Match 09
10th October 1908
Leyton (a)
FRIENDLY MATCH
City Reserves v Torquay United
Saturday, October 10th.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE, AT LEYTON: LEYTON v. EXETER CITY.
The Leyton players surpassed themselves, when in the presence of some 5,000 spectators they beat Exeter City by four goals to two. Even allowing for the fact that the visitors were weakened by the absence of Bell, Ambler, and Parnell, and had to play a reserve left-wing, it was an excellent performance on the part of the East London club, who have seldom been seen to such advantage. Hitherto they have been a team of units, but in this match they began to understand each other's play, which, coupled with the maintenance of a fine pace, brought about a complete transformation.
Exeter City, on the other hand, were the reverse of robust, and whilst they are to be commended for their scrupulously fair play, they might have associated more legitimate vigour with their methods to useful advantage. Generally speaking, they were slower in thought and action than the home team, but several of their men played a conspicuous part in the game, noticeably Copestake, Wake, and Bulcock, the last named playing a venture some and successful tackling game. Chadwick was always doing useful work, but the team were handicapped by the hesitant methods of the reserve players on the left-wing. Teams:
LEYTON:
Whitbourne
Meredith Tait
Buchanan Moles Gray
Kingaby Diss Aylward Ryder Mayo
Referee: Mr J. Mason, Burslem.
White Drain McGuigan Watson Copestake
Wake Chadwick Tierney
Bulcock Craig
Fletcher
EXETER CITY:
Two fine shots by Buchanan prefaced the opening goal, for Leyton, which Ryder obtained with a low shot into the corner of the net, after 10 minutes' play, in which the Exeter defence had a harassing time. In stopping a shot from the left, Whitbourne conceded a corner, and from this McGuigan headed an equalising goal. Aylward next missed a chance of putting Leyton in front, and at half-time the score was one goal each.
Leyton showed pronounced superiority in the second half. Exeter City threatened danger when Copestake sent in a high shot that bothered Whitbourne considerably, after which Fletcher kept out a drive by Gray, only to be beaten a little later on by Ryder, who received the ball from a rebound. Some enterprising play by Mayo, who beat both Tierney and Craig, led to Kingaby heading Leyton's third goal, but McGuigan, temporarily unmarked, reduced the lead with a shot from close quarters.
Buchanan, who played very cleverly in the second half, sent across the pass that enabled Ryder to head a fourth goal for the Londoners, who won quite deservedly by four goals to two, Exeter
making desperate but futile efforts in the last five minutes. The only weak spots in the Leyton team were at left-back and centre-forward, the former position being filled by Sandy Tait, who has lost much of his pace, and the latter by Aylward, who requires to bustle more at close quarters instead of pulling up short when threatened with a charge.
It is possible that the inclusion of Busby would have added strength to the attack, but there is little cause for grumbling when four goals are scored. Very wisely the Leytonians fed their left-wing freely, for Ryder and Mayo were in excellent form. The former time and again beat Tierney, and Ryder, who scored three goals, was ever on the alert to gather up a pass.
A SPECTATOR'S DEATH
A gloom was cast over the proceedings by the unfortunate death of a spectator during the progress of the first half. He had been standing in the crowd on the bank near the entrance, and suddenly collapsed, death ensuing before the doctor arrived.
FRIENDLY MATCH
AT ST. JAMES'S PARK
City Reserves v Torquay United
The City Reserves had a runaway victory over Torquay United, beating them by seven goals to none. Torquay had the chance of opening the score when they were awarded a penalty, but Dean's shot was saved by Sturge. Exeter then took control of the game, goals coming from Turner, Mudd, and Eveleigh in the first half, and by Singlehurst, Mudd, Eveleigh, and Johnson afterwards. An eighth was scored by Turner, but ruled offside. The weather was fine but not sunny, and the crowd numbered about a thousand.
Exeter City:-
Sturge; Crelley, Fenwick;
E. Wells, Johnson, Oliver; Letheren, Eveleigh, Mudd, Turner, Singlehurst.
Torquay United:-
Crute; Birbeck, Drury; Durbin, Smith, Malone; Gale, Pridham, Endacott, Dean, Chafe.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE, AT LEYTON: LEYTON v. EXETER CITY.
The Leyton players surpassed themselves, when in the presence of some 5,000 spectators they beat Exeter City by four goals to two. Even allowing for the fact that the visitors were weakened by the absence of Bell, Ambler, and Parnell, and had to play a reserve left-wing, it was an excellent performance on the part of the East London club, who have seldom been seen to such advantage. Hitherto they have been a team of units, but in this match they began to understand each other's play, which, coupled with the maintenance of a fine pace, brought about a complete transformation.
Exeter City, on the other hand, were the reverse of robust, and whilst they are to be commended for their scrupulously fair play, they might have associated more legitimate vigour with their methods to useful advantage. Generally speaking, they were slower in thought and action than the home team, but several of their men played a conspicuous part in the game, noticeably Copestake, Wake, and Bulcock, the last named playing a venture some and successful tackling game. Chadwick was always doing useful work, but the team were handicapped by the hesitant methods of the reserve players on the left-wing. Teams:
LEYTON:
Whitbourne
Meredith Tait
Buchanan Moles Gray
Kingaby Diss Aylward Ryder Mayo
Referee: Mr J. Mason, Burslem.
White Drain McGuigan Watson Copestake
Wake Chadwick Tierney
Bulcock Craig
Fletcher
EXETER CITY:
Two fine shots by Buchanan prefaced the opening goal, for Leyton, which Ryder obtained with a low shot into the corner of the net, after 10 minutes' play, in which the Exeter defence had a harassing time. In stopping a shot from the left, Whitbourne conceded a corner, and from this McGuigan headed an equalising goal. Aylward next missed a chance of putting Leyton in front, and at half-time the score was one goal each.
Leyton showed pronounced superiority in the second half. Exeter City threatened danger when Copestake sent in a high shot that bothered Whitbourne considerably, after which Fletcher kept out a drive by Gray, only to be beaten a little later on by Ryder, who received the ball from a rebound. Some enterprising play by Mayo, who beat both Tierney and Craig, led to Kingaby heading Leyton's third goal, but McGuigan, temporarily unmarked, reduced the lead with a shot from close quarters.
Buchanan, who played very cleverly in the second half, sent across the pass that enabled Ryder to head a fourth goal for the Londoners, who won quite deservedly by four goals to two, Exeter
making desperate but futile efforts in the last five minutes. The only weak spots in the Leyton team were at left-back and centre-forward, the former position being filled by Sandy Tait, who has lost much of his pace, and the latter by Aylward, who requires to bustle more at close quarters instead of pulling up short when threatened with a charge.
It is possible that the inclusion of Busby would have added strength to the attack, but there is little cause for grumbling when four goals are scored. Very wisely the Leytonians fed their left-wing freely, for Ryder and Mayo were in excellent form. The former time and again beat Tierney, and Ryder, who scored three goals, was ever on the alert to gather up a pass.
A SPECTATOR'S DEATH
A gloom was cast over the proceedings by the unfortunate death of a spectator during the progress of the first half. He had been standing in the crowd on the bank near the entrance, and suddenly collapsed, death ensuing before the doctor arrived.
FRIENDLY MATCH
AT ST. JAMES'S PARK
City Reserves v Torquay United
The City Reserves had a runaway victory over Torquay United, beating them by seven goals to none. Torquay had the chance of opening the score when they were awarded a penalty, but Dean's shot was saved by Sturge. Exeter then took control of the game, goals coming from Turner, Mudd, and Eveleigh in the first half, and by Singlehurst, Mudd, Eveleigh, and Johnson afterwards. An eighth was scored by Turner, but ruled offside. The weather was fine but not sunny, and the crowd numbered about a thousand.
Exeter City:-
Sturge; Crelley, Fenwick;
E. Wells, Johnson, Oliver; Letheren, Eveleigh, Mudd, Turner, Singlehurst.
Torquay United:-
Crute; Birbeck, Drury; Durbin, Smith, Malone; Gale, Pridham, Endacott, Dean, Chafe.
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