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20.12.1919 at 15:00 Clarence Park

Attendance :

St Albans City

5 - 2

Aylesbury United

Referee :

Spartan League

Goalscorers

Tommy Christmas
Albert Furness
Albert Furness
George Meagher
Willie Paul

Horne
Ewers

Opening squads

Alf Fearn
Albert Furness
Harold Chipperfield
Tommy Christmas
George Meagher
J. Deighton
H. Day
Willie Paul
Bertie Butcher
Herbert Smith
Charlie Paul

Todd
Hearn
Halsey
Armitage
Johnson
Roche
Pleated
Ewers
Foster
Ball
Horne

Substitutes

Substitutions

None.

None

Yellow cards

None.

None

Red cards

None.

None

Match report

“CITY PLAY DUCKS AND DRAKES WITH AYLESBURY”

Those who visited the ground at Clarence Park on Saturday to witness the City’s Spartan League encounter with Aylesbury United cannot grumble at the fare served out to them. Aylesbury, who were second on the league table, very soon realised that they would have to go “all out” to justify their present prominent position and played their best, while the City, with their strengthened half-back line, gave a fine display of football and carries off the two points by winning 5 goals to 2.
The high scoring gives some indication of the nature of the game – it was a game full of thrills ; not that goals were cheap ; not only were those scored fully earned but a larger number of goals might have been scored, especially on the City side, with a little more luck. Although the City might have scored further goals it was by no means a one-sided match. Each team made the best use of every opening that was offered and neither goalkeeper had any excuse for boredom.

Reprinted from “The Hertfordshire News” – 24th December 1919.