WEST HAM UNITED
FOOTBALL PROGRAMMES &
Memorabilia through the Decade
theyflysohigh : Steve Marsh
A Pictorial History
1943-44 Football League South
Manager : Charlie Paynter
PORTSMOUTH
Fratton Park
0 - 2
28 August 1943
Att: 6,000
Medhurst
Bicknell
Lewis
Corbett W.
Morris
Armeson
Small
Wood
Foreman
Goulden
Foxall
REPORT:
LUTON TOWN
Upton Park
3 - 2 (Foreman, Lowes, Small)
4 September 1943
Att: 6,000
Gregory
Bicknell
Lewis
Corbett N.
Corbett W.
Armeson
Dunkley
Lowes
Foreman
Goulden
Small
REPORT:
ARSENAL
Upton Park
2 - 2 (Macaulay 2)
11 September 1943
Att: 15,000
Medhurst
Bicknell
Lewis
Corbett N.
Corbett W.
Attwell
Small
Macaulay
Foreman
Wood
Foxall
REPORT:
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Upton Park
3 - 3 (Dunn, Foreman, Hobbis)
18 September 1943
Att: 20,000
Gregory
Bicknell
Chalkley
Lewis
Small
Armeson
Walker T.
Dunn
Foreman
Goulden
Hobbis
West Ham had the points of this league match at Upton Park, safely in their keeping less than five minutes from the end, for they were then leading by three goals to one. It seemed all over bar the shouting, but in a period or two minutes, Tottenham pulled a couple of goals "out of the bag," and the Hammers had victory snatched rudely from them. While giving Tottenham every credit for their belated effort, a division of the spoils was more than they deserved, for up to that time they had displayed little ability in front of goal, and West Ham had been their masters in attack.
Chisholm was the strong man In Tottenham's defence, and Foreman, Hammers' centre-forward, got few chances. He had two in the first 20 minutes, and was fifty per cent, successful. The first he missed hopelessly, but the second, developing from a Goulden dribble and a Hobbis centre, he turned to account with a neat shot. Later in the first half. Tottenham appeared, likely to draw level, as the result of concerted attacks, in which O'Donnell and Beasley were prominent, but their efforts Invariably broke down in face of West Ham's strong defensive play.
They equalised about ten minutes after the beginning of the second half, and It was Beasley and O'Donnell who were concerned in the score. The former did the approach work, and his pass found O'Donnell favourably placed for a shot. which he netted just inside the post. A nice, goal, but the next, which fell to West Ham a few minutes later, was the best of the match. It resulted from another Goulden-Hobbis movement, which seemed likely to be unproductive until Hobbis got across a superb centre under difficulties almost, from the corner flag. The ball fell at Dunn's feet, and the goal he tapped home was a gift.
A little more than half an hour of the second half had gone when Ward, a usually safe kicker, missed his kick and left Hobbis a clear path to goal. He ran in and, as Hooper left his goal to meet him, he rammed home an unstoppable shot. West Ham seemed all set for victory, and, with less than five minutes to go, they still held their lead, but in two minutes the advantage was snatched from them. A lapse by the hitherto strong West Ham defence let in Rowley, who scored with a shot which went in off a post, and then O'Donnell, unmarked In front of goal, secured a centre from the left and put the ball past Gregory – an exciting finish.
CLAPTON ORIENT
Leyton Stadium
4 - 0 (Foreman 2, Foxall, Goulden)
25 September 1943
Att: 6,000
Medhurst
Jones
Chalkley
Lewis
Cardwell
Armeson
Foxall
Wood
Foreman
Goulden
Hobbis
There was little to choose between the sides in individual football ability. Campbell playing his first game for the Orient this season was there best forward, and Brophy, was injured in the first ten minutes and limped for the rest of the game. A bout of good play by Orient ought to have yielded goals, but both Smith and Hewitt missed badly, Campbell cleverly outwitted Lewis, but Cardwell headed away, and then the winger was just offside when he sent into the net. Hobbis got the better of Brophy and went down the wing and centred for Foreman to easily beat Rickett.
McLuckie twice cleverly broke up dangerous moves by the Hammers. A bad mistake by Bartlett let in Foreman who had no difficulty in making the score 2-0 just before half-time. On resuming, three abortive corners quickly fell to the Hammers, who eventually gave way to the Orient and we saw the back-markers give of their best, ending with Medhurst saving from McLuckie and Hewitt and Smith sending over. Goulden on two occasions cleverly manoeuvre to give his colleagues shooting chances, but the home defence held. Towards the end the Orient should have been drawing level. A sprint by Hobbis and a grand pass out to Foxall on the other wing enabled the latter to beat Rickett with a great drive 3-0. After Foxall had missed, Goulden sent in a high shot which Rickett just failed to hold, and the Hammers ran out winners by 4-0.
CRYSTAL PALACE
Selhurst Park
6 - 1 (Foreman 2, Foxall 2, Goulden, Wood)
Att: 7,040
Gregory
Bicknell
Jones
Small
Wright
Lewis
Walker T.
Wood
Foreman
Goulden
Foxall
REPORT:
BRENTFORD
Upton Park
0 - 0
9 October 1943
Att: 12,000
Medhurst
Bicknell
Jones
Corbett N.
Corbett W.
Lewis
Foxall
Small
Foreman
Goulden
Hobbis
REPORT:
SOUTHAMPTON
The Dell
4 - 2 (Dunn 2, Fenton, Foreman)
16 October 1943
Att: 9,000
Gregory
Bicknell
Jones
Corbett N.
Corbett W.
Lewis
Small
Dunn
Foreman
Fenton E.
Walker T.
REPORT:
READING
Upton Park
1 - 0 (Wood)
23 October 1943
Att: 10,000
Medhurst
Bicknell
Jones
Corbett N.
Fenton E.
Small
Dunkley
Wood
Foreman
Goulden
Foxall
REPORT:
FULHAM
Craven Cottage
6 - 2 (Goulden 2, Small 2, Fenton, Foremen)
30 October 1943
Att: 10,000
Gregory
Bicknell
Jones
Corbett N.
Corbett W.
Lewis
Small
Fenton E.
Foreman
Goulden
Dunkley
REPORT:
QUEENS PARK RANGERS
Upton Park
1 - 1 (Wood)
6 November 1943
Att: 16,100
Medhurst
Bicknell
Lewis
Corbett N.
Fenton E.
Attwell
Small
Wood
Foreman
Goulden
Foxall
REPORT:
MILLWALL
Upton Park
3 - 0 (Foreman, Goulden, Wood)
13 November 1943
Att: 12,000
Gregory
Jones
Lewis
Fenton E.
Corbett W.
Corbett N.
Small
Dunn
Foreman
Goulden
Wood
With this 3-0 defeat against our south-of-the-river rivals Millwall the Hammers headed to the top of the Football League South table. Ted Fenton was our skipper in the absence of regular captain Charlie Bicknell we also fielded two guest players in the line-up; Dai Jones of Leicester City at full-back and Willie Corbett of Celtic at centre-half. Foreman, Goulden and Wood were our scorers.
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BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION
Goldstone Ground
2 - 1 (Foreman, Goulden)
20 November 1943
Att: 5,000
Medhurst
Bicknell
Jones
Corbett N.
Corbett W.
Lewis
Small
Fenton E.
Foreman
Goulden
Foxall
REPORT:
PORTSMOUTH
Upton Park
5 - 1 (Foreman, Mahon, Small, Wood, Morgan [og])
27 November 1943
Att: 8,000
Gregory
Jones
Lewis
Small
Corbett W.
Fenton E.
Walker T.
Wood
Foreman
Goulden
Mahon
REPORT:
LUTON TOWN
Kenilworth Road
1 - 0 (Dunn)
4 December 1943
Att: 4,000
Medhurst
Bicknell
Jones
Fenton E.
Corbett W.
Lewis
Small
Dunn
Foreman
Goulden
Foxall
REPORT:
ARSENAL
Highbury
1 - 1 (Foreman)
11 December 1943
Att: 22,497
Medhurst
Bicknell
Jones
Lewis
Corbett W.
Attwell
Dunkley
Small
Foreman
Goulden
Mahon
REPORT:
CHARLTON ATHLETIC
Upton Park
0 - 1
18 December 1943
Att: 7,000
Gregory
Bicknell
Jones
Fenton E.
Small
Lewis
Dunkley
Dunn
Foreman
Goulden
Foxall
REPORT:
CHELSEA
Stamford Bridge
3 - 3 (Dunn, Fenton, Wood)
25 December 1943
Att: 16,000
Gregory
Bicknell
Jones
Lewis
Corbett W.
Fenton E.
Dunkley
Dunn
Foreman
Goulden
Wood
Play was held up for two spells of 5 minutes during the match. A small dog got onto the pitch and chased players and the ball. The dog was eventually caught and removed.
CHELSEA
Upton Park
3 - 0 (Wood 2, Foreman)
27 December 1943
Att: 12,000
Gregory
Bicknell
Jones
Fenton E.
Corbett W.
Lewis
Dunkley
Wood
Foreman
Goulden
Small
REPORT:
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
White Hart Lane
0 - 1
1 January 1944
Att: 40,067
Medhurst
Jones
Lewis
Small
Fenton E.
Attwell
Walker T.
Wood
Foreman
Goulden
Foxall
REPORT:
QUEENS PARK RANGERS
Loftus Road
0 - 3
8 January 1944
Att: 11,944
Gregory
Bicknell
Chalkley
Jones
Fenton E.
Lewis
Dunkley
Dunn
Foreman
Goulden
Small
REPORT:
CLAPTON ORIENT
Upton Park
15 January 1944
Postponed : Severe Cold
Our home match in the Football League South v Clapton Orient was postponed. War-time restrictions on the publication of weather news and other incidents caused a blank to be drawn over the reasons for this; and such press reports and programmes that are available in our files reveal no news apart from the fact that only three out of nine games in the schedule that day actually took place.
The Charlton Athletic v Reading fixture was also abandoned, but the stoppage of leave for Services players on the previous Saturday gave the clue that a combination of bad weather and Service calls in connection the Germans' Ardennes offensive were responsible for the disruption of fixtures.
CRYSTAL PALACE
Upton Park
3 - 0 (Foreman 2, Goulden)
22 January 1944
Att: 9,500
Medhurst
Bicknell
Jones
Macaulay
Corbett W.
Lewis
Small
Fenton E.
Foreman
Goulden
Hobbis
REPORT:
BRENTFORD
Grifffin Park
1 - 2 (Foreman)
29 January 1944
Att: 11,220
Gregory
Bicknell
Jones
Small
Corbett W.
Macaulay
Dunkley
Wood
Foreman
Goulden
Walker T.
REPORT:
SOUTHAMPTON
Upton Park
4 - 1 (Foreman 2, Dunkley, Goulden)
5 February 1944
Att: 7,500
Hughes
Bicknell
Jones
Small
Fenton E.
Muttitt
Dunkley
Wood
Foreman
Goulden
Hobbis
REPORT:
READING
Elm Park
2 - 3 (Foxall, Small)
12 February 1944
Att: 5,574
Medhurst
Bicknell
Jones
Corbett N.
Fenton E.
Lewis
Foxall
Small
Foreman
Goulden
Hobbis
REPORT:
WATFORD : Football League Cup (South)
Upton Park
1 - 2 (Weaver)
19 February 1944
Att: 4,500
Sanders
Jones
Lewis
Corbett N.
Corbett W.
Weaver
Small
Fenton E.
Foreman
Goulden
Hobbis
REPORT:
SOUTHAMPTON : Football League Cup (South)
The Dell
2 - 1 (Dunn, Goulden)
26 February 1944
Att: 14,000
Medhurst
Bicknell
Jones
Small
Corbett W.
Fenton E.
Parsons
Dunn
Foreman
Goulden
Hobbis
REPORT:
CHELSEA : Football League Cup (South)
Stamford Bridge
0 - 4
4 March 1944
Att: 15,520
Medhurst
Bicknell
Jones
Attwell
Corbett W.
Lewis
Small
Fenton E.
Foreman
Goulden
Hobbis
REPORT:
WATFORD : Football League Cup (South)
Vicarage Road
1 - 2 (Wood)
11 March 1944
Att: 4,257
Gregory
Bicknell
Jones
Corbett N.
Corbett W.
Lewis
Small
Wood
Dunn
Goulden
Hobbis
REPORT:
SOUTHAMPTON : Football League Cup (South)
Upton Park
5 - 1 (Foreman 2, Small 2, Smith)
18 March 1944
Att: 6,500
Medhurst
Bicknell
Jones
Fenton E.
Corbett W.
Lewis
Small
Smith
Foreman
Goulden
Foxall
REPORT:
CHELSEA : Football League Cup (South)
Upton Park
6 - 1 (Fenton 2, Small 2, Bicknell, Goulden)
25 March 1944
Att: 11,500
Medhurst
Bicknell
Corbett N.
Small
Corbett W.
Fenton
Chapman
Macaulay
Foreman
Goulden
Lewis
REPORT:
FULHAM
Upton park
3 - 2 (Wood 2, Parsons)
1 April 1944
Att: 5,000
Gregory
Bicknell
Lewis
Fenton E.
Corbett W.
Small
Parsons
Wood
Foreman
Goulden
Girling
REPORT:
CLAPTON ORIENT
Upton Park
3 - 1 (Foreman, Goulden, Small)
10 April 1944
Att: 9,000
Gibbs
Bicknell
Aldridge
Deans
Corbett N.
Wilson
Small
Gillespie
Foreman
Goulden
Lewis
REPORT:
CHARLTON ATHLETIC
The Valley
1 - 1 (Oakes [og])
22 April 1944
Att: 8,500
Medhurst
Bicknell
Lewis
Deans
Attwell
Small
Chapman
Wood
Foreman
Goulden
Dunn
REPORT:
MILLWALL
The Den
3 - 1 (Foreman 2, Dunn)
29 April 1944
Att: 6,000
Medhurst
Bicknell
Lewis
Deans
Corbett N.
Attwell
Small
Dunn
Foreman
Goulden
Woodgate
REPORT:
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION
Upton Park
6 - 2 (Goulden 2, Deans, Foreman, Small, Wood)
6 May 1944
Att: 4,000
Taylor
Bicknell
Lewis
Macaulay
Corbett N.
Deans
Small
Fenton E.
Foreman
Goulden
Wood
REPORT: