C O M M E N T S
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5th out of 13

Premier Division

FAC

1q

Tooting Town

1-2

AC

2q

Sutton United

2-3

SSC

F

Redhill

2-3

SCS

1st

Redhill

1-2

ESHC

F

Lloyds Bank

2-4

held over from last year.

President

Sir Arthur Glyn

replacing Robert Bradshaw who died on
09/05/1928

Chairman

Charles (HC) Pettett

replacing Hugh Bradley

v-c

WI Bowe

Secretary

Billy (WE) Green

Press
Secretary

DWG Jones

Treasurer

AP Baker

replacing SR Prett

Committee

AE Chaney, W Field, W Voller, E Uden (senior),
WJ Gilbert, T Collins, FA Duplock, D Taylor,

Bill Townsend, W Kent, J Charnley, H Walker.

Home
Ground:

West Street, Ewell

Club Colours

AGM 31st May
at Foresters Hall on Thursday evening.

Epsom Town
faced the new season with a new President, Chairman and Treasurer after the
AGM. Chaired by

previous
Chairman Hugh Bradley, and Treasurer S Prett, with Billy Green also present.

The annual
report stated that the club had had a wonderful playing season. They had won
the London League, and

reached the
final qualifying round of the FA Cup (3q v Wimbledon) and final of ESHC.
Reserves had done ok.

The Committee
regretted having to report a deficit balance on the year due to 1) little
improvement in gate receipts, 2)

additional
expense in providing a trainer and Reserve team Secretary, 3) a decline by
£50 in v-p donations, 4)

additional
travelling expenses in the London League. Income was £987.9s.5d including
last year's balance of £2.17s,

while
expenditure was £1,040.8s.3d leaving a debit balance of £52.18s.10d. Income
included Gate receipts £652.1s.7d

cup tie gate
receipts £102.15s.2d, members subscriptions £3.4s, season tickets £16.17s,
v-p subscriptions £32.14s.6d

guarantees
£31. Travelling expenses including coaches, refreshments, league meetings
£282.12s.6 1/2d, cup tie

share to the
other team £152.4s. Rents, rates and insurance £111.10s.3d., ground expenses
£75.15s.3d, two trainers

remuneration
£52.7s.6d, plus a gift of one years rent from Robert Bradshaw of £85.10s.

Treasurer
said that gates were very disappointing excepting the Wimbledon game. There
was a good deal of criticism

of the
accounts, especially in view of how the gift should be shown. A question was
asked about what would happen if

the statement
was not accepted, and Mr Bradley explained that the meeting would be
adjourned, and a fresh statement

provided by
the committee if they were willing. If they were not, there would be
deadlock. Mr T Collins, one of the

sternest
critics of the statement said that he felt no purpose would be served in a
deadlock, and suggested that the

statement
should be passed under protest, which was what happened. Motion carried 23 to
7.

In memory of
Mr Bradshaw, the meeting stood silently for "a few moments" before
dealing with the matter of new officers.

Mrs Bradshaw
had been asked to be President, but she declined, although said she would
still take a regular interest

in the club.
This was left to the Committee to decide, and Sir Arthur Glyn was chosen,
although not at this meeting.

Mr Bradley
resigned as Chairman, as his business was now in Sutton, so Charles Pettett
was elected as his successor.

Mr H Stevens
was elected as Treasurer, but AP Baker was in charge before long, while Billy
Green was re-elected as

Secretary.
Stock Secretary AE Chaney (re-elected), Press Secretary DWG Jones
(re-elected), T Kirk (1st team trainer),

and Sid
Bristow (2nd team trainer), linesman Mr S Puddock was re-elected, and
groundsman Mr Cottee (re-elected)

Committee
elected as above. Selection Committee has to include three non-playing
members (why?), and these

were Messrs
Field, Collins, and Kent. Committee to increase by two more eventually.

According to
Ray Chenery, Sir Arthur Glyn never used to drive anywhere, and walked
everywhere with his stick, including

London, some
15 miles away!

Charles
Pettett was described as a well built man with two small moles/warts on his
face. A very kind man who

used to do all
sorts of M.C. responsibilities at Whist drives and similar events going back
to pre-war times.

Also referred
to David WG Jones, School head master at Ewell Boys School in West Street.
Ray Chenery was Head Boy

here for a
while. Jones loved football and singing, and he was Welsh.

Ray Chenery
was Epsom Golf Club captain in 1981 and there are many connections with the
football club and the golf club.

5/6/28 SCFA
AGM - 47th Meeting

5/7/28 Sutton
& District League AGM - Epsom Town Juniors are placed in Division 2, but
no connection to this club.

League
Secretary is future Epsom Secretary Sid Basford.

6/7/28 Annual
Dinner on Friday evening at Foresters Hall, Epsom. Chaired by the new
President, Sir Arthur Glyn, with

Charles
Pettett and WI Bowe in attendance. Also present were WJ Wilson, Secretary of
SCFA, with LC Bowker

(London League
Chairman) and FJ Lewis (London League Secretary). At the head table was the
Dewar Shield,

presented to
the winners of the London League.

A toast was
submitted to the club by T Collins, who remarked that the London League had
been won at the first

time of
asking, and all at the club could congratulate themselves. When they stepped
up, it was not clear how well

they would
do, or what strength of opponent they were going to meet. It was clear that
the London League had been

tougher than
their previous leagues. Players to be congratulated (applause). Reference to
this being the reserves

first season
in "senior football", and did well bearing in mind the number of
calls required by the first team.

Epsom was
known as a sporting town, yet had only had a senior football club for four
seasons, and had already

made a name
for itself in the football world, although support from the town was not what
was desired. The

Supporters
club was very good, and there were "fairly good gates", but they
should be better. The club wanted to

advance and
asked for the help of all good sportsmen in the town.

Mr Pettett in
reply, said he had only been Chairman for 6 weeks. He was looking to the
future, and juniors in

particular,
and everyone should support the hard working officials. He did not think that
any club could have a more

efficient
secretary than William Green, and also did not know of any other team that
had won the London League

at it's first
attempt. He thought that Epsom were worthy successors to Leyton, and paid
tribute to Mr Cornish of

Grays Athletic
who spoke of the Epsom club as composed of good footballers and sportsmen.
Pettett also

hoped that
they would win the title each season, and that "it should not change
hands each season".

Mr A Ponsford
proposed Sir Arthur Glyn as President. Sir Arthur said that he felt it a very
great honour to be a

member of such
a successful club, that also helped the schoolboys in the area too, who
wanted to be the next

Westlake,
Marlow and Sperring. Arthur also gave his support to the new Epsom Tn Juniors
side that was starting this year.

DWG Jones
proposed a toast to "our guests" (as advised above) Mr Wilson was
known as the "Grand Old Man of

Football in
Surrey", and Mr Bowker, who had recently received an honour from the
King.

Mr Wilson
spoke praising the club and Secretary. Then Sir Arthur presented the players
with their London League

Championship
Medals. Harry Westlake, FEJ Behn, Ernie Sperring, Reg Marlow, Jack Parr,
Herbert Etheridge,

George
Mackesy, G Stokes, EJ Hill, WH "Bronk" Challis, Goossens, G Wood,
and R Olley. Also a medal for the

trainer T
Kirk, while Reg Marlow was handed his County badge. Entertainment provided by
Miss Winifred Cecil,

and Messrs AT
Conner, G Foster, Will Thorne, GH Fox, Fred Temple, and Reg Johnson at the
piano!

Aug 28
Practice matches arranged for 15/8 +18/8 + 22/8. but no outstanding players
have appeared, although there

was some
talent. Looks like it will be mostly last year's side, although "one or
two old hands" may also return. How

old? 20 tried
out and of these 6 new players were taken on along with the old players.

Aug 28
Reference to Epsom Athletic playing at Horton Hospital this year.

Aug 28 Also
mention of Summerstown having lost their ground, and folding this summer,
with their place in the

Athenian
League being taken by Wealdstone.

Aug 28 East
Surrey Hospital Cup Qf sees Epsom drawn at home to Westminster Bank.
Originally planned for 20/9/28, but

eventually
played in March.

Aug 28 Harry
Westlake was re-elected captain, while goal keeper A Walker joins from
Deptford. A Freeman was

also expected
to play, having joined from Summerstown, but never did appear, so T Edwards
was promoted from the

reserves and
did well in first match v the Rest of the London League. Ground improvements
also carried out this

summer
including the installation of turnstiles, paving, and clinkering around the
ground. The club is also now

responsible
for the tea "stalls". The club is also considering the purchase of
the freehold of the ground, but this would

take almost
ten more years to achieve. EJ Olley rejoins club and is happy to play in the
reserves if he can't get into the

first team.
Bronk Challis also returns from a spell at Woking.

25/8/28
Challenge Match v Rest of London League at West Street. Won 3-0.

I have a
picture of the Epsom team with the London League shield, but am having
trouble working out the date.

It was most
likely this day, and the line up in the picture was Cottee (groundsman),
Billy Green (Secretary),

GR Stokes,
Fred Behn, Ernie Sperring, WH Challis, Jack Parr, A.Pudduck (linesman), Tom
Kirk, Herbert

Etheridge,
Fred Watts, George Mackesy, Harry Westlake, Reg Marlow, GE Wood, Ted Hill.

25/8/28
Future player Bob Gates played for the Rest of the London League v Epsom.
Currently with Walthamstow

Grange. Ernie
Sperring was ill, and Fred Behn was on honeymoon in Lynton, so missed this
match. Epsom won 3-0.

A Walker makes
debut in Ernie's place. He is a bit short.

Aug 28 Future
player J "Snowy" Goddard joins Redhill from Sutton.

31/8/28
reported that the dressing rooms now have a veranda! Also reported that there
are turnstiles "at each entrance".

Also a new
entrance for players and officials, and the big bank at the West Street end
has been covered with a material

that will
allow dry footing in wet weather.

Sept 28
reported that Freddie Behn is now living in Sutton after his wedding. He
honeymooned in Lynton, Devon.

1/9/28 Close
call in first match of season, as Epsom were leading Bostall Heath 3-1 at one
point, but ended up

scraping a
5-4 win. J Holland (Summerstown) played for Harry Westlake who was injured
the previous week. G Stokes

mispen (SAVE)
in 2nd half, and Hole HT for Bostall Heath, while Reg Marlow scored 4. F
Thompson (Finchley) played for

the London
League v Epsom, but was so charmed with the club and ground that he signed
for Epsom. Never played

for the first
team though. Fred Behn is available, while Reg Marlow is vice-captain, and
already has 6 goals in 2 games.

Herald says
that Etheridge scored not Watts, after having been a passenger for most of
the game. Advertiser gives

conflicting
info, referring to both Etheridge and Watts. I will go with the Herald
report. Etheridge, Marlow (4).

Sutton Weds
Juniors 3-2 Epsom Weds in Friendly. HT 3-0.

8/9/28 Away
1-1 draw at Millwall United, who do not appear in the final table, so they
appear to have withdrawn

during
mid-season. Jack Parr scored a disputed equaliser, as Millwall said it didn't
cross the line before being cleared

away, but the
referee allowed the goal. Sperring and Westlake were still out, but their
deputies did fine. Westlake was

actually
watching the game, and confirmed to the press that he was not leaving for St
Albans as had been rumoured,

but was
staying at Epsom. Apparently the grass was much greener there since the
chemical works adjoining the ground

had been
closed!! Our goal came 15 minutes from time.

Sept 28 Surrey
Midweek Cup Tie 1st round saw Epsom Weds away to Merton Wednesday, due for
10/10/28.

15/9/28
Callender Athletic are involved in a cup tie, so a friendly is arranged
against Met Police, who were expected

to bring the
side that had won the Middlesex Senior Cup, but they were a bit weaker, and
Epsom won 5-3 in what.

proved to be the best game of football seen this season so
far. Ernie Sperring returned from holiday to reclaim his place, while

Bob Earl came in from the Reserves and was played as a
left back! Epsom Advertiser said Sperring was away "owing to
illness"!

Advertiser
also advises that despite often playing centre forward, left back is Bob
Earl's true position.

Sept 28 Epsom
receive an exemption to the 1st round of the Surrey Senior Cup.

Sept 28 Epsom
have taken steps to perpetuate the memory of their President and Benefactor,
the late Mr Robert

Bradshaw, who
was the financial rock on which the success of the club had been built. A
plaque was placed on the

stand and the
inscription read "In memory of Robert Bradshaw Esq. President and
Benefactor of the Epsom Town

Football
club, who died on May 9th 1928" Papers state that no tablet was needed
to keep the name of Mr Bradshaw in

the minds of
the present generation of Epsom sportsmen, but it would serve to remind those
of the next generation, of

one who did so
much to foster healthy exercise among the young men of the town.

21/9/28
reported that club official David W G Jones has had a "serious
operation" but is making "splendid progress".

22/9/28 EJ
Hill and George Mackesy were both former Cray Wanderers players, so were at
home playing there.

Epsom scored
first but were 4-1 down at HT, and lost 3-5. Fred Behn missed a penalty, but
scored from the rebound.

EJ Hill was
Ted Hill. Marlow (20), then 1-2 after 26, 1-3 after 35 and 1-4 after 38
minutes. Behn from his own penalty which

had been
saved after 60 minutes, but a penalty the other way was converted after 65
minutes. Behn got a late consolation

with five
minutes remaining.

Kentish Times
mentions that Earl played full back, but I have Martin (his one and only
game). Did he exist? Was it Earl

all along?
Check Advertiser and Herald.

Advertiser does not provide a line up but it does refer to
a Martin alongside Sperring, Marlow, Hill, Behn, Parr, Edwards, Stokes,
Mackesy.

Need to check
Herald and Illustrated Sutton & Epsom Mail again.

26/9/28
Outstanding ESHC Final v Lloyds Bank played on a Wednesday. Originally
planned for 15/9/28. In front of over 700

Epsom lose
comfortably to Lloyds Bank 4-2!! WJ Wilson SCFA Secretary present to watch,
with tea afterwards at the

Green Man.
The better team won. There was a handbook produced for the competition too.
Gate raised £20.1s.9d and

Epsom will
cover all incidental expenses. ESHC Committee donated £20 to Epsom Cottage
Hospital as a result.

Herald says
that Lloyds Bank won easily as Epsom Town did not adapt to the cup tie
conditions. Trophy presented by

RE Neale,
while Harry Westlake received a silver medal as the losing captain.

29/9/28 A
90th minute penalty for handball against Westlake sends Epsom out of the FAC
to Tooting, after leading

1-0 at HT.
Lost 2-1. Epsom were so on top at one point that Tooting supporters had
"given up hope".

Oct 28 Advised in Sutton Advertiser that Beckenham are to
lose their ground including the stand for "building purposes". They
are able

to stay for
the rest of this season but next season would play many first team games away
from home.

6/10/28 Large
crowd for the AC game v Aquarius. An entertaining game that Epsom edged 4-3
after trailing 3-2 with

10 minutes
left. G Wood returned to the side after recovering from a career threatening
knee injury last season.

This game was
switched. My records show the match as away but it was played at Ewell as
often happened with Aquarius.

6/10/28
Future player Herbert Pattimore made his debut for Swansea City this day in a
0-5 defeat to Stoke City in

Second
Division of Football League. He would also play the following week in a 2-1
home win over Grimsby but never

played for
them again.

9/10/28 WJ
Wilson Secretary of SCFA dies aged 74. Had been at Epsom's Presentation
earlier this year.

13/10/28
Epsom are fortunate to win at Chelmsford, as Ernie Sperring was brilliant.
Players also wore black armbands

in remembrance
of WJ Wilson. RW Earl played in place of Mackesy who wasn't well. He had been
playing

for the
reserves, and was the brother of the West Ham professional.

13/10/28 Now
Advertiser says Epsom were the superior side in the first half and deserved
the lead after 17 minutes when

Marlow headed
in a Challis cross.

17/10/28 Epsom
Weds 0-1 Redhill Weds aet in Croydon Charity Cup.

18/10/28
reported that Fred Behn was recently chosen to play for the Civil Service and
is now chosen for the London

League v
Paris (A) on 1/11/28. Also Westlake and Marlow both played for Surrey @
Guildford a few days ago, and

would play
again v Berkshire @ Reading in early November.

Oct 28
Exempted in SSC to 1st round.

20/10/28
First ever cup tie at Sutton since Epsom had been a senior club. A record
gate was expected, and 2,500

were present.
FEJ Behn was unavailable, so A Harrison played instead, while Ernie Sperring
was injured after 20

minutes while
conceding the second goal, so Harry Westlake went in goal for 20 minutes
while Sperring had treatment.

This was a
good cup tie just edged 3-2 by Sutton. After this, Epsom put in a protest
about 2 Sutton players (Okin &

White)
playing Sunday football. Apparently in those days, the FA did not recognise
Sunday players, and they could have

been
considered ineligible. The papers are very critical of the appeal which they
say is tenuous, and could have been

made before
the game. The appeal is eventually turned down, and Epsom lost the costs of
the appeal - 2 guineas.

A similar
appeal would see Sutton removed after playing their quarter final tie in
March 1929.

Further to
the papers remarks, Billy Green writes into the Herald, which was equally
critical, and stated that he did not

rush a
protest in, as it had to be there for Tuesday, and he sent it on Monday.
Also, that the club refutes the suggestion

that they knew
about these players before the game, as they only found out at half time.
Letter was quite acerbic.

Herald also
says that there is dissatisfaction at the club, with many supporters who are
very liberal with their comments.

27/10/28 Reg
Marlow is unavailable, assisting Swansea Reserves in the London Combination!
What were they doing there?

Don't know,
but they lost heavily to Tottenham Reserves, although Marlow did well.

Ernie
Sperring also unavailable after his injury at Sutton, but the reserves were
not to blame for the defeat against

Chelmsford.
Lost 3-2. Elderton, Eglin and Enderby all scored for Chelmsford in 1st half!
Small crowd, partly due to the

weather, and
also due to Epsom Town having a bad spell.

Harrison and
Walker came in and Harrison scored twice.

3/11/28 Epsom
edge out Grays 3-2. H Venner ex-Spurs 1st team played for Grays this day.

Marlow put us ahead after 20 minutes but it was 1-1 after
30 and then 1-2 after 40 and at HT. Marlow equalised from a Hill corner

straight after
the restart and Parr made it 3-2 after 58 from a Hill pass. Game finished in
fading light.

3/11/28 EJ
Olley playing for Ashtead this day.

7/11/28 Reg
Marlow and Harry Westlake played for Surrey v Berkshire @ Reading.

9/11/28 Ewell
Boys 11-1 New Town School, Sutton @ West Street. Future Publicity Secretary
Ken Knowlson got 5.

Ewell Boys
Reserves won 3-2 at Cheam Road in reverse fixture.

9/11/28
reported that CA Richards, the Sutton United Secretary wrote in to dispute
Billy Green's comments, and said

that it was
common knowledge in the stands that Epsom would protest if they lost, and
Billy Green should check the

facts first before writing.

10/11/28
Reference to the upcoming SCS game with Redhill. Redhill were after revenge
for a 7-2 win in the East Surrey

Hospital Cup
SF last year. Epsom are unlucky to lose this time, and a draw would have been
fairer.

Advertiser says Epsom "not only pretty but
brilliant" yet we still lost! We conceded early in the game and HT was
1-0 but we conceded

a second to a
deflected long shot in fading light.. Etheridge reduced the deficit after
Hill and Marlow had shots blocked.

Fog and rain
made conditions "unpleasant", but Dorking & Leath Advertiser
(Page 8) said that the result "was about fair".

16/11/28
reported Billy Green replied to confirm that the club was not officially
aware until half time, and are not influenced

by
"unofficial chatter" in the stands. Apparently, the witness who had
seen the players play on a Sunday, confirmed this

fact at the
hearing, and that the club were unaware before the match.

17/11/28
Epsom end Cray's unbeaten run with a 4-2 win at West Street to gain revenge
for the September defeat.

It was 2-2 at
HT but Epsom dominated the second half. Ernie Sperring penalty save at 0-1
down in 1st half was maybe

the turning
point. Reg Marlow was rested at his request, and Carmichael came in (Tooting)
and played instead.

Jack Parr
played at left half and did well. Swapped positions with Herbert Etheridge.

Meanwhile Cray had no Reserves and had to play their
Trainer Harland. We are third, two points behind Cray and level with
Chelmsford.

21/11/28 London League v Isthmian League at Mitcham.
Isthmians win 3-1 with future player Bob Gates playing for the London League.

24/11/28
Strong wind marred the game v Callenders Ath, not to mention badly fading
light in the last half hour. Drew 1-1.

Behn put us
ahead from a Marlow cross after 15 minutes but it was 1-1 after 30.

Ground is
"lying alongside the Thames" and was somewhat exposed. They played
at The Gun Station.

28/11/28
Ewell Boys 1-0 Hackbridge @ West Street in QF of Schools competition. They
will play Camden Road School from

Carshalton at
West Street in the Semi Final.

1/12/28 In a
friendly against Tottenham Reserves, Epsom are easily defeated 7-0, as
Tottenham bring 5 players with

lots of first
team experience. Tottenham enjoyed their visit so much, they intend to return
on 30/3/29 Easter Saturday.

Bellamy,
Handley, Brown, Smith and Cable all played for Tottenham first team said
Advertiser.

5/12/28
Redhill Wednesday 5-0 Epsom Wednesday in Croydon Weds League (HT 2-0) Epsom
mispen at 0-2.

Line Up:
Greenfield, Heslop, Baptie, Gales, Wells, Allen, Saitch, Copsey, Howell,
Budd, Newell. "Fairly good attendance."

8/12/28 4-1
win in a friendly at Egham. Future player George Prestoe played for Egham.

Egham were no
match for Epsom and Parr put us ahead after 30 minutes from an Etheridge
corner but it was 1-1 after 35

with Epsom
expecting offside. Then Wood played to Hill who beat his man and scored just
before HT and in last 15

minutes
Challis scored twice from Behn passes.

Dec 28 SSC
draw pits Epsom with a home tie against Westminster Bank, to be played on
26/1/29.

15/12/28
Epsom win comfortably 2-0 v Tooting even though Harry Westlake was injured
after 10 minutes. Passenger.

Stokes was
injured, so Fred Watts came in. He had been playing for reserves at centre
forward recently. Utility player.

Carmichael
put us ahead after 10 minutes from a Behn cross and Westlake then nearly
scored despite being a passenger

playing up
front and Carmichael made it 2-0 before HT after Westlake had his shot
blocked.

22/12/28
Epsom didn't get going until Callender took the lead, then started playing
and won 4-1. Reg Sperring came to

watch game
while on holiday from his place in France. Twin brother of Ernie and
ex-player who was captain when Epsom

won the SSL in
1926 and 27, and Charity Cup in 1927 say papers. Epsom were overrun in first
15 minutes.

Advertiser says we went behind after 15 but Behn made it
1-1 after Westlake had hit the bar after 30 minutes. Parr made it 2-1

just before HT
and with the slope in the second half Carmichael made ti 3-1 before Parr got
a fourth goal.

Dec 28 Ernie
Sperring and G Wood are selected for the London League to play v Birmingham
League @ Birmingham

on 12/1/29.
The recognition is long overdue for Sperring say papers. Sperring played in a
6-3 win, but G Wood was unfit.

Etheridge was
also selected as a reserve and played too. Herald says "Wood is a class
player". "As Epsom's right half

he is an
artist". Future player Bob Gates (Walthamstow Grange) is also selected.

Dec 28
Millwall United have been removed from this League table, and Epsom's record
reads Pld 11 W7D1L3 30-25 P15.

Dec 28 Harry
Westlake was unavailable for Finchley matches over xmas, as was RW Earl who
is a postman. G Moss is

a former
Millwall United player who will play in the first match at Finchley along
with H Walker, who is the brother of the

keeper. Both
only play once for the club.

25/12/28 Lost
5-2 at Finchley. Neither new player shone in a poor performance. Stokes was
injured near the end

against his
old club. Finchley went 1-0 up and despite an equaliser, led 2-1 at HT.
Barnet Press advises scorers as

Carmichael
and Parr, and advises a different line up of Sperring, Watts, Stokes,
Challis, Etheridge G.Wood, Marlow, Parr,

Carmichael,
E.Hill, G.Caiels. The papers I had seen previously suggested Moss and
H.Walker played instead, and I shall

stay with
this, but will check the Surrey Herald and Epsom Advertiser again to make
sure. Barnet Press may have gone

with the advertised side. Barnet Press also advised that
the game was played at the Gun Station Meadow. Was this Summers Lane? No!

It was close
and was used by Saracens Rugby Club and they would move to Summers Lane in
1929

although
Finchley Reserves would ocasionally use it..

Their famous
and still existing double sided stand was opened on 20/12/30.

26/12/28 Won
3-2 v Finchley and George Mackesy returns after injury. Finchley took a wrong
turn on the way, and then

had a
breakdown on the way. They arrived 30 minutes late at 3pm, but had changed on
the way. Play was limited to 40

minutes each
way. The first half display was Epsom's best this season. Carmichael scored
after 30 minutes, before Parr

made it 2-0
before HT. Challis made it 3-0 shortly into the second half which was just as
well, as Parr was injured soon

after. 10
men, and Finchley fought back with the advantage going downhill. They scored
twice but Epsom hung on.

Reg Sperring
was home for xmas from his golfing job in France, and came to watch the game.
As Ernie's twin brother,

people mistook
him for Ernie and asked him why he wasn't getting changed!

29/12/28 No
game for first team

5/1/29 Won
4-1 v Chatham in Friendly. Marlow and Mackesy return to the side and had
great influence. Chatham had 4

pros in their
side, but Epsom won comfortably. Epsom Town had actually paid a guarantee for
Chatham to visit, and

probably lost
money as a result, as the crowd was small and the weather was cold.

9/1/29 Epsom
Wednesday v Croydon Boot Traders (A) in Surrey Midweek Cup 3rd round (QF).
Kingston Wed who were

holders for
the last 3 years are out. P-p to next week.

12/1/29 No
game for 1st team due to the call ups for the London League match against the
Birmingham League.

It is
reported that the club have persuaded the railway authorities to issue return
tickets to Leatherhead and Ashtead at

the price of a
single if they attend a match at Epsom!

12/1/29
London League 6-3 Birmingham Combination @ Leamington. Wood was still
injured, and will be out for a while.

Billy Green
and former player Fred Keeling accompanied the players up to Birmingham.

12/1/29 Ernie
Sperring and Herbert Etheridge play for the London League this day.

Jan 29 Club
appeal for a trainer for the Juniors who is a "good coach and
disciplinarian".

12/1/29 ESHC
Committee get together to write to four teams about outstanding matches in
this competition.

16/1/29 Surrey
Midweek Cup 3rd round Croydon Boot Traders (A) Lost 2-1 on a snow covered
pitch. HT 0-0.

19/1/29 Large
number of spectators saw Beckenham keeper Chatterton play really well, and
earned an ovation both at

HT and at FT
from the Epsom crowd. HT 2-2 but Epsom won 7-3. Beckenham only had ten men
for the first 30 minutes!

23/1/29 Don Butcher scored five goals for Ewell Schools as
they beat Banstead 10-0. Future Press Secretary Ken Knowlson also scored.

Jan 29 WH
Challis is selected for Surrey v Hertfordshire on 23/1/29 (probable date).

26/1/29 G.Long
scores 6 as Ewell Schools beat Benhilton 13-0.

26/1/29 AFA
side Westminster Bank prove too difficult to beat in SSC 1, and no goals are
scored in 110 minutes,

inclusive of
20 minutes extra time. In the 90th minute, Reg Marlow hit the inside of the
post, only to see the ball

run along the
line and out the other side! Replay required at West Street, as the Bank
conceded home advantage.

2/2/29 Bank
supporters brought a large number of supporters, singing "Swing it
West!" It was no use, as Epsom came

through
comfortably 5-1 this time. This date had been set aside for the ESHC tie, but
because of the SSC replay, it had

to be put
back. Epsom monopolised the play. Herald says there were very few lookers on
because the weather was poor.

Leytonstone
lose to Sutton in AC and appeal on the same grounds that Epsom had, but with
two different players. This

appeal is
dismissed again.

6/2/29 Epsom
Wednesday 1-3 Redhill Wednesday in Croydon Weds League. 1-0 up early, but 1-1
by HT.

9/2/29 Epsom
edge the first half of their game against Tooting, and led 2-1 at HT, but
conclusively run the second half,

although they
only scored once more and won 3-1. They have won 4 of the last 5 matches
against Tooting, but none

were as easy
as this one.

15/2/29 Ewell
Boys lose in SF of Sutton & District Schools Cup to Camden Road School,
Carshalton at West Street.

Another semi
is planned for West Street for 27/2/29 v Epsom Church School in St Clare Hill
Charity Cup.

16/2/29 Match programme advises that the invalids, Earl,
Parr and Wood are progressing slowly and hope to train in the next few weeks.

16/2/29 SSC QF
match between Epsom and Casuals who had to concede ground advantage as the
ground

that they
shared (Kingstonian) was in use already. Although Epsom were 1-0 down at HT,
they win this game so easily,

that for over
half an hour, the Casuals star forward Watson had his hands in his pockets!
George Mackesy "never played

a more
brilliant game". Large crowd watched this game on a blanket of snow as
Epsom won 3-1 with over 80% of the

second half
possession was in Epsom's favour. Casuals groundshared with Kingstonian.

Both Herald
and Advertiser say it is the club's first ever meeting, but they met in a
friendly on 17/10/25 and were the first

side ever
beaten by Epsom Town after their move to West Street. This has since
transpired to be a Reserve Casuals team.

Casuals are
described in Herald as Corinthians nursery team.

Casuals
supporters said that Epsom were "a very nice little team and they play
well together". "A large crowd".

20/2/29
S.Croydon Weds 2-0 Epsom Weds in CWL.

23/2/29
reported by Herald that the Epsom Town programme writer has had a go at the
press because they question the

club's
selection policy, and have had a go at the supporters in a previous
programme. Herald says they aren't bothered

and will
continue to write what they feel. Sounds like the club were a bit paranoid!

23/2/29 A
larger gate than usual saw Epsom beat Walthamstow Grange 6-0. They were 4-0
up at half time, and should

have had lots
more, but keeper Pryor had a great game. Future players Tommy Delventhal and
Bob Gates both played

for
Walthamstow Grange v Epsom this day.

23/2/29 Behn
Challis and Wood are selected for Surrey v Bedfordshire on 9/3/1929.

March 29
Sutton are removed from Amateur Cup after another protest, this time by
Leyton, who contested the same

situation as
Epsom and Leytonstone, but brought a bus of people down who said that they
saw these people play on a

Sunday. Club
fined £50 and both players suspended sine die. Seems very harsh and
unsporting. Leyton went on to

defeat
Clapton in their reinstated semi final, and lost in final to Ilford while
looking for their third straight Amateur Cup win.

2/3/29 Epsom
lose 1-0 at home to Mitcham W, although Stokes was injured after 5 minutes.
10 men. Very

unfortunate
in front of the biggest gate of the season of 2,500. W Challis also had an
equaliser disallowed, surprising

both him and
the crowd. In the second half, a Harry Westlake penalty was saved. Epsom were
the better side throughout

despite
playing with ten men. Dick Wilson played for Mitcham.

3/3/29 The new
Epsom Station opens.

6/3/29 Epsom
finally defeat Westminster Bank 4-3 in ESHC. Redhill or Aquarius next, but
they drew and replay is 8/4/29.

Only 5 first
teamers were available, and Westlake went in goal. 2-0 down early, but  Marlow and Carmichael had the

scores level
at half time, before going behind again. Goals from Taylor and Behn in the
last 15 minutes saw them through.

2nd half was
largely in Epsom's favour say papers. Stokes, Challis and Parr all missed
this game injured.

Debuts for
George Keen, and Gilbey, while R Coleman also made a rare appearance.

9/3/29 A.E.
Gillings listed as a former Walton player now at Woking. Is this Epsom's
future Manager? I think so.

March 29
Epsom Town will play the winners of the SSC QF between Wimbledon and Dulwich
Hamlet in the Semis.

9/3/29 Bostall
Heath beat Epsom at their new ground. Last year they beat Epsom at their old
ground. Stokes and

Challis were
unavailable through injury and Etheridge had flu, while Westlake was injured
on 55 minutes. 10 men.

Wood played
well in his return after injury, while Challis's replacement Watts also
played well.

The new
ground at Bostall Heath was described as bearing "a very rural
aspect". Gibson Farm, Wickham Street, Welling.

It was the one
used in the previous season by Woolwich FC in the London League Division One.

The old ground
was at Harrow Manorway in Abbey Wood.

9/3/29 Behn selected for Surrey v Beds but chose to play v
Bostall Heath on this day. Challis had also been selected but was injured.

Mar 29 This
year's East Surrey Hospital Cup sees Epsom in a SF against Redhill or
Aquarius. Date unknown.

16/3/29
Challis, Stokes, and Etheridge all still out injured, but Epsom still defeat
Carshalton 6-0. Replacements are

Parr, Earl
and Watts. Parr had been out for a while but played "an exceptionally
good game", and Behn scored 4. Two

of the 6
goals were very soft ones and fault of Carshalton keeper Handley. First 20
minutes quite even, but after that

Epsom camped
in the Carshalton half. Despite this result, Herald says that Marlow should
be restored to centre-forward

ahead of
Carmichael, who isn't as good in that position.

20/3/29 Epsom
Weds 8-0 Caterham Weds in CWL.

23/3/29
Uneven ground at Walthamstow Grange marred the game, but Epsom scraped
through 3-2. Pitch adjoins the

River Ching,
which doesn't help, even though £400 was spent on drainage in the summer.
Challis and Etheridge were

still out,
but Wood played again. An old Spurs pro Linning, and future Epsom player Bob
Gates played for Walthamstow.

Watts scored
first direct from a corner, but trailed 2-1 before needing a Watts equaliser
(80) and a late Behn winner (87).

Walthamstow
paper said it was one of the worst games at Chingford Road this season.

Only 9
players listed, and while projected line up suggests the missing players were
Stokes and Mackesy, Parr was also in

the projected
line up but was replaced by Watts.

Mar 29 Papers
say that any SSC F will be at Dulwich, but it is eventually played in
Guildford. Epsom say they are

"well
prepared" for the Wimbledon game.

Mar 29 G Wood
wins a gold medal for assisting Old Lombardians defeat the City Police in the
midweek London Cup

Final on
21/3/29.

27/3/29 Epsom
Challenge Cup Final between Walton on the Hill School and Bookham School ends
up 7-1 to Walton. Game

was only 35
minutes each way and was played at West Street.

29/3/29
Beckenham is undoubtedly the worst ground in the London League say papers as
Epsom lose there 3-1.

Epsom were 1-0
up early through Watts, but fell away. Etheridge still out injured. Earl
played for reserves.

Beckenham and
Kentish Times says the centre forward scored for Epsom from a left wing
cross, but Beckenham equalised

on 35 minutes
and it was 3-1 by HT. Epsom's goal came after 10 minutes.

29/3/29 Only 6 players are listed so far, although report
says Epsom were at full strength except Etheridge. Watts played at
centre

forward and
Carmichael at left half as they swapped positions for this game. It clearly
didn't work.

30/3/29
Easter Saturday sees Tottenham return with another strong reserve side, with
5 players with lots of first team

experience,
and one of them, Handley, is responsible for all 6 of their goals. Only 1-0
at HT, but was 6-1 before two

late
Carmichael goals. The first half was very even.

1/4/29 Fairly
east friendly win on Easter Monday v Mitcham W won 4-2 HT 4-1.

George Mackesy opened the scoring from the spot before
Watts made it 2-0 a minute later. Behn then scored "a splendid
goal" after

25 minutes and despite Mitcham pulling a goal back, Behn
scored another before half time. The Advertiser report then says Shoesmith

headed in for
Mitcham Wanderers but he was usually the keeper!

1/4/29 was
meant to be a SJC SF rep between Parsons Ath and Southern Railway (Raynes
Park) but was played at

Beddington
Corner so the Minor Cup could be played at West Street.

1/4/29 am
Stoke Hill (Guildford) won Surrey Minor Cup Final beating Redhill Young Men's
Brotherhood 5-0 at West St.

5/4/29
reported in Herald that it is a risk experimenting with Earl as centre
forward in such an important game. Trains are

leaving Epsom
at 2.14, 2.34 and 2.54.

6/4/29
Attendance 5,000 at Kingstonian for SSC SF v Wimbledon, who Epsom defeated
easily 4-1. Epsom were against

the sun in
the first half, but on one of the best pitches in Surrey, the conditions
suited Epsom better. Etheridge was still

out, and his
place was taken by Earl, who was playing at centre forward, and scored twice.
All 5 goals in the game were

good ones. An
Earl header put Epsom 1-0 up at HT, and although Wimbledon equalised, Epsom
got three in the last

ten minutes
as Epsom "completely overwhelmed" their opponents. Scorers Watts,
Earl and Behn. Epsom could have

got two more
after this, as Wimbledon were "absolutely finished". In the final
Epsom will play Redhill.

The victory
was extremely popular, as could be ascertained from the extremely large cheer
which was given when the

final whistle
blew. Papers say that the light ball and hard ground were factors in Epsom's
win.

Comet says
that it wasn't an exciting contest. "Epsom Town's surprisingly good
victory"

Apr 29 Reg
(RJ) Stimson joins club (formerly Kingstonian & Woking).

13/4/29 Last
home game of season sees Epsom defeat Custom House 3-0. A very tame match
that was won easily.

Same XI
played in Wimbledon game, except Hill for Earl (holiday). A lady at the game
said "I can't get interested in this

game",
which echoed the thoughts of others. "Poor fare". During the game
Ernie Sperring was injured and left the field

briefly for
treatment. He was also penalised for carrying, "a tendency he is apt to
display".

Apr 29 Paper
states that Etheridge may return for the cup final at the expense of
Carmichael. He had been out due to

illness and
family bereavement, but is now available. Epsom are confidently expected to
win the cup final. Cash taken at

Kingstonian
was £170 12s 6d. SCFA took £56, and Epsom and Wimbledon got £24 11s 8d each,
leaving £68 for K's

expenses!
Comet says that receipts for SF at Kingstonian were £145 16s. 6d and final at
Guildford took £220 15s 3d.

Epsom Herald
advises the same gate receipts but that SCFA took 50% with Kingstonian
receiving £28 5s 1d.

FINALISTS IN
SURREY SENIOR CUP. Lost 3-2 at Guildford to Redhill

20/4/29 4,600
see Redhill overturn a half time deficit to beat Epsom 3-2 in SSC Final at
Guildford. Etheridge did not play

as the same
eleven that played Wimbledon did service in the final. Epsom were the better
side in the first half and led

1-0 after a
Challis header (25). However, 49 minutes saw Mackesy handle in the area, and
Redhill scored the penalty.

Six minutes
later, it was 3-1 to Redhill. Epsom fought back and an Earl strike reduced
the scoreline (75ish), but Epsom

couldn't
score again. Presentation of cup and medals to both sides by SH Northcott
SCFA Chairman, and EA Wilson SCFA

Secretary.
Future player J "Snowy" Goddard played for Redhill.

According to
Redhill papers, Redhill started with ten men briefly, as Snowy Goddard was
late arriving!!

It was a fine
day, but the wind was treacherous. At 3-2 down and with time running out,
Marlow hit the post., then shortly

afterwards,
Epsom hit the top of the crossbar.

Herald says
that attendance was only 4,500, and that the penalty was harsh, as it
cannoned off Westlake onto Mackesy's

arm. Earl
scored after 70 minutes. "Not a great match", "neither side
played up to best form". Also during the game, Ernie

Sperring was
penalised for handball outside the area. "Such infringement of the law
is very rare". Epsom looked certain

winners until
the penalty was given. "Turning point".

20/4/29 East
Surrey Traction Company and Southern Railway both ran cheap trains to
Guildford for the SSC Final.

24/4/29 Match
arranged for Carshalton Ath (A)(L) and a Friendly v Godalming, but the
friendly was postponed due to

racing on the
downs! Don't know why this affected Epsom or Godalming though.

April 1929
Advertiser states that 30 years previously, Ewell were in the SSC Final. In
those days, Ewell played

at West Street
which had been in use since 1890

In the 1899
SSC Final, they lost 2-0 to Weybridge at Surbiton.

Apr 29 Papers
say that Epsom should have been facing Sutton in SSC F who put a weak team
out against Redhill in an

earlier round
because of their Amateur Cup run. Paper says "this may come in the
future" but they have to wait 55 years

until they met
in 1984 final.

24/4/29 Epsom
lucky to draw 1-1 at Carshalton Ath, and many excluding Sperring and
Carmichael "played as if they

were tired of
football". Carshalton mispen by Cook at 1-1. Epsom had been 1-0 up but
1-1 at HT.

27/4/29 Epsom
are edged out by the odd goal at Grays 2-1. Mid 2nd half, Jack Parr was cut
on the eye by the lace of the

ball. 10 men.
Late consolation goal for Behn. Herbert Etheridge played in Harry Westlake's
place as he was late arriving!

Paper
believes that Epsom's team is as strong, or maybe stronger than last year's
London League winning side, but the

standard has
improved across the league. Over 2,000 were present at Grays.

1/5/29 Epsom
lost at Custom House. They played this season at the Vernons Sports Ground
before folding.

They only
played this one season here though, having moved from West Ham. Heavy ground
saw Epsom go down 3-0

and only Walker in goal and Challis escaped
criticism. Walker pensave 1st half at 0-2. HT 0-2.

4/5/29
"Severely trounced" at Mitcham, who needed the win for the London
League title. 3-0 at HT, and lost 4-0 in the

end. Mitcham
became champions. Also reference to Mitcham having new neighbours in Tooting,
as this year, they had

moved ground
to Sandy Lane, which was next door to Mitcham's ground in Streatham
Lane/Road. Future player

Dick Wilson
played for Mitcham.

May 29 East
Surrey Hospital Cup Abandoned for the season. The semi-finalists are all
included in next year's draw plus

Reigate Priory
and one of the banks.

Next year's
draw sees Epsom Town v Barclays Bank or Lloyds Bank and Redhill v Reigate
Priory or Westminster Bank

SF be played
by 16th Nov eventually against Barclays Bank, but I'm not sure that Epsom did
play it. See next season.

Reserves:

London League Div 1

Position

13th out of 13

SICC

Not entered

SIC

2nd

Mitcham W

WHC

1st

Carshalton Ath

2-3

1/9/28 3 new
players for the reserves, Littlewood, A Harrison and Brockett. Olley played
well in a 2-1 defeat at Standard

Telephones.

8/9/28 Res
lose 3-1 to Erith & B at home, not away as previously believed. The
Reserves had many changes to their team.

Sept 28 Wilson
Hospital Cup Draw 1st round, v Carshalton Athletic Res (H)

12/9/28 Res
lose 3-2 to Carshalton Ath Res in 1st round of Wilson Hospital Cup on a
Wednesday evening. Church the

keeper was
weak. Reg Marlow played for the reserves that day.

15/9/28 Likely
no game for reserves this day.

22/9/28
Reserves beat Chelmsford 3-0 yet the Herald says that the opponents played
the prettier football! Praise went to

Westlake (l-b)
and Walker (gk). First win of season.

29/9/28
Reserves win 2-1 at Tate Institute. They played in Silvertown.

6/10/28 early
injury to W Record. Passenger. L 0-1 at Woolwich Poly. Fred Watts was
outstanding in this match.

13/10/28
Leavesden MH (H) but no result yet.

I calculate
this as a 2-4 loss as table in Essex Chronicle says inc 13/10 Pld 6 W2 L4 F9
A11

20/10/28 No
competitive game for res.

27/10/28 Lost
to Mitcham Wanderers in SIC. Result unknown.

The projected
line up was Walker, Coppin, Pearman, Edwards, Carmichael, Perry, Coleman,
Taylor, Watts, Ward, Caiels.

Bizarrely the Advertiser makes no mention of Epsom in the
SIC draw and advises that Tooting are to play Mitcham in SIC 1 on 3/11/28!

Maybe we
didn't play as all other results appear to be covered.

3/11/28 No
competitive game for res.

10/11/28 Res
lose to a single 35th minute goal against Hounslow. Herald says "The
smallness of the score was largely due to

Walker, Epsom's custodian." However, it was "an
inferior exhibition" from the Reserves who never looked like beating
Hounslow.

Cavanna scored
their goal from a Cope corner.

16/11/28
reported that the younger brother of RW Earl is A Earl, and he will play for
reserves next week (17th Nov).

17/11/28
Reserves get a "severe trouncing" at Hounslow losing 7-0.

1/12/28
Reference to D Page playing soon for reserves. He was ex-Crystal Palace and
is now working at West Park.

1/12/28 No
competitive game for res.

8/12/28 Fred
Watts mispen (BAR) v Hollands Athletic. Lost 1-3 HT 1-2. Started with ten men
as Harrison was late, and

eventually
Jack Pearman came on at HT. Caiels and Coleman the extreme wingers both did
well.

Herald and
Comet say J Walker scored after 15 when he scored from a rebound after Watts'
shot had hit the post. This was

H.Walker who plays once for the first team in a week or
two, but I doubt that it was AJ Walker as he was our keeper and there

was no
reference to him playing outfield which you would expect in the report.
Holland were level after 20 and scored again

just before
HT. Fred Watts mispen early in second half before they "easily
converted" a late penalty to make it 3-1.

15/12/28 +
22/12/28 No competitive game for reserves.

29/12/28 No
game for res this day.

5/1/29 Drew
3-3 at Brentwood MH.

12/1/29 C
Taylor gets HT inc pen v Brentwood MH in 4-1 win. HT 1-1. Result not
surprising, seeing as Westlake, Mackesy,

Challis,
Marlow and Olley all played. Olley reappearing for the first time in a while.
H Walker got the other goal.

The projected
line up for the match was A.Walker, T.Edwards, H.Westlake, G.Moss, G.Mackesy,
E.Olley, C.Taylor,

H.Walker,
W.Challis, F.Watts, R.Marlow.

19/1/29 Res
lose 10-1 at Chelmsford. Essex Chronicle says that Epsom had more of the play
than score suggests.

26/1/29
Holland Athletic play at Park Royal. They would eventually change their name
with much success.

2/2/29 Res
almost certainly had no league match this day.

9/2/29 Epsom
match programme advises that the Reserves were "unluckily beaten"
5-4 at home by Standard Telephones.

9/3/29 This
game was brought forward and was originally the away game, which will now be
played later.

16/2/29 No
game of any kind for reserves.

2/3/29 No
competitive game for res.

9/3/29 Lost
4-0 to Hotel Cecil HT 0-3. Piccirollo and Hibbins both scored twice. Who were
they?

Hotel Cecil was a grand hotel built between 1890-1896
between the Embankment and The Strand in London. It was the largest

in Europe when it opened with more than 800 rooms although
the owner later went bankrupt and was sentenced to 14 years in

prison. Hotel
was requisitioned for the war effrot in 1917 and was the first HQ of the
newly formed RAF. The hotel was mostly

demolished in
1930 which explains why they didn't last much longer in this league. It was
clearly a staff team. The facade

remains and is
at number 80 Strand.

Holland
Athletic played at Park Royal and are the future Park Royal side that would
have big success in the thirties.

16/3/29 No
competitive game for res. Was meant to be at Leavesden M.H. but moved back.

23/3/29
Reference to Uden playing a great game for the Reserves in our 3-5 home
defeat to Woolwich Poly.

29/3/29 Epsom
had six first teamers playing this match against Fulham 'A' with Olley
playing at centre forward and scoring

twice,
although the papers say that he is struggling against age. Taylor (outside
right) was outstanding and got the other two,

while Earl at left back was the best player on the pitch..
HT was 1-2 down and Walker should have stopped both of their goals. Then

Olley got his second goal after 25 minutes of the second
half before a Birch pass put Taylor through to score with five minutes

remaining and
he scored a solo effort to wrap the game up a minute later.

30/3/29
Friendly arranged at Long Grove. Was it played? (NR)

1/4/29 Fulham
'A' gained revenge for their Good Friday defeat by winning 3-0 at Craven
Cottage.

Advertiser
seems to think that there was no game, but it could have been quickly
arranged.

13/4/29 Res
include S.Bristow in their line up. He is a nephew of Sid Bristow. Lost 6-2
at Erith & B.

20/04/29 Lost
1-3 at home to Tate Institute.

4/5/29 Lost
0-4 at Leavesden MH in final game of season.

THIS WAS THE
FIRST SEASON FOR OUR EPSOM TOWN JUNIORS - NO CONNECTION TO EPSOM JUNIORS
IN

SUTTON &
DISTRICT LEAGUE

Juniors

Epsom and Leatherhead Youth League

Position:

Home matches
appear to be at Cheam Road, Ewell which is Ewell Recreation Ground.

29/9/28 Epsom
Town Juniors first ever match saw a friendly win 3-1 over Leatherhead OB. 0-1
10 mins, but 1-1 by HT due

to an own
goal, and Toms and Goldsmith scored in the second half. Line Up Ayling,
Gubby, Latimer, Stredwick, Nash,

Webb, Drew,
Toms, Goldsmith, Uden, Staplehurst.

6/10/28
Leatherhead Central School OB 3-1 Epsom Town Juniors (Fr) @ Fortyfoot Rec,
Leatherhead.

13/10/28
Juniors 4-1 Leatherhead United III Goldsmith (2), Ball, Broderick scored. A
friendly.

20/10/28
Juniors defeat Oxford University Press Res 5-2 in Fr. HT 1-1. Toms was badly
injured just before HT, and Drew

was allowed
to take his place at HT and scored. Scorers were Goldsmith (3), Drew and
King. Line Up: Jessop, Pridie,

Stredwick,
Nash, Broderick, Webb, Toms, Ball, Goldsmith, Hughes, King.

27/10/28
Juniors beat St Barnabas 2-1. Scorers: Goldsmith, Ball.

3/11/28 Epsom
Town Juniors 2-2 Leatherhead United II in Leatherhead & District Youth
League.

10/11/28
Juniors 5-5 Leatherhead United II

24/11/28
Juniors 2-2 Drummers 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. HT 2-0 Staplehurst and
Ball scored. Players invited to

tea
afterwards at Sir Athur Glyn's residence, Rectory House, Ewell. Herald said
that Lovegrove, Ball, Goldsmith and Nash

were the
outstanding players for the Juniors.

1/12/28
Juniors were due to play Epsom ST Barnabas, but no result, and game may not
have even been played.

8/12/28 Juniors are defeated 3-2 at Leatherhead United
III. They went ahead after a Stredwick own goal and extended the lead

before
Broderick pulled one back from 40 yards and Goldsmith equalised before HT
which was 2-2. However, they scored a

winner through
our keeper's legs in the second half. Herald also said that Staplehurst was
often offside!

29/12/28
Juniors 1-0 Leatherhead OB HT 1-0. Scorer: Gubby. Game played at West Street
as there was no first or reserve

game that day.

5/1/29 Juniors
5-0 Epsom St Barnabas @ Cheam Road, Ewell. Scorers: Broderick, Drew, Ball
(2), and Webb.

Broderick put us ahead from a Drew corner and HT was 1-0.
Drew made it 2-0 with a first time shot before Ball scored a third

and Webb and Ball scored near the end. Future Youth player
B.Spring played for Epsom St Barnabas. Keary did well despite

being
diminuitive and only 9 players were listed in the report.

Jan 29 Club
appeal for a trainer for the Juniors who is a "good coach and
disciplinarian".

12/1/29
Leatherhead United match is abandoned. Not sure why, see below.

19/1/29
Juniors 2-4 Leatherhead United III. HT 2-3. This was a replay of the previous
week's game which had been

abandoned
according to the Herald. Juniors were a goal down in the first minute.
Scorers Gubby and Ball. Epsom were

unlucky as
Webb hit the woodwork three times.

2/2/29
Drummers 1st Battalion Grenadiers 4-4 Juniors. Game was "played in a
strange setting, the Tower of London!! HT

was 2-1 to
Juniors. Scorers Ball, Broderick, Ryan, Gubby. We conceded early but were 2-1
up by HT through Ball and

Broderick before the outside left scored an equaliser
after 20 minutes of the second half.. Ryan put us back ahead but we then

conceded
twice and required a late equaliser with ten minutes remaining when Goldsmith
realised he couldn't get the ball but

held off the
keeper allowing Gubby to score. Game was described as "delightfully fast
and interesting game in which Epsom

never gave up
trying."

23/3/29
Leatherhead United are top of Epsom & Leatherhead (Leatherhead &
District) Youth League after a 4-1 win in Ewell.

Other teams in
league are Leatherhead OB, and Epsom St Barnabas.

6/4/29
Juniors fourth friendly match (says Herald) v Drummers 1st Battalion. All
three previous matches have been drawn.

20/4/29
Friendly for Juniors (H) 1-5 v Dorking Technical Association. Played at Cheam
Road, Ewell. Scorer: Ball.

Line up:
Lovegrove, Lattimer, Stredwick, Roome (possibly FJ), Nash, Richardson, Drew,
Ball, Goldsmith (probably Don),

Broderick, W
Gubby. Entertained afterwards at Rectory House, Ewell by Sir Arthur Glyn

Other
affiliated Local Teams:

Secretary

From SCFA Handbook

Affiliated

Epsom Ass
Rover Scouts

J Walls

Polmont, Chessington Road, West Ewell

Aug 1926

Epsom
Brotherhood Institute

G Stone

28 Station Road

Aug 1920

Epsom Athletic

DB Pentycross

10 Alexander Road, Epsom

July 1922

Epsom Downs

SJ Pointing

Mousehole, Grosvenor Road, Epsom Downs

Feb 1927

Ewell OB

E Thomas

Meadow Walk, Ewell

Aug 1927

Epsom
Wednesday

Q Snipe

c/o Railway Hotel, High Street, Epsom

Sept 1923

Ewell Colony

R Horsman

Colony Mental Hospital

Nov 1927