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10.04.1909 at 15:00 The Royal Standard Ground, Blackhorse Lane

Attendance :

Walthamstow Grange

4 - 0

St Albans City

Referee :

Spartan League

Goalscorers

Knight
Knight
Knight
Knight

None.

Opening squads

Walton
Lee
Warwick
Weston
Savage
Nash
Marsh
Knight
Elliott
Tomlinson
Russell

H. Kerrison
Eddie Anderson
Harry Davis
Charles Patrick
George Price
Fred Habbijam
H. Chapman
George Butcher
Tommy Walker
Walter Weston
Leslie Hosier

Substitutes

Substitutions

None

None.

Yellow cards

None

None.

Red cards

None

None.

Match report

On Saturday, at Walthamstow, St Albans City met with defeat by 4 goals to nil. The day was ideal from a cricketer’s point of view, but was too hot for soccer. The sun was very powerful but, fortunately, was somewhat tempered by a cool breeze which the Citizens had against them in the first moiety.
The ground was more like an asphalt track and the players found it very hard every time they were grassed or shall we say earthed, for the surface of the ground was absolutely devoid of green, save here and there where a few withered sprigs protruded for about half-an-inch above mother earth, appearing doubtful as to whether they were intruding.
The writer firmly believes that it was the visitor’s fault that they lost. During the first half the Citizens swung the ball well about and they had quite as much play as their opponents; in fact, reviewing the first half, they were more often in the vicinity of the homester’s goal than the latter were in the Albanians’. During the second half, however, the visitors dropped the long passes and contented themselves with tapping the leather one to the other and, of course, the smart Walthamstow halves secured almost every time.
Kerrison in goal was splendid and with the shots which scored he was helpless. Anderson and Patrick played finely at back and the halves were probably the most conspicuous, Davis at times saving almost certain goals with his fine headwork. The forwards were good and Habbijam in the centre was very smart. The ball was too lively and often beat the players. Butcher played too much to Hosier and should put in the centre more. Walker did enough work for two men and Weston was rather slow on the ball, whilst Hosier on the extreme right did not put in his usual good runs.
For the homesters, the forwards were pretty too watch, with their long passing movements and the halves ably supported them. Lee at back played a good game, although his partner was rather slow.

Reprinted from “The Herts Advertiser and St Albans Times” 17th April 1909.