C O M M E N T S
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LL

2nd out of 14

Missed out on
League title on Goal Average

FAC

Pr

Woking

1-3

AC

3q

Redhill

0-3

LC

1st

P.O.Engineers

1-3

SSC

4q

Banstead M.H.

1-2

LSC

1st

Carshalton Athletic

4-5

SCS

1st

Sutton United

4-6

All officers
elected at AGM on 12/6/36

President

Arthur Turner

replacing Sir Samuel Hill-Wood.

Chairman

Charles (HC) Pettett (re-elected)

v-c  Fred
(FG) Talbot-Butler  (re-elected)

see 35/36 notes re: Fred Talbot-Butler

Secretary

Harry Hawke

replacing Sid Basford

45
Montague Avenue, Sanderstead.

Manager

Selection Committee

Tel: Sanderstead 2319.

Treasurer

EH Flight

replacing LW Cooke

Committee - WI
Bowe, W Voller, CE Wheal, P Parr, CJ Pritchard, J Parr, HG Sherman, AE Tuck,
Ernie Sperring

RC Fiedler, W
Lyon, A Easton, Bill Townsend, and EA Taylor (Press and publicity). H Cottee
- groundsman

Home
Ground:

West Street, Ewell

Club Colours

Additional
first team records listed in THE BOOK.

RW (Bobby) and
Maurice Gill both lived at 216 Hook Road and were brothers. J.Smith lived
next door (214)

No Reserve Team
this season due to groundshare with Ewell & Stoneleigh F.C. who were
formed this year.

12/6/36 Epsom
F.C. AGM reported on " a black season" at Ewell on Friday evening.
Secretary Sid (WS) Basford and

Treasurer LW
Cooke both resigned. 1935-36 was the poorest from a playing and financial
point of view for many years

past. The club
started with a team thought to be the best they had had for years, but poor
cup runs led to a dwindling

in support. The
Reserve team also had a very poor season. Special mention was made of the
help received from the

Supporters Club
that donated £30 and made themselves responsible for the erection of the
sheltered accommodation

at the West
Street side (end?) of the ground. At all times calls for stewards had been
responded to willingly.

Mrs Parr and
helpers had done splendid work in the canteens. Thanks given to Mrs Easton

Mrs Wheal, and
Mr Clark for their help there too. Congratulations were also given to Dick
Wilson for appearing in all

first team
matches for the last 4 years. Club says 173 consecutive appearances. They are
right, so maybe didn't use

THE BOOK for
this information. He also had played for two full years previously at Mitcham
Wanderers.

Another 41
consecutive appearances would follow this year, and he eventually reached 214
consecutive,

which may still
be a club record. It is a club record.

Accounts showed
a heavy deficit as income from cups fell from £384,2s. To £135.0s.5d

and in League
matches from £377, 2s.9d to £202, 2s.7d. As a result, the club lost a
catastrophic £249, 0s 2d.

Charlie Pettett
re-elected as Chairman, but referred to the fact that he had done it for 5
years now and would be happy

for someone
else to have a go, but this year he was pleased that he had been re-elected
so he could try and improve

things after
last year's problems. EH Flight recommended as new Treasurer after LW Cooke
resigned, but offered

to help EH
Flight if required. Vote of thanks to Mr Cooke, who resigned

due to lack of
time but would remain a supporter. WS Basford after a long association with
the club had decided to

have a rest and
retire from the Secretary position. Fortunately ex-Dagenham Secretary Harry
Hawke was moving almost

into the area and was happy to stand as Secretary. He was
Secretary of Dagenham from 1933 and Financial Secretary from

1931. Mr Hawke referred to previous matches against Epsom,
especially one in 1929 when Epsom visited and won 4-1. He

accepted that he had a tough job to follow after Mr
Basford, but that he would do his best. Vote of thanks to Mr Basford,
who

said that he had done the job for 5 years and realised
that he was following a very able Secretary in William Green, who was
now

Secretary of Margate, and that his outstanding memory of
his Secretaryship was when Epsom met Clapton Orient in 1933.

Thanks given
to the canteen helpers, the Press and groundsman, and those who distributed
the posters. Mr HG Sherman

referred to the
recent Ewell & Stoneleigh meeting, where the rent figure was discussed.
Clearly this was the reason

for
disagreement between the clubs, as E & S only wanted to pay £50 and E
wanted £100. Rent was £94, but running

costs were an
additional £117. This matter would run for a while it appears, as the matter
would be left with the E&S

sub committee and Epsom's Management Committee. A reserve
player Charlie (CO) Hall asked what would happen to the

Reserve side,
and was told that they would all be communicated with shortly. Obviously it
did not continue.

Ernest A Taylor is now Publicity Secretary, a different
job to DWG Jones, who was Press Secretary. Taylor was a "well known

London
journalist", and lived at "Treize" West Hill, Epsom.

Announcement
advising the Supporters Club AGM for 26/6/36 including a suggestion to adopt
Ewell & Stoneleigh into

their club. This would be accepted. Report from Secretary
G Greenfield said that whilst the club had a bad year, the Supporters

club did very well. They had 4 dances and 16 whist drives,
as results "did not dampen the spirits of the supporters".
Income

£367.4s. and Expenditure £323.8s. leaving a balance of
£43.16s.9d. Reference to Treasurer Harry Border living at "The
Web",

West Street,
Ewell.

July 36 London League v Paris League scheduled for 1/5/37
in Paris for Dewar Cup. First played for in 1910. 6/3/37 London

League v
Isthmian League. West Norwood and RN Depot join league.

Future Redhill
player Mick Colwell is at Redhill along with brother and captain Ted.

15/8/36 First
private trial. New players were Morgan (Shrewsbury) outside left. 2 teams of
11 could not be arranged, which

was a pity as
two players had left home in Wales at 4.30 am to be here!! Morris (captain of
Blaitha), and Taylor (Dowlais).

Sid Bristow did
the refereeing while Harry Hawke the new Secretary watched the trials.

A friend of mine Phil Bailey is living in Cyprus and
advises that a neighbour there asked him about John Edward Morgan as he was

her father. He lived on Epsom Downs and went off to War
with the Commandos, presumably in 1939. HE played one match for us

after the war
too, making him one of a very rare group of pre and post war players..

19/8 and 22/8 trials at Epsom FC. FA Rules dictate that
there can't be more than 2 public trials. E & S trial on 22/8 will be at

at 6.30 after
the Epsom one and 26/8 trial also at 6.30.

19/8/36 Better weather for this trial saw many players inc
Daniells (Sutton District), Austen (Shepherds Bush captain), Pearce

(Redhill Res and ex-local). The new President Arthur
Turner provided a ball signed by all the Tottenham players and will be on

view in the window of WJ Keeling house
furnisher, High Street, Epsom and will be raffled on 29/8/36.

Aug 36 Season
tickets are down from 12s 6d to 10s 6d this season. Covers all league and
friendly matches.

Aug 36 J Keary
is captain of Epsom Wednesday with W Wales v-c and also Secretary. Again
playing matches at West

Street. Friendly next Weds 26/8/36 before trials v
Kingston Albany. Have moved from Kingston League Div 1 to Premier Div,

but not clear
if this is a promotion or reorganisation.

Aug 36 League opponents Dagenham Town change colours from
maroon and amber to red and white. Change remains blue and white.

22/8/36 Future
Sutton & Leatherhead manager George Holling at Kingstonian trials.

26/8/36 trial saw two teams as follows: BLUES: H Baron, VD
Morris, Bobby Gill, Tommy Rochester, AC Austen, S Wilson,

JM Jones, Tommy
Dunne, Jackie Pullen, Jimmy Jones, JE Morgan. WHITES: E James, DW Lennard,
Maurice Gill,

A Skipsey, FV
Taylor, Nichols, L Birch, Billy Neal, Gordon Brogdale, S Hayward, Brian
Beglan.

In second half,
Moore, Cecil Weller, L Smale, and Daniels played for Baron, JM Jones, Wilson
and Neal.

After trial
these players signed on: Jimmy Jones, Cecil Weller, Jackie Pullen, Brian
Beglan, Gordon Brogdale, Billy Neal,

Bobby Gill, Maurice Gill, Tommy Rochester, and new players
were Tommy Dunne (returning), WJ Moore, E James, H Baron,

(all 3 g/k's), DW Lennard (Nunhead, Bromley, Golders
Green), A Skipsey, AC Austen, S Wilson, JE Morgan, JM Jones, and

S Hayward.

29/8/36 5 new
players for opening game of season. WJ Moore (Nunhead), DW Lennard (Bromley),
EJ Bracken (Woking),

EJ Morgan
(Shrewsbury), S Hayward (Friends Hall - local soccer). Paper says that Tommy
Rochester is Epsom's best

find for many
seasons. Epsom are 2-0 down after 12 minutes, but manage to draw after a late
Jimmy Jones equaliser.

Ray Mason got
HT for West Norwood on a very hot day.

2/9/36 Good
attendance for LC game with EL George (Arsenal Res and Margate) making his
debut.

The Margate connection was through former
Secretary Billy (WE) Green, who is Secretary there.

Unfortunately
while George was off the field injured, PO Engineers scored twice and won
3-1. Future players

Frank D Rawkins
and Judge play for PO Engineers v Epsom, as does another future player AF
Curtis.

2/9/36 Daily
News / News Chronicla advises that George scored the goal in this match, not
Birch.

Sept 36
Reference to West Norwood's new ground being a groundshare with Tooting &
Mitcham. They lost their ground

a season or two
ago, and had been sharing at Streatham Town.

4/9/36 Reported
that George Mackesy had signed for Dagenham. Ends a ten year association with
Epsom.

5/9/36 West
Norwood's first match ground sharing at Tooting & Mitcham, Sandy Lane,
Streatham Road, Mitcham.

5/9/36 Lucky to
get a draw after dominating first 20 minutes. Keeper E.James made debut.

Sept 36 Future
first team coach/manager Bill Whittaker joins Kingstonian from Nunhead.

Sept 36 Future
player TG Temlett breaks his leg playing for Ashtead.

Surrey Midweek
Cup draw pairs Epsom Wednesday (H) to Cheam Wednesday on 7/10/36 with
Banstead Weds or Sutton

Postal at home
for the winners on 28/10/36.

9/9/36 W
Randall makes debut (Luton Res & Dagenham). Frank D Rawkins played for PO
Engineers v Epsom.

12/9/36
Improving Epsom win 7-1 v Tilbury. Jackie Pullen gets 5, which equalled the 5
he got last year v Reigate Priory.

Tommy Dunne got
the other two. A week ago the papers had suggested that Pullen was getting
too slow.

Epsom were 2-0
up at HT but had hit the woodwork four times too. G Collins returns to the
side on the wing.

16/9/36 Epsom
Weds 3-2 Teddington Weds in Kingston Wednesday League Prem Div. HT 1-1.

19/9/36 About
2,000 spectators, 400 from Epsom see them lose at Woking in FAC. Jimmy Jones
had an injured foot and

was unable to
play. Epsom had three fifths of the play, but Gill mispen 2nd half at 0-2
before ex-Epsom player CB Weller

scored the
third for Woking. Late consolation from Dunne.

Attendance was
2,000 and receipts totalled £64. Splendid game says Herald. Dick Wilson in
goal briefly while James had

treatment after
a collision with another player.

26/9/36 Epsom
drawn away to Banstead MH but switched to West Street.

26/9/36 Epsom
dominate 1st half v Banstead Mental Hospital yet lead only 1-0 at HT. 2nd
half more even, yet Epsom

score five
times! Query on scorers but THE BOOK is right. Jones plays although not fully
fit and the papers question this.

Bill Randall wasn't great, but earned the two penalties
scored by Rochester, who should have taken the one at Woking too!

EL George still
out injured, after the match v PO Engineers.

Sept 36 DW
Lennard received his County cap this month.

3/10/36 Epsom
lose in extra time at Sutton. PW Jones made debut and L Ballard a former
Essex Schools Captain.

Rochester gets
2, one from a penalty, and J Morgan gets two. THE BOOK IS WRONG.

PW Jones debut from Dorking, (later an E & S player)
and L Ballard, a "hefty, young centre half", a former Essex
Schools

Captain.
Sutton scored after 4 minutes but Morgan equalised after 5 minutes and a
Rochester penalty put Epsom 2-1 up,

but it was 2-2
after 20 minutes. Dunne scored for Epsom, then Pratt equalised after 26
minutes. HT was 3-3, then Morgan

again put Epsom
ahead after 47 minutes. Sutton made it 4-4 after 75 minutes.

Future player
Basil Solly played and scored 4 for Sutton. DW Lennard injured in extra time,
and Sutton took advantage.

7/10/36 Epsom
Wednesday 2-2 Cheam Wednesday @ West Street. Keary scored both in this Surrey
Midweek Cup tie.

10/10/36 A
Smith makes debut at centre half. Already signed amateur forms with Tottenham
and Northfleet Amateurs.

West Norwood
striker Mason is kept quiet by Smith, which is just as well as Mason had
scored ten in two previous

matches against Epsom. Epsom won 3-1 despite a Rochester
mispen. Large caricature of game on Epsom & Ewell Times front page.

Also J Smith
made debut (West Park). West Norwood were at Tooting & Mitcham this year,
but had to play away, as

their landlords
were at home.

14/10/36 HT was
4-1 to Epsom, but Epsom Weds won 8-4 over Cheam Weds in Surrey M/W Cup replay
and play Sutton

Postal in next
round.

15/10/36
Councillor and future Chairman Albert E Tuck resigns from Epsom & Ewell
Urban District Council. He had

previously been
Chairman of the Public Health Committee. Alderman Chuter Ede, a future Home
Secretary in Attlee's

post war labour
government suggested that appreciation of his work should be minuted.

17/10/36
Friendly encounter with a youthful Tottenham XI. Ages ranged from 16 to 21
and most had obtained schoolboy

honours for county or country. A Smith played for
Tottenham this day instead of Epsom. Ernie Sperring returned to play for

Epsom. Referred
to in papers as "one of Epsom's pioneer players". F Pidgeon who was
on Tottenham's books played

at centre half
for Epsom. EL George returns from injury. Ernie Sperring returned to the
side, and "neither looks like or acts

like a
veteran". Rochester was out, with groin trouble, but played the
following week.

Game had been arranged by new President Arthur Turner, who
was Secretary of Tottenham, and a future war time manager

between 1942
and 1946. His interest in Epsom came from a friendship with EA Taylor the
Publicity Secretary at Epsom.

23/10/36 This Friday and regular Friday there were whist
drives this season at the Foresters Hall, organised by Supporters Club.

24/10/36 Best
gate of the season (over 2,000) watched the AC game v PO Engineers, which the
engineers dominated

and led 2-0 at
HT, but Epsom fought back in the 2nd half to force extra time. J.Morgan
should have won it during 90

minutes, but in
extra time he scored a great individual goal "one of the best individual
efforts at Ewell for years"

Future players
AF Curtis, FD Rawkins and J Judge played for PO Engineers

Papers recorded
53 goal kicks, 52 throw ins, 36 free kicks and 15 corners in this game. A lot
of goal kicks!

Times says
Morgan got a hat trick with no goal for Dunne. Both Herald and Advertiser
disagree.

Oct 36 Bobby
Gill and Tommy Rochester both selected for London League v Corinthians @
Finchley on 14/11/36

31/10/36 Epsom
lose to a Carshalton Ath penalty in the last minute of extra time in LSC.
" One cannot hardly imagine

a game being
played under worse conditions" constant rain. Carshalton Ath play
Catford (A) in next round - win 1-0.

Scorers were Pullen, George, Randall and Jones. Herald
agrees with Advertiser and THE BOOK is wrong. Morris HT for Carsh.

"Weather
as bad as it possibly could be" "Rain falling in torrents".
Gate was ruined by the weather.

Times says that
Jones scored twice with no goal for George.

31/10/36 Incident at Barnett Wood Lane as Leatherhead Rose
played Epsom OB in Surrey Junior Cup. Strudwick (LR) was

being cautioned when Joseph Taylor struck the referee a Mr
William Ernest Green - no connection, as the ex-Secretary was

in Margate by
now. LR Ground was closed until 1st Jan 1937 and Taylor was banned for life
with the game abandoned.

Leatherhead
Rose no longer seem to be at Kingston Road Rec.

6/11/36 English Schools Cup 2nd round sees Epsom &
Leatherhead 1-1 Woolwich Schools at West Street. Replay lost 0-2.

Nov 36
reference to APV playing at Putney - any connection to APV Athletic in 70's?

7/11/36 Coaches
to Redhill at 2s.6d.

Nov 36 Future
player Bryn Evans signs amateur forms with Tottenham, while with Carshalton
Athletic.

7/11/36
Ex-Epsom and Redhill player Tommy "Tot" Winship plays for Epsom as
Lennard was injured. Ernie Sperring is

unable to play
with a painful toe, and never plays again for Epsom. He was the last of the
originals to still be playing.

Redhill captain
ED Colwell was unable to play v Epsom as he nearly severed a finger at work
that morning. Future player

and coach Sid
Faggetter played and scored v Epsom, who missed numerous chances and lost
3-0. Att app 2,000.

Ewell paper
calls it "A first rate match". Pullen was surprisingly dropped for
the game. Gill scored an o.g. for the first goal.

Rochester,
Gill, and Bryn Evans (Carshalton Ath) selected for London League v
Corinthians on 1411/36. Venue unknown.

07/11/36
Epsom, Leatherhead & District Schools 8-3 Dorking & District in Hood
Shield 1st round @ West Street. HT 3-1.

Future player
Roy Dymott played in this game.

14/11/36 London
League v Corinthians at Finchley. Tommy Rochester and Bobby Gill selected for
this match.

14/11/36
Rochester and Gill (London League rep) Sperring and Lennard (injured) and
Randall (business) all absent, but

Epsom still get
past Beddington Corner 2-1 in SSC, despite trailing 1-0 at HT. Ex-player J
Gillespie plays for

Beddington
along with 17 year old youngster and former E & S player (& future
Epsom player) Gordon Brogdale.

EH Flight called in a short notice, and had to play in
borrowed boots, one too small and the other too large! "Epsom will play

better next
week, there is little doubt" says Herald. They don't.

14/11/36
Advertiser mentions that GC Williams plays, and he was expected, but he never
shows. Advertiser is wrong and

BOOK is right. EH Flight plays instead. The same day a
Williams makes his debut for the Met Police in a 10-2 hammering of

18/11/36 Surrey Midweek Cup 3rd round Epsom Weds v Long
Grove. Team manager was A Thornton. E Weds won this cup

two years ago.
Epsom were losing 2-4 with 4 minutes left in extra time, when tie was
abandoned for bad light. Replay.

21/11/36 Epsom
miss lots of chances in goalless first half and lose to Banstead MH in SSC
despite beating them 6-0

earlier in
season. As it turned out, Epsom would have then played Ewell & Stoneleigh
in SSC1. Future player R Forbes

scores 2 for
Banstead MH.

21/11/36 Future
player Reuben Leverington plays and scores twice for Leatherhead United v
Trojan Athletic in Surrey

Intermediate
League.

25/11/36 Epsom
Weds lose replay with Long Grove 6-1. They are still holders of the Kingston
Challenge Cup.

28/11/36 Future
player and manager Fred Chitty makes his debut for Epsom v Carshalton Ath,
having played for Ewell &

Stoneleigh
earlier in the season. There was a regular changeover of players as EL
George, Archie C Griffiths, BC Griffiths,

and Brian
Beglan would play for Epsom this year as well as Ewell & Stoneleigh.

Fred Chitty was
quite a small chap, but a good winger. Morris HT for Carshalton Athletic.

Epsom were
fortunate to be 2-0 up at HT but fully deserved the win on 2nd half
performance. Still unbeaten in League.

Nov 36 Dorking FC meeting to decide its liabilities. They
may also have lost their ground, but not clear exactly why the folded.

5/12/36 Jimmy
Jones was late arriving and missed the game. This may have had something to
do with Epsom's 1st half

performance as
they trailed 6-0 at HT before losing 1-7. E.James pen save at 1-7 2nd half.
First defeat in the league all

season. Tommy
Rochester consolation goal at 0-7.

12/12/36
Current leaders and cup holders Streatham Town cannot beat Epsom even though
DW Lennard was injured in

the second
half. 10 men. Streatham were also holders of League Cup.

19/12/36 Local papers produce a piece relating to the
Streatham game being Dick Wilson's 301st game. This appears to conflict
with

the report
below. Copy = Y.

19/12/36 8 pros
in Fulham Reserves line up including Barrett, a regular first teamer for some
years. Easily outclassed by

Epsom, who
scored 6 goals in the last 35 minutes. Leah and Staples made debuts and Dick
Wilson played his

300th straight
amateur game say papers.

Herald also
confirms the 300 appearances. 5 seasons with Epsom and 2 with Tooting &
Mitcham. Was previously with

Mitcham
Wanderers, before they merged with Tooting. "Still playing with vigour
and stamina"

The weather was
better, but it was still a poor attendance for Fulham. "Randall was in
excellent shooting form".

25/12/36 EL
George played for E & S this day, and Epsom on Boxing Day!

26/12/36 A few
supporters had put up the money for a trophy to be played for against the
combined 5 hospitals in Epsom.

Epsom trailed 2-1 at HT but drew 3-3. LCC Hospitals
captain was future war player Bill Ruffell, while Harry Payton also played.

TC Ansley
deputised in goal for James. He had joined from Hayes and was previously with
Finchley. Bill Ruffell scored

twice and
Pidgeon mispen 2nd half.

Cup presented
to W.Ruffell who was to hold it for 6 months. Dick Wilson was awarded a
memento for his 300th game.

Referee
G.Hyatt. Any relation? Hoping for Manor Hospital Supt. Dr ES Littlejohn to
present trophy.

The supporters who put up the trophy were W Bowe, W
Voller, and Ernest A Taylor. Called the Epsom FC Challenge Cup.

Herald says that despite the poor weather, it was the most
interesting and exciting game of the season. "Experiment worked

out
splendidly". "A sporting finish to a sporting contest"

Possible future
player J (maybe Jim) Chennell played (Long Grove), as did Harry Payton (Manor
Hospital).

Presentation was carried out by vice-chairman FG
Talbot-Butler, as Littlejohn was away, and Chairman Charles Pettett had

lost his
voice!.

Another presentation to Dick Wilson, this time of framed
cuttings which it was thought would be nice to see in future years.

Efforts to
induce him to make a speech were unsuccessful. "A man of deeds not of
words".

Dec 36 Reference to EA Taylor being Ernest A Taylor. Not
well at present due to flu and then laryngitis, but making progress.

2/1/37 Future player Bryn Evans has a Welsh Amateur Trial
at Hendon this day, but isn't selected for game v England on 23/1/37.

2/1/37 More
last minute changes to the team as Pidgeon had to assist Northfleet v
Norwich, so Winship played instead.

Northfleet were
Tottenham's nursery side.

2/1/37 Dagenham were a player short, so Maurice Gill was
loaned to them. He had previously played for Epsom and E & S and

would do so in the future. AH Barney made his
debut(Carshalton Ath) but was disappointing. Billy Williams played for
Dagenham.

THE BOOK credits Jackie Pullen with a hat trick, but two
different papers refer to him and Dunne getting one each, and an

unknown
scramble, so I have credited this second one to Pullen too. THE BOOK is wrong
on the Dunne goal though.

The Times credits Pullen with two and an own goal from
Davey. Very confusing. Advertiser agrees on Pullen, Dunne and unknown.

Herald agrees with Advertiser but it is an expanded
version of the same report. Keep as listed for now but I may change this.

After the game
AE Oakes (Chairman of Supporters Club) presented Dick Wilson with a clock,
while Supporters Club

Treasurer HE
Border gave a cheque to H.Cottee the groundsman. Paper says he had been
groundsman since the club

had moved to
Ewell. He was. "has played in every position on that ground - with the
roller!

Inscription on Wilson's clock reads: "Presented to R
Wilson by the Epsom Football Supporters Club as a record of his 300th

appearance in
amateur football without a break". Again, no speech from Wilson. Clock
was a quarter hour chiming clock.

George Mackesy was unable to play for Dagenham against
Epsom, as he suffered serious burns to his arms and face in a

motor lorry
fire about 5 weeks ago, which left him in hospital for three weeks. DW
Lennard was still unfit too.

9/1/37 Epsom's
first outright win at Tilbury, although they had beaten them 10-0 at Ewell
the year before. Heavy ground.

Leah suffered
broken ribs just before the end of the game, but was back playing by 13/2/37.

16/1/37 Epsom
are 3-2 up on Eton Manor, but can't hold on as they tire on heavy ground.
"Stamina and sprightfulness of

youth triumphed
over age and experience". Lost 3-5 at home. J Smith in for Leah this
week.

23/1/37 Epsom
again tire after leading 1-0 at half time, and lose 4-1 at Grays. A 17 year
old Gordon Brogdale

made his debut, and scored, although it
wasn't a sparkling debut. Keeper E.James had been at Grays previously,

and impressed
supporters with his progress. Also pensave 1st half helped. Due to flu, Epsom
had 3 subs in plus

4 who hadn't
played for 6 weeks says papers.

30/1/37 10.30 ko Epsom, Leatherhead & Dist Schools 0-1
Weybridge Schools at West St in Wood Cup. Ernie Watkins played for E+L.

Jan 37 Tommy Rochester
and future Epsom players Frank Rawkins, AF Curtis, are selected for
the PO Engineers for their

Easter Tour to Charleroi, where they had been holders in a
tournament for the last two years. Leaving on 26/3/37 and returning

on 31/3/37 but
Rochester definitely doesn't travel, as he plays for Epsom over Easter.

30/1/37 Epsom
gain revenge for last week's loss at Grays with a 5-1 win. Bryn Evans makes
his debut and plays well.

Pidgeon moved
from centre half to centre forward to accommodate the new player. Five
minutes from time, Dick Wilson

and a Grays player, Goodman are sent off. Sending off is
hard to see says Herald, as it occurred in the far corner of the ground.

"Supporters were dumbfounded to see
Wilson sent off". Never even cautioned before.

A small gate, but "not surprising, considering the
weather, and that there are supporters of a club who get lukewarm when
their

side is not
doing too well". Bryn Evans makes debut (Carshalton Athletic). Pidgeon
played well at centre forward.

Herald reports on concern that Dick Wilson's record
appearance run will be curtailed by suspension, but none ever takes place,

and he would
complete the season as ever present again.

6/2/37
Although Dagenham were the better side in the first half, Epsom were 2-0 up
at HT. Dagenham got a late equaliser

from a penalty
by ex-player Billy Williams. Herald and Ad says Pidgeon (2) not Pidgeon and
George.

Times says
Pidgeon and George. However, both Advertiser and Herald clearly show it is
Pidgeon (2). I will stay with that.

13/2/37 Judge (scored), Curtis and Rawkins all played for
PO Engineers v Epsom. Engineers were 2-0 up before Epsom fought

back to win
4-2. 4th goal was an o.g. from Chick even though Pidgeon followed it up.

Feb 37 Mr H Truelove 130 High Street Epsom, who was in
charge of WA Truelove & Son, has presented a cup to Epsom to be

competed for annually. He also made a substantial donation
to club funds." The Truelove Cup is to be played for on 21/4/37. It

is hoped he
will be there to present it. He would be.

19/2/37
reported that the club emphatically denied rumours that Tommy Rochester would
be leaving for PO Engineers.

20/2/37 RN
Depot make their first visit to Epsom "Ground must have reminded them of
the sea as it was very choppy"

Epsom 3-0 up after 20 minutes and win 5-2. Debut for a new
left back J Simpson - ex army. Not mentioned in BOOK which is

wrong. Bryn Evans was the star of the match, said
Advertiser. 2nd half saw RN keeper injured. Passenger with Read in goal.

Simpson played, not Payton as listed in THE BOOK. Simpson
did fairly well, but is thought too slight for a back. Herald says

that only Jones
and Dunne had good matches, with no reference to Evans at all!

Bostall Heath
are playing in Welling.

Feb 37 DW
Lennard has left for Wimbledon.

21/2/37 EA
Wilson died. Surrey FA official and son of WJ Wilson who also was.

27/2/37 Epsom lost the toss at Leavesden, and were 4-0
down at HT, then the wind dropped! Epsom still got it back to 4-2

and Pullen and
George both missed open goals. George appeared to be playing for E & S
and Epsom it appears.

Many players did play for both sides this year. Herald
says if Epsom had won the toss, the result would have been different.

Catton HT for
Leavesden.

6/3/37 two thirds of pitch still in very bad condition.
Debut for Tommy Delventhal, who Advertiser says had guested once before

last season,
but there is no record of it. He was ex-Sutton and had joined from Clacton.

6/3/37 Scoring query but THE BOOK is right to give both to
Pullen. Brian Beglan returns from E & S, and Tommy Rochester is

injured during
match. Passenger. Future wartime player Tommy Sealey is in the Streatham line
up.

13/3/37 Grays
edge a friendly 2-0 although the first goal was a clear handball seen by
everyone except the officials.

Epsom only had ten players, so local lad L Wade played for
Epsom and did well. Should be in the senior side says Herald.

Goodman who was sent off with Wilson on 30/1, scored both
goals, one in each half. L Wade played at full back, so Leah went

forward. Herald
refers to Bryn Evans as Brinley Evans.

20/3/37 Epsom
game postponed because Jimmy Jones, Tommy Rochester, Bobby Gill and Bryn
Evans (reserve) were all

selected for
London League v Isthmian League @ Finchley that day. London League won 2-1.

20/3/37 Reference to PO Engineers departing the London
League Cup 3-2 away at Briggs Motor Bodies, who would eventually

become Briggs
Sports. PO Engineers had knocked Epsom out earlier in the season.

10/4/37
Banstead MH v Kingstonian in SSC SF at Wimbledon

26/3/37 Epsom are the better side and deserved the 2
second half goals that beat Tooting & M. T Pearce made debut says

Herald, but I have a T Pearce playing for Epsom briefly in
1929. I believe they are the same. Pearce joined this time from Manor

Hospital.
Excellent performance, although not so good the following Monday.

Future manager
Doug Whitehead scores for Scotland AM v Wales AM at Bangor. W2-0. HT0-0.

29/3/37 return with T & M on Easter Monday was very
tame especially in 1st half. Gill absent injured. Only Beglan played well.

This goalless draw would be the last Epsom would have for
over 17 years until an FA Cup game with Whitstable in 1954, and.

the last at home until Jan 1959 v Eastbourne. It was
Epsom's first 0-0 for nearly 3 years, after another Easter Monday game

with Tooting & Mitcham. The brothers Gill were both
injured, so watched the game together, with Maurice helped by a crutch.

3/4/37
Representative game scheduled for this day at West Street 3.30 k.o. CW Milne
and AC Griffiths selected for SSL.

Apr 37 Bobby Gill and Bryn Evans selected for Surrey v
Herts @ Wimbledon on 7/4, but Gill doesn't play, as he can't get away

from work that
day.

Apr 37 reference to the FA considering a two referees
experiment for practice matches next August. Doesn't appear to have

happened.

3/4/37
Unexpected defeat at Bostall Heath has ended Epsom's chances of the title.
Epsom scored after 10 minutes but

after 15 minutes they are 4-1 down. Epsom dominated the
second half, but too much to pull back, although a Pullen mispen

(WIDE) doesn't
help. Jones' goal was a rebound from his own penalty which was originally
saved.

Herald says "and thus lost any small chances they may
have had of carrying off the championship". "Finchley are well nigh

certain to win
the league". Finchley do win it in the end, but only on goal average.

April 37 Dagenham reported to be leaving for the Essex
County League says Herald. They do leave league at end of season.

10/4/37 Epsom
gain revenge with a 5-0 win over Bostall Heath. BC Griffiths makes debut for
Epsom from E & S, with

brother AC
Griffiths playing the following week and scoring on his debut.

Apr 37 Mention
of West Norwood football club struggling to survive. Donations requested.
Nickname - The Bantams.

Also mention of future Epsom war time player T.Sealey now
being captain of Mitcham Wanderers. Had also played for Mitcham

Wanderers in
the early thirties.

14/4/37 Epsom
Weds 2-1 Kingston Weds.

17/4/37 PO Engineers win two matches in London League on
same day. RN Depot 3-1 and Bostall Heath 7-1. Future player

AF Curtis is
the only player to play in both matches and he scored in the first and got a
HT in the second!.

17/4/37 Finchley get late equaliser. This result is
pivotal at the end of the season, as Finchley win the league on Goal Average.

It was a very nervy game. Epsom were 1-0 up after 50
minutes, even though BC Griffiths had been injured in the first half and was

a passenger.

21/4/37
Combined LCC Hospitals beaten 4-1 in friendly. Cup is presented by Harry
Truelove, presumably the same cup

that was
presented after the Boxing Day game. W Ruffell scored again for Hospitals.
Game was sparkling and deserved

a larger
attendance. Jimmy Jones received the cup from Mr Truelove.

Apr 37 Future
war time player HH Bridge is at Wimbledon this season.

Apr 37 Jack
Lock playing for Leyton - future Epsom Town?

24/4/37 Epsom score once in first half, despite hitting
woodwork three times through Beglan, AC Griffiths and Jimmy Jones.

Then in last 6 minutes, score goes from 1-0 up to 4-1 up
with two Jones pens. A "delightful game" against RN Depot says
Herald.

28/4/37 Epsom are 1-0 down at HT but Archie Griffiths
levels it up after 75 minutes. Geoff Collins was back with Epsom today,
as

many players
seemed to chop and change sides. 1-1 draw with Leavesden.

In programme from the match it is advised that Dick Wilson
will be playing his 320th straight match against Leavesden. This ties in

with the 300
being against Fulham Reserves.

29/4/37 Epsom
defeat West Norwood 3-0 (NR)

1/5/37 Epsom were 1-0 down to a penalty before Archie
Griffiths made it 3-1 at HT with a first half HT. Jones' penalty was late

in the game.

1/5/37 Archie Griffiths got 4 in this game, while Jones
got the other. THE BOOK has Pullen scoring, but Herald doesn't even have

Pullen in the
side, as Randall is in instead. Pullen hadn't played for a while. Ad agrees.
BOOK is wrong.

The Times also reports that Pullen had scored one of
Griffiths' goals. Clearly the Secretary must have advised this to the Times
if it

were in THE BOOK and it must have happened soon after the
game to get into the Times' Monday edition. Might need further

investigation
as Harry Hawke wouldn't have made it up and preumably had to fill in a team
sheet of sorts?

Unfortunately the same day, Finchley beat PO Engineers to
take the League title. Anything else would have passed it to Epsom.

This was as
close as they would ever get to regaining the title after 1928.

May 37 Despite
Epsom applying for election to Athenian League, Tooting & Mitcham get
chosen ahead of them.

This decision appears the harshest of all rejections they
would receive. Herald says "not easy to see why T & M should
have

been preferred
to Epsom".

3/5/37 Times reports that Leyton have a new ground at the
Hare & Hounds as Clapton Orient are moving in at Osborne Road, which

would shortly be known as the Brisbane Road ground where
they reside to this day. Previous ground the Lea Bridge Greyhound

Stadium is
where Clapton Orient played Epsom Town in their 1933 FA Cup tie.

5/5/37 Supporters Club hold a Coronation Carnival Dance
starting at 8pm and scheduled to finish at 1am at Ebbisham Hall.

Tickets are 2s
6d. Baby Joan advised as England's youngest recording artist will be
performing.

12/5/37
Children are entertained at Gibraltar Rec and Epsom F.C. as part of the
Coronation celebrations.

19/5/37 SCFA meeting at Adult School Hall in Croydon,
where Epsom are congratulated on being London Lge runners-up./

Other
affiliated Local Teams:

Secretary

From SCFA Handbook

Affiliated

Epsom Athletic

F Barnes

2 Eastway, Epsom

July 1922

Stoneleigh Park

E Hounsome

59 Bridgewood Road, Worcester Park

Nov 1934

Epsom Wednesday

W Wales

9 Stamford Green Road, Epsom

Sept 1923

Epsom Wednesday
played in the Kingston Wednesday League this season

FINAL TABLE

Pld

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

Molesey Weds

16

12

2

2

63

21

26

Long Grove

16

11

1

4

53

31

23

Surbiton Weds

16

11

1

4

34

21

23

Kingston Weds

16

7

5

4

42

34

19

Epsom Weds

16

8

1

7

59

35

17

Teddington
Rovers

16

7

1

8

43

40

15

Kingston Albany

16

4

1

11

22

59

9

L.U.T.

16

3

1

12

30

50

7

Hersham Rangers

16

2

1

13

30

61

5

June 36 Banstead FC reform after two years in abeyance.
Ground was in Garratts Lane. Original colours of white shirts and blue

shorts are to
be worn for the reformed club.

Aug 36
Reference to Alec Stock staying at Redhill, but within a week, he had turned
pro with Charlton. Would go on to be

a famous
footballer with Yeovil Town amongst others, and a very famous manager.

21/11/36
Fetcham Dramatic Club perform J B Priestley's Laburnum Grove at Village Hall
in mid Nov 36. Critics said it

was
disappointing.

Nonsuch School
and Cheam Baths shortly to open. School had been planned for 20 years.
Pictures in Advertiser 4/3/37.

26/3/37 reported that Surrey Herald Editor Hubert Jaques
dies at 49. Funeral was 22/3/37. Died of flu, and lost his brother a year

ago, and his
father and mother within the last six years.

16/4/37
reported that Epsom & Ewell are to get their Borough Charter later this
year.