.
Nicholson R.
Hormill G.
Kitching J.
Pringle A.
Proud F.
Gallienns C.
Toomey D.
REPORT:
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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR "A"
White Hart Lane
2 - 0 (Albone, Rees)
26 November 1932
Langford
Goodacre
Neilson
Male V.
Walker R.
Dalton J.
Fryatt S.
Galbene C.
Rees
Albone R.
Toomey D.
REPORT:
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FLOODLIT FOOTBALL EXHIBITION
White City
? - ?
4 January 1933
London based teams including West Ham United players
FLOODLIGHT SOCCER
The public will have their first opportunity of watching English Soccer by floodlight, The Football Association has temporarily removed its ban in order that this experimental game may be played. The two teams taking part in the match will be composed of players from London clubs – 22 men, well able to demonstrate good football, are expected to take the field. We ourselves are releasing Johnson, Fryatt and Ruffell for the purpose. The proceeds of this venture will go to charity, and this fact, together with the novelty of such a match, should appeal to a large number of Soccer fans.
Whether or not floodlight football becomes popular remains to be seen. The match will take place at the White City Stadium, and the kick-oo will be at 7:30p.m.
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MARGATE
Hartsdown Park
2 - 3 (Mills H., Wood)
28 January 1933
Dixon
Duffy W.K.
Proudfoot J.
St. Pier
Johnson
Norris
Wood
Mills G.
Mills H.
Fenton
Deacon
REPORT:
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ROYAL AIR FORCE : Reserves
Upton Park
1 - 1 (Hewlett)
18 February 1933
Lawrence
Duffy W.K.
Proudfoot
Wade
Walker R.
McMillan
Judge
Mills G.
Hannam
Fryatt S.
Hewlett
R.A.F. GAME
Thanks to the R.A.F. Football Association we were able to stage a very attractive game for those at Upton Park. That it was appreciated was evidenced by the excellent number that attended. The game was enjoyed by all concerned and resulted in the most friendly of “Friendlies” results – a draw, one each
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ILFORD : Benefit Ilford Hospital
Lynn Road, Newbury Park
2 - 0 (Deacon, Fenton)
6 April 1933
Watson
Goodacre
Fryatt
Norris
Johnson
Cockroft
Yews
Mills G.
Fenton
Pollard
Deacon
REPORT:
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AMATEURS v. EAST & WEST HAM J.O.C.
Upton Park
7 - 4 (Hammond 5, Gallienne, Lewis)
27 April 1932
Langford
Levington
Abbott
Clayton
Reader H.
Male
Williams
Lewis
Hammond
Gallienne C.
Clachan
REPORT:
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OTHER MATCHES at UPTON PARK
WEST HAM BOYS v. EAST HAM BOYS : Directors Cup
4 - 0
Date
WEST HAM BOYS (Fenton 2, Lloyd, Smith)
Line-up Unknown
EAST HAM BOYS
Line-up Unknown
REPORT:
WEST HAM BOYS v. EAST LONDON (Tower Hamlet) : English Shield
? - ?
5 November 1932
WEST HAM BOYS (?)
Line-up Unknown
EAST LONDON (?)
Line-up Unknown
REPORT:
EAST HAM BOYS v. ILFORD BOYS : English Schools Shield
? - ?
19 November 1932
EAST HAM BOYS (?)
Line-up Unknown
ILFORD BOYS (?)
Line-up Unknown
REPORT:
WEST HAM BOYS v. LOWESTOFT BOYS : ESFA Trophy (Round 6)
1 - 0
9 March 1933
Att: 15,000
WEST HAM BOYS (Boyd)
Cox (Holborn)
Glover (Halville)
Webb (Halville)
Fields (Pretoria)
Pitney (Burke)
Lloyd (West Silvertown)
Hayhow (Denmark Street)
Boyd (New City Road)
Fenton (Godwin Road)
Cox (Pretoria)
Kennelly (South Hallsville)
WEST HAM BOYS (?)
Bird (Roman Hill)
Flowers (Morton Road)
Breach (Lovewell Road)
Cassidy (Blundeston)
Hembling (Wildes)
Kent (Wildes)
Baker (Central)
Williams (Roman Hill)
Hart (Kessingland)
Horton (Morton Road)
Church (Central)
Many fine footballers in the making delighted a 15,000 crowd of men, women and children, whose enthusiasm at times was almost frantic when West Ham Boys beat Lowestoft Boys in the sixth round of the English Shield.
The football often reached a high standard, and it will be surprising if youngsters like Flowers, the Lowestoft right back; Boyd, West Ham's inside-right; Horton, Lowestoft's and Lloyd, the West Silvertown wing-half, are not heard of in league football in the years to come. Flowers, surely the smallest full-back who ever took part in the tournament, was the hero of the match. He discounted his lack of inches and frail build by splendid positioning, excellent judgment and accurate kicking. His was a remarkable performance, considering that all the West Ham forwards towered over him and that he was poorly supported. Physical disadvantages were the chief obstacle to Lowestoft's progress. They were full of fight right till the last minute when Church, their outside-left, sent in beautiful drive which brought Kendling, the goalkeeper, to his knees and nearly saved the game. Lloyd was the only small West Ham defender on view, but stood out. West Ham only scored once, Boyd finding the net after the ball had rebounded from the bar, but it was their own fault they did not win by a big margin. There was too much weak finishing and wild shooting.
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KINGSTONIANS v. WHITEHALL PRINTERS
FA Amateur Cup (Semi-Final)
3 - 0
11 March 1933
KINGSTONIANS (?)
Line-Up Unknown
WHITEHALL PRINTERS (?)
Line-up Unknown
REPORT:
EAST HAM BOYS v. WEAST HAM BOYS : Robert Johnson Cup (Second Round)
? - ?
8 April 1933
EAST HAM BOYS (?)
Ablett (Wakefield)
Rutherford (Essex)
Edwards (Essex)
Durrant (Wakefield)
Godwin (Central)
Baldwin (Central)
Kemp (Central)
Mission (Central)
Clarke (Grammar)
Chapman (Essex)
Jackson (Grammar)
WEST HAM BOYS (?)
Line-up Unknown
REPORT:
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LONDON BOYS v. BIRMINGHAM BOYS
Inter City Match
1 - 0
11 March 1933
LONDON BOYS (?)
Mulliner (West Ham)
Taylor (West Ham)
Williams (East Ham)
Jennings (Islington)
Wensley (West London)
Murphy (Tower Hamlets)
Croft (East Ham)
Townrow (West Ham)
Andrews (East Ham)
Sharrocks (West London)
Burrell (West Ham)
BIRMINGHAM BOYS
Pitcock (Redhill)
Chippendale (College Road)
Buckley (Ada Street)
Thornicroft (Sladefield Road)
Gamwell (Gower Road)
Homer (Elmere Street)
Street (Hilary Street)
Edwards (Vicarage Road)
Harris (Rookery Road)
Cox (Station Road)
Proctor (Redhill)
REPORT:
? v. ? (Teams Unknown) : East Ham Hospital Cup
? - ?
14 April 1933
UNKNOWN (?)
Line-up Unknown
UNKNOWN (?)
Line-up Unknown
REPORT:
WEST HAM JOC v. BIRMINGHAM JOC : Inter District Match
? - ?
15 April 1933
WEST HAM JOC (?)
Line-up Unknown
BIRMINGHAM JOC (?)
Line-up Unknown
REPORT:
? v. ? (Teams Unknown) : Essex District Championship
? - ?
1 May 1933
UNKNOWN (?)
Line-up Unknown
UNKNOWN (?)
Line-up Unknown
REPORT:
BARKING DISTRICT LEAGUE v. SW DISTRICT LEAGUE :
? - ?
3 May 1933
BARKING DISTRICT LEAGUE (?)
Line-up Unknown
SW DISTRICT LEAGUE (?)
Line-up Unknown
REPORT:
? v. ? (Teams Unknown) : East Ham Hospital Cup (Final)
? - ?
4 May 1933
UNKNOWN (?)
Line-up Unknown
UNKNOWN (?)
Line-up Unknown
REPORT: