Sydenhams Football League News 2019/20 Edition Number 51
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SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2019/20 EDITION NUMBER 51 Hello and welcome to the latest edition of your Newsletter, if you have anything to contribute, please do get in touch by email- [email protected] You can keep up to date with all the news from around the League by following us on Twitter at - @Sydwessex You are more than welcome to use any material (excluding attributed photographs) but it would be appreciated if any material used is acknowledged. It is hoped you enjoy reading this each week. With readership quite widespread, not only within our own competition, but across the three counties and beyond- if ANY club has anything they’d like to have published in here, whether that be a request for helpers, promotion of forthcoming events, items required or available for sale please contact the Newsletter Editor. As a general reminder- Match Reports, player news and photos are always welcome- it is your Newsletter! Friday, 19 June 2020 Page 1 of 11 SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2019/20 EDITION NUMBER 51 FA AMATEUR CUP – BOURNEMOUTH FC I have been delving back into the history records and it looks like the first time Bournemouth entered the FA Amateur Cup was in 1894/95 a 3-0 reverse at Hereford Thistle the result that day. Joining the Bristol & District League in 1894, in their sole season in that league they won the Division 1 title so were quite a strong team back then- in 1895/96 the league became the Western League that we know today. Thistle are recorded as playing at Edgar Street but there doesn’t seem to be any association with the United side that played there from 1924. The first time the club featured in the national stages of an FA competition was a few years later, in 1909/10 when a 3-0 home win was secured over Poole Town in the 1st Round of the FA Amateur Cup. The 2nd Round though saw a home reverse against eventual winners RMLI Gosport (Royal Marines Light Infantry?- any military buffs out there?). The Final was played out in front of around 8,000 spectators at Bishop Auckland against Middlesbrough outfit South Bank, winning 2-1. The next time (1912/1913) saw a 2-1 home defeat against Royal Engineers Aldershot in the 1st Round. Eventual Runners Up Oxford City saw them off at the second round stage 5-1. The best season for Bournemouth though was 1923/24. Semi Finalists from the previous season joined at the first round proper along with other leading clubs chosen by the FA, with the numbers made up by teams progressing through the qualifying rounds in such a way that saw clubs compete on a local basis before a Regional Division winner was decided. On 13 October 1923 a debut hat trick from Pettey saw Poppies advance 3-0 against Shaftesbury. A fortnight later Blandford Institute (who subsequently amalgamated with Blandford United in the Summer of 1924) were defeated 1-0 and then on 14 November Portland United were dispatched 3-1 The Regional final had been reached. 8 December saw Poppies and Bournemouth Tramways fight out a 1-1 draw and the replay a week later saw Bournemouth through by two goals to nil. Trams were no slouches at that time having picked up the National Tramway Shield in 1921. A first round victory at Wells City by three goals to one was followed by a home win over Barnet- with the same score, 3-1. The game at Wells was played on the ground they still use today, pictured here in May 2009. The 3rd Round though was as far as Poppies went. A 1-0 home defeat at the hands of Botwell Mission ended Poppies involvement. Botwell Mission lost their next game to the eventual Runners Up- Erith & Belvedere. Botwell Mission were playing in the Great Western Suburban League in those days and indeed were winners of that competition in the 1923/1924 season. Founded in 1909, the club changed its name to Hayes in 1929- some 20 years later. Hayes then merged with Yeading at the end of the 2006/2007 season to become Hayes & Yeading United. The Poppies line up that day was: Butt, King, Barnes, Brooks, Stride, Barkas, Pettey, Holmes, Burton, Machess and Pepper. I can only find a couple of further seasons that Bournemouth were involved in the national stages of the FA Amateur Cup, in 1924/1925 it was again a 1st Round exit. This time it was Royal Marines Portsmouth 5-3, the victors being the same “club” from 1909/1910 renamed. The next season (1925/1926) Bournemouth again had reached the National stages of the competition and were rewarded with a home tie in the 1st Round. Home advantage did no favours though as Poppies went out at the hands of Portland United by the odd goal in three. Whilst it was never likely Bournemouth would reach the final, 36 different clubs won the cup, with the following winning the tournament on more than one occasion; Bishop Auckland lead the way with some 10 victories to their name; Clapton and Crook Town notched up five each, and as shown in the table below. Bournemouth Gasworks Athletic came close to glory before succumbing to Ilford in 1929/30 going down 5-1 in a game played at the Boleyn Ground in front of over 21,000 spectators on 12 April 1930. This was Ilford’s second victory having won the previous season as well (3-1 over Leyton at the Arsenal Stadium). But that is another story. Friday, 19 June 2020 Page 2 of 11 SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2019/20 EDITION NUMBER 51 List of FA Amateur Cup winners down the years- CLUB WINS YEARS Bishop Auckland 10 1896, 1900, 1914, 1921, 1922, 1935, 1939, 1955, 1956, 1957 Clapton 5 1907, 1909, 1915, 1924, 1925 Crook Town 5 1901, 1954, 1959, 1962, 1964 Dulwich Hamlet 4 1920, 1932, 1934, 1937 Bromley 3 1911, 1938, 1949 Hendon 3 1960, 1965, 1972 Leytonstone 3 1947, 1948, 1968 Stockton 3 1899, 1903, 1912 Enfield 2 1967, 1970 Ilford 2 1929, 1930 Leyton 2 1927, 1928 Middlesbrough 2 1895, 1898 Old Carthusians 2 1894, 1897 Pegasus 2 1951, 1953 Walthamstow Avenue 2 1952, 1961 Barnet 1 1946 Bishop's Stortford 1 1974 Casuals 1 1936 Depot Battalion Royal Engineers 1 1908 Kingstonian 1 1933 London Caledonians 1 1923 North Shields 1 1969 Northern Nomads 1 1926 Old Malvernians 1 1902 Oxford City 1 1906 RMLI Gosport 1 1910 Sheffield 1 1904 Skelmersdale United 1 1971 South Bank 1 1913 Walton & Hersham 1 1973 Wealdstone 1 1966 West Hartlepool 1 1905 Willington 1 1950 Wimbledon 1 1963 Woking 1 1958 Wycombe Wanderers 1 1931 The last FA Amateur Cup was played at Wembley in 1974, the next season saw the start of the FA Vase. The last Final saw Bishops Stortford defeat Ilford 4-1 at Wembley Stadium to give them their place in the history books- one win and last winner. Old Carthusians were the first winner’s way back in 1894, with a 2-1 win over the Casuals. Friday, 19 June 2020 Page 3 of 11 SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2019/20 EDITION NUMBER 51 WESSEX LEAGUE REPRESENTATIVE SIDE CHARITY MATCH Sunday 27 February 2011 at Cuthbury, the line ups were- Wimborne Town: Kevin Leonard, Phil Langdown, Trevor Ames, Darren Powell, Robbie Beacham, Simon Lynn, Steve Richardson, Anthony Tilley, Nicky Bridle, Jamie Sturgess, Shane Turner. Subs included Paul Launder, Tommy McCormick, Mark Turner, Martin Beardsley, Paul Randall, Danny Robbins, Pete Howard and Jason Lovell. Wessex League: Wayne Shaw, Dave Moteane, Dave Jenman, Gary Green, Paul Morris, Ian Rew, Shaun Dyke, David Hughes, Paul Odey, Nicky Banger, Ben Thomson. Subs Adam Gage, Mark Blake, Glenn Damen, Graham Kemp, Alan Williams. A Wimborne Town team, including eight players who started the FA Vase final of 1992 in which they defeated holders Guiseley 5-3, beat a Wessex League Legends team 2-1. The day prior to this event saw Guiseley, their opponents in 1992 being involved in FA Trophy quarter-final action against Luton Town. The Magpies were enjoying their first season in the Southern League, having won promotion at the end of 2010 as Wessex League Runners-up. Tommy Killick was unable to play, but Alex Pike and former Portsmouth winger Nick Jennings were once again at the helm as they had been in 1992. Pike had won both the Wessex League and the Wessex League Cup with two separate clubs. Many of the Wessex League team had been in title winning Wessex League teams for the likes of Bashley, Romsey Town, AFC Lymington, Eastleigh and Winchester City, and their team had been selected by four people, three of whom Neil Hards, Roger Sherwood and Graham Kemp having been successful Wessex League managers, while the fourth, Ray Murphy was a very well respected club secretary. The Magpies took the lead in the 9th minute when Sturgess two goal hero of their F A Vase triumph looked to be on target with a lob, but Nicky Bridle made absolutely sure. However the Wessex League team drew level before half time when Gary Green was set up by David Hughes. Also in the first half Shaun Dyke hit the post and Ben Thomson hit the underside of the bar for the Wessex League team, and Nicky Banger was denied by an excellent goal-line clearance by Darren Powell. However the Wimborne team also forced Wayne Shaw into action during the half, while Odey, Hughes and Kemp forced saves from Leonard.