WEST HAM UNITED
theyflysohigh : Steve Marsh
FOOTBALL PROGRAMMES &
Collectables through the Decade
A Pictorial History
1972-73 South East Counties League (Div 2)
Manager: Bill Lansdowne
CHELSEA : SECL Div II Cup
Chadwell Heath
2 - 0 (Brown, Russell)
12 August 1972
Danson, Lucy, James, Achilleos, Russell, Bartlett, Lygo (Sperrin), Georgeson K., Brown, Marney, Georgson P.
REPORT:
ORIENT : SECL Div II Cup
Chadwell Heath
5 - 1 (Brown 2, Hill, Miller, Rochester)
9 September 1972
Danson, Lucy, Dent, Bartlett, Russell, Mumford, Hill, Achilleos, Brown, Miller, Rochester
Our Juniors have been short of competitive fixtures this season, and after winning on the opening day, faced a blank schedule for severaI weeks. However, we were able to bring forward a fixture against near-neighbours Orient, and the Young Hammers gained a convincing 5-1 win over our east London opponents at Chadwell Heath.
WATFORD : SECL Div II Cup
Headstone Lane
3 - 0 (Dent 2, Marney)
16 September 1972
Danson, Lucy, James, Mumford, Russell, Dent, Achilleos, Marney, Brown, Miller, Rochester
The Juniors added to their successful start in the League Cup qualifying tournament by winning an away match against Watford. Kevin Marney scored the first goal in the 32nd minute and David Dent added another two minutes later. Dent netted his second almost on full-time to make it 3-0 at the final whistle.
CHELSEA : SECL Div II Cup
Mitcham
2 - 0 (Dent, Rochester)
23 September 1972
Danson, James, Dent, Mumford, Russell, Rochester, Achilleos, Bartlett, Marney, Spong, Warren
The Young hammers kept their record at 100% with an away win, defating the useful Chelsea team by two clear goals. This put us well on our way to qualifying for the semi-final play-offs.
ORIENT : SECL Div II Cup
Woodford Town FC
1 - 0 (Brown)
7 October 1972
Danson, James, Dent, Pike (Domfe), Russell, Mumford, Achilleos, Marney, Brown, Bartlett, Rochester
The Juniors are at present having one of their most successful seasons, and with maximum points from the opening five games are well on the way to qualifying for the Semi-Finals of the Div. II Cup. A single goal sufficed against Orient Juniors at the Woodford Town ground.
CRYSTAL PALACE : SECL Div II Cup
Bromley
0 - 1
21 October 1972
Danson, Bryan (Warren), James, Dent, Russell, Mumford, Broomfield, Achilleos, Brown, Lucy, Marney
The Juniors lost their undefeated record, when second-place Crystal Palace Juniors, netted the only goal of the match at Bromley. However, we still lead the table and have every chance of qualifying for teh play-offs.
WATFORD : SECL Div II Cup
Chadwell Heath
3 - 1 (Broomfield, Hill, Russell)
28 October 1972
Danson, Lucy, James, Bartlett, Mumford, Russell, Sperrin, Hill, Brown, Marney, Broomfield
A 3-1 victory over Watford at Chadwell Heath put our Juniors in an almost unassailable position to qualify for the Semi-Final play-offs, as it is unlikely that they will now finish out of the top four. This latest win brought their points total to twelve out of a possible 14, and was comfortably gained after Kim Russell had given the Hammers the lead in the fourth minute. Malcolm Hill and Richard Broomfield were our other scorers.
GILLINGHAM : SECL Div II Cup
Chadwell Heath
3 - 0 (Brown, 2 [og])
11 November 1972
Danson, Dent, James, Broomfield, Mumford, Rochester, Egbuniwe (Sperrin), Achilleos, Igesund, Crown, Miller
REPORT:
CRYSTAL PALACE : SECL Div II Cup
Chadwell Heath
2 - 1 (Marney, Rochester)
18 November 1972
Danson, Lucy, Dent, Broomfield, Mumford, Russell, Bartlett (Achilleos), Hill, Igesund, Rochester, Marney
The Juniors had a great win over Crystal Palace Juniors at Chadwell Heath, in a game that was very evenly contested. The teams were level at half-time after the Hammers had opened the scoring in the fifth minute; we got another with 20 minutes of the second half gone, and the score remained at 2-1 until the end.
WATFORD
Chadwell Heath
0 - 0
25 November 1972
Danson, Lucy, Dent, Miller, James, Mumford, Egbuniwe, Achilleos (Rochester), Igesund, Broomfield, Marney
REPORT:
GILLINGHAM : SECL Div II Cup
Garrison Ground
1 - 2 ([og])
2 December 1972
Danson Egbuniwe, Dent, Broomfield, Mumford, Russell, Spong, Achilleos, Igesund, Marney, Rochester
Our Juniors had a shock reverse in the qualifying group on Dec. 2, losing 1-2 against bottom-of-the-table Gillingham Juniors at the Garrison Ground. Shots which hit the woodwork might easily have put the score in our favour, but the " near misses " made all the difference.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR : SECL Div II Cup
Cheshunt
0 - 0
16 December 1972
Danson, Lucy, Dent, Broomfield, Russell, Mumford, McNulty, Achilleos, Marney, Miller, Warren
A goalless draw v Spurs at Cheshunt took our Juniors' total points to 17 from eleven games. This virtually ensured us finishing at the head of the Cup qualifying group.
CRYSTAL PALACE
Bromley
2 - 2 (Broomfield, Marney)
30 December 1972
Danson, Lucy, James, Dent, Russell, Rochester, Warren, Achilleos, Broomfield, Marney, Miller
REPORT:
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR : SECL Div II Cup
Chadwell Heath
1 - 0 (Broomfield)
13 January 1973
Danson, Lucy, Rochester, Achilleos, Russell, Mumford, Lygoe, McNulty, Broomfield, Marney, Warren
A single goal against Spurs Juniors at Chadwell Heath on Jan. 13 ensured our Juniors retaining the leadership of the qualifying competition of the Div. II Cup. It was our concluding game, and made our record up to 19 points from twelve matches.
GILLINGHAM
Chadwell Heath
2 - 1 (Broomfield 2)
27 January 1973
Danson, McNulty, Dent, Achilleos, Mumford, Rochester, Spong, Broomfield, Egbuniwe, Carroll, Marney
After two draws the Hammers secured their first victory in the schedule by defeating Gillingham Juniors at Chadwell Heath, thescore being 2-1. Bobby Broomfield netted ten minutes each side of the interval.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Cheshunt
2 - 0 (Egbuniwe, [og])
17 February 1973
Danson, Achilleos, Dent, Egbuniwe, Mumford, Rochester, Lygo, Hill, Brown, Broomfield, Marney
The Juniors resumed their Div. II schedule on February 17 after two blank dales, and did well to defeat Spurs Juniors at Cheshunt by two clear goals, both being netted before the interval.
ORIENT
Woodfield
1 - 2 (Marney)
24 February 1973
Danson, Lucy, Dent, Tuddenham, Russell, McNaulty, Lygo, Rochester, Brown, Hill, Marney
The game against Orient Juniors at the Woodford Town ground ended in a 2-1 setback after Kevin Marney had equalised O's first-half goal. Tony Tuddenham rounded off a busy day, by coming in as a late "deputy" after playing for the under-18's in the morning.
ORIENT
Chadwell Heath
1 - 1 (Rochester)
17 March 1973
Danson, Achilleos, James, Dent, Mumford, Rochester, Lygo, Broomfield, Brown, Moore, Marney
REPORT:
ORIENT : SECL Div II Cup (Semi-Final)
Upton Park
2 - 2 (Marney 2)
21 March 1973
Danson
James
Dent
Lucy
Russell
Mumford
Lygo (Rochester)
Broomfield
Brown
Marney
Achilleos
REPORT:
CHELSEA
Mitcham
3 - 3 (Broomfield, Lucy, Marney)
24 March 1973
Danson, Lucy, Dent, Broomfield, Rochester, Mumford, Spong, Millar, Warren, Marney, Carroll (Hazell)
REPORT:
CRYSTAL PALACE
Chadwell Heath
0 - 1
31 March 1973
Danson, James, Dent, Broomfield, Russell, Mumford, McNulty, Achilleos, Brown, Millar, Marney
Our championship chances finally disappeared when a first-half goal proved sufficient for Crystal Palace Juns. to defeat us at Chadwell Heath on March 31.
CHELSEA : London Youth Cup (Semi-final)
Upton Park
1 - 0 (Achilleos)
2 April 1973
Danson
Smith C.
James
Pike
Tuddenham
Rochester
Achilleos
Egbuniwe
Brown
Donfe (Burdon)
Broomfield
This Semi-Final tie at Upton Park on 2 April was an excellent game, and both XI's provided top-rate soccer. Chelsea Juniors had several opportunities to score in the first half, but our youngsters held firm and got more into the game after the interval. The encounter went to extra-time after a scoreless 90 minutes, and in the second half of this Marios Achilleos got the goal that put us into the Final.
John Domfe made a return in this game after some weeks absence through injury, but he was substituted when the extra period became necessary. His deputy was Tony Burdon.
WATFORD
Chadwell Heath
3 - 0 (Broomfield, Russell, Warren)
7 April 1973
Danson, James, Dent, Achilleos, Mumford, Rochester, Russell, Broomfield, Marney, Warren, Millar
REPORT:
GILLINGHAM
Priestfield Stadium
1 - 0 (Mann)
9 April 1973
Danson, Smith C., Oates, Pike, Russell, Mumford, Tuddenham, Egbuniwe, Marks, Mann, Domfe
A single goal by Mick Mann in the first half of our fixture on April 9 brought two points from an excellent duel with Gillingham Youth which preceded the Gills seniors' meeting for a Testimonial Match for Brian Yeo.
CHELSEA
Chadwell Heath
6 - 0 (Brown 2, Marney 2, Broomfield, Russell)
14 April 1973
Johns, Dent, Rochester, Broomfield, Russell, Achilleos, Burdon, Brown, McNulty, Marney, Warren
The home game against Chelsea Juniors brought one of the best performances of the season. The Hammers ran riot in the first half to be five up at the interval, and although the opposition closed their ranks after the interval, we netted again to make it 6-0 at the final whistle.
ORIENT : SECL Div II Cup (Semi-Final Replay)
Brisbane Road
2 - 1 (Broomfield, Smith)
16 April 1973
Danson, Smith C., Dent, Pike, Russell, Mumford, Alesinloye, Broomfield, Brown, Domfe, Marney
Our Juniors did well to win their Semi-Final replay v Orient Juniors at Brisbane Road. The Young O's had previously shared four goals at Upton Park, and on this occasion they went ahead from the penalty-spot five minutes before half-time. However, Bobby Broomfield put us level in the 59th minute, and Chris Smith got the winner twelve minutes from the end.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Chadwell Heath
4 - 1 (Brown 2, Domfe, Mann)
28 April 1973
Danson, Smith C., Oates, Domfe, Russell, Tuddenham, Achilleos, Brown, Egbuniwe (Pike), Broomfield, Mann
REPORT:
CRYSTAL PALACE : SECL Cup (Final - 1st leg)
Selhurst Park
1 - 0 (Broomfield)
5 May 1973
Danson, James, Dent, Achilleos, Russell, Mumford, Rochester, Broomfield, Brown, Millar, Marney
REPORT:
CRYSTAL PALACE : SECL Cup (Final - 2nd leg)
Upton Park
0 - 0
7 May 1973
Danson
James
Dent
Achilleos
Russell
Mumford
Rochester
Broomfield
Brown
Millar
Marney
REPORT:
ORIENT : London Youth Cup (Final)
Upton Park
1 - 0 (Egbuniwe)
9 May 1973
Danson
Smith C.
James
Pike
Tuddenham
Rochester
Achilleos
Egbuniwe
Brown
Domfe
Broomfield
REPORT:
