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Pre 1918 Detailed Summary
  The comments in this section relate to = all of the earlier clubs.         
  It is simpler to keep all comments in o= ne file as many clubs had links in those days.    
Key:                    
  Ewell F.C. - First team in bold, reserv= es or other in normal case.          
  Epsom F.C. - All four incarnations - Fi= rst team in bold, reserves or other in normal case.      
  Other minor clubs in the Borough are in= normal case.            
pre 1884 info<= /td>                    
M= arch 1859 Sussex Advertiser reports the annual custom of playing football in the streets on Shrove Tuesday. The ball was kicked off in the open space in   
f= ront of Mr Barnard's, White Hart Inn at about 12 and "the game was kept up with much spirit for a considerable time. Some few windows were broken but   
no= serious damage occurred."                  
30= /9/63 Percy Melmoth Walters is born - Future England International (and Captain) and founder member of Ewell FC. - Dies 6/10/36.    
Wi= kipedia has a page for him which advises 13 appearances for England, five of which we= re as Captain. Went to Charterhouse School but did     
no= t play for the team before going to Oriel College Oxford University where he won a b= lue in 1885. Then joined brother Arthur at Corinthian     
al= though would also play for East Sheen, Epsom and Old Carthusians from time to time. Pl= ayed on the losing side for Carthusians in the second     
Am= ateur Cup Final in 1895 before retiring to concentrate on his legal career, having = been called to the bar in 1888. Died in Ashtead aged 73.    
26= /10/63 FA Formed  at The Freemasons Tavern = in Great Queen Street, London. 11 clubs joined but not Charterhouse even tho= ugh they were present.    
26= /1/65 Arthur Melmoth Walters is born - Future England International and brother of Per= cy - Dies 2/5/41.        
Wi= kipedia has a page for him which advises 9 appearances for England. Went to Charterho= use School and played for them before going to     
Tr= inity College Cambridge where he was a blue from 1884-1887 consecutively. Then played for Corinthian and Old Carthusians, but saw time at     
Ea= st Sheen and Epsom too before founding Ewell FC in 1890. Died in Holmwood aged 76. Art= hur played in the first winning Amateur Cup Final     
te= am in 1894 and the losing team in 1895.                
A= s a rule Percy was the left back and Arthur the right back, but that wasn't always= the case and both could also play in other positions, including goalkeeper!  
1= 8/11/73 London Standard reported that Epsom College staged their annual Past v Present match on the College Cricket Ground. It was a football match but<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>   
t= he Past were the winners by two goals, two tries and two touches down. The present won= the toss and chose the goal nearest the railway station. Presume   
Ep= som Downs station? Kick off was at 3.30 The Past had the advantage of the hill but = the wind was against them.        
27= /11/74 Morning Post reported that the Epsom College Past v Present match ended i= n a draw this year.        
3/= 2/75 This was the date for the next Past v Present match.              
1= 5/12/77 Epsom College were defeated by London University after a well-conrtested game. London scored one goal, and two touches down to Epsom's   
o= ne try and one touchdown. Reported by Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper along with many other reports relating to teams like Hendon, Leyton, Barnes Luton,   
U= pton Park Reserves, Reading, Clapham Rovers and four matches at Clapton. Many diffe= ring scoring systems it appears as some relate to just goals   
wh= ile others had 15 players and were more akin to rugby.              
9= /2/78 Kings College School defeate Epsom College by one goal and two tries to nil. Pl= ayed at Battersea Park and reported by Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper.  
2= 2/2/79 Epsom College hosted Wolverton who were a man short but still won by a goal and= two touchdowns to two touchdowns. Then the Reserves sides  
pl= ayed and despite the visitors being two short here they won by five touchdowns to three.          
M= arch 1879 reference to Shrove Tuesday football having died out in Epsom but still carrying on in Ewell and Kingston where it is rumoured to have originated= .  
Th= is was reported in Bury and Norwich Post on 11/3/79.              
26= /7/79 Percy Walters plays cricket for Charterhouse at the age of 15 in a loss against Westminster School played at Vincent Square     
We= stminster. Percy batted at 4 and scored 7, also taking a catch. Vincent Square still exists and is still used for cricket, not far from Vauxhall     
Br= idge but on the opposite side of the river to the Oval.              
7/= 2/80 Surrey Herald is issue number 80. Also called Mid and West Surrey Advertiser.          
Ap= r 80 Public Hall in Epsom is to be built at the corner of Church Street and Station R= oad. The Quadrant is there now.      
A= pr 80 cricket is being re-established in Epsom. Looks like the club had a break. They are using the old cricket ground lent by Rev EW Northey, which is   
al= most certainly the current Woodcote site.                
7/= 7/80 Percy Walters plays cricket for Charterhouse v MCC and Ground at the age of 16 = in a match played at Godalming. Charterhouse     
sc= ored 253 runs. Percy scored 22 batting at number 7 but the game was drawn.            
25= /2/82 Arthur Walters represents Charterhouse in a football match against Westminster played at Vincent Square Westminster in the presence     
of= "a very large number of spectators". KO 2.55pm. Charterhouse were 2-0 d= own but HT 2-2 and a late winner for them enabled them to win 3-2.     
Ar= thur Walters played for Charterhouse as a half back in a 2-2-6 formation.            
28= /10/82 fixture advised for this day in London Daily News for Epsom College v Falcons, Epsom.          
1/= 11/82 Cotmandene Lodge, Dorking defeated West Surrey Preparatory School, Epsom = by six goals to nil. Game played on the Recreation Ground,     
E= psom, but this can't have been the one that was to become Epsom Rec (Alexandra Rec)= as this didn't open until 1898. Epsom were the smaller side, but  
th= is was counterbalanced by saying that the usual number played for Dorking but Ep= som played 14 men. HT 1-0 and strong wind from South West.    
13= /3/83 Morning Post advises a football match to be played at Epsom College this = day - Past v Present.        
3/= 4/83 Public Hall opens in Epsom                
19= /5/83 Percy Walters plays for Eton College v Oriel College at Eton but gets a duck batting at nine and takes no wickets!      
9/= 6/83 Arthur Walters plays cricket for Charterhouse who are beaten by Esher School at Godalming.        
14= /7/83 Arthur Walters plays cricket for Charterhouse and drew with Wellington at Godalm= ing. He scored 4.        
Su= mmer 1883 Ewell CC players having future connections with the Ewell football club J= ohn Henry Bridges, Robert Mason, W.Charman    
11= /9/83 Percy Walters appears for a Surrey XI against twenty four promising colts. He p= lays in the same team as Bobby Abel and Walter Read     
bu= t is out for a duck himself. Seeing as he was under 20 at this stage I am surprised to= see him in the Surrey side as I have found no mention of     
hi= m before now apart from school and college.                
13= /10/83 Arthur Walters selected for the first trial match of the season for Londo= n FA at Half Moon Ground, Putney. Currently with East Sheen.     
3/= 12/83 Arthur Walters is selected to play for Surrey v Essex this day at The Oval.            
1= 3/12/83 Arthur Walters plays for Cambridge University v Middlesex in front of a limited attendance at the Oval. K.O. 2.52. Score unclear as report in Yor= k  
He= rald is not of good quality.                  
1= 5/12/83 Cambridge University travelled to play Aston Villa at Birmingham and about 6,000 were present. It was very windy and wet. Cambridge led   
2-= 1 at HT but the game finished in a 3-3 draw.                
19= /12/83 Percy (PM) Walters plays in goal for East Sheen at Reigate Priory and East Sheen win 2-1.          
1= /1/84 Sussex played Surrey on the College Ground in Brighton but Surrey won 3-2. Percy Walters was in goal with Arthur Walters playing at full back.   
Bo= th players are listed as playing for East Sheen at this time. Ten men played for each side.          
1/= 1/84 incredibly the same day the London Standard advises that both brothers pl= ayed for East Sheen v Barnes at Barnes with Arthur taking    
hi= s turn in goal. He played really well but Barnes still won 2-1. This report is dated 2/1/84 and clearly states that the game was played "yesterday".=    
15= /1/84 Arthur Walters is selected for the South v The North at the Oval on 26/1/84.          
26= /1/84 North v South at the Oval and over 2,000 were present to watch the South win 4-= 2 HT 2-1. Arthur Walters played for the South this day.    
16= /2/84 London v Birmingham at the Oval in fron of 3,500 but lost 5-1. HT 3-1. Arthur Walters played for London but only just 19.      
26= /2/84 Oxford v Cambridge at The Oval with an "exceedingly large number of spectators". KO 3.05. Two late goals enabled Cambridge to     
wi= n 2-0. Referee was the famous Charles W Alcock and Arthur Walters played for Cambridge. Jackson's Oxford Journal said attendance was 2,000.    
1= 8/3/84 Arthur Walters is selected for West Surrey v Oxfordshire to be played this day at Guildford. Listed as playing for Ewell at the time but there was n= o  
Ew= ell FC back then. They could have been referring to a place of residence but that doe= sn't look likely either.        
2= 5/3/84 West Surrey defeated West Sussex at the Reigate Priory ground with a Tuesday afternoon 4pm k.o. by ten goals to one. West Surrey had beaten   
O= xfordshire at Guildford the previous midweek and were due to play a return match with East Surrey the next week, indicating that they had played earlier in   
t= he season. In the line up was Arthur Melmoth Walters but many non-arrivals ensured a= ten a side match. HT was 6-0. Walters had to leave 12 minutes   
be= fore the end but West surrey added three more goals when they were down to nine. Walte= rs is again listed as (Ewell) in the team area.     
24= /5/84 Percy Walters plays cricket for Oriel College, Oxford v Eton College on the Eton Playing Fields. Percy scored 2 as Oriel were well beaten.    
2= 4/6/84 Arthur and Percy Walters are playing cricket for Ewell CC against Dorking this day who win by 51 runs. Arthur scored six and took a wicket while   
P= ercy scored eight. Game played at Ewell which would have meant Gibraltar Recreation Ground in West Street, adjacent to where the football ground would   
be = situated in a few years. They were regular cricketers so I won't detail all of their matches from this point.        
1884/85 season=                    
18= 84 Surrey Herald appears to be all rugby before the autumn. Then………….            
26= /9/84 Formation meeting of Epsom FC at Epsom Athletic Club, The Parade. Preside= nt is EW Northey, and the club will play at Epsom Cricket    
Cl= ub COPY TAKEN AND PICTURE OF EW NORTHEY.                
Th= ere had been a preliminary meeting on a Friday night before this meeting, possibly the week before. Mr Lionel Pagden is Treasurer     
an= d Secretary. The club will open its season on 11/10/84, although this was a club/trial match.          
S= ept 1884 Reference to Civil Service football club (rugby union) playing Epsom Coll= ege on 26/11/84 in this season's fixture list with the return on 4th Feb.  
Al= so reference in Surrey Mirror to Epsom College playing against St John's School, Croyd= on in Epsom on 22/10/84 with the return at the School     
Gr= ound, Croydon on 3/12/84.                  
22= /11/84 Epsom 5-0 Chamois. K.O. 3.15. Epsom did all the work and led 2-0 at HT. In the second half JT Woolcombe came out of goal and     
sc= ored a HT. Webber did very well too. COPY TAKEN. = 2-2-6 formation.            
22= /11/84 Percy Walters represents Oxford University at the Oval against London. London w= on 4-3, HT 2-2.        
22= /11/84 Surrey Mirror reported the SCFA Annual General Meeting where it was advis= ed that they would play v Middlesex at Epsom on 27/11/84.    
Th= ere is also reference to Surrey Cup Semi-Finals being played at Dorking (14/3/85 and Epsom (21/3/85).        
26= /11/84 Epsom College v Civil Service. Was it played? Fixture appears in the Morning Po= st.          
27= /11/84 Percy Walters represents Oxford University at home to Notts County and the visi= tors won 2-1. Oxford led at HT.      
29= /11/84 Epsom v St Bartholomew's Hospital Reserves @ Epsom Cricket Ground, Woodcote. Was this played?        
No= v 84 Dorking played St John's School Leatherhead at "the new ground". Was th= is Pixham? Near the Brighton station.      
3/= 12/84 Epsom College visit St John's School, Croydon. Game to be played at the School Ground. Was it played?        
6/= 12/84 Epsom v Dorking @ Epsom Cricket Ground, Woodcote. Was this played?            
Su= rrey Mirror says it was meant to be on 13/12/84 and the return is planned for 24/1/85= .          
10= /12/84 Epsom College home to Guy's Hospital this day. Was it played? Fixture appears in the Morning Post.        
13= /12/84 The game was played at Epsom according to the Surrey Mirror and in the results summary for the season for Dorking it is shown     
as= a draw, but with no scores listed in this summary.              
15= /12/84 Annual Association Football Match between East and West Surrey was moved = from the regular Dorking venue to be played at Epsom.    
Th= e game was drawn 1-1 "played on the ground of the Epsom Football Club." We= st Surrey went 1-0 up after about ten minutes and East    
Su= rrey replied shortly afterwards. Playing for Epsom this season, and for West Surrey th= is day were the brothers Walters, AM and PM.    
Th= ey were future Ewell Old Carthusians and England players but this may have been t= heir first club.          
Ot= her teams who provided players were Surbiton Wanderers, Surbiton, Dorking, Woking, Sutton School and Weybridge, while representing    
th= e East Surrey side were Swifts, Barnes, East Sheen, Lyndhurst, St Thomas' Hospit= al and Surbiton Wanderers again. No mention of any    
Cr= oydon sides. COPY TAKEN. Monday afternoon game. KO 3pm              
Re= ynolds Newspaper stated that the game "attracted a large company including = many ladies". It also said that the game was played on the    
cr= icket ground at Epsom. Woodcote or a slightly different site back then?            
20= /12/84 For the second week in a row Epsom hosted Dorking. Surrey Mirror reported that Epsom won by a goal to nil but there is no report.    
20= /12/84 This was one of only six losses Dorking would suffer in 21 games with one draw= v Epsom as well.        
20= /12/84 Surrey v Sussex @ Guildford Cricket Ground (the old one) Percy and Arthur Walters played and Surrey won 2-1. Both sides had    
th= eir own umpire. Kicked off at 2.30 and there was "continued vigour until 4.05". Presume only 5 minutes for HT but could have been bad light.<= /td>    
Bo= th Percy and Arthur were listed as being East Sheen players again.            
22= /12/84 Percy Walters played for East Sheen v Casuals at the Casuals home ground in Wandsworth. Casuals won by a second half goal to nil.    
27= /12/84 Epsom met Lyndhurst for the first time in favourable weather. Epsom won the toss and defended the Woodcote goal, while Lyndhurst    
de= fended the Town end. After 15 minutes Hugh Walters had a goal disallowed for offside= but Webber made it 1-0 soon after from a scrimmage.    
Ly= ndhurst equalised soon after and an Epsom sub Wooldridge scored for Lyndhurst. Li= onel Pagden scored from a Webber cross to make it 2-1    
ea= rly in the second half. However two goals for the opposition meant that they led with not long left, but a "combined attack by Webber,    
N.= Brooks and Lionel Pagden enabled them to score." Scorer unclear but I will go w= ith Pagden for the time being. Drew 3-3.      
G.= Wooldridge and Harrowill were the subs who played for Lyndhurst.            
Ep= som's formation this season was 2-2-6 with two playing centre forward and no apparent centre half. COPY TAKEN      
3/= 1/85 Chamois v Epsom @ Hackbridge. Was this played? Chamois reports were quite regular= , so it may not have taken place.      
10= /1/85 Arthur Walters plays for Oxford and Cambridge whilst Percy Walters played for opponents London and South at the Oval this day. The     
Un= iversity side won 6-1.                  
10= /1/85 Epsom lost 4-1 at home to East Sheen in a game spoilt by boisterous wind and ra= in. East Sheen arrived with 9 and had a sub keeper    
le= nt to them, but oddly Epsom just played with 9 as two forwards were not well enough to play. The ball was in the Epsom half for the first     
fi= fteen minutes after which East Sheen scored the opening goal from a free kick w= hich just touched the sleeve of an Epsom player, or it would     
no= t have counted, as direct free kicks were not allowed in those days.  Webber equalised soon afterwards, but= on the restart East Sheen     
sc= ored again and led 2-1 at HT. The second half saw Webber and H.Brooks "partially disabled" and two more goals were conceded.      
COPY TAKEN                    
1= 5/1/85 Surrey v Middlesex, scheduled for this day is postponed. The Middx Secret= ary said they will not play "on account of snow" said York Herald.<= /td>  
17= /1/85 Epsom lost 5-2 at home to St Bart's Hospital Reserves. The home side was poorly represented and they lost easily. 1-0 down after 5    
mi= nutes and 2-0 soon after. This was followed by Epsom's best spell of the game, duri= ng which they reduced the arrears, but scorer was    
un= known. HT 2-1 and Epsom scored once in the second half "resulting from the uni= ted efforts of Price and Walters." One of the goals for    
th= e Hospital was an own goal. Only H Jones played well. WTR Price was captain this day= . AW Pagden played for St Bart's. COPY TAKEN.    
24= /1/85 Percy and Arthur Walters play for Old Carthusians at Wandsworth v Grimsby Town = in the Fourth round of the FA Cup, winning 3-0.    
24= /1/85 Simultaneous bombings at House of Commons, Westminster Hall and Tower of London. The Irish are suspected.      
24= /1/85 Dorking defeated Epsom 4-0 in their third game this season. Epsom won the toss but after some even play, Dorking scored midway    
th= rough the first half. HT 1-0 despite both teams efforts. Dorking were better in the second half, and went 2-0 up before Price, who was in goal     
fo= r the second half, replacing Chadband, kicked clear, but it rebounded against a Dorking player and went in. They scored again near the end.    
CO= PY TAKEN. Club played a 2-3-5 formation this day.              
28= /1/85 Percy Walters plays for Oxford University v Middlesex at the Oval. KO 2.30 but Oxford were late arriving and KO was actually 3.10.    
Ox= ford led 1-0 at HT but went 3-1 down before getting a late goal for 3-2.            
31= /1/85 North v South at the Derbyshire County Cricket Club in Derby watched by between four and five thousand. The southerners elected to     
de= fend the goal nearest Nottingham Road and at 2.35 the game started. HT 1-1 but the North won 2-1. Percy Walters played for the South.    
A= fter the game the Nottinghamshire Guardian suggests that both Percy and Arthur Wal= ters should be in the England side that was about to be selected.  
31= /1/85 Lyndhurst defeated Epsom 5-2 @ Denmark Hill. Epsom were one short but a s= ub was kindly provided. Lyndhurst won the toss and went     
ag= ainst the wind which at times was very strong. During the first half hour Epsom had several shots with the wind and Webber scored with a     
lo= ng shot. Soon after Price went down the side and centred to Brooks who scored (pre= sume H Brooks). HT was 2-1 as Lyndhurst scored just     
be= fore HT but the second half saw the hosts score four times as they penned their oppon= ents most of the time. 2-2-6 formation again.     
COPY TAKEN.                    
7/= 2/85 Morning Post advises Epsom College v Westminster Hospital at Epsom this day.          
7/= 2/85 Epsom returned to their home enclosure and defeated Weybridge 1-0 at Woodcote i= n a very good game and after a rush up the middle,    
J.= Woolcomb made a pretty run which secured the only goal of the match. The two Woolcomb's made good runs but nothing further was     
sc= ored. Epsom's backs did well in the second half and Alder did very well in goal. 2-2-6 formation.           
Re= ference to J.Wooldridge not G. Was this Geoff/Jeff? Definitely G COPY TAKEN.            
Fe= b 85 General Gordon killed at Khartoum, Sudan.                
Fe= b 85 Lord Rosebery's maiden speech as a member of the Cabinet. He was an Epsom resident, lived at The Durdans.      
14= /2/85 Percy and Arthur Walters play for Old Carthusians in FAC Sixth Round v Church, = an Accrington based side. OC had beaten Chatham in the     
la= st round and a second half goal enabled the visitors to progress by a goal to nil. This was an FA Cup Quarter Final!        
Ox= ford led 1-0 at HT but went 3-1 down before getting a late goal for 3-2.            
14= /2/85 No Epsom fixture or report. Probably no game.              
17= /2/85 York Herald advises that Percy and Arthur Walters have been selected for Engla= nd for the match against Ireland on 28/2/1885.    
21= /2/85 Epsom lost 1-0 at home to St John's School, Leatherhead. Kicked off at 3.15 and= St John's defended the Town end, but Epsom     
pr= essed considerably. HT was 0-0 and Turle scored in the second half. Webber had = been injured after 15 minutes. 10 men. COPY TAKEN.=    
Ep= som adopted a 2-3-5 formation this day and can't seem to make their mind up. Captain = was WTR Price, referred to here as TR Price.    
24= /2/85 The twelfth Varsity match took place at the Oval and upwards of 2000 persons visited the Surrey County Cricket Ground. Cambridge     
ki= cked off from the gasometer end at 3pm. Arthur Walters scored an early goal for Cambridge which proved to be the winner. Percy     
Wa= lters played for Oxford.                  
Ar= thur was at Trinity College Cambridge while Percy was at Oriel College Oxford.            
28= /2/85 A good game saw Epsom win 2-1 over East Sheen at Woodcote. The visitors only bro= ught seven players and were give two subs.    
JT= Woolcombe scored the first goal after a few minutes, but a lucky goal "from a slide shot" soon after, levelled it up. HT was 1-1 and Epsom    
be= gan to do more work and gained a succession of corners, one of which from Lionel Pa= gden fell right in the goal and was scored by     
JT= Woolcombe. Another goal was disallowed for handball later in the game. COPY TAKEN.          
28= /2/85 Arthur and Percy make their debuts for England this day in a 4-0 win over Irelan= d. Game played in Manchester.      
Ma= tch played at Whalley Range in front of between 5,000 and 6,000 people. HT 1-0.            
7/= 3/85 Appears no Epsom game this day.                
7= /3/85 Arthur and Percy play for Old Carthusians in the F.A. Cup Semi-Final, but lose 5= -1 to Blackburn Rovers in a match played at the "Notts Castle"   
gr= ound in front of a "very small number".                
14= /3/85 Epsom lost 4-0 @ Leatherhead to St John's School. Epsom won the toss and went against the wind but went two goals behind in the    
fi= rst half to Turle again. On changing ends the wind fell considerably but it was more even, despite Turle completing his HT. Webber R.Brooks     
an= d JT Woolcombe showed best form. 2-2-6 again. COPY TAKEN.              
16= /3/85 Arthur and Percy Walters are selected for the next England match against Scotlan= d at the Kennington Oval on 21/3/85.      
21= /3/85 Appears no game this day.                
21= /3/85 The 14th annual match between England and Scotland took place at the Kenningt= on Oval in front of 10,000 spectators on a cold but fine     
da= y. England won the toss and chose the Harleyford Road end and kicked off at 3.35. A = late equaliser for England in a 1-1 draw. Arthur and     
Pe= rcy Walters both played for England this day. Reported in Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper.          
28= /3/85 Epsom's final game of the season saw a 2-1 win at Weybridge in splendid weather. They only took ten players but a sub was provided.    
Th= e first goal was scored by the sub who touched in a cross by JT Woolcombe. HT 1-0. In = the second half Weybridge had the best of the    
ga= me but they couldn't get past the brothers Walters. Eventually they equalised but a l= ate winner for PW Pagden from a Price pass.    
2-= 2-6 formation. HC Jones occasionally referred to as HE Jones. COPY TAKEN.            
Th= is was the final game of the season and the club record was advised as Played 16 W6 = D3 L7 F27 A30.        
I = have 15 fixtures, 13 results W5 D2 L6 F19 A28 (no idea of score in draw v Dorking= ). Missing three results (4 scores though) W1 D1 L1 F8 A2.    
30= /3/85 On a Monday at the Kennington Oval k.o. 4.10 East Sheen defeated Reigate Prior= y in front of just 250 spectators as the date was     
in= convenient. Sheen were two goals up at half time and won 2-1 with both Arthur and Per= cy Walters playing for East Sheen at full back.    
May= 1885 Percy Walters playing frequently for Oriel College, Oxford at Cricket.            
1885/86 season=                    
Su= mmer 1885 saw John Henry Bridges, future President of Ewell FC, playing for Epsom CC this season. Also R.I'Anson playing for Banstead CC.    
3/= 10/85 Percy and Arthur Walters played for Brentwood at Trent Bridge v Notts. Notts won 3-0. HT 1-0.        
10= /10/85 Trial Match for Epsom FC this day.                
17= /10/85 Epsom were due to be at home to Abinger originally, but instead Epsom thrashed = East Sheen 5-0 at Woodcote. The visitors again    
tr= avelled short, bringing just nine men, while Epsom were also one short, but subs = were found for both sides. By HT Epsom were 2-0 up, both    
ha= ving been scored by EH Walters. In the second half, Brooks and Walters scored after scrimmages, while JT Woolcombe also scored before    
th= e end. The backs were hardly used in this match. 2-2-6 formation used. COPY TAKEN.          
14= /10/85 Epsom College v St Mary's Hospital. Was this played?              
24= /10/85 Epsom v St Bart's Hospital. Was this played?              
24= /10/85 Epsom College v London Hospital. Was this played?              
31= /10/85 Epsom v Chamois. Was this played?                
Oc= t 85 Dorking Standard advised as playing at Sondes Place.              
7/= 11/85 Epsom hosted Dorking at Epsom Cricket Ground, Woodcote, but lost 3-8 in very pleasant weather. JT Woolcombe was late arriving,    
an= d so Epsom started with ten men, while they were also missing their regular half bac= ks. Kicked off at 3.15. Epsom were 2-0 down very    
ea= rly and it was 4-1 by HT with Webber scoring after some excellent passing by Barry a= nd the two Woolcombes. Webber actually scored a HT    
th= is day but Epsom kept conceding at regular intervals. Chadband in goal for Epsom was "simply admirable" despite conceding eight! Willy    
an= d Down both scored HT's for Dorking. 2-2-6 formation used. COPY TAKEN.            
14= /11/85 Epsom lost 2-1 to St John's School at Epsom in miserable weather. Soon after starting Epsom went behind but Barry equalised     
im= mediately after a dribbling run. HT 1-1 and very even for a while but good play was impossible owing to the state of the ground. Barry,     
We= bber and R.Brooks were the best Epsom players. 2-3-5 formation used. COPY TAKEN.          
I = will use HE Jones instead of HC Jones.                
14= /11/85 Percy Walters played for London at Bramall Lane v Sheffield in front of 4,000 spectators. London won 3-2. HT 1-1.      
18= /11/85 Percy Walters played for "Old Corinthians" (prob Corinthians) against Cambridge University at Parkers Piece, Cambridge. Arthur Walters     
pl= ayed for the University side but they lost 1-0 to a first half goal in "fair and frosty weather".          
21= /11/85 Epsom were defeated at home 7-2 by Lancing Old Boys. Only 7 turned up for them,= but one Epsom player C Jones played for them,    
an= d two subs so it was a ten a side game. Lancing defended the town end after losing t= he toss, but they were 4-1 up by HT. A.Freeman HT.     
Ep= som's goals were scored by Sweet and J.Woolcombe. Epsom also had two goals disallowed, one for offside, and one for a free kick which     
we= nt in directly without touching a player. The keeper was in fact standing behind the line for some reason! R.Chadband distinguished     
hi= mself again. Brooks and Woolcombe were very energetic in the front line. 2-2-5 formati= on used in this ten a side game. COPY TAKEN.    
28= /11/85 Epsom drew 2-2 at home to Weybridge. A strong North West wind blew across the g= ame which confined the game to one side of the     
gr= ound. Only 8 turned up for each side, but five subs were found and an Epsom late arriv= al made up the eleven. After 15 minutes Epsom went     
be= hind, but W.Woolcombe equalised after 20 minutes, but Weybridge led 2-1 at HT. In t= he second half Epsom had the best of the game until it     
be= came rather dark, with J.Woolcombe eventually equalising. 2-3-5 formation used. COPY TAKEN.          
30= /11/85 Epsom play in Aldershot in the first round of the Surrey Association Challenge = Cup against the Kings Own Regiment. Very slippery    
af= ter incessant rain but a good and enjoyable game resulted. JT Woolcombe, Webb= er, H.Brooks, R.Brooks, CPC Jones, and HE Jones were    
al= l absent for this Monday afternoon game, so it was far from a representative game. A fairly even first half saw Epsom 1-0 down at HT, but    
th= e visitors fell to pieces in the second half and a lot of goals were scored from rus= hes, one goal was an own goal. The game ended just before    
it= got dark. A harsh scoreline. AK Pagden was probably Lionel (LK) Pagden. Was GF Sladen= GS Sladen the future Ewell player?      
2-= 2-6 formation used. COPY TAKEN.                
5/= 12/85 Arthur Walters played for London at the Oval v Glasgow but lost 2-5 after leading 2-1 at HT. A couple of thousand were present.    
5/= 12/85 Epsom play at Forest School in Walthamstow and lose 2-0 after a pleasant game. Epsom chose the northern goal and the      
ga= me started after 3pm. After a few minutes, some loose play enabled the school to sco= re but play was uneventful until HT. Epsom pushed in    
th= e second half, but conceded a second goal. A thick mist interfered with play in the last twenty minutes "rendering the goals almost invisible."    
2-= 3-5 formation used. COPY TAKEN. Game played at Snaresbrook according to Chelmsford Chronicle. Their scorers were Hooley and Poole.    
On= ly Hart played up to his usual form.  The= re appear to be four Pagdens LK (Lionel), AW, PW, AK. Definitely AW and PW a= nd Lionel are     
th= ree different ones, but AK is not definite yet, despite AK Pagden being capta= in this day. Was it Lionel (LK)?. Only GH Pagden= in the census.    
12= /12/85 No games this day due to frost.                
De= c 85 reference to James Chuter living at the Half Mile Bush. Future ground use= d by Epsom clubs at this site.        
1= 6/12/85 Percy and Arthur Walters make up the Corinthians touring party for some matches up North, starting this day at Blackburn v Blackburn Rovers.  
Th= ey also have fixtures with Accrington Preston North End, Blackburn Olympic, Barnsley a= nd Stoke on Trent. Squad has a main 13 with seven others    
li= sted as occasionals. Percy and Arthur are in the main squad advises the Derby Mercury.          
1= 9/12/85 10,000 were present for the "great match of the Corinthians tour&quo= t; at Preston North End. Hazy but fine weather and Percy and Arthur both   
pl= ayed. Preston won 4-3. HT 3-3. Lancaster Gazette said "the defence of the brothers Walters being magnificent in the extreme.      
19= /12/85 St Bart's Hospital Reserves 1-3 Epsom @ Upton. Each side only had 9 men and three of the Epsom side arrived late, so the game was    
on= ly 50 minutes in length. JT Woolcombe scored in the first half and HT was 1-0. = St Bart's scored soon after the restart, but goals from Sladen     
an= d Woolcombe again made it 3-1. Reference to a CR Pagden another new member of the fam= ily! COPY TAKEN.        
26= /12/85 "an unusually large number of spectators" were at Reigate Priory for a five a side tournament. In the first round Reigate Priory     
(1= st team) 3-2 East Sheen (1st team), Reigate Priory (second team) 2-0 Abinger & Holmbury, Epsom 4-3 East Sheen (second team). In     
th= e second round Reigate Priory (1st team) had a bye, Reigate Priory (second team 5-3 Epsom. Final was a 2-2 draw between the  Reigate    
Pr= iory first and second teams to share the tournament. Luncheon was served afterwards = in the pavilion.        
D= ec 85 Arthur Walters is listed in the Casuals touring party although he doesn't featur= e in their first game at Derby on Boxing Day. They are due to play  
B= urnley on 28 Dec, Blackburn Olympic on 29 Dec Aston Villa on Dec 30, Nottingham Forest= on Dec 31, Sheffield on Jan 1 and Long Eaton on 2 Jan. Busy!!  
19= players were listed in the squad.                
T= he Corinthians announce further tour dates v Queens Park in Glasgow on Jan 1, Hibernians in Edinburgh on Jan 2 and v Newcastle & District on Jan 4.=  
2/= 1/86 Epsom drew 0-0 at Woodcote with East Sheen. Fine weather and the ground was in = good condition, with the game kicking off just after    
3p= m. Both sides were weak and the game was uninteresting, although it picked up a little in the second half. Murray did well for Epsom.    
2-= 3-5 formation used. COPY TAKEN. Now we have a G.Brooks. Check!            
9/= 1/86 Reference in Surrey Mirror to a tour by the East Sheen Boat Club who were= due to play Epsom at football in Dorking!      
9/= 1/86 Any fixture that was arranged would have probably been p/p anyway for frost a= nd snow.          
9/= 1/86 Surrey Mirror reports that the West Surrey Championship has been drawn with 8 te= ams involved. Weybridge v Epsom, Dorking     
St= andard v Dorking, Abinger and Holmbury v Ockley, Godalming v Guildford. Games to be played by 16/1/86 which seems ambitious.    
16= /1/86 Epsom lost 5-0 at home to Lyndhurst in bright wintry weather. The home side only had 9. Epsom lost the toss and had the sun and wind     
in= their faces. 20 minutes after the start it was 1-0 and 2-0 soon after with a sh= ot just under the bar. A scrimmage from a kick for "hands"     
pr= oduced a third with one of the Epsom men putting it through. HT 3-0 but Woolcombe = was badly hurt and Epsom had eight for a while.     
St= urgeon got two more in the second half to complete his HT. COPY TAKEN.            
1= 6/1/86 Percy and Arthur Walters play for the Gentlemen v The Players at Deepdale, Pres= ton N.E. FC in front of a large attendance and won 1-0. HT 1-0.  
It= was a sort of South v North game in reality with The Players effectively representing the Northern, professional half of the game.    
Wi= th profesionalism having been legalised, this was the first ever Gentlemen v Players match. Both players are listed as Corinthians players.    
2= 0/1/86 Percy and Arthur Walters played for Old Carthusians v Brentwood at the Oval and there was a large assemblage! The Carthusians won a close  
by= a first half goal to nil.                  
21= /1/86 Heavy snowstorm in the area which is now several inches deep.            
23= /1/86 Match between Dorking and Epsom @ Dorking is probably not played as there was l= ots of frost and snow.        
23= /1/86 This game v Dorking definitely did not take place.              
23= /1/86 also Surrey Mirror advises fixture at Epsom between Epsom College and King's College Hospital.        
25= /1/86 Percy and Arthur Walters are selected for the South v the North at the Oval on 30/1/86.          
30= /1/86 Percy and Arthur Walters played for South v North at Oval and weather was poor = but still several thousand spectators braved the     
el= ements said the London Daily News. HT 0-0 but South won 3-0.               
30= /1/86 Reference to Epsom v Epsom Old Foresters, also confirmed by the Chelmsford chronicle. There was also still lots of snow about,     
so= probably not played anyway. They were probably connected to Forest School who were played in a friendly earlier in the season.    
6/= 2/86 Weybridge v Epsom. Was this played?                
6/= 2/86 Dorking 3-0 Dorking Standard - West Surrey Championship QF?            
6/= 2/86 Percy and Arthur Walters were on opposing sides as Percy played for London agai= nst Cambridge University at the Kennington Oval. A really     
in= teresting game says the York Herald. University won 2-1. HT 0-0 and the Walters both played well, showing "superb form".      
13= /2/86 St John's School v Epsom. Was this played?              
20= /2/86 Lancing Old Boys defeat Epsom 2-0 @ Surbiton. Webster scored after 15 min= utes for them despite Epsom being the better side. Just    
af= ter the goal Worthington twisted his knee. 10 men. Still fairly even in the second half before Webster got his second goal. Percy Walters    
on= several occasions saved his side from the Lancing invasions, an Brooks also did w= ell. Of the forwards P.Pagden, Sweet and Woolcombe     
we= re good while A.Pagden did useful work in the second half. 2-2-6 formation used. = COPY TAKEN.          
24= /2/86 Arthur Walters is selected for Cambridge University v Oxford this day at the Ova= l.          
2= 7/2/86 Arthur Walters plays for Oxford & Cambridge v Sheffield at the Leys School Ground. Mostly a Cambridge team. HT 1-1 but the Varsities ran away=  
wi= th it in the second half, winning 8-1!                
27= /2/86 Morning Post advises fixture Epsom College v Mitcham at Epsom.            
27= /2/86 Lyndhurst v Epsom @ Champion Hill. Was this played?              
6/= 3/86 East Sheen v Epsom. Was this played? It was scheduled to take place at Clare L= awn, East Sheen's home ground that season.      
6= /3/86 Percy Walters and Arthur Walters play for Corinthians v Notts County at the Oval and attracted a large number of supporters despite the cold   
an= d snowy weather. Corinthians won 7-0. HT 3-0. Reference to the brothers Walters "whose defence was splendid".      
9/= 3/86 Shrove Tuesday football is played in Ewell. Mr Woodruff provided the ball as he = had done "for many years". Some 200-300 took part    
un= til dusk with no injuries.                  
Th= e game kicked off in Ewell Village outside the King William IV Pub. Many came fr= om Epsom to play.        
13= /3/86 No fixture for Epsom and lots of frost too.                
13= /3/86 Percy Walters is named Captain of England for the match against Ireland and won= 6-1 in the absence of the regular Captain Norman     
Co= les Bailey. He was just 22 and it was only his third appearance.              
T= he game was played on the ground of the Ulster CC at Belfast on a fine afternoon and Ireland took the lead. HT 2-1. Arthur didn't play in this match.  
2= 0/3/86 Percy and Arthur Walters played for the Gentlemen v Players at the Oval. The Gentlemen led at HT but lost 2-1. Approximately 8,000 were  
pr= esent for this Festival which also contained an earlier rugby match between London v London Welsh and Scottish.      
27= /3/86 Scotland v England at Hampden Park in front of 11,000 people. England led= at HT but drew 1-1 as Scotland equalised ten minutes from    
ti= me. Percy and Arthur Walters played in this match.              
29= /3/86 Percy Walters plays for England v Wales at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham in front of 5,000. England won 3-1.      
Th= e weather was fine and after a slow start England got on top especially in the seco= nd half.          
17= /4/86 Percy Walters played for Corinthians as they met Queens Park for the third time this season. The first had been a draw on New Year's Day     
an= d the second game a few days previously to this match at Nottingham that the Corinthia= ns won 2-1. This time despite having a weaker side     
th= an in the previous encounters Queens Park won 1-0 with a goal just before half time from a corner that was "breasted in".      
27= /4/86 Hugh Walters, still at Haileybury College is involved in the Public Schools Raquets Challenge Cup in the Court of Prince's Club,     
Ha= ns Place, Belgravia and from eight competing pairs (with J.D.Campbell) they are dow= n to the last four, scheduled for 28/4/86.      
Fur= ther progress does not appear to have been reported.              
1886/87 season=                    
17= /9/86 Dorking FC general meeting advises that a number of new members have join= ed, one of whom was Lionel (LK) Pagden, "late     
Se= cretary to the Epsom club".                  
9/= 10/86 reported that the Epsom club have folded, having been dissolved at the en= d of last season.          
Oc= t 86 Dorking listed as playing at Pixham Lane and London Road. Were they the same grou= nd back then?        
Pr= eston House School are based in Bookham.                
Do= rking Standard play at Sondes Place Farm Ground, Dorking.              
1= 3/11/86 Percy and Arthur Walters were unable to play for London v Sheffield this = day as they were playing for Old Carthusians v Crusaders in the Cup  
tie in Leyton.=                    
27= /11/86 Percy and Arthur Walters played for Old Carthusians who lost 5-1 (HT 3-1) at We= st Bromwich Albion on their old Stoney Lane Ground.    
1/= 12/86 Percy and Arthur Walters are selected for the Gentlemen v Players at a meeting = held at the Albion Hotel, Manchester.      
1= 3/12/86 Percy Walters played for the Corinthians at Blackburn Rovers as part of t= heir Tour, winning 3-2  after being 2-= 0 down at HT. Monday game.  
D= ec 86 Percy Walters selected to play for Surrey at Guildford v Sussex on Boxing Day. Arthur Walters is not available. Injured? Walters is listed as "Ewell"   
ag= ain even though there is no team.                
1= 8/12/86 Percy and Arthur Walters played for the Gentlemen v Players in Stoke. Hea= vy snow in the morning didn't help with the attendance. Lost 3-2   
af= ter being 2-0 up at HT. Attendance was still 4,000.              
30= /12 reported but actual date is not clear. Percy Walters played for Casuals who lost 6= -3 at Long Eaton Rangers. HT 4-0.      
Ja= n 87 No play on 1/1, 8/1, 15/1 for poor weather.                
Ja= n 87 Cottage Hospital to be created in Epsom to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee.            
J= an 87 Wallington are playing at the Harcourt Road Field. The ground was probably across the road from my old house, as it had a Malden Road end,   
a= nd was left for development in 1907, yet an OS map from 1913 shows part of the ground= on my side and touching Malden Road to be undeveloped still.  
Oc= casionally they call themselves Harcourt, and it appears that they changed their name next season.        
1/= 1/87 Percy Walters played for Corinthians v Queens Park at Hampden Park in front of "one of the largest crowds that has ever been seen within     
t= he confines of the ground, the numbers being estimated at 15,000. Corinthians scored after just five minutes, led 2-0 at HT and eventually won 3-1.  
3/= 1/87 Percy Walters played for Corinthians v Newcastle & District on the West End Ground, Newcastle and there were a large company present     
de= spite the "raw, cold weather". HT 0-0 but Corinthians eventually won 5-0.=            
4/= 1/87 Percy Walters selected for Corinthians v Middlesborough at Linthorpe Road on th= is day.          
1= 2/1/87 Percy and Arthur Walters were selected for the South to play v The North at the Aston Lower grounds in Birmingham on 22/1/87. Selection   
Me= eting held at "their offices in Holborn Viaduct".                
2= 2/1/87 Percy and Arthur Walters played for the South but were defeated 4-2 by the North (HT 2-2) at the former home of Aston Villa in front of 1,500.  
Fo= llowing this match, the England squad for the match with Ireland on 5th February was chosen but neither brother was selected for it.    
9/= 2/87 Percy Walters played for Corinthians v Cambridge University who had Arthur Walt= ers playing for the opposition. A moderate attendance at    
th= e Oval. The University scored early but Corinthians led 2-1 at HT and won by the same score.          
22= /2/87 Percy and Arthur Walters are selected for England v Wales at the Oval on 26/2/8= 7. They are listed as Old Carthusian players.    
23= /2/87 Cambridge v Oxford at The Oval and Arthur Walters played for Cambridge who won. Walters is referred to as "the international back".    
Ca= mbridge won 3-1. HT 3-0 in front of 3,000.                
26= /2/87 Four thousand were present at the Oval to witness England play Wales in fine weather. KO just after 3pm. HT 1-0 and England won four-    
ni= l with Arthur and Percy Walters both playing this day. Morning post advises "several thousand" and the home team won the toss and chose the     
Ha= rleyford Road goal to defend. The Standard advised 4,000.              
2= /3/87 Old Carthusians hosted Preston North End in the FA Cup Sixth Round - Quarter Final. 7,000 were present. The Carthusians chose the Western   
go= al to defend and kicked off at 3.30. The brothers Walters played well and "were repeatedly greeted with tremendous cheers". HT was 0-0 but a     
la= te equaliser for Preston forced extra time with the score at 1-1. This was a disadvant= age to the Carthusians and only the brothers Walters didn't     
sh= ow signs of fatigue although Percy gave away the free kick that was headed in for the winner. Preston won 2-1.        
8/= 3/87 Arthur and Percy Walters are selected for England for the match with Scotland at Blackburn on 19/3/87. Both are listed as playing for     
Old Carthusians which is the old boys of Charterhouse School side.              
12= /3/87 Arthur and Percy Walters played for The Corinthians against Preston KO 3.55 at t= he Oval as part of the regular festival, which was called a     
Ju= bilee Festival this year for Queen Victoria's fiftieth anniversary. HT was 1-0 = to Preston but game drawn 1-1. A rugby match between Middlesex     
a= nd Lancashire preceded the football match as was the tradition. I say "tradition" but it was only the second festival and they did it like this last year.  
19= /3/87 Arthur and Percy Walters play for England against Scotland played at Blackburn Rovers who were playing at The Leamington Ground    
ba= ck then. 12,000 were present. Snow cleared from the pitch earlier in the day but it was very boggy. England wore white and Scotland wore     
da= rk blue. Game KO punctually at 3.30. It was 1-1 at HT and after an interval of "three or four minutes" they started the second half. Scotland<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>     
we= nt ahead again but England equalised although Scotland got another to win 3-2.            
19= /3/87 reference to a football fixture in London Standard - Epsom College v Kent Rovers at Epsom.          
24= /3/87 Arthur and Percy Walters played for the Old Carthusians at Chatham in a match against the Royal Engineers K.O. 3.20 Percy played in     
go= al this day but the Engineers won 2-0 with both goals in the first half.            
1= 1/4/87 The Surey FA Shield competition took place in Mr Tracy's Field, South Street, Dorking on Easter Monday and was won by Reigate Priory, defeating  
E= psom in the Final says the Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser. Interesting, seeing as Epsom were advised to have folded at the start of the season!  
De= ligtful weather but a "sparcity of attendance". Neither Dorking team to= ok part, despite having entered. Guy's Hospital also failed to appear.    
T= his wasa five a side competition it appears. Reigate Priory beat East Sheen 4-1 and Abinger & Holmbury beat Reigate West End 1-0. East Sheen beat Epsom  
2= -1. In the SF Reigate Priory beat Abinger & Holmbury 7-1 while East Sheen went straight through to the Final, or would have done if they had remained   
a= t the tournament. However, they went home so Epsom took their place and Reigate Priory beat Epsom 4-1 in the Final!! Other sporting events held too.  
1= 1/4/87 Percy Walters played for Corinthians against Preston North End at Deepdale in f= ront of 9,000 spectators. K.O. 2.30. Corinthians led after just   
7 = minutes but Preston equalised very quickly "amid great enthusiasm" and four minutes later Preston were ahead. It was three-one before half an     
ho= ur had been played. HT 3-1 and no further scoring in the second half.            
9/= 5/87 Hugh Walters scores 2 runs playing cricket for one of two teams of freshers at Oxford University. He scored 22 in the second innings.    
12/= 5/87 Hugh Walters scored 24 playing for "16 Freshers" v Oxford University= at The Parks.          
1887/88 season=                    
17= /6/87 Percy Walters received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Oxford.            
11= /8/87 Hugh Walters scores 12 before being run out playing for London Bohemians who h= ad travelled to play Pickering in North Yorkshire.    
Th= e home side won easily.                  
20= /8/87 York Herald reports on a game between Whitby and Visitors in the North Yorkshi= re town. Hugh Walters opens the batting and scores 16.    
Th= e home side won by 9 runs.                  
Oc= t 87 Ferncombe play at Wimbledon Rec.                
Oc= t 87 West Croydon at Dennett Road this season and would remain there until the late 90's.          
Oc= t 87 a new club Sutton Rovers are playing on Sutton Green. This appears to be the fi= rst Sutton Association football team.      
Oc= t 87 Guards Depot are playing at Caterham Barracks this season.            
1/= 10/87 Arthur Walters plays in the opening match at the Spotted Dog Ground, new home of Clapton FC.        
26= /10/87 London v Sussex at The Oval with Arthur Walters playing for London. KO 3.= 00 HT was 3-0 and Walters made the assists for the first two     
go= als. Sussex got two back in the second half but a fourth goal for London completed the scoring.          
No= v 87 Guy Fawkes Night is hardly observed this year. Almost looks as if it is dying out.          
9/= 11/87 Corinthians played Oxford University at Queens Club, West Kensington in "wretched weather". Arthur Walters played for Corinthians and     
ac= tually assisted the opening goal with a long kick to Challen. HT was 3-0 and the game finished 4-2.          
1= 2/11/87 Arthur Walters played for London in a 2-2 draw with Sheffield and Hallamshire. It was the first representative match for the newly named  
or= ganisation. Game played at Bramall Lane in front of 6,000-7,000. K.O. 2.50. HT 2-1 to= S & H and London equalised five minutes from time.    
19= /11/87 Arthur Walters played for Corinthians v Blackburn Rovers at Leyton in fro= m of 2,000, winning easily 6-1. Even Blackburn's goal was     
in= the last minute.                  
23= /11/87 reference to a fixture between St John's School and St Mary's Hospital @ Epsom on a Wednesday. (NR).        
26= /11/87 WH Bagshaw the former Epsom and future Ewell player is in goal for Dorking v= St John's School in the First round of the Surrey     
Cu= p @ Leatherhead. Future Ewell player Ted (JE) Perks plays for the School this day.            
No= v 87 East Sheen are at Mortlake this season.                
No= v 87 Chamois FC play in Hackbridge at Mr Frost's Field. He had leather mills nearby.          
De= c 87 Carshalton played Harcourt @ The Glebe, Carshalton. Where was this?            
6/= 1/88 Arthur Walters selected for the South v The North at the Oval on 14/1/88 but he won't be available, because…..      
7/= 1/88 Arthur Walters is injured playing football at the Oval. It was a dislocation of = the small bone of the leg which was "successfully reduced"    
at= St Thomas' Hospital. He will be out for a few weeks. He was playing for Old Carthusi= ans v Bootle in the fifth round of the F.A. Cup     
an= d they won 2-0 with a goal in each half, ensuring they are the only Southern club le= ft in the last 8. The accident occurred ten minutes from time     
w= hen Arthur twisted his knee requiring to be carried off. They would lose 4-2 to even= tual winners WBA in the Quarter Final with both brothers absent.  
Th= e Graphic magazine lived up to its name by saying "slipped and dislocated the small bone of his leg. At the hospital however, he kicked it in again     
an= d is now on the road to recovery. Ouch!                
15= /1/88 A large hay stack belonging to future Ewell Committee member Frank Charman = in Gibraltar area catches fire. Damage was insured at     
ap= proximately £60. It must have been very large.                
19= /1/88 Arthur Walters is selected for London v Birmingham at the Oval on 4th February. Surely he was still injured?      
2= 0/1/88 York Herald says that Arthur Walters "is fast recovering from his recent injury and expects to play against West Bromwich Albion in the next Cup tie."  
21= /1/88 The Graphic says that Arthur Walters plays in goal "with great success&q= uot; for Old Carthusians in the draw with Oxford University.    
24= /1/88 Arthur Walters is selected for England v Wales at Crewe on 4th February.            
2= 8/1/88 Arthur Walters plays v West Bromwich Albion in the sixth round of the FA = Cup but was below form and were down to ten men shortly after the start  
of= the game when Locker the other back, fractured his collar bone. West Bromwich Albi= on won 4-2.          
14= /2/88 Shrove Tuesday saw the traditional football game played in Cheam this year.          
Ma= r 88 Harkaway refers to there being very few available weeks for football this year as a result of frost from Dec 87 to Mar 88. "I doubt if there    
is= a single club that has played half its fixtures this year."              
Ma= r 88 West Croydon playing at Dennett Road.                
3/= 3/88 The Graphic newspaper reports that "Mr P.M. Walters has returned to England" and he and Arthur will play for London v Glasgow at the     
Ov= al this day. Didn't know he'd been abroad!                
It= transpired that Percy has been "to the Cape", presume South Africa and this was his first match back. He had lost a lot of his old ability said the     
Bi= rmingham Daily Post but "his knowledge of the game saved him from failure&quo= t;. Arthur was unable to play in this match and was substituted by     
Mi= tchell of Guy's Hospital. London won 3-1. HT 2-0.                
10= /3/88 This year's Charity Festival at the Oval includes Preston North End v Corinthi= ans and Middlesex v Somersetshire (rugby).      
10= /3/88 Dorking 0-3 St John's School Leatherhead. Future Ewell player Ted (JE) Pe= rks played for the School.        
12= /3/88 Percy Walters selected for England v Scotland at the Oval on 17/3/88.            
17= /3/88 Scotland v England at Hampden Park in front of 14,000 and the English loo= ked to have the best side they had ever sent over the border!    
Lo= ts of snow in the week before but the ground was cleared on Friday evening and the ground was "made all right". England led after 40 minutes    
bu= t it was 4-0 by HT! England won 5-0!                
24= /3/88 FAC Final @ Oval Preston N.E. v WBA. West Bromwich won 2-1 in a close game in front of "some 20,000 people."      
27= /3/88 Percy Walters is selected for England v Ireland at Belfast on Saturday 7th Apri= l.          
7/= 4/88 Percy Walters plays for England v Ireland at Belfast. Ireland had never beaten England and were not expecting to this time, as England had    
be= aten Wales and Scotland who had both beaten Ireland. K.O. 4pm and England led after = 10 minutes, extending their lead two minutes later.    
Ire= land pulled a goal back but HT was 3-1 and England eventually won 5-1 despite poor shooting on their behalf.        
1888/89 season=                    
15= /9/88 reported by Harkaway that there is "nothing yet about an Epsom footb= all club. Are the old footballers in the racing town so lacking in     
en= thusiasm that they cannot raise a football team of any sort. I hope not but if they propose to do anything they will not have to waste any     
mo= re time or it will be too late for this season."                
Ha= rkaway also says that "an effort is being made to establish a football club in Epsom" but despite his prompting, there is no progress.    
Cl= early he means a second Epsom club, as there was one from 1884/86.            
22= /9/88 reference in Surrey Herald to Robert I'Anson, either a future Ewell footballer, or more likely his father. Born in Waterford in 1850, he    
wa= s a very very good cricketer in local circles and a picture was produced P5 22/9/8= 8 if required.          
25= /9/88 Epsom Harriers AGM. Apparently this meeting was going to discuss a potential formation of a football club in addition to the Athletics,    
bu= t it was never raised and there will be no club in Epsom this year.              
Oc= t 88 Carshalton FC form and will play in Carshalton Park. I thought they forme= d in 1898.          
6/= 10/88 Future Ewell player either J.L., or P.H. or R Lempriere is playing regularly for Hackbridge based Chamois this season and gets a HT    
th= is day in a 21-1 win over Marlboro Rovers.                
23= /10/88 Percy Walters plays for his new club the London Caledonians at Queens Club, West London v Cup Holders West Bromwich Albion who    
ju= st won 1-0. Walters is available sporadically but was described by the Aberdeen Weekly Journal of all papers as "one of the finest backs     
in= the kingdom".                  
Oc= t 88 reference to the person in charge on the field being called the umpire th= is season. Would soon change to referee.      
Ha= rcourt FC are playing at Harcourt Road this season.              
22= /11/88 Percy Walters is called to the bar this day. Like his father and brother he had qualified in law.        
19= /12/88 reported that Percy Walters will be playing for the Corinthians v Glouces= ter County in Bristol on Saturday 22nd December.    
De= c 88 Corinthians New Year Tour will include both Arthur and Percy Walters and = they will play Newton Heath in Newton Heath, Manchester on     
De= c 29, Durham County @ Darlington on Dec 31, Queens Park in Glasgow on 1st January, Newcastle & District in Newcastle on 2nd January, Celtic in     
Gl= asgow on 3rd January, St Bernards in Edinburgh on 4th January, Sunderland in Sunderlan= d on 5th January and Preston North End in Preston on     
7t= h January. The squad of 21 is organised by N.L. "Pa" Jackson.              
28= /12/88 Hugh Walters scores for Casuals in front of 1,000 who defeated Sheffield 4-2 at Bramall Lane. Percy Walters also played. K.O. 2.40.    
29= /12/88 Hugh Walters scores for Casuals again in their 4-1 win over Nottingham Forest = in Nottingham. It was their fourth match of the tour.    
31= /12/88 Arthur Walters plays for Corinthians v Durham County at Darlington in fro= nt of "a capital gate" of between 4,500 - 5,000.    
Re= ference to a Mr T.M. Walters being the Corinthians umpire this day. Any connection? Gr= ound was frostbound and Durham scored after 5 minutes    
an= d extended their lead five minutes later. HT 3-0. Durham County won 4-0. Arthur play= ed as a half back today instead of his usual full back position.    
1/= 1/89 Arthur and Percy Walters both played at Hampden Park v Queens Park. K.O. 2.10. "There was an enormous crowd present".    
Co= rinthians led 2-1 at HT but lost 3-2. Only a minute taken for HT break as they had started late.          
ea= rly Jan 89 but not clear exactly, Hugh Walters plays for Casuals at Trent Bridge aga= inst Notts County who win 1-0 with a second half goal.    
Ja= n 89 reported that Percy Walters had been touring with The Casuals who defeated West Manchester, lost narrowly to Aston Villa and beat     
Sh= effield. However, then he had to leave midway to join the Corinthians tour. He had been Captain of the Casuals on this tour.      
1= 1/1/89 reported by Sheffield & Rotherham Independent that Percy and Arthur Walters were selected for the South v The North at Sunderland on 19/3/89.=  
1= 2/1/89 Arthur and Percy Walters both play for London v Oxford & Cambridge Universities at the Oval. Should have been played on 13th December but   
fo= g prevented the game going ahead. HT was 0-0 but two goals for the Universities left London chasing the game and although they got a goal back     
it= was not enough and they lost 2-1.                
1= 9/1/89 This was the tenth match in the sequence and 10,000 were present to see the No= rth v the South. Percy and Arthur Walters played, while also  
ca= lled in to play was their brother Hugh Walters (Casuals). Percy put in an assist for= the opening goal scored by Wreford-Brown but it was 1-1 soon     
af= ter. The South led 2-1 at HT though and no goals were scored in the second half. P= ercy captained the South team.        
26= /1/89 PM and AM Walters played for the Corinthians against the Preston North End Invincibles at Leyton in front of between 8,000-10,000.    
Al= though the Preston side won, both had a good game and interfered with the combinatio= n of the Preston forwards.      
It= was their first game this season in the neighbourhood of London with this game bein= g at the Essex County Cricket ground. "The brothers Walters     
we= re in grand form at the back, coming up the field rather too far to be safe, but play= ing into one another's hands in a way which is peculiarly their     
ow= n" said the Birmingham Daily Post. Preston were not the better side but won 1-0 a= fter a goalkeeping error allowed the ball to go over the line.    
2= 6/1/89 Hugh Walters played for Oxford University as they defeated Berks & Bucks at Marlow by three goals to one. He was listed as one of the two scorers  
so= is not clear if he scored once or twice, but he was listed first, so maybe he got two.          
30= /1/89 Hugh Walters plays for Oxford University v Corinthians at the Oval. Corinthians won 8-5. HT 4-1 to Corinthians. <= /td>      
At= tendance was limited due to the weather.                
2/= 2/89 Picture of Thomas (TT) Bucknill the future Epsom FC President in Wallington & Carshalton Herald P5 if required.      
Fe= b 89 EW Martin lost his eldest son W.Martin. Any relation to CE Martin?            
15= /2/89 Percy and Arthur Walters are selected for England v Wales on 23/2/89. Reported = in the Pall Mall Gazette!        
1= 6/2/89 Percy and Arthur Walters played for Corinthians v Celtic at the Oval in wretched weather which affected the attendance. This was the return  
ma= tch as Celtic had won 6-2  back in Janua= ry while Corinthians were on tour. This time Corinthians won 3-1. The brothe= rs Walters were "decidedly     
su= perior" to their opponents. Game refereed by M.P.Betts the famous scorer of the f= irst FA Cup Final goal in 1872.        
23= /2/89 England beat Wales 4-1 @ Stoke in front of 10,000. HT 1-1. AM and PM Walt= ers played for England and were listed as Old Carthusians.     
Lo= ndon Daily News says the attendance was 7,000 not 10,000.              
Fe= b 89 Epsom Golf Club formed.                  
2/= 3/89 Percy and Arthur Walters both played for Casuals in the Final of the London Cup= at the Oval against Clapton who deservedly won 4-2 with     
C= asuals only scoring twice near the end. The Pall Mall Gazette wrote "The match afforded another illustration of the fact that two or three good men   
a= re not of themselves able to win. In this it was a case of Clapton against the Walt= ers, none of the other Casuals appearing to show even fourth class play."=  
9/= 3/89 SSC Final Guy's Hospital 1-0 Barnes.                
9= /3/89 Corinthians beat the Preston North End "Invincibles" by two goa= ls to nil at the Kennington Oval in front of between 8,000-10,000 on a springlike  
da= y. The crowd "lined the ropes at the Surrey headquarters". 1-0 after 5 minut= es and the second goal came after 15. Both Percy and Arthur    
Wa= lters played in this match. Preston would win the League without losing a match and the Cup without conceding a goal this season.    
La= ncaster Gazette advises an attendance of 6,000.                
16= /3/89 Arthur and Percy Walters selected for the match this day for Old Carthusians aga= inst the South of England at the Oval as part of the     
re= gular London Charity Festival, following the traditional rugby match between London and Blackheath.        
It= transpires that Hugh Walters played in this match too and scored a goal for the South against his brothers, but the Old Carthusians were     
al= ready three up and won 3-1. HT 1-0. Hugh also had another disallowed for offside.            
3= 0/3/89 Preston NE 3-0 Wolves @Oval in FAC Final. Attendance was 20,000-30,000 and was the same day as the Boat Race but both events could be seen.  
Yo= rk Herald records the attendance at "over 28,000".              
9/= 4/89 "H Company" the 2nd Volunteer Battalion of East Surrey Regiment has exercises (manoeuvres) on Epsom Downs. Led by       
Ca= ptain Percy M Walters.                  
1/= 4/89 Percy and Arthur Walters are selected for England v Scotland at the Oval on 13/4/89. Pall Mall Gazette advises that only Wolverhampton     
Wa= nderers and thhe Old Carthusians supply more than one player for the team.            
13= /4/89 Scotland defeat England 3-2 at the Oval in front of 10,000 people on a du= ll, cold day. Percy and Arthur Walters play for England this day.    
En= gland won the toss and elected to defend the goal nearest the gasometer. KO 3.00 England were 2-0 up at HT. Percy was Captain.    
Ll= oyds Weekly News advises the attendance as 7,000. York Herald says 8,000.            
1= 3/4/89 reference to PH Lempriere, either a future Ewell player or related to one= . He plays for Chamois regularly and this day they won the Surrey Junior  
Cu= p 4-3 over the Royal Scots Guards.                
13/= 4/89 Referee assaulted and killed by a player in a match played in Leyland, Lancashire= !          
1889/90 season=                    
10= /6/89 Percy Walters receives his Master of Arts degree.              
Oc= t 89 West Croydon are at Dennett Road still this year but they are now changing at = the Wellington in Sumner Road which was near the ground.    
Oc= t 89 WH Bagshaw the former Epsom player and future Ewell player at Dorking this y= ear.          
19= /10/89 Arthur and Percy Walters played for London v Sussex at The Oval this day. Projected K.O. 3pm. London play in white.      
Lo= ndon won 5-1. Actual K.O. 3.20. HT 3-0.                
30= /10/89 Hugh Walters scored a hat trick playing for Casuals in their 4-0 win at Highga= te School in Highgate, London. HT 2-0.      
9/= 11/89 Arthur and Percy Walters selected for London v Sheffield at Bramall Lane. This is the oldest fixture of its kind, dating back to 1871 says the    
S= heffield and Rotherham Independent. It is the 32nd match in the sequence apparently, so there must have been more than one game a year at some point..  
9/= 11/89 Percy and Arthur Walters both play as Sheffield defeat London by a second half = goal to nil. Hugh Walters also plays.      
16= /11/89 Percy and Arthur Walters both play as Corinthians defeat Sheffield by four goal= s to one at the Oval. HT 2-0.      
18= /11/89 Percy and Arthur Walters both play for Corinthians as they defeat the Preston N= orth End side that were invincible last season, by five     
go= als to nil at the Athletic Association Ground in Richmond. The London Daily News says that The two Walters were on the winning side     
ye= sterday and would seem to have quite out-distanced all contemporary footballers in the position of full back". KO 3pm and       
Co= rinthians defended the river end. Attendance between 7,000-9,000 according to the Morning Post.        
26= /11/89 London Casuals play Everton at the Essex County Cricket Ground in Leyton = and a couple of thousand visited the ground to see Everton     
pl= ay very well. The only highlights for the London side were the keeping of Moon and defending of Percy Walters as they were outclassed by     
se= ven goals to two. HT 3-0 and it was 6-0 before London scored two in quick succession. Arthur Walters did not play.      
3= 0/11/89 Percy and Arthur Walters played for London v Oxford & Cambridge at Qu= eens Club in front of a moderate attendance owing to "a variety of   
co= unter attractions". HT 1-1 and FT was 2-2 "the brothers Walters great= ly distinguished themselves."        
14= /12/89 Casuals 1-1 Derby County. Played at Kennington Oval and Percy Walters pla= yed. No line up provided in Sheffield & Rotherham     
In= dependent. HT 0-0.                  
28= /12/89 Preston North End 2-1 Corinthians at Deepdale. Percy and Arthur Walters played in front of 7,000 spectators. HT 2-0. "A splendid game".=    
4/= 1/90 reported but actual date unknown just yet Kirkcaldy & District v Corinthians who were level at 3-3 at HT but won 5-3 in the end despite an     
ea= rly injury that left them with ten men after ten minutes. Percy Walters played in th= is game. 3,000 present.        
4/= 1/90 Newcastle 1-7 Corinthians. Percy Walters played in front of 3,000 at the ground of the West End club. HT unk.      
6/= 1/90 Percy Walters played for Corinthians who won 3-1 at Bramall Lane against Sheffi= eld United in front of 1,500 people. HT was 1-0 to Sheffield.    
8/= 1/90 Percy and Arthur Walters selected for the South v The North at the Oval on 13/1= /90.          
13= /1/90 Percy and Arthur Walters played for the South v the North at the Kennington Ova= l. "The Southern defence was particularly strong".     
S= outh won 3-1 in this representative match with many professionals playing too. A large number of spectators assembled. Percy and Arthur Walters   
pl= ayed and Percy was Captain. HT 1-0 to the South who went on to win 3-1.            
15= /1/90 Percy and Arthur Walters are selected for London v Glasgow at the Oval on 25/1/= 90.          
J= an 90 reference to Harcourt FC, different to Wallington FC and playing at Harco= urt Road, Wallington. They did not last long though, and merged in 1891.  
Ja= n 90 reference to a future player Gilbert H Pagden. Born 1875. Lots of other Pagden's a few years back with the Epsom club.      
1= 8/1/90 Percy and Arthur Walters played for Old Carthusians at Wolverhampton Wanderers = in the FA Cup. 10,000 witnessed the home side progress   
by= two goals to nil. HT 1-0.                  
25= /1/90 Percy Walters (captain) and Arthur Walters played for London v Glasgow at the O= val.          
Ma= ny players from Third Lanark and Queens Park in the side on a very wet and windy day= but there were still "several thousand spectators".    
HT= 1-0 to London and London went 2-0 up but the Scots fought back and the Walters brothers "showed grand defence" until the last 15 minutes     
wh= en they conceded three times to lose!. KO 3.15.                
13= /2/90 Percy and Arthur Walters are selected for London v Birmigham and District in Lo= ndon to be played soon after 1st March. Date not advised     
by= Birmingham Daily Post.                  
19= /2/90 Hugh Walters plays and scores for Mr N.L. "Pa" Jackson's team v Cambridge University at Queens Club. His team won 2-1 in cold weather     
an= d in front of "a small attendance".                
21= /2/90 Hugh Walters is selected for Casuals v Aston Villa at Perry Barr on 24/2/90.            
26= /2/90 Arthur and Percy Walters selected to play for England v Wales at Wrexham on 15/3= /90. Percy is Captain. Oddly England are also playing     
Ir= eland in Belfast on the same date and so a different England side was selected! Ot= her papers advise these matches are on 22nd March not 15th.    
28= /2/90 Hugh Walters receives his degree as a Bachelor of Arts from Oriel College Oxfo= rd.          
1/= 3/90 Morning Post reports a fixture - Epsom College v Merchant Taylor's School at Epso= m.          
8/= 3/90 Arthur Walters played for The Corinthians v Preston North End at Richmond. Many regulars missing including Percy Walters and although    
Ar= thur played well, a goal early in the second half for Preston was the only goal. Percy had been selected. 5,000 attended.      
1= 5/3/90 Percy and Arthur Walters played for England v Wales at Wrexham Racecourse before 5,000 spectators. Wales scored before HT but England  
sc= ored three in the second half.                  
19= /3/90 Hugh Walters scored a hat trick for the Casuals who defeated the Old Etonians = 4-1 at Richmond. HT 2-1.        
22= /3/90 Corinthians hosted Queens Park, Glasgow at the Oval in front of fully 10,= 000. KO 3.20 and Queens Park won 3-1.  Percy Walters played     
fo= r the Corinthians. Arthur Walters was absent but both had been selected. HT 1-0= to Queens Park.          
24= /3/90 International Trial Match between Whites and Stripes on the Gregory Groun= d, Nottingham befoe 3,000 spectators. Drawn 2-2. Percy and    
A= rthur Walters both played for the Whites but Percy did not have a great game. "Rather careless and made some bad kicks". Whites were 2-1 up at HT.  
2= 9/3/90 FA Cup Final at Oval Blackburn Rovers beat Sheffield United in front of appr= ox 16-20,000. After this the England team v Scotland was picked.  
Ar= thur and Percy Walters selected for England v Scotland at Hampden Park on 5/4/90.<= /td>          
5/= 4/90 In front of 30,000 spectators at Hampden Park, Scotland hosted England and b= oth Walters brothers played in this 1-1 draw. HT 1-1.    
Th= ey didn't know it at the time, but for both this would be their last International.=            
Ap= r 90 Reference to John Henry Bridges the future President of the soon to be fo= rmed Ewell FC. He was Secretary and Treasurer of Ewell C.C.    
A= pr 90 There is also reference to Ewell Boys C.C. being formed this year - " a suitable piece of ground has been obtained" said Herald. John Bridge= s is v-p  
and coach.                    
Su= mmer 90 playing for Ewell CC this year are future Ewell players PM Walters, JH Bridges, JE Perks, AM Walters, TA Rawlinson and T Hards.    
20= /6/90 Ewell CC open their new corrugated iron pavilion. The former one was wooden wit= h a thatched roof and burned down a few weeks previously.  
18= 90/91 season - This was Ewell's first season. Affiliated to SCPA in Nov 1890.            
27= /9/90 Harkaway in the Surrey Herald refers to entries for the Herald Cup and indicates that "there is no club at Epsom", which indicates to<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>     
me= that there was one previously. There was. He also refers to Rev EW Northey who was prepared to offer a field, but the offer has not been     
accepted.                     
He= rald Preview for this season                  
Re= ference to it becoming more and more difficult to get new grounds. No mention of Ewe= ll or Epsom.        
1/= 10/90 SCFA AGM @ Prince of Wales Hotel in Guildford. West Croydon affiliate and Harc= ourt resign.        
Oc= t 90 Harkaway refers to the Herald Cup again. "Epsom are still unrepresented." 17 entries.          
Oc= t 90 future Epsom player Tom Hersey is elected captain of Leatherhead Rose. Had been there since their 1886 formation. Local lad.    
Al= so reference to W.Ware at this point who gets confused with Tom Ware in 1892. See comments.          
11= /10/90 reported that Harkaway says "I am pleased to learn that a football c= lub is to be established in Ewell. Mr John H Bridges, the Messrs    
Wa= lters and other gentlemen having taken the matter up, Mr Bridges has accepted the office of President, a guarantee in itself that the club     
wi= ll not be allowed to die for want of energy. Mr AM Walters will officiate as Honora= ry Secretary and Mr PM Walters is one of the Committee.     
Wi= th an old 'varsity player as President and two Internationals taking an important p= art in the management, it ought not to be long before     
th= e Ewell club makes itself a power in the district."                
Bo= th AM and PM were Old Carthusians. AM Walters played 9 times for England and played against Scotland each year from      
18= 85 to 1890. In 1887-8-90 he was chosen to play against Wales, and he turned out again= st Ireland in 1885."        
&q= uot;His brother PM played with him in all the matches against Scotland and was ch= osen thrice against Wales. He        
pa= rtnered his brother in the 1885 match against Ireland, and also turned out against the Emerald Isle in 1886 and 88."      
Ot= her famous names to play for Ewell were Barry (TB) Porter, who was Surrey captain in 1905/6 and 1906/7, and Alex (AF) White, who    
he= ld the same position in 1903/4 and 1904/5. "The most famous clubs used to come to Ewell and meet the         
st= alwarts there. There has never been such football seen in the village since those days"          
He= ading in Surrey Herald "A FOOTBALL CLUB FOR EWELL"              
&q= uot;At a meeting held at the Spring Hotel on Monday (6/10/90), Mr JH Bridges in the Chair, it was resolved that a football club (under the rules of     
th= e Football Association) be forthwith established for Ewell and the neighbourhood. The gentlemen present were enrolled as members of the    
cl= ub, and Mr JH Bridges was unanimously elected President. Mr Arthur M Walters accepted the important office of Hon. Secretary, and a     
sm= all Committee of management consisting of Messrs Percy M Walters, C.Wood and F.Charman was appointed to help him in carrying out    
th= e necessary arrangements. A suitable ground has been obtained, adjoining the Ewell Cricket ground (West Street), and it is to be hoped    
th= at the first practice game will be played today." COP= Y TO REQUEST FROM SUTTON LIBRARY          
No= report found of this practice yet, but the first match was……              
18= /10/90 Barnes Reserves 3-2 Ewell. Hugh Walters scored one and maybe got both. Bo= th he and Arthur Walters were most conspicuous. HT unk.    
25= /10/90 Percy Walters played for the Old Carthusians who crushed the City Ramblers in t= he FA Cup this day. Score unknown.      
1/= 11/90 Ewell 3-1 Malden. A very fast game but with not much going on for a while altho= ugh Hugh Walters made several good shots which were    
sa= ved by Stewart Walters, who was playing as a sub keeper for Malden. Malden took = the lead just before HT after a scrimmage and HT was    
0-= 1, but going downhill in the second half, Arthur Walters equalised, Hugh Walters got a second, and Arthur Walters got a third right on time.    
F.= Webber was a former Epsom player in the mid 80's, as were the three Walters brothers a= nd William Bagshaw.        
Su= rrey Advertiser says "the newly formed club showed what things they are capable of."          
CO= MET COPY TAKEN                  
5/= 11/90 SCFA meeting to discuss amongst other things the affiliation of Ewell FC. They= are affiliated this day according to SCFA minutes.    
8/= 11/90 Hugh Walters "performed well" for the Casuals who thrashed Sheffield= 8-0 at the Oval. HT 6-0. Not clear how many he scored.    
8/= 11/90 Ewell lose at home to Carshalton Wanderers 5-0 in the Herald Cup 1st round at W= est Street. Mr H Eve refereed and Ewell won the toss    
go= ing uphill but found themselves 4-0 down at HT. Edwards got four for Carshalton Wanderers who were in existence a year earlier, so were     
mo= re experienced. Carshalton lost to Chamois Reserves in the next round. COPY TO REQUEST FROM SUTTON LIBRARY      
1= 2/11/90 Serious accident to Hugh Melmoth Walters while playing football at Wormwo= od Scrubs. See 27/11/90 comments.      
15= /11/90 Old Carthusians lose 2-0 to London Caledonians in the FA Cup @ Dulwich understandably without the Walters brothers. HT 1-0.    
15= /11/90 A pleasant game resulted in a 3-0 victory for Surbiton Hill Reserves over Ewell. The home side won the toss and defended the    
Be= rrylands Lawn Tennis Club end of the ground. Ewell looked dangerous for a while but "failed to avail themselves of the opportunity." Two    
qu= ick goals were then scored before HT and it was 3-0 not long after HT, although a fourth goal was surprisingly disallowed. Report referred    
to= goals being put between the posts and not into the net. No goal nets back then. COMET COPY TAKE= N        
22= /11/90 Ewell are defeated 3-1 by Cobham Hawks. Surrey Advertiser says that the game was played at Ewell C.C., but I think this is an error,    
as= they would have used the pavilion, and almost certainly walked to the football groun= d at the side of the Cricket Club. With limited fencing     
in= those days, it seems likely that it looked like just another part of the cricket grou= nd. No HT or LU but Arthur Walters played well.    
22= /11/90 reported in Herald by Harkaway "I am pleased to hear that a football club has, at last, been formed in Epsom. The YMCA are the    
pr= omoters but membership is not at all restricted to members of that association. The R= ev EW Northey has lent the use of a field at Woodcote,    
an= d having practised several Saturdays, the members are now ready to take on engagem= ents with any of the local clubs which may feel    
di= sposed to give them a game. Mr WT Wooldridge, High Street, Epsom, is the Club Secretary.          
25= /11/90 Frost set in this day and would not release its grip properly until late Januar= y.          
2= 7/11/90 Death is reported of Hugh (HM) Walters, younger brother of AM and PM Walt= ers. He had taken a great interest in the recently formed     
c= lub. The Herald refers to his untimely decease, and that it had originally been reported that he was out of danger. He had suffered a kick to     
t= he abdomen quite accidentally while playing for Casuals v St Bart's Hospital at Worm= wood Scrubs on 12/11/90 and was only 22. He had been    
e= ducated at Haileybury College, and then at Oriel College, Oxford and had played agai= nst Cambridge in the spring of 1889. Cause of death    
= was acute peritonitis, and he actually died on Wednesday 26/11/90 aged 21. However = the Daily News says he died on the morning of the 27th, so it   
s= eems possible that this was overnight. Dundee Courier also says the death was early in the morning.        
= The death was even reported widely across the country and as far afield as in the Belfast Post, Cornwall Gazette, Bristol Mercury and Dundee Courier!  
T= he Pall Mall Gazette reports that he was an Oxford "blue" in 1889.              
4 = brothers and 6 sisters in the Walters family. Guy Melmoth Walters never played football for Ewell.        
29= /11/90 As a mark of respect, although it would have been p-p for snow anyway, the Lon= don v Oxford and Cambridge match is indefinitely    
p-= p. Sutton Advertiser says that "the lamentable affair is likely to terminate t= he active association of the deceased's brothers with the game."    
Th= at would be the case on the field for a while.                
29= /11/90 Snow - No games                  
2/= 12/90 Burial of Hugh Walters at Ewell Churchyard on a Tuesday. Reported as a most promising player and was the youngest son of Mr WM    
Wa= lters. There were many present at the funeral representing some of the best football teams. He was buried in the churchyard, and this was    
wi= tnessed by hundreds. His two brothers and four sisters were present says report, but= I have also traced a JS Walters playing in the early     
ye= ars. Any relation? Probably not, as he would have had the middle name Melmoth otherwise. This was Stewart Walters.       
WM= Walters lived half a mile from the churchyard at Purberry Shot, Ewell. NL "Pa" Jackson (Corinthians and London FA)       
wa= s present as was Ted (JE) Perks, a future Ewell player who was also playing for Casuals the day that Walters received his injury. Business     
in= Ewell was at a standstill as the former vice-captain of Casuals was laid to rest. H= is grave is reported as being "but a few steps from the     
ch= urch porch, under the shadow of a scotch fir." There were 70 to 80 wreathes from clubs like Casuals, Queens Park (Glasgow), St Barts,     
Co= rinthians, London FA, Cambridge University, Old Carthusians, Crusaders, Ewell FC, Or= iel College and Old Westminsters. GET COPY.    
8/= 12/90 Percy Walters is elected as a Vice-President of the FA in place of Melvyn Betts= who resigned. Betts was best known for scoring the     
on= ly goal of the first FA Cup Final in 1872 under the name AH Chequer. (the name was a reference to his background at Harrow School -     
A = Harrow Chequer)                  
13= /12/90 Leatherhead Rose v Ewell is postponed because of frost and ice.            
13= /12/90 reported that Guildford FC have passed a vote of condolence for the death= of Hugh Walters. Mr William Melmoth Walters writes to     
thank the club= .                    
13= /12/90 Percy Walters is elected Vice-President of the F.A. in place of M.P.Betts. Mort= on Betts had scored the first ever FA Cup Final goal for     
Wa= nderers playing under an assumed name, A.H.Chequer in 1872.              
20= /12/90 Frost and snow - no games. Football has been at a standstill for a fortnight and could last that long again says Harkaway, but it    
ac= tually lasts for 8 weeks and some games would be played on 24/1/91. It thawed briefly = on Monday 12/1 but froze again before 17/1!    
27= /12/90 Preston North End v Corinthians but Arthur and Percy Walters were not on = the tour following their brother's death.      
27= /12/90 fixture this day was Guildford v Ewell. Unlikely that this was played tho= ugh but no Surrey Advertiser the following week yet. Check!    
17= /1/91 Despite not playing, Percy Walters is listed as referee the FA Cup 1 tie between Crusaders and Birmingham St George @ Leyton this day.    
24= /1/91 Ewell play and defeat Epsom YMCA 1-0 at West Street, but not a proper game as E= well played with 8 and YMCA played with just 7! The     
co= rrespondent said that the absentees were afraid of the rain! HT 1-0.            
24= /1/91 According to the correspondent who appears to have been a YMCA one, he advises that seven previous attempts had been made to     
pl= ay this match but the weather had interfered. Game played at West Street, Ewell.<= /td>            
31= /1/91 Ewell v Leatherhead Rose is also postponed. No reason given. Was it played? Unlikely, as Graham Mitchell's Leatherhead records     
indicate a p/p= .                    
7/= 2/91 Malden defeated Ewell 3-1 at Malden. It was Malden's first match in 9 weeks, and most clubs had a similar lay off. No real report    
pr= ovided and no HT. C.Wood the captain, scored Ewell's goal.              
1= 4/2/91 Epsom YMCA had "a hot game with Leatherhead Rose" at Kingston Road in glorious weather. They lost the toss and played against the wind. HT  
wa= s 0-0 but they lost 0-1.                  
14= /2/91 Future Epsom player Tom Hersey is captain of Leatherhead Rose this day v Epsom Y= MCA.          
Fe= b 91 Vampires play at Hyde Farm, Balham.                
14= /2/91 Urquhart the 93rd Highlanders Goalkeeper signs for Aston Villa. Would sti= ll be playing for Guards Depot  in n= early 20 years time.    
21= /2/91 Ewell meet Epsom YMCA again at West Street but are surprised 2-1. No LU or scor= ers or HT.        
2= 1/2/91 The Graphic Magazine in its Pastimes section writes the following: "The death of Mr H.M. Walters may have indirectly very far reaching     
= effects. It has caused his brothers to withdraw from the game and without them, amate= urs seem to be utterly outclassed by professionals. Deprived   
o= f their assistance the Old Carthusians have become quite a second rate team, and = even the Corinthians - the pick of all the Amateur clubs in the     
C= ountry - have been greatly weakened, as was proved on Saturday by their second def= eat this season by Queens Park. In Association Fotball     
p= rofessionalism rules the roost and we shall not be surprised if next year no Amateur club gets into the second stage of the Cup       
c= ompetition. Indeed Mr M.P.Betts has already formulated a proposition for the establishment of an Amateur Cup."      
2= 8/2/91 Epsom YMCA lose 3-0 to Carshalton with all goals in the first half. "Epsom played a hard plucky game right through." Future Ewell player RS Dal= ly  
pl= ayed for Carshalton.                  
2/= 3/91 Preston North End travel to the Richmond Athletic Association Ground to play Corinthians. An occasional Ewell player T.Lindley plays    
for Corinthians this day, who led 1-0 at HT but lost 2-1 in front of 2,000.            
7= /3/91 Epsom YMCA win 5-3 at home to Sutton Rovers. They were 0-2 down early but Edgar Jeffery and Harper made it 2-2. Jeffery scored again before  
HT= which was 3-2. Rovers equalised but goals from Jeffery ("with a good shot"= ;) and Newham (from a free kick) made it 5-3.      
21= /3/91 FA Cup Final @ Oval Attendance 25-30,000. Blackburn Rovers beat Nottingham Fores= t.          
2= 8/3/91 Surbiton Hill were due to play Reigate Priory in SSC F this day, but Dork= ing protested, and were reinstated, which meant that they had to replay   
t= heir QF with Hawks, and then the semi with Surbiton Hill, who had already beaten Hawks= . As it turned out Surbiton Hill beat Dorking 6-2 this day anyway   
an= d played Reigate Priory on 4/4/91 instead.                
Ma= r 91 reference to Barnes FC being formed in 1862.              
2= 8/3/91 Epsom YMCA defeat Harcourt Reserves 3-1. A well deserved win which was goalless= at half time, but with the wind in the second half Newham  
sc= ored twice, the second from a corner. Then it was 2-1 but Elizalde got the third. Ware the Epsom captain also did well.      
3= 0/3/91 Pall Mall Gazette carries a headline "Is football Dangerous" and lis= ts the casualty list for this season up to         
t= his point. Many players had died including Hugh Walters and the list was a very long= one detailing dozens of other injuries too.      
4= /4/91 Reigate Priory 3-1 Surbiton Hill HT 3-0 in SSC F @ Guildford. Not played = at the usual Guildford C.C. venue, but played on the Working Man's field   
ne= xt door which adjoins the usual pitch. K.O. 3.30. In second half Surbiton Hill pl= ayer broke his collar bone, yet with ten players they then scored.    
A= pr 91 Herald refers to a nice break between the sports in April. Football is virtually finished and it is not yet warm enough for cricket.    
S= urrey Advertiser advises this was the worst winter since 1880/81.              
25= /4/91 Review in Herald - "I am happy to be able to record that football has sprea= d to Epsom and Ewell."        
Ep= som YMCA are listed as P= ld 5 W3 L2 F10 A9. However I have Pld 7 W4 L3 = F13 A11 and the Herald reported on six of them!      
Ca= ptain Tom Ware was the mainstay with help from CB Harper and Edgar (EE) Jeffery.          
Ew= ell Pld 9 W3 L6 F12 A21. I currently have eight results. W2 L6 F9 A20. A 3-1 win is missing.<= /td>          
It= is in its first season and cannot be said to have really got together. "Howeve= r, the ground is likely to turn out a good one for next season    
an= d there is a great deal of keenness shown about the game, which promises well." Regulars this season are listed as: C.Russell,       
F.= Russell, JB MacMahon, Ted (JE) Perks, TA Rawlinson, CN Dearman, HJ Martin, W.Bagshaw,= and C.Wood. They shape well and       
sh= ould make good players. Perks and Bagshaw are members of Casuals FC. AM and PM Walt= ers hope to play with the club sometimes next    
sea= son. This indicates that they didn't play this season, possibly because of their brothers death.          
1891/92 seaso= n                    
Su= mmer 91 Playing cricket for Ewell CC this summer were R.Mason, JE Perks, TA Rawlinson, AM Walters, WL Harrowell, JH Bridges, H.Hards,    
T.= Hards, PM Walters and W.Charman                
An= other Ewell player WH Bagshaw played for Epsom C.C. along with a young Alf Green, unc= le of future Secretary of Epsom Town, Billy Green.    
13= /7/91 Percy Walters played for the Bar v Army at Lords but scored a duck. They won by= an innings though so he didn't bat again.      
J= uly 91 Carshalton and Carshalton Wanderers merge into Carshalton Wanderers. A lo= t of confusion over the next two seasons as both sides are referred   
to= by the papers, yet I'm sure it was the same one. I think they were actually rena= med Carshalton after a brief while.      
Ju= ly 91 Reference to Chancellors Meadow, for ten years home to Sutton FC (footbal= l or rugby?) It is to be built on shortly.      
Ju= ly 91 Surbiton Hill were founded in 1885 and this season move to Surbiton Rec in Balaclava Road. It is still there now and is called Victoria Rec.    
A= ug 91 W.Charman completed his 300th inning for Ewell CC over a twenty year span= .          
1= 6/9/91 Epsom YMCA AGM with Mr J.Gow in the Chair. There was a small balance in hand an= d a list of 18 matches arranged. Mr EW Northey was    
e= lected President with WT Wooldridge as Secretary and Tom Ware as captain.            
Se= pt 91 AGM. No date, but reference to Arthur Walters being listed as Secretary, and "two light blues" are said to be joining.      
2= 6/9/91 Epsom YMCA v Dorking Wanderers at Epsom. Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser says Dorking took a weak team to Epsom although the game was "most   
exciting and very stubbornly contested". Dorking = led but Epsom equalised just before HT although HT was 1-2. Both scored once = in the second half and Dorking won 3-2.
To= m Hersey played well for YMCA while their back division also played well.            
1/= 10/91 SCFA AGM @ Prince of Wales Hotel, Guildford.              
3/= 10/91 Herald Preview - "Ten years ago this part of Surrey was all but a stranger = to football."          
Ep= som YMCA  - practically their first s= eason says Herald despite a game for them in October 1890. They have lost Eliza= lde and Mather, in    
 addition to Harris the vice captain th= rough illness and Edgar Jeffery will be away for a while too. There are no new players yet but     
JB= MacMahon will play when not with Ewell and Edgar Daniell will be available after Christmas. Apparently both of these played on 26/9/91     
v = Dorking Wanderers. Their fixtures are listed as Chamois Res, Harcourt, Carshalton, Whitgift Middle School, Sutton, West Croydon, Ewell,     
An= erley, Leatherhead Rose and Dorking Wanderers (NR) - no score!              
Ew= ell - A good deal more will probably be heard before long about the club established l= ast year at the pretty village of Ewell, under the     
Pr= esidency of JH Bridges. Games have been arranged with Sutton Association, New Malden, Hersham, Barnes Reserves, Chamois,       
Ep= som YMCA, Surbiton Reserves, Carshalton Wanderers and Leatherhead Rose. Most of last years side is still available and "the ground has     
be= en very greatly improved and bids fair to be a first rate one before very long. I= t is next to the cricket ground, which is pretty well known     
fo= r its good wickets, and I hope that the football ground will be just as good soon.&q= uot;            
It= is also stated in the Surrey Advertiser that the Walters brothers will not be pla= ying for Old Carthusians this year, and it looks like they hadn't     
pl= ayed since the death of HM Walters last November.              
Oc= t 91 reference to Lord Rosebery working to secure part of the Woodcote Place Estate for a Recreation Ground. He has offered £1000 towards it.    
3/= 10/91 Ewell defeat Sutton Association 5-1 in their opening match of the season. Arthur (AM) Walters got three but (NR) although there was    
re= ference in the Herald to rough play by a Sutton player. However the following week t= he Sutton Secretary enclosed a letter from Club    
Se= cretary Arthur Walters advising that it was a very pleasant game and that he didn= 't notice any rough or unfair play and was very       
co= mplimentary about them.                  
Su= rrey Advertiser reports that this was Arthur Walters first match of any sort s= ince the death of his brother last year. The Advertiser report is a     
be= tter one than the Herald, and states that the scorers were H.Thornton (2), with two each from AM and JS Walters so I will amend. However,    
th= at gives the result as 6-1 and includes that score in the club record list it produces= . It also ties up with the club        
re= cords for the season, so it must have been 6-1. No HT.              
10= /10/91 Definitely no game this week for Ewell.                
17= /10/91 Epsom YMCA drew at home to Chamois Reserves despite Chamois playing short. Score unknown and (NR).      
Oc= t 91 Thomas (TT) Bucknill J.P. becomes Vice-President of the Surrey F.A.            
17= /10/91 Ewell also drew this day 2-2 with New Malden. Scorers and HT unknown but C.Wood= and JS Walters did well for the visitors.    
Re= port in Surrey Comet advises that Malden won the toss and went with the wind, and= the game was even for a while, then 0-1 before Stewart     
Wa= lters equalised before HT which was 1-1. Malden took the lead again but another goal from Walters made it 2-2 soon after.      
Ar= thur and Percy Walters did not travel to play in this game.              
Bo= th Ewell and Epsom YMCA enter the Herald Cup this year, and if they had won their first round ties, they would have played each other.    
Un= fortunately both would lose. 1st Round Mitcham Association v Epsom YMCA and Whitgift Middle School v Ewell. Ewell would have been at    
ho= me to YMCA had they both won. 21 entries in two divisions Sutton & District and Clapham & District.        
24= /10/91 Ewell drew 2-2 at home to Hersham. They had the best of the game and were unfortunate to draw. "The famous" Arthur Walters     
sc= ored both goals.                  
2= 4/10/91 WT Wooldridge played well but Harcourt scored early and led 3-0 at HT, eventually beating Epsom YMCA 5-0, who kicked off uphill at Harcourt Rd.<= /td>  
31= /10/91 Ewell's best performance of the season in a 4-2 win over Barnes Reserves. "A capital game" said the Surrey Advertiser. Barnes went    
a = goal up after ten minutes, but "JS and AM Walters equalised" from a good centre by Russell. I will credit AM for now. Barnes went ahead     
be= fore HT which was 1-2 but Stewart Walters equalised after 55 minutes, and JB MacM= ahon and Arthur Walters made it 4-2. Final goal was    
ri= ght at the end of the match.                  
3= 1/10/91 YMCA were beaten 7-0 at Carshalton Wanderers, and travelled short so Percy Lane played as a sub for them. Wooldridge and Skilton did well.  
7= /11/91 Epsom YMCA lose 6-0 at Mitcham Association @ Figgs Marsh, Mitcham. YMCA played = one short. The referee didn't show either so the Epsom   
YM= CA linesman R.Southey did the job. HT 3-0.                
No= v 91 Vampires play in North Dulwich.                
7/= 11/91 Ewell are also knocked out of the Herald Cup 4-1 at Whitgift Middle School (NR). Game played at Duppas Hill.      
11= /11/91 Worst gale for 20 years in Epsom. Much damage.              
14= /11/91 Sutton Association gain revenge with a 4-1 win in the return match, also played at Ewell who went uphill. Arthur Walters pass back     
wa= s missed by the keeper for an o.g. before going 2-0 down. Hards pulled a goal back, b= ut it was 1-3 by HT and 1-4 by the end.      
Su= rrey Advertiser says that Ewell were a player short to start with, and were 3-0 down before they were up to full strength. Boorer got a HT    
fo= r Sutton Assoc, but second half was more even. Scorer is listed in this report as Parbury, so I will go with this report which carried a line up.    
2= 1/11/91 Epsom YMCA defeat Leatherhead Rose 1-0 who were one short until 20 minutes from time. Leatherhead report in Surrey Advertiser describes the  
Ep= som pitch as a quagmire, which was probably quite accurate.              
21= /11/91 Ewell were due to play Chamois according to their records, but Chamois advertis= ed in the Herald, and there was no mention of a     
ga= me against Ewell this day. It definitely wasn't played.              
28= /11/91 Definitely no game for Ewell this day either.              
2= 8/11/91 following two wins v Whitgift (2-1) and Leatherhead Rose (1-0), YMCA travelled two short to play Sutton Association, and despite two subs being   
fo= und in Justice and A.Beaumont, they lost 4-0. Tom Hersey did well for Epsom YMCA= .          
5/= 12/91 Ewell defeat Epsom YMCA 4-0 at West Street. Ewell went uphill in the first half, but still led at HT through a Crawford goal, while     
Pa= rbury, East and Stewart Walters scored in the second half. No Line up for either team= .          
D= ec 91 Surrey Herald reports on a split in the Epsom YMCA team of players who are membe= rs and those who aren't. There was also reference to a match  
be= tween YMCA and "The Town club." which was won by Epsom YMCA. When?            
De= c 91 Vampires are playing at The Greyhound, Dulwich.              
12= /12/91 Ewell beat Surbiton Hill Reserves 4-1 at West Street. Report in Surrey Advertis= er was partly destroyed, but HT was 0-0, before Ewell     
ca= me down the hill in the second half. Percy Walters opened the scoring, and he was followed by Crawford before the visitors pulled a goal     
ba= ck. Crawford then scored again, before Arthur Walters hustled both the ball and the ke= eper into the net.        
1= 2/12/91 In the meantime the first report of Ewell Reserves shows that they led 2-0 at Sutton Association Reserves at HT but lost 3-2.    
De= c 91 Reference to "The old Recreation Ground" in Epsom. Where is/was= it?            
19= /12/91 Ewell defeated Carshalton Wanderers 2-1. In order that the game could be played, the kick off was scheduled for 2.30 and because     
th= e earlier train didn't stop at Ewell, Arthur Walters arranged for a brake to meet t= he visitors at Epsom station. Both AM & PM Walters played     
as= did CE Bagshaw an old blue and a member of Casuals FC. A perfect day for football but frost had made the ground very hard. Ewell won the     
to= ss and went downhill but went behind. "This thoroughly aroused the local team&qu= ot; and PM Walters equalised after a scrimmage on the goal     
li= ne before half time. Percy Walters got another in the second half but the Carshalton keeper played exceptionally. "Miraculous".      
26= /12/91 Epsom YMCA v Anerley is p-p due to the weather.              
At= start of Jan 92, Surrey Advertiser lists the Ewell club record at this point as Pl= ayed 9 W5 D2 L2 F26 A17. Correct.        
2/= 1/92 Hersham 1-3 Ewell. Ewell won the toss and played with a slight wind at their back= s. Arthur Walters scored twice in the first half, before     
a = keeper fumble by Mason, who had an otherwise excellent game, made it 2-1 in the second half, before Perks made it 3-1 with a good run     
do= wn the left. Just before the end of the game, Walters was clean through with just the keeper to beat, but the referee blew for full time!     
Ma= rtin, Willis and Mason were very good said Surrey Advertiser.              
Ja= n 92 Carshalton FC are currently playing at Carshalton Park.              
2= /1/92 Reserves draw 2-2 with Sutton Association Res who only had 9 men and actu= ally led 1-0 at HT. A miskick o.g. equaliser levelled it up    
b= ut Sutton scored again with five minutes remaining before Ewell equalised.             
9/= 1/92 Definitely no game for Ewell this day. Surrey Ad club record remains unaltered.          
9/= 1/92 Epsom YMCA are due to play Sutton Association but the game is probably postponed for frost.        
14= /1/92 Death of Duke of Clarence. Would have become Prince of Wales on Victoria's deat= h, but instead the title passed to our future George V.    
Di= ed of influenza.                  
16= /1/92 Carshalton Wanderers v Ewell is postponed - frost and snow. Other games w= ere also called off due to the Royal Death.      
Ja= n 92 Reverend FW Pawson, an ex-International and captain of Surrey suggests th= at Amateur clubs can no longer compete with professional    
cl= ubs, and suggests an All Amateur Cup. This would start in Autumn of 1893 and run f= or 81 years.          
2= 3/1/92 Epsom YMCA travelled to Leatherhead and required two reserves Longhurst and Por= ter. In fact Longhurst was late joining, by which time the only  
go= al of the game had been scored.                
23= /1/92 Ewell lose 2-1 at home to Surbiton Hill. They sent their first eleven, but only= had three real first teamers down. It was however classed      
as= a Surbiton Hill first team match on their record. Ewell had a strong side with Arthur Walters at inside right, and Percy Walters in his usual     
ba= ck position, but also helping out the forwards! He even scored the first goal after 2 minutes, when he rushed it through, but Hill equalised     
ju= st before HT and then going uphill in the second half, Ewell were unable to dominate a= nd conceded a second, winning goal. Arthur     
Wa= lters hit  the post at 2-1.                  
T= he Surrey Comet referred to three internationals playing for Ewell this day, AM, PM= and T.Lindley. Is this true?        
30= /1/92 Definitely no game for Ewell this day. Surrey Ad club record remains unaltered.          
Ja= n 92 Tom Hersey and Tom Ware appear to be playing for Leatherhead in Herald Cup, despite being Epsom players. Less restrictions in those days.    
6/= 2/92 Arthur Walters plays and scores six v Leatherhead Rose in a 7-1 friendly win this day. Surrey Advertiser states that Ewell went downhill     
fi= rst half and led 4-1 at HT. Epsom player Tom Hersey played for Leatherhead Rose this d= ay, but no Ewell line up.        
To= m Hersey was a local Leatherhead player who worked at the Rose Coffee Tavern and was involved in the formations of Leatherhead    
Ro= se FC in 1886.                  
13= /2/92 Ewell defeat Preston House 2-0 at West Street who won the toss and went uphill.= It didn't prevent Arthur Walters from scoring early     
fr= om a good cross by F.Russell, who had taken a good pass from his brother C.Russell.= HT 1-0 and fairly even for a while before Percy Walters     
al= so scored. Sherrington in goal was replaced by (a presumably injured) FA Rawlinson f= or the last few minutes.        
1= 3/2/92 Epsom YMCA are due to play West Croydon but this game is scratched by West Croy= don. The papers carried an angry report advising that this   
i= s the second time that YMCA have been let down, but the letter was refuted by Epsom YM= CA Secretary WT Wooldridge the following week, who said that   
W= est Croydon did let them know and the earlier let down was against Anerley which was = on Boxing Day and conditions were unplayable before a sudden  
 thaw, by which time it was too late.                
20= /2/92 Epsom YMCA v Ewell. Was this played? No! Frost and snow caused many p-p's this = day too, so maybe this was why.      
27= /2/92 Pictures of Rev EW Northey and P. Robertson Rodger, who will become the leading lights behind the second Epsom club next    
se= ason. In Surrey Herald 5/3/92 P7.                
5/= 3/92 No Harkaway column in Herald for the first time in years due to local electi= ons.          
5/= 3/92 Ewell defeat New Malden 13-0 at West Street. They arrived two players short but= HF Hards and DW Edwards played for them. Edwards    
ha= d a poor game in goal, which was unsurprising as he had never played there before!= He would go on to become Ewell's regular keeper    
th= roughout 1893/94/95!! Ewell went downhill after winning the toss and Wigram made it 1-0 from a Ted Perks run early in the game. Arthur     
Wa= lters scored the second while Perks and Walters again making it 4-0 soon after. Arthur Walters then scored four more "in quick succession"     
an= d the HT score was 8-0. The second half was more even but Winch, Macmahon, Perks a= nd two more from Walters completed the scoring.     
Ar= thur Walters scored 8 in the match which sets a West Street scoring record only ever t= o be matched in 1893 by Alex White and in 1943 by     
St= an Davies. Surrey Advertiser reports that "the score was really down to the dis= play of the substitute goal keeper, who failed nearly every    
ti= me he was called on."                   
9/= 3/92 Surrey Advertiser says that both PM and AM Walters will be in the Ewell team competing in the West Surrey tournament this day. The     
Ew= ell side was drawn in group 2 and had fixtures against Guy's B at 2.30, Preston House = at 3.15 and Dorking B at 4.30 with the four group     
wi= nners meeting in the semi final. However, both brothers were ill and Ewell actu= ally did not enter the tournament in the end. Actually Ewell     
di= dn't play another game this season, and it's not clear why.              
12= /3/92 Ewell v Mitcham. Was this played? No!                
1= 2/3/92 Chamois Reserves v Epsom (probably Epsom YMCA) was scheduled this day but= the Herald Cup Final was due to be played that day on that   
gr= ound, so not sure if it was played.                
19= /3/92 Chamois v Ewell. Was this played? No!                
19= /3/92 FA Cup Final @ Oval. Attendance 32,000. Many turned away as WBA beat Aston Villa 3-0. No room left!        
26= /3/92 SSC F @ Guildford Reigate Priory 3-1 Guy's Hospital.              
26= /3/92 Ewell v Barnes Reserves. Was this played? No!              
31= /3/92 SCFA Special General Meeting. TA Rawlinson attended on Ewell's behalf.            
Ap= r 92 Reference to Tom Ware being "ill" on 12/3/92 and didn't play for Epsom yet played for Leatherhead in the Herald Cup Final the same day.    
1= 891/92 "William" Ware, an Epsom lad, plays for Leatherhead in the Hera= ld Cup Final. T.Hersey was also a regular for them this year and played in the   
se= mi but not the final.                  
Th= is is according to Graham Mitchell's Leatherhead records, but there was no Will= iam Ware. It was Tom (TE) Ware. The Leatherhead     
A= dvertiser may have called him William in an attempt to hide the fact that he played= for Epsom all season, although I can't see that he broke any rules.  
Ma= r 92 East Surrey Regiment, a good senior side played at the Kingston Barrack Ground= .          
2= /4/92 Reserves are defeated 2-1 by Sutton Rovers Reserves, although three Ewell players are referred to in the report and they were all first    
t= eam players. HT was 0-0 but Edwards equalised before Sutton scored again. This may have been the first team or a combination.      
3= 0/4/92 Percy Walters played cricket for the Corinthians football team against the Barbarians rugby team at Queens Club, Kensington. He got a duck   
again!                    
30= /4/92 Herald Review - Ewell -                  
gr= ound, and is well supported both by players and non players." Good players this season were HJ Martin, PM Walters, AM Walters,     
JS= Walters, JB MacMahon, W.East and CE Bagshaw. =                
My= record for Ewell is: Pld 14 W9 D2 L3 F52 A21. All records tie up.               
Th= e Surrey Advertiser produced a club record list each week so it was ideal to check against!          
Re= ference to Carshalton Wanderers being beaten 2-1 when I had Carshalton listed. See my earlier comments at start of season re: merger.    
I = believe that next season they are known as just Carshalton again.              
Th= e Carshalton Review in the Herald says they beat Epsom YMCA twice and lost to Ewell.          
Re= view also advises that Sutton Association defeated Epsom YMCA twice.            
Ma= y 92 C.Wood has left the country. He was part of the original Ewell formation.            
Ma= y 92 Reference to Priest Hill Farm belonging to Mr W.Charman. This name has connections with Ewell. Any relation?      
1892/93 season=                    
Ma= y 92 Players playing for Ewell CC with Ewell FC connections: JE (Ted) Perks, AM Walter= s, TA Rawlinson, T.Hards, WL Harrowell,       
HF= Hards, RW Mason, PM Walters, JH Bridges.                
An= d for Epsom CC with Epsom football connections: RA Low, RO Crawford, AJ Green, and WL Harrowell (again)(Ewell).      
19= /7/92 Arthur Walters gets married to Miss Amy Constance Parbury, Werevale, Reigate Roa= d, Ewell @ St Mary's Church, Ewell. Percy Walters    
wa= s the best man at the ceremony and the couple honeymooned in Scotland. Reference to = JS Walters being known as Stewart.      
Th= e Football and Cricket clubs gave him an inscribed clock.              
20= /8/92 reported in Herald by Harkaway: "I am given to understand that a football club worthy of the town will be established in Epsom in a     
fe= w days, and be ready for operations when the season begins." "The YMCA club= did not succeed but it was too limited in its scope." Not     
ev= eryone wanted to be a member of YMCA and it looks like this condition was made, despite the opposite being advertised back in 1890. This     
ne= w venture is largely run by the best of the old YMCA players and is to be a Town" club. It looks clear from this that there was nothing in     
Ep= som before 1890 but Harkaway missed the original 1884/86 incarnation.            
Se= pt 92 Harcourt FC change their name to Wallington FC,              
7/= 9/92 Epsom FC form.                  
He= rald says "A football club for Epsom."                
&q= uot;A meeting, the object of which was to form a football club for Epsom, was h= eld at the Public Hall Buildings on Wednesday evening. Mr    
P.= Robertson Rodger presided and the attendance numbered between 30 and 40." "After some discussion, it was unanimously resolved to     
fo= rm a football club (association) and to ask the member for the Division, Mr TT Bucknill QC to become its first President, with Rev EW Northey     
an= d Mr AW Aston as vice-presidents."                
Mr= WT Wooldridge was Secretary of the Epsom YMCA and was asked to become Secret= ary of the new club, but had to decline because of    
bu= siness commitments. Mr Tom Ware was then appointed Secretary with Mr Charles Col= tart as captain and Mr Rowland Owen as Treasurer.     
A = committee of five (unnamed) was also elected.                
Se= pt 92 reference to Sutton Association who were playing at St James Road but are= now at Manor Lane this season.        
Se= pt 92 Former player R.Wigram is now Secretary of the newly established Banstead FC.          
17= /9/92 Percy Walters plays for The Casuals against Clapton at the Old Spotted Dog Grou= nd and beat them 5-1. HT 3-0.      
1/= 10/92 Epsom draw 3-3 at Wallington. A well fought match between two evenly matched te= ams. Epsom took the lead with a soft shot but    
th= e home side equalised, although Epsom led 2-1 at HT and a sub, Burnand made it 3-1 ea= rly in the second half. Wallington fought back and    
ma= de it 3-3 with the equaliser coming from the penalty spot for handball. Played at Harcourt Road.          
3/= 10/92 SCFA AGM @ Prince of Wales Hotel, Guildford.              
Oc= t 92 Reference in Surrey Mirror to some clubs having goal nets, but that Reiga= te Priory don't yet have them. Almost certainly, Ewell    
wo= uldn't have them either, as they were only a junior side, but they were well off, so = it is not impossible.        
Oc= t 92 Reference to Guildford F.C. playing at the cricket ground, but rumours th= at it is shortly to be developed are confirmed, and they will move to    
th= e new sports ground at Woodbridge Road in the next year or two.              
Oc= t 92 reference to future Epsom FC Treasurer Rowland Hill being a member of the Referees Society.        
8/= 10/92 Ewell FC start their season against Epsom reports Harkaway in the Herald previe= w of the season. Arthur Walters has left the club for a     
ye= ar but hopes to return, while Percy Walters is playing for Casuals while JS Walters has given up football altogether. However, there are     
go= od new members in T.White, Alex (AF) White and his brother Felix (FW) White, together with TF Hale. RO Crawford is now also available.    
Al= ex White is in fact Alexander F White and he was born in 1875 with his twin brother Felix. Worryingly Felix does not appear in 1901 Census    
de= spite playing in early 1901.                  
Ew= ell are not entering the Herald Cup this year.                
Ep= som enter the Herald Cup - 16 entries. Drawn at home to Carshalton in first round.<= /td>          
8/= 10/92 Ewell drew 1-1 at home to Epsom in a fast and interesting game. Epsom won the t= oss and went uphill and the score was goalless at HT.    
Ed= gar Jeffery scored for Epsom at the start of the second half, and Ewell were the bett= er side from this point onwards, although shooting was    
er= ratic before JB MacMahon scored from a Parbury pass. Time was called soon after.            
15= /10/92 Epsom lose 3-0 at home to Hackbridge based Chamois. McCutchan and Newham were Epsom's best players and Ware did best in the    
se= cond half when moved to back. By then the damage was done as the HT score was 3-0.<= /td>          
15= /10/92 Ewell led Preston House 1-0 after a F Russell goal but HT was 1-1 and Ewell fel= l to pieces in the second half and lost 5-1 at West Street.    
22= /10/92 Malden v Ewell. Was this played? No, but it is possible that one of the t= wo undated matches I have was played. It could have been     
Ba= rnes Res (2-1) or AT Hicks XI (2-0).                
22= /10/92 Epsom defeated Banstead 8-0. From first to last this was a farce as Banstead on= ly brought 8 men according to Harkaway in the Surrey     
He= rald. However the actual report says it was a ten a side match. Only five of the eight scorers were listed, and I believe that these five     
pl= ayers shared the eight goals between them. No HT.              
Oc= t 92 A request goes in to the Herald Cup committee to allow Tom Ware to play in = the Herald Cup for Epsom. Ware played for Leatherhead    
in= last years event, and they won it, so were only allowed to field three of that side = the following year. Epsom argued that as he was now at    
Ep= som that he wasn't going to be one of the three players that Leatherhead fielded. The request was rejected, although it transpired later that    
Le= atherhead only fielded two players anyway when they defended the Cup!            
29= /10/92 Ewell lost 2-3 to Cobham Hawks at West Street. The visitors arrived very late so only 30 minutes each way was played. Ewell went     
up= hill in the first half but were behind after 5 minutes, although they equalised with a "rush". Cobham scored again to lead 2-1 at HT before     
Sl= aden made it 2-2, but Cobham scored a third as the game ended in rain and darkness. Numerous spectators were loud in their applause     
sa= ys Surrey Advertiser. "A pleasant and fast game."                
5/= 11/92 Epsom defeated Wallington 2-1 at Woodcote. Epsom kicked off from the Union end = but were 1-0 down before Jeffery equalised. HT 1-1.    
Ep= som's winner came soon after HT with a "rush". Harrowell did well in goal sa= id report.           
It= was a tight match and the visitors did most of the pressing but returned defeated.          
5/= 11/92 Ewell defeated Sutton St Barnabas 1-0 in a pleasant game at West Street. Alex W= hite scored his first goal for the club (probably) with     
a = free kick in front of goal in the second half.                
12= /11/92 Banstead visited Ewell this day but arrived late so only 30 minutes each = way were played. Mac Mahon scored after an even first part    
of= the game, and it proved to be the only goal of the game. "An exceedingly pleas= ant match." Bastard played well for Banstead, and it was    
EV= Bond's debut for Ewell.                  
12= /11/92 Epsom journeyed to Dorking Wanderers and the game was played over 35 minutes ea= ch way. Epsom had the hill in their favour in     
th= e first half, but lost to a late goal in semi darkness. The Wanderers played at t= he Poultry Farm in Dorking.        
19= /11/92 Ewell defeated Whitgift Middle School 4-0 at West Street with all four goals co= ming in the first twenty minutes. It was more even in    
th= e second half. Scorers unknown.                
26= /11/92 Epsom are defeated 4-1 by Carshalton in the Herald Cup first round. Epsom decid= ed to play Tom Ware anyway and Epsom played "as     
if= they didn't care about the result." It was a 2.45 kick off but Epsom weren't rea= dy until just after 3pm. "The inmates of the workhouse which     
ov= erlooks the field were also interested spectators." Carshalton brought their own supporters too, and they were happy at HT as they led 3-0,     
bu= t Edwards scored and Epsom were the better side for a while until Carshalton got th= eir fourth goal about 15 minutes later. Tom Ware was     
Ep= som's best player and the Herald Cup Committee did not penalise Epsom for his ineligibility as they lost the tie anyway.      
Ep= som's game at home to Leatherhead was p-p for this Herald Cup tie. It was as unpleas= ant an afternoon as it could be, said the report.    
26= /11/92 Ewell v Crystal Palace Engineering School was not played, but it is possible th= at one of two other undated results were played this    
da= y. See 22/10/92 comments for the permutations.              
3/= 12/92 Whitgift Middle School v Epsom. Was this played? Due to be at Wandle Park= but (NR).          
3/= 12/92 Ewell defeated Leatherhead 3-1 at West Street but only after the visitors opened the scoring. They then had a second goal disallowed,    
be= fore Dearman equalised, and he scored a second with F.Russell adding a third before HT. There were no goals in the second half.       
De= c 92 reference to rabbit coursing on the old Recreation Ground in Epsom. Where= was it?          
10= /12/92 Banstead hosted Epsom in a keenly contested game from start to finish. Somehow despite the effort the game finished goalless. "A     
re= ally splendid game." Future Ewell player RA Low plays for Epsom.              
10= /12/92 Ewell lost 2-4 to Surbiton Hill Reserves at West Street. Both teams started wit= h 9 and Surbiton scored "rather easily" right at the start     
of= the game, and when they had 11 they extended that lead. Alex White replied for Ewel= l, but it was 1-4 at HT. Dearman scored in the second     
ha= lf of a fast and pleasant game. It was actually a sort of first team that Surbiton brought, but a weak one. I'll keep it as Reserves for now.    
1= 7/12/92 Arthur Walters plays for the Old Carthusians v Old Westminsters at the Ov= al in a Charity Cup tie. Returning "after an absence of two years from the   
fi= eld, played a grand game at the back for the winners. Carthusians won 6-1. Obviously = he had played a few times for Ewell during his absence.    
17= /12/92 Ewell drew 2-2 with Barnes Reserves this day says Herald (NR).            
17= /12/92 Leatherhead defeat Epsom 3-0 and Tom Ware scores an own goal! Not accordi= ng to Surrey Advertiser, who lists three scorers.     
HT= was 0-2. Future Ewell player DW Edwards plays for Epsom. Epsom linesman was WT Wooldridge.          
21= /12/92 Epsom defeat a scratch XI formed by AES Smith on "the Epsom ground" at Woodcote. He would bring a stronger side in January.    
24= /12/92 Ewell defeat a Carshalton side 8-0 in a one sided match. May have been Carshalt= on Wanderers, but I think they were going under    
th= e Carshalton name by now. No HT or Scorers. Surrey Advertiser says Carshalton Wanderer= s.          
26= /12/92 Banstead v Ewell is scheduled for this day. Although I didn't actually se= e a report for this game, the Herald review in 1893 refers to     
Ew= ell beating Banstead 4-2, so I assume that this was that match. I could be wrong thou= gh, as it had been frosty from 22/12/92 to 31/12/92.    
De= c 92 reference to Sutton Rovers playing at Sutton Green.              
31= /12/92 Frost wipes out football in the south of the country including Ewell's visit to Surbiton Hill Reserves.        
3= 1/12/92 Also postponed this day was Ewell Reserves match with Epsom.            
7/= 1/93 Kenley (H) is p-p due to more frost.                
7/= 1/93 Sutton St Barnabas v Epsom is also called off.              
14= /1/93 Some games are played this week. Ewell were home to Barnes Res and appear to h= ave won 2-1 from end of season summary. (NR).    
21= /1/93 Ewell v AF Hicks XI. From first team end of season summary it appears that this game was won 2-0 but (NR),      
21= /1/93 Epsom lose 12-0 at home to a scratch side created by AES Smith @ Woodcote. It w= as a very strong side with some Ewell players:    
W.= Northey, F.Benetts, B.Hue-Williams, G.Hue-Williams, A.Perks, GR Woolcombe, JE Perk= s, GH Pagden, AES Smith, C.Perks, G.Jones.      
Ep= som only crossed the visitors goal line twice! Smith got 4, JE Perks (2), Pagden (= 2), G.Hue-Williams (1), Jones (2), and A.Perks (1).      
28= /1/93 No fixtures for Ewell or their Reserves.                
4/= 2/93 Ewell travelled to Woodcote to play Epsom after several weeks of enforced rest. Ewell scored with a fluky shot from Russell, and     
Cr= awford and Dearman made it 3-0. AES Smith got one back before HT and H.Coltart made = it 2-3. Crawford restored the two goal advantage     
be= fore Coltart and Wykesmith rushed Epsom's third, before Crawford ended the scoring with Ewell's fifth with "a splendid shot."      
An entertaining game "before a fair sprinkling of spectators."              
11= /2/93 Ewell were due to host Preston House according to Herald fixtures but this game= is not played.        
11= /2/93 Epsom were due to visit Chamois. They played in Hackbridge. Not sure if game we= nt ahead though.        
18= /2/93 reported that Ewell FC President JH Bridges is donating funds so that a church can be built in West Ewell at his expense.      
18= /2/93 Ewell were due to host Malden according to Herald fixtures but this game is not played.          
18= /2/93 This week Epsom play Chamois at Woodcote and lose 4-2, trailing 1-0 at HT.            
25= /2/93 Ewell win 10-0 at Whitgift Middle school in a game played at Duppas Hill with a 3.30 k.o. Dearman scored very early in the game. Soon    
af= ter this TF Hale twisted an ankle and had to go in goal, but he hardly had a thing to= do as Alex White scored six more before HT 7-0. He got    
an= other early in the second half before a twenty minute lull, after which White and Dea= rman scored again. White scored eight in this match.    
Ki= ck off originally advised in Sutton Advertiser as 3pm.              
4= /3 and inc 25/2 Ewell FC's record is advised as Pld 14 W9 D2 L3 F44 A20,            
4/= 3/93 Ewell defeat Sutton St Barnabas 6-1 at West Street but St Barnabas had two passengers by the end.        
11= /3/93 This week it was Epsom's turn to host Sutton St Barnabas who won 2-1 in magnificent weather. The score flattered Epsom a bit, as    
th= ey were never really in it.                  
11= /3/93 Ewell journeyed to Leatherhead and won 3-1 after a very pleasant game. Ewell won the toss and decided to defend the railway goal,    
wh= ich had a strong wind in their favour. The first Ewell goal was wind assisted, and = in the second half, one of the Whites added to the tally.    
RS= Dally scored an own goal for Leatherhead and they nearly equalised soon after, = but A.Perks scored a third for Ewell.      
18= /3/93 Ewell v Mitcham. Clearly not played as it is not included in the end of season records.           
18= /3/93 Epsom were due to play at home to Dorking Wanderers but they scratched on the Thursday evening, so Banstead came in at short    
no= tice and Epsom defeated them 4-0 in lovely weather. A fairly fast first half saw E= psom lead 3-0. A fourth was scored soon after, and both    
te= ams relaxed after this. Banstead had two or three reserves because of the short notic= e, while Epsom was better represented than the    
pr= evious week, when they only had 4 first teamers available. HJ Martin the Ewell captain, and JD McCutcheon played for Epsom this day, and    
Ewell do not appear to have played. Dorking Wanderers = may have merged with Dorking FC at the end of the season as agreed in a meeti= ng on 17/04/93 at Messrs White's offices.
H= owever, they appear to have sorted their problems out and appear in their own right ag= ain next season, as both teams have fixtures scheduled against Epsom again.  
Th= e two clubs will eventually merge for 1894/95.                
25= /3/93 FA Cup Final at Manchester Athletic Club, Fallowfield, Manchester. Wolves 1-0 Everton. Att 40,000.        
1/= 4/93 Ewell were (H) v Walton on Thames. Their record book states that they weren't founded until 1896! This game was not played anyway.    
8/= 4/93 Arthur Walters plays for Corinthians at Bournemouth, winning 10-0.            
8/= 4/93 Weybridge 3-2 Vampires in SSC Final @ Guildford. HT 1-1.              
Ap= r 93 Future Ewell player (briefly) ND Alston is made Secretary of Banstead FC. They p= lay at the Banstead (cricket) Recreation Ground.    
18= 92/93 had been Banstead's first season too.                
15= /4/93 Arthur Walters plays for Old Carthusians in the London Charity Cup Final in fron= t of a large number of people at the Essex County Ground     
in= Leyton. They were up against the holders Crusaders who went 2-0 up and led 2-1 at half time, this being the final score.      
29= /4/93 Herald Review says that weather was good except January.            
Ep= som's first season was very satisfactory. Some matches were thrown away through carelessness and they were sometimes unlucky. The    
Co= mmittee had trouble getting regular players but decided that it was better to fill up with Second XI or school boys rather than playing short    
and disappointing their opponents. Most consistent this season was H.Barton. = Tom Ware his fellow back was disappointing. Charles Coltart    
(c= aptain) "gave general satisfaction". McCutcheon (r-h) sometimes kicks without thinking. Several players were tried at left half this year.    
AE= S Smith (o-r) is the prettiest player in the team. He is fairly fast and centres well. Edgar Jeffery (future Ewell keeper) did well at inside-    
ri= ght despite being slow, he is a fair shot and performs best at outside left. H.Coltart (c-f) was the hardest worker and was very efficient.    
Ot= hers listed were Edwards, Hay and Parsons. Epsom need a regular custodian. Finances a= re healthy with "a slight balance to the right side".    
P= laying record this season was Pld 15 W5 D3 L7 F31 A31 (AGM later advises F31 A30= ).          
Ew= ell had a highly satisfactory season as the first three matches were not encouragin= g, losing two and drawing the other. However, they only    
lo= st one more match all season on 10/12/92 against Surbiton Hill. F & A White and G.Dearman "are three really good forwards". F & A are     
al= so new members of the club says Herald. RS Dally is also new and "is a great acquisition and is a very safe full back." W.East and       
JB= McMahon played well throughout the season while TF Hale and JD McCutchan are both very good at half and have greatly strengthened     
th= e team, as has RW Mason in goal.                
E= well First XI - Pld 17 W12 D2 L3 F57 A24. Reserves Pld 4 W3 L1.              
A = full list of first team results was provided in this review, and it tallies exactly. T= he results are listed on the result sheet.      
1= 893 Picture of Ewell School with Alfred (AJ) Revell and Charles (brother) aged about = 10. Future Ewell and Epsom player. Picture at Bourne Hall Museum.  
18= 93-94 Ewell win Surrey Junior Cup Final 6-0 v Balham Wanderers              
Su= mmer 1893 playing cricket for Epsom CC are RO Crawford, Alf Green, AW Pagden, HJ Russell, AC Parsons, H Willis, Edgar Jeffery, RA Low.    
Su= mmer 1893 playing cricket for Ewell CC were RW Mason, JS Walters (not related to AM & PM), A.Perks, T.Hards, Arthur and Percy Walters.    
Ju= ly 93 Further reference to Ewell President John H Bridges who lived at Ewell Co= urt.          
Ju= ly 93 Haystack on fire in Fairview Road "opposite the Half Mile Bush"= .            
8/= 9/93 Walton on Thames FC hold their AGM. A vice President was TT Bucknill Q.C. M.P. a former Epsom President.        
19= /9/93 First AGM of Epsom FC @ Epsom Public Hall on a Tuesday evening with F.Butler in= the Chair. Hon Secretary Tom (TE) Ware saw a    
go= od attendance. Record for season reported as Pld 15 W5 D3 L7 F31 A30 (not 31= -31 as in Herald Review). The club hoped for increased    
me= mbership. Receipts were £12 0s 6d and expenditure was £11 13s 1 1/2d leaving a bala= nce in hand of 7s 4 1/2d. Officers elected were    
Pr= esident: TT Bucknill Q.C. M.P. Vice-Presidents Rev EW Northey J.P. and P Robertson Rodger. Captain AE Smith v-c H.Barton. Committee:    
F.= Butler Coltart, Newham, Woolridge, Joint Hon secretaries: E Jeffery (probably Ed= gar not Evan) and H.Barton.        
21= /9/93 AGM of SCFA at Anderton's Hotel with famous Surrey cricketer Walter (WW) Read in= the Chair. Ewell did not appear to attend. <= /span>    
SC= FA join Referees Association.                  
He= rald Previews                  
Ba= nstead FC are playing at the Banstead Recreation Ground where they also play cricke= t.          
Ep= som have made more fixtures and will be stronger. Matches arranged with Dorking To= wn, St Georges Hospital, Banstead, Sutton, <= /span>    
Le= atherhead, Sutton St Barnabas, Dorking Wanderers, Carshalton, Surbiton Hill Reserves, Ewell, Wallington, Cobham Hawks and Minerva    
Re= serves. Harkaway doesn't know who "Sutton" are, as no team by that name currently exists. Woolridge has recovered from a bad knee and     
wi= ll play again. "Much difficulty has been experienced by the Committee in obtaining a ground. The field they had last year is not at all     
su= itable for football, being very damp. The executive are, however, in treaty for the cricket field and have hopes they may obtain it, though    
se= veral members of Epsom CC Committee are greatly against its being used for football. It is however hoped that as the pitch will not be     
us= ed, their objections may be overcome."                
Ew= ell have a slightly stronger fixture list including games with Preston House, AT Hic= ks XI, Vampires, Surbiton Hill, Banstead, Leatherhead,    
Ca= rshalton, Eversleigh, Barnes, Hersham, Kenley, Guards Depot, Epsom, and Mitcham Lin= o, most of which will be played twice. It will be the    
cl= ubs first matches with Vampires, Eversleigh, Kenley and Guards Depot says Herald, although they were due to play Kenley last year but the    
ga= me was p-p to frost in January 1894. Ewell Reserves will play Sutton St Barnabas Reserves. The club has lost three men, C & F Russell,    
(w= ho were the right wing) have been obliged to give up football and EV Bond has left the neighbourhood, although he would return    
 in a few years. New members include AE= Smith (from Epsom, although still listed as Epsom captain for this year at AGM 19/9/94), who will    
pl= ay on the right wing. The club have entered the Surrey Junior Cup and hope that Art= hur Walters can play again in cup matches.      
30/9/93 Epsom won 3-2 at Dorking, referred to in Heral= d as Dorking Town. It was an even game which Epsom led 2-1 at HT and they requ= ired a late winner after Dorking made
it 2-2. Smith and Low played well on the right wing. G= ame was played on the Dorking cricket ground at Pixham Lane which was referre= d to in the D&L Advertiser as Pixholme Lane.
30= /9/93 Ewell FC had a club game this day (NR).                
7/= 10/93 Ewell defeated Preston House this day 4-3. (NR).              
Ne= ither Ewell or Epsom have entered the Herald Cup and neither will again.            
14= /10/93 Ewell are supposed to play AT Hicks XI but this game does not appear to have be= en played according to the season end review.     
It= is possible that the Reserves may have played it but (NR).              
Re= ference to Wallington FC playing at Harcourt Road this season. The ground had previo= usly been used by Harcourt FC.      
19= /10/93 Epsom FC affiliate to SCFA. Now 67 affiliated clubs.              
21= /10/93 Ewell defeat Vampires Res 7-4 in a fast and pleasant game at West Street. Vampi= res went downhill in first half but Ewell broke down     
th= e left through the Whites, and passed to G.Dearman who opened the scoring, with S.Sladen making it 2-0 not long after. Vampires then     
sc= ored, but it was 4-1 by HT and two more in quick succession at the start of the second half made it 6-1 before Vampires reduced the deficit to     
6-= 3. Perks "again scored" before a long shot from the visitors concluded t= he scoring. DW Edwards played in goal for the first time and did well.    
So= me scorers were not advised in this report.                
21= /10/93 SJC 1 - Bye for Ewell.                  
Oc= t 93 Reference to the newly formed Kingston on Thames FC playing on the Fairfi= eld, Kingston.          
28= /10/93 Ewell beat Surbiton Hill Res 4-1 although Ewell started with 9 men for the first ten minutes!. Surbiton won the toss and started "from     
th= e railway goal." AF White opened the scoring from a McMahon pass, before the o= ther two players had turned up. Once they had, Ewell     
do= minated. Felix White made it 2-0 but 2-1 at HT. JB McMahon's shot was helped in by= a keepers fumble and Dearman made it 4-1. The     
ba= cks were excellent says report. Surbiton Hill included one or two first teamers sa= id Surrey Advertiser.        
28= /10/93 Surbiton Hill's first team were engaged in the first ever Amateur Cup los= ing 5-0 at home to Old Etonians in front of 1,000.    
3/= 11/93 Miss Gertrude Hamilton Walters got married to local athlete TA Rawlinson. She = was one of four daughters of William Melmoth Walters,    
wh= o was the father of AM and PM Walters. Here sisters were Maude, Nora and Katherine = (all miss). Wedding at St Mary's Ewell.      
4/= 11/93 An easy win for Ewell 6-0 at Banstead. Scorers and HT unknown.            
4/= 11/93 Epsom defeated Leatherhead 3-0 with a punctual start at 3.30 at Woodcote. Edgar Jeffery scored after two minutes with a long shot,     
an= d this was added to by goals from Woolridge and Coltart, all in the first half. &quo= t;A fast and enjoyable game". Jeffery Woolridge and Blomfield     
pl= ayed "a dashing game."                  
11= /11/93 Reigate Priory Reserves arrive one short but still hammer Epsom 8-1 at Woodcote. Epsom have now affiliated to SCFA.      
FJ= Nightingale and Tyson, both first team players usually got seven of the eight goals.<= /td>            
11= /11/93 Ewell won a very fast game at Leatherhead 3-1. Leatherhead won the toss and set= out from the railway goal but FW White scored in     
th= e first minute. Leatherhead equalised midway through the first half, but FW White made it 2-1 directly after the restart. HT 2-1. Crawford     
go= t the third in bad light near the end, where it was almost impossible to see the ball= .          
18= /11/93 was an awful day for football. The high wind and rain and sleet was the worst= he could remember seeing football in. A small but    
en= thusiastic body of spectators saw Sutton St Barnabas defeat Epsom 2-0. Epsom missed Barton who was unavailable. It was a deserved    
wi= n with a goal in each half.                  
18= /11/93 Reference to Ewell entering their first cup since they entered the Herald Cup. They enter         
th= e Surrey Junior Cup for the first time, and after a bye in the first round, they travelled to Raynes Park where they defeated Burntwood    
At= hletic 7-1 "in weather which enabled both players and spectators to understand = the feeling of the people who were shut out of the ark!"    
Th= e hosts started three short at 3.15 and Perks and one of the Whites made it 2-0. White made it 3-0 after 15 minutes and White made it 4-0    
bu= t 4-1 at HT. An unknown scorer made it 5-1 before McMahon scored a sixth. It now got d= ark at 4.25 "and play slowed down a little" but    
Ew= ell got a seventh before the end. Scorers were not clear, and it is not clear which White brothers scored which goals. REQUEST HE= RALD.    
Su= rrey Advertiser says that HJ Martin was captain, while Committee member F.Char= man was          
th= e linesman and the referee was Sergeant Evans Emanuels. Neither report covers the ot= her scorers.        
Th= ey will now host East Molesey or Kingston on Thames in the third round.            
= 25/11/93 Ewell Reserves lost 1-0 to a late goal from Carshalton Reserves. Very even second half, but Ewell had hit post and bar in the first half. Ewell   
o= utside right and inside left were very good.                
25= /11/93 Epsom defeated Dorking Wanderers "by one goal and one disputed goal to nil". Clearly not a straightforward match!.       
Th= e result was 2-0. Epsom scored their first right on HT, and a second was disputed but allowed by the referee "to the surprise of the     
Wa= nderers." - Surrey Mirror.                  
25= /11/93 Eversleigh arrived with only 9 so McMahon played for them and it was a te= n a side match. Eversleigh won the toss and headed    
do= wnhill. McCutchan scored first with "a magnificent shot from the touchline&q= uot; in the first half, while a Felix (FW) White HT in the second half    
made it 4-0.                    
2/= 12/93 Epsom lost 0-1 to a late Carshalton goal after a tough and exciting struggle wh= ere the keeper South got knocked out of the way. The     
re= port said that he was barged out of the way by the Reverend RW Hallward, but keeper Frank South writes in the following week to advise     
th= at he was knocked by his own team mate Tom Ware! Harkaway in the Surrey Herald refe= rs to "Carshalton and Epsom are old friends."    
Th= is tells me that there was probably an earlier Epsom side, as this current one was on= ly formed in 1892 and could not have been old rivals    
wi= th anyone. Game only 30 minutes each way. Carshalton report in Sutton Advertiser just says it was a grand goal, but also refers to an Epsom     
go= al being disallowed earlier because no one else had touched it on the way in.            
De= c 93 Ewell's eventual SJC Final opponents make it into the third round without kicking= a ball!          
2/= 12/93 Many games were scratched after Friday nights heavy frost, but Ewell defeat Ba= rnes Reserves 5-0 at West Street. It could have been    
in= creased had there been any necessity to do so says report.  Ewell went uphill defending the lower= goal after winning the toss. The first     
tw= enty minutes was fairly even but Weedon scored from an AF White pass, and a carbon copy goal was scored straight after. AF White got     
th= e third with help from the keeper who turned it in. HT 3-0. Then it got even more one sided and Dearman and Perks both scored. Barnes     
co= uldn't get out of their half in the second half. Ewell's record now is Pld 8 W8 F40 = A10 says Herald. Correct!        
2= /12/93 Reference to Arthur Walters leaving Salisbury and will now be likely to be playing for the Old Carthusians again. I am assuming this was Salisbury  
in= Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. Percy had spent some time in Africa previously. Then again = he may have just ben in Wiltshire for a while!    
9/= 12/93 Ewell were due to play Hersham this week but they scratched.            
Reserves lose 3-1 to Kingston Reserves probably at Fairfield. Surrey Comet confirms the match was at Fairfield but finished = 3-0 and it was suggested by Richard Coulthard, 
K= ingstonian historian that the match was on 16/12/93. I think he is a week out as is = the case with other reports. Check!      
9/= 12/93 Reserves led for a long while but drew 1-1 at Leatherhead Reserves. The r= ight winger scored for Epsom it appears after 15 minutes. HT 1-0.    
9/= 12/93 Epsom were at home to Surbiton Hill Res and Jeffery got the winner in the second half. HT was 1-1. Surbiton Hill were a player short.    
We= ather was fine but ground was heavy and sodden. Epsom scored an early goal with Surbiton Hill equalising almost on half time.      
12= /12/93 Big gale in Ewell. Trees brought down and walls damaged too with similar dama= ge in Epsom.         
16= /12/93 Ewell were missing four players including A & F White for their trip to Ken= ley and went 1-0 down just before HT with an offside goal    
th= at the home referee allowed. He had been selected from the supporters. Dearman equali= sed in the second half, but they lost their first game    
of= the season 2-1.                  
16= /12/93 Dorking Wanderers defeated Epsom 3-1 in a game played at The Poultry Farm, Dorking! HT was 0-0 and Epsom took the lead, but     
Wa= nderers equalised quickly and scored two more, one near the end. Epsom almost certainly got a second near the end with a shot that the     
re= porter said crossed the line but referee was too far away to see for certain and so c= ould not allow it. Epsom played with ten men.    
&q= uot;We think there is not the least doubt that Epsom made a second goal".            
1= 7/12/93 Death of Committee member Francis Charman's father also called Francis ag= ed 74.           
23= /12/93 Ewell travelled to Caterham to play the Guards Depot on a quagmire. K.O. 2.30. S.Sladen opened the scoring and Ted (JE) Perks     
ma= de it 2-0. HT was 2-1 but Perks again and two from Alex (AF) White made the score 5-1 before the Depot got their second. A sixth goal was     
sc= ored by an unknown Perks and after the 6-2 win the visitors were most hospitably entertained.          
26= /12/93 300 were present as Ewell played Epsom at West Street. "A most interesti= ng and exciting game" with "a large and enthusiastic    
cr= owd of some 300" quite a few of the fair sex present which suppressed the rowdin= ess that happens when local clubs meet.  Nice weather    
an= d the pitch was excellent. Ewell started a man short so Arthur Walters stood in goal while Edwards made his way to the ground. After a     
la= rge part of the first half, Sladen scored and AF White got a second before the break.= He scored again after HT and JE Perks scored the    
fo= urth from a pass from his brother A.Perks. It was all Ewell in the second half but Coltart and his brother (C & H?) did well for Epsom.    
&q= uot;Ewell have never played better together" said the report in glowing terms.=            
30= /12/93 Carshalton 3-2 Epsom, who took a strong team over. They conceded early but led at HT. Smith (forward) and Barton (back) played     
we= ll for Epsom. An own goal and a goal from Northey were the scorers, and a good chance was then missed at 2-1.        
Ap= parently a lot of the Epsom side were members of the Epsom Harriers. Certainly the Coltart's were.        
30= /12/93 Ewell were due to travel to Surbiton Hill Reserves but this game was not played, presumably due to weather.      
6/= 1/94 Fixtures are wiped out in the South of England due to frost and snow. Ewe= ll were due to play Guards Depot.      
6/= 1/94 Fixtures are wiped out in the South of England due to frost and snow. Eps= om were due to host Dorking.        
13= /1/94 Epsom again led at HT by 3-1 but Wallington came back to win 4-3. Epsom played = the first half with the wind and the hill at home.    
Ep= som scored with a fine centre from Newham. Barton was playing well at back, as Epsom went 2-0 up, then 2-1. As Wallington       
fo= ught back, the winning goal was scored five minutes from time. Surrey Advertiser say= s HT was 3-2 Surrey Mirror says the game was played    
&q= uot;in the presence of a large gathering of spectators." They also say HT 3-2 b= ut report is tiny, so I will stay with Herald report.      
13= /1/94 Ewell win easily 9-1 at Eversleigh. "If the Surrey Cup does not go to them= I shall be rather surprised" says Harkaway in Herald. Early    
in= the game, D.Weedon fell and broke his collarbone. A sub was sportingly allowed, and Ewell went 3-0 up. HT 3-1.        
13= /1/94 Surrey Mirror tip East Molesey to defeat Ewell in Surrey Junior Cup this day see 24/2/94 comments..        
Ja= n 94 Ewell are looking for a game on 27/1/94 as Carshalton have to scratch. Secretar= y HJ Martin is wanting a game this day.      
20= /1/94 Leatherhead are due to visit Ewell but scratch fixture this day. Ewell pl= ayed East Molesey in SJC anyway.        
20= /1/94 "Over 200" are present at Ewell as East Molesey are defeated 7-= 0 in the SJC 3. Uphill and against the wind first half, but      
Ew= ell still scored after 30 minutes through AF White. In the second half, "Moles= ey utterly collapsed." "Ewell scoring goals at a pace which    
ma= de recording them difficult!" Other scorers are unknown. COPY TAKEN            
Su= rrey Comet also refers to this side as Molesey & Hampton Court, and Hampton Court & Molesey, also just Molesey! Phil Hampton was     
th= e Ewell linesman.                  
27= /1/94 reported Surrey Mirror advise that Reigate Priory Reserves have also reac= hed the Semi-final and that "the most dangerous opponents     
ar= e Ewell who have come on wonderfully during the past few weeks".            
Ja= n 94 SJC SF draw saw Ewell paired with Reigate Priory Reserves @ Dorking on 17/2/94.<= /td>          
At= this stage, Surrey Advertiser advises that Ewell are favourites for the Surrey Junior Cup.          
27= /1/94 Carshalton scratched. See Jan 94 comments.              
2= 7/1/94 Reserves defeat Eversleigh Reserves 3-0. The visitors were very short but filled up with subs at the ground.        
27= /1/94 Epsom get a 1-1 draw at Leatherhead in an even match. Game was 35 minutes each = way, and Epsom trailed at HT. H.Barton had     
an= other good game, and seems to be the only player mentioned in all of the Epsom repor= ts.          
3/= 2/94 Ewell have another blank week as they are due to play Chamois, a Hackbridge bas= ed side, but they had a cup tie.      
= 3/2/94 The Reserves travel to the Poultry Farm where they are beaten 5-0 by Dorking Wanderers. The D&L Advertiser said that Wood's goalkeeping was awful<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>   
a= nd caused the spectators to roar with laughter!                
3/= 2/94 Epsom lose 2-1 to Surbiton Hill Reserves at Surbiton Rec, Balaclava Road.            
3/= 2/94  Epsom Reserves drew 1-1 at home to Su= tton St Barnabas, and G.Palmer scored early, but it was 1-1 after ten minutes. Line up provided    
 including Alf Green in goal, the famous Epsom C.C. player, and uncle of future Epsom Secretary Billy Green.        
10= /2/94 Epsom were due to play at Wallington but they had a Herald Cup tie so this match was p-p.          
10= /2/94 Ewell lose narrowly 2-1 at Hyde Farm, Balham to Vampires Reserves, who were 2-0= up at HT. Eventually AF White scored, but Ewell     
co= uld not force the equaliser.                  
14= /2/94 reported in London Standard that Lieutenant Percy Melmoth Walters, former Captain of 2d Volunteer Battalion of the East Surrey     
Re= giment, resigns his commission.                
17= /2/94 Epsom defeat Cobham Hawks 4-3 in an even and interesting match. Edgar Jeffery a= nd E.Northey played well and were jointly <= /span>    
re= sponsible for the four goals scored. Looks like Jeffery was not in his usual goalke= eper position.          
17= /2/94 Ewell defeat Barnes Reserves 5-0 in continuous rain which led to the game being only 30 minutes each way. 2 scorers in the first    
ha= lf are not listed. HT 3-0.                  
17= /2/94 Old Carthusians 4-1 Reading in Amateur Cup second Round. Did AM or PM Walters play?          
24= /2/94 Epsom get a 1-1 draw at West Ewell. Duplock, Whelan, Davie and Sayer all played well for Epsom.        
24= /2/94 Surrey Mirror changes tack from 13/1/94 and declares that "Ewell are I think the best team that have entered for the Junior Cup in    
many years&quo= t;!!                    
24= /2/94 Ewell defeat Reigate Priory Reserves 4-2 in the SJC SF, despite playing largely with ten men due to injury, and will play Balham     
Wa= nderers who beat Wallington 2-1. COPY TAKEN. Game played on = the cricket field at Dorking. Good weather with a slight breeze, while=    
th= e pitch was very good following yesterday's thaw. "A fair following" travel= led from Ewell, but Reigate were virtually unsupported as their     
fi= rst team had a Surrey Senior Cup tie the same day. JE Perks was unable to play so Wood= ward came in to play at outside left with Felix    
Wh= ite and Alex White moving in a place. Priory started with ten for the first ten minute= s, but the eleventh man made little or no difference, and    
Al= ex White scored the first with a swift low shot. Soon after this, Woodward fell and injured himself. 10 men. The game was more even after     
th= is. "After a short break for breathing time, Ewell started the ball afresh"  and Felix White ran= up the wing and transferred to his brother who     
sc= ored again. Priory fought back and scored, and for a while it was in the balance whet= her they would equalise, but play went to the other     
en= d where Felix White scored "a brilliant goal by a long shot which sailed into the right hand corner of the net." Dearman got the fourth soon     
af= ter, following a bout of pretty passing, and an own goal by McCutchan saw the final goal go to Reigate, but it was too late to be more than     
a = consolation. Other semi was at West Croydon.                
24= /2/94 Surrey Mirror  says "there is no de= nying the fact that the Ewell team were a very powerful lot" but then says that if Reigate Priory were     
at= full strength they would have "pulled through the tie safely". The p= aper is also cricical of the "disgraceful behaviour of the crowd towards the     
Re= igate team and the referee Mr JN Anderson of Wallington - and we would call the very serious attention of the executive of the Ewell club to     
th= e rowdyism displayed by their partisans, particularly during the first half of the g= ame, one in particular, a well-dressed gang of roughs who     
fr= om the kick off had eveidently constituted themselves referees, invaded the field of = play in a body because they disapproved of a decision,     
co= ncerning which there was not the least doubt to a footballer but as usual the bad manners displayed by these "yahoos" was only equalled by     
th= eir utter ignorance of the lasws of the game. Being compelled to subside behind the touchline again the contented themselves with threats of     
pe= rsonal violence against the burly figure of the Reigate  goalkeeper." Also says Reigate p= layed with ten for the first 25 minutes. Not happy then!    
Dorking & Leatherhead Advertiser says that "judging from Ewell's loose play in front of goal last Saturday, they certainly do not stand much chance of gainingg the Junior Cup".
3/= 3/94 Ewell play in the Surrey Junior Cup Final this day v Balham Wanderers. Game is = to be played at Guildford which severely affects    
th= e chances of a big crowd says Harkaway in Surrey Herald. He "has not the slightest hesitation in tipping Ewell to win it" and is spot on with    
hi= s prediction as Ewell win by the biggest margin ever in a SJC Final, 6-0. FULL REPORT COP= Y TAKEN.          
Te= d Perks opened the scoring and AF White made it 2-0 at HT. Downhill second half E= well ran away with it, with goals from       
AF= White, Dearman, A.Perks and Ted Perks again. It was played in perfect weather without wind and the pitch was in perfect condition.    
Ma= rtin won the toss and played up the incline with their backs to the sun. The first par= t of the game was fairly even, but once Perks had got    
th= e first goal there was only going to be one winner. "The outburst of cheering from the Ewell followers was well merited for the pretty bit of     
pl= ay." The second goal saw Ted Perks put in a hot shot which the keeper was only able to throw out a few yards and F.White headed it back     
on= to the bar with his brother finishing the rebound off. Balham started the second half strongly, but it didn't last.        
ON= LOOKER in Surrey Advertiser referred to some of the Ewell support as not very sport= ing. "Yahoos".        
Su= rrey Mirror again says that "there is no doubt that the Ewell team is the smarte= st eleven that has entered for the cup in some years".    
M= y results sheet has Perks with three goals and not Dearman. Check!            
3/= 3/94 Game this day was originally due to be at home to Banstead. A 3-1 win v Banste= ad is still outstanding. Was it played this midweek?    
Ma= r 94 Technical Institute is to be built near the Public Hall in the Depot Road area. Future AGM's of Epsom would take place there.    
10= /3/94 The return match with Kenley was eagerly awaited and Ewell avenged their earl= ier defeat to Kenley by a score of 5-1. Woodard and    
Ha= rds came in for JE Perks and Dearman and despite going uphill first half AF White sco= red in the first few minutes and he got his second    
no= t long afterwards. A.Perks made it 3-0 with a rush. HT 3-0. A slow second half a= s a result of the crosswind and it was fairly even until    
Ke= nley scored and this woke Epsom up. AF White completed his HT with a volley, and a Ke= nley back scored the fifth with an own goal.    
Ew= ell's record is listed as Pld 19 W17 D0 L2 F91 A21.              
1= 0/3/94 Reserves were down to play Vampires reserves this day, despite them being= of the same standard as the Ewell first team. Was it played?    
17= /3/94 Ewell were due to play Preston House this day but didn't have a game.            
1= 7/3/94 Reserves had no fixture.                  
17= /3/94 Old Carthusians beat Bishop Auckland 5-1 at Notts Forest in the Amateur Cup Semi-Final. PM and AM Walters did not play, despite     
be= ing part of the team.                  
1= 7/3/94 Surrey Senior Cup Final @ Guildford Reigate Priory 1-1 Guy's Hospital aft= er extra time. 90 minutes score was also 1-1. Attendance 1,200 and a  
re= play is required on 31/3/94.                  
24= /3/94 Cobham Hawks draw 2-2 with Epsom at Cobham in a good game. Epsom won the toss and went with the wind but were a goal down     
af= ter 30 minutes. HT 0-1. Smith equalised, shortly after the restart, and equalise= d a second time later in the match. Felix White played for    
Ep= som, according to the line up "FW White", but Felix was playing for Ewell this day, so maybe another FW White on the left wing. Strange!    
24= /3/94 Ewell defeated Reading based side Old Kendricks 6-1 at West Street. G.Dearman travelled from "Devonshire" to play. A good number     
we= re present, including Sir David and Lady Evans and many ladies. Ewell started with te= n as Dearman was running late, but as soon as he     
go= t on the field, he scored the first goal!. AF White added to the score after a spe= ll of even play, before AE Smith, playing as a sub for     
Ol= d Kendricks made it 2-1. Felix White scored the third from a pass by AF White before = HT. Ted Perks got the next two and AF White     
co= ncluded the scoring. Ewell were originally due to play at Hersham this day.            
2= 4/3/94 Reserves were due to play Kingston Reserves this day at West Street. The Surrey Comet indicates that Kingston Reserves played and lost a    
g= ame 6-1 this day, but I don't think it was against the Reserves who I think had a blank day this day.         
31= /3/94 Ewell were listed as playing Dorking Wanderers this day, but the game was not played. The Surrey Advertiser had them playing an     
aw= ay fixture at Mitcham Linoleum, but (NR). In the meantime Wallington have arranged a Charity match with Ewell for 14th April in aid of the     
Cr= oydon Hospital.                  
3= 1/3/94 The Reserve game was not played either as Dorking Wanderers scratched their friendly at Ewell.        
31= /3/94 Notts County defeat Bolton Wanderers 4-1 in FA Cup Final @ Everton in front of 30,000.          
M= arch 94 reference to Chamois FC (pronounced Shammy) who play at Hackbridge and ha= ve been a well known club for a while. They play at Mr EB Frost's  
me= adow in Hackbridge this season. They may have been elsewhere prior to this season though.          
31= /3/94 Reigate Priory 4-0 Guy's Hospital in SSC Final replay at Guildford after a 1-1 draw in the first match. HT 3-0.      
7= /4/94 Charity Football Match at Richmond Road, Kingston, followed by a rugby ma= tch. Richmond Road was Kingston Rugby Club's ground at the time.  
7/= 4/94 First ever Amateur Cup Final Old Carthusians 2-1 Casuals. HT 1-0 up. Arthur Wal= ters played for Old Carthusians this day at the Richmond    
At= hletic Ground (the scene of England v Scotland a year previously) in front of 4,= 000 people including the Duke and Duchess of Teck, and the    
Du= chess of York. K.O. 3.30 with a boys game being played before it.              
Od= dly enough Scotland are playing England this day at Celtic's Parkhead ground and this was seen as the grander fixture.      
11= /4/94 Surrey Junior Cup (and SSC) are presented at Frascati Restaurant, Oxford Street, where tickets were 2s.        
1= 4/4/94 London Senior Cup Final between Old Carthusians and Old Foresters and the "company mustered several thousand strong". Old Foresters led  
1-= 0 at HT but despite an equaliser, they scored a second time to win the cup. Arthur Walters played for Old Carthusians.      
14= /4/94 reported in Surrey Mirror that Dorking are to merge with Dorking Wanderer= s. Wouldn't happen today!        
14= /4/94 The charity game at Wallington only raised £1 10s 2d, about a third of the us= ual Wallington gate says a disgruntled Wallington     
su= pporter, who wasn't impressed with Ewell despite the report describing the match as fa= st but disappointing. Game was drawn 0-0 and was    
no= t played at Harcourt Road, but was played at Elm Grove, Wallington. Was this just ano= ther name for the ground, or somewhere different?    
Wa= lton FC played at Elm Grove around this time. Were there two Elm Groves, or did t= he reporter think that Ewell were playing Walton?    
He= rald Review of season - Epsom Played 20 W7 D3 L10.= There were five other fixtures on the list but the= y were all scratched by opponents,    
sa= ys the review. I have 20 fixtures listed and 12 resu= lts W5 D2 L5 F21 A21            
He= rald Review - Ewell - A highly successful season - Played= 21 W18 D1 L2 F97 A22. A full list of resul= ts is provided. I am missing one result,     
a = 3-1 win over Banstead which would have been from 9/12/93 onwards and could have been anytime before 10/3/94, probably at home.    
Ew= ell were very fortunate in having a very settled side this year. A & F White a= re excellent while JE and A Perks "are almost as good on the    
ri= ght." G.Dearman did well but hesitates sometimes, while Edwards has performed h= is work in goal in fine style. Ewell will enter the Surrey    
Se= nior Cup next year.                   
21= /4/94 Percy Walters is the Referee in the London Charity Cup Final at Leyton between = Old Westminsters and Casuals. KO 3.30.      
30= /4/94 Ewell FC Dinner at Spring Hotel with President John H Bridges in the Chair. Ove= r 30 members and supporters attended including     
AM= Walters, PM Walters, TA Rawlinson, S.Botting, JW Webster, HJ Martin, AF White, FW Whi= te, F.Stone, LV Straker, AE Jay, AC Williams,     
DW= Edwards, RW Mason, F.Hampton, PA Hampton, CA Hampton, F.Banks, L.Thornton, F.Hall, F.Charman, A.Killick, G.Hards, CE Bagshaw,     
G.= Dearman (3) (??), AW Clibbon. "Success to the Ewell FC" was the toast which= was followed by an interesting and appropriate speech from     
th= e President, who advised that the club was not started without opposition, as it was f= elt by some that it would bring together those who     
mi= ght be better employed elsewhere. "They were fortunate in getting a good ground, and also in being able to have use of the cricket     
pa= vilion. He also said that he hoped he would never see the day when local players were taken away and paid players took their place. He     
al= so gave reminisces of when he was the captain of the team that won the English (FA Cup). Oxford University? Didn't play in any      
FA= Cup Finals, according to FA records.                
5/= 5/94 3rd Annual Sports Day at Ewell CC in conjunction with the football club. A la= rge attendance with many dignitaries present.      
Ar= thur Walters was to the fore as many Ewell footballers were present. He won the dribbl= ing competition, the high jump and the 120 yards     
hu= rdle handicap!                  
Ma= y 94 Harkaway in Surrey Herald refers to a report this year advising that there were 24 fatalities, 104 broken collar bones, nearly 100     
br= oken legs and 25 broken arms. He wonders whether this includes those watching, as s= ome suffered heart attacks!      
31= /8/35 It was reported that the club have had a picture presented to them showing the E= well FC line up from 1893/94      
th= at won the Surrey Junior Cup. Presented by Mr Archer, the wheelwright in West Street. This is          
to= be hung in the new clubhouse that was built in 1935 at West Street.            
Th= e Walters brothers play for Leatherhead this season. Leatherhead history book to ch= eck - quite a large bit.        
18= 94/95 season Ewell Secretary: HJ Martin, Nonsuch, Ewell. Has been Secretary and maybe captain from the inception of the club in 1890.    
Ac= tually this was not quite true as the first Secretary was Arthur Walters, but Martin = took over it appears roughly around the start of 1891/92.    
Su= mmer 1894 playing for Ewell CC this season were RW Mason, PM Walters, AM Walters, JH Bridges, TA Rawlinson, WL Harrowell,       
GC= Hampton, A.Perks, JL Hampton.                
Su= mmer 1894 playing for Epsom CC this season were RO Crawford, Alf Green, CH Northey,= RA Low.          
Ma= y 94 Surrey cricketer Bobby Abel runs seven v Middx at Oval!              
Ju= ne 94 Ladas wins the Derby. Horse owned by well known resident and Prime Minister Lord Rosebery. Pub named after the horse in Epsom.    
Ju= ne 94 Banstead FC fold after just two years. Epsom FC wouldn't last much longer, folding next summer after just three years.      
12= /7/94 Constance Maud Walters married Captain Theodore Wundt. Daughter of Mr WM Walters, father of AM and PM the celebrated     
In= ternational players who also turned out occasionally for Ewell. WM Walters lived at Purberry Shot, Ewell. Wedding at St Mary's, Ewell.    
30= /7/94 Church of All Saints opened. Financed by John Bridges, Ewell FC President to deal with the increasing population of West Ewell. He    
li= ved at Ewell Court, where he hosted a dinner afterwards..              
30= /8/94 Epsom FC 2nd AGM at Public Hall on Thursday evening with Tom (TE) Ware in the Chair. There was a fair attendance. The record     
wa= s advised as Pld 20 W7 D3 L10 (no GD). Accounts showed a balance in hand of £1 14s 1 1= /2d which was good considering the club had just     
pu= rchased a set of goal posts, flags and boards (whatever they were!). TT Bucknill was re-elected President and Lord Rosebery and       
P.= Robertson Rodger were vice-Presidents.                 
17= /9/94 SCFA AGM at York Hotel, Waterloo Road. Monday evening.              
Ew= ell's Surrey Senior Cup draw gives them an away game with Godalming due for 3/11/94. HJ Martin, club Secretary is looking for fixtures    
fo= r Ewell's reserve team. Reserves however do not enter the SJC.              
2= 2/9/94 Dorking defeat Epsom 5-0. Brief report in D&L Advertiser says the Dor= king forwards were weak, but clearly they still had too much for Epsom.  
A = fuller report explains that the pitch was a poor one at Epsom but Epsom were beh= ind after just 3 minutes and it was 4-0 at HT.      
22= /9/94 Guildford's first game at new ground in Woodbridge Road sees a 2-2 draw w= ith Bognor this day.        
29= /9/94 Ewell's first match as a senior club was an anticlimax. They were due to = play West Croydon, but they only sent their reserve team, and    
we= re duly battered 10-0. HT was 6-0 despite Ewell going uphill. West Croydon played= one short in the second half after an injury but the    
se= cond half was much slower anyway. West Croydon were "simply outclassed."<= /td>            
29= /9/94 Wallington opened their season with a meeting with their old friends. Eps= om are said to have started their season this day too     
de= spite the mention of a loss at Dorking the week before. This was a well fought game           
fr= om beginning to end. Epsom went a goal up after 5 minutes and held the lead up to HT, = but going uphill, Wallington scored two in a short     
sp= ell early in the second half. Epsom managed to level the scores, but Wallington scored again to send the visitors home with a 3-2 defeat.    
6/= 10/94 Herald Preview - Epsom - one minute things looked dark and there was a chance th= at the club wouldn't restart, but a meeting brought     
ne= w people in. CH Northey is a popular captain and plays inside right, while his brother E.Northey will play regularly. There is probably not a    
fa= ster man at outside right in the district. A dashing centre forward is sadly needed. = The ground is at Woodcote by privilege of Rev EW Northey.    
6/= 10/94 Herald Preview - Ewell - Several new players have joined the club, most importan= t of which (says Harkaway) id GS Bird an Old    
Ha= rrovian, who is an excellent half. CA Jacomb another half will be an acquisition, while two good forwards have joined, JF Marshall, and    
TB= (Barry) Porter. Porter would go on to become one of Ewell's most famous players. Marshall comes from Diss in Norfolk, while Porter was    
ba= sed in Middlesex and was the son of a famous horse trainer said the papers. Ewel= l's ground is in excellent condition "and       
as= spectators greatly interfered with the play it has been decided to place a rope five yards from the touchline for every match." They have     
ma= ny tougher opponents this season and have lost W.Woodward and E.Woodard, but it is h= oped that Arthur Walters will be able to play     
in= the cup matches.                  
Th= omas Barron "Barry" Porter. Born in the first quarter of 1878 according to = the 1881 census, so would have been only 16 at the time that     
he= joined Ewell FC.                  
Hi= s father John Porter was the most famous racehorse trainer in Victorian history, winning 23 Classics, including 7 Derbys and 3 Triple Crowns.    
He= lived at Kingsclere in Hampshire, and trained the Prince of Wales' (later Edward V= II) horses, winning £763,192 in prize money. He was    
in= strumental in the formation of a racecourse at Newbury, and the John Porter Stakes a= re held there every April in remembrance.    
Oc= t 94 Sutton St Barnabas are playing in a field in Robin Hood Lane this season.            
Oc= t 94 reference in the Surrey Mirror to the formation of two sides, Redhill and Oxted.          
6/= 10/94 Ewell's first away game of the season saw a trip to Hyde Farm Norbury to = play Balham Wanderers, and won 4-3 in a competitive game,    
no= t helped by some suspicious home refereeing. Ewell contend that the final score was 4= -2. It was very wet         
wi= th long grass and "a flabby ball." Ewell won the toss and went uphill a= nd Felix White scored first from a Perks pass after a scrimmage,     
th= en a Porter run and pass to Alex White who gave it to Dearman who made it 2-0 with a = very soft shot. After a bit of Balham pressure, the     
ba= ll went for a goal kick, but without even an appeal from the Balham players, the refe= ree decided that the ball had gone in and allowed     
th= e goal! Alex White then had a goal disallowed before Balham equalised before HT. Balham actually went ahead in the second half but     
Po= rter equalised and after Dearman missed 2 good chances, Felix White made it 4-= 3 to Ewell. Harkaway in Surrey Herald says that more     
cl= ubs should use referees from the Society. Also reference to clever tactics from HJ Martin.          
6= /10/94 Reserves lose to a second half goal at home to Carshalton, who were the better side and had most of the play.      
13= /10/94 The first time that Barnes have sent their first team to play, having previou= sly sent their Reserves. It made no difference as Ewell     
bl= itzed them 7-2 with the identical eleven that won the Surrey Junior Cup. An opportun= ity was taken to have a team picture with the cup this    
da= y and it may have inspired them. They won the toss and went uphill as was usual and af= ter a scramble after about 20 minutes FW White     
op= ened the scoring. There were then plenty of chances each way but Barnes equalised right on HT. 1-1. The scores remained level until 65     
mi= nutes when AF White put Ewell ahead from a Ted Perks cross. AF White made it 3-1 fro= m a Dearman pass straight from the restart and then     
Fe= lix White got his second to make the score 4-1 after god work. Barnes pulled a goal back, but Ted Perks scored the fifth with a splendid     
sh= ot before hitting the bar, with AF White hustling both the ball and the keeper into= the net for 6-2, while Ted Perks scored again at the end.     
Th= ree goals were scored in the last five minutes. The papers remarked that the conduc= t of the supporters showed a great improvement and     
ma= ny ladies including Lady Evans were present.                
13= /10/94 Epsom hosted Sutton St Barnabas who lost the toss and were sent "to defend= the Union goal." HT saw Epsom 3-0 down and they lost    
0-= 4 despite a great performance by the keeper.                
Oc= t 94 reference to Wallington FC being called "The Harcourt Roaders".=            
20= /10/94 Ewell travelled to Streatham Hill to play Eversleigh and won easily 9-1 as they outplayed their opponents at every point of the game.    
Ew= ell won the toss and faced "the pavilion goal". Jacomb made it 1-0 from a w= ell placed corner. HT was unknown, but at HT McCutchan     
ha= d to leave to catch a train so Dearman dropped back to centre half and they played w= ith four forwards. It made no difference!      
Su= tton Advertiser advises that this game was in fact 9-0 not 9-1 which would tie= in with the club records much better. I will amend.    
20= /10/94 Epsom lose 3-1 at Cobham Hawks. "A considerable number of spectators"= . HT saw Epsom 2-1 down despite Northey scoring from a     
Ware pass.                    
2= 0/10/94 The same day the Reserves won 5-0 against Eversleigh Reserves at West Street.= A good day for Ewell!        
27= /10/94 A most unsatisfactory match against Surbiton Hill, who sent their Reserve s= ide instead and were duly dispatched 12-0. Arthur Walters    
pl= ayed this day so as to make him eligible for Ewell's first Surrey Senior Cup tie the following week. It was reported that Ewell could have    
go= t another half a dozen had they chosen to. The ground was in heavy condition and ra= in fell throughout. JE (Ted) Perks scored the first and     
ac= cording to the Surrey Herald he got four more "shortly afterwards"!. Porter made it 6-0 and AF White completed the first half scoring after     
a = pretty dribble. HT 7-0. No interval was taken, and Ted Perks scored another with Felix White getting the ninth, AF White      
wi= th the next with a long shot, and Porter and Ted Perks again. "A splendid game&q= uot; wrote the Herald, but it wasn't much practice for Ewell.    
On= ly 35 minutes each way.                  
No= v 94 Surrey Mirror describes Arthur Walters as the founder of the Ewell club. A little harsh on the other founders.      
3/= 11/94 Ewell travelled to Godalming for their first ever Surrey Senior Cup tie and the hosts were expecting to win easily, which was a bit    
ov= er confident, and Ewell made them pay for it with a 9-2 win at Godalming Recreation Ground! COPY TAKEN.        
Go= dalming won the toss and decided to defend the pavilion end but were behind after just three minutes and were never in it.      
Su= rrey Mirror said that "the brothers White were all that could be desired" a= nd of course praised Arthur Walters performance amongst others.    
Ew= ell's record now stands at Pld 6 W6 F51 A7. Correct.              
3= /11/94 Reserves lose 5-3 to Kingston Reserves at West Street in wretched weather. Kingston players advised in the Surrey Comet to dress at the    
p= avilion on the ground.                  
3/= 11/94 Epsom defeated Surbiton Hill Reserves 2-0 in a match at Surbiton that was only = 30 minutes each way. Captain Charles H Northey lost    
th= e toss for the first time this season, but it made no difference as Edgar Jeffery sc= ored once in each half.        
7/= 11/94 Ewell travelled to Leatherhead to meet St John's School on a Wednesday afternoo= n. Ted Perks put them ahead after ten minutes     
an= d AF White followed it up with a second shortly afterwards. It was then fairly even before the school pulled a goal back but Ted (JE) Perks     
ma= de it 3-1 at HT. Unfortunately, McCutchan was a passenger in the second half through injury, and St John's scored four times to win 5-3!    
SS= C draw pairs Ewell at home to Guy's Hospital in QF on 26/1/95.              
10= /11/94 An interesting game took place before a good number of spectators in pouring rain. Leatherhead were strengthened by the inclusion    
of= Arthur and Percy Walters (AM & PM) to give Ewell a good game. Porter played c-f = as JE Perks was away while Marshall played inside right.    
Po= rter actually didn't turn up until 20 minutes had elapsed. A.Perks opened the scoring from a Hale cross. And Ewell led 1-0 at HT. The     
se= cond half saw Leatherhead equalise despite Ewell pressure, but then McCutchan hit t= he post, and Porter scored the winner, not long after     
mi= ssing a better chance! The winning goal five minutes from time was "a splend= id shot."          
= 17/11/94 Reserves crash 7-1 at home to Clapham Rovers Reserves, although the Rovers had no first team game and played many first teamers. Ewell  
s= cored first but couldn't hold on.                  
17= /11/94 Ewell had no game as West Croydon scratched. They originally wanted Ewell to se= nd a weak team, and when Ewell advised that <= /span>    
th= eir team would be weak anyway, they scratched on the Friday, giving Ewell no time = to rearrange. Very poor says Harkaway.      
No= v 94 Reference to Barry Porter being the son of the celebrated trainer at Kingsclere (horses).          
= 24/11/94 Reserves took on Middle Mill on the Fairfield at Kingston and largely pla= yed with 9 for most of the game due to the late arrival of Jacomb and   
P= C Embleton was injured. No scorers or HT advised, but Ewell won game 2-1. Phil Hampt= on was captain of the reserves."A well contested game."    
24= /11/94 Redhill FC's first match was a 2-2 draw with Dorking Reserves at "The Wiggie" Where was this?        
R= ay Ward advises me that Wiggie Lane is off Frenches Road and used to be the access for Foxboro Yoxall, an American owned engineering/tool-making   
c= ompany which has long gone; now housing I believe. FY had football teams as did all la= rge companies and the pitch was with the factory. They played in the   
R= edhill & District Saturday League. Wiggie is the area behind Redhill Station going towards Merstham and includes the Bowls Club. I believe it was named   
af= ter Arthur Trower’s mother whose name was Wiggie (nickname??); Trower was a big comp= any; seed merchants I think.      
24= /11/94 Ewell defeat Vampires 3-0. It was a good game in fine weather at West Street and witnessed by a fair number of spectators. 3-0     
fl= attered Vampires who only gave Edwards two saves in the match. JE Perks scored fi= rst after the game had been in progress for a while,     
wi= th a shot that went in off the post, and RS Dally scored the second before HT. A JE Perks header from a Dally corner made it 3-0 as Ewell     
we= nt uphill. Sutton Advertiser advises club record at this time of Pld 9 W8 L1 F59 A13. Correct.          
= 1/12/94 Reserves played at home to Central Croydon Res who only arrived at 4pm, so only 15 minutes each way was played. Unsurprisingly finished 0-0.  
1/= 12/94 Ewell travelled to Dorking and won 4-0 despite the absence of three regulars. E= well only had ten for the first half which finished    
go= alless. Harkaway remarks that Arthur (AM) Walters is playing more regularly these days. The game was played on the cricket field @     
Do= rking with Bagshaw, Porter and JE Perks all missing. AF White arrived just before HT, and soon into the second half, he had a goal     
di= sallowed for offside, which the report said was a very suspicious decision. It didn't matter as he scored soon after anyway. McCutchan got     
th= e next two and A.Perks made it 4-0. A fair number watched the game but were inclined= to be disorderly when the game was going     
ag= ainst them. Reference to Alec and Felix White being twin brothers. K.O. just before 3= pm.          
E= ntrance to this match cost 3d but it was worthwhile as some excellent play was seen according to the D&L Advertiser. "A goodly number of spectators".  
1/= 12/94 Leatherhead 4-0 Epsom at Kingston Road. A foggy day with many games delay= ed.          
Ep= som were poorly represented and required subs, but they held out until right on HT when they conceded the first goal. It was 2-0 soon after    
the restart.                    
1/= 12/94 The two reserve teams also met at Woodcote with Epsom edging Leatherhead out = 2-1.          
8= /12/94 Reserves lost 2-1 at Duppas Hill, Croydon to Carlton Rovers. They were 2-0 down after ten minutes and weren't able to pull it back.    
8/= 12/94 Ewell defeated Kingston on Thames 11-0 at West Street and their current record = is Pld 11 W10 L1 F74 A13 according to Herald. Correct.    
Ed= wards only had to handle the ball twice as Ewell dominated the game. Very one sided. Ewell scored from five corners. Ted (JE) Perks     
sc= ored the first after some missed chances, but Alex White and Ted Perks (2) made it= 4-0 very rapidly, before Ted's brother A.Perks got the    
fi= fth before HT. JE Perks got another two then Porter, then AF White (2), and finally = JE Perks concluded the carnage, making his tally five.    
Ga= me was abandoned a few minutes before time due to bad light. Kingston on Thames = are also Kingston FC and play at Fairfield this season.    
Th= e Surrey Comet says it was 9-0 but their correspondent must have left early. "= ;The Kingston men were quite outclassed." Hardly crossed the    
half way line.=                    
De= c 94 A pavilion has been opened at Weybridge's ground with 4 rows of seats. It i= s 60 feet long and 50 seats are put aside for season ticket    
ho= lders. Others are on sale at 3d each.                
8/= 12/94 Epsom 2-1 Sutton St Barnabas Reserves. The visitors arrived at 3.10, but no one= at Epsom had a ball! Kicked off at 3.40 and HT was     
1-= 1. Northey and the backs played well for Epsom.                
12= /12/94 Kent 1-1 Surrey @ Gravesend. No Ewell players played, but a large attendance.<= /td>          
15= /12/94 Ewell's home match with the Casuals was scratched by the visitors as some= of their players were playing for the Corinthians against    
As= ton Villa @ Oval that day.                  
22= /12/94 The first meeting of Ewell and the famous Reigate Priory took place this day = at Reigate, and was won by Ewell 3-0 after a scoreless    
fi= rst half. Ewell took "two or three cartloads of their enthusiastic supporters" while Ted Perks was out resting an injured limb. The ref= eree was     
ce= lebrated and long serving Surrey cricketer Walter (WW) Read. Ewell lost the toss and w= ent downhill against the wind, and Arthur Walters     
an= d his brother Percy Walters had plenty to do in an even first 45. In the second half R.Wigram crossed the ball into a dangerous place and     
a = defender headed an own goal. AF White got the next two with good strikes, and Ewell deservedly won through.        
Su= rrey Mirror advises that there was a good crowd but a terrific south west wind didn't help. In the second half it was so easy for Ewell     
th= at keeper Edwards walked down the field to have "a better view of the attack."            
2= 2/12/94 Old Citizens, future tenants at West Street are this season at Denmark Hill, = and this week lost 3-4 at home to Eversleigh. They were the old   
bo= ys of the City of London School.                
26= /12/94 Ewell defeat Old Kendricks 10-0 at West Street. They travelled from Reading. "There could not have been less than 500 spectators."    
Ew= ell were 2-0 up at HT after going downhill, but despite A.Perks injuring his knee, (wh= ich would keep him out for a while) and Ewell playing    
wi= th ten men, they scored 8 goals in the second half. Wigram got HT, while AF White did= the same. J.Perks (2), A.Perks, and F White took     
th= e score into double figures. Record now reads Pld 13 W12 L1 F87 A13. Correct.            
29= /12/94 Ewell win 5-0 at Kenley in a match spoilt by the wind. The first goal was score= d by "the Whites" but not sure which one actually    
sc= ored it. Then Perks got a second and the third was from a rush. HT 3-0 and J.Perks= got two more in the second half to complete his HT.    
Ew= ell scored three of their five goals in the teeth of the wind said Surrey Advertiser= .          
De= c 94 Percy Walters elected with most votes to the Ewell Parish Council.            
Ja= n 95 Reference to PM Walters and Ewell President JH Bridges being members of t= he Ewell Parish Council. Percy received the most votes of all.    
5/= 1/95 reported that "Ewell added another to their list of victories on Saturday when they had another walk over against Kenley. The side     
sh= ows no sign of deterioration."                  
5/= 1/95 It continued this day as Eversleigh were beaten 12-0 in a very one sided mat= ch. Ewell are without doubt "one of the strongest sides    
in= the county" and "will have no difficulty next season in arranging g= ames with the recognised leading clubs." Ewell's eighth goal      
co= mpleted 100 for the season says Herald and so far Pld 15 W14 L1 F104 A13. Correct. Scorers and HT unknown.        
Th= e Sutton Advertiser added that the visitors could offer no resistance to the home = team "who won as they chose."      
5= /1/95 The Blackburn Herald makes reference to Arthur and Percy Walters both playing= for Ewell and how well they are doing. Hardly surprising though.  
5= /1/95 Reserves did not play this day as Eversleigh Res played Tooting instead.<= /td>            
12= /1/95 Frosty and many p-p's this day including both Ewell (Surbiton Hill (A)) and Rese= rves (Middle Mill (H)).        
16= /1/95 Surrey v United Hospitals @ Reigate. No Ewell players selected or played. Attend= ance scarcely 100.        
= 19/1/95 Reserves were due to play away at Central Croydon Reserves, but only thre= e or four of the home team turned up, and no ground was available,  
a= s the person who had the pitch permit had gone to Wimbledon! No game. Game was meant t= o be at Duppas Hill.        
Ja= n 95 Opossum found in Epsom. Had been killed by a passing train. Papers had no idea ho= w it got here from America!      
Mu= ch of Jan and Feb is wiped out by bad weather.                
Ja= n 95 A.Perks, the younger of the two brothers will be out for the rest of the season with his knee injury.        
19= /1/95 Dorking had got together a very strong team but they were simply outclass= ed by Ewell, who were minus AM and PM Walters. Ewell    
st= ill won 11-0, with 9 goals in the second half while going downhill. 2-0 at HT but when play recommenced, Dorking "fell to pieces." A    
sp= ecial mention was given to the new inside right R.Wigram who has settled in nic= ely and is "quite at home". He scored 5 this day.      
Ew= ell have won their last eight matches scoring 59 and conceding none!            
Su= rrey Mirror says Dorking were "absolutely outclassed". However, they advise that the score was only 10-0!        
19= /1/95 AM and PM Walters were playing for Old Carthusians this day in a London Senior C= up tie v Old Foresters which was won 8-1 or 8-0.    
in= front of 3,000-4,000 at the Kennington Oval. HT was 4-1 said Advertiser report, wh= ich then gave final score as 8-0! "Pa" Jackson was referee.    
Th= e Pall Mall Gazette records the final score as 8-1 but makes no mention in a detailed report of when the Old Foresters might have scored!    
Pe= rcy Walters actually scored the first goal for the Old Carthusians.              
Old Carthusians are now (A) to Clapton in second round at the Spotted Dog Gro= und.            
Pa= ll Mall Gazette wrote that "the reappearance of the brothers P.M. and A.M. Walters was probably as great an attraction at Kennington Oval on     
Sa= turday as the football"                  
26= /1/95 Epsom are due to play Carshalton at home this day. Whilst the game was probably= p-p due to frost, I don't yet know where the home    
ve= nue was. Keep looking.                  
26= /1/95 Home SSC tie with Guy's Hospital is p-p due to frost. Rearranged for 9/2/95.          
ON= LOOKER in Surrey Advertiser advises that Ewell are the only side in the County to h= ave scored over 100 goals this season. By this time, it     
wa= s 115! "Few teams in Surrey have ever made such strides as Ewell."            
2= 6/1/95 Reserves were originally due to play at home to Epsom this day. May have = been moved to Woodcote as Ewell were at home in SSC.    
S= urrey comet says that Ewell Reserves were due to travel to St George's Hospital, Wimbledon, but (NR).        
30= /1/95 Berks & Bucks v Surrey @ Windsor is p-p for frost. Now 20/3/95.            
2/= 2/95 Leatherhead v Epsom (Surrey Adv says Epsom v Leatherhead) is p-p for fros= t. The reserve fixture between the two is also p/p.    
2/= 2/95 Old Carthusians Amateur Cup tie this day at home to Swindon was p-p.            
2/= 2/95 Ewell v East Molesey is p-p due to frost and snow. A thaw is unlikely for 9/2 says Harkaway.          
6/= 2/95 Felix White was selected for Surrey v Middlesex @ Weybridge, but game was p-p.<= /td>          
9/= 2/95 Harkaway is right. Game v Guy's is p-p again (rearranged for 23/2). Were originally away to Leatherhead before cup tie took preference.    
9= /2/95 Reserves game this day at home to Leatherhead Reserves is also p-p.            
16= /2/95 Ewell v Preston House is also p-p due to frost.              
16= /2/95 Kingston Res v Ewell Res is also p-p due to frost.              
20= /2/95 Oxfordshire v Surrey @ Thame is scratched by Surrey. Future games have th= em at home to Army @ Guildford on 27/2, 6/3 v Kent @     
Re= igate, 13/3 v Sussex @ Guildford 20/3 v Berks & Bucks @ Windsor, 28/3 v Middx @ Brentford.          
23= /2/95 The game against Guy's is finally ok to play, but due to a misunderstanding, Guy's do not travel to Ewell and the game has to be    
p-= p again. They scratched with only hours to spare, and it is possible that Ewell wi= ll get expenses back for this. SCFA refuse them, deciding    
th= at Guy's reasons were fair. Ewell were originally due to play Barnes at home.            
It= turns out that Ewell took the field, fully expecting to play, kicked off and actual= ly scored a goal in the presence of the match official, before     
th= en formally applying for the tie to be awarded!                
2= 3/2/95 Reserves are due to play Dorking but scratch. Ewell Reserves will do this again later in the season.        
27= /2/95 Surrey 2-2 Army @ The New Sports Ground @ Guildford Attendance of "close upon" 1,000 saw four Ewell players take the field. AF White,    
hi= s brother Felix, Ted (JE) Perks and CE Bagshaw all played. Alex White got the second goal as Surrey led 2-1 at HT.        
Th= e Ewell players were recommended to Surrey by Percy Walters. All four made their debut this day.        
28= /2/95 The next day Felix and Alex White are selected for Surrey Reserves v Middx Reserves at Brentford. They both played but (NR).    
2/= 3/95 Ewell were due to play at home to Preston House but p-p for SSC tie.             
2/= 3/95 700-800 spectators are present at West Street as Ewell finally see off Guy's Hosp= ital in the SSC QF 6-2. It was an even first half, yet     
Wi= gram scored in the first minute and this was quickly followed by a Felix White goal a= nd an o.g. Guy's fought back to 3-2 but going downhill    
in= the second half there was "a continuous bombardment of their citadel." Wig= ram scored again, and JE Perks got the other two. COPY TAKEN    
Fr= ank Charman the former player was Ewell's linesman this day.              
PM= Walters did well despite playing with a "very bad leg". Unfortunately this would keep him out of the semi-final tie the following week.    
Al= so Felix White will miss the game as a result of contracting pneumonia, and will be out for the season says Herald. His lungs just      
in= flamed after the game. He is progressing well says Surrey Mirror.              
Su= rrey Mirror says "Good old Ewell! Win or lose this year, the summit of your fame= has not yet been reached."        
It= is reported the following September at the SCFA meeting that this game raised £11 6s = 0d.          
6/= 3/95 Alex White plays for Surrey @ Reigate in a 3-3 draw with Kent. A moderate numb= er of supporters were present. HT 1-3 down. Att 400.    
6/= 3/95 Ewell were due to play St John's School, Leatherhead according to Surrey Herald, but Advertiser doesn't have the fixture listed, and     
Al= ex White was playing for Surrey, so was this game played? No.              
9/= 3/95 Whitehorse Road, home of Croydon Rugby Club is the venue for the Surrey Senior Cup Semi-Final tie. Alex White missed his twin    
br= other on the left wing, as they had played together since they were about ten. DW Edwa= rds hadn't fully recovered from flu, and Barry Porter     
ma= de his first appearance after illness. Ewell were 3-1 down to West Croydon by HT and l= ost 5-2. They had done all the pressing in the first    
ha= lf, yet according to the report Croydon (Brown) scored three goals on breakaways. Ewell got it back to 3-2 through an o.g. and J.Perks,    
bu= t Wigram missed an easy chance, and West Croydon took advantage. COPY TAKEN. Percy Walters also missing with a damaged ankle.    
Th= is game was played at Whitehorse Road, as it was supposed to be a neutral venue!          
Or= iginally Ewell were due to play at home to Leatherhead, although Surrey Times says= it was Vampires (A)..        
SC= FA Minutes make no reference to the possible unfairness of the venue, as it was hard= ly neutral.          
It= is reported the following September at the SCFA meeting that this game raised £14 2s = 6d.          
= 9/3/95 Ewell Reserves scratch their friendly at home to Dorking as they cannot raise a team. Too many want to go and watch the first team SSC  tie at Croydon.  
D= &L Advertiser refers to this being the second time this season they have scratched.            
9/= 3/95 Epsom were due to play at Sutton St Barnabas but scratch the fixture. Harkaway = in Herald asks "what is the matter with Epsomians    
th= at they are doing so badly this season? Is it the executive that is at fault, or are = the youth of the town" more interested in other sports, like    
ru= nning? It is clear at this point that Epsom FC are in tro= uble.              
13= /3/95 Surrey 6-2 Sussex @ Guildford. HT 3-0 but no Ewell players played.,            
16= /3/95 Ewell played Kenley with a weaker team than usual and lost 4-2 despite being 2-= 1 up at HT. Both Walters brothers were absent.    
Sc= orers are unknown but Edwards played at left half instead of his regular keeper position.          
1= 6/3/95 Reserves win 2-0 at Kingston on Thames Reserves on the Fairfield, Kingsto= n,          
16= /3/95 The Walters brothers were playing in the second round of the Amateur Cup at h= ome to Tottenham Hotspur for Old Carthusians.    
Th= e London Standard advises it was a London Charity Cup Semi-Final at Leyton and was watched by 1200 and that Carthusians won 3-0! HT 0-0.    
20= /3/95 Berks & Bucks v Surrey @ Windsor in front of several hundred. Surrey won 4-2 after being level at HT 1-1. No Ewell players played.    
23= /3/95 Ewell were due to play at home to Balham Wanderers but (NR).            
2= 3/3/95 Reserves lost 7-0 at Surbiton Rangers. They only took 8 but "excellent" subs were found. No HT or LU. "An uninteresting game."    
2= 3/3/95 SSC Final Attendance 2-3,000 saw Weybridge crush West Croydon 6-0 @ Guildford= . HT 1-0. Biggest ever win in a final. The gate was the biggest ever  
re= corded in Surrey and took a "gate" of over £40. It was a little larger th= at last season's replayed final.        
2= 3/3/95 This date was scheduled for a fixture between Dorking and Epsom at Dorking but D&L Advertiser advises that Epsom scratched and that this was  
the fourth week in a row where this had happened. Epsom may already have folded in all but name by this point. The last fixture I= can trace was in December 1894 but the way it 
wa= s written in the D&L Advertiser indicates that it might have been a fairly recent scratch.          
23= /3/95 Old Carthusians 5-0 Old Westminsters in London Senior Cup SF. Presume that the Walters brothers were involved. Yes they were.    
25= /3/95 inclusive, Sutton Advertiser advises Ewell record as Pld 19 W16 L3 F126 A= 24. My record shows F125 A24. Also probably means    
th= at Ewell's remaining two games were after this date, so Balham game probably not pla= yed.          
2= 6/3/95 Berks and Bucks v Surrey at Windsor Recreation Ground. Surrey won 4-2. No Ewell players played.        
2= 7/3/95 Arthur Walters was selected for Surrey v Middlesex @ Weybridge on 4/4/95 = but he didn't play in a 2-0 win. HT 2-0. No other Ewell players selected.  
30= /3/95 Ewell were due to play at home to Old Cranleighans, while the Reserves were awa= y to Carshalton. (NR) for either.      
30= /3/95 Old Carthusians 1-0 Crewe @ West Kensington in Amateur Cup 3 and will now play South Bank in the semi final at Leeds on 13/4/95.    
Bo= th Percy and Arthur Walters played in this match and the goal came after twenty minute= s. Crewe had a player sent off near the end.    
6/= 4/95 Ewell v Guards Depot. Was this played?                
12= /4/95 The Surrey Mirror reports that Surrey played 8 matches this year, and lists t= hat Alex White played in twice, while CE Bagshaw,     
Te= d Perks and Felix White played in the Army game only.              
13= /4/95 Ewell were at home to Wallington according to Surrey Advertiser but (NR). Surrey Herald originally said it was Wimbledon.    
1= 3/4/95 Old Carthusians drew 1-1 with South Bank at Headingley and will replay at Der= by on 20/4/95 with the final put back a week to 27/4 also at   
He= adingley, Leeds. Percy and Arthur Walters were selected for this match but I don't = yet know if they played.        
15= /4/95 On Easter Monday Ewell were due to play at home to St Edmund's (Salisbury) b= ut (NR).          
20= /4/95 Old Carthusians won 3-2 in Amateur Cup semi final replay, requiring two perio= ds of extra time to settle the match. Will now play     
Mi= ddlesboro Ironopolis on 27/4/95, losing 2-1. The London Senior Cup Final is the following Tuesday 30/4 v Casuals @ Queens Club. (W 6-0).    
20= /4/95 First FA Cup Final @ Crystal Palace. Aston Villa scored in first 30 seconds and= won 1-0 v WBA. Attendance 42,000.      
2= 7/4/95 Arthur and Percy Walters play in the Final of the Amateur Cup at Headingl= ey against Middlesborough in front of "several thousand". HT was 0= -0  
an= d the Carthusians went ahead early in the second half but the opponents were le= vel shortly afterwards who scored again to win 2-1.    
Yo= rkshire Herald advises 3,000 spectators and the Middlesborough win came in the fi= nal minute of the game.        
27= /4/95 Herald Review - Ewell Firsts Pld 21 W18 D0 L3 F132 A24   -   Second XI Pld 14 W6 D1 L7 F31 A32.        
Fo= r the firsts I have 19 results W16 L3 F125 A24. Two wins missing after 16/3/95 F7 A0. I have five fixtures and only two of these were played.    
Fo= r the seconds I have 6 results and 7 other fixtures so far. Results are W3 D1 L2 F17 A10.          
Su= tton Advertiser indicates that the two games were after 23/3/95.            
Su= rrey Times says that the two wins missing were on or before 6/4/95, as the record of= Pld 19 W16 L3 F126 A24 was in that day's paper.    
Th= e last two matches were won with a GD of either 6-0 or 7-0.              
In= one Surrey match v Army Ewell had four of its players playing. Despite the good reco= rd, only once did Ewell have a full strength side     
av= ailable, and that game was p-p v Old Carthusians on 23/1/95 for heavy snow. (A Wednesd= ay!)          
AF= and FW White are twins and they improve every season. Barry Porter joined in Oct= ober 1894 and has been a "very great acquisition".    
LV= Straker and HF Hards did well for the Reserves. Others who played were PC and AE Embleton, Farley, and Appleton, although the latter    
tw= o weren't regulars. They had many heavy wins this season 9-2 v Godalming in SSC, Ba= rnes 7-2, Reigate Priory 3-0, Vampires 3-0,      
We= st Croydon 10-0, Surbiton Hill 12-0, Eversleigh 9-0 and 12-0 Kingston 11-0, Dorking = 11-0 and Old Kendricks 10-0.        
4/= 5/95 Annual cricket and football club's Athletics Meeting on the Cricket Ground at Gibraltar Recreation Ground. AF White won the overall    
event.                    
4/= 5/95 Harkaway was invited to Ewell's Annual Dinner at the Spring Hotel this evening. He referred to President JH Bridges as an old varsity    
pl= ayer. Large report of Annual Dinner. COPY TAKEN. JH Bridges was i= n the chair with HJ Martin in the vice-Chair, and nearly 40 others were     
pr= esent, including AM & PM. Also reference to a Surrey match v Army, in which = four Ewell players represented the County.      
Th= e Chairman raised fears about evils creeping into the Association game, and he was n= ot a fan of gambling or professionalism in sport,    
as= it led to "referee baiting, ill feeling, unfair play etc". He also remind= ed them that the opposite of the word "foul" was "fair" = and that there    
we= re too many fouls in the game. COPY TAKEN                
Ma= y 95 PM Walters raises the subject of a Recreation Ground for Ewell at the Parish Council Meeting. Suggests hiring in the first instance to     
se= e whether there is sufficient interest.                
Ju= ne 95 JH Bridges, AM + PM Walters, JE + A Perks, AF + FW White, JL + GC Hampton all play this season for Ewell C.C. Bridges apparently    
use= d to play for Beddington in previous years.                
1= 895/96 season Ewell Secretary: HJ Martin, Nonsuch, Ewell              
24= /8/95 AM Walters scores 48 not out for Ewell v Leatherhead in a cricket match. John Henry Bridges also plays.        
4/= 9/95 AGM of Epsom FC in Committee Room of Public Hall in Epsom with Mr W.Woolridge in= the Chair. Hon Secretary Tom (TE) Ware    
ad= vised a balance in hand of £1 0s.10d. "Owing to the scarcity of playing memb= ers and the absence of any new additions, no attempt was    
ma= de to elect officers and the meeting was adjourned in order that the question of putt= ing more life into the club might be considered."    
5/= 9/95 AGM of Ewell FC at Spring Hotel with Alex (AF) White in the Chair. Income £38 18= s.2d and expenditure £37 7s.6d with balance in     
ha= nd of £1 10s.8d. Other subscriptions were due, which would take the balance in han= d to around £4 it was stated. COPY TAKEN.      
Th= e club was very impressed with its playing record which was advised in Herald Review= in April. There were 34 honorary members, 34     
pl= aying members, 9 working men members and 6 boys. It was stated that the club did not want a big balance, so long as they could pay their     
wa= y. Officers were elected: JH Bridges - President with Mr Tom Mercer senior Vice-President. Captain will again be HJ Martin, with Felix     
Wh= ite as v-c. Phil (PA) Hampton's resignation as Captain of the second XI was received = with regret, and Mr Straker was appointed in his place.    
La= st year's Committee was re-elected: CE Bagshaw, F.Charman, RS Dally, G.Dearman, C.Hampton, T.McCutchan, A.Perks, AM Walters,     
PM= Walters, AF White, plus AE Embleton was newly added. HJ Martin was Secretary again an= d EB Hampton as Treasurer in place of his     
br= other Phil Hampton, who had held the two posts. Club to enter SSC and SJC. Phil Hamp= ton was apparently leaving the country.      
18= /9/95 SCFA AGM 6.30 k.o. at York Hotel, Waterloo Bridge Road, London.            
18= /9/95 Epsom were struck off the list of SCFA Affiliated clubs for non-payment of subscriptions at SCFA meeting. HJ Martin and RS Dally     
at= tended on Ewell's behalf. Dally in fact appears to alrea= dy be a SCFA Committee member a year earlier that previously thought.      
It= is reported that Ewell's QF and SF last season raised £11,6s,0d and £14,2s,6d respectively. There were also expenses incurred. The roping of    
th= e ground at Ewell cost £1 2s 2d, presumably for the SSC QF but not confirmed. Ewell b= ill posting (advertising) 10s. Ewell's share of the gates    
to= talled £1 19s 4d. Not much really!                
Al= so at this meeting Surrey Charity Shield is created by SCFA. Also Ewell draw a bye in SSC 1, while Ewell Reserves are at home to       
Fa= rnham in SJC 1. Competition proposed by JP Asher.              
Ba= rry Porter is selected for Surrey 2nds v Sussex 2nds. Date of match unknown but sele= cted at this September meeting. Before 16th Oct.    
20= /9/95 Columnist in the Surrey Mirror advises that "probably owing to its proximity to Ewell and the conseequent call which the latter club     
ma= kes on many Epsom players, football in Epsom is unfortunately not in a very flourishi= ng state and unless players rally together without delay,     
th= ere is a danger of the club falling through. Racing and not football seems the Eps= om "forte"".          
21= /9/95 reported Harkaway asks "can anybody tell me what has become of the E= psom Football Club?" "No one seems to know whether it is     
st= ill in the land of the living." "Epsom ought not to be without a good foot= ball club." "It seems impossible to keep a good team going." This     
in= dicates that there may have been an earlier Epsom side than this one. There was - 1884-1886.          
Se= pt 95 Surrey Advertiser reports that the club is in danger of falling through, as some= of their players have been attracted to Ewell.    
Se= pt 95 Weybridge play at Mr Dix's meadow,                
Se= pt 95 Redhill start their second season at "The Wiggie". Will shortly move to the Memorial Ground, at this time not known by that name.    
28= /9/95 Ewell defeat Dorking 4-0 in a game shortened to 35 minutes each way due to the = 83 degrees heat. Two goals each for Barry    
Po= rter and JE Perks. The ground was well shaded at Ewell but it was still hot. Edgar Jeffery's debut. Barry Porter scored the first goal from a     
sc= rimmage in front of goal just before HT. In the second half going downhill Porter sc= ored with a long shot, before Perks headed in from a     
Ha= le corner, and he scored again soon after.                
= 28/9/95 Ewell Reserves win 5-0 at Leatherhead. Although this season was Leatherhe= ad's first at Thorncroft Manor, the first match played there wasn't   
u= ntil 23rd Nov, so probably played at Kingston Road.              
5/= 10/95 Herald Preview - Ewell. Prospects are very bright as nearly all of last year's t= eam are available. All the top sides in Surrey will be met     
in= cluding Weybridge, Guildford, Charterhouse and Old Wilsonians. Several new players have joined and S.Sladen has rejoined. A new     
ke= eper Edgar (EE) Jeffery, and his brother (?) Evan Jeffery, have joined. Both came fr= om the Epsom club. It is doubtful if AM and PM Walters     
ca= n play this season, while HF Hards, a regular reserve player has left the district. O= ther promising new players are HM Collison, TA Straker,     
ER= Skilton (Shilton?). Balham Wanderers are playing at Wavertree Road, Streatham Hil= l. Carshalton Hill are at Langley Park Road,       
Ev= ersleigh are again at Upper Tooting C.C. St John's School are playing at their School ground in Leatherhead and Sutton Guild Rovers are     
pl= aying at Manor Lane with changing rooms at the Drill Hall, Lenham Road.            
He= rald Preview states that Epsom are still alive, but unlikely to restart. "Poor Epsom."          
Se= pt 95 Herald reports that "a writer on rough play in one of the football editions says that "The Walters brothers were magnificent players     
bo= th of them, but a rougher pair of backs never stepped in the field"".            
5/= 10/95 Ewell lost 7-5 @ Wanstead against the Idlers. They were 2-1 up at HT despite horrible weather throughout. 0-1 down after a few     
mi= nutes but goals from Felix White and Sladen in the first half made it 2-1 and Sladen was unlucky to have another disallowed. Going uphill,     
Ew= ell conceded twice before Sladen equalised at 3-3. Sladen and then Alex (AF) White both scored to put Ewell 5-3 up before conceding four    
mo= re goals in the latter part of the second half.                
= 5/10/95 Reserves beat Old Wilsonians Reserves 3-2 and were 2-0 up at HT through Weedon and Hampton. Old Wilsonians pulled a goal back in the second  
h= alf, but Embleton made it 3-1 and a late consolation made it 3-2.              
12= /10/95 Ewell defeat Barnes 4-3 after trailing 3-1 while HJ Martin was off the field fo= r a while. Upon his return Ewell fought back to win. "A     
go= od muster of spectators" saw AF White open the scoring with a high dropping shot,= but a HT from Frith saw them 1-3 behind at HT.     
AF= White reduced the arrears with "a clinking shot" and Sladen equalised with a header from Felix White clinching the win.      
= 12/10/95 Reserves won 6-1 at Kingston on Thames for their third win of the season.= An own goal and two from Weedon made it 3-1 at HT, and Weedon   
= got another two in the second half, along with one from an unknown Hampton. Played at Fairfield, also known at the time as Kingston Recreation Ground.  
16= /10/95 Barry Porter selected for Surrey Res v Middx Res @ Denmark Hill to be played th= is day.          
Di= d not play that well to start with but "improved wonderfully" as the game proceeded and scored a good equaliser in a 1-1 draw.      
Oc= t 95 SSC 1 Bye, and SJC 1 Bye.                  
19= /10/95 Ewell draw 1-1 at Surbiton Hill. Played at Surbiton Recreation Ground. Felix Wh= ite scored from a pass from his twin brother, and    
Ew= ell led at HT, but chances were missed, and Surbiton Hill equalised ten minutes from time. "A goodly number of spectators" at Surbiton Rec.    
Su= rbiton Hill actually had only ten men for the first fifteen minutes.              
23= /10/95 East Surrey 3-2 West Surrey in trial match @ Reigate this day. AF and FW White both played for W.Surrey and comprised the left wing.    
26= /10/95 The first meeting of these two clubs saw Weybridge edge a 5-4 win at Ewell, w= ho were weakened by having to play captain     
HJ= Martin at back instead of at half. Ewell started with ten men and went uphill in the first half. After ten minutes Ewell were at full strength,     
an= d Porter scored with "a grand cross shot" but Weybridge replied almost immediately. AF White scored after receiving a pass from his     
br= other, but 2-4 down by HT. In the second half Felix White scored, and the fourth goal was after combined play from R.Wigram and     
S.= Sladen, and Sladen finished it off. At 4-4 Ewell had a goal disallowed, but Weybridge then scored with 3 minutes remaining.      
= 26/10/95 Reserves lose 2-0 to Kingston Rovers, who also played on the Fairfield, a= long with the Kingston F.C. HT 0-1 and Surrey Comet reported result as   
2= -1 but within the report there is no mention of a Ewell goal. I will stick with = 2-0.            
Oc= t 95 Ferry Works play at Giggs Hill, Thames Ditton, and play in red.            
Al= so reference at this time to West Croydon and their ground at Dennett Road, which is referred to as "Wildbores."        
30= /10/95 Surrey Juniors 3-2 Sussex Juniors in first ever county match to be played= at Redhill "Wiggie" ground. Felix White played.      
2/= 11/95 Ewell drew 2-2 at St John's School. They were missing their regular right wing,= and found it tough going uphill at the School Ground,    
tr= ailing 2-0 at HT, but a goal from each of the White brothers saved the draw.            
= 2/11/95 Reserves lost 2-1 at home to Clapham Rovers Reserves. They were a goal do= wn after 30 minutes, but despite A.Embleton scoring before HT from   
a= n EB Hampton pass, they conceded a winner after 85 minutes.              
9/= 11/95 Ewell defeated Balham Wanderers 4-0 at West Street. CC Costin made his debut and was very good. Felix White scored, and Sladen    
an= d Dearman made the HT score 3-0. Felix White scored again in the second half.            
9= /11/95 Reserves won 3-0 at Sutton Guild Rovers. HT 1-0. No LU or scorers.            
16= /11/95 Ewell win 1-0 at West Croydon on a day with gale force wind, which was in Ewell= 's favour in the first half. They turned around only    
1-= 0 up (own goal) despite West Croydon being unable to get out of their half. The sec= ond half was more even, and Ewell held on comfortably.    
Ga= me was completely spoiled by the weather says Sutton Advertiser, which was a lit= tle Croydon biased. Reference to West Croydon being    
ca= lled "the stripes."                  
In= fact the Sutton Advertiser says that the result of this match was 0-0. Apparently,= the Croydon keeper took a goal kick, and the wind blew it     
ba= ck over his head and into the goal! Report says that only at HT did the referee change his mind and inform the players! Herald record (which     
in= cludes 1-0 score here) ties with Ewell records, so I will keep it as a 1-0 win. Percy Walters described by Sutton Advertiser as very good but     
hi= s methods are more forcible than polite.                
= 16/11/95 Reserves depart the Surrey Junior Cup this day at home to Farnham 3-0. The visitors won the toss and had the wind in the first half, yet only led  
= by one goal at HT, but the Reserves were unable to progress in the second half when t= wo more were scored. Near the end the Reserves keeper switched   
= places with the centre forward and nearly scored with a good shot, but it was the only one that the Farnham keeper had to deal with all match. Originally   
d= ue to be at home to Surbiton Rangers. It was Surrey Junior Cup 2 not 1 as Ewell must = have had a bye.        
1= 8/11/95 RS Dally attends SCFA meeting at which Felix White and Alex White are select= ed for Surrey Reserves v Dorsetshire on 5/12. Also    
s= elected for 11/12 v Kent and 18/12 v Sussex.                
23= /11/95 match ended early due to bad light. W 4-0 v Old Wilsonians. Ewell went uphill in the first half and good work was done on the right     
wi= ng, although the first goal came from the left, as the keeper saved a Felix White shot, only for Alex White to score from the rebound. He     
th= en scored again from a Wigram corner, and Porter made it 3-0 at HT with "a gra= nd shot". AF White completed his HT in the second half.     
Be= cause two visiting players arrived late, the game started late, and it was by mutual consent between the two captains that the game     
wo= uld finish ten minutes early due to bad light. One player is missing on the team line up.          
2= 3/11/95 Reserves lost on the same day to ten man Eversleigh 4-0 in Upper Tooting.= HT 2-0. No LU or scorers.        
3= 0/11/95 Reserves are due to play Ashtead. Surrey Herald says it is a home game, b= ut Surrey Mirror says it is at Ashtead. Check!      
30= /11/95 Ewell are knocked out of the Surrey Senior Cup 3-2 at Guildford. Percy Walters = had to pull out at the last minute so HJ Martin played,    
bu= t he wasn't fully fit, and didn't do that well. However, Ewell were 2-0 up after an o= wn goal and a strike from Porter, but it was 2-1 early in     
th= e second half with a goal that should have been disallowed for handball, and two m= ore followed as Ewell were very unlucky this day.    
CO= PY TAKEN. Surrey Herald called Ewell victims of circumstance! Surrey Advertiser said that when Guildford scored the winner, one man     
up= set his seat and both he and the seat "came tumbling off the erection altogether". There must have been a stand of some sorts at Guildford     
ba= ck then. All five goals were scored against the wind. Guildford won the toss and decid= ed to defend the river end.        
Ew= ell protest against this result on the basis that FA Delamotte played, having previou= sly played for Chertsey in the SJC this season. He was    
li= sted in the line up here as G.Field. The protest was upheld on 10/12/95 and would be replayed on 4/1/96.        
30= /11/95 Originally due to play St Johns School at home this day.              
2= /12/95 Northern Echo reports that  the c= urrent issue of "Famous Footballers" Issue 9 contains a portrait of Pe= rcy Walters. He is number 6 (16).    
16 photographs for sixpence reads the advert.                
No= v 95 Future Epsom East Street player RJ Hackshaw is at Old Wilsonians this season.          
5/= 12/95 Surrey won 2-0 v Dorset @ Dorchester. Alex White got the second. HT 1-0. Both Al= ec and Felix White played.      
C.= Costin was selected too but didn't appear to play.              
7/= 12/95 Two quick goals from FW White saw Ewell record a creditable 2-0 win at Reigate Priory. "Incredulity was the prevailing feeling at    
Ew= ell" when the result came through, said Herald. A cold wind kept many away, "although a fair number were present." Ewell played four    
re= serves and went uphill in the first half, but with the wind. HT 0-0. Both goals were= in the last 15 minutes.        
Su= rrey Mirror advises that Priory only played with ten men throughout, and that both go= als were in the last five minutes.      
= 7/12/95 Reserves defeat West Croydon Reserves 3-0 at West Street. The visitors arrived with 8 and played with ten eventually, but by that time it was 2-0   
= anyway. Reference in the Sutton Advertiser to a speedy outside right, who "w= as not unlike Porter of the first team." Seeing as Porter didn't play f= or the firsts   
t= his day, but an F.Porter was listed on the right wing, I think it was Porter. Clearly = the Advertiser thought so too.        
7/= 12/95 Ashtead defeat Epsom YMCA 2-0 this day but (NR).              
10= /12/95 Emergency SCFA Meeting at York Hotel, Waterloo Road, ordered Guildford to replay Ewell in SSC at Ewell because they had    
in= cluded a player that had played for another team in a SJC tie. Rearranged for 4/1/= 96 - see below.          
14= /12/95 Amazingly, Ewell and Ewell Reserves drew 0-0 the same day with Beckenham,= and their Reserves! Only 5 regulars played for     
Ew= ell and there were chances at both ends, but no goals.              
18= /12/95 RS Dally, FW White and AF White all play for Surrey this day v Sussex. @ Hastings in front of 2,000. Surrey lose 4-2 but both Whites     
di= d well on the left says Surrey Advertiser. HT 1-3 down. Surrey had scratched the we= ek before at Kent. Surrey Times makes no mention    
of= Dally in its report.                  
Fe= lix White is selected for Surrey v United Hospitals @ Surbiton on 8/1/96. K.O. 2.30.          
19= /12/95 Percy Walters played in goal for the Old Carthusians who defeated Royal Enginee= rs 8-1 at Chatham.        
2= 1/12/95 Percy Walters played for Old Carthusians v Casuals at Leyton (Essex County Cricket Ground). "Quite the best association game in the South   
of England" said the Pall Mall Gazette. Old Carthusians won 3-2. HT 1-1= .            
21= /12/95 Ewell are due to play Casuals this day but (NR). Surrey Comet says that Ewell w= ere due to play Ferry Works this day, but again (NR).    
Th= e games were almost certainly not played as this was the original date for the Guildfo= rd SSC replay according to Comet. Game was off.    
2= 1/12/95 Reserves had no game.                  
De= c 95 SSC 3 draw is away to St Thomas Hospital if Ewell get past Guildford.            
26= /12/95 Guildford v Ewell at the Guildford Sports Ground - Good coverage apparent= ly in Surrey Advertiser. Att around 400-500.      
Mi= serable weather with sleet and snow.                
Ha= rwood played in this match as a loan player from Guildford, as Ewell turned up with ju= st ten players.        
28= /12/95 AF White, Porter, Costin and Hale are all away as Ewell trailed 3-1 at half = time to Weybridge, but recovered to draw 3-3. Wigram    
eq= ualised an early goal but Ewell needed two from Felix White to get the draw, the sec= ond was from a Sladen pass. Surrey Advertiser    
sa= ys that Sladen scored, not Wigram but I will stick with local report, as both were quite good.          
2= 8/12/95 Res game with Kingston (H) is n/p as Res defeated Old Bancroftians 1-0 at West Street this day.        
4/= 1/96 Ewell have to play Guildford in a SSC replay, despite losing the first match 2-= 3 at Guildford, after the protest, see 10/12/95.    
Ew= ell lost this match 1-3  and Herald says t= hat "Ewell have probably never disappointed their supporters more". Harkaway suggests that    
a = Guildford player Scott may have been cup tied, but nothing seems to have come of it. Surrey Advertiser says 900-1000 attended this game     
an= d the ground was in good condition. Ewell lost the toss and went uphill k.o. 2.40. How= ever it was almost all Guildford in the first half and     
Ew= ell were 2-0 down by HT. Felix White moved to left wing to join his brother and Sladen went to centre forward and Sladen then scored     
fr= om a scrimmage. Ewell put on a bit of pressure then, but it was fruitless and = the visitors got a third goal near the end.      
Ew= ell were originally due to play @ Denmark Hill v Old Wilsonians and the Reserves w= ere supposed to be at home to Ashtead.      
8/= 1/96 Surrey v United Hospitals at Surbiton C.C. Felix White was selected but game was scratched by Hospitals who couldn't raise a side.    
J= an 96 a new side Epsom YMCA are looking for matches. Secretary W.Breeden, who along w= ith Tom (TE) Ware have come over from the old Epsom club.  
11= /1/96 Ewell were due to play at home to Reigate Priory but they scratched on Friday morning as they could not raise a side. No match.    
= 11/1/96 Reserves lose to a first half goal at Dennett Road v West Croydon Reserve= s. It was a pretty goal, and Hampton did very well in goal for Ewell.  
15= /1/96 Surrey v Berks & Bucks @ Weybridge. Felix White played and Surrey won 5-3. HT 2-1 up.          
Ja= n 96 8 clubs are selected for the SCS. Ewell, Old Wilsonians, Guys Hospital, Surbiton Hill, Guildford, Barnes, Reigate Priory, Weybridge.    
17= /1/96 SCS draw 1st round (QF - only 6 entries) Ewell v Guy's Hospital on or before 15/2/96.          
Ei= ght teams were actually invited, Old Wilsonians, Guys Hospital, Surbiton Hill, Guildford, Barnes, Ewell, Weybridge, Reigate Priory,       
bu= t Priory and Weybridge declined.                
18= /1/96 Ewell defeat Beckenham 5-1 in a return match. Uphill first half at West Street = but Ewell still led 5-0 at HT after Wigram got the first    
an= d Alex White got the second after a flowing move. He scored the third too after a drib= ble through, and then his brother Felix scored from    
a = Porter pass, before he got his second and Ewell's fifth with a long shot. Ewell eased = up in the second half and Beckenham scored in this    
pe= riod. Also HJ Martin suffered a recurrence of his leg injury and had to retire from = the game. 10 men. Costin was splendid this day.    
18= /1/96 Percy Walters selected for Old Carthusians this day v Sheffield United @ Crystal Palace. KO 2.45.        
Sh= effield United won 2-0 with a goal in each half in front of 2,000 and were fortun= ate to win. Percy Walters played excellently.      
18= /1/96 300 present at Harcourt Road to see Wallington 0-2 Carshalton in Herald Leagu= e.          
2= 5/1/96 Reserves defeat Surbiton Hill Res 2-0 at West Street. The visitors were a player short throughout and A.Perks scored just before HT with    
= PC Embleton getting the second in the second half. Surbiton Hill had originally trave= lled with only 8, so two subs must have been found. P.Drinkwater, a  
f= uture guest for Ewell Reserves played for Surbiton Hill Reserves.              
25= /1/96 Ewell defeat Kenley 4-3 at Kenley with many chances missed in the first half. Miserable weather, very wet. Farley put Ewell ahead but    
it= was 1-1 at HT. Alex White then got two goals before Kenley scored again. Wigram then crossed to Farley to make it 4-2, and Kenley were    
th= e last team to score.                  
1= /2/96 CE Hampton scored for the Reserves but despite being 1-1 at HT, they lost to Croydon Park Reserves 2-1 with a goal three minutes from time.    
1/= 2/96 Ewell defeat West Croydon 3-0 at West Street. "A good number of spectators= had assembled" but KO was past 3.30. Arthur Walters    
ki= cked off in an unusual position of centre forward, but within minutes he had scored, = and he made it 2-0 from an Alex White cross.    
Sh= ortly afterwards he completed his hat trick. Mercer showed great promise at hal= f, as Ewell rearranged their side a bit.      
We= st Croydon turned up short and late, requiring a sub, but still hit the post before Ewell scored, indicating that Ewell didn't score the first goal    
qu= ite as early as originally suggested. A fast but not rough game.              
5/= 2/96 Felix White played for Surrey this day in a 4-2 loss v Army @ Guildford. Attend= ance between 800-1000 as Surrey defended the river     
en= d in the first half. HT 3-1 down.                  
8/= 2/96 Ewell were meant to play at Godalming v Charterhouse and the Reserves were due = to be at home to Sutton Guild Rovers, but instead    
Gu= y's Hospital visited for the SCS QF tie. It was an anticlimax, as neither side showed = any fight after the accidental collision between Higgins    
an= d TF Hale, which ended with Higgins breaking his leg. Hale was so upset afterwards he said he wouldn't play football again, but changed    
hi= s mind later. The game continued after the player "had been removed to the pavilion" (at West Street - where was this?) but it wasn't the    
sa= me afterwards. Guy's had taken the lead when Alston misjudged a high dropping shot, but Alex White equalised before the injury, which    
wa= s in the first half. The second half saw Guy's go ahead again after wasting a few chances and Perks had a goal disallowed for offside.    
Ev= entually Alex White got through from a free kick with the aid of a slight deflecti= on. Replay required. First year of SCS and attendance raised    
a "gate" of over £7"." A keen game to start with and the injury was towards the end of the first half. HA Higgins was then conveyed by     
tr= ain to the hospital. Sutton Advertiser says the injury was to Hall, not Higgins.            
15= /2/96 Ewell defeated Clapham Rovers 10-0 but (NR). The reserves were due to play at Clapham but actually won 1-0 at Ashtead.(NR).    
15= /2/96 The Ashtead keeper this season was supposed to be Frank South, the former Eps= om player, but he did not show this day.      
Fe= b 96 Epsom YMCA are still looking for matches but the contact name is now A.Elson, Church Street, Epsom.        
19= /2/96 Felix and Alex White both played for Surrey in a 5-1 loss to Oxfordshire @ Tham= e. Alec originally chosen as a reserve.      
22= /2/96 Ewell were due to play at Barnes while the Reserves were due to play Eversleigh= at West Street, but Ewell played Guy's in the    
SC= S replay. For some reason it was again at Ewell, and this time, the hosts came thro= ugh 3-0. Going downhill A.Perks scored from an AF    
Wh= ite cross towards HT and in the second half, Perks and Arthur Walters added to the score. "A fairly large number of spectators" were     
pr= esent again, while the brothers White ad Porter were very good this day. HJ Martin ran= the line for Ewell this day. Surrey Advertiser says     
Al= ex White got the third goal, and not Arthur Walters as advised by the Herald. I will s= tick with the Herald for now as the report was decent     
in size.                    
22= /2/96 reported that Epsom YMCA have every Saturday available. Contact A.Elson, Church Street, Epsom.        
29= /2/96 Surbiton Hill were short and played with ten throughout as Ewell defeated them 4-0. DW Edwards played on the left wing with Felix     
Wh= ite at left half, and Walters and Edwards had scored by HT before Felix White volleyi= ng the ball in off the post and Walters made it 4-0.    
Un= fortunately Felix White is now leaving the neighbourhood and will be unable to play f= or the rest of the season.        
29= /2/96 Reserves lose a goal in each half at Surbiton Rangers. Lost 2-0.            
4/= 3/96 Felix White played for Surrey this day v United Hospitals @ Weybridge, who won = 2-1.          
7/= 3/96 Ewell travelled to Dorking without Arthur Walters, Barry Porter, Costin and Wig= ram, and only took ten men. A sub was found to     
ma= ke up the eleven, but he was of little use as he neglected to get changed! Ewell we= nt 0-1 down early, before Alex White hit the bar, and it    
wa= s 2-0 soon after that, and at HT. Edwards scored from a Perks cross to make it 2-1 b= ut with AF White in goal by now (don't know why, -    
 presume injured), Dorking made it 3-1 = before a late Perks reply in a 3-2 defeat. The Ewell sub was Arnold. Dally played well.      
7= /3/96 No fixture for the reserves this day.                
9= /3/96 Thames Ironworks defeat West Croydon @ Canning Town. Game was played "by the electric light." Slight problem in the second half when the lights   
fa= iled. White ball used too.                  
11= /3/96 Kent 4-2 Surrey @ Sittingbourne. Attendance 1,000 but no Ewell players played. Game ordered to be played at Kent, as Surrey had     
sc= ratched the original tie at Gravesend, and this was originally their home fixture.            
14= /3/96 Sutton St Barnabas 6-1 (Herald says 8-1 but is definitely wrong) Leatherhead in = SF of Surrey Junior Charity Shield is played at West St.    
14= /3/96 Ewell are beaten 2-0 by Guildford @ Dorking in SCS SF. "A large attendance." COPY IN SURREY ADVERTISER TO REQUEST      
Do= rking played Woking at 2.45 at Pixham Lane before Ewell v Guildford kicked off at 4.20. Admission was 6d and it was for both matches, but    
Do= rking were donating all proceeds. The other semi final was Barnes v Old Wilsonians @ Kingston Grammar School Ground. The game was    
fa= irly even to start with and HT was 0-0. Guildford had to start the second half with ten men for five minutes due to injury. An exceedingly    
fa= st and keenly contested game.                  
1= 4/3/96 Reserves draw 1-1 with Surbiton Hill Reserves with Jack (LJ) Hampton scor= ing. E.McCutcheon (junior) did well in goal.      
21= /3/96 Ewell are due to play Guildford this day too but the game does not take place as Guildford have a benefit match.      
26= /3/96 Middx 0-0 Surrey @ Ealing FC. Attendance 600 but no Ewell players played.            
28= /3/96 Newbury defeat Ewell 2-0 in fine but boisterous weather. Barry Porter , "son of Mr & Mrs John Porter of Kingsclere, who were present.&qu= ot;    
28= /3/96 West Croydon beat Weybridge 2-1 in SSC Final @ Guildford in front of around 2,= 000.          
4/= 4/96 Ewell are due to play Idlers at home, but (NR). Game was not played.            
6/= 4/96 Ewell are due to play this Easter Monday fixture at home to St Edmund's (Salisb= ury) but (NR). Game was not played.      
18= /4/96 Sheffield Weds 2-1 Wolves at Crystal Palace in FA Cup Final. Attendance 50,000.          
25= /4/96 Herald Review remarks on the very good weather this season. Not just playable, b= ut pleasant too.        
Ew= ell played 25 W12 D5 L8 F71 A42    -    2nd XI Pld 22 W10 D2 L10 F39 A34            
My= first team record tallies exactly                
I = have 17 results W9 D2 L6 F33 A17 (one score in a loss is missing) Also missing 1 = win and 4 losses F6 A17. 5 other fixtures are listed.    
Al= though not such as good a record as the previous two years, much stronger teams have been met. JE Perks, S.Sladen and Felix White all    
mi= ssed a part of the season  towards the end. CC Costin, and Tom Mercer had very good seasons in the half back line, while= the Brothers    
Wh= ite have obtained their County caps this season. 4 of their 8 defeats were to Guildford, while they also lost 4-5 to Weybridge, 5-7 to Idlers,    
3-= 2 to Dorking, and 0-2 to Newbury. They beat West Croydon 1-0 and 3-0 but the 3= -3 draw with Weybridge on 28/12/95 was probably the most     
ex= citing game of this season. Balham Wanderers were also beaten this season.            
2/= 5/96 5th Annual Sports day held at the Cricket Ground, Ewell.              
May= 96 Sanction given by SCFA to the Kingston & District League but there will be no Surrey Junior League this year.      
1= 896/97 season Epsom YMCA Secretary: AJ Elson, Church Street, Epsom            
Ju= ly 96 Playing for the Ewell C.C. this year were PM and AM Walters, Tom Mercer, = and Stewart (JS) Walters (no relation)      
24= /7/96 Technical Institute opened by Lord Rosebery. Some future Epsom FC meetings would be held occasionally there.      
28= /7/96 Sudden death of Phil Hampton is felt by Ewell FC and CC.              
Th= e same day Percy Melmoth Walters gets married to Miss Alice Homfroy Bonnin in front = of a very large attendance at Christchurch in Epsom.    
Ar= thur Walters was the best man (was already married by this time it appears). A massive list of presents is related in the Surrey Herald    
in= cluding a fitted suitcase from the cricket and football clubs.              
2= 1/8/96 First AGM of Epsom YMCA with George Barrack in the chair. (Was this GHN Barrack, the Ewell player, or a relative?) Officers elected were,    
C= aptain TE Ware, v-c J.Gow. Secretary and Treasurer, EF Course. A suitable ground at Epsom Court Farm has been secured. This must have been    
T= emple Road which backed on to what we now know as Court Recreation ground, and was probably a farm at this time.      
Ju= ly 96 Ewell do not enter the Amateur Cup. No reference to even discussing it at any A= GM's I have found yet.        
8/= 9/96 Ewell AGM was held at the Spring Hotel with Arthur Walters in the chair. The absence of the deceased Phil (PA) Hampton was noted.    
&q= uot;One of the best sportsmen the club ever had." Alex White is now at Ashley House, Epsom and the club is strong financially with a balance in    
ha= nd of £8 2s 9d. However, HJ Martin resigned as captain and Secretary after five years= and Alex White took over both roles with Tom     
Me= rcer as his assistant. The captain of the second eleven and the treasurer was EB Hamp= ton with an elected Committee of CE Bagshaw,    
F.= Charman, RS Dally, A.Embleton, HJ Martin, CA Hampton, JD McCutcheon (or was it ID?), A.Perks, Percy Walters, Arthur Walters, LV Straker.    
Pr= esident JH Bridges and vice-President Tom Mercer (senior) were re-elected unanimousl= y. The club will enter both SJC and SSC.      
V= olume at Colindale is too fragile to copy. GET COPY FROM SUTTON LIBRARY            
19= /9/96 Possible club match for Ewell FC this day.                
21= /9/96 RS Dally stands and is elected to the SCFA Committee with 36 votes out of a maximum 55. Both Dally and AF White were present    
at= the meeting which was held at the Anderton's Hotel in Fleet Street. They allow Weybri= dge to enter the Surrey cups despite a late entry.    
Da= lly had been elected a year earlier, it now transpires, and had attended 4 of the 8 meetings the previous season..      
Se= pt 96 At this meeting, it was advised that the gate money for the Guy's match was = £7 2s 3d and the replay raised £6 5s 3d. The semi final    
at= Dorking raised £7 15s 6d.                  
It= was also decided that Ewell would play Weybridge @ Ewell to benefit Ewell Cottage Hospitals. The game was due to be played on 21/10/96,    
bu= t the game was never played, and I know this for certain, as my records tie in with Ewell's end of season records.        
Ep= som YMCA re-affiliate to SCFA.                  
26= /9/96 Ewell defeat Old Wilsonians 2-1 at West Street. In rainy weather but with numer= ous spectators,        
th= e visitors actually took the lead after 15 minutes, but Barry Porter equalised from a difficult angle before HT and R.Wigram scored what    
pr= oved to be the winner late in the second half. Herald says that the side still hasn't settled down yet.        
3/= 10/96 Herald preview - Ewell will be missing Felix White and the Walters brothers but = many newcomers including A.Stennett, A.Daniels,     
JN= Roper and GH Pagden.                   
SS= C draw - Ewell get a bye through the first round which is due for 7/11/96. SJC saw= the Reserves drawn at home to East Sheen Res on 17/10.    
Fo= r some reason and despite reaching the semi final last year, Ewell are not accep= ted into the Surrey Charity Shield this season.      
20= entries for SSC with 12 byes. 43 entries for SJC                
3/= 10/96 Herald Preview - Epsom YMCA were only formed last year. Mr TE Ware is captain an= d is an experienced player. They played a match on    
Th= ursday 1/10/96 and defeated Mr Sidney Williams XI 1-0. This game was almost certainly one of the first at Temple Road.      
Oc= t 96 Croydon Park at Brigstock Road. Future home of West Croydon and Croydon FC in next century.        
3/= 10/96 Ewell travel to Wanstead to play the Idlers and draw 2-2. They go behind, before Alex White has a goal disallowed for offside, but he    
sc= ored before HT, and in the second half he scored another which went in off the bar, b= ut Idlers equalised soon after, and constant Ewell    
pr= essure was unsuccessful.                  
3/= 10/96 Epsom YMCA are due to play at home to Sutton St Barnabas Reserves but the match= had to be scratched as SCFA said that YMCA weren't     
af= filiated to SCFA, and warned other teams against playing unaffiliated sides. This app= ears to have been sorted out soon after though, as     
YM= CA continue their fixtures from next week!                
10= /10/96 A Barry Porter cross to Alex White put Ewell a goal up at Barnes, but almost straight after Barnes were level. Lots of Ewell pressure    
fo= llowed, but it was still 1-1 at HT. White scored again, but then Barnes replied again= . At 2-2 Barry Porter scored with "a long curly shot"    
an= d then  scored again to make it a 4-2 win. He= rald says that every member is young and should improve.        
= 10/10/96 Reserves won 3-2 at home to Reigate Institute who suffered an early injur= y. 10 men. Ewell went 2-0 up before Institute brought the scores level.  
= Fortunately a late winner won the game for the reserves. The Reserves had won the toss and went downhill with the wind. The injury was after ten minutes.   
= HT was 1-0 and Ewell were 2-0 up before Reigate Inst got back to 2-2 only for Ewell = to score a great late winner. The Institute played at Churchfields, Reigate.=  
10= /10/96 Epsom YMCA are defeated 8-0 at Carshalton Hill, but T.E.Ware did well.            
15= /10/96 Meeting at Spring Hotel for presentation to HJ Martin of a handsome spirit tantalus. He had been captain and Secretary for     
fi= ve years. "From being a little village team with scarcely eleven playing membe= rs and a similar number of fixtures, it was now one of the    
le= ading lights in Surrey football." The club say this is all down to Martin, althou= gh he says that he only did the jobs because no one else    
wa= nted to. A smoking concert followed.                
17= /10/96 Ewell win 3-2 at Kenley despite an injured knee for Alex White who was a passen= ger in the second half. This game was       
or= iginally due to have been played at Ewell but was switched to accommodate the Reserves= cup tie. Costin was out but Porter put Ewell a    
go= al up early, with goals from White and Martin before HT. The second half saw Kenley ma= ke the score respectable with two goals, but     
th= e visitors still won 3-2. Game spoilt by rain throughout. Martin's goal and Ewell's third was a long dropping shot that the keeper tried to kick     
cl= ear and missed. White's goal, the second was a long shot which also should have b= een saved said the Surrey Mirror. Kenley scored both     
th= eir goals in the last twenty five minutes. The Mirror also refers to O.F.Daws, while I have O.F.Duns. I will stay with the original for now.    
R= eserves drew 1-1 at home to East Sheen Reserves in the SJC 1. Embleton scored first wi= th "a capital shot" and led at HT, but the visitors equalised    
= with ten minutes left on heavy ground at West Street. Replay required. They were originally due to play at Croydon Park Reserves, and would have met   
B= arnes Res in SJC 2 on 16/1 if they had won.                
Oc= t 96 Former players ND Alston and R.Wigram appear to be playing for Banstead now. Wig= ram does play for Ewell        
in= the future occasionally, but Alston appears to have left for good.              
2= 4/10/96 St Barnabas were one short, and Epsom YMCA took the lead through Ware after = ten minutes, but were 2-1 down before Ware scored again. D2-2.  
24= /10/96 Ewell were due to play St Thomas's Hospital this day but they scratched  on the Friday 23/10.        
2= 4/10/96 Reserves were due to play at Leatherhead but had to replay their SJC tie = with East Sheen. The game was played in a regular storm, as the     
R= eserves conceded the only goal ten minutes from time.              
Oc= t 96 Permission given by SCFA to play Weybridge on 19/12 96 in aid of the Epsom Cottage Hospital. Ewell are not in the SCS this year it    
ap= pears from the draw, despite Ewell being in the SF last year.              
30= /10/96 Epsom YMCA have now affiliated to SCFA.              
31= /10/96 Ewell lose a close match 1-0 at Honor Oak Park to Guy's Hospital. The winning g= oal came after 60 minutes. Ewell forced the pressure    
af= ter that, but AF White sprained his wrist. Ewell were unlucky to lose. EB Hampton h= as a trial from the Reserves and should keep his place    
says Herald.                    
31= /10/96 Epsom YMCA draw 2-2 at St John's School Reserves. Ware had scored early but the school equalised before Hersey put them ahead at HT,    
bu= t second half saw them penned back against the slope and wind.              
Ea= st Sheen played in Mortlake.                  
Oc= t 96 Epsom Gymnasium is in the Parade. Just refurbished.              
7/= 11/96 The second match this season between these two saw an even game just edged by= Old Wilsonians at Denmark Hill. Costin and <= /span>    
AF= White played well. Quite foggy this day.                
= 7/11/96 Wallington Reserves visit and were two short. A sub was found, but they s= till played with ten throughout. Despite this handicap, they went ahead,  
b= ut the Reserves were ahead by HT and won 2-1. Scorers and line up unknown.            
14= /11/96 Ewell defeated Weybridge 4-0, but they only turned up with 8. Two good subs in = DW Edwards and A.Stennett were found, but they    
st= ill played with ten men. Due to the late arrival only 30 minutes each way was played= and Ewell went uphill first half in a continuous    
do= wnpour. Stock put Ewell 1-0 up after Barry Porter had hit the post. HT 1-0 before Stock got a second after a scramble from a corner. Alec    
(A= F) White got the last two. CF Stock did well on his debut as did Edwards in goal for t= he visitors. Fog and rain throughout.      
SS= C draw made on 18/11/96 puts Ewell with an away trip to West Norwood to be played on 5/12/96.        
1= 4/11/96 Reserves v Leatherhead was p-p as Leatherhead had a SJC 2 tie.            
2= 1/11/96 Reserves were due to plat at Selhurst but it was p-p for London Junior Cup tie., so they travelled to Leatherhead, where they lost 2-1.    
2= 1/11/96 Cox played well for Epsom YMCA as they defeat Carshalton Res 2-1. YMCA were a= head early, but it was 1-1 soon after. HT 1-0 up, scorers unk.  
21= /11/96 Though unable to beat them in cup ties, Ewell defeated Guildford 4-1 at W= est Street in a friendly match. "A fair gathering of    
sp= ectators" in fine weather who were pleased to see "their old rivals" defe= ated although the game was more even than the score    
su= ggested. White scored the first from a Stock pass and scored again soon after for = 2-0. Stock made it 3-1 just before HT, and in the second    
ha= lf Ewell took it easy going downhill and Daniels got the final goal. Bagshaw made = his first appearance of the season. 35 minutes      
ea= ch way was played, and Ewell won the toss and went downhill first half.            
28= /11/96 fixture says Ewell v Clapham Rovers, but not clear if this was a p-p first team game or a Reserve game.        
28= /11/96 Ewell followed up this good display with a poor performance at Charterhouse in Godalming against the Carthusians. 5 regulars    
we= re missing and only 9 travelled. Carthusians provided two subs for Ewell, AD Buzzard= and the legendary CB Fry, England cricketer,     
fo= otballer, and all rounder. Ewell trailed 2-0 at HT and lost 6-0.              
5/= 12/96 Ewell were due to be at home to Reigate Priory this day but both were engaged in SSC ties.        
5/= 12/96 SSC 2 tie at West Norwood is played "under considerable difficulties". Murison and Kidd the famous London Caledonian strikers     
pl= ayed for West Norwood this day, but Ewell led 1-0 at HT as Alex White scored from = a TF Hale free kick. Ewell had protested about the state    
of= the ground before the match, but after conceding two goals early in the second half, they must have protested again, because the referee    
st= opped the game and determined that the match should be played as a friendly instead. The game finished 2-1 despite Felix White hitting    
th= e post near the end. Barry Porter was ill so the two Whites were switched to the right wing, while Arthur Walters bolstered the back    
di= vision. Mud was ankle deep in places and "a fast sprint was a luxury!" "The ground was like a ploughed field. The average pace was about    
6 = miles an hour" said the report. The SCFA decide that the game is to be replay= ed at West Norwood on 19/12, but despite Ewell feeling that    
th= is was harsh, it was West Norwood that protested, saying that the result should stand. A farcical procedure was described by the West     
No= rwood Secretary who, along with Alex White, went along for the appeal, but neit= her were consulted. The Norwood Secretary alluded to     
th= e fact that there was a Ewell person (RS Dally) on the SCFA Committee and he should n= ot have been involved. Eventually the game is     
or= dered to be played on 9/1/97 after a further meeting on 23/12/96.            
Th= e referee this day was JP Asher the SCFA official. Game was cancelled after 20 minu= tes of the second half. Asher reported that the game     
co= ntinued as a friendly "by mutual consent", although he proposed at the next = SCFA meeting that West Norwood's view should be heard.    
De= spite his high office, his proposal failed, and the replay was agreed.            
1= 2/12/96 Epsom YMCA win 3-0 against All Saints (Benhilton). Game played at Epsom C= ourt (where Temple Road is now). All Saints only had 9 men, and  
YM= CA were 2-0 up by HT, while Barrack got the third.              
12= /12/96 Ewell concede a last minute equaliser in the dark at East Sheen. Ewell led 3-1 = at HT despite Dally, Stock, Porter and Martin all    
be= ing out. "utterly impossible to see the ball." Hards and Stennett were l= ate so Ewell started with 9, but actually led 1-0 by the time they    
jo= ined the action after a goal from A.Perks, and "a hot shot from back" fr= om Hale made it 2-0. White made it 3-1 from a Costin pass. The    
se= cond half saw the wind in East Sheen's favour, and they pulled a goal back with a r= ush, before the late equaliser.        
16= /12/96 Surrey 4-2 Sussex @ Godalming Res. No Ewell players played. This game was= in fact classified as a friendly due to fog, and would be     
pl= ayed later in the season. Originally due to be played at West Norwood's High View Pa= rk, but it was in terrible condition at the time.    
1= 6/12/96 or possibly 12/12/96 Arthur Walters plays and scores for Old Internationals = who defeated Charterhouse 5-0 at Queens Club. Before this match   
co= uld be played a permit was required from the governing body according to the Lon= don Standard.          
19= /12/96 Ewell were supposed to be playing Weybridge in a charity match, but instead pla= yed Eversleigh and won 4-1. HT saw them 2-0 up,    
an= d Eversleigh got one back soon after HT, only to concede two more later on. Game was o= nly 30 minutes each way, and Ewell won the toss     
an= d went uphill first half. White got the first two and Daniels got the last two. = Hale was absent, but Porter returned.      
26= /12/96 Reigate Priory 0-3 Ewell. "A large concourse of spectators" saw= a game restricted to 30 minutes each way due to a late start by the     
ho= me team. The win was mainly due to the brothers White, Felix and Alec(AF). Barry Porte= r, CC Costin, Daniels and AM Walters were all     
mi= ssing but Felix White paired up on the left with Alec and he scored the first goal. Sladen then got two more before HT. No goals      
we= re scored in the second half despite going downhill.              
2/= 1/97 Dense fog and hard frost at the Guildford Sports Ground but a good game saw Ewe= ll trail after 15 minutes. HT 0-1 Arthur Walters     
eq= ualised with a long shot and a draw was the final result. Barry Porter missed his train and was replaced by JD McCutchan at the last    
mo= ment, although the Surrey Advertiser referred to him as WF Brown! The fog restricted the game to 30 minutes each way, as players from     
bo= th sides had trouble reaching the venue. Guildford defended the Woodbridge Road end in= the first half.        
2/= 1/97 Epsom YMCA had 4 subs for their trip to Leatherhead and were 2-0 down at HT, and went 3-0 behind before Hersey got one back.    
Su= tton Advertiser says that one of the YMCA subs was Baker not Blaker. I will st= ick as it is for now.          
Ja= n 97 Surbiton Hill and Surbiton Rangers are both playing at Surbiton Rec this season but Surbiton Rangers wouldn't last much longer.    
Ja= n 97 Former Ewell players, R.Wigram is captain of Banstead and N.Alston is there too. Also a J.Alston.        
6/= 1/97 In cold and windy weather on a Wednesday Ewell travelled to Newbury and lost 5-1.= HT 0-2 but with the wind in the second half, it made    
no= difference. Scorer unknown.                  
9= /1/97 Reserves are now due to host Idlers, as Leatherhead have a cup tie this d= ay.            
9/= 1/97 Ewell are due to visit West Norwood for their SSC replay, after the first match= was changed to a friendly by the referee, as conditions    
we= re so bad. However, they remain bad and the game is postponed. Herald says it is very poor as West Norwood should have let Ewell know    
be= fore travelling. One Ewell player, Felix White had travelled from Canterbury t= o be at the game. The SCFA decide that the match is to be     
pl= ayed on 16/1 at West Norwood again, unless it is unplayable on 15/1, in which case it = will be played at Ewell. The winners will play     
Gu= ildford in SSC 3 (QF). Originally were due to play Idlers (H). Nestor in Sutton Advertiser suggests that as the Surrey captain occasionally     
as= sists West Norwood that there may be some favouritism there.              
We= st Norwood played at High View Park, West Norwood. "A sea of mud." There w= as reference to "the lower half of the ground, viz, near     
th= e entrance gate." K.O. originally 2.30.                
9= /1/97 Godalming play in front of 3,000 at the Godalming Recreation Ground v Guildford with famous sportsman Charles Burgess (CB) Fry in the line up.<= /td>  
11= /1/97 Emergency meeting of SCFA. RS Dally claimed a change of ground on Ewell's behalf. SCFA sent a commission of Percy Brandon and    
JP= Asher to inspect the ground on the Friday 15th January.              
13= /1/97 Berks & Bucks v Surrey @ Loakes Park, Wycombe with nearly 1,000 present. Dr= ew 1-1 but HT 0-1 down. No Ewell players.      
16= /1/97 Epsom YMCA lose 5-0 to Carshalton Hill, but TE Ware did well in goal!            
16= /1/97 Ewell's game v Bradfield Waifs is scratched so that the SSC tie v West Norwood can be finalised. It is deemed too poor at West    
No= rwood's ground, so it is moved to Ewell, where 500 people see Ewell winning 3-1. Smith scored in the first half, while Alex White made it     
2-= 0 in the second half. Arthur Walters then headed an own goal, before Felix White m= ade the game safe. Herald said that to see Walters'     
lo= ok after the own goal it would have been thought that "the fate of a nation depen= ded on it." Dally is unrecognisable from the full back that     
us= ed to play for Chamois, who were Hackbridge based.              
Af= ter the game it transpired that West Norwood were protesting that Porter was not eligi= ble for Ewell despite being a regular player for some    
ye= ars previously. He is no longer a resident of Ewell, and apparently therefore does not hold a business or residential qualification for the    
te= am. The protest was upheld on 18/1 at the SCFA meeting in the York Hotel Waterloo Station Road, and Ewell are ordered to go to West    
No= rwood again! They are rumoured to be considering withdrawing from the competition in protest. Herald also remarks on the very bad     
la= nguage behind the goal by the away supporters, which only stopped when a constab= le arrived, but recommenced once he had departed.    
Ha= rkaway also comments on the "very harsh" protest, and doubts whether West Norwood's players could all pass the same test.      
Su= rrey Advertiser says that Ewell accepted the eligibility matter but that their players wished to be relieved of cup tie liabilities and the    
wi= thdrawal was not in protest. Porter moved from Surrey last summer (1896).            
SC= FA Minutes state that Porter wasn't qualified on either birth residence or business. Baron von Reiffenstein attended to support the West    
No= rwood protest. Alex White attended the meeting, and accepted that the protest w= as based on good grounds but that they had played    
Po= rter in ignorance, thinking he was qualified by previous residence. This is why S= CFA ordered a replay instead of awarding the game to WN.    
23= /1/97 Very frosty day across the South East and they may not have played anyway. Ewe= ll were also due to play Surbiton Hill (H) this day    
 but would have been scratched either f= or the cup tie or for the weather.            
Ja= n 97 CC Costin, FW White and AF White are all selected by SCFA for two matches in= the West Country, v "Devonshire" on 3/2/97 which is    
wo= n 4-0 at Rectory Fields, Devonport (HT 1-0), and v "Dorsetshire" at Dorchester on 4/2/97 which was drawn 2-2. They all went by train from     
Wa= terloo, but Costin did not play in the matches.                
R= ead "The Sportsman" at Colindale                
Ja= n 97 Amazingly, West Norwood protest again to SCFA because Ewell did not give = them three days notice of their scratch. This protest is    
de= ferred by SCFA in an attempt to deal with this outside of the FA. I cannot see any further action reported in the Herald.      
Ac= cording to SCFA minutes Ewell scratched by wire at 10pm on Wednesday 20/1/97. The ru= les said three clear days, and Ewell did only two.    
Va= lid protest but in defence Alex White said that they only heard about the new replay decision on the Monday and let WN know as soon as    
th= ey could. SCFA to discuss again if not settled between the clubs.              
30= /1/97 Ewell are due to play at home to St Thomas' Hospital. Was this played? This game was NOT played. Still frosty in the area.      
3= 0/1/97 Epsom YMCA defeat Carshalton Hill 4-3 in a game "played on the Epsom ground". This is before Epsom Rec opened, and I doubt that it was at=  
Wo= odcote. It must be at Temple Road, where YMCA would play in future years, and maybe = had already played for a while. YMCA scored in the  first    
mi= nute, but were 1-2 down at HT, then 2-2, 2-3, 3-3 before a last minute winner for Caiger. This was at Temple Road. See early season comments.    
6= /2/97 Reserves were due to travel to Wanstead today to meet the Idlers.            
6/= 2/97 Very muddy everywhere as heavy rain accompanies the thaw. Ewell lose their mat= ch v Guy's 3-1. Walters, Hale and Costin were all out.    
Al= ex White equalised a goal for Guy's from the 15th minute, but HT unk. It was their second meeting of the season said Surrey Herald, although    
th= ey advised that the earlier game had finished with a 2-0 loss but they are wrong.            
10= /2/97 Surrey defeat Oxfordshire 4-0 at Godalming in front of 1,000 spectators. Alec and Felix White played for Surrey. HT 3-0.      
13= /2/97 A good number of spectators considering the miserable weather witness a 2-1 defe= at at St John's School, Leatherhead. Several     
re= gulars were missing, and Ewell trailed midway through the first half. Porter equalised after a long dribbling run and shot. HT 1-1, but in    
th= e second half, the referee decided that a shot from St Johns had crossed the line, despite it hitting post and bar and rebounding out. The    
re= feree hardly left the centre of the field throughout the match, and made his judgement from there too!        
13= /2/97 Future users of West Street, Old Citizens are playing at Beckenham Hill this sea= son. Old Boys of City of London School.      
19= /2/97 Epsom YMCA concert on Friday night with EF Course (Secretary) announcing that t= he club had played 9 matches so far this season with a     
re= cord of W4 D2 L3 F15 A20.                  
20= /2/97 Ewell defeated Barnes 4-2 earlier in the season, but lose this game 2-1 at West Street. Ewell had a better side <= /td>      
ou= t, but they just didn't play well. 0-1 down after early Ewell pressure, and Ewell equalised in the second half, but conceded what we would     
no= wadays call a Route 1 style goal. Porter had a good chance at the end but was high.          
2= 0/2/97 E YMCA were due to have a fixture at Carshalton FC but they play Sutton Gui= ld Rovers and lose 6-0, so YMCA may not have had a game.    
24= /2/97 Surrey 1-3 Army @ Guildford. Alex White and CC Costin were selected but neither played..        
27= /2/97 Ewell defeat Croydon Park 7-2 but scorers and HT are unknown. No reserve fixtur= e. A very brief Surrey Advertiser advises that it was a     
fa= st game and the scoreline was not helped by the Croydon Park keeper not arriving, whi= ch would have saved one or two of the seven goals.     
St= ennett was the best player. HT was 4-2 and White got the first goal, to equalise. Ew= ell went 3-1 up, then 3-2. Other scorers unknown.    
Fe= b 97 reference to Ealing FC who play at Gunnersbury Lane, Acton.              
4/= 3/97 Surrey 2-0 Dorset Alex White scored the second goal for Surrey. Venue and HT unknown.          
Ma= r 97 Weybridge Rose played at the Old Palace Gardens, Weybridge, but this was = not the Weybridge FC ground, nor was it the one they    
wo= uld move to for the 1898/99 season.                
4= /3/97 On a Thursday Epsom YMCA lose 2-1 to the Morning Strollers. There were no midw= eek sides yet, but this may have been some sort of forerunner.  
Ga= me was played "at the old recreation ground, Epsom" Where was this?            
6/= 3/97 Ewell defeat Kenley 5-1. Game was originally due to be played at Kenley, and reserve game v Banstead would have suffered, although    
th= is too may have been moved to Banstead. Easy win for Ewell despite missing TF Hale, = and two goals from Porter going downhill was added    
to= by Alex White, who is more comfortable at centre forward says report. 3-0 HT. Ken= ley replied early in the second half, but Stennett scored    
fr= om a White pass, and Hampton made it 5-1.                
10= /3/97 Meeting held to discuss the possibility of a Surrey football league. Ewell and others vote against this (why?) but it is passed anyway,     
an= d the Surrey Junior League will follow soon. Meeting held at York Hotel, Waterloo Road= .          
13= /3/97 Large attendance at Harcourt Road, Wallington for Wallington v Sutton St Barnab= as.          
13= /3/97 Epsom YMCA lose 2-0 to Belmont but the YMCA keeper makes a pensave at 0-0. HT a= nd line ups unknown.        
13= /3/97 Ewell draw 2-2 at home to Anerley. AF White scored the first with a header, but Ewell were 1-2 down at HT. Res were due to be at     
ho= me to Old Wilsonians, but presume this game was scratched to make way for the Ewell game.          
20= /3/97 Ewell played Old Cranleighans in a Charity match for the Epsom & Ewell Cott= age Hospital but the attendance "did not exceed 60"!!    
Th= e visitors did not field their best side and the game was far from interesting, with Ewell having the opportunity to score twice as many    
as= they actually did. Downhill first half, and Ewell nearly conceded early, as the ball got past Jeffery who was off his line. The ball stopped     
ne= ar the goal line, and Herald said that "the rush of players to the coveted object showed their superb indifference for compound fractures."    
Po= rter scored in the first half, but despite much pressure in the second half, Daniels = only scored the second in the last minute, with no keeper    
st= anding a chance of getting it.                  
2= 0/3/97 No fixture for reserves.                  
25= /3/97 Surrey v Middx @ Weybridge.                
27= /3/97 Dally and Pagden were missing as Ewell played East Sheen on a day with a gusty wind. Stennett scored after ten minutes with a shot    
th= at went in off of the bar, and the visitors equalised soon after. No further goals ensued.          
27= /3/97 Surrey Senior Cup Final @ Guildford saw Reigate Priory defeat Weybridge 3-2 after trailing 2-1 at HT. Attendance nearly 4,000. k.o.4.10.    
It= is announced that runners up will also receive medals. Priory complete the double, having already annexed the Surrey Charity Shield.    
3/= 4/97 No fixtures listed for Ewell or reserves.                
1= 0/4/97 FA Cup Final at Crystal Palace 65,024 (record gate) saw Aston Villa defeat Everton 3-2. At half time a great cloud of smoke appeared but this   
wa= s because everyone lit up a cigarette! All five goals were scored in the first 25 minutes.          
14= /4/97 HU Wood (Ewell FC) is listed as a performer at the SCFA smoker at Holborn Restaurant this day.        
Ea= ster Tour for Surrey including RS Dally and Alex White who are selected to play v Wiltshire @ Swindon - L2-3 on 15/4 - HT 0-2 Att 300,    
v = Exeter Utd @ Exeter - W6-0 on 16/4 (Good Friday), v Cornwall @ Truro - D2-2 (HT 1-0 up= ) on 17/4, and on 19/4 v Tavistock @ Tavistock,     
v = Penzance @ Penzance on 20/4 - W7-0 Ht 4-0 and v Devonshire @ Plymouth on 21/4. Felix White also played and Dally in fact didn't travel.    
1/= 5/97 Herald Review - Ewell Played 24, W11 D5 L8 F55 A42. List of winning matches were against Old Wilsonians, Barnes, Kenley (x2),     
We= ybridge, Guildford, Eversleigh, Reigate Priory, West Norwood, Old Cranleighans, pl= us Croydon Park. Draws against Idlers, East Sheen (x2),    
Gu= ildford, and Anerley. Losses against Old Wilsonians, Guy's Hospital (x2), Charterhouse, West Norwood, Newbury, St John's and Barnes.    
On= ly two games were lost at home. Lack of a centre forward hurt them with CF Stock havin= g to retire with a weak heart "just as he was     
ge= tting useful." Tom Mercer and Barry Porter were the best performers while Edgar Jeffery was very consistent. AF White scored 21 and    
Ba= rry Porter got 10.                  
I= have the same records as the Herald. I can also create a full list of appearances (nine scorers missing still) but have not done so yet.    
1= /5/97 Herald Review - Epsom YMCA Played 12 W4 D2 L6 F17 A27. This was the club's first year of existence and they clearly owe a lot to Tom (TE) Ware,  
wh= o is their main player and new captain.                
I= have: Played 12 W5 D2 L5 F18 A29 but two of these were Thursday games and may n= ot have counted. I have seven other fixtures outstanding.    
1/= 5/97 Ewell FC close their season with the 6th Athletic meeting. A cold wind spoilt t= he attendance but the donkey race was fun! Held at    
Gi= braltar Rec, West Street, where the Cricket Club play. AF White has now won the indivi= dual title for the third straight year and wins    
th= e trophy outright. Major Coates promises to provide another one. Arthur Walters wi= ns the kicking the football event - 56 yards.      
1/= 5/97 Football and cricket dinner at Spring Hotel with many players present. "AM Walters was in his old form and caused much amusement    
in= toasting "The Patrons of the Club"." Event broke up at a late hour.=            
1/= 5/97 Reference to a Guy's Hospital player. Was this the same H.Coltart that wi= th brother Charles, played for Epsom in early 1890's.    
Fu= ture Epsom and Epsom Liberal player William Killick is a regular for Leatherhead and plays in the Surrey Charity Shield Final @ Reigate    
v = Guards Depot which is lost 2-0. Also reference to a W."Dasher" Davis, and Fr= ed Taylor, who appear to have connections with Epsom     
Th= ursday in future years, and also with Ewell Village, despite spending much of their time at Leatherhead Rose.        
Ar= thur Walters playing for Leatherhead too this season.              
1= 897/98 reference to Epsom YMCA playing in chocolate and blue: Sec, AJ Elson, Chu= rch Street          
18= 97/98 Ewell Secretary: Alex (AF) White, Ashley House, Epsom              
22= /6/97 Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee                
2= 4/7/97 reported that the Surrey Junior League idea has been shelved by the FA du= e to lack of interest, but the Herald League (run by the paper) has been  
sa= nctioned and will run with two Divisions. Epsom YMCA enter Division 2.            
Se= pt 97 Old Wilsonians merge with Clapham Rovers and take the latter's name.            
1= 1/9/97 reported that the old Pavilion at the Oval is to be demolished with excep= tion of the dining room. The new structure will be the finest in the world   
says Herald.                    
Se= pt 97 Club name is New Malden, not Malden.                
Se= pt 97 reference to CHR Coltart of the Epsom Harriers. Presumably Charles Coltart the former Epsom player. Yes.        
Se= pt 97 Sutton Association become Sutton United's second team.               
Se= pt 97 Reference to Guildford playing in pink.                
S= ept 97 Ashtead have secured their own ground on a portion of Burnt Meadow, withi= n 3 minutes walk of the Ashtead station. They are due to play Ewell  
R= eserves and Epsom this season, but their fixtures with Epsom are the only reference t= o a side in existence that I have so far. They will change at the  
As= htead C.C. pavilion.                  
Se= pt 97 Arthur Walters becomes a Vice-President of Leatherhead.              
11= /9/97 Club Match at Ewell between Backs and Forwards. Backs Line Up Edgar Jeffery, T= om Mercer, TE Ware, HJ Martin, CCCostin,     
TA= Straker, J.Dally, H.Crumpler, TF Hale, GH Barrack, EB Hampton. Forwards Line Up: s= ub (gk), RS Mesham, A.Mesham, CE Martin, HF Hards,     
AE= Jay, JD McCutcheon, AE Embleton, BW Appleton, Alex White, A Stennett. Drew 1-1 wi= th goals by Barrack and White, while newcomers     
Ba= rrack and Appleton showed promise. A very warm day with some showing signs of colla= pse after the interval!        
11= /9/97 AGM Held at Spring Hotel with AF White in the Chair. All officers were re-ele= cted while Edgar Jeffery, CC Costin and A.Collins were    
al= l elected to the Committee in place of Percy Walters and A.Perks. 1 guinea was donated= to the SCFA benefit for JP Asher, who was the    
la= te SCFA Secretary. HJ Martin was thanked for his work on the ground. He was previously captain and Secretary before resigning in 1896.    
Me= eting attended by only 20 members.                
18= /9/97 3 regulars missing at Guildford as Ewell are defeated 5-1 and Hards was inj= ured at HT and was a passenger in the second half. Ewell    
ha= d led 1-0 at HT. Rained near the end, and there was reference to the new rule for handball, which must have been tough, as no free kicks    
we= re given for hands all day. The rule read that "the player shall neither carry, k= nock on, nor wilfully handle the ball." LAW 8.      
50= 0-600 were present at Guildford for the match which was "of a fast and interest= ing description." Scorer unknown.      
Se= pt 97 Ewell have a first round bye in Surrey Senior Cup, which was due on 6/11. They = are now in the last 16.        
R= eserves are at home to Middle Mill in SJC 1 on 16/10/97.              
Wa= llington FC are at Harcourt Road this season.                
S= ept 97 South Norwood and Selhurst football clubs merge into Norwood and Selhurst and m= ove to Mr Heaver's farm in Selhurst Road, being very close to  
No= rwood Junction and Selhurst stations.                
20= /9/97 AF White elected to SCFA Committee at AGM at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet Street.= RS Dally does not stand for election.      
25= /9/97 Herald Preview - Ewell have many new members F.Hill, TE Ware (also with Epsom YM= CA), BW Appleton, look like first teamers,    
wh= ile Reserve team new players are A.Mesham, and RS Mesham, GH Barrack, H.Crumplen, and P.Palmer.        
2= 5/9/97 Herald Preview - Epsom YMCA have joined Herald League Division 2, and will play Wallington Res, Carshalton Hill, Belmont, Sutton Association  
Re= s, Merton Manor Res, St Andrews (Carsh), Sutton Guild Rovers Res, and All Saints (Benhilton). Very tough        
25= /9/97 Woking defeat a weak Ewell side 7-1 at Woking. "A fair attendance" with fine weather, and a good sprinkling of ladies were present.    
Th= e late arrival of Ewell meant that the game started late, and Ewell were 4-0 dow= n at HT, but Woking had four more disallowed. In the     
se= cond half, Edwards came out of goal, but not sure who went in. Either way, he then scored to make it 4-1 before conceding three more.    
Ga= me probably played at Rev Jim Back's Meadow, which is now part of the Church Hill Est= ate in Horesll Vale.        
= 25/9/97 Ewell Res lose 7-2 to Banstead. Hampton played and Embleton equalised an early Banstead goal, but HT was 1-2. Other scorer unknown, but  
f= ormer Ewell player ND Alston scored for Banstead.              
R= eserves are drawn at home to Middle Mill in SJC 1. Scheduled for 16th Oct.            
25= /9/97 First ever match at Mount Felix ground for Walton FC.              
2/= 10/97 First ever match at new ground for Ashtead FC. Lost 8-0 at home to Preston Hous= e.          
2/= 10/97 Ewell are unlucky to lose at home to Reigate Priory. Keeper Jeffery was hurt ea= rly, and in the second half Hill was injured, leaving    
th= em with ten men. One of Priory's goals was an own goal. Jeffery was reported to be st= ill in bed the following Wednesday. His injuries    
we= re unreported, but he was said to be improving. Mercer's own goal was the fi= rst, and the injured Jeffery fumbled for the second in first half.    
De= spite plenty of Ewell pressure, there were no goals in the second half. Game kicked of= f at 4pm in the end as Priory were late arriving.    
9/= 10/97 Ewell bounce back with an 8-0 win over Barnes. Porter and an own goal scored fa= irly early, then Perks and Appleton got the next    
tw= o from crosses by Stennett and Porter respectively. HT 4-0. Appleton got the fif= th, while Alex White got the next two and the final goal    
wa= s from a rush. A most capable back Sid Mercer joins his brother in the full back l= ine, and Perks has returned to his old place on the right    
wi= ng, but will move inside again shortly to cater for Porter.              
0= 9/10/97 Epsom YMCA lose 4-1 to Ashtead after conceding three late goals. They were 1-0 down after 5 minutes but scored a penalty before HT. GK South.  
Fr= om an early Herald League table, it is clear to see that they have lost their first m= atch 4-0 to either St Andrews (Carsh) or Wallington Res.    
S= urrey Advertiser advises the game finished 5-2 not 4-1 and listed the Ashtead scorers. C.Furze HT, Johnson and Lennox. Tom Ware played for E YMCA.  
Su= tton Advertiser confirms the score as 5-2.                
16= /10/97 Ewell defeat East Sheen 2-0 despite an early injury to Stennett who was kicked.= 10 men. Porter was in brilliant form at the game    
wh= ich was played "in the gardens of Sheen House where a new ground has just be= en laid out." Porter scored the first goal before the injury    
to= Stennett before scoring "a marvel" in the second half, as he ran down the right, then went through all the backs and scored with a left foot    
st= rike. De Wynter was safe in goal. Fowler did well on his debut. Game was originally due to be at Ewell but moved for Reserves SJC tie.    
1= 6/10/97 Reserves won SJC tie v Middle Mill 3-0 at West Street. Will now play King= ston on Thames (last year's runners up) in next round on 13/11.    
= Reserves were originally due to travel to East Sheen Reserves. The message for Mid= dle Mill players in Surrey Comet advised them to dress in the pavilion   
o= n the grounds. Must have been the Cricket pavilion at Gibraltar Rec. No gate charged for this match.        
16= /10/97 Epsom YMCA lose 5-0 to Carshalton Hill. HT 0-3. Ware played at back.            
Oc= t 97 Kingston FC are playing at the Richmond Road enclosure.              
23= /10/97 An interesting game "as always with these two" teams saw Ewell win= ning 5-3 at Kenley after trailing 2-3 at HT. Ewell defended the    
pa= vilion end (was this played at Kenley C.C. or similar cricket ground?) and Costing scored the first as he followed up a White shot. Kenley    
eq= ualised but White restored the lead before Porter had to leave the field "indisposed" and Ewell were 2-3 down at HT. Fortunately Porter<= /td>    
re= turned at the start of the second half and with the wind, White glanced one in off = the bar to even it up again. Then Costin was injured    
an= d was off the field for five minutes, but when he returned Jack Hampton scored twic= e to win it.          
2= 3/10/97 Epsom YMCA lose 2-3 at home to Belmont in Herald League after trailing 2-= 0 at HT, and conceding in the first minute. Ware played well at back   
s= aid report, and someone else was reported as saying that there were many good players= in Epsom but they don't want to play for a team with YMCA   
in its title!<= /td>                    
2= 3/10/97 Reserves lose 2-0 to Walton on Thames in a game limited to 35 minutes each way because of the home team's late arrival. HT 0-0 then     
C= E Martin pensave, but still lost.                  
26= /10/97 Kent defeated Surrey 4-0 at Sheerness. HT 2-0. Felix White was unavailable thr= ough injury on 23/10 so a sub came in, but Alex White     
pl= ayed. Attendance 600.                  
30= /10/97 Despite sending a weak side to Honor Oak Park, Ewell still won 5-1. Stenn= ett had not recovered from his injuries, and Appleton and     
Si= d Mercer was also missing. Hale went in goal after being injured. White scored early b= ut it was level soon after. Porter made it 2-1 and     
Sl= aden got the other three. HT 4-1. "Ewell defended the pavilion goal with the sun behind them." Hale was injured when the score was 5-1.    
No= t as one sided as the score indicated. Costin was also missing.              
30= /10/97 Epsom YMCA lose 7-0 at home to All Saints (Benhilton) in Herald League. HT 2-0.           
6= /11/97 Epsom YMCA lose another league match 4-1 to Sutton Association Res. Ht 1-2. Ware & Nixon played well at back. 20 mins each way due to light.  
Le= ague table has them bottom Pld 5 L 5 F2 A28. Should be F3 A23              
6/= 11/97 Ewell play another weakened team but still defeat Croydon Park 5-3 and were wel= l in charge throughout. However, they went a goal    
be= hind before White equalised, and McCutcheon scored before HT 2-1. Hampton made it 3-1 from a Straker corner, White scored the fourth     
fr= om a free kick, then 4-2 before Hale got the fifth and Croydon Park scored in bad l= ight near the end. Game finished five minutes early due to     
th= e light. White's fourth goal was a little fortunate as the free kick only just tou= ched someone on the way through. It was suggested in a fixture     
li= st in the Sutton Advertiser that this was SSC, but it wasn't. Ewell went uphill in first half.          
No= v 97 reference to Eversleigh who played at Beechcroft Road, Upper Tooting.            
= 13/11/97 Reserves depart the SJC at Kingston on Thames 4-0. 1-0 down after 5 minut= es and 2-0 by the half hour. HT 0-2. Originally due to be away to   
= Sutton Guild Rovers. The Kingston game was a most uninteresting encounter despite &quo= t;a fair crowd of spectators" on a windy day. "A very sporting game."  
= The game was played on the East Surrey Regimental Depot Ground, which was adjoining the Kingston FC rugby ground in Richmond Road. The rugby   
= ground would become home to Kingstonian after the war, and the other pitch would become their reserve pitch before disappearing under housing after WW2.  
13= /11/97 Ewell draw with Idlers 2-2 and are very unlucky not to win. Herald believes that Ewell have never beaten them. Both Porter and     
Ha= le required treatment at some point during this game which was described as close and exciting. Uphill and against the wind in the first     
ha= lf, Idlers took the lead with a shot that the Ewell keeper never saw until too late.= HT was 0-1 but Daniels equalised after a good move and     
Wh= ite put Ewell ahead. However, Hale suffered a recurrence of his knee injury and h= ad to go in goal where he was then beaten by the Idlers     
eq= ualiser. The Idlers came from Wanstead.                
W= hy did sides put their passengers in goal in those days?!!              
No= v 97 it is reported that two Ewell players do not live in Surrey, including "th= eir warmest player" Barry Porter. LJ De Wynter is the other one.    
It= is rumoured that they will not be allowed to play in County Cup ties this year, despi= te both appearing to work in Surrey. Eventually, Porter    
is= allowed to play by SCFA but not De Wynter. Porter may have got the benefit by being a regular player.        
17= /11/97 Surrey 0-4 Oxford University @ Godalming. Felix and Alex White both played for Surrey, as did famous sportsman CB Fry.    
20= /11/97 Ewell win 5-2 at Weybridge where the brothers White were especially noticeable. Herald also says that they were "favourably     
me= ntioned by several of the dailies" after the County match on 17/11. Weybridge h= ad a weak side and "were fairly walked around" by Ewell     
in= front of "a goodly number of spectators."                
FW= White came in for Stennett and passed to his brother Alec to equalise an early goal = for Weybridge. HT 1-1. In the second half, a player    
ha= d to leave, but Ewell allowed Weybridge to bring a sub on. JF Marshall made it 2-1 and Felix White 3-1 before the Weybridge sub scored!    
At= 3-2 the brothers White both got one more each. Match was only 35 minutes each way= due to a late start. LH Potter showed great promise    
on his debut.<= /td>                    
E= psom YMCA protest about the match v Sutton Association Res where only 20 minutes was played. However, the appeal was rejected, on the grounds  
th= at it would serve "no good purpose" in allowing it to be replayed..            
2= 0/11/97 Reserves defeat Barnes Reserves 2-0. EB Hampton scored the first in off t= he post, HT 1-0 and Barrack got the second.      
No= v 97 SSC 2 draw is Balham Wanderers v Ewell, a rematch of the SJC Final in 1894. To = be played on 4/12/97.        
27= /11/97 Ewell are well on top but can only draw 3-3 with Bradfield Waifs. A windy day, which blew across the ground and only 60 minutes    
we= re played due to a late arrival. White scored but Waifs made it 1-1 soon after. De Wynter playing at half back scored the second before    
HT= which was 2-1 but a breakaway equaliser required Porter to get a third. Just when t= hey thought they had won, the Waifs scored in the     
la= st minute. The Ewell keeper Hampton didn't have a kick, yet let in three!            
4/= 12/97 Future ground users Old Citizens draw 0-0 at Eversleigh in Tooting in a match th= at was only 30 minutes each way.      
4/= 12/97 Barry Porter is allowed to play in SSC v Balham Wanderers but Ewell still lose = 3-1. K.O. 2.35 and Balham started with 9 men for a    
wh= ile. Once they had got up to eleven after 20 minutes, Ewell took the lead after 25 through Stennett. HT 1-0 but two goals in a minute and a    
th= ird not long after turned it around. Herald said that Balham had waited to repay Ewell= for their SJC Final defeat in 1894 and three players    
re= mained from each side. For Ewell, TF Hale, and Felix and Alex White had played. Game played at Wavertree Road, Streatham Hill, which    
is= just off the A23 and is now either housing, a school or a bus garage. Surrey Advertiser called this result the surprise of the round.    
8/= 12/97 Surrey v Dorset @ Guildford. A very meagre attendance saw Dorset win 5-1. HT 1-1= .          
De= c 97 Weybridge's ground is to be built on. A new ground will be moved to next season.          
11= /12/97 Epsom YMCA have a club match.                
La= test league table after 4/12/97 has Epsom YMCA Pld 9 L9 F3 A41. This would indicate a= 4-0 loss to Sutton Guild Rovers Reserves this day.    
11= /12/97 Ewell travel to Leatherhead to play St Johns School. Despite Ewell's recent SSC defeat, and that the school had only lost once all     
se= ason, they still managed a 1-0 win through a first half Alex White goal. In the seco= nd half, playing downhill, there was much pressure    
fr= om the hosts, but Ewell hung on.                
18= /12/97 Epsom YMCA win a friendly 2-1 against Leatherhead Reserves.            
18= /12/97 Many games were postponed for fog this day. Possibly Godalming v Ewell and Ewe= ll Res v Surbiton Hill Res, as (NR) for both.    
Ev= en the Surrey Advertiser doesn't mention a Godalming report, so it must have been p-p. Some fog in Croydon area but games were played.    
27= /12/97 Reigate Priory v Ewell and Ewell Res v Leatherhead. Were they played?            
Ja= n 98 fixtures for Epsom YMCA listed for 15/1 and 29/1. Final Table required still for April 98.          
18= 98 Surrey Herald is currently missing - All info for 1898 taken from Surrey Adverti= ser and Surrey Comet and Sutton Advertiser so far.    
1/= 1/98 sports bit is missing from Sutton Advertiser too.              
1= /1/98 Reserves led after 20 minutes but lost 2-1 at Ashtead.              
1/= 1/98 Ewell were due to play Bradfield Waifs this day. Did they play?            
8/= 1/98 A good muster at Ewell who started downhill and were 1-0 up after 3 minutes. Then Woking had a goal disallowed for not crossing the    
li= ne and the game became unpleasant. Ewell went 2-0 up when the Ewell centre-forward scored from a pass by White, whom the       
re= porter (from Woking) said was offside. At this point the Woking captain threatened to leave the field if another referee wasn't found, but he     
ev= entually played on, and Woking scored before HT 2-1, but 3-1 and then 3-2 to Ewell= by the final whistle. Surrey Times advised the    
sc= orers as Stennett (1), J.Hampton (2) and Costin (3) scored. It was alleged that Wh= ite was offside but the ref, a current Ewell player     
Mr= McCutchan allowed the goal. Surrey Times columnist "Goalkeeper" said that Woking were not very sporting considering that it was only a     
fr= iendly, and should "grin and bear it".                
15= /1/98 Surrey were due to play Army @ Guildford and AF White was selected but he didn't play as Ewell had a game at Surbiton Hill which    
wa= s drawn 1-1. A spirited contest in spring like weather attracted 500 to the Surbiton enclosure. Jack Hampton scored from a perfect Porter     
pa= ss in the first half, but Surbiton equalised with five minutes left.              
20= /1/98 Surrey 6-3 Berks & Bucks on a Thursday afternoon @ Weybridge. AF White is now the Secretary of the Surrey team and this was    
Su= rrey's first win of the season. White played well at left back. HT 4-1.            
Ja= n 98 Surrey Advertiser remarks that no teams are left in both SSC and SCS.            
22= /1/98 Ewell v East Sheen. NR in local papers but Richmond Herald advises that Ewell w= on 3-0. They lost the toss but in a fast game, Porter     
pu= t in a cross and the centre forward scored. White then scored the second one before HT= and after some East Sheen pressure Steven     
pa= ssed to White for Ewell's third goal.                
26= /1/98 Surrey match this day. Sutton Advertiser refers to a Ewell player (presumably Wh= ite) playing at back this week. (NR).      
29= /1/98 Ewell v Barnes. NR in local papers but Richmond Herald advises that the game was drawn 2-2 but no full report.      
Fe= b 98 Reference to Dennett Road, West Croydon. You could view games there from Carlton's Field. Those who did were called "deadheads".    
Re= ference to Wandsworth playing at Franche Court Park, Earlsfield.              
5/= 2/98 The return match saw Ewell defeat Guy's Hospital 5-0. Costin was absent with Potter taking his place and Mesham at right half. Guy's     
we= re one short. AF White scored first from a Porter cross after a few minutes. It = was more even for a while but then a second goal was scored    
in= identical circumstances. Ewell nearly conceded after a De Wynter clearance hit a Gu= y's player and just went wide, but Stennett made it 3-0    
at= HT with "a hot one". Going downhill in the second half Porter and Stenn= ett both scored. Ewell played very well.        
9/= 2/98 @ Sheen House Surrey blitzed Kent 12-1. HT 8-0. AF White and Tom (TJ) Mercer both played for Surrey. HT 8-0.      
12= /2/98 "A goodly number of spectators were pleasant at Ewell to see Ewell e= dge past Guildford in the Surrey Charity Shield QF. There was    
ve= ry little of interest in the first half but the second was much better. The visitors h= ad started uphill and against the wind but Alex White hit the    
po= st halfway through the first period. Porter then changed places with Perks but it was still goalless at HT. Ewell started to make more     
ch= ances in the second half and although the game remained fairly even, Barry Porter scor= ed right near the end of the game. Won 1-0.    
Ad= mission charge of 6d was the minimum entry for this competition due to Surrey regulations.          
COPY TAKEN                    
16= /2/98 @ Witney Oxfordshire 3-0 Surrey in boisterous weather. AF White and TA Stra= ker played for Surrey.        
16= /2/98 Nestor in Sutton Advertiser again refers to Alex White being regularly chosen for Surrey and played in any position. Jealous maybe!    
19= /2/98 Ewell v R.I.E. College. Was this played? The college side played at Coopers Hil= l, which was in Egham! The school was the Royal     
In= dian Engineering College.                  
1= 9/2/98 Reserves are due to play at Ashtead according to the Surrey Herald, and a= way to Surbiton Hill Reserves in Surrey Comet. (NR).    
26= /2/98 Ewell v St John's School, Leatherhead was drawn 2-2. St John's led at HT but fr= om a well placed corner, the right half equalised for     
Ew= ell. Almost immediately they went behind again, but from another corner the outside l= eft equalised in a fast and even game. No LU in     
Surrey Times.<= /td>                    
Fe= b 98 Surrey Charity Shield SF arranged for 5/3/98 v Reigate Priory @ Guildford who are also at home to Clapham Rovers in a friendly on    
th= e same day!  Kick off for the semi-final= is 3.30. Ewell's game against Godalming is postponed for this match.        
5/= 3/98 Reigate Priory are the holders but Ewell acquitted themselves well and held them = to a 0-0 draw in front of 300-400. Priory suffered an    
in= jury on the 25 minute mark. Passenger. All Reigate to start with and at one point received a free kick "for contravention of the throw in rule"!!=    
In= the second half, Priory had to play with ten as the passenger couldn't continue but = they came closes to scoring with a disallowed goal. A    
sh= ot was sent in from a free kick, but it entered the net without touching anyone, and apparently it had to touch someone else back then.    
It= was decided not to play extra time between the referee and captains, which was sporti= ng from Ewell seeing as they had a man advantage.    
Th= e injury was a broken blood vessel in the chest for JP Goodall. Stennett also had a go= al disallowed for offside in the second half.      
BI= G REPORT COPY TAKEN.                  
9/= 3/98 Middlesex beat Surrey 8-2 at Upton. HT 4-0. No Line up provided.            
12= /3/98 Ewell v Kenley. Was this played? OR was it Ewell v Balham Wanderers as suggeste= d by the Morning Leader.      
19= /3/98 Ewell defeat Reigate Priory in the replayed Surrey Charity Shield semi-final 3-= 1 at Guildford. Ewell added Felix White to their line up    
an= d "a large number of spectators" saw Priory win the toss and head uphill. They even started with ten men for two minutes, but just as Priory    
go= t the full complement, they hit the post with a free kick. Soon after this, at around the five minute mark, they took the lead. Ewell woke up    
af= ter this and Porter hit the post just before HT, although he scored soon after. HT 1-1. Rain fell in the second half, and after 70 minutes Attlee     
cr= ossed and Stennett sent the ball into the net "much to the delight of the Ewell supporters." Attlee made it 3-1 soon after and Ewell were     
we= ll deserved and handsome winners. BIG REPORT COPY TAKEN <= /font>Game refereed by WJ Wilson - SCFA Secretary.<= /td>        
Ew= ell were originally meant to play Old Cranleighans this day.              
26= /3/98 Weybridge defeated Woking 4-0 @ Guildford in their fourth consecutive SSC Final. They would also win it in 1899. Awful weather.    
26= /3/98 Croydon Park v Ewell. Was this played? No. Blizzard in Croydon area. All games appear to be p-p.        
26= /3/98 Weybridge 4-0 Woking @ Guildford in front of 1,000. HT 0-0. Surrey Senior= Cup Final.          
2/= 4/98 Ewell lose 3-1 to West Croydon in the Surrey Charity (Senior) Shield. Only the third one ever. BIG REPORT COPY TAKEN<= /td>      
2/= 4/98 Game played at Dorking (presume Pixham Lane). Barry Porter scored for Ewell. T= eam: RS Dally, Tom (TJ) Mercer and Sid (SV)    
Me= rcer (full backs) LH Potter, CC Costin, TA Straker (half backs) Barry (TB) Porter, FW White (right wing) A White (cf) SA Atlee,      
A = Stennett (left wing). RS Dally was usually a full back, but ended up in goal for t= he whole of this run!        
2/= 4/98 A large number of spectators on the Dorking club's ground. "The company incl= uded a strong contingent from Ewell" "and the supporters    
of= the Croydon team were also present in strong force." West Croydon were late arri= ving and actually started with 8, but fortunately not for    
lo= ng. Still, Ewell took the lead with a long shot from Porter that dropped under the b= ar. Then Ewell missed good chances and had to settle     
fo= r the 1-0 lead at HT, but it was already becoming evident that Ewell lacked the sta= ying power and West Croydon turned the match around    
wi= th three goals in fairly quick time. Scorer was occasionally reported as Potter but the shot came from out on the wing. The third goal    
wa= s a fumble by Dally who was then charged into the net along with the ball by Songhur= st.          
Ap= parently West Croydon wanted a different date as it clashed with their Croydon Cha= rity Cup Final, but Ewell objected according to the    
Su= tton Advertiser. It was also reported in that paper that the game nearly didn't take place, as the West Croydon selectors had dropped     
Sp= earpoint, and three or four others refused to play unless he was reinstated. They actually took the field with 6 players before Graham     
sp= ortingly stood down so Spearpoint could take his place. West Croydon only took aro= und 150 and it was not a great crowd.      
No= further fixtures listed for Ewell this season, but there easily could have been..=            
16= /4/98 FAC Final @ Crystal Palace. Notts Forest beat Derby County.            
20= /4/98 SCFA Annual smoking concert with TT Bucknill, former Epsom FC President, to be Master of Ceremonies on the night. Ewell received    
th= eir SCS medals this evening, while Alex White received his county cap and badge. = It was the first time that runners up had been awarded     
me= dals. Sutton Advertiser also says that it was very expensive at the Holborn Restaurant, with a bottle of Dewar costing 7s 6d per bottle. "and     
fo= otballers are not as a rule, millionaires."                
No= Herald Review found yet. My record is currently: Fir= sts Fixtures 27, Pld 23 W12 D6 L5 F60 A42. 5 results missing W2 D1 L2 F9 A5 according     
to = Alex White's detailed records that were produced in 1899. Reserves: Fixtures 21, Pld 9= W2 D1 L6 F11 A23        
1= 898/99 Ewell Secretary: Alex (AF) White, Ashley House, Epsom              
1898 AGM??                    
10= /9/98 Dorking 0-4 Ewell which was played on a very hard ground. AF White got two and was assisted by Costin and Stennett who scored     
on= e each. The second Ewell goal came just before "lemon time." Leatherhead Advertiser says that Dorking struggled for a team. AF White did     
we= ll. Slight difference of opinion on the scorers here and I will stick with the origi= nal report.          
17= /9/98 "Godalming opened their season with Ewell "dusting" them on the Recreation Ground by five goals to nil." Not a very interesting<= /td>    
or= exciting game said the Surrey Advertiser. No HT or scorers.              
19= /9/98 Surrey cap and badges to Tom (TJ) Mercer and AF White from Ewell, with badges to Barry (TB) Porter, and GP Russell. EB Hampton    
wa= s also present at the 21st SCFA AGM, held at Anderton's Hotel in Fleet Street. Surrey Comet lists all players except Tom Mercer. Did he     
ge= t an award or not? Alex White is elected as the Hon Match Secretary for Surrey FA.          
32= entries for Surrey Senior Cup (biggest yet) and 46 for the Surrey Junior Cup, down fr= om last year's 50 entries.        
Se= pt 98 reference to Weybridge having a new ground "down by the ferry." Also reference to Woking who are "on the Horsell ground."    
S= ept 98 Also Kingston FC move to a new ground. Park Lane or Dinton Road? Both. They we= re one and the same, but different entrances. Dressing rooms  
we= re at the Alexandra Hotel in Park Road. Ground still exists in its original form, it appears.          
S= ept 98 West Croydon play at Dennett Road this year, while Croydon Park play at Brigst= ock Road, West Croydon would eventually take over Brigstock  
Ro= ad in a couple of years when they lose Dennett Road to housing. Dennett Road is 5= 00 yards further along from West Croydon       
s= tation, heading towards Thornton Heath, while Brigstock Road is in Thornton Heath. There is still a recreation ground there, but I don't know if it is on th= e  
same site.                    
Se= pt 98 Sutton Association merge with Sutton Guild Rovers to become Sutton United. Sutton Assoc were previously Sutton St Barnabas. The clubs    
pl= ayed at both Western Road and Manor Lane, but would lose Western Road in 1899.          
Se= pt 98 Stated in Comet that the Surrey Junior League is to start. Thomas Bucknill QC has provided a trophy.        
S= ept 98 Reference to Alice L Embleton passing some exams. Any relation to Ewell players Percy (PC) and Arthur (AE) Embleton? Yes, sister, born 1879    
24= /9/98 Ewell defeat Guildford 2-1 at West Street. Guildford's passing was better but E= well had more dash. Ewell crowned their two earlier     
pe= rformances by putting the county town in the shade. A most interesting game especial= ly in the second moiety when for a time it was level.     
Gu= ildford went downhill in the first half and Ewell attacked and went ahead from a White pass that was finished off by Stennett. Both teams     
pl= ayed with greater determination in the second half and Guildford equalised, but from that point on, Ewell were well on top. A corner was     
cl= eared out to Barry Porter who returned it with interest for the winning goal.            
= 24/9/98 Reserves are defeated 4-1 at Walton in a game played at Mount Felix groun= d. HT was 2-0 and Wood reduced the arrears before Walton scored  
t= wice more. It was the reserves first match of the season.              
26= /9/98 SCFA draw for SSC saw Ewell drawn away to Surbiton Hill (29/10) and Ewell Rese= rves at home to Beddington Corner in SJC (15/10).    
Th= e SCFA are considering exemptions because of the number of entries. These come in ne= xt year for the semi finalists to the last 16 stage.    
1/= 10/98 Ewell destroyed Bowes Park 8-1 at West Street, "the Londoners going under = by eight goals to one." A remarkable game personified    
by= the performance of Felix White, who played at inside right and did everything possible, despite not scoring himself. "His unselfish play was     
co= mmented on." A.Stennett opened the scoring before Alex White missed a good chance and the visitors equalised. From this point the game    
wa= s "very hot" and the forwards were "irresistible". White scored tw= ice and Stennett registered another as the HT score was 4-1. On restarting    
it= was all Ewell and Stennett completed his hat trick before Attlee scored the sixth, with an Alex White penalty and Barry Porter being the     
fi= nal scorers. The game wasn't very interesting in the last ten minutes as Ewell tired, = but the damage was done.        
1= /10/98 reference to Carshalton FC (the amateur side, who were actually Carshalton Park at the time playing their first ever game this    
d= ay v Ewell Res and drew 2-2. CD Dally was listed as their first ever Secretary and w= as brother of RS Dally from the Ewell club.      
8/= 10/98 Ewell defeat Old Cranleighans 1-0 at West Street despite an injury that required Barry Porter to retire early in the second half. The    
Su= rrey Advertiser correspondent "Onlooker" says "it will surprise= me if they don't get somewhere near the finish in senior competitions."=    
Ew= ell were also without Stennett and LH Potter with TF Hale and CC Costin returning = to the side. Ewell scored their goal early as Alec    
Wh= ite dispatched a Barry Porter cross in off the post. Attlee then had another disallowed for offside. Porter was injured soon after the restart    
go= ing downhill. The Old Boys looked dangerous once or twice and near the end th= ey hit the bar with a splendid shot. A close game.      
15= /10/98 Ewell defeated Barnes 3-0 at Barnes and have now played 6, won 6 F23 A2. The gr= ound was rather slippery owing to the rain, but    
Ew= ell quickly put on three goals, through Porter (2) and Felix White. In the second half play was more even, although White put the ball    
th= rough from a free kick but it hadn't touched anyone on the way so was disallowed. De Wynter saved some good shots.      
15= /10/98 Former Ewell player N.Alston plays and scores for Banstead in a 6-1 win o= ver East Sheen Reserves.        
22= /10/98 Surrey Advertiser says "there is no getting away from the fact that Ewell are a very hot lot this year." Ewell defeat Reigate Priory 4-0=    
at= West Street. "It is unnecessary for me to again quote their performance b= ut seven wins in seven matches needs little emphasis on my part."    
Pr= iory had sent a strong team. Ewell however played a splendid game. Priory could not repel the brilliant efforts of AF White, "who in scoring     
 "A good number of spectators were present. White was the Ewell captain. There was a          
st= rong cross wind which kept play to the left side. Ewell went downhill in the first h= alf. "From the start, the pace was a cracker." Ewell were a    
bi= t pressured in the first ten minutes, but AF White scored from a pass by brother Felix soon after and this was also the HT score. Ewell    
se= emed to improve going uphill and Felix White passed the ball to Alex White who had his back to goal, but scored with a half volley which    
&q= uot;was through before Ibbs could move", going through the left hand corner = at a terrific pace." Alex White got his third with Ibbs carrying the     
ba= ll through his goal, before Felix White beat three players and placed the ball well = to Alex White who scored the last goal with a cross shot     
ju= st on the stroke of time. This may have been Ewell's best ever performance.            
26= /10/98 Suffolk 4-2 Surrey in front of a large crowd at Portman Road. AF White sc= ored the first for Surrey and Ewell went 2-0 up before losing.    
29= /10/98 Another five goals for Alex White in a 6-1 win over Croydon Park at West Street. Ewell went downhill and Felix White scored very     
qu= ickly before his brother got three before HT which was 4-0. After 46 minutes he scored again and then the visitors scored with a long shot,     
bu= t Alex White scored Ewell's sixth after a grand run from Porter. Not a brilliant game = as it was all Ewell.        
29= /10/98 This day actually saw Ewell field three teams for the first time. In addition = to the first team, the Reserves drew 0-0 at Ashtead and    
th= e third team beat Eversleigh Thirds 4-2. Ewell were originally due to play SSC v Surbi= ton Hill this day but they were still in the Amateur Cup     
so= the game was put back to 12/11/98. Both Surbiton hill and Weybridge win their AC t= ies. I wonder why Ewell never entered it?      
Th= e winners of the SSC tie are at home to Guy's Hospital on 26/11.              
2= 9/10/98 Sutton United played Epsom YMCA at Western Road but score unknown. May ha= ve been Sutton's reserves. Taken from Sutton history book.  
5/= 11/98 Ewell defeated Bradfield Waifs 7-2 at West Street. The visitors required subs to make up the eleven and looked good to start with, but     
Ew= ell, going downhill, gradually wore them down. Felix White got the first goal and Al= ex White made it two right on half time. 2-0 HT. The     
Wa= ifs were reported as being old boys, but not sure where from. On crossing over for= the second half the Waifs tired perceptibly and after     
go= od work from AF White and A.Stennett, Felix White got the third goal. At this stage Ew= ell were well on top and the Mercers had little to do,    
bu= t the Waifs pulled one back after a scrimmage from a corner. Attlee then passed to AF White who was within shooting distance but passed     
to= his brother Felix who made it 4-1. Porter and AF White then made it 6-1 before the Wh= ites swapped places with the Mercers to add interest.     
Si= d Mercer then scored the seventh "much to the amusement of the onlookers.&quo= t; The end of the game was played in darkness and the Waifs     
go= t a second from a shot following a corner that De Wynter would have saved if not for= the light.          
5= /11/98 Reserves were 2-1 up at Leatherhead Reserves with 15 minutes left but lost 3-2.          
9/= 11/98 Surrey drew 5-5 with Oxfordshire @ Godalming. AF White scored while TA Straker a= lso played. Tom Mercer was not selected but     
pl= ayed the first half before the selected player arrived.              
12= /11/98 Ewell's 100% record was dented as they were held to a 2-2 draw at Surbiton Hill in the Surrey Senior Cup. Nearly a thousand were     
pr= esent round the ropes at the Surbiton Recreation Ground in Balaclava Road. Surbiton H= ill defended the waterworks end and the game     
ki= cked off at 2.30. Ewell started strongly and the home keeper did well. Felix White sc= ored the opening goal with a shot that went in off the     
po= st which was well deserved at the time as they had run Surbiton Hill off their legs. HT was only 1-0 although it should have been more.     
Po= rter then beat two players and scored the second goal but Ewell relaxed a bit and t= wo goals were scored in the last 15 - 20 minutes. As the     
ga= me only kicked off at 2.30, there was no extra time. = SURREY COMET REPORT TO REQ.          
&q= uot;As no gate can be charged there was a very large and enthusiastic attendance of= the partisans of both sides." "Seldom has so much interest    
be= en centred on a football match in Surbiton." "Quite a thousand." Surb= iton Hill played HC Beardsley who had been rested for the big     
Am= ateur Cup 4q tie so that he was fit for the SSC tie!              
12= /11/98 Ewell were originally due to play Surbiton Hill in a friendly this day at West Street before the SSC rearrangement.      
1= 2/11/98 As a result the Reserve fixture between the same clubs was switched to Ewell b= ut (NR).          
16= /11/98 @ Weybridge, Surrey Juniors defeated Berks & Bucks Juniors 4-3. R.Wigram (formerly Ewell) EG Attlee and P.Palmer all played for    
Surrey.                    
19= /11/98 Ewell and East Sheen were both unbeaten but after a well fought game, Ewell low= ered their opponents colours 3-2 at West Street.    
Ew= ell went uphill in the first half but were hit with a goal in the first minute, although AF White equalised soon after and Stennett put Ewell in    
fr= ont and Barry Porter hit the post. East Sheen fought back to level at 2-2 but Fel= ix White scored what proved to be the last goal of the game    
ju= st before HT from a pass by AF White.                
23= /11/98 Dorset 3-2 Surrey @ Weymouth in a 30 minutes each way game. 2-0 to Dorset= at HT. AF White scored, while his brother Felix    
Wh= ite and Tom (TJ) Mercer also played.                
Ne= stor in Sutton Advertiser complains that "A man does not stand much chance of playing for Surrey nowadays unless he finds favour with     
Me= ssrs Asher and White."                  
26= /11/98 Ewell defeated Surbiton Hill 2-1 at West Street in a Surrey Senior Cup replay b= ut (NR) in Surrey Advertiser or Surrey Comet. WH= Y!    
Ga= me described in Surbiton Times as very wet and greasy but a splendid game. The Ewell forwards could and should have had more.    
3/= 12/98 Ewell's game at St John's School, Leatherhead is p-p for the SSC tie at h= ome to Guy's Hospital, which was won 3-1 despite playing     
wi= th one short for almost all of the game. The Ewell correspondent in the Surrey Adverti= ser appears to be having some time off!      
R= eserve game v Croydon Park Reserves is also p-p for the same reason.            
10= /12/98 Ewell were originally due to travel to Walton but actually defeated West Croydon 2-0 on their patch. Did the reserves go to    
Wa= lton, as they had played there once this season. The Surrey Advertiser refers to "Tuesday's Morning Leader" another publication which    
co= ntained a paragraph headed "they are not shy" referring to Ewell and providing a full record.          
Ew= ell played the first half with the wind and half way through the first period Porter scored after a good run. They had nearly all of the game    
bu= t only led 1-0 at HT. Stennett made the game safe with a second goal near the end, b= ut it could/should have been a lot more than 2-0.    
Ga= me played at Dennett Road and Sutton Advertiser said there was no fluke about the resu= lt. "Ewell defended the Mitcham Road End and with    
th= e wind. West Croydon played in their reserve colours of red this day. "The Mercers are a strong dashing pair of backs" and "on Saturdays     
fo= rm they will go close for the Surrey Cup says Nestor.              
17= /12/98 Ewell 4-0 Marcians but (NR).                
2= 1/12/98 Arthur Walters plays for an Old Internationals side against Charterhouse = at Queens Club, West Kensington. Only 400 spectators but some   
ve= ry famous names were present, like Lord Kinnaird who was older than most and lasted= the full game. Foggy day. HT was 1-0 and Internationals     
we= nt 4-0 up before the youngsters got two back.                
De= c 98 Ewell have been drawn at home to West Croydon in SSC 3 (QF).            
24= /12/98 Ewell's home match with Kingston was scratched by Kingston as many of the= ir team were away for the holidays.      
2= 4/12/98 Reserves were due to travel to Ferndale but (NR). Ferndale played at Dupp= as Hill, Croydon.        
2= 4/12/98 Reference to Epsom defeating Ashtead Reserves 1-0 but there was no Epsom = at this time, so it was either Epsom YMCA or a scratch XI. Line up:  
To= m Ware, Tom Hersey, G.Stokoe, Pegg, Wakelin, Reeves, Hobbs, Elson, Wilson, Medcalf, G= ow.          
26= /12/98 Ewell lose 2-0 to Reigate Priory with a weakened team on Boxing Day. (NR).          
2= 6/12/98 Reserves have two disallowed in a 3-3 draw at Ashtead Reserves. Both teams worked hard.        
De= c 98 Ewell have entered for SCS this year and are wrongly listed in Surrey Advertise= r as holders, when they were only runners up!    
De= c 98 reference to Ewell President John Bridges being on the Epsom Bench along = with other dignitaries like Henry Dorling.      
31= /12/98 A very unpleasant day for football says Surrey Herald. Frost and rain ensur= ed that few games were played. However, at West Street,    
Ew= ell defeated Dorking 13-0! Debut for SW Sulman at inside right who did well and would become a regular for a few seasons. The score    
wa= s only 2-0 at HT, and going downhill in the second half, Ewell scored 11 goals to se= t a ground record that would be matched in 1938 by    
Ew= ell & Stoneleigh in their 16-1 win v Brookwood MH. Alex White scored five, while Sulman and Stennett got a couple each. The Herald    
on= ly refers to 12 scorers, and the one that was missing was either White or Stennett.          
Do= rking had only turned up with 7 but subs were found says Leatherhead Advertiser.          
= 31/12/98 The same day Ewell Reserves win 4-2 at Dorking Reserves. KO 3.30 and both tea= ms played 1 player short. With a late ko like that, not much   
= time can have been played in a December match. Leatherhead Advertiser says that Dorking turned up with only 5 and "a substitute or two" was fou= nd.  
T= hey also advised the attendance as "virtually nil".                
4/= 1/99 Sussex 2-4 Surrey @ Hastings. HT 1-1.                
Ja= n 99 Reference to East Sheen's ground being nearest to Mortlake.              
7= /1/99 A future sub for Ewell Reserves, P.Drinkwater is with Surbiton Hill Reserves this season and plays for them this day.      
7/= 1/99 Ewell defeat Barnes 7-1 despite lending keeper LJ De Wynter to the other side. Edgar Jeffery went in goal in De Wynter's place    
an= d despite going uphill in the first half, a long shot from Porter was helped in by White, who scored the second too. The game became more     
ev= en and Barnes pulled a goal back, before White completed his HT before HT with a long low shot. In the second half there was only one    
te= am in it, as White got another three to make 6 in total, while Attlee got the other on= e.          
7= /1/99 The reserves however were defeated 6-1 by Barnes Reserves with Steven scoring= for the losers.        
7/= 1/99 Former Epsom F.C. President Thomas Bucknill Q.C. M.P. is knighted by Queen Victo= ria. (possibly 14/1/99).        
14= /1/99 Ewell are held to a 3-3 draw by Croydon Park. Currently Ewell's record is Pld 19 W16 D2 L1 F79 A14. "A capital game" in "splendid    
we= ather" saw White open the scoring, and HT was 1-0. Croydon Park equalised soon a= fter the break, but straight from the kick off White "got    
th= e ball and went all the way" to regain the lead. It was 2-2 soon after as a pen= alty was given for an infringement way out in the corner of the     
fi= eld, but inside the 12 yard line, but Sulman put Ewell in front again before White= had two more disallowed, and a third equaliser came     
ri= ght near the end of the game. Game played at Croydon Park's ground at the time in Brigstock Road, and future Ewell keeper A.B.Crake     
pl= ayed for Croydon Park. Ewell lost the toss and had the sun in their eyes for the f= ull half (only 35 minutes each way this day). Ewell    
st= arted best said the Sutton Advertiser, who also advised that the penalty was awarded= for a foul "close to goal". Final equaliser came ten    
mi= nutes from time.                  
1= 4/1/99 Reserves lost 2-1 v Leatherhead at West Street, but had led at half time going downhill. CE Martin saved a penalty in the second half at 1-1.    
18= /1/99 Berks & Bucks 1-7 Surrey @ Maidenhead. De Wynter, TJ Mercer, GP Russell all played, while Porter and AF White both scored. HT 3-0.    
21= /1/99 Ewell defeat West Croydon 6-1 in the Surrey Senior Cup third round (QF). Ewell = were a goal down at West Street, and deservedly so,     
bu= t the goal woke them up. The Ewell "five worked together like a piece of machinery" said the report. Regular columnist Harkaway believes     
th= at Ewell will now go on to win the cup. Ewell next play Clapham Rovers in the SSC = SF on 18/2 @ Kingston FC.        
Th= e other SSC semi is Weybridge v East Sheen @ Guildford. C= OPY TAKEN.            
Th= e attendance was between 600 and 700 in spite of the wet weather and strong wind. Attl= ee equalised the early goal from a Porter cross,     
wh= ile Porter himself scored the next after a scramble before HT. After a short interva= l, Sulman, White, Costin and White again made it 6-1.    
Up= hill first half and only a short interval at half time. Costin was excellent at half back, and Russell "was as usual, excellent." The Mercers    
pl= ayed a sterling defensive game, while De Wynter was also deserving of mention. W= est Croydon supporters had two choices for getting to     
Ew= ell, as they could get the 1.42 train to Ewell, changing at Sutton, or the 2.34 which arrived at Ewell at 2.59. This was almost certainly    
Ew= ell East rather than Ewell West. Sutton Advertiser believed that Ewell were only t= hree goals better, and that the attendance was 500-600.    
A = regular gale blew straight down the pitch, and Ewell were against the wind in the first half but still led 2-1 at HT. Porter was definitely    
of= fside for the second goal said Sutton Advertiser, which was very Croydon biased! The second half was exclusively in the West Croydon half.    
Su= tton Advertiser believes that "Saturdays form is good enough to lift the Surrey cup."          
2= 1/1/99 Reserves lose 4-2 at Surbiton Hill Reserves, but played with 9 men & = two subs were found. Despite this, Ewell were a goal up at HT through    
B= arnes, and GC Hampton scored in the second half. CE Martin did well in his new posit= ion of back.          
21= /1/99 Leatherhead Res took an early lead in the second half against Epsom YMCA,= but an o.g. from a Hobbs centre equalised things. YMCA went    
be= hind again, but a late Hersey equaliser five minutes from time shared the spoils.            
28= /1/99 Ewell defeat Emeriti 3-1, but an easier win was expected. Porter and Costin were away but Daniels and De Wynter did well in their    
pl= ace. Attlee scored after 20 minutes but Emeriti levelled it up, and Sid Mercer then suffered an injury and was off the field for a while. Alec    
Wh= ite made it 2-1 before HT, and going downhill in the second half, Attlee scored his second goal and Ewell's third.        
= 28/1/99 Reserves were 1-0 up at HT but had to settle for a 1-1 draw at Ashtead. Scorer was GC Hampton and it was the third visit to Ashtead this season.<= /td>  
= They had only travelled with ten but J.Matten played for them as sub. Leatherhead Advertiser also says that (5) was A.Goodwin, not EG Attlee, but I will st= ay  
w= ith the original report for now.                  
4/= 2/99 Ewell v East Sheen in SCS is p-p as East Sheen have another cup tie v Reigate Pri= ory (W2-0) As a result a friendly is arranged at     
Gu= y's Hospital but this is postponed for frost at Honor Oak Park.              
= 4/2/99 Reserves lose 3-1 to Guy's Reserves. GC Hampton scored from a Tom Mercer pass. Mercer was only playing for the reserves because the first  
t= eam game was off.                  
5/= 2/99 Surrey 3-0 Dorset @ Weybridge. Tom Mercer Barry Porter and Alex White all played= for Surrey who defended the goal at the entrance     
en= d of the ground in the first half.                
11= /2/99 Ewell lead through AF White (20) against East Sheen in the SCS at West Street, = but HT was 1-1 and East Sheen win 4-2. COPY TAKEN= .    
Wh= ite had put Ewell ahead again from a penalty, but the visitors were too strong. "= ;One of the fastest and most exciting games ever played     
on= the Ewell ground was witnessed." Second half with wind and slope, the home side were favourites, but it didn't work out like that, despite     
re= taking the lead, East Sheen appeared to score three against almost continuous pressu= re according to the report.        
Su= rrey Advertiser says this was Ewell's first defeat of the season (appears that way) and they had been hoping to reach the final again.    
11= /2/99 Epsom YMCA are humbled 8-1 at Dorking Reserves. They were 5-0 down after 20 min= utes and 6-0 at HT with A.Nurse scoring for YMCA, but .    
this goal came right at the end while the Dorking keep= er was up at the half way line for some reason! D&L Advertiser refers to taking advantage of Alexander's absence from his goal!
1= 4/2/99 A final attempt is made in Dorking High Street to resurrect Shrove Tuesday football sees approx 2-3,000 there, and half a dozen attempts to play   
w= ere made but each time the police were able to grab the football and make off with it!! Kicked off by the Red Lion, and on one occasion the ball ended up   
on= the roof of the Black Horse!                  
15= /2/99 Surrey defeat Oxfordshire 4-1 @ Guildford. Barry Porter scored twice for Surrey = and AF White also played.      
18= /2/99 A grandly contested match took place at Kingston FC as Ewell defeated Claph= am Rovers 1-0 despite an early injury to Costin that    
wo= uld actually keep him out for the rest of the season. Alex White scored the early goal just before Costin's injury with a shot in off the post.     
Th= e final is expected to be in Kingston again says Herald. COPY TAKEN.            
Th= e Rovers were the heavier lot, and the game kicked off late at 3.45. Both sides to= ok a while to settle, but White scored and Costin then    
tw= isted his knee, having to go in goal for the rest of the match (why not on the wing= ?) De Wynter went out onto the field as a half back, but     
ne= eded to switch flanks with Straker, and Ewell did better after that. Ewell forced three corners just before HT but to no avail. For a time in the    
se= cond half, Rovers had the best of things, but T.Mercer cleared the ball as it rolled along the line, and the danger passed. De Wynter did well    
es= pecially with his heading, and in the last twenty minutes "Ewell started to p= lay a close game and kept the ball up the lines as much as    
po= ssible" and the wingers "purposely refrained from passing to the middle. This game was played to considerable effect."      
Po= rter played a magnificent game, and the backs were also excellent. Costin was seldom troubled in goal. A most pleasant game, "and     
en= tirely free from the disagreeable play often shown in cup ties." Surrey Advertis= er says that more than 1,000 were present at Kingston FC    
Th= e game was played at Dinton Road, Kingston, which is also occasionally referred to as Park Road, which was the other side of the ground.    
18= /2/99 Surrey Comet advised that there was a record crowd at Kingston, although this was then broken the next week for an SCS tie    
in= volving Kingston and Surbiton Hill. The Surrey FA were so impressed with the venue that they chose it for the Final.      
CO= PY TAKEN IN COMET.                  
18= /2/99 @ West Street - Surrey Junior Cup SF Old Londonians 2-0 Banstead.             
1= 8/2/99 Epsom YMCA played Dorking Reserves again this week and were leading with a coup= le of minutes left but drew 3-3. Nurse scored all three goals,   
a= s YMCA led 2-0 then, and 2-1 at HT. Dorking equalised but Nurse looked as though he'd won it but a very late equaliser for Dorking shared the game.  
S= urrey Herald is complimentary and suggest that maybe Epsom have a prospect of "ha= ving a football club worthy of the sporting traditions of the town."  
D&= amp;L Advertiser is less so and refers to the Dorking team bitterly complaining about the physicality of the game!        
23= /2/99 Epsom YMCA 1-7 Tom Hersey's XI at Epsom. Teams listed in D&L Advertiser.            
= 25/2/99 Ewell III were due to play Beddington Corner Res but the pitch was unfit,= and was never played, as there was an admin error on Ewell's part.  
= 25/2/99 The same day the Reserves were due to travel to Brigstock Road to play Croydon Park Reserves but (NR) in Sutton Advertiser indicates that it was  
p= robably not played.                  
25= /2/99 Ewell defeat St John's School 7-0 at West Street. AL Bacon took CC Costin's pla= ce although he is more a rugby player. Stennett scored    
th= e first goal, and Alex White got four more before HT, two of which were after good work from Porter. HT was 5-0 and Sulman and White     
ag= ain added to the tally. Alex White's recent scoring exploits were 24 in the last 8 matches. He has scored in all 8, and may have scored     
in= games before this, but I don't know yet. The sequence currently runs from 31/12= /98 to 25/2/99.          
3/= 3/99 Concert on behalf of Epsom YMCA with EH Ruscoe in the Chair.            
4/= 3/99 @ West St - East Sheen are due to play the SCS SF against Norwood & Selhurst, with the referee being HJ Martin from the Ewell club.    
4/= 3/99 SW Sulman scores twice as Ewell draw 2-2 at Crouch End Vampires. Tom Mercer = and Stennett were missing, as was the injured    
Co= stin. The game was played "on the cycle ground" at Wood Green. Sulman sco= red early after a keeper fumble, but Ewell were behind by    
HT= and it required a late goal from Sulman to get the draw. It was the club's 100th goal this season, having achieved the feat once before.    
Cu= rrent record was Pld 25 W20 D3 L2 F100 A25. Originally at home to East Sheen this day = but they had an SCS sf tie at West Street.    
4= /3/99 Reserves lose 6-0 at East Sheen, and only played with 9, two of which were subs.          
Ma= r 99 Reference to the Sanatorium in Virginia Water. It is the Royal Holloway Sanatorium but may not have had Royal accreditation at the     
ti= me Ewell played there. It was in Stroude Road and was finally closed in 1981. The = old building still exists.        
7= /3/99 West Croydon Reserves resign en bloc and form a new club, Croydon Wanderers. W= est Croydon soon merge with Glenrose two weeks later and   
ab= sorb them entirely to create a new reserve team. Croydon Wanderers first match was = on 11/3/99.        
8/= 3/99 Surrey v Middx @ Kingston. (NR).                
1= 1/3/99 Reserves could not raise a team this week for their trip to play Beddingt= on Corner Reserves.        
11= /3/99 Ewell were due to play Godalming this day, but from the Herald seasonal review = it is almost certain that they played Fulham instead,     
lo= sing 2-1. There is also reference in the end of season review about playing this ga= me with ten men for quite a while. (NR)      
18= /3/99 Ewell win 3-0 at Bradfield Waifs @ Norbury Park despite a weakened side. Sulman stepped in at centre half for Russell, while     
Ar= thur Walters came in for Tom Mercer. Stennett did not turn up until HT by which time, Ewell were a goal up through T.White. In the    
se= cond half, White (presume AF?) and Porter each scored.              
18= /3/99 Wallington win 6-0 v Merton Manor at Harcourt Road, where they were regul= arly playing this year.        
20= /3/99 In preparation for the SSC Final, Ewell defeated Mr CK Smith's XI 8-1 on Mon= day afternoon.        
Be= tween this date and the date of the SSC F Ewell play Mr FW White's XI and won 5-2. Almost certainly Wednesday 22/3/99.      
25= /3/99 reference in Surrey Advertiser of a friendly Epsom v Ashtead. (NR). Did E= psom even exist then?        
25= /3/99 Ewell lose 2-0 to Weybridge in Surrey Senior Cup Final. Game played at Surbiton says many sources, but actually played at Kingston.    
Th= e Surrey FA chose to play the final for the first time ever away from Guildford. KO 4= pm so as to allow everyone to see the Boat Race first.    
25= /3/99 For the SSC Final this day, Tom Mercer and GP Russell are uncertain starters, while CC Costin will definitely miss the game.    
Fo= rtunately Arthur (AM) Walters has qualified in the last few days (must have had to = play a certain number of matches) and will play.    
Ha= rkaway is not so confident about Ewell's chances now they have this rash of injurie= s, despite the addition of Walters, who would have been    
ab= out 32 years of age by then. There is also talk of a possible postponement, as there w= as 2 inches of snow on the pitch as the paper went to     
pr= ess, and the surface was "frozen as hard as bricks".              
Ho= wever, game goes ahead, and Weybridge defeat Ewell 2-0. An early injury to Alex White made a substantial difference. COPY TAKEN    
Th= e game was played at Dinton Road, Kingston, which is also occasionally referred to as Park Road, which was the other side of the ground.    
 "There was a large attendance.&qu= ot; Not many details in a poor Surrey Herald report. "Weybridge seldom g= ave away a chance      
 and secured the handsome and valuable = trophy somewhat easily at the finish." Alex White had to leave the pitch be= fore HT. 10 men.    
Su= rrey Advertiser says that the attendance was "well over 2,000" for t= he first ever SSC Final @ Kingston. Piercingly cold weather for this    
ma= tch which kicked off after 4pm so as to enable many people to see the Boat Race ear= lier that day. "Arthur Walters, for a veteran, showed    
su= rprising form". Weybridge won the toss and "decided to defend the Barrac= ks goal" with the wind. Referee was WJ Wilson the SCFA     
Se= cretary and linesmen were well known in SCFA, Percy Brandon and JP Asher. Captain Alex White kicked off in the teeth of a strong wind,     
bu= t at 0-1 down he was injured and had to leave the field for treatment but returned before HT. Porter hit a shot that went along the crossbar,     
bu= t HT was 1-0. Ewell had the wind in the second half, but White had to retire soon after the restart, and as sleet and rain fell it became     
un= pleasant for players and spectators, although it eased towards the end. The second Weybridge goal, like the opener in the first half, came     
mi= dway through the half, and was scored after pressure from a corner. SURREY ADV COPY TAKEN.          
Th= e gate from the cup final was £62 and justified moving the final from Guildford. It "easily constituted a record for any football match in     
Su= rrey" said the Surrey Advertiser. Alex White's injury was a nasty rib injury. He required medical treatment from the Mayor of Kingston     
wh= o refused to accept a fee. No insurance in those days. Was= this attendance over 4,000, as SSC Final a couple of years back was this big. = Yes    
Th= e Surrey Comet advises the attendance of "upwards of 3,000" which was impressive as there was also a Surrey Rugby Cup Final replay the     
sa= me day in the same town between Dulwich Park and Battersea. Originally due to play Kenley (A) this day.        
Ki= ngston & Surbiton News says attendance was 3,500. The game was watched by John Por= ter, Barry's famous father.      
CO= PY TAKEN IN COMET.                  
AF= White is also Surrey Match Secretary these days.              
1/= 4/99 this week's game v Guildford has now been postponed because of the number of E= well injuries.        
1/= 4/99 No games this week or on 8/4/99 for either Ewell or Epsom YMCA sides.            
8/= 4/99 SCS Final @ Godalming saw Guildford 4-1 East Sheen. Attendance was between 400-500.          
15= /4/99 Ewell are scheduled to wind up their season this day with a game against Mr Art= hur Walters XI. Many well known players have     
ac= cepted invitations to play, including C.Wreford-Brown, O.E. Wreford-Brown, EH Br= ay, WU Timmis, Percy (PM) Walters. A regular Ewell side    
wi= ll take the field says Herald, excluding Tom Mercer. No report in Herald the following week, but it was won 8-3. The match was allowed to    
be= played by the Surrey F.A. with the beneficiaries being Ewell C.C.              
15= /4/99 73,000 present at Crystal Palace for FA Cup Final between Derby and Sheffield United. "A vast crowd."         
Ap= ril 99 Guildford defeat East Sheen in SCS Final.                
19= /4/99 SCFA Smoking Concert at St James Restaurant, in Regent Street, where teams from Weybridge and Ewell received medals at around    
9.= 30 p.m. "Loudly cheered". Also AF White and Tom Mercer got their County Caps, while Barry Porter and GP Russell got their badges.    
Ap= parently there were 124 clubs in affiliation at this time.              
29= /4/99 8th Annual Sports day at Ewell run by the cricket and football clubs. Arthur Walters won the kicking the football event with a    
di= stance of 176 ft 10inches. The overall event was won this year by FC Smith. Previous winners were 1898 HN Coltart, 1897 AF White (who    
ha= d won the cup outright this year), 1896 joint winners White and Coltart, 1895 AF Wh= ite. Presented originally by Major EF Coates.    
6/= 5/99 Herald Review. "Ewell has just completed the most successful season since t= he club was formed." Played 31 W24 D3 L4 F1= 25 A35.    
A = massive review referred to two unfortunate losses and provided many details - see below. COPY TAKEN.     CORRECT  
Re= ference to a holiday defeat to Reigate Priory which had a very weak Ewell team out wit= h 5 reserves. They lost 2-1 to Fulham but     
pl= ayed with ten men for over a half, and the same bad luck happened against Weybridge= in the SSC Final. "A long list of wins against all    
th= e best clubs in the County can be shown, coupled with a splendid goal average." T= he loss of Felix (FW) White was felt, but SW Sulman     
fi= lled the position well. Porter had another great season while Attlee and Stennett = have also shown regular and consistent form. Alex White    
to= ok over the position of centre forward, and Herald says he scored 59 goals this seaso= n. I have 46 so far with 29 more to account for)     
GP= Russell was undoubtedly the best of the halves,                
bu= t Straker follows him closely.. LH Potter was obliged to stop playing half way thro= ugh the season, but CK Attlee did well in his place,     
wh= ile the Mercer brothers and De Wynter in goal are very difficult to get by. Alex White also played 8 times for Surrey this season, while    
To= m Mercer (5) also got his county cap. GP Russell (3) and Barry Porter (4) got County badges, while De Wynter and Straker have both played    
on= ce for Surrey this season. A full detailed record of all results is then listed. Reserves were not so successful - Played 23 W= 4 D7 L12 F38 A52     
I = have 10 results for Reserves so far. W1 D2 L7 F14 A32 = and Thirds which was started late in the season  Played 6 W4 L2 F15 A17.       
For= the Thirds I have just one 4-2 win in their first match on 29/10/98.            
1= 899/00 reference to AF White getting Surrey caps and badge winners. Ewell Secret= ary AF White          
18= 99/00 reference to Epsom YMCA playing in chocolate and blue: Sec, AJ Elson, Chu= rch Street. However, they fold without starting the season.    
Ju= ne 99 Reference to various Ewell FC players also playing for the cricket club. = Alex White, A.Perks, Sid Mercer, MT Turner, Rev EV Bond,     
PM= Walters and AM Walters all played at some point.              
3/= 6/99 Horton Asylum is formally opened. It had been open for 12 months            
13= /6/99 occasional player Bob (RT) I'Anson's second daughter got married at Ewell Parish Church. I get the impression that Bob may have    
pl= ayed more in earlier days.                  
J= uly 99 first reference to "the Transvaal question". The Boer War would soon follow to protect English whites from their black counterparts in South Africa.  
Ju= ly 99 reference to Carshalton St Andrews just being called St Andrews at this point.          
1/= 9/99 AGM of Ewell FC. A Friday evening. COPY TAKEN.              
A = massive report is produced showing a full playing record of the club's history, starting in 1890 (as expected). Held at Spring Hotel.    
Al= so reference is made to the adjoining field being rented for a third team. It had to be either the lower pitch between the old ground and    
th= e station, or it may have been where the houses appeared on Mount Pleasant in the sixties, as this land was certainly open, and was    
co= nsidered in the fifties when a plan for rotating the pitch was briefly raised. I beli= eve it was the lower pitch.        
To= m Mercer presided over the meeting, and many were present including Secretary AF White, and many others. The Treasurer submitted    
a s= tatement of accounts showing a balance in hand of £5 and subscriptions that are due expected to raise another £6.      
A= lex White advised that "the ninth season just terminated has no doubt been the most successful one since the club was formed." He showed    
a= comparison with former years (below).                
Season Played W D L F A        
1898-99 31 24 3 4 125 35 Correct -ties in with my records.  
1897-98 28 14 7 7 69 47 Five results missing    
1896-97 24 11 5 8 55 42 Correct -ties in with my records.  
1895-96 25 12 5 8 71 42 Correct -ties in with my records.  
1894-95 21 18 0 3 132 24 Two wins missing    
1893-94 21 18 1 2 97 22 Correct -ties in with my records.  
1892-93 17 12 2 3 57 24 Correct -ties in with my records.  
1891-92 14 9 2 3 52 21 Correct -ties in with my records.  
1890-91 9 3 0 6 12 21 A 3-1 win is missing    
TH= E HERALD REVIEWS OF THE SEASON (except 97-98 (unseen)) ALL TALLY WITH THIS REPORT.=          
T= he standard of football has greatly improved all round, and it is very gratifying to = be able to record such a successful season, said White.    
I= t did not look so promising at the start, but the club is sound financially and an adjoining field has been rented for the third team to use,    
w= hich started last year. The ground was lent to SCFA on several occasions, and a collec= tion for the London Playing Fields Association     
r= aised £3 10s. The first round in the Charity Shield raised £9 net, and a benefit m= atch on behalf of the cricket club raised £7 net. The club    
h= anded £10 to the Epsom & Ewell Cottage Hospital.              
T= his time, for the first time, regular Committee meetings had been held fortnightly,= and attendance was excellent. A vote of thanks goes to    
H= J Martin for having the ground regularly rolled.                
E= lection of officers: President JH Bridges, V-P Mr Tom Mercer, Captain and Secretary = Alec F White, v-c Tom Mercer, 2nd XI captain CE Martin,    
a= nd Treasurer EB Hampton. All the above were re-elected unanimously with exception of 2= nd XI captain, as CE Martin defeated JL Hampton    
C= ommittee was balloted for and the following were elected (with number of votes alongsi= de) Arthur M Walters 25, HJ Martin 25, SW Sulman    
25= , EV Bond 25, LV Straker 24, A.Collins 24, TA Straker 23, Sid Mercer 22, F.Charman = 21, A.Stennett 19, CC Costin 19, P.Palmer 18.      
CA= Hampton 16 and LL Hampton 10 were not elected.              
Th= e club will again enter the Surrey Senior and Surrey Junior Cups, and the Charity Shi= eld if chosen, while AF White was again selected for    
th= e SCFA Committee. The AGM was followed by a Committee meeting, where some amendm= ents to club rules were made.      
Se= pt 99 it is reported by the Herald that Ewell do not enter the Amateur Cup, despite several weaker sides than Ewell having a try. I don't    
kn= ow why this was the case. Have they entered earlier? Season to start at Godalming on 9/9/99.          
2/= 9/99 Practice game this day at West Street seeing Sid Mercer's XI v Alex White= 's XI. SM Line Up: TR Scott, Sid Mercer, AR Daniels, C.Laing,     
SW= Sulman, TA Straker, M.Scott, GHN Barrack, A.Barnes, PH Steven. AW Line Up: D.Knight, G.Steven, DW Edwards, L.Wood, CE Martin,     
Ba= rry Porter, P.Hayes-Palmer, Alex White, JG Poole, A.Stennett. It was a ten a side mat= ch which ran for 40 minutes each way, and finished     
5-= 4 to White's XI. Most prominent in the new players was Hayes-Palmer, Poole, and Barnes. "A very satisfactory trial."      
9/= 9/99 Ewell win 3-0 at Godalming with three new forwards in the line up. Kick off was after 5pm, and Ewell played in white. Unfortunately,    
so= did the Godalming centre forward, and he gave some trouble early in the game for = that reason. Barnes scored the first goal with a rush    
fr= om a corner. Half time was called after 40 minutes, and after a short interval, Alex W= hite made it 2-0 after a spell of pressure, but Ewell's    
th= ird goal was a result of a breakaway after pressure from the hosts, Poole being the scorer. Scott and Bond did well, while Hayes-Palmer    
an= d Poole did very well! A fast game said Herald report. However, Surrey Advertiser say= s it was not a great game until Poole scored the first,     
wi= th White and Palmer getting the next two. I will stick with the Herald report as it is more local.          
1= 6/9/99 Inaugural dinner of the Horton Asylum Football Club at Railway Hotel, Sta= tion Road (now Upper High Street) at 7pm. Secretary George Foster,  
Wo= odbine Villa, Hook Road, Epsom.                
Al= so reference to Epsom IOGT Lodge starting in 1873.              
Se= pt 99 saw West Croydon at Dennett Road and Croydon Park at Brigstock Road.            
16= /9/99 sees a good attendance for Ewell's easy win over a strong West Croydon team that just didn't perform "before a good crowd, as the    
lo= cal interest in the match was rather keen". Ewell defended the bottom goal but Wh= ite scored first from a Porter pass, and other chances     
we= re missed as HT was 1-0. Poole was injured on the left wing, in the second half and mo= st of Ewell's work went down the right. Despite the    
ha= ndicap of a passenger, it was all Ewell in the second half, but White didn't score his second until well into the half. Then Stennett and    
Wh= ite completed the scoring. "The team shows an improvement, even on last year" says Surrey Herald. Sutton Advertiser was less     
co= mplimentary and suggested that two Ewell goals were fortunate. At one point, Poole was injured, and at Alex White's request, the West     
Cr= oydon Captain, Gus "Tich" Kettel allowed the team to replace him with= a substitute, Barnes. However, Arthur Barnes was already playing    
an= d I don't know of any other Barnes at the club. Maybe a relative or a spectator at = the ground.          
20= /9/99 SCFA AGM at Anderton's Hotel in Fleet Street. Ewell are exempt to the last 16 = in the SSC as one of this year's last 4.      
Th= is was the first time that the SCFA had done this. Alex White re-elected as Hon. Mat= ch Secretary.          
20= /9/99 Horton Asylum affiliate to Surrey FA at the meeting this day.            
22= /9/99 Epsom Thursday are formed at a well attended meeting - Venue unknown.            
23= /9/99 Ewell suffer a late defeat at Townley Park with half of their regular side miss= ing. All three goals were given away by the full backs     
sa= ys the report, with Mercer the main culprit. Porter, Bond, Daniels, and Poole we= re all out, and on a ground that sloped from side to side,     
th= ey went a goal down after a poor clearing header from Mercer. White hit the post and the bar, but HT was still 1-0. Finally he equalised, but    
th= ey went behind again before Stennett equalised. The winning goal saw Mercer on the post who let the tame shot go under his foot!    
30= /9/99 Herald Preview for the new season. Ewell new players PH Hayes-Palmer (Guy's Hospital), RA Low (old Cambridge Blue), AL Bristow    
(R= eigate Priory), JG Poole (Hurst College), and V.Brown (Clapham Rovers). AF White= is again captain, with Tom Mercer as v-c, while      
CE= Martin will do his best with the youngsters (presume Reserves). The full season's fixtures are listed here too, probably in order.      
Su= rrey Advertiser advises that about 300 were present at Dulwich and the goal wa= s in the "last moment".        
Al= so stated that Epsom YMCA have folded, while Epsom Thursday have formed. Ewell Vill= age also start this year but are not included in the preview.    
R= eserves are drawn at home to Sutton United in SJC 1, originally for 7th Oct, but eventually will be played on 14th October.      
3= 0/9/99 Reserves defeat Furzedown Park 3-1 at West Street. Barrack scored twice v= ery early and HT was 2-1, while Steven scored in the second half.    
7/= 10/99 Ewell are due to host Clapham Rovers. Was this game played? (NR).            
7= /10/99 Reserves lose 5-2 at Hampton Court against East Molesey. 3-0 down early a= nd HT 3-1.          
14= /10/99 Ewell were due to play against Barnes, but Ewell Reserves cup tie against Sutton took priority and Ewell travelled to play Gravesend,    
wh= ere they won 6-3. Bristow scored first before Gravesend levelled the scores, but White restored the lead before HT. Sulman scored after the     
br= eak, and he was followed by White, Bristow and Hayes-Palmer to go 6-1 up. A fairly ea= sy win. Surrey Advertiser says it was Gravesend Res.    
Oc= t 99 Reference to St Thomas's Hospital playing in Chiswick.              
Oc= t 99 Dinton Road, Kingston, had two pitches.                
Oc= t 99 Old Londonians play at Brixton Cricket Club.              
1= 4/10/99 Reserves lose 3-1 to Sutton United in SJC 1. 2-0 down at HT and their goal was an own goal. They also played with ten men for a     
w= hile due to a late arrival and an injury near the end.              
14= /10/99 Epsom Good Templars 1-0 Epsom East Street Reserves. Herald states that this was= the Good Templars (IOGT) first match, but I am     
mo= re concerned with EES appearing, when they are stated as having formed in Sept 1900!          
19= /10/99 Ashtead 3-6 Epsom Thursday who were 2-0 down after ten minutes but 3-3 at= HT. G.Goodfellow scored four of the six goals.     
Th= e D&L Advertiser advises that this was Ashtead FC, not any midweek side.            
2= 1/10/99 Furzedown Park play in Streatham. Reserves are due to play there this day= but (NR). Possibly postponed because of very thick fog.    
21= /10/99 Despite the fog, an "extraordinary game" between Ewell and Lond= on Hospital takes place at West Street. 2 debuts this day, Hewitt,    
an= d Low who did well. The goal posts were not visible from the centre of the field sa= ys report, and only 30 minutes each way was played.    
Ew= ell were far from full strength but still drew 2-2. They went behind, but the reporter= was not sure how, as he couldn't see it!. HT 0-1 but    
Wh= ite equalised from Daniels pass, and then Daniels scored from a Porter cross before a late equaliser.        
2= 1/10/99 Ewell Village are first reported, winning 5-0 against Epsom Good Templars with the scorers being Alfred Revell (2), W.Pederick (2) and J.Peters.  
25= /10/99 Surrey 3-1 Suffolk @ West Croydon. Alex White got equaliser for Surrey af= ter they trailed 1-0 at HT. Barry Porter also played.    
At= tendance was a poor one at Dennett Road, approximately 400-500 present. Croydon Guardi= an says not much more than 300 attended.    
Fu= ture keeper AB Crake is with Croydon Park this season again.              
28= /10/99 Ewell send a weak team to Charterhouse (Godalming) to play Carthusians and lost 6-1. Many injuries and unavailabilities, and two    
th= at didn't turn up. 1-0 down "very quickly" and 4-0 very early in the matc= h. Hayes-Palmer scored from a Porter pass before HT, but 2 more    
we= re scored in the second half. Tuff got 4 for Carthusians.              
Oc= t 99 reference to Bradfield Waifs who play at Norbury Park.              
Oc= t 99 SSC draw for second round sees Ewell drawn at home to East Sheen, another of = last season's semi-finalists. To be played before 2/12.    
31= /10/99 reported opening date of Epsom Recreation Ground.              
3/= 11/99 Storm damage to West Croydon's new stand which "turned turtle."            
4= /11/99 Reserves lose 4-2 at home to East Sheen Reserves. Everett scored in the f= irst half, while Martin scored in the second. HT unk.    
T= he above is a bit puzzling as East Sheen Reserves also played a London Junior Cup tie this day and beat Balham OB's 2-0.      
4/= 11/99 Ewell first team also play at home v East Sheen and lose 2-3. Did Reserves use lower pitch, or were they away? Sulman was away for    
Ew= ell so Alex White played centre half for a while, but Ewell conceded early and were 2= -0 down by HT. Despite Ewell pressure, they went    
3-= 0 down in the second half before Stennett and White reduced the arrears and there w= ere "strenuous efforts to equalise". A pleasant game    
de= spite the ground being a bit wet said report. A well refereed game by Sergeant Lewi= s.          
9= /11/99 A late start and only 30 minutes each way as Epsom Thursday defeated Great Eastern Railway 2-1. Were due to play at Catford, but this wasn't  
played.                    
11= /11/99 "A welcome return to form" says Surrey Herald as "a finish= ed display" saw Ewell defeat Guildford 5-1. The first half was close but with    
th= e wind in the second half Ewell were easy winners. White scored first for Ewell but Guildford equalised although Harris put Ewell ahead by     
HT= . Goals from White (2) and Porter (with last kick of game) meant it was "the first time Guildford have received such a beating from Ewell"     
as= games were usually much closer.                
11= /11/99 Reserves are due to play Clapham Rovers Reserves (A) according to Surrey Herald, but Surrey Advertiser says (H).      
16= /11/99 Epsom Thursday are caught cold and trail 4-0 at home to Army Ordnance Corps aft= er ten minutes. HT 1-4 FT 1-4.      
18= /11/99 Future ground users of West Street Old Citizens, lose 4-1 at home to Eversleigh this day. Game played at Beckenham Hill.    
1= 8/1/99 A sort of Ewell Village side defeat "an Ashtead 18 team" 3-2. Lot= s of Village players in their line up. Game was played at Ashtead and the line= up for   
th= is "Ewell 18 team" was H.Chaffey, F.Taylor, A.Beams, F.Kendal, G.Reeves, F.Strudwick, W.Pederick, F.Stone, Alfred Revell, J.Peters, C.Charman    
18= /11/99 The following week Ewell hammer Guy's Hospital 8-2 with the Herald praising "probably the strongest half back line they have ever    
ha= d."  TA Straker, SW Sulman, and RA Low. HT= for V.Brown as Ewell led 5-0 at HT. "A veritable walkover." Brown scored in the first half,     
wh= ile going uphill, and Stennett, Brown again, Daniels and Porter all scored in the f= irst half. Brown made it 6-0 with White 7-0 before two     
go= als for Guy's as Ewell eased up, but White scored the last goal, and Porter was unlucky to have a goal ruled out near the end after a     
co= llision with the keeper as the ball was on its way in.               
1= 8/11/99 Reserves lose at Honor Oak Park to Guy's Reserves with GC Hampton being t= he Ewell scorer.        
25= /11/99 Epsom IOGT were due to play at New Malden Athletic but instead played a home ga= me with Malden Sure Refuge "at Epsom". Lost 0-5.    
25= /11/99 Ewell v St Bart's Hospital is in aid of the Soldiers, Sailors, Widows and Orpha= ns Fund. Gate realised £8 10s.      
Ew= ell won this match 4-1, and were actually a goal behind in the first half going uphill. V.Brown equalised and soon after this A.Stennett    
wa= s injured and had to leave the field for a while. Fortunately he returned at the st= art of the second half and Porter, White and Hampton all     
sc= ored. Surrey Herald reported that this was Alex White's 200th goal for the club. Quite= an achievement, as Ewell FC hadn't even played    
20= 0 games by then, and he wasn't an original member of the club.              
No= v 99 AR Daniels is selected for Surrey Juniors v London Juniors @ Shepherds Bush = on 14/12/99.          
2/= 12/99 600 spectators are present to witness the Surrey Senior Cup tie against East Sheen at West Street. Rev EV Bond came in for Hewitt,    
an= d Ewell are continuing to improve. Everyone did well in a 3-1 win refereed by SCFA Secretary WJ Wilson. The report refers to a player    
fo= rmerly playing for Brighton & Hove Albion. This was probably Rev EV Bond, but could have been Sid Mercer. Ewell again went behind    
ea= rly in the game, but Barry Porter equalised and Brown scored before HT, while Porter scored another in the second half. COPY TAKEN= .    
Th= e game was "brimful of incident" but with the whistle only blown twice. WJ Wilson said the game hardly required a referee!      
Th= e home side emerged from this match with flying colours. KO 2.45 and East Sheen only = had ten men for the first five minutes. Ewell lost    
th= e toss and went downhill in the first half. Porter had a great game Bond (probably) = is referred to as "an old Brightonian".      
Po= rter's equaliser was "a clever curling shot which brought down the house".  Brown's goal was al= most saved as the keeper tipped it up =    
ag= ainst the bar, but it still went in. In the second half, Stennett was withdrawn from the front line to make an extra half, although he was     
fr= equently up with the forwards anyway. The three halves always seemed to be in the rig= ht place, and Stennett was everywhere said Herald.     
Po= rter's final goal was a "splendid cross shot." Referee was WJ Wilson. COPY TAKEN            
2/= 12/99 Res game with Kingston on Thames Reserves did not take place. Reason unknown.=          
6/= 12/99 Surrey v Dorset @ Guildford D2-2 HT 0-1. RA Low, Barry Porter and AF White playe= d.          
9/= 12/99 Ewell edge a tight game by the only goal over London Hospital who had the Corinthian GP Wilson in their line up and the Oxford    
Bl= ue AP Wilson. V.Brown scored the winner midway through the second half. Scott a= nd Bond were missing but CE Martin and Hewitt returned.    
9= /12/99 Ewell Village win 4-1 at Manor Park Reserves (Sutton). A late start meant that = the game finished in semi-darkness. 1-0 down after 20 minutes,   
bu= t Peters scored before HT 1-1. A.Taylor made it 2-1, while Alfred Revell got the third, and Peters scored again for a 4-1 win. A Beams (capt).    
De= c 99 reference to West Croydon being at Dennett Road this season. Wouldn't be there much longer before going to Brigstock Road. Development.    
De= c 99 SSC QF draw puts Ewell at home to Surbiton Hill.              
16= /12/99 Ewell were due to play at Surbiton Hill this day, while Reserves had the return fixture, but games were quite probably unplayed    
be= cause many games were postponed for frost, which then thawed on the Friday night, by which time the games had already been scratched!    
Su= rrey Advertiser says "matches were abandoned wholesale". I am certain that these were postponed. Definitely postponed said Comet.    
23= /12/99 Ewell and reserves were due to have two matches v Barnes this day, but no sports report was in the Surrey Herald this week. Also    
no= mention of Ewell's trip to Reigate Priory on Boxing Day. Paper was only 6 pages in length, compared to the usual eight this week.    
Th= ere was lots more frost this day and I believe all sport was wiped out. Firsts were aw= ay at Barnes, which might not have been frosty.    
26= /12/99 Surrey Mirror says that the game with Reigate Priory is at Ewell, but it doesn't produce a report either, so maybe postponed.    
Le= atherhead Advertiser says that Reigate Priory played Redhill instead, so this game = was not played.        
De= c 99 Newly formed Headley FC playing at Mr Steer's Farm.              
De= c 99 85 members of the Epsom Company sign up to fight at the South African front.=          
30= /12/99 Ewell 6-1 Kingston on Thames. AF White opened the scoring with a penalty at West Street before Kingston equalised, and it was    
1-= 1 at HT, but White scored again after a fair part of the second half had passed, and t= hen Brown and F.White made it 4-1. Then Palmer    
sc= ored, and Felix (FW) White got the sixth goal. A good muster of spectators. Line up referred to A.Mercer but it was Sid Mercer.      
Su= rrey Comet advised Kingston players that k.o. was 2.45 and that they would dress on ground.          
3= 0/12/99 Reserves win 1-0 at Kingston on Thames. Game played at Dinton Road.            
Ja= n 00 SCFA decide to play the SSC SF at Ewell's ground on 24/2/00 with the SCS SF on 17/3/00. SSC SF was eventually played on 10/3/00.    
6/= 1/00 Ewell travelled to West Croydon but were held up by an accident on the South Eastern Railway, so started with two or three of their    
be= st men missing. Against the run of play, Perks put Ewell 2-0 up but HT was 2-3. = All West Croydon in second half, and lost 2-5. Ewell had    
be= aten West Croydon 4-0 earlier in the season at Ewell says Herald. There were a big number of spectators. Perks got both goals, the second     
af= ter a good run from Hampton. Game was at Dennett Road and the railway accident was at London Bridge, which affected the K.O. of 2.30.    
We= st Croydon play in all white, as do their descendants Croydon FC.              
6= /1/00 Ewell Village win 5-0 at Epsom v Epsom Good Templars (IOGT). HT 2-0 and Peters = got HT. Village started with ten for a while. A.Beams is Capt.  
10= /1/00 Surrey 3-1 Sussex @ Redhill. HT 1-1. No Ewell players.              
= 13/1/00 Res trail 1-0 at half time but force a 2-2 draw at home to Eversleigh Reserve= s. Eversleigh required a late equaliser, but played throughout with ten.  
13= /1/00 Ewell lose 4-0 at Weybridge with two goals in each half. Both teams started with ten men, and Ewell's eleventh player arrived half     
wa= y through the game says Herald. During the game, T.Mercer deliberately handled the = ball in front of goal but only a free kick was awarded!    
Th= e game  at Weybridge was refereed by WJ Wilso= n the SCFA Secretary.            
20= /1/00 Ewell depart the Surrey Senior Cup 7-0 at home to Surbiton Hill. Outclassed from start to finish, as two goals were conceded in the    
fi= rst few minutes including a penalty, while 5 more were scored in the second half. This was a third round (quarter final) tie.      
Ma= ny supporters of both clubs were present, but Porter in particular had a poor game and the team underperformed as a whole.      
HC= Beardsley got HT for Surbiton Hill.                
2= 0/1/00 The same day the Reserves got a 2-2 draw at Surbiton Hill Reserves.            
25= /1/00 Surrey 3-3 Herts @ Weybridge, where AF White scored twice. "A considerable number of supporters" at this game.       
27= /1/00 Ewell did not play at East Sheen this day as ES had a Surrey Charity Shield game this day which they lost 1-0 to Guildford.      
3/= 2/00 First & Res games at home and away to Guy's Hospital are postponed due to h= eavy snow which wipes out play in the area completely.    
Th= e snow fell on the Friday night, 2/2/00. Sutton Advertiser also mentions a fixture for Ewell at home to Norwood & Selhurst.      
10= /2/00 Likely that the home game with Townley Park, and the away game at Carshalton Park Res went the same way, as the snow had gone,    
bu= t heavy frost remained. I believe that they were both postponed. It was another b= lank day in Croydon too.        
17= /2/00 This week there was a big thaw. Unsure whether Banstead v Ewell Res and Ewell = v St John's School were played.      
22= /2/00 or possibly the Thursday before Epsom Wednesday lost 3-1 to Headley Wednesda= y. Referee C.E, Johnson        
24= /2/00 Were games played this week. Fixtures are listed. Ewell's game v Croydon Park = was almost certainly NOT played. See below.    
= 24/2/00 Reserve game took place at Surbiton Park, losing 4-1. Surrey Comet referr= ed to it being Ewell's first team but although "White" played at outside  
= left, the other players listed, Lloyd, Moore and Woods were never mentioned in any first team line ups. 2 subs required, one was named as P.Drinkwater.  
= During the second half, White was badly fouled and the referee cautioned the offendi= ng player. The referee was AE Smith, was this the former Ewell player?  
24= /2/00 West Street's ground was scheduled to be used for the Surrey Senior Cup SF bet= ween Surbiton Hill and Reigate Priory or West     
Cr= oydon, but the weather had prevented Priory and Croydon finishing their earlier tie.= It would eventually be played there on 10/3/00.    
3/= 3/00 Ewell are unlucky to lose 3-2 to West Croydon in the Surrey Charity Cup (Shield= ? - Yes) One of the goals was a penalty for a     
cl= early accidental handball.                   
Su= tton Advertiser says there were a very fair number of spectators. "Ewell = have lost several of their old players since the commencement of     
th= e season - two or three have gone to the war - but old memories were revived by the reappearance of Edwards who kept for Ewell in the     
me= morable semi-final he played on the Croydon Rugby ground some five years ago.&quo= t; Ewell lost the toss and went downhill in the first half,     
wh= ile White did well at back. West Croydon were better to start with but Everett scor= ed a tame goal from a weak clearance. Then after     
pr= essure Straker conceded a penalty for handball. 1-1. Hampton then had a goal disallowed for offside and HT was 1-2, but Everett equalised     
fr= om a Porter cross after some good work by Ewell. Unfortunately the winner was very so= ft, as an Alex White clearance was blocked and     
tr= avelled towards goal. Instead of picking it up though, Edwards chose to kick, but missed his kick completely and it went in. Even Ewell     
su= pporters found it amusing! Ewell nearly saved the draw but couldn't get the equali= ser. Reference to Rev EV Bond being an Old Brightonian,     
wh= ile Hampton had a poor game. Edwards did well despite his one bad error.            
Fo= llowing this match the Surrey Herald refers to almost half of the team being "at = the front" in South Africa, as a consequence of the Boer     
Wa= r. Herald says it would not be surprising if the rest of the fixtures for the season were abandoned. They certainly appear to have been.    
3= /3/00 Carshalton St Andrews forced to play at least 5 miles from their ground w= hich was closed after much trouble in a Herald Cup game. The referee and  
ma= ny opposition players were assaulted by the crowd. All of their fixtures are likely to be cancelled says Harkaway.      
3/3/00 reference to Epsom future Chairman Hugh Bradley= 's elder brother J.E. Bradley passing his Cambridge Entrance exam while at Dorking High School. Taken in Dec 1899.
Ma= r 00 Also reference to Wallington playing some of their matches at Harcourt Road th= is year, and sometimes at Beddington Park.    
10= /3/00 Surbiton Hill 1-3 West Croydon in SSC SF @ West Street. Surrey Advertiser said the attendance was the largest seen for many a day,    
ye= t the Surrey Comet made no reference to it. Sutton Advertiser quotes attendance at 1,2= 00.          
10= /3/00 Ewell did not play at Guildford this day as Guildford had an East & West Su= rrey League match v Kingston.        
14= /3/00 Surrey 2-3 London HT 0-3 @ Dinton Road, Kingston. AF White scored for Surrey in = this defeat. Porter played too. Attendance 500.    
15= /3/00 or possibly the Thursday before, Epsom Wednesday drew 2-2 with Mr E.Lewis's = XI.          
17= /3/00 Ewell are due to play Godalming at home this day, but West Croydon defeat Kings= ton 1-0 @ Ewell in SF of the Surrey Charity Shield.    
Su= rrey Comet refers to a good number of supporters, but Sutton Advertiser advises 500-= 600.          
= 17/3/00 Reserves were due to visit Carshalton St Andrews but their ground was clo= sed after crowd trouble (see 3/3 comments) and Ewell would have  
b= een struggling for players at this point, so probably p-p.              
1= 7/3/00 Ewell Village defeat Worcester Park 6-3. Charman equalised an early Park goal, = and then scored again, while AJ Revell made HT 3-1. Park pulled  
th= e scores level before further goals from Peters, Revell, and Standing ended the contest. C.Charman (captain).        
31= /3/00 last match at Whitehorse Road ground in Croydon. Chosen for development.          
3= 1/3/00 Epsom IOGT (Institute of Good Templars?) are defeated 3-4 by Ashtead this day w= ith a last minute winner. During the match J.Wyatt (Ashtead)  
wa= s injured and was taken home in a bath chair lent by Rev EW Northey!            
31= /3/00 West Street is used again for a Surrey Junior League SF between Weybridge Rese= rves and Guards Depot, so Ewell would not have     
pl= ayed Eversleigh this day.                  
Af= ter 31/3/00 at Ewell Wingfield House defeated Guards Depot 7-2 in the Surrey Junior League Final. Date still unknown, but either 7/4,     
13= /4 (GF), 14/4, or 16/4 (EM).                  
5/= 4/00 Epsom Thursday meet Brentford @ Woodcote, and lose 2-4 despite HT being 1-1.          
7/= 4/00 Ewell were due to play Reigate Priory this day, but were playing Epsom IOGT instead. After leading 2-0, Ewell were in control at 4-2    
up= when the IOGT had enough of the referee when he disallowed one of their goals. They asked him to change his decision or they would    
wa= lk off. The referee refused to change his decision and the game was abandoned! Was this Ewell Reserves? Don't know yet. Firsts for= now.    
11= /4/00 AF White scores two more in a Surrey shirt, as they defeat Berks & Bucks= 6-1 in the final round of the South East Counties Champs,    
wh= ich was played at Kingston, not on 12/4/00 as reported in Herald..            
14= /4/00 SSC Final played at Dinton Road, Kingston for the second year. West Croydon 4= -0 Guildford. Attendance 2,000.      
14= /4/00 Kingston v Ewell was probably not played as Guildford played West Croydon (0-4) in SSC Final this day at Kingston's ground.    
Ki= ngston upon Thames played at Dinton Road which is regarded as a fine enclosure, which= is also known as Park Lane Norbiton.      
Th= e Surrey Advertiser occasionally refers to Dennett Road, but that was the West Cro= ydon ground around this time.      
16= /4/00 Epsom IOGT have a social evening on Easter Monday. Amongst those present were AH Hicks, Ernest Hicks and Jimmy Gow, all of    
wh= ich would be involved with Epsom East Street next season. Epsom IOGT only played this season, and were likely superseded by EES.    
21= /4/00 FA Cup @ Crystal Palace saw 68.000 present to witness Bury 4-0 Southampton.          
21= /4/00 West Croydon 4-0 Guildford. HT 3-0 @ Kingston. Attendance 1,200.            
Ap= ril 00 Reference to Sutton United playing at Grove Road this season.            
25= /4/00 SCFA Annual "Smoker" at Holborn Restaurant where AF White and Barry Porter received their Surrey caps and badges.      
2= 8/4/00 9th Annual Sports day held by Cricket and Football clubs at Ewell. Fine weath= er but attendance was small. FC Smith won overall event.    
5= /5/00 Herald Seasonal Review on 5/5/00. Ewell Village were formed last season with the= ir HQ at the Church Room, in Ewell and Hon Sec Rev EV Bond,  
wh= o was  still a Ewell player. They played 12 W8 D1 L3, and beat Epsom IOGT, West Ewell, Ashtead, Sutton Manor Park Res, Epsom(?), East Sheen    
R= overs, and Worcester Park, who they also drew with, whilst they lost to Manor Park, = West Ewell and one other team. F54 A18. Alfred Revell and J.Peters  
we= re the main scorers. Home matches were played on "the Ewell II ground by permiss= ion of the Ewell FC Committee". I believe this was between the    
ol= d West Street ground and the Ewell West station, but could still have been where Mount Pleasant is now.. Their Committee included Sid Mercer,     
To= m Mercer, AF White, A.Beams (capt), Alfred Revell, C.Charman (v-c), F.Taylor and F.Kendall. Much representation from Ewell FC, who are not     
re= viewed in Herald again.                  
I= only have 5 results for this season, W4 D1 L0 F20 A5.              
My= Ewell record for the season is: Pld 18 W 10 D 1 L 7 F55 A44. I have 4 other fixtures for which results are currently outstanding.      
I = believe that Harkaway's comments were right on 3/3/00 and Ewell temporarily shut down = for the season. Their ground was used frequently    
for representative matches, and despite good crowds, they weren't used for th= ose events after that. I believe the game with Epsom IOGT    
on= 16/4/00 was probably just a scratch side representing Ewell, although it would have b= een well below its usual strength.      
I = currently have no way of checking how many matches were played this season for Ewel= l as there was no Herald review.      
1= 900/01 Ewell  playing in green and red w= ith white facings: Sec Sid (SV) Mercer, Chessington House, Ewell, then         
AF= White, 21 Baker Street, Lloyd Square, London                
Ep= som East Street (founded July 1900) were the forerunners of the Epsom FC that affiliated in 1902. They also played in red and blue.    
1/= 9/00 West Croydon's first match at Brigstock Road says Herald. Previously at Dennett Road? Yes          
5/= 9/00 Epsom Thursday AGM @ YMCA Rooms with Mr Gow in the chair presiding over a large attendance. The club reported a small deficit.     
Tr= easurer is Rev Curwen, while Joint Secretaries are AH Hicks and G.Page. Committee: Dixon, Gow, Meakin, and Thurley. Captain was also    
AB= Thurley, with Meakin as his v-c. Practice for the new season commenced on 6/9/00 a= nd the colours are blue and white stripes.      
8/= 9/00 reported that AF White had to resign as Secretary and captain of Ewell FC= due to business commitments, although he would return in    
du= e course. Sid Mercer took over for a while and Tom Mercer became captain. This would have been at an AGM earlier this week but not    
re= ported in any more detail. HJ Martin took over the Treasurer position and Bob (RT) I'Anson captains the second XI.      
Th= ere is also reference to the season starting on 15/9/00 even though a couple of playe= rs are still in south Africa.         
13= /9/00 Epsom Thursday open season with a 5-0 win over a scratch grocers XI.            
15= /9/00 Ewell defeat Godalming 2-1 in their first game of the season. Uphill first half there were no goals, then a "splendid run and shot by    
Po= rter" made it 1-0, and he scored again soon after. Godalming got a late consola= tion which was thought to be offside by the reporter.    
Cr= ake in goal was an improvement on anyone that Ewell had last year and it is to be hop= ed that the defence will be as sound as it was in    
18= 98/99. H.Perkins did well on his debut.                
1= 5/9/00 Reserves won 3-1 at Worcester Park and were 2-1 up at HT. P.Smith (2) and Daniels scored.          
19= /9/00  AGM of SCFA at Anderton's Hotel in Fl= eet Street. Tom Mercer is elected as Hon Match Secretary for SCFA while AF Wh= ite is on the     
Co= mmittee. The SSC draw is also completed this day, and Ewell travel to Holloway's Sanatorium, Virginia Water on 27/10/00. The semi    
fi= nalists from last year receive exemptions, plus 2 byes. SJC draw has Ewell Res at home= to Sutton United on 13/10/00.      
22= /9/00 An early goal after 5 minutes for Barry Porter in Ewell's match with Townley Park was the only goal in the first half. Then Daniels    
ma= de it 2-0 from a Porter cross, 2-1, then Stennett, and Smith got the 4th with a late goal at Ewell. W4-1.        
= 22/9/00 Reserves lose 10-0 at Leatherhead at Thorncroft Manor, where they had been since 1895. Hook gets 6. Ewell only took 7 and three subs were   
f= ound. HT 2-0 and no score in the first half hour. Leatherhead Advertiser says that 4 s= ubs were provided.        
Se= pt 00 reference to a new club this year Epsom Swifts. Hon Sec T.Ruddick 6 Glads= tone Cottages, Epsom. Average age 17, but they don't last long.    
27= /9/00 One and All (Denmark Hill) defeat Epsom Thursday 4-2.              
Se= pt 00 reference to Sutton United currently playing at The Glebe, Bushey Road but looking for a better ground.        
29= /9/00 Herald Preview - Ewell are missing SW Sulman and RA Low who are both at the war.= A new keeper AB Crake joined from Croydon Pk.    
29= /9/00 Ewell were due to travel to Catford to play Old Cranleighans this day. Was it played?          
29= /9/00 Leicester Chronicle has a feature by E.C.Price the Editor of Football Chat and a League referee called Football Specials. He writes the     
fo= llowing about some of the best players ever and mentions "the two extraordin= ary players P.M. and A.M. Walters of the Old Carthusians and     
Co= rinthians. Never shall we see a pair of backs that will better understand each other; and though I have frequently found good judges of the     
ga= me ready to stand by Clare and Underwood (the old Stoke backs) for first honours in preference to the renowned "P.M. and A.M. I certainly     
sh= ould award the palm to the Corinthians. Often I have wondered what salary a present = day League club manager would offer the two brothers     
if= it was possible to secure their services with all their old charging and kicking abilities. The maximum rate fixed for next season £208 and     
no= bonus would certainly be evaded."                
29= /9/00 First reported match for Epsom East Street, who defeat West Ewell 5-1. They wou= ld go on to become Epsom FC in 1902 and run     
fo= r four seasons from that date before dissolving in 1906.              
6/= 10/00 Horton Rugby Club play London Irish Second XI this day at the Half Mile Bush gro= und. First recorded reference to this ground so far.    
6= /10/00 Ewell Village draw 1-1 at home to Central Rovers (Croydon). Peters scored in fi= rst half, and Croydon then had an injury. 10 men, yet fought back.  
Th= e injury was a broken collar bone to the outside right and happened very soon after the start.          
6/= 10/00 Ewell defeat Eversleigh 5-2 despite the absence of Tom Mercer after an accident, and the new keeper AB Crake not being available.    
Wh= ite scored an early goal which was added to by Everett, but HT was 2-1. Despite being uphill and against a strong wind in the second    
ha= lf, Ewell were totally in control and White scored again, while Everett got two mor= e to complete his HT. "An interesting 90 minutes play."    
Ev= erett was promising. "A tall slim youth" but "still able to take car= e of himself."            
AF= White is referred to this week by Harkaway as "Bob" White, but his name = is Alec.            
1= 3/10/00 Reserves lose a "one-sided" Surrey Junior Cup tie at home to Su= tton United but there is no score listed.         
13= /10/00 First team game v St Bart's at West Street is probably cancelled for this.            
Al= most certainly was cancelled, as A.Stennett appears as a guest for Reigate Pri= ory this day in a 4-1 win over Surbiton Hill @ Reigate.    
13= /10/00 Alfred Revell scores in the second half of a tight match v Benhill St Gui= ld. A strong wind spoiled the match.      
13= /10/00 EES are defeated 6-0 by Leicester House School, who play in Carshalton. No HT= or line up. They are called the Lestonians.      
17= /10/00 Surrey v Suffolk saw Crake, Mercer and White playing for Surrey. Nestor in the Croydon based Surrey Advertiser says that Crake    
wo= uldn't have played had he still been a Croydon Park player, and suggests favouritism towards Ewell. A little bitter about something maybe.    
IT= also transpires that Everett played in this match too, but was wrongly listed = as an Emeriti player.          
20= /10/00 A poor game is witnessed between Ewell and London Hospital. Last year's was= one of the best of the season, but this didn't live up    
to= its billing. Ewell were below strength and went a goal down early, but Everett (15) and Tom Mercer ensured a half time lead of 2-1, and no    
go= als were scored in the second half. White had an off day said Herald.            
20= /10/00 EES defeat Manor Park Reserves (Sutton) 3-1 after a blank first half. Smith scored early in the second half, but 1-1 soon after, and it    
re= quired two goals in the last five minutes from Davie and Smith to win it. Challis pl= ayed "a grand game" as did Henry Williams.      
2= 0/10/00 Ewell Village avenged last years 5-2 defeat to West Ewell with a 4-0 win. Game played "on the Village ground" which was almost certainly a lower  
pi= tch at West Street. Pederick opened the scoring, and Alfred Revell and Peters made it= 3-0 by HT, with Peters getting a second after the break.    
20= /10/00 Reference to Godalming FC playing at the Recreation ground this day.             
20= /10/00 A quickly arranged friendly saw Old Citizens visit Kingston FC again, where they lost 2-0 in front of 400-500 at Dinton Road    
Oc= t 00 Reference to Old Londonians playing in Wandsworth.              
2= 2/10/00 Epsom Thursday hold their Annual Meeting which was originally adjourned. = JA Smart was in the Chair, and a balance in hand was announced of  
15= s 8d, which was inclusive of £5 0s 6d subscriptions, and expenditure of £4 18s 10d. A Sub-Committee was also created for team selection.    
25= /10/00 Epsom Thursday defeat EES 2-0 in a match played on a Thursday afternoon at Woodcote. Scorers and line ups unknown.      
27= /10/00 Ewell's game today v Surbiton Hill is postponed "owing to the arriva= l of the CIV's." Something to do with the Boer War, and the    
&q= uot;V" stood or Volunteers. Harkaway suggests that this match was a cup tie, but= he was referring to the SSC tie v Holloway Sanatorium, which    
wa= s due to be played this day. CIV stood for City of London Imperial Volunteers.            
27= /10/00 Sanatorium 2-0 Ewell in SSC 1.                
27= /10/00 Ray Ward advises that Sanatorium won 2-0 this day but there is no report foun= d so far. However, Ewell protested that the home team's    
ke= eper was a professional and SCFA ordered a replay. Both Ray and I have been unable to find any evidence of a replay and it must be     
as= sumed that Sanatorium withdrew. Ray is certain of this as the Annual Reports for Sanatorium are at the Surrey History Centre, Woking, and     
th= ey list the results of all their matches with no mention of a replay. Ewell advanced = to the second round.        
Th= e Sanatorium were based at Virgina Water.                
2= 7/10/00 The Surrey Comet says that the Reserves never travelled to Surbiton Hill. Game not played.        
2= 7/10/00 Ewell Village defeat EES 4-1. A Taylor scored after 5 minutes, and Alfred Revell made it 2-0 soon after. A Taylor got another before HT which  
wa= s 3-0. Henry Williams pulled a goal back but A.Taylor completed his HT for a 4-1 win.<= /td>          
2= /11/00 GHN Barrack is elected Secretary of the Epsom YMCA.              
No= v 00 The Epsom company of the 2nd VB East Surrey Regiment returned in the last wee= k, and Corporal Hards (T or HF?) was one of those    
ch= osen to represent them at an address in Epsom.                
3/= 11/00 EES defeat West Ewell 2-1 at Epsom. They were a goal down in the first ten minutes, but Henry Williams equalised soon after, and     
CE= Smith scored the second half winner with a long drive from a Willie Williams pa= ss.          
3/= 11/00 EES Juniors are thumped 9-1 by Ewell Village Juniors. W.Priestley scored six.=          
3/= 11/00 East Sheen did not play Ewell this day as they had a SSC tie v Clapham (W3-2).=          
7/= 11/00 Surrey defeat Dorset 10-2 (HT 6-1) @ Guildford in a match reduced to 40 minutes = each way. Surrey faced the river end goal in the first     
ha= lf at Woodbridge Road, and AF White scored five of the goals.              
= 10/11/00 A goal in the last five minutes is the only goal of the game at Ashtead as = the Reserves are defeated. They started two short but subs were found.  
10= /11/00 Early goal disallowed for Ewell Village who then subside 4-0 at Leatherhead Reserves. HT 0-3.        
10= /11/00 Epsom Swifts win a very fast game 5-1 v Wallington Athletic (NR).            
10= /11/00 EES win 1-0 at Carshalton Park v Carshalton Wanderers with a goal in the first half.          
10= /11/00 Ewell surprise West Croydon 4-0 at West Street. Everett scored the only goal of= the first half, and he got two more after the break,    
in= addition to another from AF White. Keeper AB Crake is ex-Croydon Park and did well un= der pressure despite going uphill in second half.    
Su= lman returned from South Africa and is regarded as "the biggest of the halves." Sutton Advertiser states that "Ewell dearly love to beat     
West Croydon.&= quot;                    
17= /11/00 Keen interest at ERG as EES draw 2-2 with Epsom Swifts. CE Smith put EES 1-0 up after 20 minutes, but against the wind in the second    
ha= lf, they conceded a goal to Corrie. Patne restored EES's lead, but Jimmy Gow equal= ised for Swifts heading in from a corner three       
mi= nutes from the end. E.Foster was the Swifts captain.              
1= 7/11/00 Ewell Village win 4-1 at Sutton St Barnabas. A late start meant that the = game ended in semi-darkness. A.Revell and Peters both scored twice, the  
se= cond of which was a run from the halfway line. HT 3-1 up.              
= 17/11/00 Ewell Reserves and Carshalton Park drew 3-3 in a match where both teams played one short. Ewell led 1-0 but 1-1 at HT, and Ewell trailed 3-1  
b= efore fighting back for the draw.                  
17= /11/00 Ewell were due to play Weybridge, but instead travelled to Banstead and lost 2-= 1 to the junior club. White, T.Mercer and Straker     
we= re all missing, and a goal each was scrambled (sc:unk) in the first half, as Banstead defended "the school end". Weybridge had a      
fi= xture in the East & West Surrey League v Addlestone instead.              
21= /11/00 Surrey 3-2 Oxford University @ Godalming. AF White played. HT 2-2.            
22= /11/00 Dorking Advertiser says Epsom Thursday beat a scratch Ashtead XI 4-2 at Ashtead. My earlier report suggested it was at Woodcote. This     
re= port had a full line up so I'm happy to believe it was in Ashtead.              
2= 4/11/00 Ewell Reserves were due to play at Croydon Park Reserves this day but Cro= ydon Park played at Bexley.        
24= /11/00 Ewell defeat Croydon Park 2-0 at West Street. Barry Porter scored the first goal "almost single handed". Harkaway says that Ewell     
ke= ep changing their players around too often. There is no line up for this match, and I don't yet know the other scorer. The following week it     
is= reported that an unnamed London Saturday paper misquoted the result as 2-9 and cal= led it the surprise of the week!      
Ew= ell have been drawn to play at Guildford in the Surrey Charity Shield 1st round dr= aw (qf).          
24= /11/00 Ewell Village win 10-2 v Epsom Swifts @ Ewell this day, despite being 1-0 down early. Goals came regularly throughout and HT was 4-1.    
29= /11/00 Epsom Thursday defeat EES 4-1 in the return friendly @ ERG. Scorers and lineups unknown.        
1/= 12/00 Guildford 4-1 Ewell in Surrey Senior Cup 2nd round @ Guildford Sports Gro= und in far from favourable conditions, although there was    
&q= uot;a fair number of spectators" present. Ewell defended the lower goal and were deservedly 1-0 down at HT. Then it was 2-0 from a penalty    
gi= ven for handball, but Porter crossed to Everett who scored, and they were back in= it, but two goals for the hosts in the last five minutes won    
th= e game 4-1. Guildford were last years runners up said Herald. Sutton Advertiser advis= es that  AB Crake broke a finger in = an attempt to stop    
th= e penalty and would be out for a while, but he plays again on 15/12. A heavy mist covered the ground.        
1/= 12/00 Ewell Village 6-0 Carshalton Wanderers. Peters put EV 1-0 up after 10 minutes, = and W.Taylor increased the lead soon after. HT 2-0.    
1/= 12/00 Willie Williams opened the scoring for EES after ten minutes, and CE Smith score= d a second, but not until he had hit the woodwork     
tw= o or three times before then! HT 2-0. Smith made it 3-0, before St Barnabas OB's sco= red to make it 3-1, but Henry Williams and WH Bailey     
ma= de it 5-1 and Willie Williams scored right on time. W6-1. All played well said Hera= ld report.          
6= /12/00 Due to a late start and heavy rain, Epsom Thursday travelled to Clapham to pl= ay Invicta, but only 15 minutes each way were possible. W3-0.  
8/= 12/00 EES drew 2-2 with Ewell Village at ERG. R.Vickery captain at this time. CE Sm= ith opened the scoring from a Cuming pass early in the    
ga= me, and he added a second before HT. F.Taylor pulled one back for the Village after = 65 minutes, and W.Pederick equalised in the last     
fi= ve minutes, in fading light.                  
8/= 12/00 Ewell are due to travel to Charterhouse School, Hurtmore Road, Godalming for a match, but the Surrey Advertiser advises that they     
ha= ve a fixture with Farncombe (H) that day too. It looks likely that Ewell' s game wasn't played this day.        
12= /12/00 Surrey led Sussex 2-0 @ Brighton before drawing 2-2. Porter, AF White, FW White and Tom Mercer all played for Surrey. Very     
few spectators. HT 0-1.                  
15= /12/00 EES beaten 5-0 by Benhill Street Guild (also named Sutton Guild). HT 0-2.            
15= /12/00 Ewell are defeated 2-1 in their second visit to Guildford in three weeks, this = time for the Surrey Charity Shield. CC Costin hit the bar    
ea= rly in the match, but Guildford scored two in two minutes, while Hampton replied, al= l in a brief spell just before HT. No goals in second half.    
Gu= ildford were the holders, and the fairly numerous spectators saw a good game. Ewell ki= cked off down the slope and facing the sun. Keeper    
AB= Crake had a wonderful game.                   
18= /12/00 Percy and Arthur Walters are selected for Old Carthusian Internationals v Charterhouse School at Queens Club Kensington on 19/12/00.    
Pe= rcy would have been 37 by this stage.                
22= /12/00 EES defeat Carshalton C.L.B. 6-0 this day. (NR).              
26= /12/00 Herald says Ewell are due to play Furzedown Park this day, but Surrey Advertiser says it is Ewell Reserves and I think they are right.    
27= /12/00 Epsom Thursday defeat a scratch team called the Tradesman's XI. Herald said they included several "ex-Internationals"!!    
29= /12/00 Ewell Village win 2-1 at Central Rovers Croydon. They had earlier drawn 1-1 at Ewell. Alfred Revell scored first with a penalty, and he    
sc= ored a second before HT. In the second half at 2-0 Croydon mispen (WIDE) but they scored later.          
Ja= n 01 Reference to Old Citizens who would use Ewell's ground in West Street from 1905/06 season. They are currently playing in Beckenham Hill.    
3/= 1/01 Epsom Thursday record a 2-2 draw at Waterloo Uniform, who played in Wimbledon.<= /td>          
= 5/1/01 Ewell Res lost 3-0 to Belmont, who arrived rather late, but Ewell weren't ready either! HT was 0-0 but going uphill they struggled and let three in.  
5/= 1/01 Epsom East Street defeated Westmead Wanderers 3-0 at ERG. The visitors started uphill, but Ernest Cuming hit the post after 10 minutes,    
bu= t from the same attack, he then passed it to Willie Williams who scored. Henry Willi= ams and Cuming all scored before HT and no goals    
we= re scored in the second half.                  
8/= 1/01 Surrey v Army @ Guildford is p/p for snow.                
12= /1/01 Both EES and Ashtead were well represented this day. EES "defended the ro= ad goal" at Ashtead's Woodfield Lane ground, and    
Sm= ith put them a goal up after a keeper fumble from Cuming's shot. Then future Epsom pla= yer Cooper scored for Ashtead. Ht 1-1. Beams    
sc= ored after 60 minutes before Ashtead scored with an own goal from Challis, but Cuming scored the winner with four minutes remaining.    
12= /1/01 Ewell v Guildford was not played this day.                
He= rald writes: "The Ewell FC is passing through troubulous times and unless those responsible for its management perform better than they    
ha= ve done so far this season, the list of fixtures for 1900/01 might almost as well be terminated." Guildford couldn't travel to Ewell this day, but     
le= t Ewell know a few days previously, only Ewell didn't tell anyone and people still tur= ned up to watch a game. "The Ewell officials were    
en= thusiastic enough until the team had received the knock-down blows in the cup competitions. Since then they, apparently, have not cared    
a = great deal what has happened." Not very sporting says Herald.              
17= /1/01 Epsom Thursday v One and All is scheduled for this day after heavy snow forced = One and All to scratch last week (10/1). Instead though,     
Th= ursday won 3-0 at Headley.                  
Ja= n 01 EES looking for fixtures. Average age is 17-18.              
12= /1/01 EES Juniors win 5-0 at Ewell Village Juniors. F.Smith is captain this day.            
1= 2/01/01 Ewell Village also los 3-2 at East Croydon @ Mitcham Common. They were 3-0 down at HT but fought back well. Sutton Advertiser says "they are  
a very level l= ot."                    
19= /1/01 Awful weather, very wet.                  
19= /1/01 Surbiton Hill defeat Great Yarmouth 4-1 in Amateur Cup First Round. Would lose in Round 2 to Old Malvernians 4-3 @ Norbury on 9/2/01.    
19= /1/01 Ewell defeat Old Londonians 2-1 after a goalless first half at West Street. In = the second half they had the wind and slope in their     
fa= vour, and goals from Radmore and Everett saw them 2-0 up before a late goal for the visitors. Not an easy win though, and Crake did     
ve= ry well in goal.                  
22= /01/01 Queen Victoria dies. Funeral on Saturday 2/2/01. Many games postponed on 26/1 a= nd 2/2.        
26= /1/01 Ewell's two games with Surbiton hill and their reserves are postponed aft= er the death of Queen Victoria. First team were away.    
Su= rbiton Hill played at Surbiton Recreation Ground in Balaclava Road. Now known as Vict= oria Rec.          
26= /1/01 EES defeated 4-2 by St Barnabas Old Boys on their ground. The home team kicke= d up the slope and Epsom East Street trailed 3-0 then    
sc= oring before HT 3-1.                  
2/= 2/01 No games played because of funeral. Ewell were due to play Guy's home and aw= ay, while EES were due to play St Barnabas again.    
Th= ere were no games following a specific SCFA request.              
7/= 2/01 Ewell was due to host a Surrey game v United Hospital but it appears to have be= en p-p for frost. I don't think Surrey ever played there.    
9/= 2/01 Ewell lose 2-4 at home to London Hospital. White scored for Ewell after 2 minut= es, but they were 1-2 down before an equaliser was    
sc= ored in a melee. HT 2-2. "A very good game."                
9/= 2/01 EES were due to play at Banstead Village but this game is not played.            
16= /2/01 Ewell were at home to St Bart's this day but there was lots of frost around. I believe it was p-p.        
16= /2/01 Epsom played West Ewell today, who were helped by 8 from Ewell Village, whilst Challis and J.Maclean filled the places of Fowler    
an= d Hackshaw for EES. After 20 minutes, Willie Williams was fouled "inside the 12 yard line" but Smith mispen. Fortunately from the     
cl= earance Gow got possession and scored anyway. HT was 1-0 then Henry Williams got a second, then Smith made it 3-0. A fairly rough game    
wa= s played by the visitors. Willie Williams was the best man on the field.            
1= 6/2/01 Ewell Village were at home to George Street Ramblers this day but their opponen= ts also had another fixture listed (H) to Whitgift, so Ewell Village  
ma= y have been playing their reserves not their first team. I don't know yet. George Str= eet played at Woodside Court.      
20= /2/01 Surrey win 3-2 v Berks & Bucks @ Marlow. Alex White scored. HT 2-2.            
21= /2/01 Epsom Thursday win 8-0 at ERG against a scratch team, comprised of grocers and drapers assistants. Not a proper club.      
= 23/2/01 Odd report in Ewell section of Surrey Herald "There was no attempt on Tuesday to revive the practice of playing football in the streets, which = was  
l= ast indulged in several years ago." ??                
23= /2/01 Ewell were due to play at West Croydon but it didn't take place as West Croydon= are in SCS SF v Guildford @ Redhill this day.    
23= /2/01 Epsom East Street defeat Benhill Street Guild 2-1 at ERG. A full strength EES s= ide saw an early penalty awarded for hands "inside the     
tw= elve yard line" which was missed by Henry Williams (SAVE), but Ernest Cuming scored soon after and the hosts led 1-0 at HT. He got a     
se= cond against the run of play in the second half, but Hicks punched the ball into his o= wn net later on.        
23= /2/01 Ewell Village defeated East Croydon 3-1, HT 0-0. Croydon played with ten throughout.          
27= /2/01 Oxfordshire 2-1 Surrey. Tom Mercer (back) and Barry Porter (right wing) played. Played at Oxford.        
2/= 3/01 Epsom East Street win 3-2 at Westmead Wanderers "played at Sutton, the gro= und being a regular mud pond." EES were behind after 20    
mi= nutes, and at HT, but in the second half, with the wind, Cuming equalised quickly. However, they went behind again, before Williams    
sc= ored, and J.Beams got the winner after 85.                
4/= 3/01 Tom Mercer and AF White are both on the SCFA Committee.            
9/= 3/01 East Sheen 5-0 Guildford in the final of the Surrey Charity Shield. Played at = West Street. "A capital gathering."      
9/= 3/01 Ewell's game with Kingston was p-p as they had a league match in the East & W= est Surrey League v Weybridge.      
9= /3/01 Reserves game at home to Kingston Reserves was not played as Kingston pla= yed London Devonians instead (W2-1).      
9/= 3/01 Turf was in excellent condition at ERG as Beddington Corner Reserves sent a st= rong team and Beams, Cuming and Hackshaw were all     
mi= ssing for EES. HT was 0-0 and EES went behind after 50, but Bailey levelled it up "almost immediately" and Henry Williams made it 2-1.     
Co= rner equalised, but captain GW Challis put EES ahead again before a further equaliser with 5 minutes left, ensured a 3-3 draw.      
Ma= rch 01 reference to Tom Ware a future Epsom player who is now the surveyor to the Epsom & District Rural Council.      
Ma= rch 01 reference to TE Ware, the former Epsom player who is a surveyor to the Ep= som District Rural Council.        
11= /3/01 A well is discovered in Waterloo Road as it opens up in the street! Twelve feet = deep with nine feet of water in it. IT is pumped out and     
fi= lled in, and presumably still exists under the road!                
16= /3/01 Ewell defeat Clapham Rovers 3-1 with plenty of effective short passing which puzzled the opposition. (NR).      
1= 6/3/01 EES Reserves draw 2-2 with Kensington & Chelsea Schools @ ERG. Taylor put them ahead in the first half before a penalty made it 1-1 at HT.   
Go= w put EES ahead again but they couldn't hold on.              
16= /3/01 EES were due to play at Burgh Heath but this game is not played.            
20= /3/01 AF White plays for Surrey v Army @ Guildford and draw 2-2. Sadler, or Alder = is also mentioned, but he was not a Ewell player, despite    
wh= at the reports say. The ground was definitely at Woodbridge Road, where the cric= ket club play now, and the goals were at the Woodbridge    
Ro= ad end and the river end. SW Sulman also played says Leatherhead Advertiser.            
Go= dalming play at the Godalming Recreation Ground.              
21= /3/01 Epsom Thursday were supposed to travel to Regents Park to play London Library b= ut instead played Ashtead, losing 5-1. Game was played    
at= Woodcote, which was their regular ground this season.?              
23= /3/01 "It is time Epsom had a really good football team" says Herald. Epsom East Street defeat Mr J.Miles XI which included many     
fr= om Horton and from Epsom Swifts, who hadn't been around for long, but don't last mu= ch longer. Cuming 1-0 (15), then Challis      
ma= de it 2-0 after some end to end play. Cuming hit the bar, then play was delayed as Challis needed treatment after being kicked. Then    
Sm= ith hit the bar, and HT was 2-0. EES conceded after some pressure in the second half,= but Harry Davie made it 3-1. Future relevant names    
wh= o played for Mr Miles included CF Broadbridge, AW Breeden, R.Adrian, and G.Breeden.          
23= /3/01 Ewell Village win 2-0 at Mitcham Common against East Croydon. Two goals in a mi= nute in the first half for Alfred Revell.      
Su= tton Advertiser says this was their third meeting this year with Ewell Village taking the honours with two wins and GD of 7-4. Correct.    
23= /3/01 Old Citizens were listed as having a game v Kingston on Thames, but it was not played as Kingston played another team this day.    
Ma= rch 01 reference to West Croydon FC playing at Brigstock Road this year.            
23= /3/01 Former Epsom player J.A.Bucknill "of the inner temple" announces arrangement of his marriage to Alice Mary Richards. No date yet.    
25= /3/01 Mid-Surrey League is formally proposed at Surrey F.A. meeting.            
30= /3/01 Wingfield House (future Nunhead) drew 3-3 with Weybridge Reserves at West Street in the semi final of the Surrey Junior League.    
30= /3/01 Ewell scratch on Friday night (29/3) against Kingston and do not play another g= ame this season. Was due to be at Dinton Road KO 3.30.    
30= /3/01 EES were due to play at home to Sutton Manor Park Reserves, but this game is = not played.          
5/= 4/01 Smith and Williams in first half, Smith and Gow in second, see off Westmead Wanderers 4-0 at ERG on Good Friday.      
6/= 4/01 The following day Mr J.Miles XI win 2-0 at ERG. HT 0-1 and W.Maclean mispen at 0-2 near the end.        
6/= 4/01 Ewell were listed in Surrey Herald to play Guildford, but the Surrey Advertiser shows Guildford had four matches, none of which were     
against Ewell.=                    
8/= 4/01 On Easter Monday EES lose 0-1 to All Saints Benhilton with a very weak side, with only 4 regular first teamers playing. HT 0-0.     
WA= Williams is Walter, with his brothers Willie and Henry (HE).              
13= /4/01 East Sheet 1-0 Weybridge in SSC F at Guildford. Attendance 1,500 - 2,000. Sutt= on Advertiser says nearly 2,000.      
1= 3/4/01 Old Citizens made their second appearance of the season at Kingston in a hast= ily arranged friendly but the attendance was not large. D1-1 at  
th= e Dinton Road enclosure which was 500 yards due east of Kingstonians future ground= in Richmond Road. The site is now occupied by a school.    
Ol= d Citizens were a goal down at HT but WA Cole equalised near the end with a swift lo= ng shot. Not sure when the earlier game was played yet.    
Li= ne up in Comet refers to S.Hutchinson not A.Hutchinson and GS Warren not GA Warren= .          
2= 0/4/01 FA Cup Final at Crystal Palace attracts 115,000 to see a 2-2 draw with Sheff= ield United and Tottenham. Tottenham win the replay a week later  
(2= 7/4) at Bolton, and become the last non football league side to win the FA Cup. O= ne time invincibles Preston suffer their first relegation.    
A= pril 01 Ewell CC issue their accounts. Hon Secretary is Percy Melmoth Walters the former Ewell and England player.      
2= 2/4/01 @ Holborn Restaurant, the SCFA hold a smoking concert. AF White received his county cap, and Barry Porter got his County badge.    
4= /5/01 Review of season in Herald. Epsom Thursday Pld 19 W14 D2 L3 F74 A 20.            
T= hey suffered their first defeat on 25/9 and did not lose again until 21/3/01. They sco= red 15 against London Library on 11/10 and 10 v Ewell Village on 1/11.  
T= hey let in 5 against Ashtead on 21/3 but also had 9 clean sheets. Regular players list= ed: Smith (o-r), Hopkins (c-f), Sherren (i-l), Hobbs (o-l), AB Thurley  
(c= apt) and Meakins were the backs, while Hicks, Aldridge, Duplock were regulars in t= he half back line.        
I= have Pld 16 W12 D1 L3 F71 A19 Missing  2 wins= and a draw F3 A1. I am also missing one clean sheet. I have four other fixtures outstanding    
L= ooks like I may be a goal or two out on the official record, but will wait and see.            
Th= ere is no Herald Review for Ewell this season. My records show. Firsts: Fixtures 24 (one fixture won) Pld 12 W8 L4 F29 A19      
Re= serves: Fixtures 27 (one fixture lost) Pld 8 W1 D1 L6 F7 A30              
I= currently have no way of checking how many matches were played this season.            
Ep= som East Street Pld 26 , W16 D4 L6 F68 A42.                
On= ly one home match was lost, being the last one on 6/4 says Herald, yet I can see a lo= ss on 8/4 too.         
Te= ams beaten were West Ewell (x3) and Westmead (x3), Carshalton CLB (x2), Gasometers, Manor Park, Carshalton Wanderers,      
 St Barnabas OB's, St Barnabas Cadets, Ashtead Res, Benhill Street Guild, and Mr J.Miles XI. Lost to Leicester House, Ewell Village, Benhill     
St= reet Guild, St Barnabas OB's, J.Miles XI and All Saints (BH). Drew with Ashtead Res, Epsom Swifts, Ewell Village, and Beddington Corner     
Re= serves. There are 51 members "almost entirely East Street lads". Captai= ncy has been held by F.Payne, and R.Vickery with J.Beams as v-c.    
Er= nest Cuming and CE Smith both scored 15 this season, while Hicks did well in Vickery's place.          
T= hese records did include the game on 8/4, but for some reason, they didn't include the= ir two Thursday losses to Epsom Thursday. If you    
d= on't include those losses, I have Pld 22 W13 D4 L4 F55 A33, and am missing 3 wins and a loss F13 A 9        
T= he wins were v Carshalton C.L.B. on 24/11/00, Gasometers (unknown date, but almost certainly 15/9/00 or 22/9/00), and v St Barnabas     
C= adets on 29/12/00 with the loss being against Leicester House on 13/10/00. Full re= cord for the season should include games v Epsom Thursday    
a= nd should be Pld 28, W16 D4 L8 F69 A48.                
No= reference to a reserve team but Junior team is Pld 8 W2 D2 L4. President is H.Maclean and v-p GJ Beams "have been of great value and    
as= sistance to the club", "not having missed a match that was played at home." I have only one junior result, a 5-0 win.      
He= rald reference to Ewell Village having completed their second season and are a "rising junior club" Pld 22 W14 D4 = L4 F65 A27.      
= I have 17 results W12 D3 L3 F52 A26, which means that I am missing 3 wins, a draw a= nd a loss F13 A 1, but unlikely. I reckon the 0-10 v Epsom Thursday  
= may not have counted, as it was a Thursday game. So I may be missing W3 D1 L2 F13 A11 which is more likely. Of those 6 matches, I have 10 fixtures  
t= hat they could have been. 4 of these (or maybe more) were never played.            
29= /4/01 EES presentation COPY TAKEN. at Railway Hote= l with a large number present.          
He= rald refers to very few clubs having this much success in their first season. Compris= ed of enthusiastic promising youths, with great    
en= couragement by Mr GJ Beams, and Mr & Mrs Maclean. Last season's record is Pld 26 = W16 D4 L6. H.Maclean (President) was in the Chair,    
su= pported by Mr Beams (v-c), while others present were HJ Challis, CP Duplock, HJ Busbridge, PC Sharpe, T Weston, WH Saunders,      
H.= Glenister "etc." Mr Beams paid for the gathering and referred to being the pioneer club in the town so far as playing on an open recreation    
gr= ound was concerned. The first Committee meetings were held in the open air said the Chairman.  Mr Beams also presented Secretary     
CE= Smith with a writing desk. In replying, Smith thanked the Committee Chairman Mr Bail= ey, and Messrs Payne, Vickery and Beams the     
th= ree club captains. It was also stated by others that Smith had scored 15 goals last season too. Mr HW Saunders was now elected to the     
Co= uncil, and recalled his early days when "they had a recreation ground, but subsequently there was no ground for the young people".    
Mr= Busbridge then donated a football to the club.                
4/= 5/01 10th Annual sports day run by the Ewell Cricket and Football Clubs with many events including a donkey race this year won by    
CE= Martin. Rev EV Bond was the Event Secretary, and the overall event was won by AG Radm= ore.          
16= /5/01 Epsom Thursday FC dinner at Railway Inn. With Mr JA Smart (President) in the Ch= air. Many others present (see scanned copy).    
Ch= airman presented CE Johnson with a marble clock for his services as referee. Her= ald questioned whether offering a gift to the referee was a bit    
s= uggestive! They played at Woodcote, on a field behind the workhouse, which is more or less where the Hospital is now. Reference to medieval play on  
Sh= rove Tuesday in Epsom, which until recently was still seen in Dorking. Mr AB Thurley (capt), and Rev R.Curwen (Treasurer). Treasurer advised a     
ba= lance in hand of 6s 2d after income of £7.10s.8d and expenditure of £7.4s.6d. Mr B= eams gave a toast to Mr Smart who was leaving the town.    
Re= ference to the Epsom Rec not yet being open for cricket. The larger part of the Rec = is to be opened on 20th June. Currently, only the top    
ar= ea, separated by the Cheam Bridle Path is open, and this is where the football pitches are/were. Alexandra Road existed at this time, but    
th= e park was not named Alexandra Rec until into the twenties, possibly after Queen Alexandra died in 1925. She was Edward VII's wife.    
Th= e park was originally proposed in Feb 1897 after an offer was made to the council by= the owners, who were willing to sell some land. 1,000    
pr= otested against the idea, but they were largely drowned out and even ridiculed by= the majority who wanted it. In 1901 the Herald said that    
&q= uot;The smaller portion of the ground has for a number of months been used by the public and throughout the football season, clubs played on    
it= ." The larger portion will host the cricket, and one big dip on the southern sid= e of the larger piece will be good for children, as it is secluded.    
Th= e ground is divided in two by the Cheam Bridle path and there is a shelter in the Sou= th Eastern corner of the smaller portion. (Is it still    
th= ere?) It had a veranda, like the one that was there in the 80's. It cost £30, 10s to build, and further along the east side there is a larger,     
car= etakers building not far from the shelter. 16 acres in total and opened by Mrs As= ton, wife of Liberal M.P. AW Aston.      
1= 901/02 Ewell playing in green and red with white facings: Sec AF White, 21 Baker Stree= t, Lloyd Square, London        
th= en moved to Oakdene, Whitworth Road, South Norwood.              
Ep= som East Street (founded July 1900) were the forerunners of the Epsom FC that affiliated in 1902. They also played in red and blue.    
26= /7/01 Reference to Sutton Cricket Club playing against the Priory team at the Dripping Pan in Lewes where the football ground is.    
19= 01/02 reference to Dulwich Hamlet playing at Sunray Avenue this season.            
al= so reference to Boro Polytechnic playing a couple of hundred yards away at Redpost Hil= l.          
We= st Norwood are at Canterbury Grove this year. What happened to Highview Park?          
Ep= som East Street asking for games for three teams in their second season.            
17= /8/01 reported that EES have started practice for the new season and practically all will return from last year.        
29= /8/01 Epsom Thursday commenced practice                 
= 30/8/01 Sutton Advertiser advises the death of former Epsom captain Charles Herbe= rt Romer Coltart, who died in Ruthiu, North Wales at the age of 30. No  
c= ause was listed in the local papers. He was the eldest son of Dr Coltart, so must = have been older than Hugh Coltart. "A much noted athlete."    
= He had been ill for about a week advises Epsom Observer. Also reference to another brother Guy Coltart. Charles was returned to and buried in Epsom.  
30= /8/01 AGM of Ewell FC. COPY TAKEN Held at the Spring Hotel on Friday evening with Mr JH Bridges in the Chai= r. Many players present.     
Tr= easurer advised a deficit of £1 17s but with several subscriptions unpaid, it was agreed to carry this over until next season. Bridges was     
re= -elected President, and Tom Mercer (v-p) both unanimously. SW Sulman elected Capta= in with AF White (v-c), AR Daniels (capt 2nd XI), with     
L.= Wood (v-c). Treasurer HJ Martin, Secretary AF White, and Committee elected: JP Baxter= , AH Barrack, EV Bond, F.Charman, A.Collins,     
GC= Hampton, CE Martin, TJ Mercer, Barry Porter, LV Straker, TA Straker, L.Wood, and Arth= ur Melmoth (AM) Walters the former England     
In= ternational. The club will enter the Surrey cups as usual and will start fixtures on 14/9/01.          
31= /8/01 Epsom East Street opened the season with a club match. The weather did not favo= ur them on their first appearance in the club colours     
(b= lue and red). K.O.2pm in driving rain. No scores or lineups reported.            
3= /9/01 AGM of Epsom Thursday. COPY TAKEN WP Wilson was in the Chair. Election of officers: AB Thurley (captain), with Arthur Norman (v-c). Treasurer,   
Re= v RM Curwen, Secretary AH Hicks, & Committee: Page, W.Smith, C.Saunders, and audit= ors WP Wilson and W.Blomfield.      
F= irst match of season advised as One and All @ Denmark Hill on 26/9/01. FH Trower to = be offered Presidency. AGM at YMCA Rooms in Church Street.  
7/= 9/01 reported that EES are still asking for matches on 21/9, 28/9 advising the= ir team age as 18-20 and with a "good dressing room" which    
mu= st have been the shelter at the Epsom Rec.                
7/= 9/01 EES defeat Westmead Wanderers 5-1. Not a great game as befits the opening mat= ch of the season. EES went a goal down, but fought    
ba= ck and took the lead with a goal that a Westmead player thought was offside. When the referee didn't change his mind, he retired from    
th= e game, but "was no great loss" said Herald. EES "won by four goals&qu= ot; so 5-1 win is a presumed, but likely scoreline. Epsom Observer     
co= nfirms the score and HT was 4-1. No line ups or scorers though, but a decent attenda= nce, good but not great in number.      
D&= amp;L Advertiser provides the line up and advises that Bailey scored three of t= he five goals.          
Se= pt 01 Ewell enter SSC while their Reserves enter the SJC.              
Se= pt 01 - new rules this year. The keeper may be charged if he ventures outside his &qu= ot;6 yard semicircle" and kicking and jumping at an    
o= pponent is now a foul, punishable by a penalty kick if it takes place within the 12 = yard line. The keeper may still be charged inside his area, if he is   
ho= lding the ball or obstructing an opponent. Herald says "keepers have traded ra= ther too long on their immunity from attack."      
Se= pt 01 reference to the start of the Mid-Surrey League. In addition to Ewell, th= ere was Barnes, Clapham Rovers, East Sheen,       
Old Cranleighans, Surbiton Hill, and Weybridge. However, by January, the matc= hes were being played as friendlies and this comp seems to     
ha= ve been abandoned.                  
SS= C draw at SCFA AGM at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet Street with CW Alcock presiding, sees Ewell draw a first round BYE Last years semi     
fi= nalists are exempted through the first two rounds. Also advised at this meeting that Guildford v Ewell raised £11 in SCS last season, and the    
Ep= som & Ewell Hospital is to receive £5 from Surrey FA.              
14= /9/01 Ewell's first match of the season saw them lose 2-0 at Guildford, but it = was a weak Ewell side, missing many regulars, and they    
ha= d help from a few members of the Ewell Village team, which Harkaway, the regular Hera= ld correspondent referred to as the Ewell Boys    
Cl= ub. Game played at Woodbridge Road "The Guildford Sports Ground". Ewell = lost the toss and played towards "the lower goal".      
Gr= ound was in splendid condition. A Peters shot looked to have crossed the line, but the referee did not allow it, and HT was 0-1, as    
Gu= ildford scored right on HT. The hosts were better in the second half as Ewell tir= ed. TA Straker played his first match for a while, and    
He= rald says that Sulman and Mercer could do with losing some "adipose tissue&quo= t;! A goodly number of supporters saw Ewell lose the toss     
an= d face the sun.                  
= 14/9/01 Reserves were unable to raise a team to face Ashtead and scratched. Alex White also thought that the Reserves were due to play Worcester Park   
a= nd apologised to them before letting Ashtead know!              
14= /9/01 Ted Aldridge is a new player for EES, and may well be father/uncle of Charlie= and Bob Aldridge, two of the founder members of Epsom    
Ju= niors FC in 1918. Ernest Cuming put EES 2-0 up before a penalty reduced matters. Cumi= ng then completed his HT, and then HT was 3-2.     
Th= e Old Boys equalised in the second half, but Cuming got his fourth to win it for EES= . It was Aldridge's debut.        
S= ept 01 A couple of weeks after the AGM Epsom Thursday advise their balance sheet. Receipts £7 12s 8d, Expenditure £7 1s 7d. Balance in hand 11s 1d.  
18= /9/01 SCFA AGM - the 24th - at Andertons Hotel, Fleet Street AF White received his county cap while Barry Porter received his badge.    
Th= ey advise 30 entries for the SSC and 63 for the SJC. Reserves receive a first round by= e in division F of SJC. 8 divisions A to H.      
Th= e semi finalists from the previous season's competition are exempt to the last 16 again. AF White also elected to SCFA Committee.    
2= 1/9/01 reference to Epsom Thursday balance sheet for last season. Balance brought forward from 1900 was 1s.8d. Income £7 12s.8d and expenditure  
£7= 1s.1d, leaving a new balance of 11s 7d.                
21= /9/01 Ewell are disappointing in a 4-2 home defeat to Townley Park, although many regulars have not yet returned. Try South London Press.    
2= 1/9/01 Ewell Village play their first game of the season with many unavailable. A Reve= ll penalty for handball puts them 1-0 up at HT, and a second, which   
wa= s an o.g. from a Revell shot, made it 2-0, while Peters scored a minute from the en= d to make it 3-0 v St Barnabas OB's.      
21= /9/01 EES went 1-0 up before 2 minutes had gone through Williams, but 1-1 soon afte= r, although EES were 3-1 up by HT after two from    
Cu= ming, and the half time score was also the full time score. W.Maclean did well in g= oal, as he is not a regular there.      
21= /9/01 First appearances of season for Challis and Maclean, and W.Maclean went in goal= as Ernest Hicks had a bad leg. Wallington Reserves     
we= re still beaten 3-1 @ ERG.                  
2= 6/9/01 Epsom Thursday lose 1-0 in Denmark Hill to One and All. The goal came after 5 minutes and O & A mispen soon after that. William Hunter was  
ex= cellent in goal this day.                  
28= /9/01 Herald Previews the new season - EES Willie Williams won't be available as often this year, but new players G.Medcraft      
Te= d Aldridge (Epsom Thurs) and CF Broadbridge, a right back with Epsom Swifts last year will help. A young keeper, E.Miles will join,      
wh= ile two youngsters Tom Fuller and Harry Plume are promising. The club plays on the Recreation Ground "as last season", although the    
&q= uot;goals have been altered to lengthways of the ground." J Beams is capt, with Alf Hill as v-c and Secretary CE Smith, with Harry Davie as     
as= sistant Sec. "The club has a good following and should become one of the leading clubs of the district."        
Pr= eview - Epsom Thursday will be playing stronger teams this year. Club has lost Maybank (g/k), Meakins (back), Aldridge (half-back),    
Sh= erren (outside left), P.Smith (outside right), but plenty of new blood inc WE Hunter (gk), Mills and Thurley (backs), Norman, Smith and    
Hi= cks (halves), Hopkins (c-f), Alfred Revell, and AW Hobbs (left wing), with William Bradley and L.Underwood on the right wing. "The    
Wo= odcote ground has been secured."                
R= eview - Wimbledon Old Centrals (future Wimbledon FC) have secured a new ground at Worple Road West - about 2 minutes from Raynes Park Station.  
28= /9/01 EES lost 3-1 to the much heavier South Wimbledon Athletic. The first goal was unlucky as Hicks cleared the ball against team mate    
Pr= att and in to the net. HT was 0-2. Gow scored against the run of play in second half, but it was 1-3 soon after as they were outclassed in this    
ha= lf. Pity as there were a large number of spectators. A rough game.            
2= 8/9/01 Juniors play first match of the season "at Woodcote" v Mittendo= rf House and win 2-1 thanks to goals from Harry Skinner and Lewis Burrage.  
2= 8/9/01 Res defeat Sutton United Reserves 2-0 and could have had more. Rice 1-0 (20) = then Hobbs before HT.        
28= /9/01 Ewell Village lose 3-0 at home to West Ewell. HT 0-2. Herald says P.Sparrow in goal, Epsom Observer says P.Sharrow.      
28= /9/01 Ewell's first ever Mid-Surrey League match saw them held to a draw by Old Cranleighans at the Private Banks Ground in Catford. HT    
wa= s 0-1 and Sulman equalised for Ewell who were the better team, especially in the se= cond half.. COPY TAKEN - WHERE IS IT?      
We= ather was fine and a fast and exciting game was witnessed. A sub played at inside r= ight for Ewell.          
3/= 10/01 Epsom Thursday won easily 11-0 against Granville Thursday who required 4 subs. = HT was 5-0.        
5= /10/01 Ewell Res defeat Cobham 5-2. Barrack scored after 5 minutes, and Thomas added to the score soon after. Barrack and Smith made it    
4= -0 at HT, before Cobham got it back to 4-2. Barrack then completed HT 5-2.            
5/= 10/01 The same day Ewell are humbled 11-1 at Ealing. Ealing Gazette advises that it= was 3-1 at HT and Ewell had actually led after 5 minutes.    
In= the second half, Ealing were irresistible. Ealing mispen in first half (SAVE) at 2-1. Lowes got 5 and Rogers got 3. A very strong side. Game    
wa= s played at Gunnersbury Avenue, Ealing, not to be confused with Gunnersbury Lane, near Acton Town station where Acton FC would play    
in later years= .                    
5/= 10/01 EES are beaten 2-1 by West Ewell before a "fairly large number of spectators." HT was 1-1 (unknown scorer) before West Ewell got     
th= eir winner after "some very exciting play in front of goal." A splendid ga= me said Epsom Observer. EES were behind early.      
5/= 10/01 Ewell Village Juniors lose 3-1 to West Ewell Juniors this day.            
5/= 10/01 EES Res were supposed to play Ewell Village Reserves this day at ERG, but (NR= ).          
10= /10/01 Epsom Thursday defeat Waterloo Uniform 4-0 at Woodcote. HT 3-0 but scorers unkn= own.          
Oc= t 01 Southall are a Southern League side this year and play at the Avenue Fiel= d, Southall.          
Oc= t 01 SCS draw sees Ewell v Townley Park on 9/11/01. SJC 1 sees Ewell Res get a BYE (12/10)          
= 12/10/01 Barnes drew 1-1 with Ewell Reserves in a match spoilt by the referees whistle. Ewell only played with ten, as Broadbridge didn't show, while   
K= er and Rice were also missing. HT was 0-0 and Ewell went behind, before Rose equalise= d. Bad light towards the end.      
12= /10/01 Ewell first team are too good for St Bart's. McMurtree 1-0 then the game got fa= ster and White scored a second, but HT was 2-1. It was    
al= l Ewell in the second half as White got another two. First win of season despite Porter's absence, although Rev EV Bond played this week.    
12= /10/01 EES defeat St Barnabas OB's for a second time, but this was at ERG. Won 2-0 N= ew keeper C.A. (Bert) Rosamond joins from    
Ea= stbourne Rovers and Tom Edwards from Horton. Jimmy Gow scored midway through the f= irst half, and Henry Williams scored in the second    
fo= rty five. Herald says Rosamond is "a great improvement on Hicks" in goal.=            
12= /10/01 Epsom Observer says that the reserve teams played the reverse fixture in Sutton= and EES won 2-0 there too.      
1= 2/10/01 Westmead Wanderers 2-3 Ewell Village, who went 1-0 up through Beale, and = in the second half, Alfred Revell made it 2-0, but the hosts came  
ba= ck and levelled it up before Charlie Revell got a winner.              
17= /10/01 Epsom Thursday 2-1 EES, who led for a while, but Thursday fought back and won w= ith a late goal. There were "one or two regrettable     
in= cidents" towards the end of the match. EES were blamed at the time for most of the= m. The Thursday side started with 9 but a sub was     
al= lowed to stand in goal until Hunter and Underwood arrived, which they did after ab= out 15 minutes, but Ernest Cuming had already put EES     
ah= ead in the 11th minute. 53rd minute equaliser from William Bradley and Underwood sco= red the winner. As a result of the problems at the     
en= d of the game, Epsom Thursday scratched the return match. Hicks and Beams were the linesmen for the respective teams.      
Ha= rry Davie EES Assistant Secretary wrote in a week later to advise that Epsom Thursd= ay were equally at fault.        
= 19/10/01 Ewell Res win at Carshalton Park. Referee stopped game briefly after 5 minutes after heavy rain, and HT was 0-0. Then Taylor passed to Rose who<= /td>  
s= cored, then Taylor scored the second. They will meet each other in SJC 2 on 9/11            
19= /10/01 Herald says that "a dangerous precedent" has been set at West Street, as the opposition goal keeper slipped and hurt his knee,     
re= ducing the opponents to ten men after 15 minutes, with the score at 2-0. Ewell allow= ed a sub to take his place, selected from the crowd, and     
Ew= ell still went on to win 5-1. However, Harkaway in the Herald says that by being se= en to be sporting will mean that in the future other    
te= ams will be expected to allow a replacement, and to not do so will then be seen as unsporting. Hobbs from Epsom Thursday was given a     
tr= ial at outside left, and Rev EV Bond is a very sure defender says report. White = and Brockwell had scored before the accident, and Sulman     
ma= de it 3-0 before HT, then 3-1 before White and McMurtree concluded the scoring, both from crosses by Porter.        
19= /10/01 EES were listed as playing Ashtead this day, but many were playing for Mr J.B= eams XI v Rev HW Fagan' XI which was Ashtead based.    
Th= ey drew 1-1 but this was not an EES match.                
1= 9/10/01 Ewell Village lost 6-1 at home to East Croydon. Revell scored the first g= oal and then Croydon mispen at 1-0. Still 1-2 down by HT and fell away.  
Oc= t 01 West Norwood are still at High View Park.                
23= /10/01 Surrey defeat Suffolk 5-1 @ West Croydon FC in front of an attendance of = 500. AF White scored 3 (inc pen) and Sulman played in    
pl= ace of the injured Porter. HT was 3-0. Surrey Advertiser contradicts the Herald repo= rt and says that Porter did play, but I think they were    
wr= ong and may have gone with the advertised line up. Sutton Advertiser says that Porter= did not turn up and so Sulman took his place despite     
no= t having proper boots with him!                
24= /10/01 A splendid game but a 0-0 draw in a very even match with Catford Thursday.<= /td>          
26= /10/01 EES lose 2-0 at Westmead Wanderers in "a pleasant game. HT 0-1.            
26= /10/01 Ewell ought to have defeated Surbiton Hill, but in the end they were lucky to retrieve a draw. HT 1-2 down as both goals were     
pr= esented to the opposition, and a very late equaliser was required. A new centre forw= ard was trialled, but was not great.      
A = large crowd was at West Street this day says Epsom Observer. The first goal came from= a good centre from Alex White and was rather soft.    
Th= e Ewell equaliser came two minutes from time.                
2/= 11/01 A Jimmy Gow goal, midway through the first half saw EES through 1-0 at ERG against Benhill Street Guild. Taylor and WH Beard made    
th= eir debuts for Hackshaw and Maclean. Lost the toss and faced the glaring sun in the first half but a comfortable win.      
2/= 11/01 Ewell were due to play at East Sheen this week but (NR). SSC 2 draw has them visiting Camberley & Y on 30/11/01.      
= 2/11/01 Maybe they didn't play, as Crake and McMurtree assisted the reserves in a= 2-0 win over Banstead. They played downhill and Wood scored from  
a= Martin corner in the first half, then McMurtree scored, going uphill in the seco= nd half.          
2/= 11/01 Surbiton Hill ground at Surbiton Rec has adjoining pitches, and firsts and reserves played there this day.        
7= /11/01 Epsom Thursday defeat "a scratch XI" easily 5-0 this day. They were Mr A.Webb's XI and had many Epsom players in their team like W.Maclean,   
Te= d Pratt, Jim Maclean, Jim Gow, Beams, Taylor. Possibly the last game at Woodcote, at l= east for a while.        
9/= 11/01 EES were due to play at Ewell Village this day but (NR).              
9/= 11/01 Little or no recognition of Guy Fawkes Day reports the Herald.            
= 9/11/01 Reserves defeat Carshalton Park in SJC easily, 2-0 at Beddington Park "on the Wallington Athletic ground". Both goals were scored by McMurtree.  
C= arshalton Park were a little weak this day through illness.              
G= ame was played there because the Carshalton ground was not of the regulation size. Drawn to meet Sutton United (A) in SJC 3 in Divisional SF's.    
9/= 11/01 Ewell defeat Croydon Park 4-2 at West Street. (NR).              
16= /11/01 Frost and fog played havoc with the fixtures this day, but EES still played Worcester Park Res. However, they did not arrive until    
4p= m, so only 20 minutes each way was played, and EES won 5-0.               
16= /11/01 George (GW) Challis won the cup offered by Lord John Sanger in a goal kic= king competition with one of his elephants at Epsom! After    
fi= ve attempts, Challis had won 1-0.                
Ac= cording to George's memoirs, written just before he died in Worthing on 13/11/55 (unfinished), the only club in town were Epsom East     
St= reet, who he was a member of, and the circus wrote to them to see if anyone was intere= sted in challenging Rosie the elephant. He put his     
na= me forward jokingly and was accompanied by his team mates. The elephant had not been beaten for two years and his name was up all     
ov= er town in foot high letters. 5 kicks each and it was effectively a penalty shoot ou= t. He said that the elephant hit the ball very hard!    
16= /11/01 Both of Ewell's games were probably postponed this day. Ewell were due to meet Weybridge but the "Weybridge meadow is quite     
cl= ose to the Thames"  and vision was abou= t 3 feet as a result of the fog according to the Surrey Advertiser. Still not definitely certain that the     
ga= me was postponed, but there was no result in the brief report, so I am certain it was off. Lots of fog.        
1= 6/11/01 Res suffered the same fate at Furzedown Park almost certainly.            
16= /11/01 Very foggy in Croydon but not in Reigate, where games were played.            
20= /11/01 Herts 1-6 Surrey @ Watford. CS Ball (Weybridge) got all six and Barry Porter pl= ayed for Surrey.        
2= 1/11/01 "A large number of persons" at ERG as Epsom Thursday lose 2-0 to the Irish Guards. Game was definitely not at Woodcote. Two late goals.  
Ep= som Observer said it was the best and most enjoyable game of the season. Hunter did ve= ry well again.        
23= /11/01 "A vast improvement" on the friendly earlier this season as Ewe= ll defeat Townley Park 2-1 in the Surrey Charity Shield.      
Po= rter scored after 15 minutes after Ewell pressure down the hill. HT was 1-0 then fog = came in to play in the second half. Then Townley Park    
eq= ualised. It was then very even and anyone's game at the end but White scored fifteen minutes from the end for the win. Taylor played    
we= ll for Ewell. "Has a rare turn of speed but lacks resource."              
23= /11/01 EES secure a 1-1 draw with Beddington Corner Reserves, whose outside left (Spooner) scored for them after 20 minutes. HT 0-1 In the    
se= cond half, the injured Hill went in goal, and the reshuffle had the desired effect as Challis equalised after 78 minutes. EES had "defended the    
Al= exandra Road end" in the first half after winning the toss. Apparently the Corner were one player short but a sub was found. Observer said     
it= was the hardest game ever played on the rec.                
23= /11/01 Reserves due to play at Mitcham v Beddington Rovers but (NR).            
= 23/11/01 SJC 3 tie at Sutton United drew an attendance of 500. KO 2.50 and Ewell were a goal down early, but Wood equalised before HT, and Hobbs put  
t= hem ahead before Sutton equalised. Hobbs had a great chance to win it, as he was cl= ean through, but stopped when he heard the whistle, which     
u= nfortunately came from the next field! Replay required.              
= 30/11/01 Reserves defeat Kenley Res 2-0 this week with two second half goals while going uphill. McMurtree scored with "a clinking shot" with ten minutes  
l= eft and Alfred Revell got a second in fading light. Unchanged line up from last w= eek.          
30= /11/01 Bert Rosamond had a very good game as EES drew 1-1 with Carshalton St Andrews Reserves. They were a goal down at HT but     
He= nry Williams scored with 15 minutes left. Game at Carshalton Rec. GC Wiltshire debut as W.Maclean was still missing. Broadbridge came in     
fo= r Hill who had a bad foot. Up the slope in the first half they conceded almost at HT, but Pratt had a shot with 15 minutes remaining which     
wa= s half saved and Williams knocked in the loose ball.              
3= 0/11/01 EES Juniors played a 12 a side game with West Ewell Juniors and Arthur Skinner scored the only goal in the second half. 4 halves instead of   
th= e usual line up of three.                  
30= /11/01 Ewell first team also had an unchanged side from the week before as they travel= led to Camberley & Yorktown for the Surrey    
Se= nior Cup tie and won 5-2. An early shot from White winded the keeper, and play was sto= pped for three or four minutes. Shortly afterwards,    
Ca= mberley suffered another injury to their ranks, and after further delay, they had= to play the rest of the match with ten men. Just after this    
Su= lman made a good run, culminating in a White goal, and he scored again soon after fro= m a Porter cross. Brockwell made it 3-0 with a    
&q= uot;beautiful cross shot". At 3-0 the game slowed down a bit. HT 3-0. White ran straight through at the beginning of the second half and made    
it= 4-0 but the hosts then scored. This was replied to by Sulman, who made it 5-1, and as= the game finished in the dark, Camberley scored a    
se= cond goal. The ground was not in great condition, but the Ewell team played very well together. West Croydon (H) in SSC 3.      
Ew= ell were originally due to play Guildford (H) this day but p/p for SSC.            
4/= 12/01 Surrey 7-1 Sussex @ Redhill. AF White played and scored two goals just after HT, which was 1-0.        
5= /12/01 Comfortable win for Epsom Thursday 3-0 v East Surrey Regimental District @ ERG. Against the wind early but still on top throughout. HT 0-0.  
Ta= ylor scored the first after the keeper parried a Bradley shot, and Charlie Revell and F.Griggs were the other scorers.      
7/= 12/01 EES did not play St Johns at Croydon this day. Res were due to play Ewell Vil= lage (Res?) but (NR).        
7= /12/01 EES Juniors lose 1-3 at home to Kensington & Chelsea Schools in a strong = wind with play mostly confined to the top half of the ground. Harry  
Sk= inner put them ahead with "a beauty" in the first half but they concede t= hree in the second half, of which two were in the last ten minutes.    
7/= 12/01 Ewell depart the SCS 5-1 at Reigate Priory. They were a goal down after 3 minut= es of a "fast and exciting" game with "a very good     
at= tendance". They equalised (unknown) after ten minutes, but were 1-2 after 20 and at = HT. A third goal for Priory followed after 70 minutes,     
an= d two more to make it 5-1 in the last ten minutes in growing darkness didn't reflect= how well Crake had played.        
De= c 01 James W Crabtree writing in the Football Star about the brothers Walters "Princes among full backs" was the headline.      
= 7/12/01 Reserves lose 3-4 to Sutton United in SJC 3 after extra time. Ewell were = 2-0 up at HT but 2-2 after 90 minutes. Ewell started with 8 players at home  
= for ten minutes in a 40 minutes each way game. Sutton went 4-2 up in the first pe= riod of extra time, and Ewell got one back in the last minute. However,  
= Ewell may have to play again, as they protest about the referee's decision to play = only 5 minutes extra time each way, when rules say 15 should be played.  
T= he Epsom Observer advises that the extra time period was mutually agreed at ten minutes each way not 5.        
9/= 12/01 EES hold a concert on Monday evening at Co-operative Hall. There was a large audience and a excellent programme. "Concert    
re= sulted in a sufficient sum being realised to meet the cost of goal nets." Starte= d at 8pm.          
De= c 01 Kingston on Thames are now playing at Lower Marsh Lane. Don't know why th= ey left Dinton Road as the ground is still there, it appears.    
= 14/12/01 Although Sutton United have now beaten Mitcham in SJC 4, they have to rep= lay their SJC 3 tie v Ewell as a result of the limited amount of extra  
= time. An irate Sutton supporter writes in to say that this was only done because t= hey were Ewell and the implication is that they got special treatment   
o= ccasionally. Not substantiated though.                
= 14/12/01 Ewell first team and reserves were due to play this day, but instead it appears that a team called Ewell III play Eversleigh III and win 3-1, but   
= they are not a regular third team, comprising of some first and second team players, l= ike AB Crake and Tom Mercer. Res were due to play Banstead (H).  
14= /12/01 Certainly the Ewell first team scratched against West Croydon, so they di= dn't travel.          
14= /12/01 EES draw 1-1 with Sutton Pyro at ERG in strong wind and cold rain. Jimmy Gow = put EES 1-0 up, but Pyros equalised from a    
br= eakaway. Herald says this was their third straight draw, which means the first team definitely had no game on 7/12/01.      
Le= atherhead Advertiser says that Ted Aldridge played in this game, not C.F.Broadbridge but I will keep line up as it is for now.      
21= /12/01 EES lose 2-0 at South Wimbledon Ath in their return friendly. There was no appearance from the EES captain so Hill had to arrange     
th= e ten men  with four forwards said Obse= rver. However, line up listed eleven men! After a goalless first half the hosts resorted to some "very     
sh= ady tactics" and time after time fouled and punched the visitors.               
The Leatherhead Advertiser also confirms that whilst Hill was missing, they definitely had eleven players. Referee J.Gow senior. Very even.    
21= /12/01 In two different papers Ewell are listed as having a friendly at home to Eal= ing (Herald) and an Mid Surrey League game at home to     
Cl= apham Rovers. Which was played? Probably neither as there was lots of frost abo= ut this day.          
2= 1/12/01 In the replayed SJC tie, Sutton United defeat Ewell Reserves 5-0 @ Mitcham. = 0-1 down after 10 minutes, 2-0 after 15 minutes  and HT 0-3.    
K= er and Porter did well for the Reserves in a match that shouldn't have taken pla= ce because a SCFA official had sanctioned the original 10 minute    
p= eriod of extra time, yet his decision was overturned.               
2= 1/12/01 Also in the same league Weybridge beat East Sheen 1-0. The return match may al= so have been at Weybridge, but this one definitely was.    
25= /12/01 EES due to play Old Devonians @ ERG. Was it played? Fixture not listed in the Epsom Observer, so probably not played. (NR).    
26= /12/01 EES play West Ewell @ ERG and over 200 were present to see the hosts lose 1-0. Cuming, Gow, Rosamond, Beams and Bailey were     
al= l away. Walter Williams debut at inside left. West Ewell's goal came just before = HT and EES edged the second half but without scoring the     
eq= ualiser. RW Mason was West Ewell captain. It was W.Macleans first match for 7 weeks. = GC Wiltshire may be GE Wiltshire.      
2= 6/12/01 Third team defeat Norwood Rovers 6-3 with HT for Alfred Revell. CE Martin= was captain.          
28= /12/01 EES played Worcester Park Res @ ERG in wretched weather and won 2-1 in a match shortened to twenty minutes each way. EES     
we= re the better side said the Observer. Referee was J.Gow senior.              
28= /12/01 Ewell due to play at Townley Park. Was it played?              
2/= 1/02 Epsom Thursday p-p v Granville Thursday @ Peckham Rye Park. Pitch unplayable.          
4/= 1/02 Epsom East Street Thirds defeat Kensington & Chelsea Schools 4-2. HT was 0-1 but four in the second half, then a late consolation for the    
vi= sitors. Captain: J.Goodall.                  
4= /1/02 Ewell Res win 2-1 at Surbiton Hill Reserves with a late winner from Noakes. Had gone behind early, but Levy made it 1-1 by HT.    
4/= 1/02 Ewell defeat Eversleigh 1-0 with a goal in the first fifteen minutes at West St= reet going uphill. Sc and Lu unknown.      
9= /1/02 Epsom Thursday lose 3-1 at ERG to Tom Ware's XI. HE included himself, WT Wooldr= idge and AW Hobbs in his team. Thursday were 2-0 down at  
HT= then Pederick pulled a goal back but Ware XI scored again afterwards.            
11= /1/02 Benhill Street Guild win 3-0 against Epsom East Street. HT 0-0 but 2-0 so= on after. EES had won 1-0 at ERG earlier in season. This game    
wa= s played at Manor Lane, Sutton. EES required two subs as Beams and Cuming missed their train and arrived too late to play. Capt Alf Hill.    
Ep= som East Street referred to regularly around this time as "The Shakers".=            
11= /1/02 EES Thirds 3-3 Ewell Village Juniors. Lewis got 2 and H.Skinner got the other, while future Epsom player W.Priestley got three for    
Ew= ell Village Juniors.                  
11= /1/02 Ewell lose 2-3 to West Croydon in SSC 3. HT was 0-3, and Ewell improved in "unfavourable weather." "A large crowd" despite the    
we= ather. Ewell won the toss and went uphill first half, and went behind well into the fi= rst half, but conceded two more just before HT 0-3.    
Po= rter got one back after 55 minutes, and got another after 65 with "a lightning shot." Croydon hung on and had some close calls. Porter    
pl= ayed a magnificent individual game, while every player worked tremendously hard. During the game Tom Mercer switched from right back     
to= left back to try and counter the threat from the Croydon winger. This largely worke= d, but they still lost.        
16= /1/02 Epsom Thursday draw 0-0 @ Wimbledon with Waterloo Uniform in a poor game with t= he ground in a shocking state.      
J= an 02 Epsom Observer adverts advise Harry (HW) Absalom who was an electrical and sani= tary engineer who also did electric lighting. W.Skinner was a   
c= ow keeper and dairyman living in East Street but with farms at Highfield in Epsom Common, and Hallmead in Sutton. FA Daniell was a newsagent in High   
St= reet Epsom, and GJ Beams was a boot maker also in High Street Epsom.            
18= /1/02 Ewell lose at home to East Sheen 4-0. They also won here last year. Very weak E= well side, but East Sheen were also one       
sh= ort and had a Ewell player in goal for them. He didn't have much to do. I think this = was an MSL game if the MSL was still continuing at that     
ti= me, as it may have packed up without being completed by this time. White and Bond w= ere missing this day, and despite going downhill in     
th= e first half, after losing the toss they were 3-0 by HT. Barnes and Hobbs did wel= l on the left wing but the rest was very feeble.      
Ja= n 02 reference to Godalming FC who play on Godalming Recreation Ground.            
18= /1/02 Return match with Beddington Corner Reserves saw three goals for Beddington in t= he second half. Tom Cousins came in for J.Gow,    
an= d will do well with practice says Epsom Observer, while W.Maclean was also missing. Game played at Mitcham.        
Th= is was a deserved win for Beddington, but EES were very weak this day says Leather= head Advertiser.        
18= /1/02 Ewell Gents 0-3 Ewell Village OB's, played "on the lower ground, Ewell&quo= t; in fine weather. Was this between the main ground and the    
st= ation?. HT 0-0. AJ Revell was captain and also scored for OB's, while J.Gow also pla= yed. Gents line up was K.Smith, Sid (SV)Mercer,     
C.= Buxton, Perkins, Southwell, Jacomb, H.Hide, P.Palmer, H.Jacomb (capt), R.Bridges, Smith. Village OB's line up was G.Jones, G.Reeves,    
W.= Maclean, A.Taylor, J.Peters, J.Gow, Charlie Revell, Rose, Alfred (AJ) Revell, F.Taylor, C.Charman. This was an annual event apparently.    
1= 8/1/02 also this day up the road Surbiton Hill 1-1 Ipswich Town in AC 1. Attendance 7= 00 at Balaclava Road. Replay won 3-0 by Ipswich seven days later.  
2= 3/1/02 Epsom Thursday 1-2 Irish Guards @ ERG. They had also won 2-0 at Epsom Thursday earlier in the season. HT 0-1, then Debnam, before a late  
wi= nner for the Guards. Smoking concert afterwards at the Railway Inn, High Street with GJ Beams (Chairman) presiding.      
25= /1/02 EES win 3-1 over Carshalton St Andrews Reserves. They lost the toss but Smith= put them 1-0 up after 5 minutes. W.Williams put EES    
2-= 1 up at HT, and in the second half with the advantage of the wind and rain, Henry Williams made it 3-1.        
25= /1/02 Following a protest from Ewell regarding the eligibility of a West Croydon player (H.Woodhams) on 11/1/02, the SSC tie was ordered to     
be= replayed at West Street again. Ewell lost again, this time 2-1 and were very unlucky,= as the first goal for the visitors was an own goal by     
Si= d Mercer, and after 30 minutes Southwell was injured and took no further part in the game. 10 men. Even then, Ewell equalised before     
HT= but lost to a late winner in the second half. Tom and Sid Mercer are definitely broth= ers.          
Wi= nning goal was very fortunate. Croydon attacker missed a header but somehow the ball= hit him on the back and cannoned into the net!    
Ga= me was full of exciting incidents. Everett missed chances while Barnes worked very ha= rd and was the most dangerous.      
Wo= odhams "crime" was that he had played in the Sussex Senior Cup this season. AF White was part of the SCFA Committee who ordered    
th= e replay, but it is not noted whether he was allowed to vote in the matter.            
Th= e Sutton Advertiser advises that the first goal was not an own goal from Mercer, b= ut he had headed it back by accident and Daniels, the     
un= derstudy keeper could not hold on to the ball under pressure from the Croydon play= ers and had to drop the ball. Also, Ewell won the toss    
as= they did two weeks previously, yet this time chose to go downhill first. Why?            
3= 0/1/02 Epsom Thursday lost 2-1 at Kingston Barracks against East Surrey Regiment. HT w= as 0-1 but Epsom equalised, only to lose to a late penalty.  
1/= 2/02 EES Reserves were 1-0 down to St Barnabas (Sutton) after a goalless first hal= f. St Barnabas would have won by more the Herald said, but     
EE= S Reserves then walked off the field midway through the second half refusing to say why!!          
Fe= b 02 reference to the Surrey captain currently being CS Ball (East Sheen).            
Fe= b 02 EES advertise for more matches. Average age of players is 19.            
1/= 2/02 Ewell lose 2-0 at home to Guy's Hospital. It was very cold and Ewell were weakly represented.        
1/= 2/02 EES game with Belmont was almost certainly n/p. No fixture in Epsom Observer.=          
8/= 2/02 Ewell's game with London Hospital is scratched by the hospital.            
8/= 2/02 "A fair number of spectators" @ ERG saw Epsom East Street well represen= ted although they were without Rosamond in goal. "Towards    
th= e end, the red and blues made strenuous efforts to score" but game finished 0-0. Referee J.Gow senior.        
G = Reeves is a new player this day who joined from Ewell Village. Challis was a little l= ate arriving. Surrey Mirror thought it was Beams who     
pl= ayed. Their report says it was very one-sided and only the West Ewell keeper "sa= ved his team." However, there were many errors in names     
so= will stick with main report.                  
8/= 2/02 Ashtead scratch their match with Mitcham due to vaccinations!            
15= /2/02 Ewell were due to play at home to St Bart's this day but frost wipes out the majority of the fixtures. Almost certainly p-p.      
I = am certain this was p-p as the Croydon area was wiped out too. Not sure about Res ye= t as they were away to Cobham.      
15= /2/02 EES were due to play Mitcham United this day but this too was beaten by the weather.          
22= /2/02 Game v West Croydon was not played as West Croydon played Boro Poly instead (w3-= 0).          
2= 2/2/02 Weybridge beat East Sheen 2-1 definitely at Weybridge.              
22= /2/02 Epsom East Street drew 0-0 with Mr Watson's XI who were from Leatherhead. Smith= hit the bar for EES in 1st half, while "W.Williams    
ha= d to leave early in the second half"! Herald says Ted "Aldridge fully justifying his selection."          
2= 7/2/02 Epsom Thursday drew 2-2 with Catford Thursday @ ERG. Had been 2-0 up at HT. A g= ood gate saw Arthur Norman score early direct from a corner   
an= d then Alfred Revell scored just before HT. Late equaliser for Catford.            
Ma= rch 02 Worcester Park are playing in Cuddington this season. Venue unknown.            
1/= 3/02 Ewell defeat Old Cranleighans 3-1 almost certainly in MSL. Further details unkn= own (NR).          
1/= 3/02 EES Thirds 9-1 Woodcote Juniors @ ERG with 6 goals in the last 15 minutes! HT= was 3-0.          
1= /3/02 Old Citizens are battered 12-0 at Kenley this day. A record score for Kenley = said Leatherhead Advertiser. Old Citizens required a sub in goal, and   
CE= S Whitford did well despite the scoreline.                
1/= 3/02 reported that Corporal CD Parr of the Epsom company had died recently. Any relation to Epsom Town player Jack Parr? Almost certainly.    
1/= 3/02 EES win 3-1 at Sutton Pyro. AP Smith ("Smith junior") (10) and CE Smith scored in first half, and Gow added the third before Pyro got     
on= e back. HT was 2-0. Epsom Observer called it a meritorious victory.            
Ma= rch 02 Sutton United playing in Manor Lane this season.              
5/= 3/02 Surrey 2-4 London. SW Sulman played for Surrey this day @ Redhill in front of 1,= 000. HT 1-2.          
6= /3/02 Epsom Thursday lose 3-2 to One and All in the last minute after leading 2-1 at = HT. Splendid weather saw Griggs score after 15 minutes and then   
we= nt 2-0 up after a Norman corner. A late penalty for handball won it for One and All= .          
8/= 3/02 EES defeat Mr Watson's XI 2-0 this time, in a return match at ERG. Soon after= the start, one of the visitors had his kneecap displaced    
by= one of his own side. 10 men. However, a sub, A Beard was allowed by the Epsom captai= n. Beams put EES 1-0 up after 30 minutes, and     
Sm= ith scored on 87. However, not a great game said Herald, and only Cuming lived up to= his reputation.        
8/= 3/02 Surbiton Hill 0-0 Ewell. Both teams were very weak. Probably an MSL game.=            
8/= 3/02 Thirds get a 2-2 draw against Kensington & Chelsea Schools in Banstead.            
1= 3/3/02 Epsom Thursday held its second annual dinner at the Spread Eagle. "A very large company was present." Reference to the club having started   
i= n 1899. Mr Langlands the Club President was in the Chair. "Success to the Epsom Thursday FC" was proposed in a toast by the Chairman, who said the   
c= lub was only three years old. It was started in 1899 with one vice-president, and it n= ow had 24. They now have 77. "For a great many years football in   
E= psom was hardly known." There were attempts to establish it on one or two occasions, but the effort died out because of lack of support. This was also   
t= he case with the rugby club. Thursday club couldn't afford a dinner in its first year,= but last season it had one and 45 were present. This year sees about 60.  
<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> In the first season, the club won 5 an= d lost 5, and the following season it W14, D2 L3 F94 A20. This season they won 5= and lost 6 but they had played   
s= tronger clubs this year. Captain AB Thurley said that they were unlucky to lose m= any of the 6 this season, with a few  being lost in the last minutes (v Irish   
G= uards twice 1-2 and 0-2 and One and All twice 0-1 and 2-3 with a last minute penalty). Club suffered because shop assistants didn't finish until 2, and   
c= ouldn't get to away games. Mr AW Aston gave a toast to "the town and trade of Epsom." Reference to Mr Langlands being the second club president, one   
w= ho was a really true sportsman at heart. He responded by saying that he hoped the = club would get a ground of its own, although recognised that the   
R= ecreation Ground "had improved more than he anticipated, and it had become a f= irst class football ground."  Hon Secretary AH Hicks was also eulogised.  
r= esponded by regretting the absence of the Treasurer the Rev Curwen. Evening finished = with songs, banjo duets and accompaniment by Mr F Chapman.  
Re= ference to G.Beams being George.                
15= /3/02 EES v Banstead. Observer says this game was due this day not 22/3. Either way, there is no report this day for any EES game.    
15= /3/02 Ewell defeat Croydon Park 3-2 on a rather windy day at West Street. Ewell start= ed three short and went 2-0 down as a result, but with    
3 = subs found, they improved. Brockwell scored from 30 yards out, to reduce the deficit = by half time and Porter equalised in the second half.    
At= 2-2 Sid Mercer injured his ankle. 10 men, but Brockwell got the winner with 5 min= utes remaining. Ewell were originally due to play     
We= ybridge (H) this day.                  
19= /3/02 Middx 2-0 Surrey @ Southall. SW Sulman played again. HT 1-0. Att 500.            
Ma= r 02 reference to a former Ewell player William Hastings Bagshaw who is now captain of the 2nd V.B. East Surrey Regiment, H Company    
(E= psom Detachment)                  
28= /3/02 EES played against Challisians, a team created by GW Challis the Treasurer of= the club at ERG on Good Friday. They were a       
go= al down at HT, but won 3-1. "Fully 500 spectators watched." This day also = saw the debut for a third Williams brother, Walter (WA) Williams.     
W.= Williams is Willie. Griggs scored twice and Beams got the middle goal of the three.          
29= /3/02 EES Thirds trailed at HT but won 4-1 v Epsom County School. Harry Skinner was captain in the absence of Goodall.      
29= /3/02 Ewell Village were meant to play @ Wandle Park v Pitlake Swifts but (NR).            
A= pr 02 reference to Epsom Rosemount C.C. having just completed their first seaso= n. Football may possibly have commenced in Autumn 1902 but I'm not   
su= re, as I have no trace until 1903.                
5/= 4/02 EES played what appears to have been their final game of the season against St John's from Croydon. It was a bad tempered affair,    
an= d at one point in the first half, a penalty was awarded which was scored, but St John's threatened to walk off unless the referee      
re= versed his decision. Several players in fact started to walk off, so the referee with approval of the EES players reversed the decision so    
th= at the game could continue. 15 minutes from the end a St John's player struck an EES player and play was then abandoned. EES had    
go= ne 1-0 down early after Hicks had allowed a ball to get past him that was so weakly h= it that it didn't reach the netting at the back of the     
go= al! Then the penalty was awarded for a defender punching the ball away. This caused the problem. Herald writes that after consultation     
wi= th the linesman "during which the visitors let forth a fine flow of language" he changed his mind. Williams equalised and the game got     
ro= ugher, at which point Challis had to leave. Then St John's scored two more, and wit= h 8 minutes left Williams went to charge Peters from     
the opposition, when he swung round and punched Williams full in the mouth. "This insult caused great indignation amongst the onlookers     
bu= t thanks to the Epsom captain and a few others, a fight was avoided."            
Am= azingly, the Croydon based Sutton Advertiser said the following: "St Johns played Epsom at Epsom on Saturday last. A fine game resulted    
in= a win for the Saints three goals to one." No reference to any trouble or abandonment at all!          
5/= 4/02 Ibrox Disaster. 400 fell through some collapsed terracing suring a Scotland v England match. Att 85,000. 26 were killed.      
9/= 4/02 Dorset 5-1 Surrey @ Poole. Barry Porter played for Surrey. HT was 1-0 to Dorset. Attendance was over 1,000. A "Porter" also played for     
Dorset.                    
12= /4/02 Ewell defeat Crouch End Vampires 2-0. (NR).              
12= /4/02 Old Citizens lose 3-0 at Kingston on Thames in front of a handful of spectato= rs. Last match at Lower March Lane? Certainly Kingston's     
la= st game of season, and they were at Thorpe Road the following season. Weather was po= or this day hence the low attendance.      
12= /4/02 SSC F @ Guildford Weybridge beat West Croydon 3-1. Attendance 1,600            
19= /4/02 FA Cup Final at Crystal Palace Sheff Utd 1-1 Southampton. Attendance 74,479. Rep= lay on 26/4/02 won 2-1 by Sheffield Utd. Att only 36,794.    
23= /4/02 County ties were awarded to SW Sulman and Barry Porter at the SCFA Annual Presentation at Holborn Restaurant this day. Alec (AF)    
Wh= ite was also present.                  
26= /4/02 Ewell were due to play East Sheen this day in a fund raising match for the Ibrox Park (Glasgow Rangers) Disaster Fund.      
26= /4/02 EES were due to play Wallington but they had to scratch.              
3/= 5/02 Annual Sports day at Ewell. Secretary EV Bond. Very wet. Reference to Arthur Mel= moth Walters now being captain of Leatherhead     
Fi= re Brigade. He has now retired from football. Ewell FC player SW Sulman won the overa= ll prize.          
3/= 5/02 Review in Herald of EES, but no Ewell. EES second season has been in every way a great success. Treasurer announced a balance of     
13= s 10d, which was up from 7s 2d the year before. The club has 49 playing members. Mr Challis arranged a concert which was so popular     
th= at many had to be refused admission.                
Fi= rsts Pld 28 W12 D7 L9 F44 A35, although at AGM Pld 28 W12 D6 L10 F44 A40 was reported=          
I= have 31 fixtures and 23 results W11 D5 L7 F40 A29.              
Re= serves Pld 8 W2 D1 L5 F9 A15, although at AGM Pld 7 W2 D1 L4 F9 A14 was reported          
I= have 5 fixtures and 3 results W0 D1 L2 F2 A8.                
Th= irds (Juniors) Pld 11 W6 D2 L3 F34 A18, although at AGM Pld 10 W6 D2 L2 F33 A15 was reported          
I= have 10 fixtures and 8 results W4 D2 L2 F24 A14.                
Cl= ub lost the services of W.Maclean and T.Edwards early in the season but Broadbridge a= nd Cuming filled places with credit. J.Beams has     
be= en an excellent captain, while v-c Alf Hill has been the most consistent. CA Rosamond (Albert) may not be available next season.      
Ot= her players listed are Ted Pratt, Ernest Cuming, Jimmy Gow the youngster of the team,= and Harry Williams (I have Henry listed, not Harry,     
an= d I think paper is wrong. Also Harry Davie, CE Smith (Kinny), while in the youngste= rs, Lewis Burrage was top scorer with Tom Fuller and     
Sy= d Skinner (the youngest member). AC Skinner is Arthur, Ernest Miles is one of the c= lubs many Ernest's. Only once did the club concede     
mo= re than three all season.                  
No= Ewell review. My records show Firsts: Fixtures 30 P= ld 17 W7 D3 L7 F35 A43. Reserves: Fixtures 24 Pld 14 W7 D2 L5 F25 A29      
Th= irds (Juniors)  Fixtures3 Pld 3 W3 F13= A4                
I= currently have no way of checking how many matches were played this season.            
Ep= som Thursday review players listed WE Hunter, W.Mills, W.Smith, AB Thurley (capt), R.Adrian, J.Miles, G.Page, J.Debnam. The game v One and All    
at= Denmark Hill was the most exciting this season, but the return at Epsom was the b= est game losing 2-3 after leading 2-1 at HT.      
Te= am Photo for Epsom Thursday exists in edited history. Line up is standing, are ‘A.H. Hicks, Hon. Sec.; Mr. S.A. Arnold; A.B. Thurley,     
Ca= ptain; W.E. Hunter; J. Miles; Mr. C.E. Johnson, Referee; Mr. W.P. Wilson’. In the mid= dle row, sitting, are ‘W. Smith; L. Underwood;     
A.= F. Norman, Vice-Capt.’. In the front row, cross-legged, are ‘F.S. Griggs; W.D. Bradl= ey; A.J. Revell; C. Revell; F.A. Duplock’.      
Je= remy Harte of Bourne Hall Museum says that "William Hunter, the goalie, became a gunner with the Royal Garrison Artillery and was killed     
in= France or Flanders on 28 March 1918 – he’s on the Epsom war memorial. John Miles, standing next to him, may be Private John Robert     
Mi= les in the 1/8th Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment who died at Passchendaele and is listed on the Tyne Cot Memorial, but I’m not sure     
of= the identification."                  
31/= 5/02 Boer War ends. Cost:25,000 British lives and £223 million pounds. Lasted 2 yea= rs 7 months and 20 days says Herald.      
1= 902/03 affiliated sides in SCFA handbook                
Ep= som played in red and blue: Sec CE Smith, 128 East Street, Epsom. Affiliated in July 1902          
Ho= wever they had been in existence since July 1900 as Epsom East Street, also playing = in red and blue.        
Ew= ell playing in green and red with white facings: Sec AF White, Oakdene, Whitworth Roa= d, South Norwood.        
E= well knocked Carshalton FC out of the Surrey Junior Cup this year, probably at Ewell, according to Carshalton records, but they never met.    
Ju= ne 02 New ruling defines the penalty area as we know it today. Was previously a 12 = yard line straight across the field.      
22= /7/02 Epsom East Street's third ever AGM "at the YMCA rooms". J Gow senior = was in the chair with a good attendance. It was unanimously    
ag= reed to change the name of the club to Epsom FC and affiliate to SCFA and enter competitions. Subscription was raised from 2s = to 2s 6d.     
Cl= ub President Mr H.Maclean resigned and GJ Beams was asked to take the position on, whi= ch was duly accepted. Officers elected: Captain,     
CE= Smith, v-c J.Beams. Treasurer GW Challis, Secretary, CE Smith with AP Smith (definit= ely related, almost certainly younger brother) as     
As= sistant Secretary. Committee: GF Bailey, HE Williams, WH Bailey, Jimmy Gow, Ernest Cuming, Alf Hill, CF Broadbridge, J Beams, AP Smith.    
Cl= ub showed a balance in hand of 10s, as opposed to 7s 2d last year.              
19= /8/02 Epsom Thursday Club AGM held at the Public Hall on Tuesday evening, presided ov= er by H.W.Absalom. About 35 members attended.     
Ac= counts were passed and considered satisfactory with a balance in hand of £4 11s. 4d. President WG Langlands J.P. was re-elected.     
AF= Norman elected Captain with                   
vi= ce-captain W.D.Bradley and Committee WE Hunter, L.Underwood, FS Griggs, AH Hicks, an= d AB Thurley with J.Miles and B.Smith as joint     
Se= cretaries. The long list of vice presidents increased by three this year.            
Se= pt 02 Kingston FC playing at Thorpe Road this season after being at Lower Marsh Lane the previous season. Richmond Road is being used by     
Ki= ngston Rugby Club. Footballers get changed at Queens Hotel.              
Se= pt 02 future Ewell keeper CA Deighton is with Wallington.              
6/= 9/02 Ewell FC start with a practice game. The club has entered the newly reformed Mid-Surrey League along with Barnes, East Sheen,     
Cl= apham Rovers, Old Cranleighans and Weybridge. However, it was actually formed t= he previous season with Surbiton Hill too..      
B= arnes play at the Rectory Field while East Sheen are at St Margaret's. Clapham Rovers appear to be at Earlsfield        
0= 2/03 spare dates for Weybridge were 10/1, 17/1, 7/2, 14/3, 21/3, 4/4, 18/4, 25/4          
E= ast Sheen were available on 6/12, 13/12, 27/12 but I don't know their 1903 spare da= tes yet.          
W= eybridge have a game outstanding in MSL at East Sheen, but could only have been the above dates according to Surrey Herald (Chertsey).    
C= heck other papers to narrow things down. Another o/s match is Ewell v Clapham (prov = 14/2 but NR). Clapham were in SSC SF on 28/2.    
13= /9/02 Guildford 2-1 Ewell Only 35 minutes each way, as it was both teams first = game and it was rather warm. Game played at the County    
gr= ound, Woodbridge Road. The game was fast and open with "a large crowd.&quo= t; Ewell lost their regular keeper to         
wo= rk commitments at the last minute, and this probably cost them the game. 2-0 down after the first 20 minutes and at HT. Ewell fought back    
an= d White scored. Just as it looked like they would draw level, "Mercer had to leave to catch a particular train". 10 men! Barry Porter did well    
at= back, and AJ Owen did well on his debut. White is now commencing his 11th season for the club, while GC Hampton made the journey up    
fr= om the South West to assist. The sub keeper was either GN or CD Harris, a Guildford player.          
SS= C 1st round draw - BYE. SJC 1st round draw - BYE Ewell have not been invited to compe= te in the SCS this year.        
13= /9/02 Epsom FC start with a club match Whites (Capt.'s XI) v Colours (v-c's XI). Most= of last season's players are available, and a successful    
se= ason is anticipated with the hope of three teams being run.              
17= /9/02 SCFA 25th AGM at Holborn Restaurant, London. AF White is elected to the SCFA Committee. SSC 1 BYE and SJC 1 BYE.      
20= /9/02 Worcester Park draw 1-1 with Epsom in front of a good attendance at Cheam Common. Epsom lost the toss and went downhill, but    
it= was 0-0 at HT before Williams scored and Park equalised. Pratt was missing with a st= rain and Beams was unable to turn out. Epsom had most     
of= the play in the first half and Williams scored early in the second half, but although= Gow nearly added a second Pridie was knocked out during     
a = rush causing a delay for a few minutes and they scored an equaliser shortly afterwards= .          
S= ept 02 reference to John A Bucknill, son of Thomas (TT) Bucknill, former Epsom c= lub President. JA Bucknill was a former player and has recently left his  
po= sition as Secretary of the Conservative Club to become Commissioner for Patents in = the Transvaal. Had been Secretary since June 1897.    
ha= d a slight injury to SW Sulman (slight concussion) after a short while. This was aft= er Ewell had won the toss and gone uphill, with White    
pu= tting Ewell 1-0 up. HT was also 1-0, but shortly afterwards, the visitors made it 1-1. Then Ewell got four more goals as "The four Ewell    
fo= rwards working like niggers"!! AF White got all five goals in front of &quo= t;a fair number of spectators."          
Se= pt 02 Reference to Ewell trying to meet mainly Surrey clubs. Also reference to = MB Brockwell. I have MW Brockwell, and I think the W is     
Wi= lliam or Bill, I have left his name as MB for now. GHN Barrack is captain of the second eleven.          
S= ept 02 Reference to Eversleigh, who are based at Upper Tooting CC this year and = had been at Streatham Hill before. Also reference to Church Institute,  
S= ummerstown, changing their name. They are now just called Summerstown, and their old ground at Plough Lane is again available. Was this Wimbledon's   
f= uture ground, or somewhere nearby? Yes… and no!  It was on or next door to the site of the Greyhound Stadium, the ground officially in Copper-mill Lane.  The   
W= imbledon story gets a little convoluted around this time, but after Summerstown mo= ved to a new ground a team that was later part of the Wimbledon   
“= conglomerate” of clubs played there from around 1909, mixing and merging with other clu= bs until it became “Wimbledon FC” in 1912 before moving to the   
Du= rnsford Road end of Plough Lane for the start of the 1912/13 season (to the ground used until the move to Selhurst Park). Wallington FC are at     
Be= ddington Park. (Thanks to Bert Dale the Wimbledon Hist= orian for this)            
27= /9/02 Herald Preview of season. Epsom "founded in July 1900 by a few lads in East Street" has rapidly come to the front. H.Maclean is no     
lo= nger President, but v-p's include W.Keswick, HW Saunders, and Major Coates. Ma= ny games are arranged this year, but unlikely to rejoin are     
Ro= samond, W.Williams, H.Davie and G.Payne says Herald. Williams and Davie play from time to time though. Bizarrely, after the trouble at     
th= e game with St John's in Croydon, their keeper George Pridie has joined Epsom! It transpires that he played for them all summer at cricket     
to= o, so there is the possibility that Pridie may have been a local Epsom player who pla= yed as sub keeper for St John's. Unlikely but possible!    
P= review for Epsom Thursday. Club has lost two players to Africa, with W.Smith going to South Africa, and R.Adrian going to North Africa. Arthur Norman is  
t= he captain and a good season is hoped for. For the past two years they have been at Woodcote, but it is not clear where they play this coming season.  
Ei= ther way they will eventually end up in ERG but not sure whether it is from this season, or from some point in the future.      
27= /9/02 Ewell travelled to Croydon C.C. to play Croydon Park, only to find that they we= re now playing two and a half miles away in    
Ad= discombe. Ewell suffered a few absences and went a goal down early, before Bowring = and White put them ahead. HT was 2-2. Then Jones    
an= d White made it 4-2, then 4-3, then White again for 5-3, but two late goals for Croydon Park levelled it up. Herald is very critical of the referee    
wh= o was from Croydon Park, and gave Ewell offside on 15-16 occasions, while never givi= ng Croydon Park offside at all!      
= 27/9/02 Reserves first game of season and won 2-1 v Athenian despite being behind after 30 minutes and at HT. Smith and Daniels scored in the second  
h= alf to win the match. 4 regular reserves were playing for the first team, so this wa= s an even better result than it looks.      
27= /9/02 Epsom defeated Beddington Corner Reserves 2-0 despite many absences. W.Priestley debut at inside right. Epsom survived early    
pr= essure at turned around at 0-0. Gow had to leave in the second half. 10 men, but af= ter 20 minutes Smith scored from Williams cross, then    
Wi= lliams got a second.                  
2= /10/02 Epsom Thursday defeat Fulham Thursday 2-1 @ ERG. Against wind first half, and fairly even up to half time which saw Fulham a goal ahead. 15   
m= inutes into the second half Jimmy Gow scored after a fine run from Bradley and Griggs= got the winner. The new right back FW Plumridge was most useful  
sa= id Epsom Observer. Ernest Hicks and Frank Duplock were the linesmen.            
4/= 10/02 Ewell defeat Barnes easily in their first Mid-Surrey League match of season. Po= rter has settled down to his new position at back, while     
FW= Bowring has his old position. Ewell win 6-0. Although one sided, it was a good game s= ays Herald. Sulman is still out injured.      
Mi= d-Surrey League is in its second season. Barnes are one of the oldest clubs in the country, and had recently merged with Barnes Incogniti.    
Fi= rst league match ever played by either side. Ewell went downhill in first half after White won the toss. Jones scored from a Brockwell    
pa= ss but HT was only 1-0. Second half was a different story, even though Ewell were g= oing uphill. Arthur Barnes 2-0 after a half save from a    
Wh= ite shot. Bowring, then Brockwell scored, and they had both scored again by the end. Porter "shows promise of brilliancy."      
= 4/10/02 Reserves also win at Barnes Reserves, 7-0 after leading at HT 4-0. Oddly Epsom Observer says this match was 4-1 to Ewell, not 7-0!! Wrong.  
F= uture players Alfred and Charlie Revell are with  West Ewell this season. Previously with Ewell Village. Also still = with Epsom Thursday.    
4/= 10/02 Reserves lose 11-2 at Mill Green Rovers. Future Chelsea captain Jack Harr= ow scores 5 this day.        
4/= 10/02 Epsom underestimated Benhill Street Guild and lose 0-4. HT 0-3.            
Oc= t 02 Woking erect pavilion at their Horsell ground at a cost of £70-£80. 3 rows of seating and holding 150. Corrugated iron.      
9= /10/02 Epsom Thursday won the toss against Catford Early Closing @ Forest Hill and went downhill. Griggs scored the first after a brilliant run, then 2-0  
B= radley with a clever shot. Martin and Bradley scored to make it 4-0 and HT was 4-1, t= hen 4-2 after a penalty for handball, but Martin scored again to win 5-2.  
11= /10/02 Ewell beat St Bart's Hospital 11-3 despite having a sub keeper in. Ewell have clearly improved says Herald. A fairly regular side is    
he= lping, which has counted against them in recent years. "A fair number of spectators" expected a close game. F Taylor (possibly Fred)     
gu= ested for St Bart's as they were short. White scored the first goal "almost immediately". CE Martin was in goal but was wearing normal     
at= tire and without studs!. SR Jones scored 5 and AF White got HT. Ewell were 3-0 up = in the first ten minutes.        
Su= rrey Mirror says that it was 6-0 after the first ten minutes and suggests that this m= ay be a record.          
A= Barnes paper had Ewell down to travel to the Rectory Field this day but it wasn't played. D&L Advertiser advises the result as 12-3 but the report is brief.  
11= /10/02 Epsom draw 0-0 at West Ewell with future Ewell and Epsom player Alfred Revell playing for West Ewell.        
16= /10/02 Epsom Thursday defeated Waterloo Uniform 3-2. Griggs scored first but HT was 1-2 before Griggs and Revell scored in the second half.    
18= /10/02 Reserves lose 6-1 to St Barnabas Old Boys, who were expecting to play Eps= om's first team. Epsom's goal was a penalty.      
18= /10/02 Third team win 11-2 against Epsom National Schools. Easy win. Syd Skinner got t= he two goals for the Schools side, while Burrage got 5.    
= 18/10/02 Reserves lost 0-1 to Croydon Park, who were a player short, so a former E= well player F White went in goal and did really well. 65th minute goal.  
18= /10/02 Beddington Corner Reserves beat Epsom 4-2. Epsom were short and two playe= rs were guests for Epsom, Moody and Harrow at    
le= ft back and inside right. Williams put Epsom ahead "half a minute from the start." Then Epsom mispen (HIGH) after 5 minutes. Epsom were    
st= ill 2-1 down by HT, and 3-1 down before AG Sheppard made it 2-3. Game played at Mitcham Junction.        
18= /10/02 Guards Depot led 1-0 at HT but Ewell turned it around and won 3-1. Guards were the current holders of SJL and SJC, but it wasn't    
cl= ear if they had turned Senior, or whether they were still a junior club. SW Sulman returned from injury this day.        
2= 3/10/02 Barrack (2) and Barnes score in a 3-2 win for Epsom Thursday at Denmark H= ill v One and All. Barnes injures his foot and is set to miss Ewell's  
g= ame on 25/10. Game was also advised as Honor Oak. One and All won the toss and w= ent uphill but after a while Barnes scored the first with "a rattling   
sh= ot". Barrack then got the next two as they led 3-0. HT 3-1. AH Hicks was a travelling reserve.          
25= /10/02 Epsom win 1-0 at Ashtead. Alf Hill has been out recently with typhoid fever, but will return shortly. One of the founders of the club.    
A = fast game saw Epsom 1-0 up in the first half from Willie Williams. Then Ernest Cumi= ng mispen (SAVE) in 2nd half, before Ashtead also    
mi= spen (HIGH). Both were awarded for handball. Amazingly, Willie Williams then missed a third penalty! Despite this, it was a good      
pe= rformance. J.Debnam and R.Cooper played for Ashtead.              
25= /10/02 First ever match for Epsom Liberal FC who lost 2-1 to Leatherhead Reserves @ ER= G. Secretary J.Matten.        
25= /10/02 Ewell are unlucky to lose 2-1 to Eversleigh @ Tooting. Jones was absent, and Ba= rnes and Brockwell were both crippled. As it    
tu= rned out, Barnes actually had to play because Thomas didn't show for Ewell. 2-0 down early but fought back. At HT regular keeper Nixon    
we= nt in goal, while Barnes went back on the field. White pulled a goal back midway thro= ugh the second half, and another shot from him was    
ca= ught over the line by the keeper, but the referee wasn't sure so didn't allow it.            
29= /10/02 Sussex 3-5 Surrey @ Hastings. HT 1-1 AF White scored twice. Prog Yc. Port= er did not play.          
3= 0/10/02 Epsom Thursday won the return match with Fulham Thursday 5-0 in Earlsfield/Southfields. An easy win but during the game, the team had items   
st= olen from their clothing. H Williams scored one of the goals but not clear if this = was Henry Williams the Epsom player.      
Oc= t 02 Reference to the newly formed Epsom Liberal FC who are asking for matches= on any date. Would eventually become Epsom United.    
= 1/11/02 Ewell Res overturn a 1-0 HT deficit to win 3-2 over Old Cranleighans Reserves. A very fast game saw Ewell heading uphill first half but trailed after  
3= 5 minutes. Old Crans got a late consolation.                
1/= 11/02 Epsom draw 2-2 with Wallington Res @ ERG in front of "a large attendance." Smith and Pratt were missing, so Cuming was captain,     
an= d Epsom started with ten as Challis was late. Epsom were 1-0 down after 2 minutes= and 2-0 down after 12. Henry Williams reduced the     
de= ficit before HT and then got another as he "brought down the house with a grand shot." A pleasant game.        
1/= 11/02 Ewell lose 2-1 at Catford to Old Cranleighans after a hard and fast game which = saw many chances missed by both teams. Jones put    
Ew= ell in front in the first few minutes before an equaliser. Then the Old Cranleighans keeper was injured and Ewell captain AF White allowed    
th= em to replace him with a sub. Old Cranleighans got a late winner.              
N= ov 02 East Surrey Regiment are the same as the 31st Regimental District and they pla= y in Kingston, very near to where the Kingstonian Reserve pitch  
wa= s situated on the Richmond Road site. I believe it is now occupied by Earle Gardens.=          
1/= 11/02 Reserves lose 6-0 not 7-0 to Mitcham United Rovers Reserves.            
1/= 11/02 Also this day Epsom Boys play at Half Mile Bush this day beating Mittendorf Ho= use 16-1.          
1/= 11/02 This probably explains why Epsom Thirds did not play Sutton County School this= day at ERG as planned.        
8/= 11/02 According to the Carshalton report, Epsom sent a telegram saying that they weren't coming, but then turned up. Luckily the home     
si= de lived locally and so they were able to get their side together again. They won = the toss and played down the slope at Carshalton (Rec?)    
an= d the outside right made it 1-0 to Epsom. HT 1-0 then the outside left scored f= or Epsom and they were 2-0 up, but the hosts fought back, and    
ma= de it 2-2, then Epsom hit the post and Carshalton scored the winner.            
8= /11/02 Epsom Liberal first reported match, a 4-2 win over Sutton Pyro before "a moderate attendance" at Epsom (probably ERG). William Killick scored   
tw= ice in the first half, but Sutton Pyro equalised twice. HT 2-2. Gray got the third, = and G Breeden made it 4-2.        
8= /11/02 This day at Half Mile Bush Epsom National School beat Mittendorf House 2-1. Li= ne up included future Epsom based players, L.Foulger, GW Bettison,  
FE= Milligan, J.Skinner.                  
= 8/11/02 Ewell Reserves crash out of the SJC to a very strong Beddington Corner 5-= 1. They were a goal down after 5 minutes and 2-0 at HT. Hobbs scored   
= early in the second half, but despite an injury to a Beddington Corner player who rema= ined a passenger, they got three more goals in a very slow game.   
T= he score was harsh says Herald. Originally due to play Surbiton Hill Res at West Stree= t.          
8/= 11/02 Ewell were due to play at home to Surbiton Hill but (NR) and no fixture even li= sted in Surrey Comet. Probably not played.      
1= 3/11/02 Epsom Thursday were due to play Streatham Postal this day @ ERG but (NR) = and they are scheduled to play again on 27/11/02, so this game was  
al= most certainly not played.                  
15= /11/02 Ewell crush Barnes 5-0 in SSC 2. Jones was ill so AR Daniels made his first team debut as did FS Griggs. Downhill first half, and Ewell    
we= re 2-0 up by HT through Griggs and a Sulman header. In the second half Barnes went out= side left with Daniels inside. Brockwell made it     
3-= 0 and AF White got the last 2 "By no means an inspiring game" although Porter and Everett did well. Originally due to play Croydon Park (H).    
15= /11/02 Carshalton Park 3-0 Epsom @ Carshalton who took the lead after 2 minutes = and were 2-0 up at HT. Future Ewell and Epsom keeper    
CA= Deighton played for Carshalton Park this day. Epsom Observer says that Epsom lost = 3-1 not 3-0 but provides no scorer, so I will stick with 3-0.    
1= 5/11/02 Epsom Liberal score five in the second half against Cheam after a goalless first half. It was even to start with, but an easy win in the second.  
1= 5/11/02 Epsom Thirds beat Bampfylde Thirds 7-3 with five goals from Jim Hedger and two from Fred Archer. Record is advised as Pl= d 6 W4 L2 F29 A16.  
M= y record agrees except for the GD which is F29 A18.              
1= 5/11/02 Epsom Reserves unlikely to have played this day as first and third team reports are provided, yet they were away games and Res were due to at   
ho= me to Mill Green Rovers.                  
2= 0/11/02 AH Hicks and L.Underwood in the last minute ensure a 2-1 win for Epsom Thurs= day against Mr Webb's XI, a team made up largely of other Epsom  
p= layers. Breeden scored for them. Winning goal was half a minute from time. Webb's= XI included CE Smith, J.Gow, E.Pratt, H.Williams, Pridie, Maclean.  
Ar= thur Norman now appears to have taken over the midweek captaincy from AB Thurley, although he still plays.        
22= /11/02 Epsom v Leatherhead (poss Reserves) but (NR). Leatherhead first team had another match. Did Epsom play this day?      
22= /11/02 Also did reserves play Banstead (A) this day. (NR).              
2= 2/11/02 This week Epsom Liberal lose 3-1 in a creditable display against Ashtead. "have only been in existence a few weeks." A moderate attendanc= e at  
As= htead. AW Breeden put Liberals up against the run of play but it was 1-1 at HT befo= re two late goals in almost total darkness.      
22= /11/02 Ewell win easily 4-0 at Clapham Rovers in the Mid-Surrey League, although they didn't score until the second half, and two of the     
go= als were quite late. They were the better team all round said Herald. The game was played short time due to a late start, and with a "very     
br= ief interval." Ewell nearly scored before HT but "tripped over a tuft." Jones got the first and third goals, with White scoring the second     
an= d Griggs completing the scoring.                
2= 2/11/02 Epsom III draw at Ewell Court 3-3 with West Ewell Juniors. Hedger scored first, then 1-1 and Beard put Epsom 2-1 up. HT 2-1, but then 2-3 down  
be= fore Burrage equalised.                  
2= 2/11/02 Reserves get a late Hobbs equaliser at home to Clapham Rovers reserves. 0= -1 HT. "A pleasant game."        
26= /11/02 Barry Porter plays for Surrey @ Norwich v Norfolk in South Eastern Counties Championships. W4-1. AF White also plays in this match.    
2= 7/11/02 Epsom Thursday beat Streatham Postal 3-0 after a goalless first half @ ER= G. Bradley (2) and Pederick. Sergeant Mills had very little to do in goal.  
Th= ey were originally due to play the Irish Guards according to the Surrey Mirror but played them on 11/12/02.        
Ep= som Observer advises the Epsom Thursday playing record as = Pld 8 W8 F26 A10. Correct!          
29= /11/02 Weybridge are defeated 8-2 at West Street in Mid-Surrey League, but are v= ery weak. They still went 1-0 up early before Sulman     
eq= ualised, and then White scored four more before 5-1 HT. Then Brockwell (2) and Jones. "Interest in the game was practically gone" by HT.    
Ep= som Observer says result was 8-3 but they are definitely wrong as MSL league table inc this date ties up with 8-2.      
D&= amp;L Advertiser advises an attendance of "about 200".              
2= 9/11/02 Reserves lose 4-1 at Leatherhead. Game played at Thorncroft Manor, which = was Leatherhead's ground at the time.      
29= /11/02 Epsom win 6-0 against Hook @ Hook. Cuming 1-0 (5), then Smith and Cuming made t= he HT score 3-0. In the second half, Cuming got    
tw= o more and Henry Williams also scored.                
29= /11/02 Reserves lose 0-3 to Carshalton St Andrews 'B'. The visitors played uphil= l at ERG in the first half, but were 2-0 down by HT.    
3/= 12/02 Epsom FC's 2nd ever concert held at Co-operative Hall on Wednesday evening. Very crowded and many were refused admission.    
GJ= Beams the Club President was in the Chair while GW Challis the Concert Hon Secretary had arranged a splendid programme, and    
en= cores were so frequent that several further acts had to be omitted. H.Glenister accompanied on the piano.        
4= /12/02 Epsom Thursday drew 1-1 with 31st Regimental District at ERG. Ewell player FW Bowring played for the army side. Evenly contested. One player  
wa= s originally missing from the line up, but Epsom Observer advises he was A.Goodman. Did they mean "A good man"? I have added it for now.    
6/= 12/02 Ewell are defeated at Woking in SSC 3. The better team won. A windy and bumpy ground in Horsell. Game was played      
in= an excellent spirit. Ewell went behind in the first few minutes and were 2-0 down after 15 minutes. In the middle of the first half, Arthur     
Ba= rnes was accidentally injured and was a passenger, and Porter had to leave the fie= ld for a while in the first half too. Despite this, the score    
 remained at 2-0 at HT, and AF White re= duced the arrears, before Woking got a third goal. A second Ewell goal by Bowri= ng was not enough     
to= see them force extra time. Ewell had kicked off towards "the gate end goal&qu= ot;.            
6= /12/02 Reserves drew 1-1 with Eversleigh in a fair result. Daniels played well f= or Ewell.          
6/= 12/02 Liberals lose 0-2 to Carshalton St Andrews 'B' @ ERG, but were unlucky to lose 2 goals in the last 15 minutes of the first half.    
De= c 02 Morland Park play at Morland Road.                
De= c 02 West Croydon are at Brigstock Road this season and will become Croydon FC in 1= 903.          
11= /12/02 Epsom Thursday entertain the Irish Guards and draw 0-0 in a game which defences= did well. Mr WG Langlands kicked      
o= ff in front of a big crowd at ERG at 3pm and afterwards the Guards were entertained at the Railway Hotel with a smoking concert. Epsom Thursday's  
re= cord is advised after this match as Played 10 W8 D2 L= 0 F27 A11. Correct!            
E= rnest Miles did well in goal this day as 200 attended. Reference to Bertram South the Club Secretary. Also a new reporter "St John" in the Observer g= ot  
a = free pass to the dinner at the Railway Hotel. Epsom Thursday have no more games until = New Year's Day.        
13= /12/02 Future tenants at West Street, Old Citizens defeat Surbiton Park @ Becken= ham Hill this day.        
13= /12/02 Epsom lose 2-1 to Carshalton St Andrews Reserves at ERG. Smith was the scorer in front of a handful of spectators. Ref Mr J.Gow (sen).    
= 13/12/02 Reserves beat Furzedown Park 2-1 in a shortened game after a late arrival from the visitors. HT 0-0 then Martin scored from a Bradley cross.  
J= ones scored a second as they had more success going uphill before a late consolation = for the visitors.        
20/12/02 Epsom lose 3-0 to the 31st Regimental Distric= t at Kingston, but HT unknown. George Pridie pensave. "Epsom were unfortu= nate to lose" says D&L Advertiser.
Ho= wever, I have two scorers in my records for this match. Check Herald, Observer and Comet reports.        
= 20/12/02 Reserves defeat East Sheen Reserves 2-1 at West Street. Sid Mercer scored= an own goal, while one of Ewell's goals also went in off a defender   
f= rom Barrack's shot. However, Barrack already had the first goal. HT unknown.<= /td>            
20= /12/02 Ewell lose 1-0 at East Sheen in MSL (NR).                
2= 0/12/02 Reserves get revenge 2-1 at West Street. They were ahead after 10 minutes= but HT 1-1. Only 30 mins each way at West Street.    
26= /12/02 Epsom v Beddington Rovers in the morning. Was this played, or the Res game with Carshalton Early Closing in the afternoon.    
26= /12/02 Originally Epsom were due to play Epsom Liberal this day at ERG but the E= psom Observer had the above fixtures instead.    
26= /12/02 Epsom Third team (basically a youth outfit) lose 2-1 at Manor Lane v Manor Park after leading 1-0 at HT.        
Al= so this day @ ERG Epsom Urban District Council Officials v Workmen. Drew 3-3.            
27= /12/02 Also no fixture in Observer for this day despite me having one listed v Sutton United Reserves this day. Was it played?      
1/= 1/03 Epsom Thursday 4-0 South London Caledonians. They have now w9 and D2 of their 11 games this season.        
Ja= n 03 Surbiton Rec is now called Victoria Rec in Balaclava Road.              
1= 903 to 1906 Epsom Observer becomes the Sutton Observer and many copies are missing. F= ind a full set one day maybe.      
D= ates missing in 1903 were: all January, 27/2, 13/3, 20/3, 10/4, 24/4, 25/9, 2/10, 20/1= 1, 4/12, 11/12, 18/12.        
3/= 1/03 Ewell 1-1 East Sheen in MSL (NR).                
Ja= n 03 Reference to the Holloway Sanatorium, Virginia Water as a "pretty ground".            
10= /1/03 Epsom 0-2 Ashtead. Pratt and Beams reappeared after 2 months out. First goal happened after the Epsom keeper slipped. HT 0-1.    
As= htead were guilty of many fouls says Herald. A late goal from Cooper the future Epsom player made it 2-0. Willie and HE (Henry) Williams    
ar= e brothers, as is Walter (WA) Williams                
10= /1/03 Epsom Liberals 1-2 Carshalton Park Reserves. They were the forerunner of Epsom United, and were unsurprisingly based at the    
Li= beral Club in Epsom.                  
Ja= n 03 Reference to future player F.Millington playing for Belmont this season.<= /td>            
14/1/03 Surrey 3-0 Army at Redhill. Poor attendance as= no Redhill players were selected so locals stayed away. Reporter says none of them could have improved the side!
A= lex White scored and Barry Porter also played. Reference to Porter having played for Reigate Priory a few times this season. Earlier than originally thought!<= /td>  
17= /1/03 Lots of frost and virtually the whole of the South of England "practicall= y at a standstill."          
17= /1/03 Despite the weather, Epsom play and lose 5-1 to Beddington Corner in the Herald Cup.          
Th= e Epsom 'boys' are very young says Herald. "Epsom were very plucky to enter, knowing the class of clubs they would have to meet."    
HT= was 1-1 at which point Beddington lost two players to injury, yet with only 9 player= s, they scored 4 times!!        
Ga= me was played at Mitcham Junction with a 2.45 scheduled k.o. but Epsom didn't ar= rive until 3.25 so many locals left, thinking there would    
be= no game. Epsom went 1-0 down, but Mills equalised right on HT. Then 10 men for Beddington, yet 2-1 up, then 9 men. 3 goals were     
sc= ored in the last 10 minutes of what was a 30 minute each way match, due to the late arrival.          
17= /1/03 Surbiton Park v Old Citizens was probably postponed.              
Ja= n 03 Reference to CE Smith being Secretary of Epsom East Street C.C. who were = the forerunners of Epsom Rovers C.C.      
22= /1/03 Epsom lose 1-3 to Epsom Thursday, despite leading after 2 minutes. W.Williams played well, while Davis, the future Surrey cricketer,    
sc= ored a HT for Epsom Thursday. There was an unusually large attendance including many ladies, but the conduct towards the referee    
wa= s "of a disgraceful character."                  
24= /1/03 Epsom draw 1-1 with 31st Regimental District. Mills and Galyer were missing, so Fitzgerald and Killick the Liberals keeper came in,     
an= d GH Pridie moved from goal to right back. Epsom were a goal down, but CE Smith equal= ised before HT which was all of the scoring.    
Af= ter the game, and under the Presidency of CHF Broadbridge, the players and their friends had tea and a singsong at the Railway Hotel.    
Th= is was a return match, indicating that they had played earlier in 02/03 season.            
2= 4/1/03 Epsom Third team defeat Epsom National Schools 3-1 despite them having a few teachers also playing for them. Hedger and Burrage scored  
in= the first half, while H.Tugwell came out of goal and scored in the second half. Har= ry Skinner, Bonsor, and A Skinner played for the Schools,    
al= l of which would play for Epsom in the future.                
28= /1/03 Porter and White played for Surrey in their 4-2 win over Dorset this day @ Wokin= g.          
29= /1/03 Epsom Thursday win 4-1 in Streatham v Streatham Postal.              
31= /1/03 Ewell were short for their trip to Weybridge in MSL but subs were found, and th= ey lost 3-1 at Weybridge after an even game. At 0-0    
We= ybridge mispen (BAR), but HT was still 1-0 to the hosts. Ewell equalised with a r= ush in front of goal, but Weybridge scored twice more.    
A = fair attendance at Weybridge says Surrey Herald (Chertsey) but windy. Ewell's equaliser was bundled in after 50 minutes.      
31= /1/03 Epsom had a "ding dong" game with West Ewell despite the wind. Epsom = were 2-0 up before Gow collided with the post and hurt    
hi= s hand enough to have to leave the game with 20 minutes left. West Ewell then recovered the 2-0 deficit and a draw of 2-2 was the result.    
31= /1/03 Epsom Liberals 2-3 Ashtead before a good attendance. Liberals went 1-0 up throu= gh Beams before Ashtead went 2-1 up. Griggs then    
sc= ored from 30 yards against the wind. HT 2-2. A very late winner for Ashtead.            
= 31/1/03 Ewell Res drew 2-2 with Carshalton Park at Ewell. GHN Barrack put Ewell ahead, but HT was 1-1 and a late Daniell equaliser rescued a point.  
6= /2/03 Bertram South writes in to Sutton Observer to complain about Epsom FC in = the game between the two on 22/1/03. Lives in West Street, Epsom.  
F= eb 03 Beddington Corner now make the final of the SJC. They had beaten Ewell Res 5-1 in the second round pre xmas 02.      
Fe= b 03 Epsom Thirds looking for games. Contact AP Smith (younger brother of CE?) at 128 East Street (same address as CE).      
7/= 2/03 Thirds defeat Sutton Wesleyan 3-0 with all goals in the last two minutes!            
7/= 2/03 A good attendance at ERG saw Epsom defeat Epsom Liberals 4-0. Broadbridge scored twice in the first ten minutes, then Pratt made    
it= 3-0 at HT. W.Williams made it four after many chances had gone begging. Ernest Cuming was the best on the field, while "Galyer played     
wi= th his old skill and judgement."                  
11= /2/03 Berks & Bucks 3-1 Surrey @ Loakes Park, Wycombe. "a big attendance&quo= t;. Porter and White played.        
12= /2/03 Epsom Thursday lose their first match of the season 1-3 to Mr Webb's XI, but th= ey were very strong, and many Epsom players     
fr= om Epsom, Miles, H Williams, Cuming, J.Gow, F.Cantwell, G.Breeden and W.Breeden all played for Webb's XI. Scorer PS Martin.      
14= /2/03 Bonsor and an unknown Skinner played well for Reserves in a 3-1 loss at home to Cheam. HT 0-1.        
14= /2/03 Ewell v Clapham Rovers. Looks like it wasn't played but no evidence yet.            
14= /2/03 Epsom win 4-3 at Wallington Reserves. Pratt was missing but G.Milsom joined from Beddington Rovers. Epsom went 2-0 down before    
Cu= ming mispen. HT 0-2. Henry Williams (2), then Willie Williams put Epsom 3-2 up and Gow made it 4-2 before a late Wallington goal.    
21= /2/03 Dorking St Pauls defeated Epsom 3-0 in favourable conditions, Epsom went downhill with the wind, yet still trailed 1-0 at HT.    
Th= e second goal was a penalty.                  
21= /2/03 Mercer and Everett were missing as Ewell entertained Old Cranleighans, probably = in the Mid-Surrey League and lost 3-1 at West St.    
Ve= ry poor in the first half despite going downhill with the wind, but improved in the second half. HT 1-3. Surrey Advertiser says 1-2. Surrey    
Co= met also says 1-2. Herald report looks conclusive enough so I'll stick with it for now.          
26= /2/03 Epsom Thursday v Epsom did not take place. Not surprising after 22/1/03 game.          
2= 8/2/03 Epsom Liberals draw 2-2 with Clapham Crescent with "a moderate attendance." The visitors were 4 short but capable subs were found. = HT 2-1 up.  
2n= d half was very wet "a perfect quagmire." Guests Hicks and Smith scored for Crescent.          
2= 8/2/03 Reserves due to play Athenians. A report is provided for Athenians Res but not this game for their first team. Probably postponed.    
6/= 3/03 Epsom Urban Council meet to discuss the conduct at the Epsom v Epsom Thursday m= atch from 22/1 but Bertram South and J.Miles the     
jo= int Secretaries say that they were not at fault. Both clubs were warned as to their future conduct but no further action was taken. "Just     
ex= uberance of youth".                  
7/= 3/03 Ewell win 6-2 at Barnes in MSL. (NR). Barnes play at the Rectory Field.            
11= /3/03 Epsom FC 3rd concert of the season at the Co-operative Hall but the attendance = was not a large one and a financial loss was made.    
Th= e concert itself was a good one, Mr Arthur Ling's company being the performers whil= e Mr Beard gave a cornet solo. GJ Beams was in     
the Chair.                    
12= /3/03 Return match for Epsom Thursday with Catford Thursday @ ERG. Epsom had won the f= irst match easily, but this time a Griggs goal    
wa= s the difference between the sides.                
1= 4/3/03 Reserves draw 1-1 at home to Leatherhead in a late start match that was o= nly 30 minutes each way. Earlier this season they were heavily    
b= eaten, but this was more even, with a late Daniell penalty ensuring a 1-1 draw. HT 0= -1.          
14= /3/03 Epsom lose @ ERG to Carshalton Park 2-1. The visitors played with the wind and defended "the downs end goal." 2-0 down at HT.    
Ep= som's inside right got a goal back with ten minutes left and future Ewell and Epsom pl= ayer CA Deighton played for Park, as did old Ewell    
player CD Dall= y.                    
21= /3/03 Reserves defeat Worcester Park 2-1 after trailing at HT. Pratt equalised before then missing a penalty, but Hedger got the winner.    
21= /3/03 Epsom draw 1-1 at Sutton United Reserves. Epsom had a weak side with Hackshaw a= nd Galyer not showing, so they used Horn, "of    
th= e Guild club" for a sub and he scored in the first half for Epsom, but Sutton equalised soon after the break. Then Pridie gave away a penalty     
by= punching the ball away, but Sutton mispen (POST). Miles was good in goal and will become "classy" with experience says report.      
21= /3/03 Epsom Liberals win 6-0 at Hook and were 5-0 up at HT. W Killick did well, better than his namesake RW Killick. (not a brother then?)    
Al= fred Revell completed his HT in the second half.                
2= 1/3/03 Ewell Reserves default against Worcester Park who then played Malden instead (W3-2).          
26= /3/03 Epsom Thursday Club dinner at the Spread Eagle with club President WG Langlands= in the Chair, 60 or 70 present.      
al= though club captain Arthur Norman was ill and not in attendance. It was stated that t= he club was started in 1899 with 27 members and the    
cl= ub now has 90 with a balance of £8 in hand. This year they drew with the Irish Guard= s, and won at Fulham 5-0, and only lost once to Mr    
We= bb's very strong XI. New members this year include Lord Rosebery, Major Coates and William Keswick MP. Joint Secretary Mr South says    
t= hat the club record this year was Pld 17 W13 D3 L1 F42 A17. Correct!            
FS= Griggs was top scorer and played in all 17 matches. Norman and Plumridge only missed= one each this year, and former captain AB Thurley    
on= ly missed one match in the last three years. In 6 games they had clean sheets, with only one conceded in another six, two conceded in     
fo= ur, and one v Mr Webb's XI saw them concede three. Scoring was better as they got 5 t= wice and 4 twice, while they got 3 on five other    
oc= casions. Plumridge and Thurley were good backs. Chairman Langlands was also the Chairman of the Council. Major Coates suggested    
th= at the two Epsom clubs should have dinner together, and Mr Arthur Ernest suitably replied (Epsom FC?). H.Glenister was the accompanists.    
2= 8/3/03 Epsom Liberals lose 3-5 at Carshalton St Andrews 'B'. They were 1-0 up after 3 minutes, but 1-1 after 5. 2-1 up after 20, but 2-2 soon after, and at  
HT= . Liberals went behind early but equalised, only for two late goals to be scored for Carshalton.          
28= /3/03 Surrey 1-2 Middx @ Guildford in South East Counties Champs Title Decider. Surrey needed just a draw, but despite Porter and White     
pl= aying, they lost. Other teams in their group were Norfolk, Berks & Bucks, Herts. = Att: 800 saw Middx win the title. HT 0-1. Sutton Advertiser    
is= very critical of the Surrey selection policy, saying it is only ever East Shee= n, Ewell or Weybridge players and not Croydon ones.      
28= /3/03 Arthur Walters is linesman for Old Carthusians this day in Arthur Dunn Cup Final= at Crystal Palace v Old Salopians. Drawn 2-2 and a     
re= play is required. 20 minutes of extra time had been played in vile weather in fro= nt of a few hundred. 2-2 after 90 minutes. K.O. 3.15.    
4/= 4/03 Sutton United v Old Tiffinians in SF of Surrey Junior League @ West Street and w= on 3-1 by Sutton (HT 1-0), before a large attendance.    
4/= 4/03 Epsom draw 1-1 with Belmont. CE Smith penalty after 15 minutes, but a Belmont equaliser after 87.        
4/= 4/03 Epsom Liberal defeat Clapham Crescent 3-2 and this is followed by a smoking con= cert at the Liberal Club.        
Ap= ril 03 papers refer to a hateful spectacle as people keep writing with chalk. A forerunner of modern graffiti, but that term hadn't been created yet.    
4/= 4/03 SSC Final Townley Park 4-0 Holloway's Sanatorium @ Guildford in front of less than a thousand.        
10= /4/03 This Good Friday saw Epsom Reserves at home to Clonmore in the morning, with t= he first team playing Banstead @ ERG in afternoon.    
Re= serves win 2-1 and firsts win 3-0. A few players played in both games. Cuming, Willi= ams, Miles and Skinner.        
Th= e Banstead game drew "a large attendance to the recreation ground". Galyer= was out but Bailey returned from a bit of time away.    
He= nry Williams scored after 5 then W.Williams after 20. HT 2-0. The second half saw "frequent" fouls and Mr Grady the referee had to be     
sh= arp with the whistle. Williams was injured near the end. 10 men, but Broadbridge scored  third soon after. F.Milli= ngton played for Banstead.    
11= /4/03 Epsom had previously met Worcester Park on the first day of the season says Her= ald, and the return was at Epsom this day.     
Mi= les and Williams were out after their injuries the day before, while Davie, Pratt= and Hicks were also absent. The visitors also arrived late     
so= K.O. was at 4.20. After 15 minutes, captain CE Smith was accidentally kneed in the gr= oin. 10 men. Harry Skinner, "a clever junior"     
wa= s invited to take the captains place in the second half as a sub. Park had more to do = in goal than Epsom.        
11= /4/03 Final game of season for Epsom Thirds is a 1-1 draw with Epsom National Schools= . HT 0-1 but a late equaliser for "the Town boys."    
HJ= Plume was captain for them.                  
13= /4/03 Epsom were missing many players yet defeat Dulwich Athletic 6-0. HT 2-0. Cuming= and Pridie as usual "played a ripping game."!!    
WA= Williams is described as "a short thick set lad but as clever as the two older brothers". He got HT, while Gow played after a long absence.    
CE= Smith is also vice-captain of Epsom Rovers C.C. this summer, in addition to being = its Secretary.          
2/= 5/03 Annual Sports day for Ewell Cricket and Football clubs.              
2/= 5/03 Herald review of football season says Epsom "have had a fairly successful season."          
Re= cord is: Firsts, Pld 31 W9 D10 L12 F46 A48, Res, Pld 15 W5 D1 L9 F26 A68, Thirds, = Pld 14 W9 D3 L2 F50 A23        
I= have: Firsts, Fixtures 34, Results 26 W8 D8 L9 F45 A38. Missing 1 win 2 draws 3 losses F1 A10          
I= have Res, Fixtures 27, Results 10 W2 L8 F11 A52. Missing 3 wins 1 draw 1 loss F15 A= 16          
I= have Thirds, Fixtures 16, Results 11 W7 D2 L2 F39 A21. Missing 2 wins and 1 dr= aw F11 A2.          
Am= ong those who have distinguished themselves are Ernest Cuming the regular left back= who was also vice-captain, George Pridie, has done    
we= ll both in goal and at right back. J Galyer (r-b), Ernest Hicks (r-h), E Pratt (c-h), and HC Davie (c-h) al did well as did Jim Maclean at left half.    
He= nry Williams leads the scorers with 16 and his more artistic brother Will Williams (W = not WA) has done well too. G Fitzgerald was    
th= e top scorer for the reserves with 9, and H.Cantwell, Harry Skinner, A Haskell, WH Bea= rd, AW Short, and A Terry were most prominent.    
Th= e third, or junior section was most successful with Jim Hedger getting 18 goals. Harry Plume was the captain and showed great      
re= sourcefulness. AC Skinner, Syd Skinner and L.Burrage all did well with Fred Archer, A Tugwell, A Hart and E Bean. On the debit side, the    
cl= ub has lost the former Treasurer George (GW) Challis as he is moving out of the distr= ict.          
No= mention of Ewell in Herald review, and a small mention of Epsom Swifts and Ewell Village.          
Re= cord is: Firsts: Fixtures 25 Pld 16 W8 D2 L6 F55 A30. Scored in every game this season. Reserves: Fixtures 25 Pld 14 W6 D5 L3 F29 A22    
I= currently have no way of checking how many matches were played this season.            
9/= 5/03 reported that the Ewell sports grounds may be sold for building purposes,= but that Major Coates has now purchased them. This area    
ma= y have included the football ground, but not totally sure. Almost certainly.            
AM = Walters was present at the Ewell Sports Day and "seems to be gifted with perenni= al youth."          
1= 903/04 affiliated sides in SCFA handbook                
Ep= som played in red and blue Sec Harry (HC) Davie, 3 Parade Gardens, Epsom.            
Ep= som United played in primrose and rose: Sec AW Breedon, 44 East Street, Epsom. Registered in Sept 1903        
Ew= ell playing in green and red with white facings: Sec AF White, Oakdene, Whitworth Roa= d, South Norwood. Registered in Nov 1890.    
Ju= ne 03 Law Change. Goals may now be scored directly from a free kick awarded for a breach of law 10. Effectively this was the start of    
th= e difference between direct and indirect free kicks.              
9/= 7/03 AGM of Epsom FC at the Town Mission Room with FW Ledger presiding over a small attendance. Balance sheet showed 16s 6 1/2d in    
cr= edit. CE Smith who had his foot crushed in an accident on Tuesday 7/7/03 (not too serious though) tendered his resignation as captain and    
Se= cretary. Officers elected as follows: President GJ Beams, Sec HC Davie, Treasurer Henry (HE) Williams. Captain Ernest Cuming with v-c    
as= CF Broadbridge. Committee elected: J.Gow, F.Cantwell, CE Smith, GE Wiltshire= , CA Rosamond, GF Bailey, HC Gould, and AP Smith. The     
cl= ub considered formation of an Epsom & District League, but it was referr= ed to the Committee for a decision, and it never happened.    
De= spite CE Smith resigning as secretary, he is still the contact point for arranging= of matches. Listed as Match Secretary in Herald advert.    
Ep= som Rosemount are also asking for fixtures for this season. Sec TH Stockwell, Danesbury, Mill Road, Epsom. First reference = to Rosemount.    
29= /8/03 reported reference to Epsom Liberal FC a newly affiliated side to SCFA.            
1= 0/9/03 Large gale in Epsom with much damage, including a large acacia blown down in the Cedars, which would lose more trees in the 1987 storm.  
0= 3/04 spare dates for Weybridge were 31/10, 14/11, 21/11, 5/12, 12/12, 19/12, 26/12, = 2/1, 16/1, 23/1, 20/2, 27/2, 5/3, 19/3, 26/3, 9/4.     
W= eybridge have two MSL games outstanding with Barnes, but could only have been the above dates according to Surrey Herald (Chertsey).    
O= ther MSL games are still missing. Keep looking at Richmond Herald amongst others to narrow dates down.        
Se= pt 03 reference to CD Dally being vice-captain of Carshalton FC. Related to for= mer Ewell player RS Dally, and possibly a former player    
hi= mself. SR Jones has returned to Carshalton after a successful spell at Ewell.            
16= /9/03 SCFA 26th AGM at Holborn Restaurant on 7.30 at council chamber. AF White and B= arry Porter receive their County caps while White is    
el= ected as a vice-President of Surrey. Barry Porter is elected to the Committee. Ewell enter the SSC (28 entries) and the reserves enter the     
SJ= C (70 entries). No Epsom sides enter the competition.               
Se= pt 03 Sutton Hospital Cup starts this season.                
Se= pt 03 A new club, Croydon FC replaces West Croydon at Brigstock Road. It looks like a name change.        
No= rth Croydon are also in existence, playing at Melfort Road.              
Al= so reference to Lewes FC playing at "the best ground in Sussex, the Dripping Pan.=            
Se= pt 1903 Herald preview covers Epsom United, formerly the Epsom Liberal FC. "Officials are keen and determined to make the club a success."=    
Al= so previews Ewell and advises that nearly all members have rejoined plus JD Price the Cambridge forward, who will join the club in Oct.    
In= the Mid-Surrey League, they will play East Sheen, Old Cranleighans, Clapham Rovers, Barnes and Weybridge. They have also entered the    
Su= rrey Charity Shield, and the Surrey Senior Cup. Captain & Secretary is AF White wi= th Barry Porter as v-c. The 2nd team has GHN Barrack     
as= captain, with L.Wood as v-c.                  
1= 9/9/03 Leatherhead 9-0 Ewell Reserves. HT 3-0. A former captain of Leatherhead AD Childs was a guest for Ewell as they were short.    
A= ccording to Surrey Herald, the last three matches between these teams has yielded a g= oal difference of 37-1!!        
19= /9/03 Ewell get a 1-1 draw at Guildford, despite Guildford having played a few games already this season. AF White put Ewell ahead in the    
fi= rst half but a late penalty equaliser in a match limited to 40 minutes each way, made = it 1-1.          
19= /9/03 Leatherhead Res hang on for a draw at Epsom United @ ERG. Scorer: J.Peach. United were well on top throughout.      
23= /9/03 AGM of Epsom Thursday at the Public Hall with C Blomfield presiding. Balance in = hand of £1 4s 9d. Officers elected: President,    
WG= Langlands, Secretary GHN Barrack, Asst Sec William Bradley, Auditors C Blomfield, HW Absalom. Committee: WE Hunter, L.Underwood,    
AB= Thurley, FW Plumridge, J.Miles, AH Hicks. Captain is Arthur (AF) Norman with v-c Will= iam (WD) Bradley.        
24= /9/03 Epsom Thursday defeat Fulham Thursday 2-1. HT 1-0 then 2-0 before a late Fulham goal. Hammond was largely responsible for    
bo= th goals, with the second being carried over the line by the keeper.            
26= /9/03 Epsom have some new players as they defeat Sutton United Reserves easily 4-0. R.Sharp (c-f), E.Hill (i-r), H.Ray (c-h). Club has entered    
th= e Sutton Hospital Cup and SMC for the reserves, but didn't enter the Junior Cup. I= deal weather for cricket this day, not football.      
Sh= arp put Epsom 1-0 up at HT, while the second half was easier. Jim Maclean and Ern= est Cuming did very well. First game of season. @ERG.    
26= /9/03 Ewell were listed to play at Reigate Priory this day, but this game was not pla= yed, as Priory had another game. This day,      
Ba= rry Porter actually plays as a guest for Reigate Priory in a 5-1 win over 2nd Coldst= ream Guards.          
28= /9/03 SSC draw sees Ewell receive a bye in 1st round, and in the Surrey Charity Shi= eld, Ewell are drawn away to Croydon on 21/11.     
R= eserves also receive a bye in SJC and will play South Park (Reigate) at home on 7/11.<= /td>          
1/= 10/03 Catford Thursday 0-4 Epsom Thursday. Lineup and scorers unknown.            
3/= 10/03 Ewell play many reserves and lose 2-1 at home to Parthians. White was missing "without whom Ewell does not appear to be Ewell."    
HT= was 0-0 but going up hill in the second half was tougher and they went 2-0 down before Porter scored a wonderful goal, involving a     
ru= n from deep in his own half.                  
3/= 10/03 Worcester Park defeat Epsom 2-0 in a very even match. Last season there w= ere two draws and it could have been the same again.    
Wo= rcester Park finished with 9 players due to injuries.              
3/= 10/03 Reserves lose 2-1 at home to Worcester Park Reserves after a Harry Skinner goal put them 1-0 up after 10 minutes and at HT.    
10= /10/03 Ewell lose 7-2 at home to East Sheen in Mid-Surrey League. A harsh result, alth= ough the visitors were "infinitely better." Crake did    
we= ll in goal, and Everett had a good game. Paper hopes it was just an off day, but they missed Bowring.        
Up= hill in the first half East Sheen hit the bar and then knocked in the rebound for the first goal, before making it 2-0. White pulled a goal back     
to= make HT 1-2 but a long dropping shot made it 1-3, then 1-4 and 1-5 after an even peri= od. Price on his debut scored from a White pass but     
Sh= een got another two late goals to flatter a little.                
T= he Reserves did worse, only taking 7 over to St Margaret's and had three subs to help them, but still lost 8-2. Third year in a row they have     
b= een short there, and an East Sheen supporter writes to complain about this.            
In= MSL also this day Old Cranleighans defeat Weybridge 16-0 @ Catford Bridge! Surrey Comet says it was at Weybridge but was wrong.    
10= /10/03 Epsom win 2-1 at West Ewell. The went a goal down to CH Lewis but Sharp equalis= ed and scored a second before HT. Many     
pl= ayed well while B.Gray, RW Mason, A.Ros, AJ Revell and CH Lewis were all future players. RW Mason is their Secretary this year, yet the    
fo= llowing week he turns out for Ewell Reserves! Mason was in fact a former player with Ewell.          
1= 0/10/03 J.Gow equalises ten minutes from time to salvage a draw for Epsom United = at Carshalton Rec v Carshalton St Andrews 'B'. (gk) Trower did well.  
10= /10/03 @ HMB Epsom Rosemount drew 2-2 with Epsom Reserves on a quite rough ground. Rosemount led 1-0 at HT through Harry Skinner and     
F.= Cantwell made it 2-0 but Jim Hedger scored twice for Epsom Reserves. No Rosemount = line up.          
1= 7/10/03 Ewell Res draw at home to Old Cranleighans Reserves. 2-0 up through Martin and Noakes in the first three minutes. HT 2-0 but    
1= 5 minutes into second half, going uphill Martin was injured. 10 men. Drew 2-2.            
17= /10/03 Ewell lose 5-3 at Old Cranleighans in MSL. HT 3-3 but (NR). "A fast game". Played at Catford Bridge.        
17= /10/03 Epsom Rosemount are beaten 7-0 at Half Mile Bush by Epsom United. J.Gow (senior) performed well in goal. No LU or HT.      
17= /10/03 Epsom 0-3 Balham St John's. Sharpe, Hill and Williams were all away. HT 0-1. He= nry Williams was unlucky with a shot that hit both     
po= st and bar, while RW Killick did well in goal. "usual good form." Epsom pla= yed in white this day.          
22= /10/03 Epsom Thursday 2-1 Streatham Postal @ ERG. A heavy ground but fine weather saw a fairly even game. A new outside left did well, and     
sc= ored in the first half before Streatham equalised with a shot that went inn off the p= ost and the leg of a spectator who was just in front of    
th= e post! HT 1-1 then Hammond scored the winner. Many played well.            
24= /10/03 Epsom lose 4-2 @ Carshalton Rec to Carshalton St Andrews Res. 3 goals just befo= re HT made the difference, although an own goal,     
an= d another right on time made the score respectable. No mention of Carshalton's 4th = goal scorer, so it is possible that the score was only 3-2.    
24= /10/03 Rosemount 2-6 Cheam Institute "played on the Rosemount ground". This was the HMB.          
2= 4/10/03 Epsom United lost toss at Ashtead and kicked off against the wind, traili= ng 1-0 at HT. At 2-0 Trower pensave, but it was 0-3 before Peach got a   
co= nsolation in a 3-1 defeat.                  
2= 8/10/03 Surrey 4-0 Sussex @ Guildford HT 3-0. Porter and White played. A poor attendance affected by the weather. D&L Advertiser suggests that the = game was   
pl= ayed at Redhill and credits the Redhill officials for getting the game played.            
2= 9/10/03 @ North Dulwich Ground was almost a pond. Hammond (5) and then Stanthorn ma= de it 2-0 at HT. One and All pulled one back straight after the   
tw= o minute interval but Bradley got a third and Epsom Thursday hung on to win 3-2. Stanthorn was listed as James on the earlier report.    
31= /10/03 Clapham v Ewell game switched to Ewell as Clapham pitch was underwater. Debuts for JD Price and Roe a half back. "Price the new    
ce= ntre gave a very good display." Both he and White scored, but the other two are unknown, while Porter and Mercer were very sound at     
th= e back. Ewell won 4-2 in Mid Surrey League.                
31= /10/03 Epsom win 5-4 at Sutton United Reserves in drizzling rain. Sharpe 1-0 early, th= en Epsom had two more disallowed for offside. Then    
Su= tton equalised, but goals from Sharpe and Hill made it 3-1 at HT. Sharpe 4-1, = then 4-2, with Sharp getting his fourth to make the score     
5-= 2, before two goals for the host near the end of the game.              
31= /10/03 Surbiton Hill and Old Citizens draw 2-2 in a capital game which afforded = the greatest pleasure to the spectators said the Surrey Comet.    
7/= 11/03 Epsom Reserves well beaten at ERG by Manor Park (Sutton). Lost 3-4 but were 1-4 down before two late goals. HT 0-1.      
7= /11/03 Reserves draw 0-0 at home to South Park (Reigate) in SJC 2. A fast game b= ut very even. Ewell uphill 1st half.      
= Surrey Mirror says that the score in no way represented the game as Park pretty = much had matters their own way and were extremely unfortunate not to score   
o= n more than one occasion. Deighton played extremely well and effected some marvellous saves.          
7/= 11/03 A weakly represented Epsom still won 2-1 at Sutton Pyro. The ground at Sutt= on was in a bad state. Ray equalised the Pyros opener    
be= fore HT and Cantwell scored the winner. This was Ernest Cuming's last game for the cl= ub, as he moved with his family to South Africa     
on= 12/11/03. They had a send off on 10/11/03 at the Railway Hotel (by kind permission = of Mr Pratt) for a presentation. There were     
re= presentatives there from Epsom Rovers C.C., Epsom Thursday, and Epsom United, and a presentation was made of an engraved watch,    
wi= th the wording "Presented by the members of the Epsom FC to the captain EE Cuming - Nov 1902." The President GJ Beams also gave him    
a watch.                    
11= /11/03 Herts 1-4 Surrey @ Ware. Porter and White played. Att 300.            
12= /11/03 Mr & Mrs Cuming boarded "The Greek" at the East India Docks to live in Bloemfontein. They had been master and matron of the     
wo= rkhouse for many years, but already had two sons in South Africa.            
14= /11/03 Ewell defeated Woking in SSC 5-2. There was "a good attendance"             
fo= r "a very interesting game." Price put Ewell a goal up and White made it = 2-0 soon after, but HT was 2-1. Going uphill in the second half,     
Ew= ell found themselves at 2-2 but raised their game, and White scored after Daniels h= ad hit the bar. Price made it 4-2 and Bowring     
ro= unded off the scoring after a run from White. The weather was fine, having cleared = up from the morning. Very favourable conditions.    
Gr= ound was heavy. Sulman played his first match of season, but Barnes was absent. Fi= rst one team looked like winning, then the other.    
1= 4/11/03 fixture listed as Ewell Reserves v Athenians, but probably p-p for SJC re= play with South Park, which was either this week or next.    
= It was p/p for the South Park replay. Ewell only took ten men and were beaten 5-0. A= net was used for this game. Fairly commonplace by now. Ewell were  
= not in it 2nd half and it rained near the end. South Park were not permitted to all= ow a reserve to play for Ewell as it was a cup tie. 1-0 after 5 minutes.  
14= /11/03 Epsom defeat Wallington Reserves 5-0 with Gow and Broadbridge appearing for the first time this season. The start was delayed by    
a = short shower, then Skinner scored for Epsom after a shot from Williams was half saved. Hill then hit the post, but Sharp made it 2-0 just    
be= fore HT. Cantwell made it 3-0 after 15 minutes of the second half, then Sharp and Cantwell both scored again. A very one sided game     
wh= ich could have reached double figures. Killick only had a few touches in goal during the game.          
21= /11/03 Reserves are hammered 8-0 at Cheam Institute @ Cheam Park. HT 0-3. Guest C.Jones plays in goal and keeps the score down.    
No= v 03 reference to former Epsom YMCA Secretary WT Wooldridge who is now the Sanitary Inspector to the Epsom Rural District Council.    
21= /11/03 Epsom United lose 2-1 at Sutton Pyro on a windy day. United were 2-0 down at HT= but the second half was reversed, and Beams    
sc= ored but they couldn't get an equaliser.                
21= /11/03 Ewell were due to play at Croydon in SCS this day. It was not played because Croydon had an Amateur Cup tie with Townley Park     
th= is day. It would be postponed for a while as the Surrey Senior Cup tie between the c= lubs took preference.        
Ew= ell are drawn at Croydon in SSC 3 after their win over Woking. Planned for 5/12, = but would be p-p for fog.        
2= 1/11/03 Res were due to play West Ewell but they beat Ashtead Res 7-3 so Res may have played that SJC replay this day still.      
21= /11/03 Epsom were "distinctly unlucky in losing" to Banstead at ERG by a sco= re of 2-1. Many were missing, but Miles returned after a long     
ab= sence, while Alf Hill played his first game of the season, while Stanley and Farr were new. Farr and Williams were late arriving, and     
Ep= som started with 9 players. An even game was goalless at HT, but CE Smith had given E= psom the lead.        
25= /11/03 About 600 present at Dulwich Hamlet to see Surrey beat Norfolk 2-0. Porter and White both played.        
28= /11/03 Epsom defeat Bampfylde in "a poor scrambling game". E Hill scored onc= e in each half.          
28= /11/03 Ewell defeat Barnes 6-3 in MSL but (NR).                
2= 8/11/03 Reserves were due to play at Barnes Res this day but are also listed as playing at Banstead Reserves. (NR).      
5= /12/03 Very thick fog almost certainly wiped out all fixtures. "Impossible to see more than a few inches in front of one's nose. Also in Redhill area.  
Ep= som were due to travel to Leatherhead Reserves this day.              
Fo= g also wiped out the SSC 3 tie at Croydon. To be played on 2/1/04. All the Croydon pla= yers were at the venue, while many Ewell players     
go= t as far as the Wheatsheaf.                  
10= /12/03 Epsom Thursday defeat Amber FC 11-0. They required three subs at the start of t= he game and were very weak.      
De= c 03 Epsom YMCA move to new premises in Waterloo Road.              
12= /12/03 reported that Ernest Hicks is the new captain of Epsom FC in succession to Ernest Cuming.          
1= 2/12/03 In MSL Clapham lose 1-2 to Old Cranleighans in a match that was played at Weybridge Was Clapham's ground unfit again?    
12= /12/03 Papers report that Epsom Town (presumably meaning the Town club) lost 1-0= at Banstead and some of the "Epsomians" lost their    
te= mper. Not clear if this was players or supporters. Banstead defended the pavilion e= nd and kicked against the wind at their ground. HT 0-0.    
F = Millington and G.Muggeridge played for Banstead this day, and both would play for Ep= som clubs in the future.        
SS= C 4 (QF) draw Croydon or Ewell v Townley Park all planned for 16/01/04            
19= /12/03 Reserves lose 6-1 at home to Sutton Albion. Ht 0-2. Centre forward scored= for Epsom Reserves from left winger's cross.      
1= 9/12/03 Also this day Croydon defeat City of Westminster in London Senior Cup. The Westminster club are referred to as the Citizens. I believe this was  
th= e school side, and not the Old Citizens, who were the old boys of that school. I c= ould be wrong though!        
19= /12/03 Ewell defeat Weybridge 3-2 in MSL but (NR).              
25= /12/03 Malden 1-2 Epsom on Christmas Day. 1-0 down at HT, but Hicks and Gow turn= ed it around. The winner was in the 80th minute.    
Ep= som played 5 reserves this day.                  
26= /12/03 Ernest Hicks dislocates a shoulder after a Sutton Wednesday player fell on him. He will be out for several weeks. Epsom lost 2-0    
@E= psom to Sutton Wednesday. Epsom started with 9 players and it was "a rough a= nd scrambling game." Epsom got up to 11, only for    
Hi= cks to suffer his injury reducing them to ten again. Then Smith was kicked in the head. Passenger. HT 0-0. Near the end the referee     
Mr= Betteridge sent off a Sutton player. It was "an incident which caused the game = to be stopped for some minutes." "No one was sorry     
wh= en time arrived."                  
26= /12/03 fixture in Sutton Observer had Epsom United v Epsom, but it may have been Epsom Reserves, although they were scheduled to meet    
Ca= rshalton St Andrews Res (A) that day.                
S= utton Observer dates missing in 1904 were: 12/2, 19/2, 4/3, 15/4, 4/11            
2/= 1/04 Croydon v Ewell in SSC is p-p due to frost. Rearranged for 16/1. Except it was not postponed for frost. Ewell did not travel on the say so     
of= Alex White. He tried to get the game cancelled on the Friday and the Ewell side did n= ot turn up, claiming frost, but the referee who was     
th= ere said it was fit for play. Also keeper AB Crake played for West Norwood this day. Croydon claim the game plus expenses but they do not     
ge= t it and the Sutton Advertiser is very critical of Alex White "Mr White is no dou= bt a very important person in the Surrey F.A." but doubts that     
hi= s actions are explainable. "It was "a low game" they played last week and will rankle for many a day."        
A = week later the game has been "mutually agreed" for 16/1/04. Was it Ewell's fault or did Nestor in the Sutton Advertiser have a problem?    
7/= 1/04 Successful Dance at "The Public Hall" on behalf of Epsom Thursd= ay FC. The Alexandra String Band were present, and Mr Paine was the M.C.     
Ab= out 80 were present. Their first dance.                
9/= 1/04 Carshalton Park Res 4-1 Epsom United, despite them having nine men for al= most the first half, and only ten for the rest of the game. HT 3-1.    
9/= 1/04 Easy win for Epsom 3-0 over Leatherhead Reserves. Smith scored in the first mi= nute from a free kick, then Ray scored before HT. A    
Sh= arp header in the second half was all the scoring, as the opposition keeper did well. Killick "had a holiday in goal." Pridie also      
re= turned from some time out of the game, while Hill was the best player.            
9/= 1/04 Res due to play Beddington Rovers this day but Sutton Observer did not list this fixture.          
9/= 1/04 Weybridge beat Ewell 5-2 in Mid-Surrey League. "A goodly number of supporters" at Weybridge. The game "which occasionally    
was unnecessarily rough" saw the hosts lead 2-0 at HT. E Ward got HT for Weybridge with O.Ward getting the other two. One Ewell scorer in    
th= e second half is unknown, but the other was an o.g.. Two players are not listed in= the Ewell line up.        
Su= rrey Herald (Chertsey) says that the first goal was a daisy cutter which the keeper h= eld and then fell over the line with! This report is missing    
th= e same two players.                  
SF= of SCS sees Ewell away to Townley Park if they get past Croydon.              
13= /1/04 Suicide at Locomotive Inn.                
14= /1/04 Wretched weather saw Epsom Thursday defeat Mr Webb's XI 2-1 at ERG. Hammo= nd scored the second goal for Epsom Thursday & Clayden    
pl= ayed but was injured.                  
16= /1/04 Ewell were due to play Farncombe, but this match was scratched as Ewell had to travel to Croydon in SSC and lost 4-0. (NR).    
A = massive report appears in the Sutton Advertiser. K.O. 2.30 and attendance of 1,500 saw Ewell attack the lower goal at Brigstock Road, and it    
wa= s fairly even to start with but not for long. Crake did well and is bulkier than he was when he  was with Croydon Par= k. Porter also did well,     
bu= t it was Crake's error, misjudging a high dropping shot from 15-20 yards which he tried to tip over that resulted in the first goal. HT was 1-0     
an= d then early in the second half Crake was penalised for running, and "the free ki= ck gave rise to a most amusing scene, the Ewell lining up     
un= der the crossbar like the little nigger boys all in a row." (How times have changed!). Finally it became 2-0 after Southwell miskicked and     
ga= ve their player a clear shot from close in. Ewell responded well but the crowd enj= oyed the next goal as it was an own goal from Alex White!     
&q= uot;to the delight of the crowd." A grand shot made it 4-0 which was about fair. Croydon are now scheduled to meet Ewell in SCS on 6/2/04, but.    
th= is tie gets moved as Croydon have another cup tie.              
16= /1/04 "Quite a novel experience on Saturday" says Herald, as supporte= rs "had to pay to see a match in the town." "Such a thing is = most    
un= usual." Epsom Urban Council gave authority for a gate to be collected at ERG v Dorking in the Sutton Hospital Charity Cup SF. However,     
the "Urban Council not being sufficiently educated in football requireme= nts to rope around the playing spaces, hurried attempts had been    
ma= de", "by stakes and ropes which only proved partly ineffectual." Dor= king had a strong team out.          
M= r Beams had had to request permission for this fixture as the Urban Council had the p= ower to close the ground and charge admission on 12 days in the year.  
K.= O. 2.45 and cheap fares were allowed for the 2.10 train from Dorking.            
Th= ere was not a large crowd, but "a good sized one for Epsom". Clayden was out injured and Epsom were missing their centre forward too,     
wh= ile Farr was put forward and Gow brought back in the second half. Epsom were 2-0 down early, and one of these was offside said report.     
Ha= rry Skinner scored from long range, but HT was 4-1. Henry Williams made it 4-2, but Dorking scored a 5th goal. Alf Revell and Harry     
Sk= inner did well. Dorking play Sutton United in the final and win 3-1.            
Or= iginally this game was due to be at a neutral ground, but one couldn't be found so= it was played at Epsom and Dorking didn't mind.    
Le= atherhead Advertiser advised that the first Dorking goal was after ten minutes and Harry Skinner's goal just crossed the line after a half save    
fr= om the keeper to reduce the score to 2-1. The Dorking keeper F.Wall is the nephe= w of FA Secretary Frederick Wall.      
23= /1/04 Guildford were Ewell's opponents this day according to Surrey Herald, but Guildford played another match.      
23= /1/04 Frost and thick fog this day. Many postponements. Not sure whether any games we= re played this day.        
23= /1/04 I believe that the Epsom game with Sutton Pyro was probably p-p this day as they were due to meet again the following week. Of    
Of= course, it could have been a replay.                
27= /1/04 Surrey defeat Army 6-0 @ Brigstock Road. Barry Porter played at right back. Very wet. HT 3-0. Due to weather, the gate was under 400.    
HT= this day for ES Ward of Weybridge.                
30= /1/04 More p-p's this week for the same reason as the Saturday before. Was Epsom v Sutton Pyro played or delayed another week?    
30= /1/04 Weybridge drew 4-4 with the Old Citizens at Weybridge. Miserable weather = and Ward got all 4 for Weybridge.      
30= /1/04 Barnes v Ewell in MSL scheduled for this day. Was it played?             
6/= 2/04 Croydon v Ewell in SCS is p-p as Croydon have another cup tie this day. Put back = to 20/2/04.          
Fe= b 04 Reference to Sutton United being in Surrey Junior League this year. Their Secretary resigned, but this wasn't accepted, and a     
sp= ecial meeting was held, where the Secretary was removed from his position inste= ad.          
Fe= b 04 Epsom Juniors C.C. asking for fixtures. Secretary Syd Skinner 74 East Street.            
10= /2/04 Surrey beat Berks & Bucks 1-0 @ Brigstock Road in front of 500. Porter playe= d. Leatherhead Advertiser advises attendance as 1,000.     
HT= 0-0 and a late goal won it for Surrey.                
13= /2/04 Worcester Park travelled to Epsom and were surprised to find the ground as dry as a bone, "in these days of almost perpetual rain."    
Wh= en they last met Worcester Park won 2-0 says Herald. This time they drew 1-1 in high w= ind. Skinner and Cantwell were the most prominent     
fo= rwards. HT 0-1 after a rush by Worcester Park. Epsom tried to get back on terms and eventually a shot, slightly wind assisted found     
it= s way into the far corner. Park hadn't played for a while as their pitch was underwa= ter.          
Al= so this day Sutton United met Sutton Pyro in SMC at Manor Lane, so Epsom must have lo= st to Pyros in the earlier round.      
13= /2/04 Ewell were listed to play at home to Reigate Priory this day and it was in the original fixture list, but Priory had another game.    
1= 3/2/04 MSL result Weybridge 0-3 Clapham Rovers @ Woking. Clapham may have been playi= ng a lot of matches away this season. Surrey    
H= erald (Chertsey) advises that this was played at Woking because Weybridge's gro= und was unfit and Woking offered theirs. I still think it was    
t= he Clapham home game, but they possibly played all games away this year. 7/11/03 game was definitely played at Weybridge.      
Fe= b 04 Rosemount CC are looking for matches. JE Bradley is Secretary, College Ro= ad, Epsom.          
20= /2/04 Tottenham v Aston Villa FA Cup tie is abandoned when a barrier collapses.= Tie to be replayed at Villa and Tottenham are fined £350.    
20= /2/04 MSL result in Surrey Comet. Ewell 0-1 Clapham Rovers (NR).            
20= /2/04 Ewell were due to play in the SCS at Croydon this day but withdrew and Guards D= epot took their place instead. They would never     
pl= ay in SCS again. Croydon beat Guards Depot 3-1. Winners play Townley Park.            
Fe= b 04 Reference to Wingfield House (future Nunhead) playing at Wavertree Road, Streatham. Wimbledon Old Centrals (future Wimbledon),    
ar= e playing at Worple Road, and Merton Manor (future Merton FC?) are playing at Kingston Road.          
Me= rton Manor played on an enclosed ground behind the Manor Club (still there) on Kings= ton Road, next door to Brisbane Avenue.  They seem to     
ha= ve disappeared after 1904/05.  Anoth= er Merton played in 1906/07, which was in fact Wimbledon St Andrews, re-named for one season only.      
Th= e Merton still existing today was founded in 1910 by Claude Godefroy, then secreta= ry of Wimbledon FC who were without a ground that     
se= ason. (Thanks to Bert Dale the Wimbledon Historian for t= his)              
25= /2/04 Epsom Thursday defeat One and All 3-1 at ERG despite only having ten men throughout.          
27= /2/04 Ewell were listed to play at Guards Depot this day, but they had a game in the = SSC v Redhill.        
T= able inc 20/2/04 Has Ewell Pld 8 W3 L5 F21 A25. Missing one loss F1 A0 which must = be wrong. Table looks wrong. Check!      
3/= 3/04 Epsom Thursday lose 3-1 at ERG to Mr Cantwell's XI, who were comprised mostly f= rom London based players.      
5/= 3/04 Old Citizens lose friendly 4-1 at Barnes. They are the Old Boys of the City of London School.          
5= /3/04 Reserves scratch to Athenians this day.                
1= 2/3/04 This week Old Citizens have two listed games, either Surbiton Hill Res (A) or Godalming (A). The res one may be for Old Citizens Res too, so I  
wi= ll go with Godalming.                  
1= 2/3/04 Epsom United 3-1 Leatherhead Res. United were a goal down and then level after = only two minutes, with the scorer being Williams. HT was 1-1.  
Th= e goal from Williams was from 30 yards and Hiscox got the other two.            
2= 6/3/04 Reserves are due to play Emmanuel Church this day at West Street but the Church play Haling Park instead. No game for Reserves?    
M= ar 04 Weybridge advise they are considering MSL for East & West Surrey Leag= ue next season. They do move.        
2= /4/04 SSC F @ Brigstock Road with a ground record of over 4,000 attending. Drew 1-1 a= nd Townley Park won the replay two weeks later at Guildford.  
16= /4/04 SSC F replay Townley Park won 4-3 after two periods of extra time @ Guildford.<= /td>          
16= /4/04 Surrey Junior League Final Guildford Reserves 2-1 Leatherhead @ West Street. "At lemons, Guildford were leading by two goals to one"!!    
H= erald review of season in late April. Harkaway the resident sports writer cannot recal= l a wetter winter with more postponements, either due to pitches being   
un= derwater, or because away teams didn't travel, on the assumption that a game would be = off, sometimes without informing the opposition.     
Th= ere has also been a resurgence in referee baiting. No Epsom or Ewell sides appear in t= he review.          
Ew= ell's record (according to my results) is Firsts: Fixtures= 20 (two fixtures lost) Pld11 W4 D1 L6 F28 A41,         
Re= serves: Fixtures 23 (one lost) Pld 4 D2 L2 F4 A19                
I= currently have no way of checking how many matches were played this season.            
Ep= som's record for this season from my results are Pld 16 (5 other fixtures) W8 D1 L7 F31 A27. Reserves Pld 4 (5 other fixtures) W0 D0 L4 F5 A14.    
23= /4/04 Man City 1-0 Bolton @ C.Palace in FA Cup Final. Att 61,374. Surrey FA Secreta= ry WJ Wilson was one of the linesmen this day.    
2= 3/4/04 Woking defeated Townley Park 3-2 after double extra time at Guildford. 2-2 after 90 minutes, so a 30 minute period was played and then another 20!  
26= /4/04 Barry Porter and Alex White receive their County Caps at the SCFA Annual Dinner= .          
30= /4/04 The 13th Sports day held by the Ewell C.C. and F.C. Former well known players= AM and PM Walters entered, but they are not as fast as    
t= hey once were. Barry Porter won the 120 yards club handicap. Also a donkey race. H= eld at the Ewell C.C. Mrs Bridges provided the teas in the enclosure.  
Former winnners after Alex White won it outright in 18= 97 - Hugh (HN) Coltart 1898, F.C. Smith 1899, L.C. Smith 1900, A.G. Radmore 19= 01, S.W. Sulman 1902, and M.Evans 1903 & 04.
1= 904/05 affiliated sides in SCFA handbook                
Ep= som played in red and blue Sec H Skinner, 74 East Street, Epsom              
Ep= som United Sec WE Breedon, 44 East Street, Epsom then G Hiscox, Correeville, Wyeth R= oad          
No= Ewell this season in SCFA handbook. There should have been, but they folded on 16/02= /05 anyway.        
Ew= ell are entered in the mid-Surrey League this year, but do not finish it.            
This league was formed on 06/05/1904 and league was to= be called the Mid and East Surrey League. Apparently the Mid-Surrey league h= ad been disbanded so they were going to 
ask the East and West Surrey League to drop the "East" bit so Redhill could join! Formed at the Royal Oak in Su= rrey Street, Croydon but I'm not sure it ever actually started as 
it= looks as though the Mid Surrey League continued! Ewell were to be founder members.=          
Ju= ly 04 Reference to Alf Green, uncle of future Epsom Town Secretary Billy Green.= Has played for Epsom C.C. for 20 years and is now 37.     
Hi= s high Score was 212 n.o. for Epsom v Sutton in 1899. Was invited to Gloucester by WG Grace but his mother was ill and he couldn't travel.    
03= /09/04 Carshalton St Andrews (future Carshalton Athletic) open their new ground = at Green Wrythe Lane with a 3-1 loss to Pitlake Swifts.    
3/= 9/04 Herald previews the season. "The Epsom Town club promises this season to be much stronger than it has been for several seasons,    
an= d it is to be hoped that expectations formed in this direction will be realised.&quo= t; "That the town is large enough to run a good club there is     
no= doubt, and given efficient management and a willingness on the part of players to as= sist the Town club, instead of transferring their     
se= rvices to outside combinations, there is no reason why Epsom should not soon posses= s an excellent team." It has been improving during    
th= e past 2 or 3 years says Herald.                  
He= rald also reviews the fact that despite past success, the Epsom Thursday team appea= rs not to be reforming. Also the ex-captain       
Ar= thur (AF) Norman the ex-captain has had a successful operation for appendicitis.            
Se= pt 04 Reference to Davis who has been playing for Surrey CC recently, but was playing football for Epsom Thursday "several times" last season= .    
Wa= llington FC open their new ground in London Road, Hackbridge.              
Re= ference to Croydon FC who play in all white.                
5/= 9/04 AGM @ The Gymnasium Hall on Tuesday evening with Mr J.Gow senior in the chair. Officers elected were Secretary, =      
Ha= rry (HW) Skinner, Treasurer Mr Betteridge. Committee: J.Gow (senior), F.Cantwell, Frank (FA) Duplock AW Smith, GE Wiltshire       
an= d Bert (CA) Rosamond. The club's opening match is on 24/9 against Leatherhead Reserve= s at home. No financial details advised. F.Millington    
ha= s joined from Banstead. The club will be entering the SJC, SHC and SMC (Reserves),= and the teams will select the captains.      
A = playing record for Epsom was advised as Firsts: Pld 2= 3 W9 D4 L10 F44 A38, Reserves: Pld 10 W4 D2 L4 F32 A23.        
S= o far I have Firsts: fixtures 21 Results 16 W8 D1 L7 F31 A27 (missing 7 results W1 D3 = L3 F13 A11) Reserves: fixtures 11 Pld 5 D1 L4 F7 A22    
(= missing 5 results W4 D1 F25 A1)                  
Se= pt 04 Wallington, Dorking and Leatherhead have become senior clubs this year.            
17= /9/04 Epsom defeat Malden 1-0 in "a rather scrambly game." Henry Williams f= ine individual play resulted in him scoring the only goal.    
17= /9/04 reported that "The reconstructed Mid-Surrey League seems likely to b= e a success this year. Those who have entered are Guards     
De= pot, Croydon, Redhill, Ewell, Dorking, Leatherhead, and Wallington. League President EW Richardson of Redhill has provided a       
handsome cup.<= /td>                    
Se= pt 04 reference to J.Edgar Bradley, elder brother of future Epsom Town Chairman Hugh Bradley, gains a "double first" and is now a certified     
sc= hoolmaster. Son of ex-Sergeant Bradley.                
Se= pt 04 Ewell have amalgamated with West Ewell in an attempt to localise the club to a greater degree than before. There will also be more    
lo= cal matches. All last season's players are rejoining and AF White remains as Secretary.           
19= /9/04 SCFA AGM at Holborn Restaurant. Barry (TB) Porter is elected to the 12 man Committee with the joint third highest number of votes.    
Su= rrey Junior Cup 1st Round (Group F) Epsom v Ewell Reserves due on 15/10/04.            
2= 4/9/04 Preview of Epsom United who have lost their Secretary AW Breeden, and Treasurer Mr Bentley due to retirement, which "was much regretted.&q= uot;  
La= st years captain G.Hiscox is now Secretary, while F.Bushell is now captain, and S.Watson is now treasurer while F.Taylor has gone     
to= Canada, and W.Trower has left the club and will be much missed.            
24= /9/04 Epsom defeat Leatherhead Reserves 5-0 at ERG.              
HT= 1-0. Leatherhead started well but Epsom got on top and scored after 30 minutes. 2nd half was very easy but "shooting was      
wr= etched." William (WD) Bradley is club captain.                
Se= pt 04 reference to former and future player TE Ware who is a surveyor for Epsom Council.          
24= /9/04 Kingston on Thames 2-1 Ewell. Barry Porter and JD Price were missing. Ewe= ll's scorer was CR Hartley. "The executive are,       
ho= wever, quite satisfied with the result." New playing members are LJ Rock, CE Williams, and CHP Lewis, who is one of the players     
th= at has come from West Ewell. Surrey Advertiser report states that Ewell went to pieces somewhat in the second half. Game played at     
Th= orpe Road, Kingston, which was another entrance into the Richmond Road ground. Hartl= ey had a late equaliser disallowed.      
O= ct 04 Epsom ask for fixtures and advise spare dates for 1st team as 15/4, 21/4, 22/4 = (H), 4/2, 18/2, 8/4 (A), and Reserves 24/12, 25/3, 22/4 (H), and  
31= /12, 4/3, 11/3, 18/3, 15/4, 21/4, 24/4 (A). Harry Skinner 74 East Street.            
1/= 10/04 reported that "last week" Ewell FC held their 14th AGM at the Spring Hotel with Reverend EV Bond in the Chair. Many were present.    
Th= e Treasurer submitted accounts showing a balance in hand of £1 6s 2d. The following w= ere elected officers: President, JH Bridges, Vice    
Pr= esident T.Mercer. Captains : 1sts: AF White, v-c Barry Porter. 2nds, A.Ross v-c Alfred Revell. Treasurer, AC Barnes. Secretary AF White.    
Co= mmittee EV Bond, FW Bowring, A.Collins, F.Charman, DW Edwards, CHP Lewis, G.Jones, SV Mercer, CE Martin, HJ Martin, GH Pagden,     
HE= J Southwell. This would prove to be the club's last ever A= GM.              
AF= White said that the club was entered for Surrey Senior Cup and SJC (reserves) and Mid-Surrey League. Subscriptions are lowered to    
fo= ur shillings per annum "for bona fide working men." at the suggestion of Mes= srs Rose and Mason.          
2= 7/9/04 Billiard Exhibition at White Hart Hotel on occasion of the re-opening of = the Billiard Room, followed by a game of pyramids, which was won with a  
br= eak of 9, which was a good score apparently!                
1/= 10/04 Epsom defeat Carshalton FC 'A' team before "a good sprinkling of spectators." K.O. 3.30. Visitors playing up the hill at ERG in the     
fi= rst half, so it is clear in which direction the pitches were situated, at least this season. Epsom were 3-0 up at HT and the Carshalton report     
sa= ys Epsom "have the making of a first rate team." Bert Rosamond returned = for this game in goal. Skinner scored the first goal before Blunt     
he= aded in a Skinner cross. A Gow penalty made HT 3-0, then Williams 4-0 and Gow 5-1. Right near the end a long shot hit a lump and     
de= ceived Rosamond for 5-2. Referee was W.Betteridge.              
Re= ference to IOGT being Independent Lodge of Good Templars.              
1/= 10/04 Ewell were due to play Wallington in MSL but they had a London Senior Cup tie, = so Ewell played Carshalton's first team at home.    
De= buts for Alfred and Charles Revell and RW Mason. A fine warm day and an even match= saw Lewis score after ten minutes. Daniells     
(e= x-Ewell) played for Carshalton this day. White then made it 2-0, then 2-1, then Wh= ite again completed the scoring before HT. FT 3-1.     
Wh= ite hit the bar in the second half, and Edwards had little to do in the second half.<= /td>            
8= /10/04 Ewell reserves played Carshalton the following Saturday, but Ewell were two sho= rt and it was a very one sided 7-0 loss.      
8/= 10/04 Ewell lose their first MSL match of the season 2-5 at home to Dorking, who had = been beaten the week before 7-1 by Croydon.    
8/= 10/04 Ewell produced a poor performance against Dorking and lost 5-2. "The club = has played so notable a part in Surrey football in the     
pa= st that one's sympathies go out to it." "There seems a lack of promising young players to fill the vacancies caused by retirement."     
Un= less fresh useful talent is forthcoming the outlook will not be very bright. says Herald.          
Ma= ny passengers and "minus several old familiar faces." No-one played well with exception of the evergreen Barry Porter. Neither of last     
se= asons keepers turned out, AB Crake and C.Deighton, while DW Edwards played there and was inefficient. Price and Bowring were in     
un= familiar positions. CH Lewis did well up front and is "very clever and a hard worker." HT 3-2 as Dorking won easily. Dorking were 1-0 up     
be= fore White equalised from a Porter cross. However, it was 1-3 before Lewis scored, a= nd Ewell were "all at sea" in the second half. Dorking     
go= ing downhill at West Street in the second half got two more goals to win 5-2. Sutton Observer blames DW Edwards for three goals and says     
th= at Ewell need a new keeper, while FW Bowring was reported as being a former Old Carthusian centre forward.        
Oc= t 04 Old Johnians are from St John's School, Leatherhead.              
8/= 10/04 First loss of season for Epsom, who lose in Croydon 1-0 to Leslie United in a pleasant game. RW Killick was captain this day..    
8/= 10/04 Reserves win 4-2 v Worcester Park Res. Sinclair scored after 20 minutes. = HT 1-0, then S.Skinner, T.Bradley, and J.Hedger scored in 2nd half.    
W= orcester Park arrived with ten but a sub was found. Second goal after 47 minutes as Syd Skinner scored from a pass by Arthur Skinner. Mid-Surrey  
We= ekly Post confirms that this result was in fact 4-1 not 4-2.              
Oc= t 04 2nd round of the Surrey Association Cup sees Croydon Wanderers or Ewell v All= eyn or Dorking on 12/11/04. KO 2.45      
Ew= ell are no longer invited to play in the Surrey Charity Shield.               
15= /10/04 Epsom play at West Street against Ewell Reserves in the Surrey Junior Cup first round, and win 3-0 HT 2-0. Unfortunately Henry    
Wi= lliams is "so severely injured that he will be absent from the team for several matches." A pure accident saw him break a bone near to    
hi= s collar bone. Epsom gradually got on top and Alfred Revell stood out for Ewell Reserves. Williams scored twice before his injury       
wh= ile CE Smith got the third in the second half. Williams was from Victoria Place, Epsom. Originally due to play Worcester Park (A).      
1= 5/10/04 Epsom United lose 2-0 to Carshalton A (Reserves) in Carshalton A's first match at the club's new ground in Beddington Park, vacated by Wallington.=  
15= /10/04 Leatherhead 3-2 Ewell in MSL. Leatherhead went 1-0 up then White equalised and Lewis put them 2-1 up. HT 2-1 but the hosts    
fo= ught back. Game played at Epsom Road, which was Leatherhead's ground back then. &quo= t;A large crowd" says Surrey Mirror.      
A = capital game says Surrey Advertiser. Porter played well. "A large gathering" says D&L Advertiser          
22= /10/04 Reserves beat Headley 3-2 in "a pleasant game." 2 new men were tried out, N.Wilkins in goal (Mid Surrey Weekly Post says J.Wilkins)     
an= d J.Wildash at outside right. Headley won the toss and went uphill at ERG. HT unk but poss 2-0.          
22= /10/04 Bampfylde defeat Epsom 1-0 on a poor ground. Epsom were the better side.<= /td>          
22= /10/04 Ewell 2-3 Croydon Wanderers despite debutant Taylor scoring twice for Ewell in = the first three minutes. A harsh defeat in SSC.    
C.= Deighton is an improvement in goal, but is not always available. HT 2-1 up. Game play= ed at West Street despite an away draw, but not    
cl= ear why. Probably because Wanderers sides didn't have home grounds. Would have bee= n at home to Dorking in next round.      
Su= tton Advertiser says that the rivalry between Croydon and the village side has always been very pronounced. Ewell's two goals were     
al= most identical, with each coming from a left wing cross. Barry Porter defended admirably, but some Ewell supporters gave unsportsmanlike    
ta= unts to the opposition.                  
2= 2/10/04 Reserves are beaten 6-0 at Athenians, a Croydon area side. Very one sided= but HT was only 1-0 and the opener took a while to be scored.    
26= /10/04 Porter and White played for Surrey this day v Sussex.              
2= 9/10/04 Epsom Utd played Ashtead Res (sc unk) but 3 Epsom players left the field (don't know if it was voluntary or sent off) and have been reported.  
29= /10/04 Epsom lose 1-0 at Sutton United Reserves. The goal was a penalty.            
29= /10/04 Ewell lose to Redhill in the MSL. It was Redhill's first league match of the se= ason and the Lobsters were at full strength said Surrey    
Mi= rror. Ewell were 0-1 down "just before 30 seconds" and HT was 0-4. C.Lewis scored from a Bowring pass in the second half, but lost 5-1.    
No= v 04 Porter and White are present at the SCFA Council Meetings these days.            
No= v 04 reference to Surbiton Hill, who play at Balaclava Road Recreation Ground, Surbiton. Now called the Victoria Recreation Ground.    
5= /11/04 Guy's Hospital Res defeat Ewell Res 3-1.                
5/= 11/04 A "rather easy win" over 1st VB Queens in SJC 2. Won 3-1. Origina= lly drawn away, but game was played at ERG because      
th= e Council allowed the ground to be closed so that a charge could be made, which went towards Epsom College Hospital. "A fair number of    
pe= rsons witnessed the game." However it was a poor one! H Blunt scored in fi= rst half, and Siddington in the second half, plus one other.    
CE= Smith is referred to as "razor", but don't know why.  1st VB were from Croydon - "volunteers". Originally due to play 31st Reg Dist (H).    
12= /11/04 Epsom drew with Ewell Reserves this day, 1-1. Epsom goal was an o.g. and the Ew= ell keeper was        
su= perb. On 2 occasions Epsom had the game at their mercy says Sutton Observer. The Ewe= ll scorer was Bob Mason        
12= /11/04 On the adjoining pitch at ERG Epsom Reserves beat Leslie Utd Res 1-0 with a = goal from A.Sinclair. HT 1-0. Both games were well contested.    
19= /11/04 Epsom draw at home to Athenians 1-1. Sutton Advertiser describes it as a fair result. Sutton Observer says that Miles and Clayton     
we= re new faces for Epsom, and Skinner was injured and missed the second half. Blunt did = well but captain Bradley wasn't very energetic.    
1= 9/11/04 Epsom Reserves equalise twice in a 2-2 draw Worcester Park Reserves. Epsom won the toss and went downhill, but HT was 0-0, then Epsom   
we= nt behind but Hedger equalised and A.Skinner put them ahead before the W Park second goal.          
26= /11/04 Lots of frost and fog this day, but still Epsom play and are beaten 5-0 by Carshalton St Andrews in SJC 3. Game only 70 minutes in    
le= ngth, which was just as well, as Epsom were 4-0 down at HT and couldn't get out of th= eir half. The second half was almost as bad, but     
wi= thout as many goals. Fog was very dense. Originally due to play 31st Reg Dist (A).=            
26= /11/04 Ewell were due to play Croydon (H) in MSL this day but p-p.            
No= v 04 Rev WA Haslam moves to Epsom from St Mary's Lewisham. Plays for Epsom Rosemount, Epsom, and Epsom Wednesday in future years.    
De= c 04 Epsom still looking for games on31/12, 4/2, 21/4 (H), and 4/3 (A).            
3/= 12/04 Epsom defeat Worcester Park 1-0 at ERG.                
3= /12/04 Reserves lost 3-2 at Walton on the Hill. Started well but 1-0 down at HT = then S.Skinner equalised and each goal was attacked in quick succession  
Re= serves went behind again before J.Bailey scored with a long shot, but conceded again before the end.        
3= /12/04 Res were due to play at home to Kingston on Thames Reserves according to Surr= ey Herald, but Surrey Comet had no fixture. Not played.    
10= /12/04 Dorking St Pauls 3-0 Epsom. K.O. 3.30 after waiting nearly an hour for the Epsom team and only 20 minutes each way was played in     
po= or conditions. HT 0-1 and the Dorking St Paul's keeper had no shots to save = at all, with the ball only crossing his goal line three times.     
Ex= ecrable conditions. No Epsom LU. Early goal.                
10= /12/04 Dorking 8-0 Ewell in MSL. Started late and with 8 men, although a ninth arrived after 10 minutes. 35 minutes each way because of    
th= e late start, with rain throughout and a small number of spectators. Dorking were often offside as Ewell only played with one back. HT 0-3.    
Pr= ice and Rose were the two players who did not show. K.O. 2.50 in drizzle. Porter and Bowring were unavailable this day.      
1= 0/12/04 Reserves lose 1-0 to Athenians in another one sided game, this time at We= st Street.          
17= /12/04 Ewell 1-5 Guards Depot in MSL "The Guards gave an exhibition which was distressing to witness." "Sympathy must be extended     
to= Ewell in their time of sore affliction." "The home club suffering another humiliation." Porter was out injured.        
Le= ague Table produced inc 7/1/05. Ewell were due to play at Croydon on 7/1/05, see comments below.        
1= 7/12/04 Dorking Reserves played in SJC this day, so did not play Ewell Reserves as scheduled.          
17= /12/04 Old Citizens are playing at Beckenham Hill. Future tenants of Ewell FC.            
17= /12/04 Epsom v Bampfylde (NR). Was it played?                
24= /12/04 Carshalton v Epsom but (NR). Was it played? Probably not, see comments directly below.          
2= 4/12/04 Bampfylde Reserves arrived at Epsom three short, so Alfred Revell, Ernest Hicks and P.Breeden were lent to them. Revell scored for them and  
G= ow scored for Epsom as Epsom had two thirds of the game. Gow, Revell and Hicks would normally have been involved with the first team. Did they play?  
26= /12/04 Reserves win 10-1 against Albion with Sinclair scoring four and Bradley getting a HT.          
31= /12/04 Ewell were due to play Kingston on Thames according to Surrey Herald, but Surrey Comet had no fixture or no report. Not played.    
S= utton Observer dates missing in 1905 were: 31/3, 7/4, 14/4, 21/4, 8/9, 22/9, 27= /10.          
7/= 1/05 Reserves lose at home to two first half goals by Welcome Hall Albion (Sutton).          
7/= 1/05 Ewell travel to Croydon for an MSL fixture, but they travel three short, and require subs. As a result, the game had to be classed as a    
fr= iendly says report in Advertiser. One of the subs, Dwyer did well in goal as the game= was drawn 0-0. Porter and White also did well.    
A = very large report in Sutton Advertiser. Game played at Brigstock Road and only 35 minutes each way. Ewell conceded the points anyway,    
bu= t paper writes that a repetition of Saturday's fiasco would just about kill the M= id Surrey League. Porter and White played well at the back    
al= ong with Dwyer. Revell also did well at left half.                
Fo= llowing the match, Croydon were offered the choice of one point (as the game was draw= n) or a replay, which they chose to do. This was    
to= be replayed on 21/1/05. Ewell were originally due to play Guy's Hospital (H).            
14= /1/05 Ewell get a point from 100% Wallington in a 1-1 draw. Ewell showed that there is life in the old dog yet says Herald.       
Al= fred (AJ) Revell did well at outside left, and Deighton did well in goal with White= and Porter "those two old veterans" at back.      
1= 4/1/05 Res lose 7-1 at Leatherhead. Were originally due to travel to Guy's Hospital.=          
18= /1/05 AF White and TB Porter selected for Surrey for their short tour of Suffolk @ Ipswich which was won 4-3. Porter was injured in the     
fi= rst half but returned later. White scored the first goal. Over a thousand attended.            
19= /1/05 Following on from this, Surrey beat Norfolk 4-2 with all goals in the sec= ond half @ Norwich. Porter and White both played again.    
19= /1/05 Sutton Hospital Cup draw QF Croydon St Johns v Epsom. 7 entries. Winner is away = to Sutton United or Dorking in SF.      
It= is later advised that they have a bye so Croydon St Johns must have withdrawn their entry. Now only 6 entries.        
21= /1/05 Epsom defeat Sutton United Reserves 3-0 @ ERG and "could have had nine&quo= t;. Often offside. Sutton only brought ten players. Henry    
Wi= lliams reappeared for the team.                
21= /1/05 "Ewell are faring worse and worse" Lost 11-0 to Croydon in MSL = Only turned up with 7 players and were 4-0 down at HT. Barron did ok    
fo= r Ewell but Beacham (5) and Rogers (3) were the main scorers for Croydon. Game at Brigstock Road. One sided.        
Su= tton Advertiser writes "I don't know what view the Surrey FA or whoever is responsible for the MSL will take of the action by Ewell in     
tu= rning out four short at Brigstock Road". "Under the circumstances one naturally imagined that Ewell would have made special efforts to     
ha= ve been fully represented but they evidently have but small regard for the powers that be." "There was a time when Ewell were rightly     
re= garded as a good sporting side, but repeated failures to keep their engagements in Croydon have gained for the club an unenviable     
re= putation, and in the interests of other clubs they should be taught a pretty severe lesson." No blame was attached by the Advertiser to the     
Ew= ell players. "I felt sorry for Porter, Baron and the other plucky fellows who kept going to the end despite the rough and ready criticisms     
of= the irate onlookers." Clearly the Advertiser had no idea of the mess the club = was in by this time.          
Po= rter played the "one back" game well but was responsible for the fourth goal which he scored with a miskick! Ironically after this match,    
Cr= oydon chose to field their reserves for the remaining MSL matches this season.            
Pr= obably Ewell's last ever game, but not totally definite yet.              
28= /1/05 fixture is Ewell v Wallington, but this was played two weeks ago. Was ano= ther game played?        
Al= most certainly not, as Barry Porter guests or maybe actually leaves for Reigate Priory who beat London Caledonians 2-0 this day.      
28= /1/05 Epsom defeat Epsom United 3-1 at ERG. United only had ten players. HT was 1-1. Reference to Little Tich. Who was he?      
28= /1/05 Reserves win a hard fought and strenuous encounter 1-0 at ERG the same da= y.          
4/= 2/05 Manor Park 2-1 Epsom Reserves, HT 2-0. Scorer was Skinner after a pass from his outside left. Game played in a good spirit.    
4/= 2/05 Epsom 1-0 Stockwell Park. Scorer was Cantwell from a Henry Williams corner. Near the end, Jimmy Gow (mispen) for the first time ever.    
Bl= unt played very well.                  
11= /2/05 A meeting has been called to decide whether the Ewell club should continue. Support has been so meagre. Scheduled for 16th Feb.    
11= /2/05 Herald says Ewell are due to play Guildford, but Surrey Adv makes no mention of a game for Guildford, and no game was played.    
11= /2/05 Mrs Marion Eleanor Walters dies aged 64. Mother of AM and PM Walters, and bur= ied in Ewell Cemetery.        
11= /2/05 Epsom 1-1 New Cross Loco @ ERG. HT 0-1. Williams equalised but also mispen in f= irst half at 0-1. "A good game."      
Or= iginally due to be at home to St Pauls but they scratched as they couldn't get a side = up.          
Ep= som's side was weak, missing Gow and Miles, while Bradley arrived too late to play.<= /td>          
16= /2/05 It was decided at a special General Meeting in Ewell on Thursday night "to disband the club and scratch the remaining fixtures."    
1= 8/2/05 Epsom Reserves defeat Dorking St Pauls Reserves 2-0 at ERG. Sinclair scored aft= er ten minutes with a somewhat lucky shot. HT 1-0. After a spell   
of= even play Epsom got on top and Page made it 2-0. No Lu. The better side won but not= a very interesting game.        
18= /2/05 Epsom were due to host the Irish Guards but they scratched the fixture.            
22= /2/05 Surrey 2-2 Herts @ Croydon FC, Brigstock Rd with an attendance of nearly 1,000. White and Porter played and White scored 2nd goal.    
Su= tton Advertiser says attendance was 600-700.                
25= /2/05 reported in Herald the week after that "The brief announcement in a portion of last week's Herald that at the meeting on Thursday     
we= ek it was decided to disband the Ewell FC was read with regret by many lovers of the game in this neighbourhood. In its day, the club     
pl= ayed a very prominent part in Association circles in the county. It won the Surrey Ju= nior Cup and made at least one good fight for the     
se= nior one also, and during some seasons had an eleven which could meet any in the county with a fair prospect of success. But members     
ma= rried and gave up playing, others removed from the neighbourhood, there were no you= nger ones coming on to take their places, and so     
th= e end has come." I do not believe that Ewell will be long without an eleven.&q= uot; says Harkaway, the regular columnist in the Herald.      
Th= ere is plenty of talent but they may have to settle for junior football. They depended too much on outside assistance to remain senior.    
Su= rrey Mirror says "surely an inglorious ending to a team which has numbered some famous men in its ranks."        
Re= sults for this season: Fixtures 14 Pld 11 W1 D2 L8 F13 A44, Reserves: Fixtures 18 P= ld 4 W0 D0 L4 F3 A22.        
I = currently have no way of checking how many matches were played this season.            
S= o how many games did Ewell play?                
  Herald Review           My records      
  Pld WDL FA     Pld WDL FA    
1890/91 9 3-0-6 12-21     8 2-0-6 9-20 A 3-1 win is missing
1891/92 14 9-2-3 52-21     14 9-2-3 52-21 correct  
1892/93 17 12-2-3 57-24     17 12-2-3 57-24 correct  
1893/94 21 18-1-2 97-22     21 18-1-2 97-22 correct  
1894/95 21 18-0-3 132-24     19 16-0-3 125-24 2 wins missing F7 A0
1895/96 25 12-5-8 71-42     25 12-5-8 71-42 correct  
1896/97 24 11-5-8 55-42     24 11-5-8 55-42 correct  
1897/98 28 14-7-7 69-47     23 12-6-5 60-42 5 results missing F9 A5
1898/99 31 24-3-4 125-35     31 24-3-4 125-35 correct  
1899/00           18 10-1-7 55-44 4 other fixtures listed
1900/01           12 8-0-4 29-19 8 other fixtures listed
1901/02           20 9-3-8 39-46 6 other fixtures listed
1902/03           17 8-2-7 61-31 8 other fixtures listed
1903/04           11 4-1-6 28-41 7 other fixtures listed
1904/05           11 1-2-8 13-44 3 other fixtures listed
T= otal 90/91 - 98/99 Herald  190 121-25-44 670-278 my records here show 182 116-24-42 651-272  
          I am missing   8 5-1-2 19-6  
T= otal 99/00 - 04/05 My records 89 40-9-40 225-225 possibly another 36 matches remaining = to find    
Overall   279 161-34-84 895-503            
36= additional matches may have been played, although probably only about 25 actually were.  I will find out eventually= , I hope!      
Fe= b 05 Reference to Athenians who play at Galpins Road.              
In= 25/2/05 Herald there is an MSL results grid with Ewell removed. Table is on tables sheet inc 18/2/05.        
Th= e League table originally showed that eight matches were played but this included = the 7/1/05 0-0 which never counted as it was replayed.     
By= the time the papers would have got around to removing it, Ewell had already folded. They never played Croydon at Ewell this season.    
2= 5/2/05 Fixture in Surrey Advertiser for Ewell Res v Dorking Res. Obviously not played.          
Fe= b 05 Alex (AF) White has now signed for Wallington says Surrey Mirror.            
25= /2/05 Barry Porter plays for Reigate Priory at Upton Park in a 3-1 win.            
25= /2/05 Epsom FC's record to date is Pld 17 W9 D3 L5 F28 A18 says Herald. Also says they are unbeaten at home.        
So= far, I have 18 fixtures and 10 results W6 D1 L3 F19 A13. I am missing W3 D2 L2 F9 A5.=          
Un= fortunately, on 25/2/05 they lose at home to Dorking St Pauls 3-1. DSP came with ten b= ut a sub was found. Epsom went a goal up, which    
wa= s still the case at HT, but Epsom then tired. It was definitely the first home defeat= of the season says Surrey Mirror.      
Al= fred Revell scored the goal which "glanced off several of the visiting players&q= uot; according to the Surrey Mirror. Dorking St Pauls had a goal     
di= sallowed for being yards offside soon after and HT was 1-0.              
4/= 3/05 Epsom lose 4-1 to Malden Trinity, who were originally due to play Ewell Res. A weakly represented Epsom said Mid Surrey Weekly Post.    
Wi= lliams had two goals disallowed by Mr Betteridge the referee and one (unnamed) Epsom player lost his temper with him. In fact, one player     
fr= om each side were sent off "for pugnacious tendencies". Page was injured in = the first half, and Bradley was allowed on as a sub       
in= the second half.                  
Su= tton Observer remarks "why have Epsom gone to pieces?" They had only suffered two defeats, so it sounds a bit of a panic statement.    
Re= ference in the report to Alf Hill, known as "Pelty", and Blunt who did well but is too rash sometimes.        
4= /3/05  Reserves match is scratched as the ot= her pitch at ERG is booked by Epsom National Schools who lost 3-0 to Sutton County School. Observer says  
th= at the Boys should play in the morning while the men were still at work.            
4/= 3/05 Future prominent players Percy Standen (probably), Fred Archer, A Hewitt and J W= ise are all playing this day for Ewell Old Schools.    
11= /3/05 Epsom defeat Epsom Harriers 3-2 @ ERG. Epsom were missing some players, "t= here having been suspensions in consequence    
of= players not knowing how to conduct themselves." The Harriers wore Lord Rosebery's colours. "A strong wind was blowing at the    
st= art but its violence was considerably lessened before the game had been long in progress." Game was played in excellent spirit, and at a    
fa= st pace, but play never reached a high standard!. HT 0-0 then an own goal put Epsom FC ahead, followed by two other goals that were the    
fa= ult of the keeper. At 3-0 the Harriers fought back. Revell, Skinner, J Gow, WD Bradl= ey and F.Cantwell showed excellent form as did many    
of= the opposition, which included Ernest Hicks. He may have been a loaned player this day, as he was a regular Epsom FC player.      
Su= tton Advertiser says that many of the Leatherhead first team played for the Harriers this day. The own goal was from A.Finch, but he scored     
fo= r the Harriers later too. Originally Epsom were due to play Epsom United.            
Tw= o Epsom players were apparently suspended by the club itself.              
Ep= som Observer says the score was 3-1 and advises it was a very good game. I will amend = the score to 3-1 for now.        
18= /3/05 Expected line ups for this day. Epsom 1sts: RW Killick, G.Blunt, Harry Skinner, A.Hill, J.Gow, G.Bailey, Ernest Hicks, F.Cantwell,    
Wi= lliam Bradley, F.Millington, Alfred Revell. Reserves: J.Lloyd, H.Plume, J.Baile= y, S.Skinner, W.Beard, EG Bradley, W.Williams, Arthur      
Sk= inner, J.Hedger, F.Elson, A.Sinclair.                
18= /3/05 Game finished 0-0 at ERG. "A large crowd of spectators" saw both defences in fine form. F.Bailey (Ashtead) filled the left half position,<= /td>    
wh= ich "completes the defence." Skinner has probably never played a be= tter game. Gow too was in good form. Bradley and Hill were good     
bu= t scoring is still a problem says Sutton Observer. Ref was Mr J Gow senior.            
18= /3/05 Reserves beat Good Shepherd (Sutton) 4-0. Page played and is ok after his recent accident.          
18= /3/05 Reference to Dorking St Paul's ground being not far from Pixham Lane.            
25= /3/05 Epsom Rosemount are looking for cricket matches. Average age 24, weak, medium. = Sec JE Bradley.        
Ep= som FC has the following dates open. Firsts 1st and 15th April  at home & Good Friday (away). Res= 22nd April at home, and 24th April away.    
Ma= r 05 Wimbledon Old Centrals (forerunner of Wimbledon FC) playing at Worple Road this year.          
Ma= r 05 Reference to former Secretary CE Smith living at 1 Clifford Villas, Epsom= .            
8/= 4/05 Epsom showed on Saturday that it has the making of a very good team if the promising young players prove loyal to the clubs interests.    
Ap= art from Cantwell who brings experience and steadiness, while all the others are youngsters. This week, Epsom drew 1-1 with      
St= ockwell Park in a keenly contested match. They went behind early but recovered an equaliser in the second half. F.Millington mispen    
(S= AVE) but scored soon after anyway. Will (WD) Bradley is captain, but is missing to= day.          
Ap= r 05 Reference to Bampfylde playing "on the Harcourt" at Harcourt Ro= ad, Wallington this season.          
15= /4/05 Former Ewell player Barry Porter is already at Reigate Priory and plays against = Old Carthusians this day, Priory winning 5-1. Oddly,     
Al= ex White also plays for Priory this day.  = Porter scored the second goal.            
15= /4/05 FA Cup Final Attendance "101,000 or so" Aston Villa 2-0 Newcastle @ C.Palace. One of the best ever Cup Finals says Herald.    
21= /4/05 Sutton Hospital Charity Cup SF v Sutton United at the ground of Carshalton St Andrews (future Carshalton Athletic). Winners play     
Ca= rshalton St Andrews at Collingwood Road, on the future Sutton United ground. Sutton w= ere playing at Manor Lane this season.      
Ab= out 300 watched the SF on Good Friday morning and saw Sutton take the lead right = on HT with a penalty. The second half was more one    
si= ded, and Harrison scored a HT. J.Gow did well at centre half.              
Th= e final saw Carshalton St Andrews beat Sutton United 1-0 in front of 2,500 - 3,000 on= the Easter Monday.        
Ma= y 05 J.Gow and Harry Skinner play for Epsom C.C. this year with Alf Green, Future Ep= som Town Secretary Billy's uncle.       
Ma= ny others play for Epsom Rovers, which was more like a tradesman's team than the Ep= som C.C.          
Fa= mous Surrey cricketer W.W.Read saw Harry Skinner play and took his name and address as part of his search for the next Surrey cricketer.    
6= /5/05 14th Annual Athletic Sports day at Ewell CC and many former players were still officials for the day including Porter, White, Hampton, Bond and of   
cou= rse Arthur Walters. Also Alfred Revell and HJ Martin and Arthur Glyn alongside John Henry Bridges. G.Stone won the overall award.    
1= 905/06 affiliated sides in SCFA handbook                
Ep= som played in white: Sec Harry Skinner: Sunnyside, 74 East Street, Epsom            
Ep= som United played in primrose and rose: Sec G Hiscox, Correeville, Wyeth Road. Large= ly Liberal Club based.        
19= 05/06 Epsom appear in a Surrey Junior League fixture list for Sutton United.            
19= 05-06 Sutton United fixture card reveals regular opponents of Beddington Corner, EPSOM, South Norwood        
Du= lwich, Southfields, Carshalton St Andrews, and Clapham 'A'. Sutton played in Throwley Road at the time according to this but I think it was     
Ma= nor Lane still.                  
7/= 6/05 Cicero wins the Derby. Lord Rosebery's Horse.              
12= /8/05 reported that the Redhill & District Wednesday League has been formed. Epsom Wednesday would join it in future seasons.    
A= ug 05 Reference to another Epsom Juniors FC with Secretary Syd Skinner 14 East Street. I believe this team was an actual Youth/Junior team for Epsom,   
wh= ich was occasionally referred to as Epsom III. It was.              
Ep= som FC AGM 25/8/05 at High Street Mission Rooms on a Friday night. Small reports in Sutton Advertiser and Surrey Herald.      
Re= fers to the clubs playing record being Pld 26 W12 D5 L9 F46 A34 and Res Pld 19 W7 D3 = L9 F38 A37.        
I= have: Firsts, Fixtures 31, Results 20 W7 D5 L8 F27 A33. Missing 5 wins and 1 lo= ss F19 A1          
I= have Res, Fixtures 29, Results 15 W5 D3 L7 F33 A33. Missing 2 wins 2 losses F5 A4            
Th= e first team reached the SJC 3 before losing to Carshalton St Andrews, while the Reser= ves went out in the first round of the       
Su= rrey Minor Cup to Leatherhead Reserves. They are entering SJL, SJC, SMC (reserves) a= nd SHC this year. J Gow is captain, with      
Wi= ll Bradley as vice captain. The ground at Epsom Rec is to be partially roped around = and the dressing room needs to be much enlarged    
&q= uot;and possibly steps will be taken in this direction." 2nd XI Captain EG Bradley, v-c Ernest Hicks.          
Of= ficers elected: Mr Aston was unanimously elected as President. Was Liberal candi= date for the local area, but not sure if he was an MP or    
no= t yet. Position came about after retirement of GJ Beams. Harry Skinner Secretary= and Mr Betteridge Treasurer were re-elected, with.    
N.= Wilkins as Asst Secretary.                  
30= /8/05 Partial Solar eclipse in the area.                
1/= 9/05 Former Ewell Secretary and player Alex White plays for Croydon this day in a friendly 1-0 win over Hampstead @ Brigstock Rd. Att 100.    
2= /9/05 reported that steps are being taken to resurrect the Epsom Thursday club. They didn't operate last year but had been around for a while before then= .  
5/= 9/05 Epsom Thursday Annual Meeting. Mr Betteridge attended, representing Epsom FC and suggested an amalgamation of the two clubs.    
T= his was passed unanimously at the Railway Hotel, Station Road (Now Upper High Str= eet) Epsom. F.Funnell is the captain, and Hoptroft is v-c. Committee   
in= cludes those two and FW Plumridge and AF Norman. The balance of funds from the previous Epsom Thursday club is to be transferred to     
Ep= som FC and Secretary Harry Skinner is to arrange matches for both teams. Arthur Webb Presided over the meeting.      
Se= pt 05 North Croydon move to Parchmore Road. Not sure where they were before. Melfort Road, see earlier comments.      
Se= pt 05 reference to a former player JA Bucknill. John Bucknill was the son of Th= omas Bucknill QC MP and was returning home on leave     
fr= om his job as Commissioner of Patents in the Transvaal.              
6/= 9/05 SCFA Annual Meeting at Kennington Oval. AF White the former Ewell player is no= w on the Committee and was present at the meeting.    
9/= 9/05 C.Deighton the former Ewell keeper has joined Epsom who play @ ERG v Addiscombe Park this day and win 7-1. At Ewell "he    
ha= d kept so well in recent seasons." HT saw Epsom 1-0 down, but seven goals in t= he second half. Visitors were short but subs were found.     
Aw= ful weather, and limited shelter at ERG.                
13= /9/05 Willie Williams is one of two people killed at Epsom Town Station this day. He a= nd Captain John Redsull were crossing the railway     
li= nes instead of using the local subway and were hit by the train, killing them instant= ly. Both were horribly disfigured, and Williams was cut in     
tw= o. Graphic reports in Epsom Observer and Mid-Surrey Weekly Post. Williams was one day short of his 23rd birthday and was a well known     
lo= cal postman, who was on his rounds at the time of the accident. His body was picked up about 40 yards from the incident. He lived with his     
pa= rents at Providence Place. Mid Surrey Weekly Post said he gave up playing a year a= go through injury, but the Observer said he was due to     
pl= ay for one of the Epsom teams that Saturday. Inquest called it death from misadventu= re and a penalty is to be enforced in future to     
di= scourage people from crossing the lines. His funeral was at Epsom Cemetery on 18/9= /05 with about 100 postmen present. The streets were     
li= ned with people on the way to the service at the chapel, conducted by Rev WA Hasla= m, himself an occasional player and Curate of Epsom.     
Hi= s mother Elizabeth, and husband were present as were brothers and sisters Alice, Florence, Henry, and Walter. Representatives of the     
Ep= som F.C. were present, and the Liberal Club hung at half mast this day.            
La= ter that month the Earl of Rosebery sent Mrs Williams a cheque for £10. Williams h= ad no insurance.        
Su= tton Observer adds that he had been with the post office since November 1896 a= s a telegraph engineer and became the town postman in    
Ju= ne 1903. He received a good conduct stripe in February 1905. DOB 14/9/82.            
Se= pt 05 The Epsom club are producing small posters announcing the matches to be playe= d. A great innovation and the cost was small.    
Se= pt 05 Rosemount want games. Apply: W.Skelton, South Street, Epsom.            
Se= pt 05 Death of Doctor Barnardo. Mittendorf House in East Street was a Barnardo Home f= or Children.        
16= /9/05 Epsom defeat New Cross Loco 4-0 at ERG. No report, just calculated from the following week's report.        
16= /9/05 Reserves were due to play Parr's Bank Reserves. Expected Line Up: J.Lloyd, E.Miles, J.Bailey, H.Plume, H.Ray, EG Bradley,       
H.= Trend, A.Skinner, J.Hedger, A.Sinclair, CE Smith, wh= ile AR Daniell is named in the first team after playing for Ewell last season.       
23= /9/05 Epsom played and won their third straight game on Saturday. GD F17 A1 so far. M= uch superior to the visitors, New Malden Trinity.    
Th= e visitors were two or three short, but subs were found. There were two changes to l= ast week's side, Miles came in for Blunt at left half,    
wh= ile R.Cooper (Ashtead) came in for Mills who was unable to play. A very one sided game= . HT unknown.        
2= 3/9/05 Res lost 8-2 at Ringstead Road to Sutton Manor Park. H.Plume did well and Sho= rt scored the second goal. The first was an o.g. HT was 5-0 and  
Ma= son HT for Sutton Manor Park. Not as one sided as the score suggested.            
29= /9/05 reported that the old Ewell ground is to be used by Old Citizens from Lon= don, who were at Beckenham last year.      
Th= ey will run three teams under the Secretary of PJ Peacock 60 Thrale Road, Streatham.<= /td>          
30= /9/05 Epsom lose 3-1 at home to Carshalton St Andrews in SJL. There was "a good attendance" at ERG and the score was harsh on Epsom,    
bu= t their weakness was the forward line. Haslam was poor, but he hadn't played for a few seasons before joining this year. At 1-1      
Ep= som had a goal disallowed for offside and Carshalton scored shortly afterwards. Def= ence was very good. HT unknown but possibly 0-0.    
Su= tton Observer said that the attendance was so good that the iron standards whi= ch had iron sockets into the ground holding the rope, were     
be= nt to an angle of 45 degrees and one broke in two. Millington opened the scoring a= fter 5 minutes. HT 1-1 and Williams had one disallowed     
fo= r offside in the second half. Deighton the Epsom keeper let one in with the sun in his eyes, but otherwise did well.. Skinner had a poor game     
bu= t Deighton was the best player who was tested for the first time since his transfer = from Ewell. Blunt was badly missed.      
30= /9/05 Epsom Rosemount's first game of season sees a 5-0 win over Sutton Pyro Reserves= .          
7/= 10/05 Dorking St Paul's 2-0 Epsom in SJL. A very interesting game, fast and kee= nly contested. Epsom had choice of ends and kicked off up     
th= e slope playing a "one back" game for security. Although it was 0-0 at = HT, Dorking St Paul's had three disallowed! Then H.Skinner had one     
di= sallowed too before the hosts got two in the latter part of the second half. Many had cycled to Dorking from Epsom and there were many     
fo= llowers there. It was a poor ground on the side of a hill, (possibly Meadowbank?)= and Dorking ST Paul's had four disallowed for offside     
in= the first half. Gow worked hard as did Deighton. CE Smith returned for his first ga= me this year but was too slow.        
Da= niell and Millington were missing so Hicks and Smith came in for them.            
7/= 10/05 Surrey Mirror says play opened at a very warm pace and Dorking St Paul's were of= ten caught offside with two goals disallowed for the     
ho= me side.Skinner and Williams "initiated a good many dangerous movements". A third disallowed goal followed for an earlier foul by the     
ho= me side and Murphy then had another disallowed as he was "yards offside". Skinner then had an offside "goal" chalked off early in the     
se= cond half but goals towards the end from Canter and Ostick ensured the home win.          
7= /10/05 Reserves led after 5 minutes before a penalty equaliser, but Epsom led 2-= 1 at HT of their game with Welcome Hall Albion, only to lose 6-2. First team  
to= score against Welcome Hall this season in four games.              
7/= 10/05 Rosemount lost 3-1 at home to Ashtead Reserves @ ERG. WA Haslam who is no= w at Rosemount, scored from a Prest run but HT was 1-2.    
Ep= som Rosemount won the toss and went with the wind but they were 2-0 down befo= re Haslam scored. 2nd half was mostly Ashtead.    
Oc= t 05 Former Ewell opponents East Sheen reported as "not possessing a ground of t= heir own".           
Oc= t 05 Former opponents of Ewell, Marcians are old boys of St Mark's College, Chelsea.<= /td>          
Oc= t 05 Selhurst playing at The Crescent, Selhurst. Where was this? Former Croydon Common ground before they moved to the Nest.    
Oc= t 05 Epsom FC arranged a 5 mile run from Epsom to Ewell and back which was won easil= y by Ernest Hicks.        
14= /10/05 Sutton United 4-0 Epsom in Sutton Hospital Cup 1st round. A harsh score as three quarters of the match was even. HT 0-0, but then    
fo= ur goals in twenty minutes at the start of the second half. Epsom had no reason to be discouraged says Herald. The match was originally    
du= e to be played at Epsom, but it had to be moved because the Epsom authorities wouldn't allow a charge to be taken at Epsom Rec     
&q= uot;where Epsom play." There was good weather "delightfully fine", a= nd there was "a good attendance" including a sprinkling of Epsom     
su= pporters. Mills was unavailable at the last minute and Martin did not show at all. = As a result, CE Smith came in, even though he was     
me= ant to be linesman. Much shooting over with a light ball. Skinner and Gow did well = but only Revell of the forwards was conspicuous.    
Co= oper was injured with a cut eye from the ball, near the end. 10 men. Attendance 50= 0 or 600 says Sutton Advertiser. W.Rose got all four.    
Ma= ny supporters from Epsom said Sutton Observer and gate raised £5 16s 1 1/2d.=            
1= 4/10/05 Res prov line up v Sutton Common: J.Lloyd, A.Terry, R.Shepherd, A.Short, EW Hicks, W.Beard, J.Wallaker, Jim Hedger, H.Ray, W.Rose, Burrage.  
Ga= rrett scored HT as Sutton Common won 6-0 HT 2-0.              
1= 4/10/05 Rosemount lose 4-1 to Manor Park Reserves and their goal was right at the= end @ ERG. HT 0-3 Referee TC Prest Visitors kicked off from the   
to= p end after winning the toss.                  
19= /10/05 Epsom Thursday defeat Mr Nash's XI 5-1. Mr Nash was "from the asylum". Works team but not sure which asylum just yet.    
21= /10/05 Worcester Park were too good for Epsom. The visitors were missing Deighto= n, Daniell and Williams. HT was 0-1, and at 0-2,    
th= e Epsom keeper hurt his head and was injured. 10 men. Alf Revell scored at 4-0 do= wn. Epsom have now lost Deighton, as he is unable to    
pl= ay for them any more.                  
2= 1/10/05 Rosemount lose to four second half goals @ ERG to Burgh Heath & Banst= ead United. They kicked off from the Town end but G.Jeffery was unable   
t= o take his place between the posts at short notice, as was B.Sayer, last weeks score= r. Arthur (AC) Skinner is a great acquisition and Elson did well in goal.  
2= 1/10/05 Epsom Third team lose 1-3 to Sutton Manor Park Res @ Ringstead Road. HT 3= -1. The provisional line up was G.Boothman, G.Rose, F.Porter,   
C.= Riley, Syd Skinner, H.Porter, H.Trend, A.Coldman, A.Steadman, Alec Skinner, C.Archer=          
21= /10/05 Old Citizens travel to Hanwell to play and beat London Scottish 2-0. Due to p= lay St Thomas's Hospital but they had a Surrey cup tie. First    
re= corded reference to Old Citizens using the Ewell ground. The ground at Hanwell w= as new and poor.        
21= /10/05 At West Street (Gibraltar Lane) Old Citizens 'B' 3-3 Hampstead 'B'.            
25= /10/05 Barry Porter is captain of Surrey this day in a 2-4 loss to Sussex @ Redhill.            
28= /10/05 Epsom lose again 1-0 to Millwall Glendale. No firepower. An early penalty was t= he difference between the sides. Bradley and     
Re= vell were missing. Sutton Observer says it was their fifth defeat in a row, but it = was more creditable than recent defeats. Both sides started     
wi= th 9 men for the first fifteen, and the game was full of interest. Burrage played according to the report, but he also appeared to play for     
Ro= semount the same day. Was one match earlier in the day? Burrage may have been the sub player. F.Cantwell was in goal this day.    
2= 8/10/05 Rosemount draw 4-4 with Minerva @ ERG. HT 1-2 scorer: Prest. Then vice captain equalised, then 2-3 down before Burrage made it 3-3, and  
on= e late goal each (unknown). They have now secured the services of JH Timms a well kno= wn local goal keeper. Ernest Hicks refereed.    
4= /11/05 Rosemount lose 4-1 at Sutton Pyro Res @ Gander Green Lane. Was nearer the Cheam end, and had no connection with the Sutton Utd ground.  
4/= 11/05 Rosemount Res draw 1-1 with Epsom Thirds @ ERG. HT 0-0 Fred Archer put Ep= som ahead but DC Norman equalised. Ref: J.Wildash.    
4/= 11/05 Reigate Inst 7-0 Epsom in SJC2 largely due to a wretched display from deb= ut keeper Skilton. The experiment was "most disastrous."    
Ho= wever, Reigate were very good and went on to reach the semi final. Originally du= e to play Addiscombe Park (H) this day.      
Ep= som won the toss and went uphill @ Reigate but a fumble from the keeper led to the fi= rst goal and HT was 2-0. Five goals came in the     
se= cond half. Epsom were due to be there for 2.30 but actually arrived at 3.20. Would h= ave played Ockley (A) in the next round if they had won.    
Ga= me played at the St Alban's Ground, in Reigate.                
4/= 11/05 Surrey Mirror said that the "Stutes" won 7-0.  HT for AE Knight and two more goals w= ere disallowed for offside. Epsom never looked like    
a = winning side. St Alban's Road remains as an open space and the road runs parallel= to the A217 north of Reigate level crossing. If you turned     
ri= ght at the old Surrey Mirror building it would be on your right.              
8/= 11/05 Surrey 6-1 Herts @ Brigstock Road. Attendance 600. HT 3-0. Woodger HT and Barry Porter was captain.        
9/= 11/05 Epsom Thursday defeat Wimbledon Park Rovers 1-0 @ ERG. Drakeford has now left t= he area - regretted. B or R.Hoptroff - Robert?    
11= /11/05 Epsom get their first win for a while 4-0 v South Western Scottish The first tw= enty minutes weren't that good, but Epsom got on top    
gr= adually. HT 0-0. Originally due to play Dorking Res in SJL but p/p as Dorking had a S= JC replay with Ashtead.        
No= v 05 FJ Wall played in goal for Dorking. Was this Frederick Wall Future FA Secretary?<= /td>          
1= 1/11/05 Burgh Heath 5-0 Epsom Reserves. Ernest Hicks did well in goal in first ha= lf, but played centre half in the second, which helped the opponents, as  
th= e new keeper was weaker!                  
1= 1/11/05 Rosemount win 3-0 on Epsom Common v Stamford Green. Bradley scored early = and this was the HT score. Despite Stamford Green pressure in   
th= e second half, Bradley again, and GE Chitty made it 3-0. Ground was poor due to th= is weeks heavy rain.        
1= 1/11/05 Rosemount Reserves "travelled to an obscure corner of the marshes&qu= ot; to play West Ewell. Presume somewhere over near Watersedge Estate.  
T= hey waded through mud and Arthur Norman did not turn up. "It seems almost an impossibility to run a second XI for this club, because the members fail to   
t= urn up or give due notice. 1-0 down early but an o.g. and Crockford made it 2-1 at = HT. Still lost 2-3. Report says that only ten played for Rosemount Res.  
1= 8/11/05 Rosemount took the lead with a magnificent cross shot from Bradley after a pass from Sayer, but HT was 1-1. Thorns did well at centre half while   
Ti= mms and Arthur Skinner did well.                
18= /11/05 Epsom Thirds v Sutton County School was scratched by Epsom as no ground was available.        
18= /11/05 Greenbroom Ath v Epsom. Report missing next week, but the game was played= and Epsom lost 4-0 in Thornton Heath. Only 9 travelled    
(N= R) "All the great things that were expected of Epsom at the beginning of the seas= on have vanished like smoke." said Sutton Observer.    
25= /11/05 Gow and Revell were missing as Epsom lose 1-0 at home to Leatherhead Reserves. C.Baye was given a trial at right back & did well.    
Ep= som were unlucky. HT 0-0. Still many no shows for Epsom says Herald, which advises= the club to drop them. Goal was just before full time.    
2= 5/11/05 Rosemount defeat Carshalton Reserves 4-0. HT 1-0. Courtney (CC) Lewis is captain of the club. Rosemount gave the visitors some subs @ ERG   
an= d lost the toss for the first time this season. Lewis scored first with a long shot,= and HT was 1-0. CE Smith was referee.      
No= v 05 Rosemount Reserves appeal for fixtures (average age 14, weak) Apply Westo= n, Ashley Road, Epsom        
2= /12/05 Thomson debut for Old Citizens who did well to win 2-1 v Surbiton Hill. A late Gregory winner in the last ten minutes. Surrey Comet advises that   
S= urbiton Hill lost 2-0 at Ewell to Old Citizens in the first game of the season at Ewel= l. Poss 16/9/05. Thi= s also means that Old Citizens came straight in from   
19= 05/06 season. It was Old Citizens first ever home match at Ewell. The ground at Surbiton Hill used to be known as the Balaclava Road     
Re= c, but by March 1904 it is known as Victoria Rec, its current name. Obviously named following the death of Queen Victoria in 1901.    
2/= 12/05 Rosemount again played Stamford Green on the Common. HT was 0-0. FJ Payne= a new player did well for Rosemount.      
2/= 12/05 Epsom are still awaiting their first SJL point, and lose 4-0 at home to Croydon Common. A harsh scoreline. Browne HT.      
He= nry Williams was listed in my line up twice. Was it H.Clayden maybe instead? Check!          
6/= 12/05 Old Citizens Wednesday side lose 3-4 to Emeriti at West Street. Downhill in t= he first half. 1-0 up at HT        
De= c 05 EF Course becoming the Secretary of Sutton Water Company after 15 years serv= ice with the Epsom Board of Guardians and District Council.    
9/= 12/05 Epsom win 1-0 at Ashtead in SJL for their first league win of the season. Very welcome as some supporters were beginning to despair.     
Ba= ye was unavailable. Epsom were the better side and put the ball in the net 4 tim= es, but only one was allowed which was from Cooper     
ag= ainst his old club. Ashtead mispen (BAR) at 0-0, although Ashtead believed that Hic= ks got a touch on to the bar, thus enabling Russell to     
pu= t the rebound in after missing the original penalty. HT unknown. Hicks also sav= ed a penalty for Res this day, as he played in both games.    
E= psom Reserves were due to play at home to Ashtead Res, but pitch was overbooke= d, and they travelled to Ashtead and played a shortened game k.o.  
1.= 45 which was lost 1-0. Russell mispen for Ashtead Reserves. There are only two pitches at Epsom Rec.        
9= /12/05 Rosemount 1-3 White Rose. HT was 1-2 down at ERG and visitors were half an hour late. Second half played in semi-darkness. CE Smith refereed.  
16= /12/05 Epsom v Dorking Res - SJC? Says Herald but they are wrong. Actually Epsom were = due to travel to Streatham Athletic instead but NR.    
1= 6/12/05 Slight confusion over fixtures. Sutton Observer says Epsom Res are home to Sutton Manor Park Res and away to Walton on the Hill, and Thirds are   
a= way to Sutton County School. Earlier fixtures have the reserves at Walton and the thirds v Sutton Manor Park Res, so I will stay with this until I see   
an= y match reports.                  
De= c 05 Sutton United are losing their ground at the end of December, but will be moving from Manor Lane to London Road. <= /td>      
Th= eir last game there was on 26/12 W 6-3 v Fulham Amateurs.              
26= /12/05 Epsom Reserves won 1-0 at Sutton Manor Park, with a Harry Skinner second half g= oal. Last time they met, the Reserves lost by 8-2.    
pa= per referred to "the men of salts defeated them by one to nil".              
2= 9/12/05 Proposal for a "Motorway" between London and Brighton, starting= at Croydon. This probably became the A23 / M23. Starting near Galpin's Road = and  
te= rminating in Patcham.                  
30= /12/05 Epsom p-p Ashtead in SJL. Eventually played on 24th February.            
Ja= n 06 Sutton United open their new ground on London Road, being the first field past t= he Angel P.H. The goals are set from north to south    
sa= ys Herald. W9-2 v Clapham in Southern Suburban League..              
Ja= n 06 Another reference to Epsom Rosemount. They would go on to change their name next season to Epsom Alleyn FC.      
in= c 6/1/06 Old Citizens  are Pld 18 W10 D1 L7 F5= 0 A38.              
6/= 1/06 Old Citizens win 6-2 v Clapham Rovers. 0-1 down but 2-1 up by HT and Clapham's second goal was a late one. WFJ Thomson HT. Uphill    
fi= rst half at West Street for Old Citizens.                
Ja= n 06 Reference to AW Aston the Liberal Candidate being Alfred Withall Aston.            
7/= 1/06 Alex F White played for Townley Park at London Caledonians            
LC= won 3-1 as Townley finished two players short - The Sportsman              
12= /1/06 Former Epsom centre forward Charles Henry Northey dies in Milan aged 33. Cause of death unknown.        
13= /1/06 Croydon Common 3-0 Epsom in SJL. "A good attendance of spectators&qu= ot; and Mr Somerset, the Liberal candidate for Croydon kicked off.    
Ep= som played with ten throughout, and it was quite a promising performance considering this. Hicks in goal did very well, and Epsom    
al= so played Tom (TE) Ware "In the days of the old Epsom club, he was a stalwart player at the back". He did well. They are confident of     
be= ating Greenbroom Athletic in the League next week. Clayden scored an o.g.            
20= /1/06 "In the presence of a large number of spectators" "who were feted to watch an uninteresting game". However, it was Epsom's second     
Le= ague win of the season. Mr Aston, the Epsom Liberal candidate who is President of the club, kicked off "to start the bal rolling at football     
ma= tches is now the accepted part of a candidate's duties" said Herald. It was an election year. Hicks did well as a Cooper goal saw Epsom     
de= feat Greenbroom Athletic 1-0 in the Surrey Junior League. HT unk. No forwards stood out and Ware had a slight injury. "Skinner, Gow,     
an= d Clayden shone in defensive work." "A very milk and water affair." Greenbroom played their home matches in Thornton Heath.    
20= /1/06 Epsom Reserves were due to play Epsom Rosemount this day. Was this played?          
D= &L Advertiser also says they are due to play Leatherhead Reserves in the SMC= at Epsom. This probably led to the p-p of the Rosemount game although it   
to= o was p-p and played the following week.                
27= /1/06 Dorking St Pauls v Epsom in SJL. This was played two weeks later.            
27= /1/06 Epsom were also due to travel to Wallington this day. Was it played?            
27= /01/06 Epsom were also scheduled to play Dorking Reserves at Dorking this day. Was that one played?        
2= 7/1/06 Res were due to play at home to Walton on the Hill but instead lost 2-1 at ho= me to Leatherhead Reserves in SMC 2. The centre forward scored  
fi= rst but HT was 1-1 and they hit the bar near the end with the score already at 2-1 by then. A fair result.        
3/= 2/06 Epsom 0-4 South London Scottish. Epsom had the best of matters at the previous meeting, but Caledonians were much stronger this    
ti= me. A strong wing in the first half saw Epsom unable to take advantage, and HT was 0-0= . In the second half, two goals were as a result of    
Hi= cks holding the ball too long, while Millington damaged his shoulder, and was carried off. 10 men. Halves and backs did well though.    
3= /2/06 Reserves depart the Surrey Minor Cup 2nd round at home to Leatherhead Reserves. Future Epsom player GS Whitehorn was in goal for Leatherhead  
T= he centre forward put Epsom ahead, but 1-1 at HT. Then both teams pushed for a winn= er and the Epsom centre forward hit the post before the visitors   
sc= ored the winner.                  
3/= 2/06 Fred Taylor plays for Ashtead this day as does A.Taylor. Played occasionally f= or Ewell and Epsom midweek sides and Leatherhead too.    
3= /2/06 Rosemount lose 3-2 at Sutton Manor Park Reserves. They trailed 2-0 with 15 minutes left but got it back to 2-2 before conceding a late winner.  
7/= 2/06 Middx 0-0 Surrey @ Ealing. No Line up but Barry Porter was in the selection adv= ised at the SCFA Council Meeting along with Alec     
Wh= ite, now with Townley Park.                   
8/= 2/06 Epsom Thursday have a game against Epsom. Was it played?              
10= /2/06 Epsom Reserves had a friendly at Welcome Hall Albion in Sutton but never showed. The hosts were surprised at the treatment from     
a = club of Epsom's standing. No explanation had been received by the time the Herald went to print.          
1= 0/2/06 It is possible but not clear whether Rosemount first team had a friendly with t= heir second team, or just a club match. Both line ups were advised  
in= the Sutton Observer, but no opponents were advised. Referee CE Smith.            
10= /2/06 Epsom 0-7 Dorking St Pauls in Surrey Junior League. Epsom had a weak side and "wretched weather" didn't help, with "a perfect    
hu= rricane blowing and rain continually falling." "Impossible for the play= ers to do more than scramble about." Harry Skinner was unable to    
re= ach the ground in time as he was working in Woking, and William (WD) Bradley was absent after the death of his father. Millington was     
st= ill injured and Clayden was a no show. Epsom's weakest side this season. The Dorking keeper mispen in second half (SAVE).      
10= /2/06 Surrey Mirror says that the first goal went in after just ten minutes after some even opening exchanges and from that point Epsom were    
co= ntinuously on the defensive and for the remainder of the game were "hopelessly outplayed". Both backs scored for them. They had been top     
bu= t with an adverse goal average to this point. They are now in credit again.            
Fe= b 06 Future Epsom keeper GS Whitehorn with Leatherhead Reserves at this stage.            
17= /2/06 Carshalton St Andrews v Epsom in Surrey Junior League, but poor weather across the region, and an abandonment in the Sutton    
ar= ea, meant that this game was postponed and would eventually be played on 17/03/06.<= /td>          
Su= tton Advertiser reports more rain than football in the area.              
17= /2/06 Epsom Reserves v Rosemount almost certainly met the same fate.            
24= /2/06 reported that former and future Epsom player and official CE Smith is Treasurer of Epsom Rovers C.C. and is getting married shortly.    
24= /2/06 Rosemount Reserves are defeated 4-1 by Sutton Juniors but a large amount = of the Rosemount first team were advised as playing.    
24= /2/06 Epsom 1-1 Ashtead in Surrey Junior League. The game was marred by the weather a= nd "a considerable amount of ill-feeling". "Rough    
an= d dirty play was the outstanding characteristic of the game." The game started la= te due to the "chronic unpunctuality" of the Epsom     
pl= ayers, of whom two or three did not turn up. The captain has resigned recently. Bai= ley who is normally a reserve back, played in goal.    
Ni= cholls a new player did well at back. Originally due to play Waddon United (A).            
Su= tton Observer said that many players could have been sent off as the game was played in the "worst possible spirit." It kicked off at 3.15 af= ter    
th= e referee lost his patience with Epsom, and even then they required a keeper from t= he crowd, and another player who appeared in his     
no= rmal clothes! Epsom's goal came from Cooper who finished off a Burrage cross. Lewis Burrage is known as "Pudden". HT was 1-0 to    
Ep= som and the second half was just a kicking match with Ashtead equalising fifteen minu= tes from time. Skinner did well, while Revell did    
ok= but Millington was foolish to play considering his injured shoulder.            
3/= 3/06 reported that "Epsom is experiencing much trouble on account of a la= ck of sportsmanlike conduct on the part of some of its players,     
wh= o, without sufficient grounds, are withholding their support." "The future= of the club cannot be regarded with much confidence.    
3/= 3/06 Old Cranleighans are beaten 6-3 by Old Citizens, who have recently beaten RMA Woolwich 5-1 (17/2) and Townley Park 4-0 (unknown date).    
Ou= t of 13 home games, Old Citizens are W10 L3 F28 A15. Lost to Beckenham (was this the 2= 5/1 listed as away game or another game?), <= /span>    
Ca= suals (20/1), and Old Reptonians(13/1) by the odd goal. Then rather unlucky to = lose 1-0 at home to Norsemen on 10/3.      
3/= 3/06 Epsom 2-1 Dorking Reserves in Surrey Junior League. A very even game. New half = back Nicholls is "a splendid acquisition for the club."    
Ni= chols penalty was awarded for handball. HT unk. D&L Advertiser takes a different view, saying Dorking Reserves lost to a "vastly inferior&q= uot; side!    
10= /03/06 Alex F White played for Townley Park @ Ilford               
&q= uot;a very few spectators" - Ilford Recorder - Townley Park won 2-1              
10= /3/06 Ernest Hicks writes in to Herald denying that the captain had resigned recently,= but Herald says they resigned on Tuesday 20th Feb,    
on= ly 4 days before the next match. Hicks writes subsequently to state that the resignation was on the 10th February, but seems doubtful after    
hi= s earlier comments. Also says that some of the non-appearing players had advised th= ey weren't coming that day, but not all.      
In= addition to all of this, Ashtead were not happy with the conduct of the Epsom players= on 24th Feb, and also write to SCFA alleging an    
in= eligible player, which is to be investigated. Epsom FC= are clearly in trouble at this point.          
10= /3/06 Epsom 2-2 Long Grove Asylum at Epsom Rec. 2 new players Adrian (right back), and Browning (inside left). Both did well. Epsom    
pl= ayed with ten men again. Nicholls did well again. Originally due to be at home to S= outh Croydon and this game was hastily arranged, so I     
pr= esume South Croydon scratched. Reference to a new back by the name of Pat, but this w= as not Nicholls, it was someone different. The    
on= ly other new back I can see was R.Adrian, occasional Epsom Thursday player.            
1= 0/3/06 Forerunners of Epsom Alleyn, Epsom Rosemount defeat Waterloo Goods 5-0 at Epsom Rec. Chitty got 2, with Sayer and AC Skinner playing well.  
Mr= Jimmy Gow the former captain of Epsom FC refereed this game. He had resigned recent= ly, see 10/3/06 comments.      
It= was reported on 9/3 that Rosemount had their next 8 matches at home of which = this was the first.          
M= ar 06 Reference to Lonesome Chemical Works Ground. Currently home to Tooting Graveney, and a future Tooting Town home ground before Sandy Lane.  
Mi= tcham are currently at Greyhound Lane.                
17= /3/06 Carshalton St Andrews 5-0 Epsom in SJL. (NR). Originally due to travel to Beddington Corner Reserves.        
1= 7/3/06 Epsom Third team do not show at Sutton County School despite the first team apparently having no game. Sutton teams are not happy at a second  
no= show from an Epsom team.                  
17= /3/06 F Sheppard injured after ten minutes. 10 men, but Old Citizens still defeat Edenbridge 2-0 in the wind and rain.      
2= 4/3/06 Sutton & District Cup delayed due to illness of Secretary, and only j= ust drawn now. Epsom have a first round bye, and play the winners of Croydon<= /td>  
or= Mitcham at home in SF. Game may have been deferred to next season, so Epsom would ha= ve scratched this tie at some point.      
24= /3/06 Old Citizens led 2-1 at HT but Woking won 4-2.              
24= /3/06 Epsom lose 12-0 at Dorking at Dorking Reserves in Surrey Junior League.             
Do= rking first team were at home this day, but Epsom were on the adjoining pitch at Pixh= am Lane.          
On= ly 8 played, and the players nearly refused to start the game. Wretched weather again. Herald criticises "the club is not supported by     
th= e players as it ought to be." Originally due to play at Leatherhead Reserves.            
31= /3/06 reported that Epsom have been deducted two points for the playing of an ineligible player against Ashtead on 24/2/06. The SCFA    
&q= uot;is also seeking an explanation as regards another matter in respect of the same match."          
3= 1/3/06 SJL Result - SF of Surrey Junior League saw Croydon Common beat Granville 6-3= in the Semi final.         
T= hey eventually win the Final 2-0 v St Martha's Woking.              
31= /3/06 Epsom 4-2 Parr's Bank. Inside right injured in first half, but Parr's Bank allo= wed Epsom to use a substitute. HT was 2-2 after Browning    
ha= d scored twice for Epsom, while Cooper and Nicholls scored in the second half.            
Ap= r 06 CE Smith is now living at Craven Cottage, Miles Road, Epsom, presumably after his wedding.          
2= 0/4/06 Epsom Rosemount have their first annual concert at Co-operative Hall, East Stre= et on Friday evening. Many future and former Epsom footballers are   
pr= esent, including George Chitty, TC Prest, AB Thurley, Rev WA Haslam, AC Skinner.=            
Ap= r 06 Observer office was at 10 Station Road, Epsom.              
21= /4/06 FA Cup Final at Crystal Palace Newcastle 0-1 Everton. Att 75,609.            
R= eview of season in Herald. Old Citizens 12th season was their most successful, and their first at "their new ground at Ewell having proved a great success."  
Th= ey lost 5 at home, but all by one goal. Played 34 W18 D2 L14 F94 A70. Home record was = Pld 17 W12 L5 F52 A21. Teams beaten were    
Su= rbiton Hill (x2), Lancing OB, Clapham Rovers (x2), Townley Park, RMA Woolwich, Old Cholmelians, Old Trustees, Worthing, Old Johnians (x2),    
Old Cranleighans, and Emeriti. They drew with Old Cholmelians and St John's school Leatherhead (Weds) and lost to Cheshunt, Guy's Hospital,     
O= ld Aldenhamians (ADC), Beckenham, Eastbourne, Old Reptonians, Casuals, Oxford City, Norsemen, Woking, and on a Wednesday they lost to St Bart's  
an= d Emeriti. Gregory was top scorer with 29. <= /td>                
I = have 27 matches listed, and 16 results W11 L5 F50 A22. Missing W7 D2 L9 F44 A48.<= /td>          
E= psom Rosemount Pld 26 W5 D4 L17 F42 A77. Beat Sutton Pyro Res, Stamford Green, Carshalton Reserves, Waterloo Goods, and Epsom III. Bradley was  
to= p scorer with seven and he only played half a season. Chitty 5, Thomas and Sayer 4, Lewis and Prest 3. Timms was a good keeper.    
I h= ave 26 matches, but only 14 results. W4 D3 L7 F30 A32. I am missing Pld 12 W1 D1= L10 F12 A45 The missing win was v Epsom III after 10/3/05.    
1= 906/07 affiliated sides in SCFA Handbook                
Ep= som Alleyn. Secretary is EW Hicks (possibly Ernest Hicks) Hollydene, Temple Road.           
Pr= eviously appears as Gordon Jeffrey, Parade, Epsom.              
Ep= som Long Grove Rovers: G Marks, 1 Grosvenor Cottage, Hook Road            
Ep= som United: S Chuter Ede, Hawthorne Place, Epsom. Then CE Smith - Liberal Club, Epsom. Blue and White jerseys.        
Ep= som Wednesday: Sec Rev WA Haslam? 10 The Terrace, Epsom. New club with a new registration date of Nov 1906      
8/= 9/06 Epsom Rosemount change their name to Epsom Alleyn. Their first match is schedul= ed this day against Sheen Old Boys (A) (NR).    
Se= pt 06 Epsom seem to have folded. There are no reports for an Epsom FC this year, and = many of the previous Epsom side switch to     
Ep= som Alleyn, or remain in Surrey Junior league football with Ashtead.            
Ep= som Alleyn new players are H.Skinner, H.Plume, J.Bailey, Ernest Hicks, F.Cantwell, A.Taylor, Syd Skinner, T.Manley, all from Epsom.     
AC= Skinner is to be captain with G.Chitty as v-c. Res team captain is WA Meade, v-c NE Chandler. Gordon Jeffery is the Secretary,       
an= d they hope to enter the Surrey Junior Cup. Unfortunately no explanation provided to explain the name change from Rosemount to Alleyn.    
Se= pt 06 Old Citizens headquarters will again be at Gibraltar Lane after their success= ful first season. Captains (1st) HF Pimm, (A) JE Alexander, (B)    
LH= Kenny. V-c's (1st) C.Hutchinson, (A) GG Smith, (B) S Wray. JF Cole is Treasurer = and PJ Peacock is Secretary.        
1= 1/9/06 AGM of Epsom United at Liberal Club, Epsom, with James Chuter Ede in the Chai= r. They will affiliate with the SCFA this year they say, although  
it= looks like they had affiliated since 1903. Treasurer is F Bushell, Sec is Ede on a protem basis. Committee AJ Bentley, JA Moatt, A.Peake, CE Smith,    
H.= Williams, A.Wakefield                  
15= /9/06 Epsom Alleyn draw 4-4 with Ashtead Reserves despite leading 4-2 with 15 minutes left. Ashtead only had ten men. The equaliser was     
30= seconds from time and also during the game, Ernest Hicks pensave from former Epsom player R.Cooper. They drew level with two "soft" goals.    
15= /9/06 The reserves however scratched on 13/9 to Sutton Manor Park Reserves (A).          
15= /9/06 Club game for Old Citizens.                
19= /9/06 Former Ewell player Barry Porter is now with Reigate Priory and he receives his county cap and badge while another former Ewell    
pl= ayer AF White receives his county badge at the 29th SCFA AGM at the Holborn Restaurant.          
22= /9/06 reported that "there is no Epsom Town football club this season, and several of the best of last year's players have joined      
As= htead, including Nicholls, Alfred (AJ) Revell, Burrage and Browning. There are however to be at least two clubs in Epsom. One styles itself    
th= e Alleyn, the new name for the old Rosemount club, whilst the other will be known as the United." who are largely Liberal Club members.    
Le= wis Burrage would return to Epsom Alleyn next year.              
2= 2/9/06 Old Citizens defeat Lancing Old Boys 3-0 and have PJ Andrews the well known Romford full back assisting them. In the ADC they have been drawn  
at= Catford against Old Etonians. Probably on 10/11/06. This was their first match of= the season, and will be touring Channel Islands at Easter.    
22= /9/06 Epsom Alleyn lead 1-0 at HT through their centre forward, as the home team defe= nded the road end goal at Burgh Heath and     
Ba= nstead United. However, the home team turned it around and won 4-1.            
2= 2/9/06 The reserves played at ERG and lost the toss to Sutton Juniors who started wi= th the wind and led Alleyn 2-0 at HT. Alleyn Reserves got one back  
so= on after but lost 1-4.                  
Se= pt 06 Epsom Alleyn Third team apply for fixtures saying they are very weak.            
29= /9/06 Epsom Alleyn are 1-0 up and win 2-1 against Minerva. Plume did really well as d= id Hicks although papers say Hicks is a better keeper    
than outfielde= r.                    
29= /9/06 Epsom St Johns are asking for fixtures this year. Secretary WA Garfield  - Average age 17.          
2= 9/9/06 Old Carthusians led 1-0 early at Gibraltar Lane, but Old Citizens won 10-1 "Ground was in splendid condition and a fair number of spectators we= re  
present.                    
6/= 10/06 Expected line up for Epsom Alleyn at Sutton Manor Park was Hicks, Plume, Bailey, Smith, Lewis, Elson, Mason, Saint,       
Ch= itty, Skinner, Bradley.                  
6/= 10/06 Epsom Alleyn lost 4-0 at Ringstead Road against Sutton Manor Park. HT 0-1. Hicks was in goal. Sutton report says that Epsom     
Al= leyn have the making of a good team when they understand each others play better. "A fine game."        
13= /10/06 expected line up for reserves (v who?) is Bradley, Higgins, Rose, Fuller, Beard, Smith, Gátche, Riley, T.Stockwell, Skinner, Crockford.    
6/= 10/06 Reserves lose at home to Burgh Heath & Banstead United 1-2. F Bradley played well in goal and Stockwell scored for Reserves.    
6/= 10/06 Old Citizens were due to play Cheshunt, but they had a cup tie. A large numbe= r of spectators at Reigate Priory saw OC go a goal down    
HT= was 0-1 but Gregory equalised in the second half and hit the post near the end. Drew = 1-1.          
6= /10/06 Epsom United kicked off at 4pm as the visitors Thornton United were late gettin= g to ERG. Epsom United went down the slope and after 30 minutes   
S= eymour scored the opening goal and Williams made it 2-0 in the top corner. HT was 2-0 then Minter the keeper saved three good chances before Webb   
ha= d a shot which was only half cleared and Seymour got the third for 3-0. Eventually= won 3-1. Played in blue and white jerseys.      
13= /10/06 Epsom Alleyn draw 5-5 with Sutton County School Old Boys. An even game but room= for improvement. Gow and Bailey are a good <= /span>    
pa= ir of backs. Elson did well at half, while Mason was the best forward. HT unknown.            
13= /10/06 Reserves are supposed to be away this day, but opponents are unknown. (NR= ).          
1= 3/10/06 Ashtead write to SCFA complaining that an Epsom United player struck an Ashtead player at Epsom Rec recently. United say he was provoked.  
Ce= rtainly B.Odell was injured in this match and is out for the game on 20/10, but I don't know if this was connected.      
19= /10/06 Epsom Alleyn stage their second concert at Co-operative Hall with Rev W Bainbri= dge Bell in the chair. Songs by       
D.= Stanwell and RW Mason, plus selections from the Epsom hand bell ringers and gramophone records lent by Messrs Weston and Co.    
Re= v Haslam entertained in his own inimitable style and did some conjuring too.            
2= 0/10/06 Old Citizens lose 2-4 to Guy's Hospital after trailing 3-0 at HT. Jones scored twice for OC. This game was reported as if it was played on 27/10,  
b= ut this fixture was scheduled for 20/10, and I think it was just late getting in = to the paper. OC had another game v Surbiton Hill (A) for 27/10 but no resul= t.  
20= /10/06 Epsom United defeat Palace 7-2 mainly due to Palace's poor defence.            
24= /10/06 Former Ewell player Barry Porter plays right back for Surrey @ Hastings v Sussex "before a capital crowd". Surrey won 5-1.    
27= /10/06 A capital attendance at Balaclava Road saw Old Citizens win 2-1 at Surbiton Hill.          
2= 7/10/06 Epsom United defeat New Cross Loco 4-0 @ ERG. Claydon the former Epsom pl= ayer came in for AP Smith, and Henry Williams was captain.  
G= ame was not stopped once for a foul and there were only two offsides in the match. Williams scored once, and the other three came from his crosses.  
27= /10/06 Epsom Alleyn were due to play Leatherhead Reserves this day at ERG. Was it play= ed?          
31= /10/06 Oxfordshire 2-4 Surrey, Barry Porter was captain of Surrey this day, and appears to have been the regular captain this season.    
3/= 11/06 Old Citizens were due to play Old Malvernians but they couldn't be there, so = they entertained and beat Alleyn (Dulwich) 4-0. Gregory     
sc= ored after 15 minutes and then Adey just afterwards. HT 2-0. Neal (55) and Edmundson (85) completed the scoring.      
3= /11/06 Herald has Epsom United at home to Battersea Amateurs but Observer had th= em at home to Albert United with dressing rooms at the Kings Arms.  
Wh= ich one was played?                  
3= /11/06 Leatherhead Church Lads Brigade defeated Epsom St Johns 6-2 in their first recorded match. Porter and Hailes did well at back while Wilkins was  
ve= ry busy in goal and Bettison did well at inside right. HT 3-2.              
3/= 11/06 Epsom Alleyn started with 6 men at Oxshott and went 2-0 down before four more arrived. HT 2-0 and more even after that, despite only    
having ten men= .                    
7/= 11/06 Surrey 5-1 Herts @ Redhill HT 3-0. Porter was again captain.            
1= 0/11/06 Old Citizens won 2-1 at Old Etonians in ADC 1. E Booker the Cambridge "blue" was unable to get there for Eastbourne and others were injured.  
G= Thurman, KD Leslie, JS Page, PJ Peacock, and PJ Anderson. Gregory scored after 5 minu= tes, but HT was 1-1 before he got another in the second half.  
Th= ey will play Old Cranleighans (H) on 1/12 in 2nd round.              
1= 0/11/06 Epsom United beat South Western Scottish 1-0 in one of the hardest contes= ted games in years at ERG. HT 0-0 after visitors had started well, but  
in= the second half Henry Williams scored and there was much celebrating. After the match there was a concert at the Kings Arms.      
10= /11/06 Epsom Alleyn defeat Worcester Park Res 4-1 this day. Scorers were Whelpdale, A.Skinner, Terry, W.Saint.      
14= /11/06 Surrey lose 5-1 at Southall v Middx, but the following Wednesday they def= eat Middx 3-1 in front of 400-500, an above average crowd    
at= Guildford. Barry Porter was captain for both games. HT 0-0 in second game.            
1= 7/11/06 Epsom Alleyn Reserves lose at ERG to Sutton Manor Park Reserves. Goalless= at HT and the centre forward scored first for Epsom, but two quick  
go= als not long after turned the game. A strong cross wind marred the game and the ground= was wet.          
1= 7/11/06 Despite a report in a Sunday paper to the contrary, Epsom United are still unbeaten says Observer, and won 3-0 at Kingswood in a game that was  
de= scribed as "not great". Also facilities were poor at the pretty ground, wi= th reference to cow sheds being used as changing rooms.    
17= /11/06 Epsom Alleyn defeat Eversleigh 3-0 but (NR) and venue unknown.            
1= 7/11/06 Epsom St Johns defeat Christchurch Choir 9-1 @ ERG. First goal was a pena= lty for handball after 3 minutes and it was 3-0 by HT and 3-1 at one  
po= int. Keeper Bussey had little to do but Porter and Ellis at back did well.            
24= /11/06 ESJ lost 1-3 at ERG to Silver Stars (Epsom) in an exciting game.            
24= /11/06 Epsom Alleyn draw 2-2 with Epsom United @ ERG. There is a certain amount of riv= alry between the clubs says Herald. Neither    
cl= ub had lost a home match this season but United were the heavier and older side and w= ere favourites. A large attendance saw Alleyn    
th= e better side, but they did have some new players. Bonsor opened the scoring and S= aint made it 2-0 to Alleyn after a keeper error.    
Af= ter this Bailey for Alleyn was injured and they were down to ten men. Burrage scor= ed soon after HT then Skinner scored an own goal to    
ma= ke it 2-2. Some discreditable tactics and "during the match more than one blow = was struck, though the referee apparently did      
no= t see the incidents." United were chief offenders and the match provided a good lesson why football is not well supported in Epsom.    
Su= tton Observer says that Epsom United had their strongest ever side out, with W= ebb in for the ill Claydon.        
1/= 12/06 Epsom Alleyn won 3-0 at Carshalton 'A'.                
1/= 12/06 Epsom United drew 2-2 in good weather at Belmont Asylum. Henry Williams mispen.= A keen game and an enjoyable fixture.    
1= /12/06 Due to a misunderstanding, Merton sent their first team to do battle with Eps= om United Reserves, but it was 2-2 at HT before Merton won 7-2.  
De= c 06 Reference to Mavis being from Gorringe Park.              
De= c 06 Silver Star Secretary EA Beams 122 East Street Epsom              
1/= 12/06 Silver Star drew 0-0 @ Sutton with Cambridge United. Quickendon, Hackshaw, Plume= and Collis all did well.      
8/= 12/06 In the return match at Epsom 6 reserves were playing for Epsom Alleyn, but despi= te their domination, they trailed 1-0 at HT    
Th= en Syd Skinner received a pass from his brother Harry  and equalised. "One of the best = Epsom Alleyn goals this season. Drew 1-1.    
8/= 12/06 Old Citizens depart the Arthur Dunn Cup 3-2 v Old Cranleighans.            
8= /12/06 Epsom United defeated Sutton Pyro 2-0 in wretched weather @ ERG. Burrage scored both goals in an even game. They are the only unbeaten team  
in the distric= t.                    
1= 5/12/06 Epsom United sent their first team to do battle with Merton at Raynes Par= k. They required two subs as Miles, Ray, Burrage, Smith and Wakefield  
w= ere all missing. The two subs were old club members Browning and Nichols. H.Minter the keeper was very good. Sutton Observer remarks that the wet  
we= ather helped Epsom United who might have lost otherwise!              
15= /12/06 Epsom Alleyn are due to play Leighton this day. Was it played?            
22= /12/06 Epsom Alleyn are due to play South Western Bank @ Norwood but defeat Sutton Pyro 3-0. Hedger scored first after early Pyro     
pr= essure. HT 1-0 before Harry Skinner scored from a Mason pass and Arthur Skinner the = new club captain scored after a dribble. Venue unk.    
Ep= som Alleyn are also listed to play at Ashtead Reserves on 22/12/06 too, although this may have been their Reserves.      
2= 2/12/06 Epsom United travelled to Kingston Barracks and won 2-0 against a side th= at were unbeaten in their league, although they were missing some  
pl= ayers this day. Lewis Burrage did well.                
26= /12/06 Old Citizens lose 2-1 on their 12th visit to Worthing on a Boxing Day. Clearly they are an older club than I thought. Led 1-0 at HT through    
Gr= egory (30). But two goals in last 15 minutes lost them the game which was probably th= eir 16th match of the season.      
Ol= d Citizens record so far in 1906/07 is Pld 16 W9 D2 L5 F51 A24 with Reserve XI Pld 1= 3 W5 D2 L6 F38 A36.        
Ma= ny games postponed in late December because of snow, but it hadn't reached Worthin= g.          
26= /12/06 Epsom United were due to play at Ashtead Reserves at 10.30 in the morning, but = the weather may have wiped this out.      
29= /12/06 Heavy snow. No games in the area. Originally due to play Leatherhead Reserves (= A).          
2= 9/12/06 Old Citizens were due to have played Eversleigh at West Street, and my season= al totals indicate a win here, but weather was bad, and I'm not sure  
th= at this was played.                  
3= 1/12/06 AGM of the football club's "Slate Club" at the Mission Room on Mond= ay evening. J Gow and HW Saunders remain as Trustees and TW Green  
is= Secretary with CE Smith as Treasurer. 119 members received a share out of 5d per member. Looks like the equivalent of a Christmas savings club.    
S= utton Observer dates missing in 1907 were: 22/2, 29/3, 19/4, 6/9, 13/9, 1/11.            
5/= 1/07 Epsom Alleyn win 6-0 at Ashtead. A surprising result says Herald, as Ashtead we= re expecting victory.        
As= htead finished with 9 players due to injuries in the first half which finished = 2-0. This was an SJCC QF tie (1st round).      
Th= e injuries were a broken collarbone and a dislocated knee.              
Ep= som & Ewell Weekly Post says that there were a large number of people present, = and Stan Bonsor scored early with "a beautiful header".    
Th= en Smith (Ash) damaged his knee, although he returned as a passenger after a few minutes, so not sure about the dislocation reported in    
ot= her papers. Saint (35) made it 2-0 with a well judged shot before Browning (Ash) hurt= his collar bone. 10 men. The second half was     
un= derstandably more one sided and goals were scored by Mason, Saint (2) and another for S.Bonsor. Sutton Observer believes that the two    
Bo= nsor goals were scored by W.Bonsor not S, but I am happier with the Weekly Post repo= rt. Hicks had his best game of the season at     
ce= ntre half, while Alfred Revell was Ashtead's best player. Arthur (AC) Skinner was cl= ub captain at this point.        
Su= tton Observer also reveals that Russell missed a dubious penalty for Ashtead at 1-0.           
1= 2/1/07 After Epsom United won 2-0 at Burgh Heath & Banstead Utd, both Secretaries = met to consider forming a league for local clubs in their district.  
H= erald said that "without a gate, football as far as the Epsom district was concerned would remain in the apathetic condition it was at the present time."  
No= thing ever happened, and CE Smith would eventually rejoin Epsom FC as a player. BH S= ec was AM Balchin.        
S= tewart, White and Burrage were all absent this day, but Miles and Plume were very safe at the back. Fred Archer got the second goal but 1st is unknown.  
E= psom United record after this game is Pld 13 W11 D2 F35 A7. I have 15 fixtures so far and Pld 12 W10 D2 F33 A7. A 2-0 win is missing but the    
= other fixtures weren't played. Either 3/11 (H) to Battersea Amateurs or Albert = Utd, 26/12 (A) v Ashtead Res (prob p/p for weather, 5/1 (H) Leatherhead Res.  
12= /1/07 Sutton Manor Park beat Epsom Alleyn with a first half goal from a long shot in "a fine game" at Westmead Road, Sutton.      
Ep= som Alleyn had been scheduled to play Nightingall's sports (H) and Dorking St Paul's= Res (H) too but neither were played.      
1= 2/1/07 Following the Alleyn's good win at Ashtead the club decided to make a determined effort to get the reserve team running again, and they went to=  
C= lapham, where they lost 2-1 to Clapham United "Quite a pond" was in the middle of the ground, and the visitors were short. HT was 1-1 with a goal=  
f= rom youngster Arthur Holt. Res were lucky not to concede when a shot was going in, but hit "some small urchins" who were standing in the goal, and   
bo= unced out!! Prest and Sayer did well at back, while Elson was the best of the halves = and Holt and S.Skinner played an excellent game.    
1= 9/1/07 Epsom United late arrival at Westmead Road where they lost 4-0 to Sutton Depot United in a match reduced to 30 minutes each way. HT 0-1.  
I= f this was a first team match, then it was the first defeat of the season for Epsom United, but comments on 9/3/07 indicate that was their first defeat.   
Ma= ybe res played this day.                  
19= /1/07 Epsom Alleyn defeat Oxshott Res 9-1 in a match reduced to 25 minutes each way because of heavy fog. Mason got four of the goals.    
Tw= o were scored by "Kenny" Smith. Is this the same CE Smith who was refe= rred to previously as "Kinny", or was this J.Smith. Both played    
th= is day, so not clear. Also Alfred Revell also played, just two weeks after playing f= or Ashtead. Arthur Skinner got two, including a penalty.    
19= /1/07 Reserves drew 2-2 @ Wimbledon v Wimbledon Church Lads. HT 2-1 up through Gordon Jeffery and an own goal.      
26= /1/07 Many games p-p for snow and ice but not all. Epsom Alleyn due to play Headley = (H) and Res were away to Cheam Old Boys.    
26= /1/07 Epsom United drew 2-2 at home to Brighton Railway Athletic. Originally due to p= lay Sutton Manor Park 'A'. (H)      
2= /2/07 EA Res defeat Sutton Manor Park 'B' 5-2 HT 3-1 at home. Also scheduled to repeat this fixture the following Saturday 9/2, but at Epsom again. Was  
th= is first match actually at Sutton?                
2/= 2/07 Wallington III playing at Harcourt Road this day in SMC. The visitors ele= cted to defend the Malden Road end. - Where exactly was it?    
2/= 2/07 Wimbledon playing at Pepys Road this day in Southern Suburban League. They would soon move to Plough Lane.      
16= /2/07 Alex White plays centre half for Townley Park v Croydon in Surrey Charity Shie= ld SF @ Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath. L 1-4 Att: 740.    
1= 6/2/07 Old Citizens were due to play at Oxford City this day, but they were in the Amateur Cup, so they travelled to Sidcup, where they got a very good  
0-= 0 draw against New Crusaders. It was their first visit there, and about 400 watc= hed. One of the best games they have ever played says Herald.    
F= eb 07 reference to early closing moving from Thursday to Wednesday in Epsom. Not all follow this, and some remain closed on a Thursday afternoon.  
2= 3/2/07 Epsom United won 2-1 in North Cheam against Sutton Pyros. New centre forward Priestley did well while Wakefield gave away a penalty for handball   
wh= ich was scored. HT, scorers and LU unknown                
2= 3/2/07 Epsom Cycling Club 2-1 Epsom Harriers @ ERG in an annual match. Alfred Revell a= nd Lewis Burrage scored for ECC and Bailey for the Harriers,  
bu= t not J.Bailey as he was playing for Epsom Alleyn this day.              
23= /2/07 originally planned as a friendly v Burgh Heath & Banstead Utd, but instead Epsom Alleyn played the semi-final of the Surrey Junior     
Ch= arity Cup against Croydon Common Reserves @ Sutton United's ground (at London Road I think).          
An= Epsom correspondent writes that "I have never seen a ground so unfit for football as the Sutton United ground was on this occasion."     
&q= uot;Hillocks and vales covering the whole area." "The marvel is that any club should be allowed to play here." A draw was the right result     
de= spite the game being prolonged into semi darkness but neither side could get ahead = in extra time either. Drew 1-1. "As a game of football     
it= was reduced to a farce". HT 0-0 then Saint scored for Epsom Alleyn after a half = save by the keeper from a Hicks shot, but the equaliser     
so= on after was due to an error from Mills in leaving his goal, but he made amends by sav= ing a penalty soon after. Extra time was 15 minutes     
ea= ch way. Pederick was the best player on the field.              
Su= tton Advertiser says "ground was in a frightful state" "and the teams were disgusted with the choice of the Surrey F.A."      
2= 6/2/07 Famous footballer and cricketer Charles (CW) Alcock died in Brighton aged= 65. Famous for being involved with the creation of the FA Cup, and   
pl= ayed in the first final. Funeral on 2/3/07.                
2/= 3/07 Epsom Alleyn draw 1-1 @ ERG with Argyle. They went behind to a Hicks own goal, = but Bailey equalised soon after. Cantwell did well     
at= back, while Hicks did well despite the own goal. Originally due to visit Wimbledon Reserves this day.        
2= /3/07 reported that Harcourt Road Wallington is to go into the hands of the enterprising builder. Although not ideal to play on. Wallington were the<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>   
fi= rst team to play on it said Herald, not totally assuredly. Harcourt F.C. were actually there before them before the two clubs merged in the 1890's.    
2/= 3/07 Old Citizens win 5-2 before 1,500 at Worthing. Second visit of the season (at least).          
2= /3/07 Epsom Utd Res draw 3-3 with Laud Street United says Sutton Advertiser. However = it was probably either Laud Reserves or Epsom Utd firsts. Epsom  
l= ed 1-0 at HT and 3-0 with ten minutes left but had to settle for the draw. I have put = the opponents down as Laud Res for now, as Epsom Utd had a game  
sc= heduled for that day already. After looking in E & E Weekly Post, I now believe it was the Laud Street First team.        
Ma= rch 07 Croydon Common decide to turn professional. Herald says "there is pl= enty of room for one in Croydon."        
9/= 3/07 Epsom Alleyn v Sheen Old Boys K.O. 3.30. Was this played?              
9/= 3/07 Epsom United suffer their first defeat of the season 4-1 at Sutton Rec v Sutton Common. HT 0-2. See 19/1 comments.      
S= utton Observer says this match was meant to be at ERG v Sutton Common Reserves.= Not sure which is right so will stick with earlier report for now.  
1= 4/3/07 Epsom Thursday "now practically defunct" win 2-1 v Mr Cantwell's XI. = Many of these players including J.Gow and FW Plumridge would form Epsom  
We= dnesday instead soon.                  
16= /3/07 Epsom Alleyn v Kingston Town Reserves. Was this played?              
23= /3/07 Epsom Alleyn are due to play Sutton Manor Park but play the replay of their SJC= C SF tie with Croydon Common @ Epsom. =    
Bo= th sides were very similar to last time, and it was another close tie. HT 0-1, but= H Skinner equalised "with much coolness and judgement".     
Ex= tra time of 15 minutes each way was required again, and AC Skinner scored in the first half of this. It is reported 30/3 that "so far as can     
be= remembered, no Epsom Association football club has ever won a cup competition but the Epsom Alleyn look like doing so this season."     
Th= ey are better at back than at forward, where the left wing is entirely unsatisfactory, but they are looking forward to Chertsey Reserves     
in= the final. It is also reported that Alleyn are unbeaten at home this season.            
30= /3/07 Epsom Alleyn are due to play Sutton County School OB. Earlier in the season drew 5-5 at Epsom. Both sides are much stronger now.    
30= /3/07 Epsom United have two games at home this day, v Clapham United and Mitcham Unit= ed Res.        
2= /4/07 Old Citizens leave for their Easter tour of Guernsey and Jersey, where they w= ill play a few matches. Jersey Wanderers 3/4, East Surrey Regiment  
o= n 4/4, before moving to Guernsey who they play on 6/4 then Dulwich Hamlet (also touring) on 7/4. Staying at Grand Hotel, Jersey and Gardeners Royal  
Ho= tel in Guernsey. No results appear.                
6= /4/07 Epsom United due to play Sutton Common but the pitch was not available so it ha= d to be cancelled. Probably Epsom Rec, because of the cup final.  
19= 06-07 Epsom Alleyn beat Chertsey II 5-0 to win the Surrey Junior Charity Cup            
6/= 4/07 @ Epsom Recreation Ground, Epsom Alleyn defeat Chertsey Reserves 5-0. "Sever= al hundred persons witnessed the game" said     
He= rald. Epsom kept the same eleven as the semi final except with Sayer in for Bailey at outside left. Bonsor put Epsom 1-0 up very early     
wi= th an odd goal "a sensational opening" as the keeper missed a straight forward effort. Saint scored two before HT as Chertsey very rarely     
go= t within shooting distance. A Skinner and Bonsor again completed the scoring. Sutt= on Advertiser says attendance was 400, and also    
ad= vises that Chertsey had to play most of the second half with ten men due to Hamilton damaging his wrist. E & E Weekly Post agrees with     
attendance.                    
10= /4/07 Barry Porter captain for Surrey v London @ Thornton Heath. Drew 2-2. HT 1-1.          
13= /4/07 Epsom Alleyn were due to play Epsom United in a friendly, but instead Epsom All= eyn defeat Morland Park 4-2 instead with a fine     
in= dividual performance from Priestley, the new striker who "has a promising future" and scored twice. Morland Park were Croydon based.    
20= /4/07 F.A.Cup Final at Crystal Palace Everton v Sheffield Wednesday.            
Re= view in 4/5/07 Herald of 06/07 season. No mention of an Epsom FC, and no review of Epsom United or Epsom Alleyn..      
O= ld Citizens review Their 13th season, which was one of the most enjoyable. Previously (05/06) they had been Pld 34 W18 D2 L14 but this year stronger  
te= ams had been played including Ealing, Dulwich and New Crusaders. This year's record was Pld 35 W15 D6 L14 F81 A63.      
Te= ams beaten were Lancing O.B., Old Carthusians, St Johns School, Surbiton Hill, Alley= n, Old Etonians (Arthur Dunn Cup), Old Johnians, Eversleigh,     
Old Berkhamstedians, Reigate Priory, Worthing, Newportonians, Emeriti, and "The School" (twice).          
Ol= d Citizens drew with Reigate Priory, Beckenham, St Thomas Hospital (Weds), New Crusaders, 3rd Royal Artillery, Guernsey Island, and lost to    
No= rsemen, Barnes, Guy's Hospital, Casuals, Old Cranleighans, Worthing, Old Malverni= ans, Ealing, St Bart's (Weds), Jersey Wanderers, East Surrey    
Re= giment (Jersey), Dulwich and Townley Park (and one other).              
= This means that after Worthing on 26/12, OC must have played 19 W6 D4 L9 F30 A39. I = have Pld 18 W6 D4 L8 but only five actual scores totalling F11 A7.  
I= am missing one other loss and scores for many still. Results weren't very well cover= ed in the Herald.        
M= y record so far for the first half is Pld 11 W6 D1 L4 but only 8 actual scores showing F25 A12          
= It looks like I have no dates for Casuals (L) on 24/11 or 1/12, St John's School (= poss Weds in Oct), Eversleigh win on probably 29/12/06, St Thomas's  
W= eds on 30/1/06 or 6/2/06, The School (2 wins, one after 20/3, and one probably before xmas), Old Malvernians loss probably on 19/1.    
Sc= orers: CL Gregory 26, Thomson 13, Adey 7, Neal 6, B Furn 4, S.Hutchinson, Edmundson, and Peacock 3 each. The A and B teams had full sets of    
fixtures.                    
2= 9/4/07 Thomas Bucknill, former President of Epsom FC takes the chair at the SCFA Presentation evening at the Throne Room in the Holborn Restaurant.  
H= e was reluctant to do this as he knew that the job would normally be carried ou= t by Charles Alcock. He alluded to the fact that as a young man, he used  
to= play football in 1856 in Westminster School but was now 63. Barry Porter recei= ved his last Surrey FA Cap. Future caps would be Surrey AFA.    
Od= dly enough he is also reported as receiving his cap and badge in September at the SC= FA AGM.          
Ol= d Citizens AGM at "The School" on 6/5/07. Captain HF Pimm, v-c CL Gregory.= Sec PJ Peacock 60 Thrale Road, Streatham. "A" Captain RL Ebrenfest,=    
+ = v-c J Dodds. 'B' captain HM Myers, v-c EF Gibb. City of London School.            
Ju= ne 07 A.F.A. split from F.A. Old Citizens join A.F.A. in July 1907 and F.A. ban all A.= F.A. players. Would not rescind the ban until 1914.    
&q= uot;AMATEUR CLUBS WERE COMPELLED TO DECIDE WITHOUT DELAY UPON THEIR FUTURE COURSE OF ACTION AND NEUTRALITY WAS MADE     
IMP= OSSIBLE"  -  Quote from Amateur Football Magazine - January 1908.            
1= 907/08 affiliated sides in SCFA Handbook                
Ep= som Alleyn. Secretary is Ernest W Hicks. Hollydene, Temple Road, then F Elson (same address).           
Ep= som United: CE Smith - Liberal Club, Epsom. However, Sutton Observer says GF Kemp is Secretary. I believe it was originally going    
to= be Rev Haslam, but because he knew he was leaving the area in November, Kemp too= k it on.           
Ep= som Wednesday: FA Duplock, A1 Stores, Epsom.                
15= /6/07 Long Grove Hospital is opened.                
28= /6/07 Road rage on Kingston Road near Queen Adelaide pub when a cow was hit by a car, and much heated discussion ensued!      
8= /7/07 Meeting at Wellington Hotel to form a Wednesday club. WA Haslam was in the chair and 40 tradesmen and associates were present. Frank Duplock  
h= ad sent the affiliation fee to the SCFA and would enter the Reigate & Redhill Wednesday League. Haslam was Treasurer, and Asst Sec was AF Norman.  
Ca= ptain is FW Plumridge, v-c Frank A Duplock. Committee AB Thurley, R.Hoptroff, J Gow (junior), W Sykes, WA Bushbridge, JA Moatt. They are aiming    
fo= r a private ground and in two months it is announced that they will share with Epsom Alleyn.          
3/= 8/07 Arthur Walters still playing cricket at the age of 41 for Ewell. Also playing we= re SV Mercer and GC Hampton, both regular footballers a     
few years back= .                    
1= 4/8/07 Sir David Evans, a frequent visitor to Ewell FC matches in the past died aged= 58. Left a will totalling £55k net.      
15= /8/07 Surrey A.F.A. inaugural meeting. Old Citizens are present at the Holborn Restaur= ant. AF White (ex-Ewell FC) is one of 5 vice-presidents.    
H= e is also Hon. Match Secretary, while Barry Porter is elected to the Committee. Mee= ting Chaired by BA Glanville (Clapham Rovers). PJ Peacock was the  
O= ld Citizens representative. Reigate Priory were founder members of the Surrey FA and = are now founders of the AFA version. 40 clubs moved over to join.  
Au= g 07 Ernest Hicks is listed as Secretary of Epsom Alleyn and is asking for fixtures f= or the Reserves.        
1= 9/8/07 AGM of Epsom Alleyn FC                   
A= GM held at the Town Mission Room in the High Street on Monday evening. JJ Brown was = in the Chair and there was a fair attendance of members.     
O= fficers elected: President W Keswick MP, vice-presidents Lord Rosebery, Sir TT Bucknill, Messrs AW Aston JP, WG Langlands JP, H.Brocks JP,    
G= J Beams, JH Birch, CT Courtney-Lewis, WRG Farmer JP, W.Holmwood, Louis Tracey, EG Wil= son, AE Harler, CA Piper, FW Chilton, T Bell, TS Jackson.     
T= reasurer, JH Birch, Res Team Secretary W.Saint, v-c AC Skinner, Committee: Moatt, JJ Brown, Verge, Wildash, and Weston. Ernest Hicks was    
e= lected as Hon Secretary and Balance sheet was presented by Mr WS Smale showing a balance in hand from last season of £4 0s 8d. Members    
= subscriptions £5 8s. President and v-p subscriptions £6 9s 6d. And concert receipts £6 8s.3d.. Chief expenses were Printing £3 9s 8d. Postage £4 3s 3d.  
N= ets and footballs £4 2s 7d, and concert expenses £3 4s 2d making total expenses of £22 2s 1 1/2d. Final Balance in hand was 4s 3 1/2 d.    
= This was the club's third annual report and stated that there were 58 members 1 Presid= ent, 9 v-p's and 48 playing members. This was up 16 on last year.  
= During season the club played 39 matches. The first team played 22 of these while the Reserves played 14 and there were three cup ties. (Don't know  
w= hy these are listed separately!). First team won 14 D6 L5 F75 A45 and were undefeated = at home. Highlight was winning the SJCC, the     
f= irst club in Epsom to win such a trophy.  Epso= m's gate receipts from this was £2 17 3d in the semi, and £1 15s 7d in the fi= nal. Also thanked the    
= Urban Council for closing the Recreation Ground for three matches. The Secretary had interviewed several gentlemen with a view to obtaining a private  
= ground, and had been successful in obtaining one in Dorking Road adjoining the cricket ground. Also thanked James Wall for officiating as referee since the  
c= lub's formation. Not sure that Dorking Road was ever used for football, see comments 7/9/07 below.        
R= eport advised that they had entered SJL, SJC and SJCC which they did.            
Se= pt 07 Wallington FC move from Harcourt Road to the old Old Chamois pitch in Hackbridge as Harcourt Road is built on.      
Se= pt 07 Hook Road Council School opens. I believe this became Pound Lane, as the Natio= nal School at the junction with Hook Road and East Street     
wa= s already open.                  
7/= 9/07 Epsom Alleyn have secured the use of a private ground at Half Mile Bush. They w= ere previously at Epsom Rec but needed       
pe= rmission from the Urban Council to close the park so an admission could be taken.<= /td>            
Se= pt 07 Barry Porter, now with Reigate Priory was the last captain of Surrey before the split. Now unanimously elected captain of Surrey AFA.    
Fi= rst match is 30/10 v Cambridge University. Reigate Priory have joined the Southern Ama= teur League Division B and would win promotion    
an= d the title this year. It was the only league title they would ever win.            
14= /9/07 A club game this day for Old Citizens. AFA Senior cup draw 1 - Bye. Addiscombe P= ark (H) in 2nd round - last 16.      
18= /9/07 30th SCFA AGM at Holborn Restaurant. Barry Porter receives Surrey cap and badg= e.          
Bo= th Barry Porter and Alex White were on the SCFA Committee until the AFA split. The= ir last SCFA meeting was on 29/5/07.      
Se= pt 07 Sutton United play at London Road this year, just beyond the Angel Pub on the le= ft, on the way up to Rose Hill.      
St= rangely enough Sutton Common FC are said to be playing there by December 1907, calling it Sutton United's old ground.      
Ad= discombe Park played at Radcliffe Road, and Leslie United played at Dominion Road. North Croydon at Parchmore Road: HQ - The Simla Hotel.    
Su= tton Manor Park are at Westmead Road this season.              
Cr= oydon AFA side play at Woodbury Farm/Park, Addiscombe. They enter the Southern Amat= eur League this year.        
21= /9/07 Preview of season in Surrey Herald. "Football at Epsom has for many years been in a far from flourishing state but there are now signs of     
i= mprovement." The ground at Half Mile Bush is "on the Ewell Road". Ernest Hic= ks is Secretary, and practically all the old players are available, along wi= th  
m= any new ones too. Large initial expenses are required at HMB, but the "club is fortunate in having a number of generous supporters." The ground is = also  
to= be used by Epsom Wednesday "which will play its matches in the same field."= ;            
O= ld Citizens have a "splendid list of fixtures" this year and start v Lancing Old Boys on 21/9/07. They are competing in the Arthur Dunn Cup, the Amate= ur  
F.= A. Senior Cup, and the Surrey A.F.A. Cup. A and B teams are likely to be strengthen= ed by "several of last seasons school team." This indicates that    
th= e Old Citizens were an old schoolboys team, but from which school? City of Lond= on School.          
21= /9/07 Expected Line Up for Epsom Alleyn v either Old Suttonians or Sutton County Old Boys (I will stick with their old name for now)    
as= follows: J Bailey, H Plume, J Mullins, W Pederick, J Gow, AC Skinner, W Watson, CPG Lewis, J Pilling, W Saint, L Burrage      
Se= pt 07 Reference to Epsom United only losing one match of the 22 that they played last season. Lots of new blood this season they say.    
Th= e Sutton Observer is less positive, explaining that there are many new faces, but = many of the old faces had left. New Secretary GF Kemp. The club    
st= arted late this year and this may be why they lost some players. See 11/10 comments.=          
28= /9/07 Epsom Alleyn lose 8-2 at Caterham Park in their first Surrey Junior League fixt= ure. Only 9 played for Epsom Alleyn, and Caterham     
Pa= rk scored with 4 penalties!! Thorburn and F.Coomber got HT's for Caterham Park this day.          
S= ept 07 Old Citizens draw Old Albanians in Arthur Dunn Cup @ St Albans on 2/11 in Art= hur Dunn Cup, while in Surrey AFA Cup, OC have a first round bye,  
an= d a second round tie at home to Addiscombe Park on 23/11. In the main A.F.A. cup they have a first round bye too.      
Oc= t 07 reference to Epsom St Johns asking for fixtures. Secretary WA Garfield, 5 Albert Road. Average age of players was 15 and medium standard.    
5/= 10/07 Epsom Alleyn lose 3-0 at Guards Depot in Caterham in SJL. Gow and Skinner were prominent. HT unknown.      
5= /10/07 @ Half Mile Bush Epsom Alleyn Res lose 2-1 to Sutton Manor Park Reserves af= ter leading 1-0 at HT. Holt scored from a Burgess pass, but SMP  
eq= ualised with 15 minutes left and scored the winner soon after.              
9= /10/07 First match of newly formed Epsom Wednesday @ Clapham Common is a 1-0 win v Nine Elms. They were due to play Wimbledon Early Closing FC   
on= 2/10 at Half Mile Bush, but this does not appear to have been played.            
Oc= t 07 Epsom Postal looking for fixtures. Sec E.Taylor, East Street.              
11= /10/07 Ernest Hicks states that he has at no time approached 2 members of the Ep= som United to join.        
12= /10/07 A wretched display at home to Dorking St Pauls who won 9-1 in Surrey Junior League. Gow and one of the Skinners were missing,     
an= d a new keeper was very weak, but not an excuse says Herald.              
Ho= wever, their opponents next week (Leatherhead) lost by ten this week, so it should be close they say!        
Do= rking St Paul's were in irresistible form says Surrey Mirror. At the start it was = not clear that it was going to be so one sided, but Epsom's     
pr= omise faded. At 0-4 down Smith scored for Epsom with a header, but they were still 1-6 down at HT, and DSP mispen for handball at 1-7.    
16= /10/07 Epsom Wednesday dominate but lose 1-0 to Leatherhead Weds. Not sure if this was RWL.          
19= /10/07 Easy 4-0 win for Epsom Alleyn v Leatherhead Reserves in SJC. "A young pla= yer named Arthur Holt, who was given a trial by Epsom,    
ac= quitted himself well at outside right." Another new player was Burgess, while Hicks had little to do in goal. Burrage and Rose scored twice    
wi= th his second and Epsom's fourth going in off the post. Jimmy Gow was splendid. = Rose got the first after 10 minutes from a Holt cross, before     
Bu= rrage made it 2-0 soon after with a low shot. HT 2-0. The opponents did not get over= the line much in the second half, before Burrage     
sc= ored again with "a clinker."                  
Fu= ture Epsom keeper GS Whitehorn played for Leatherhead Res this day.            
19= /10/07 Epsom Alleyn Reserves are also at home, but at ERG as they lose 5-1 at home to Ashtead Reserves.        
24= /10/07 Barry Porter captained Surrey AFA v Cambridge University @ East Dulwich.          
26= /10/07 Old Citizens expected line up  v Old Cholmelians C Hutchinson, Croft, Pimm, Edmundson, Peacock, S.Hutchinson, B.Field, Mein, Gregory,    
Th= omson, C.Field.                  
Ol= d Citizens draw a bye in the first round of the AFA Cup. 2nd round Addiscombe Park (= H). Reserves do not enter SJC.      
26= /10/07 Epsom Alleyn lose 3-1 at home to Ashtead in Surrey Junior League. Holt, Plume, = Gow and Wilkins did "sterling work".      
Sa= int scored for Epsom and HT was 1-1. Bailey and R.Cooper(2) scored for Ashtead, and = were all former Epsom players.      
26= /10/07 Epsom United win 4-1 at Burgh Heath & Banstead Utd. Ware and Grinter played well on right wing, as did Pilling and Archer on the left.    
3= 0/10/07 Epsom Wednesday defeat Redhill Wednesday luckily 1-0 in Redhill Wednesday League. Randall was through and about to score before being   
c= harged, he fell, but took the keeper, defender and ball with him! HT 1-0 and an even second half. The ground was heavy and rough and our first half goal just<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>   
ro= lled over the line according to the Surrey Mirror.                
2= /11/07 Old Citizens win 7-0 at Old Albanians in AFA Senior Cup and this means that a future fixture @ Sidcup v New Crusaders has to be scratched.  
Th= omson got 4 and they will play Old Bradfield Boys (A) in next round. Also on 30/11 (H= ) v Old Externs.        
2/= 11/07 Epsom Alleyn defeat Leatherhead Reserves 2-0 in a Surrey Junior League match wh= ich was much closer than the SJC tie was a <= /span>    
co= uple of weeks ago. HT unknown.                
2= /11/07 Epsom United 4-1 Atlantic "Archer "played the game of his life" @ ERG. Game was only 30 minutes each way due to a late start. HT 2-0 thanks to   
Ar= cher and Ware, then Ware made it 3-0 before 3-1 and Archer 4-1.              
6= /11/07 Epsom Wednesday defeat Eagle House 3-1 at HMB after a late start of 4pm. Many different players for Epsom to last week, showing the size of the   
me= mbership. Brown scored after 5 minutes, and A.Bradshaw scored twice before HT. Eagle House scored right at the end.      
9/= 11/07 Epsom Wednesday were due to play Shaftesbury Athletic on a Saturday, but not su= re if this took place.        
9/= 11/07 Old Citizens defeat Old Foresters 3-0 with two from B.Field and one from Thom= son. CD Melver and H Guy also played. They are     
no= w F40 A10 with only 1 loss so far. GE Thurman now away on business more often.            
9/= 11/07 A large number of supporters of both clubs were present. Burgh Heath kicked= off against the slope and the sun, but scored after 10    
mi= nutes then Gow mispen. HT 1-0 down, but equaliser came after 55. Then Epsom Alleyn w= ent 2-1 down, but a late equaliser from the inside    
ri= ght earned the replay in this Surrey Junior Cup Group N tie.              
16= /11/07 Reserves drew 2-2 at Sutton Rec v Sutton Common. HT 0-1 down, but equalis= ed on two occasions to get a draw.      
16= /11/07 SJC 2 replay at Half Mile Bush saw Epsom Alleyn win 5-0 against Burgh Heath and Banstead United. The hosts started with ten men,    
an= d then when 11th player arrived, Bradshaw the centre forward was very badly injured. = 10 men. Lewis scored to make it 1-0 just before HT.    
Th= en Lewis got three more in 2nd half, and Burrage got the fifth. Gore, Wilkins and Smith all provided useful service.      
Th= e eleventh player was Arthur Skinner, so for the first ten minutes they were penned = in. Of Lewis's four goals, the Epsom & Ewell Weekly     
Po= st said that one was an o.g. as his shot went in off a defender (Blunt), but I am stic= king with his four goals on my record.      
20= /11/07 Barry Porter captained Surrey AFA v United Hospitals @ North Dulwich.            
23= /11/07 Leslie United 4-2 Epsom Alleyn in Surrey Junior League. Epsom played with= 9 throughout as Burrage and G.Rose did not put in    
an= appearance. Scorers Saint and Rose. E & E Weekly Post says Lewis and Saint were t= he scorers and says that ten played not nine,       
bu= t I'm not sure and will stick with the original report for now. Game was played at Dominion Road and Leslie were 2-0 up after ten minutes.     
Ep= som Alleyn fought back to equalise but Leslie scored again just before HT which was = 3-2 not 2-2 says Redhill and Reigate Gazette.    
23= /11/07 Old Citizens win 4-0 v Addiscombe Park and are "now getting a good following". Thomson (2), Muir, B.Field were the scorers.    
23= /11/07 Epsom St Johns beat Sutton County School 6-4 at Sutton Rec. Went 1-0 up in the first minute and led 5-1 at HT.      
23= /11/07 reported following A Bradshaw's injury on 16/11 he was lying "dangerously ill" at Epsom College where he is employed. His     
co= ndition on Tuesday 19th Nov was so serious, his friends were called for, and on Thur= sday 21st November he was operated on. This was     
su= ccessful and he is now "as satisfactory as could be expected."              
2= 7/11/07 Epsom Wednesday lose 4-0 at Dorking Wednesday but this was mostly because they started with 6 players due to a breakdown on route, and  
th= ey were 3-0 down by the time the full side arrived (25 mins). Then Collis mispen. They may protest said Herald as "the ground wasn't marked out."    
29= /11/07 reported that Rev WA Haslam is leaving the area for Battersea. A former E= psom and Epsom United player.      
3= 0/11/07 Old Citizens beat Old Externs 6-0 at West Street, and will play Civil Service= in third round of AFA Senior Cup, following this second round tie.  
N= ov 07 Advert in Sutton Advertiser for Charlie How selling football kit in his shop at = 15 High Street, Epsom. Shirts 1s 9d, knickers 1s 6d, hose 1s per pair.  
30= /11/07 Ashtead beat Epsom Alleyn 4-1 in SJC 3. Epsom had a weak team but Holt sc= ored and Epsom held on until 15 minutes from the end.    
Ga= me was 35 minutes each way. Rose nearly made it 2-0, but Epsom went 2-1 down in the second half, before conceding an offside goal,    
an= d a penalty awarded for pushing, despite the offence being yards outside the box, says Herald. Alleyn players prevented the penalty    
be= ing taken for a short while, "which was poor conduct." AC Skinner and Hal= es did very well. E & E Weekly Post says that the penalty was     
gi= ven but the ball was out of play when the offence occurred. R.Cooper, Alfred Revell a= nd Henry Williams all played for Ashtead this day.    
Wh= en the penalty was placed, Ernest Hicks kicked the ball up the field in protest!=            
In= the line up, local papers refer to R.Smith and K.Smith, but I'm fairly sure it was= CE Smith, who has also been referred to as Kinny or Kenny    
in= the past, as a nickname it appears. Leatherhead Advertiser says K.Smith.            
30= /11/07 reference to Summerstown playing at Copper Mill Bridge in olden days, bef= ore moving to their ground near Earlsfield station.    
30= /11/07 Old Citizens s/b @ Earlsfield v Richmond Assoc, but cup tie v Old Externs instead. Won 6-0 at West Street.      
No= v 07 A.Bradshaw is now recovering after his injury, but "it was very close for a while."          
7/= 12/07 Epsom Alleyn lose 7-0 at HMB to North Croydon in SJL. Lewis and a new centre ha= lf did well but the visitors were too strong and     
re= main unbeaten.                  
7/= 12/07 Epsom Alleyn Reserves fail to appear at Sutton Manor Park 'A'.            
7/= 12/07 Epsom United have a well contested return match with Atlantic, defeating them 3= -1. Afterwards all were entertained at the Railway Tavern.    
7/= 12/07 Old Citizens s/b home to Casuals, but cup tie v Old Bradfield Boys in ADC2. W= on 3-0 at West Street.        
11= /12/07 Barry Porter badly injured playing for Surrey AFA v Kent @ Lee. Out for a week = or two. Lost 3-1 at Lee. Porter's injury was caused by     
a = collision with the opposition back Milton. Passenger.              
11= /12/07 Epsom Wednesday defeat East Surrey Regiment 3-0, but not sure if this was Redhi= ll Wednesday League. East Surrey Reg were in Kingston.    
14= /12/07 Old Citizens win 2-0 @ Catford v Clapham Rovers. Originally due to play at Reigate Priory.        
D= ec 07 B.Field from Old Citizens is selected for Surrey v Corinthians @ Reigate = on 26/12/07. In cups, they are drawn (H) to Civil Service on 25/1, in the   
Su= rrey AFA Cup they are away on 15/2 to Parthians, while in the ADC 3 they are at home to Old Foresters in the new year (undated).    
14= /12/07 High winds don't help, but Epsom Alleyn win 2-1 at home to Selhurst Park in the Surrey Junior League. Scorers were Holt and Rose,    
bu= t HT and line up unknown.                  
21= /12/07 JB Mein scores in the last ten minutes as Old Citizens defeat Beckenham by t= he only goal at West Street.        
21= /12/07 Epsom Alleyn defeat Glendale (Croydon) at HMB 4-3 in a friendly. Debut for a yo= ung reserve, Syd Skinner (l-b). "was full of promise."    
25= /12/07 A very strong Epsom Wednesday side win 2-0 at HMB v Epsom Alleyn on Christm= as morning.        
2= 6/12/07 Old Citizens 3-2 Ipswich Town @ Portman Road. Old Citizens have only lost one game so far this season and trailed 2-1 at HT but Mein and   
Th= omson scored in the second half.                
26= /12/07 Epsom Alleyn v Selhurst United. Was this played?              
26= /12/07 Barry Porter returns from injury to play for Surrey v Corinthians at Reigate Priory's ground in front of between 2,000-3,000. Both    
si= des only had ten men in the second half. Drew 3-3. Alex White also played, as did B.Fi= eld from Old Citizens.        
28= /12/07 Epsom Alleyn are due to visit Selhurst Park (Addiscombe) in SJL, but it looks a= s if it is unplayed in early April. It was not played today.    
2= 8/12/07 Old Citizens lose 2-3 to Richmond Association. 2-0 down early despite going downhill at Gibraltar Lane, but Gregory made it 2-2 at one point.  
On= ly their second defeat of the season. This appears to have been their 18th game th= is season. YES, this ties in!!        
Am= ateur Football Magazine confirms this. Richmond scored from a mêlée with three minutes remaining.        
O= ld Citizens record inc 28/12 Played 18 W15 D1 L2 F67 A17.              
T= heir 'A' team record Played 15 W4 D4 L7 F26 A30   -   'B' Team record Played= 15 W7 D3 L6 F47 A33          
S= utton Observer now Epsom Observer until March when it merges with the Epsom Advertiser. No dates missing this year.      
4/= 1/08 Epsom Alleyn defeat Ashtead 1-0 in SJCC 1. Only a few weeks since they met in t= he SJC 3. Frosty hard ground. Scorer unknown.    
El= liott did well at centre half, while AC Skinner is improving at left half. Lewis (forward) and Holt did well too. Former and future Epsom     
pl= ayers Henry Williams and Alfred (AJ) Revell played for Ashtead. The goal came from a corner in the first half says Observer so I will amend     
HT= score, even though an earlier report said 0-0 HT.              
4/= 1/08 lots of frost this day.                  
4/= 1/08 Old Citizens were meant to play Old Aldenhamians at West Street but instead b= eat Clapham Rovers 3-0.        
Ja= n 08 reported in Amateur Football that "Croydon's move from Brigstock Road seems to have done them little good."      
4/= 1/08 Alex White plays at full back at Townley Park at this time v New Crusaders in Eastbourne Charity Cup (NR) but drawn.      
11= /1/08 Epsom Alleyn beaten 8-1 at North Croydon in SJL. Completely outplayed in second half. Croydon went 2-0 up at Parchmore Road and     
Ep= som Alleyn got one back before HT. Jordan scored 7 for North Croydon who are nicknam= ed The Heathens. Epsom Alleyn's goal was     
by= Rose from an Arthur Holt cross.                
Ad= discombe Park play at Radcliffe Road. Croydon Common play at the Crescent, Selhurs= t.          
11= /1/08 Old Cranleighans 3-1 Old Citizens in a game played at Malden. Were due to play Old Westminsters.        
A= lso this week in Amateur Sport Magazine on Page 170 is a picture of the Private Ba= nks Ground in Catford.        
18= /1/08 Alex White missing for Townley Park as they lost to Parthians, as he was playi= ng for Old Aldenhamians in ADC tie..      
18= /1/08 Epsom Alleyn draw 2-2 at home to Leslie Utd in SJL. Epsom & Ewell Guardian = says Epsom were the better side and should have won.    
1= 8/1/08 Reserves drew 1-1 with Sutton Manor Park Res in the Surrey Minor Cup. However, due to their late arrival the game must have been under 90   
mi= nutes, as the replay was ordered to be played away. This tie was at Sutton Rec, but= the replay was at Westmead Road.      
1= 8/1/08 Old Citizens missed keeper Woodthorpe who had been out injured for three week= s, and B.Field was also out as Old Citizens lost 1-0 to Norsemen.  
2= 2/1/08 Epsom Wednesday lose 2-1 at home to Dorking Wednesday in RWL to two late goals.= HT was 0-0 then Brown shot and Tate scored from the   
ke= eper fumble to put Epsom a goal up but it didn't last. Plumridge and Hoptroff were a = bit off form says E & E Guardian. Clayton did well at half.    
2= 5/1/08 Reserves lose SMC tie in a replay at Westmead Road, Carshalton v Sutton M= anor Park 'A' (Reserves). Epsom keeper pensave in second half, but  
th= ey lose to a first half goal. Had previously drawn 1-1 the week before instead of play= ing Kennington which the original fixture was.    
25= /1/08 Old Suttonians 1-1 Epsom Alleyn. Rose put them 1-0 up and Holt nearly added a second, but Old Suttonians equalised early in the     
second half.                    
25= /1/08 Old Citizens lose 2-5 to Civil Service in the AFA Senior Cup at West Street. = This was the last 32 stage. First Round Proper. Originally due    
to= play @ Beckenham v Beckenham.                
1/= 2/08 Epsom Alleyn defeat Worcester Park away 4-0 but (NR). Herald fixture had them a= way to Morland Park, but may have been a misprint.    
@ = 1/2/08 Epsom St Johns record is Pld 14 W12 D1 L1 F74 A20. They are playing in the "Boys Realm Southern League" where their record is Pld 12    
W1= 1 D1 F65 A18                  
1/= 2/08 ESB 4-4 ESJ @ Temple Road. Archer got all 4 for ESJ who were 2-0 up but 2-2 at HT. Hogsden did well in ESB goal      
1= /2/08 Old Citizens were due to play at home to Crouch End Vampires but the game was scratched so Old Citizens Reserves could play Weybridge Res  
in= Surrey AFA Junior Cup. They won 3-0 at West Street.              
5/= 2/08 B.Field from Old Citizens plays for Surrey AFA v Middx on this day. Surrey lose 2= -0 at East Dulwich.        
8= /2/08 Epsom v Leatherhead Res in SJL in papers, but Epsom had already played them at = home in league and cup, and the away league game was in April.  
Ma= ybe a friendly was scheduled, but it looks like no game was played and I have marked it accordingly.        
8/= 2/08 Old Citizens were meant to travel to Guy's Hospital, but instead lose 2-1 at = home to Old Foresters in Arthur Dunn Cup 3 (Q-F).    
If= they had won, they would have played Old Wykehamists in SF on or before 7/3/08. Th= ey were very unfortunate not to claim a late equaliser,    
a= nd after the game, three farm labourers (ardent supporters of the Citizens) made their= way to the pavilion to ask the captain HF Pimm "what are we going  
to= do with the referee". The referee escaped according to Amateur Sport Magazine! M= atch also reported as a 2-0 defeat but it was definitely 2-1.    
1= 5/2/08 Old Citizens drew 2-2 after extra time at Earlsfield v Parthians. Reference to Secretary Percy J Peacock recovering from sickness but he won't play  
ag= ain this season. Originally due to play Ealing @ Ealing.              
Re= ference also to Eastbourne having been at the Saffrons since 1886/87 season.            
15= /2/08 Ashtead 1-2 Epsom Alleyn. Ernest Hicks saved a penalty (including a retake for an infringement) twice in the second half.      
Le= wis for Epsom has now left the district. The two teams have now met four times th= is season winning two each.        
Ep= som Observer says that Ashtead were unlucky, as they scored from a corner but the refe= ree had already awarded a penalty. Presumably this     
wa= s missed, but no report I have seen has yet advised this.              
15= /2/08 Former player Alex (AF) White played for Townley Park who won 9-2 at Croydon.          
22= /2/08 Former Ewell player ND Alston is still connected with Banstead, where he refereed their game with Horsham this day. W5-0.    
22= /2/08 Epsom United match at Leatherhead Rose is abandoned with Rose leading 8-1. Why?=          
22= /2/08 Eastbourne defeat Old Citizens 5-2 at the Saffrons. Reference to B.Field "the county winger".        
29= /2/08 Old Citizens beat Parthians 3-0 in Surrey AFA Cup 3 replay (QF) They will now play Eversleigh at Reigate in SF.      
T= his game was scheduled for 22/2/08 according to Redhill and Reigate Gazette but was pl= ayed on 29th replacing the home game with Old Carthusians.  
22= /2/08 Epsom's League game away to Dorking St Paul's is p-p as Epsom play Southfields Reserves in the Surrey Junior Charity Cup and draw 0-0 in     
hi= gh wind and heavy showers. Hicks did well while Saint also played. Epsom Alleyn will = need to improve in the replay says Herald.      
It= was a small attendance but "a ding dong game".                
SJ= L League table in Herald inc 22/2/08.                
2= 6/2/08 Redhill Weds defeat Epsom Weds 2-0. Leatherhead Advertiser says that the = game is in the Redhill Weds League. Bad weather as Redhill led 2-0   
at= HT and also mispen in 1st half.                
29= /2/08 Epsom Alleyn 2-0 Guards Depot Res in SJL. First defeat of the season for the Gu= ards and one of Epsom's better displays this season,     
bu= t no other details. Guards keeper Urquhart was apparently a pro with Newcastle in earlier days.          
It= was the best display of the season. Archer scored the first with a long shot and Saint got a second before Henry Skinner mispen. HT 2-0.    
Th= e Guards were entertained at the Kings Arms afterwards.              
02= /03/08 Former Ewell FC Vice-President Tom Mercer is re-elected President of Ewell C.C. at their AGM at the Parochial Rooms.      
7/= 3/08 Epsom Alleyn 3-2 Caterham Park in SJL. It was an even game, and was "not really that deserved". Gow was back after a lengthy     
ab= sence, while Elliott scored 2 (incpen). He originally hit the post with the penalty bu= t it had to be retaken for a defensive infringement.     
Sa= int got the third and was Epsom's most prominent forward. HT 3-0 and Caterham got two back in the second half.      
7/= 3/08 ESB draw 3-3 at South Hatch v Mr Nightingall's XI in a match with no fouls or free kicks, although the wind spoilt much good play.    
7/= 3/08 Old citizens won 4-0 won their annual visit to Camberley to play R.M.C.            
Ol= d Citizens players CE Field and WFJ Thomson selected to play for Surrey v London Ban= ks on 25/3.          
O= ld Citizens also advise their Easter Tour (A) v Weybridge on 17/4 and Reigate Priory = (A) on 20/4. Still waiting for the Saturday fixture. Not much of a tour!  
He= rald writes that Epsom Alleyn have now won two matches in succession "a thing th= ey are very rarely guilty of!". Replay of SJCC match    
is= this Saturday 14/3/08.                  
14= /3/08 Epsom lose 3-0 to Southfields Reserves in replay of SJCC. They took a long time= to settle, and were 1-0 down by then.       
Th= ey improved in the second half, but did not score. HT unknown. Was meant to play Dork= ing St Paul's but game was put back one week.    
14= /3/08 North Croydon drop a point in 1-1 draw with Selhurst Park which means that Guar= ds Depot are Champions of SJL.      
14= /3/08 SF of Surrey AFA Senior Cup "a fairly large number of spectators" saw Eversleigh defeat Old Citizens 2-1 @ Reigate Priory. HT 0-1.     
Ma= rch 08 North Croydon deducted two points for an ineligible player.            
18= /3/08 Barry Porter the former Ewell player who is with Reigate Priory, is selected for Surrey v Suffolk @ Ipswich this day.      
20= /03/08 Epsom & Ewell Weekly Post becomes Epsom & Ewell Guardian.            
21= /3/08 Dorking St Paul's 0-0 Epsom Alleyn in SJL. A poor game and shooting was "wretched".          
21= /3/08 Barry Porter plays for Reigate Priory this day as they win 3-0 v Alleyn in SF of Surrey AFA Senior Cup SF @ Reigate.       
2= 1/3/08 Epsom St John's 3-1 Mr Nightingall's XI @ ERG. Page is "a tower of strength", while Wise was the best forward on the field. They have n= ow scored  
10= 0 goals this season and record reads Pld 21 W17 D3 L1.              
21= /3/08 First Annual Dinner of AFA @ Holborn Restaurant - King's Hall. Present were AM = and PM Walters, Percy Peacock, JB Mein and Barry Porter.    
I = can't find AF White, although there were an AS and an AH White there, and it may have been a misprint.        
21= /3/08 Old Citizens get a 1-1 draw at Old Felstedians, and win the return match the following Saturday 1-0 at West Street.      
28= /3/08 Epsom were due to play at Selhurst Park this day but match was never played and= was awarded to Selhurst Park with a 0-0 scoreline.    
4/= 4/08 Barry Porter plays for Reigate Priory this day as they win the Surrey AFA Senior Cup 3-0 over Eversleigh @ Woodbury Farm,    
Ad= discombe. Priory had donated the cup, and they were the first winners. Cup presente= d by Mrs White, the wife of Alex White the former    
Ew= ell player and a Surrey AFA v-p.                
4/= 4/08 Epsom Alleyn played a friendly with Epsom Hockey Club who had finished their fixtures and had a go at football! Alleyn were 3-0 up     
at= HT but the Hockey Club keeper saved two penalties in the second half. Thunderstorms marred a pleasant game.        
A= pril 08 reference to Sutton Wednesday who played at London Road this season. Both they and Dorking Wednesday were in the Redhill Wednesday Lge.  
4/= 4/08 Old Citizens were due to play at Weybridge but instead lost 1-0 at Old Albani= ans.          
08= /04/08 Sutton Wednesday win a cup against Dorking Weds and then beat Epsom Weds = 3-0 straight afterwards. Originally meant for 11/3/08.    
= 9/4/08 Amateur Football Magazine shows a Team PHOTO of Old Citizens, but the magazine is currently unable to be copied at Colindale. Page 303-305  
c= overs this and a full club history, which follows:                
= Formed in 1894 as the Old Boys of the City of London School by Stanley Hodgson. The club started at Denmark Hill but moved to Beckenham in about  
= 1896 (not exact). In 1901 original member HF Pimm was elected captain and Percy Pea= cock has been Secretary since 1902. In 1905 the School moved to  
= Catford, but there was no room for the Old Boys section of the club there, so they were fortunate beneficiaries of Ewell FC's demise. They entered the   
= London Senior Cup in 1899 but otherwise just played friendlies only until this season says magazine (I can see Arthur Dunn Cup entries in 1906/07).  
T= hey have played 11 times at Worthing, but since the spilt they played Ipswich in t= his year's Boxing Day fixture.        
= Their record this season inc 4/4 (prob) is Pld 33 W20 D3 L10 F92 A43 but since formati= on it is Pld 756 W330 D135 L291 F1673 A1541. CL Gregory and  
S= H Kyffen have scored over 200 each for the club. B.Field, CE Field and WFJ Thomson have all represented Surrey AFA this year.      
La= st Amateur Sport Magazine for this season, and starts again on a monthly basis from = Oct 15th.          
11= /4/08 Epsom Alleyn get a 2-2 draw at Leatherhead Res in SJL. 1-0 down at HT they went= 2-1 up before a late equaliser from Leatherhead.    
Un= less they played in SJL on 28/3/08 they probably have one match left.            
Ap= r 08 reference to Epsom Rosemount Lawn Tennis Club. Any connection to the orig= inal Epsom Rosemount?        
No= reviews of any Epsom clubs this May in Herald.                
18= /4/08 Future keeper GS Whitehorn still with Leatherhead Reserves.            
18= /4/08 Dorking St Pauls have decided to disband after their final fixture this d= ay v Leatherhead Reserves.        
20= /4/08 Old Citizens scratch game at Reigate Priory on Easter Monday as they can't ra= ise a side.          
Ma= y 08 Reference to Carshalton St Albans stating that they lost twice to ESJ whi= le they beat ESB once and on one other occasion ESB turned up on    
th= e wrong day so a second game wasn't played! This ties in with my records. All three g= ames were played in 1908.        
F= inal table balances but it looks like it is missing two goals for and against Selhur= st Park.          
20= /5/08 Concert held at the Co-operative Hall on Wednesday evening on behalf of t= he Epsom Alleyn F.C. and on behalf of Mr W.Bradshaw,    
wh= o suffered a very serious injury which kept him out of work for some months. Only now = is he back in work. Chair was occupied by <= /span>    
J = Templeton. The concert was not well attended but was a financial success.            
J= une 08 AGM of Old Citizens FC in the library of "the school" with E.Gavin = in the chair. Report of last season showed that Played 35 W21 D4 L10 F97 A46= .  
I = have 35 fixtures for this club, but not all results. My record only shows: W12 D1= L3 F59 A8. 23 matches unreported still.      
Of= ficers for next season are PJ Peacock (capt), GG Smith (v-c), Secretary WFJ Thomson = (or maybe Thurman) 230 Strand, London. Mr Peacock    
h= ad been Secretary for 7 years but resigned as Secretary this year and received a present. Peacock is now on the Committee of the Surrey A.F.A. "Club<= /td>  
wil= l again have use of the Ewell ground next season". Committee PJ Peacock, GG Smith= , FH Croft, LH Kenny, HF Pimm, WE Woodthorpe, S.Hutchinson.    
1908/09 seaso= n                    
Ep= som played in light and dark blue: Sec F Elson, Hollydene, Temple Road, then FE Milligan, 1 Grove Road        
Ep= som Wednesday has Frank (FA) Duplock as their Secretary, A1 Stores, Epsom. Colours White and Green.        
Ep= som Postal played in white and blue: Sec I Taylor, 124 East Street, Epsom            
Ep= som United Sec: GF Kemp, 9 Beech Road No reference to this team in Herald. They may = not have started the season. Certainly last season's     
Se= cretary CE Smith plays for Epsom this season.                
Ep= som St Johns Sec: Joe (JJ) Skinner, Sunnyside, East Street              
Ep= som St Barnabas contact is FS Milligan 11 Grove Road, Epsom. I think it is meant= to be FE Milligan 1 Grove Road. Then by September, it was     
Ol= iver Breeden 25 Miles Road, Epsom.                
Ep= som YMCA contact AH Tinker High Street, Epsom                
Au= g 08 Surrey AFA captain and former Ewell player Barry Porter promised to take over the captaincy of Reigate Priory this season. Has been    
th= ere since Ewell folded. Aged 30.                
31= /8/08 AGM of Epsom Alleyn at Technical Institute.               
Te= chnical Institute was in Church Road, at junction with Depot Road.              
ch= ange of name from Epsom Alleyn to Epsom FC at AGM. Playing friendlies only this year a= nd did not enter the Surrey Junior League.    
= Held on Monday evening with James Chuter Ede in the chair. Annual report presente= d by Secretary Ernest Hicks showed membership of 85 as against 58  
= the previous year. President was Mr W.Keswick M.P. and there were 30 vice presidents. = Of 26 matches played, 15 were won, 5 drawn and 8 lost, with   
g= oals F63 A57. I have 26 results, and 5 other fixtures w= ithout results which may not have been played. My record is quite different. Pld 26     
W= 10 D6 L10 F44 A65. Club also got a private ground at Ha= lf Mile Bush, and were very honoured to have such a list of sportsmen for vice-presidents as the   
E= arl of Rosebery, Sir Thomas Bucknill, six justices of the Peace and many others.=            
= Balance Sheet showed receipts at £33 1s.1d and expenditure of £39 19s 2d, leaving= a balance due to the Treasurer of £6 18s.1d. Chairman proposed the  
a= ccounts and they were seconded by W Skinner and adopted. Officers elected were W Kesw= ick - President. Treas: JH Birch, Sec: EW Hicks. Match    
S= ecretary, A.Skinner, captain RT Lawrence, v-c HJ Plume. Committee elected was Arthur Holt, W.Skinner, Kemp, JA Moatt, and RW Mason.    
O= n the motion of JH Birch, and seconded by Ernest Hicks, it was decided to alter the ti= tle of the club from Epsom Alleyn FC to Epsom FC. They had    
= originally been Epsom Rosemount, before Epsom Alleyn. Mr Powler was re-appointed groundsman, and JC Ede and J.Gow auditors. Not sure if they will  
r= un a second eleven at this point, but will enter the Surrey Junior Cup this season, despite not entering the Surrey Junior League.      
Ep= som confirm that the captain RT Lawrence will pick the team.              
11= /9/08 AGM of Epsom St Barnabas (Wednesday) President Rev E.W.Northey and Secretary F.E.Milligan.        
1= 4/9/08 AGM of Epsom Wednesday at Wellington Hotel with R.Norman in the chair. Last season they Pld 18 W7 D2 L9 F20 A29. Joint Secretaries this  
y= ear, despite what Surrey Handbook says. Frank Duplock is joined by AF Norman too. Treasurer C.Riddick, with Captain H.Brown, v-c B Hoptroff, and  
th= ey are at home to Guards Depot on 23/9/08 in their first Redhill Wednesday League g= ame. Membership is 2s 6d for all inc v-p's.      
C= lub advised that although they played at Half Mile Bush last season, gates were low, owing to a lot of bad weather. President W.Keswick elected, and  
Co= mmittee of Attfield, Wilkins, Coxhead, Plumridge, C.Blomfield, WA Busbridge.            
15= /9/08 AFA AGM @ Holborn Restaurant. Percy Walters is Vice Chairman, while Percy Pea= cock is Referees Secretary of the Surrey Association.    
P= reviews in Herald 19/09/08 - Old Citizens have a full fixture list and will play Ips= wich Town on Boxing Day. They are entered for the Arthur Dunn Cup,  
th= e A.F.A. Senior Cup, and the Surrey A.F.A. Senior Cup. Also the Eastbourne Charity= Cup and Surrey Charity Cup. They have a club game planned for    
19/09/08.                     
Ep= som FC have not joined the Surrey Junior League this season and play their first frie= ndly at home to Sutton Manor Park on 26/9/08.     
&q= uot;Epsom FC (late Epsom Alleyn)". A strong list of friendlies have been arranged= .            
19= /9/08 Former player Rose scores for Ashtead v Addiscombe in SJL.            
Ep= som St Barnabas start the year under "entirely new management".            
Th= ey have their AGM on 18/9/08 with Rev E.Garth Ireland in Chair. Sec and Treas: is= Mr F Milligan at this point. Committee FC Pritchard, JA     
Mo= att, H Cox. Their first match is on 26/9, and the ground is at Temple Road "near= the site of the new church".        
23= /9/08 Epsom Wednesday start in Redhill Wednesday League with a calculated 7-0 loss to Guards Depot        
26= /9/08 ESB lose 5-0 at home to Battersea St Stephens and play with ten for the first half. Rev E.Garth Ireland refereed. HT 0-4.      
26= /9/08 Epsom 2-2 Sutton Manor Park. A very fast game especially for the first game of = the season. Arthur Holt scored in the first half, but    
Ma= nor Park equalised before HT. Plume put Epsom 2-1 up in the second half, but a late equaliser made it 2-2.        
3/= 10/08 reported in Herald that Epsom has many good players but they are all in different teams.          
3/= 10/08 Epsom draw 1-1 with Carshalton Athletic in a match restricted to 40 minutes each way. First half favoured Epsom, but HT 1-1, and    
th= e hot weather and long grass won the day. A breakaway from Holt resulted in Eps= om's goal after 15 minutes but Carshalton equalised very     
sh= ortly afterwards. Attendance was very poor at Half Mile Bush.              
3/= 10/08 Old Citizens are 2-0 up at HT at Cheshunt, but draw 2-2.              
Th= ey are drawn in the AFA Senior Cup 2nd round v Parthians on or before 7/11 but can't s= ee when this was played yet.      
Th= ey are also drawn at home to Townley Park in the Surrey AFA Cup 3rd round on or before 5/12/08.        
3/= 10/08 First game of season for Epsom YMCA as they lose 0-4 at Temple Road to Ashtead Reserves.          
10= /10/08 Epsom draw 2-2 with Montem (NR). After this game a "meat tea and smoking concert" at the Kings Arms with tickets at 1s 6d.    
10= /10/08 ESJ win 3-2 at Banstead Institute "brimful of incident".              
Oc= t 08 Wimbledon (and presumably reserves too) playing at The Chase, Merton Hall Road.          
O= ct 08 Surrey AFA announce their County dates for the early part of the season. 28/10 v Essex @ Leyton, 11/11 v Camb Univ (H), 9/12 v Kent (H), 30/12  
v = Corinthians (H), 3/2/09 v Herts (A), 24/2 v Middx (A), 17/3 v London Banks (H)            
Oc= t 08 Epsom St Johns think they are as good as Epsom FC "the premier club of the town".          
15= /10/08 Barry Porter returned to the side after an injury that had kept him out for a w= hile but still feeling the effects. Aged 30 by now.     
17= /10/08 Epsom lose 5-1 at Wimbledon Reserves. Epsom only turned up with 9 and were found two subs. Arthur Holt scored for Epsom.    
17= /10/08 Youngsters Albert Green and A.Greentree score for Epsom Council School v = Dr Barnardo's @ Temple Road. Therefore, Billy Green    
wa= s also likely to have also gone to Epsom Council School. It was on the corner of Hook Road and East Street, I believe.      
Th= e Temple Road ground was described as the Epsom Council School Ground at this time= .          
17= /10/08 Croydon v Wallington this day at Bute Road. Their AFA side has folded, and this looks like a new Croydon side.      
17= /10/08 Late winner for Epsom YMCA as they defeat ESB 2-1. HT 1-1. "A fair number= of spectators" and a smoking concert afterwards at the YMCA.    
1= 7/10/08 Old Citizens were due to play Surbiton Hill at West Street this day but it doesn't happen as Old Citizens win 6-0 at home to Old Wilsonians in the   
2= nd qualifying round of the AFA Cup. The draw takes them to Brentwood Rovers = in the 3rd qualifying round, on 24/10 and not against Old Framlinghamians or   
Lo= ndon Devonians, which was previously listed..                
Th= e game against Brentwood was won easily but (NR). They will play at Old Westmins= ters on or before 19/12 in the First Round Proper (last 32).    
24= /10/08 Several regulars missing for ESB as they lose 1-3 to Ashtead Reserves. Th= ey were laying a new church cornerstone.      
24= /10/08 ESJ are unlucky to lose 0-4 to Sutton Common Reserves. HT 0-2. First defeat of the season. They hit the bar in the second half.    
2= 5/10/08 On a Sunday Old Citizens travelled to play Racing Club de Roubaix where they w= on 2-1 in France. Peacock and Thurman both played in this game.  
28= /10/08 @ Temple Road, Epsom Council School 2-5 Kensington & Chelsea Schools.            
28= /10/08 Surrey AFA win 4-2 at Leyton v Essex after trailing 0-1 at HT.            
31= /10/08 Epsom defeat Wimbledon YMCA 3-1. Bonsor reappeared at centre forward but still = far from fit. Easy win says Herald. However,    
Su= tton Advertiser says that Epsom defeated Carshalton 3-0 at Half Mile Bush, wit= h no reference to Wimbledon YMCA. The same three scorers    
ar= e listed and both reports refer to Bonsor's reappearance. I will go with Carshalton, a= s I think Wimbledon YMCA might have been the original    
fixture.                    
31= /10/08 Probably this date saw Old Citizens defeat Parthians 1-0 in SC AFA Cup 2nd Round. There are no other dates it could have been played on.    
7/= 11/08 Reserves lose 7-1 at Surbiton Park Reserves and only play with ten men.            
7/= 11/08 Epsom lose 5-1 at home to Dorking Reserves in SJC. 0-0 at HT after "several easy chances" were missed by the home team.     
Do= rking were the smarter team. GS Whitehorn debut for Epsom, joining from Leatherhead.= Did well but at fault for the first goal.      
Lo= oks like SJC 2 and probable bye in first round. It was. Arthur Skinner was the Epsom scorer with a good single handed effort.      
Do= rking Reserves were in fact drawn at home but as their first team were at home = they moved the tie to Epsom.        
7/= 11/08 Barry Porter plays for Reigate Priory this day in a 5-1 home loss to Townley Pa= rk. Alex White plays for Townley Park in this SC AFA    
cu= p tie, which meant that Priory had relinquished their hold on the cup.            
7/= 11/08 A.Page is leaving Epsom and will be missed by all at ESJ.              
7/= 11/08 Sutton Common are playing at Balaam Lane.              
7= /11/08 Old Citizens draw with Old Wykehamists in the Arthur Dunn Cup in a match swit= ched to West Street. The replay takes place on 14/11 and means   
th= at their match with Reading Amateurs (A) was scratched. The replay was lost 2-1, a= lso at West Street. They would have been home to either     
Old Felstedians or Old Reptonians in the second round before 2/1/09.            
14= /11/08 Croydon Park still playing at Brigstock Road at this time.              
14= /11/08 Epsom v Morland Park. This game was postponed as Epsom could not raise a team. Morland Park play at Sumner Road.      
14= /11/08 Former Ewell player Barry Porter played for Reigate Priory this day in a = 2-0 win over Ipswich Town @ Reigate.      
18= /11/08 Epsom Weds win first RWL game of season 2-1 v Leatherhead Weds. Scorers unknown= .          
21= /11/08 Carthusians win easily 4-0 at West Street v Old Citizens in SC AFA Charity Cup. Home keeper played well though.      
A= round this time, the Old Citizens record is advised as Pld 11 W8 D2 L1 but they had = only played 10 by the time of this game and it was their second loss.  
Re= cord in Amateur Football Magazine appears not quite right as a result.            
21= /11/08 Epsom v Oakley Athletic. Was this played?              
21= /11/08 ESJ lose 9-3 at Rayleigh (Wimbledon) but Skinner and Smith were out.            
2= 5/11/08 Epsom Weds draw 0-0 at Long Grove and AB Thurley reappeared after a long absence for Wednesday. Long Grove "have a splendid ground, one  
of= the best in the country".                  
28= /11/08 Epsom v Wimbledon Reserves. Was this played?              
28= /11/08 Barry Porter plays for Reigate Priory this day in a 1-1 home draw with Townley Park. Alex White plays for Townley Park in this AFA    
Charity Cup ti= e.                    
28= /11/08 ESJ win 3-1 v Glendale @ ERG and turned out in new colours. An even game saw = them 1-0 down but a HT from Yates made it 3-1. T.Hicks is    
do= ing well in goal in goal in place of Page.                
5/= 12/08 Epsom St Johns win a ragged game 2-1 v St Mark's Institute with goals from J.Skinner and Syd Skinner with a penalty for handball.    
De= c 08 Reference to Epsom White Rose Secretary being F.Lock 2 Oak Cottages, Epsom Common, and future Epsom Wednesday Secretary HJ Buttell,    
of= 2 The Parade, Pound Lane, Epsom.                
De= c 08 Selhurst Park play at Thornton Road this season.              
De= c 08 Former President of Ewell FC John Henry Bridges J.P. is still living at Ewell Co= urt.          
5/= 12/08 Epsom defeat Bookham 3-2. Neither side had a full team out, "which affected play". Wilkins, AC Skinner, Plume, Holt & Smith     
di= d well for the winners.                  
9/= 12/08 Surrey AFA v Kent AFA @ Reigate. Barry Porter played as did PJ Peacock from Old Citizens. HT 3-2 and Surrey won 4-2.      
12= /12/08 Provisional line up for Epsom YMCA is A.Sweetman, XY McNab, J.Cowlard, LH Peerless, AH Tinker, G.Sweetman, G.Wilcox, F.Plume,     
H.= Thorns, T.Stockwell, H.Jones                  
12= /12/08 Norwood Association v Epsom. Was this played?.              
i= nc 23/12 Epsom Wednesday have played 8 W1 D1 L6 F5 A37. This means that they lost = to Dorking Weds on 11/11 and Leath Weds on 2/12. GD F0-A7.  
13= /12/08 Rowland Owen dies aged 66. Lived in St Martins Avenue, Epsom and was a Treasurer of one of the former Epsom clubs.      
19= /12/08 Old Citizens were due to play Old Malvernians (H) but instead lost 2-1 at hom= e to Old Westminsters in AFA Cup 1st Round.    
25= /12/08 Epsom defeat Epsom Wednesday 2-0 in a Christmas friendly at Half Mile Bush.          
2= 5/12/08 Surrey AFA defeat Paris 7-3 in front of 2,000 at the Brixton Wanderers gr= ound in East Dulwich. NF Norman and PJ Peacock (Old Citizens) played.  
1= /1/09 Walter Alfred Busbridge died suddenly aged 31. He was licensee of the Wellington Hotel. Heart failure, possibly related to sunstroke from last year.  
He= was on the Committee of the Epsom Wednesday F.C.              
2/= 1/09 Epsom St Johns defeat Westcott 4-0 in Surrey Minor Cup. HT 2-0 Wise got the fir= st after 15 minutes, and others unknown.      
Ja= n 09 Reference to Major E.F.Coates retiring. He was Chairman of Surrey County Council and would be the one who sells the land at West Street to     
Ro= bert Bradshaw in 1925.                  
2/= 1/09 Epsom lose 2-4 to Old Suttonians. Paper erroneously calls them Epsom Alleyn, despite the change of name at the start of the season.    
9/= 1/09 Epsom due to play Waterfall, a club that would change names to South Tooting shortly. Was this played?        
13/1/09 Epsom Weds v Sutton Weds appears unplayed and there is reference in the D&L Advertiser to getting it played as soon= as possible. Not sure when it was actually played yet.
16= /1/09 Epsom v Overie Park. Was this played?                
18= /1/09 Ewell President John Henry Bridges marries Dorothy Mary Jacomb the eldest daugh= ter of Reginald Benyon Jacomb of Ewell House.    
He= is also a breeder of Aberdeen Angus cattle.                
20= /1/09 Surrey AFA win 7-2 @ Ipswich v Suffolk AFA. HT 6-1. No LU's but possibly Porter played, although he has disappeared out of the     
Pr= iory line up now.                  
2= 0/1/09 Long Grove defeat Epsom Wednesday 2-0 @ Long Grove four days after defeating E= psom YMCA easily. They were a very strong team in those  
days.                    
i= nc 20/1/09 Epsom Weds League record is Pld 10 W1 D1 L8 F6 A43 which indicates a 4-0 = loss to Lavender Hill and a 2-1 loss to Sutton Weds. The table  
ag= rees the GD with both of those sides.                
in= c 16/1/09 Epsom St Johns record for the season is Pld 17 W11 D2 L4 F59 A38 says Her= ald. Yates is top scorer with 21.       
I= have 18 fixtures and 11 results W8 D0 L3 F 39 A 25.              
23= /1/09 Hawkstone v Epsom. Was not played, as Epsom play Epsom St Barnabas and lo= se 2-1 @ Half Mile Bush. A well deserved win for ESB.    
Ag= ain, the club are called Epsom Alleyn by mistake.                
2= 7/1/09 Epsom Wednesday get 2 points as Dorking Wednesday scratched this game in Redhill Wednesday League. They withdraw around this time, so the  
po= ints get removed shortly anyway.                
30= /1/09 Epsom get revenge with a 2-0 win over Epsom St Barnabas, again at Half Mile Bus= h. This time Epsom deserved the victory. F.Cantwell     
th= e keeper switched places with AC Skinner at HT and then scored!              
3= 0/1/09 JW Wise playing for Epsom St Johns missed a charge in this match and charged= the corner flag instead! Still won 4-0 in SMC 2 and will play  
Do= rking St Pauls in SMC 3.                  
30= /1/09 Epsom YMCA lose 2-1 at home to Sutton Manor Park Reserves, repeating the score = from the return fixture the week before.      
i= nc 10/2/09 Amateur Sport magazine advises that Old Citizens record at the end of November was W8 D2 L1 F36 A17 but is now Pld 19 W9 D3 L7 F50 A35.  
Lo= sses to Old Carthusians 0-4 (21/11), Old Wykehamists 1-2 (7/11), Old Westminsters 1-2 (19/12), Civil Service 1-3 (9/1/09),       
E= astbourne 3-5 (16/1/09) and Reigate Priory 2-6 (23/1/09). All good teams, but all l= ost. In First round of Challenge International de F.A. they are at home to   
Be= ckenham (6 entries). The winners will play at Marcians in SF.               
'= A' Team record at same date is Pld 17 W9 D2 L6 F40 A30   -   'B' Team record Pld 16 W3 D4 L9 F33 A42.        
T= his means that a win and a draw are missing from the following fixtures: Guy's Hosp= ital (A) 28/11, City of London School (A) 2/12, Townley Park (A) 5/12,   
We= ybridge (A) 12/12, Ipswich (A) 26/12, Weybridge (H) 2/1/09, and the other four matches were not played.        
6/= 2/09 Reigate Priory beat Townley Park 1-0. Barry Porter, by now Surrey captain, was ab= sent for Priory, but Alex White played for Townley    
Pa= rk in the unusual position of centre half. Has Porter left?              
6/= 2/09 Epsom v Oakley Athletic. Was this played?                
Fe= b 09 An anonymous correspondent writes in suggesting that Epsom FC, Epsom St Johns and Epsom St Barnabas should all merge into    
on= e side so it might "pull Epsom football out of the degrading hole in which it is = now placed." Clearly this advice is taken on board, as ESJ    
wi= ll join with Epsom next season.                  
10= /2/09 Former Ewell player and Secretary Alex (AF) White, now at Townley Park, presided over the SCFA Meeting this day at the     
Ke= nnington Oval Pavilion. Ground at West Street selected for semi-final of Surrey AFA Senior Cup between Carshalton and Old Externes.    
He= is also still playing for Townley Park this season.                
13= /2/09 Reigate Priory 1-0 Townley Park in Surrey AFA Charity Cup replay. No Port= er but AF White played for Townley Park.      
13= /2/09 Glendale v Epsom. Was this played?                
1= 3/2/09 Epsom Church of England Boys School 7-0 Ashtead Church Boys. Played with permis= sion of the Epsom "Town" FC at the Half Mile Bush ground.  
Mr= H.Skinner is listed as the man who gave permission to use the ground, and he is lis= ted as Secretary of the club.        
13= /2/09 ESB drew 2-2 with Sherwood and Mr Judd entertained the visitors to tea and th= ey all spent the evening at the Church Rooms.    
13= /2/09 Epsom St Johns lose this day to Dorking St Pauls in SMC 3. Score unknown.            
20= /2/09 Epsom get a 1-1 draw at Long Grove Asylum. They had the better of the play. (NR= ).          
Su= tton Advertiser lists that Epsom were due to play at Selhurst Park this day bu= t it doesn't happen.          
2= 0/2/09 AFA Senior Cup SF between Carshalton FC and Old Externs "on the old Citi= zens pretty ground at Ewell before a numerous crowd of spectators."  
OE= played uphill first half but were 1-0 down to a penalty, where the OE keeper sto= od aside so Carshalton could score. 1-0 was the final result.    
24= /2/09 Guards Depot Res win 3-0 at Epsom Weds in RWL.              
i= nc 24/2 and with Dorking Weds removed from the RWL, table reads Played 10 W1 D2 L7 F6 A43. A draw has appeared from somewhere, but unless    
a= n earlier report was misreported and corrected, I'm stumped as to where it came fro= m, as the other GD's were correct. <= /td>      
= If Epsom Weds did draw, it was more likely against Sutton Weds on 13/1. The draw remains in the final table so I reckon it was 1-1 not 1-2, although it   
= could have been 2-2. This also confuses the score that was removed after Dorking withdrew as the table includes a 3-0 loss to Guards, and the GD remained<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>   
= the same, which would indicate that a 3-0 loss to Dorking happened, but this is confused by this draw situation. Maybe they lost 2-0 to Dorking instead. = I  
<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> need to have another good look at the = table again one day. Not sure Epsom v Sutton was played on 13/01/09. See earlier comments.    
27= /2/09 Epsom v Norwood Association. Was this played? Almost certainly not.            
27= /2/09 Frost and heavy snow, many postponements.              
3/= 3/09 Lots of snow still. Epsom Weds were due to play Redhill Weds in RWL this day but = p-p.          
6/= 3/09 Old Citizens play Beckenham in the English Section of the French Challenge Cu= p.          
6/= 3/09 Bad weather again, and many more postponements. Heavy snow.            
Ma= rch 09 CE Smith resigns as Secretary of Epsom Rovers C.C. but remains on the Commit= tee. Was a former Secretary of Epsom F.C.    
13= /3/09 Epsom v Hawkstone. Was this played?                
13= /3/09 picture of Major EF Coates in Dorking & Leatherhead Advertiser on P3 = if required.          
Ma= rch 09 Alec F White moves address to Holmwood, Burbage Road, Herne Hill. Still Surrey= AFA Hon. Match Secretary.      
17= /3/09 Sutton Weds 6-0 Epsom Weds with 6 goals for Dudley Page. League table GD suggests that it may have been 6-1.      
L= eague record at this time was Pld 11 W1 D2 L8 F7 A49 says Surrey Mirror. My record (ex= cl Dorking) shows three results missing, one of which was drawn   
a= nd two lost F2 A10. Almost certainly the three dates for these games were: 2/12/08 Leatherhead (A), 6/1/09 Lavender Hill (A) and 13/1/09 Sutton Weds (H)   
a= lthough there could have been postponements on these dates.  One match remains v Redhill W (H) but= it is never played. Due between 31/3/09 and 21/4/09.  
= An extra goal has appeared. Maybe this was a 2-2 draw with Sutton Weds on 13/1. Su= tton W definitely appeared to beat Epsom W 6-0 not 6-1 in the return.  
20= /3/09 Old Citizens play Marcians, in French Challenge Cup at West Street. Was originally drawn away from home.      
20= /3/09 Epsom lose 2-0 to Montem in a friendly at HMB. 4 Skinner brothers played for Ep= som says Herald. Likely therefore that Epsom St     
Jo= hns didn't play this day, although they have a fixture listed v Mill Green Rovers Reserves.          
2= 6/3/09 Epsom C of E School play at Half Mile Bush again courtesy of Mr Skinner but are beaten 9-1 by Sutton B.L.B. who were virtually a men's team. It  
wa= s their only defeat of the season. HT 1-3.                
2= 7/3/09 Epsom YMCA due to play Laud Street United, and again on 3/4/09. Quite possible = that the game wasn't played on 27/3 but I could be wrong!  
27= /3/09 Wallington Reserves v Epsom. Was this played?              
27= /3/09 Epsom National School 1-9 1st Sutton Company B.L.B. who were short but subs were found, and still too good for Epsom School.    
3/= 4/09 Barry Porter is present at the Reigate Priory Annual Dinner but hasn't played f= or a while, and doesn't play in the Final of the Surrey    
AF= A Charity Cup, which he surely would have, if he was still playing and fit.            
9/= 4/09 Epsom v Old Haydonians (Good Friday). Was this played?              
10= /4/09 Epsom v Wallington Reserves. Was this played?              
1= 0/4/09 reported that the Ewell Football Ground (Old Citizens FC) has been booked= by Townley Park FC for Southern Amateur League matches against  
Le= e on 17/4 and v Alleyn on 24/4. Also ground to be used on 21/4 for Surrey Juniors A.F.A. v Kent Juniors A.F.A.        
To= wnley Park were quite a famous side, and before the AFA split, had won the Surrey Se= nior Cup in 1903 and 1904.        
i= nc 14/4/09 RWL Table shows Epsom have not played Redhill Weds who have been awarded = the win with a 0-0 scoreline. This must have been due to be  
pl= ayed after 24/3. League Shield is presented by CE Gatland (Redhill) who was Presiden= t of the League.        
Ap= ril 09 reference to Croydon Common playing at the Nest back in those days. This = was their first season there.        
17= /4/09 Morland Park v Epsom. Was this played?                
17/4/09 Alex White scores a hat trick for Townley Park this day as they defeat Lee 11-0 HT 4-0. They are now promoted to the top division of the Southern Amateur League.
2= 4/4/09 Townley Park defeat Alleyn 4-2 in a League match played at the Old Citize= ns ground in Ewell. Townley Park played "up the slope" in the first half.  
24= /4/09 Epsom v Waterfall. Was this played?                
24= /04/09 FA Cup Final at Crystal Palace. Bristol City 1-0 Man Utd.               
1= /5/09 Former England International and Ewell player P.M.Walters wrote to apologise for= his non attendance at the ACFA Annual Smoking Concert. He  
al= so remarked in his letter that "spectators were the curse of modern football for they begot riches and that meant paying others to play instead of     
pl= aying themselves!"                  
Re= view of Old Citizens season in Herald, but no review of any Epsom sides.            
Ol= d Citizens record for the first XI was Pld 25 W13 D3 L9 F67 A49. A and B teams also = had full seasons.        
I h= ave 25 fixtures listed, and results that I have are the following: W3 D1 L1 F18 = A7 - still 20 unreported results.        
1909/10 seaso= n                    
Ep= som FC playing in light and dark blue: Sec FE Milligan, 1 Grove Road, Epsom            
Th= is club now incorporates Epsom St Johns who have merged with Epsom FC. AGM date unkno= wn. (NR).        
an= d Epsom Wednesday has FA Duplock as their Secretary, A1 Stores, Epsom. Colours Wh= ite and Green.        
Re= ference to former Ewell player Percy Melmoth Walters, who is now President of AFA and convinces them to become       
Le= atherhead AFA, while another team splits and becomes Leatherhead FA.            
Ar= thur Walters becomes President of Leatherhead FC who are different.            
Au= g 09 Epsom White Rose want fixtures. Contact C or G Breeden 25 Miles Road. I can only trace an A and an O Breeden so far, both at this address.    
Mi= tcham Wanderers form this season.                
Au= g 09 Light railway to be built from Ewell West to Horton.              
2= 7/8/09 AGM of St Barnabas (Epsom) at the Church Rooms. V-P Rev E.Garth Ireland in the Chair, who advised that there was a small balance in hand.  
Pr= esident is EW Northey, Secretary A.Judd, Treasurer T.Funnell, and captain is H.Paine= and v-c Cox. They will play again at Temple Road and run a    
se= cond team says Herald.                  
Sept 09 former Ewell Captain Alex F White is "the popular and genial skipper" at Townley Park this season. They have a friendly scheduled for West Street v Old Citizens on 25/9/09.
Se= pt 09 Epsom Wednesday withdraw from Redhill Wednesday League for financial reasons.          
Se= pt 09 "The fixture card of the Old Citizens FC is always one of the first received". Clearly they have been around for a while by this time.     
Th= ey have a club game on 11th September.                
R= edhill Athenaeum play at The Ring in Redhill.                
4/= 9/09 Epsom practice match - venue unknown, as HMB not always ready this early in the season. "Judging by the excellence and number    
of= the players signed on, the 1909/10 season ought to be by far the most successful in t= he history of the club." Long overdue says Herald.    
He= rald previews the Epsom season. "No one would say with absolute confidence that Epsom is at last on the road to making a name for    
it= self, but prospects are far more favourable than before". Epsom St Johns have joined forces and Epsom FC will run two teams. New    
pl= ayers W (or maybe D) Priestley has shown his abilities in former seasons on Epsom grounds, F Satchell, FE Kessell, R.Holmwood (Ashtead),     
WJ= Ede (Worthing Res), and Ives, while the majority have remained from last year, although an experienced keeper is lacking. The ground     
at= Half Mile Bush "has again been secured" and league fixtures in SJL will s= tart on 18/9/09.          
11= /9/09 Epsom defeat Battersea Crusaders 3-2. A good pace but little of an interesting character. The team is improved. Reserves played too    
th= is day, and both games were at ERG as HMB was not available says Herald. It says that= ERG is the better venue for football, but no charge     
ca= n be made there. The Half Mile Bush ground will be better once the council steam ro= ller has flattened it a bit, which will happen shortly.    
Su= tton Advertiser says that Epsom lost the toss and faced the sun at Epsom Rec before a good crowd. Kick off was 3.45. Ede put Epsom 1-0 up     
af= ter thirty minutes with a strike into the far corner of the net, and this was the HT score. Holmwood after 60 and S.Skinner after 65 put Epsom     
3-= 0 up before a harsh penalty and a late goal made the score look closer that it was. E= psom hung on a bit at the end though.      
15= /9/09 32nd SCFA AGM this day.                
18= /9/09 First League game of the season saw Epsom defeat Guards Depot Res 1-0. Attendan= ce was between 300-400, "a large crowd for     
an= Epsom football match" at HMB. The Town Band marched from the High Street to the ground. GJ Beams "Epsom's virtual Mayor" was     
pr= esent to see a hard fought game between evenly matched teams. Long grass and uneven surface didn't help. Syd Skinner scored in the first     
ha= lf after 20 minutes from an Ives pass. RT Lawrence is club captain, whilst HJ Plume w= as most prominent. "A vastly improved player."    
Go= w and Priestley were both missing from this game, "two of their best players".            
25= /9/09 Epsom St Barnabas start the season off with a 5-3 win over Sutton Manor Park, w= ho only had 9 players at Temple Road. They now have     
so= me of last years YMCA team which is now defunct, and some of the John Nightingall's = XI side.          
SJ= C 1 draw sees Epsom v Leatherhead Reserves.                
25= /9/09 Rain fell throughout Epsom's game with Ashtead at HMB which was lost 2-3. All three goals were gifts from Epsom, the first was a     
ha= rsh penalty for handball against Plume, and then another penalty for a goal bound shot punched out by Satchell. Both penalties were scored    
an= d Epsom were 2-0 down. The final goal near the end was an o.g. from Satchell. Herald s= ays that his handball was unnecessary, and    
th= at the ball was heading out of play before the foul too. Ashtead were still the better side. Holmwood and Ede scored for Epsom and    
Hi= cks was not to blame for any of the goals. HT was 2-1 down.              
2/= 10/09 Friendly at home to Forest Hill is p-p at last minute as the Foresters couldn't get a side up.          
2/= 10/09 Res win 3-0 at Sutton Rec v Old Suttonians Reserves in an even game.            
9/= 10/09 Epsom 4-0 Redhill Athenaeum in SJL at HMB. The opposition got lost and arrived = at 4.15 which cost Epsom as some spectators had     
de= manded their money back and left!. Play was limited to 70 minutes but the home defence= was excellent. Syd Skinner did well at left back,     
an= d looks like following in the footsteps of his brother Harry. Priestley HT and Holmwood were the scorers while A.Gregory made his debut.     
9= /10/09 Epsom Juniors are a fairly new side and this is their first season. They will become Epsom Juniors next year. A young player for them is Billy Green  
a= future Epsom Town Secretary, and he is only about 15-16 at this point. The Junio= rs lose 3-4 to St Andrews (Wimbledon) after trailing 3-0 at HT. Green  
sc= ored a HT to level it up, but an unfortunate o.g. in the last minute from Skinner cost= the game.          
16= /10/09 SJC 1 Epsom 10-1 Leatherhead Reserves. The first 15 minutes was fairly even but afterwards the visitors were "outplayed at all    
po= ints". Herald says it was surprising that Epsom didn't score more. Gregory got HT and was very good despite miserable conditions.     
J.= Fitzsimons debut, while future Epsom FC player Nunns played for Leatherhead. HT unkn= own.          
16= /10/09 Surrey Mirror said Epsom were "all round the better team" and t= he "visitors were quite outclassed".        
20= /10/09 Epsom White Rose win against Southwark Libraries but score is not reported. Pla= yed at Clapham Common.      
23= /10/09 Caterham Park also arrived late for this SJL tie and only 70 minutes were played again. HT 0-0, then the visitors went 1-0 up after    
an= error by Hicks, although the rest of his game was very good. Priestley equalised w= ith a penalty which was a bit of a generous award,    
bu= t the team played well including GW Bettison on his debut who was promoted from the reserves.        
23= /10/09 Former Ewell player AF White plays for Townley Park at home to Reigate Priory. Drew 2-2. No Barry Porter for Priory, and I believe    
th= at he had either retired or left the club at the age of 31.              
23= /10/09 Reserves win 10-1 v Old Suttonians Res @ Epsom.              
23= /10/09 Epsom Juniors 3-1 Sutton County School. Strong wind but HT 1-1. Scorers were Gr= een, Wyatt and Powley.        
23= /10/09 Old Citizens defeat Old Cranleighans 4-2 in an Amateur Cup 2q tie at West Str= eet. HT 2-0 and Citizens led 4-0 before two late goals.    
SJ= C 2 Draw gives Epsom a "very tough" draw at Sutton United.              
Ep= som are currently second in SJL with 5 points.                
26= /10/09 Surrey Mirror says that Redhill Reserves will occupy the main pitch at the Sports Ground when they meet Epsom "about the strongest     
el= even in the Junior League". An odd description, seeing as Epsom would eventually finish bottom of the table!        
27= /10/09 Professional Southern League outfit Leyton visit Long Grove Asylum for a friendly. Two or three of the staff there are ex-Leyton.    
Le= yton won 8-2 and there was a concert afterwards.              
3= 0/10/09  Old Citizens defeated Beckenham 4-3 a= t West Street in the first round of the Challenge International Du Nord. Both si= des started one short but the   
B= eckenham player arrived soon after the start, and by the time Knight arrived, Beckenham had scored. Woodthorpe in goal did well and it was 0-1 at HT.   
P= eacock and Mien in defence did well during pressure from the visitors. Then Field ga= ve Diss a good chance but it was wide, then Knight hit the post before   
B= eckenham went 2-0 up. This roused the Old Citizens who scored from a rush from Fie= ld, then soon after, Diss, Field and Shepherd all scored for a 4-2   
le= ad, and a late consolation from Beckenham. =                
30= /10/09 All scoring was in the first half as Epsom lost 5-1 in SJL v Redhill Reserves= . A moderate display with Holt scoring. This was      
R.= Holmwood's last game for the club as he is leaving for Buenos Aires!! Epsom keeper injured at 4-0. 10 men but more even from then on.    
Oc= t 09 Reference to John Nightingall's XI playing in the paddocks at South Hatch= .            
No= v 09 reference to Townley Park playing at Townley Road. Very close to Alleyn School, Dulwich.          
3/= 11/09 About 60 members and friends had a whist drive in aid of the club. The Christ Church Young Men's Club, Clatford House in South    
St= reet was kindly lent for the occasion and Mr & Mrs King gave valuable assistan= ce.            
6/= 11/09 Sutton United 5-1 Epsom in SJC 2. It was a pity, writes an Epsom correspondent t= hat the game was in the nature of a farce, owing to    
th= e state of the ground. A feeling of soreness was created. In places the pitch was a swamp, and broken bottles were also on the pitch which     
Ep= som officials held on to. It was Sutton's first season at the Collingwood gro= und, but not sure if it was the current ground (The Adult School     
Gr= ound in those days) or if it was just Collingwood Rec, or maybe somewhere else in Collingwood Road is a possibility. Epsom protested     
ab= out the state of the ground as soon as the referee appeared, and considerable discussion followed. Owing to a late start it was only 30     
mi= nutes each way, and Epsom started and finished with ten men, because captain RT Lawr= ence surprisingly failed to show! 2-0 down after 5     
mi= nutes and HT was 3-0. Priestley scored in the second half with a fine solo effort, and nearly scored again but was bundled off the ball with     
no= penalty awarded. He also cut himself on a dirty piece of glass during the game!! Sutton were the more experienced team.      
The Collingwood ground is referred to as the Fairfield, Sutton in the Sutton & Cheam Weekly Record, which also said that "a barrow load or     
tw= o of sand was wheeled onto the worst patch and said Epsom had very little to compla= in about! Epsom had the slope in the second half.    
6/= 11/09 Epsom Fc allowed Epsom Juniors to use the HMB ground and they beat Mr Brooker's= XI 6-1 there this day. Billy Green (4), and Wyatt (2).    
6/= 11/09 ESB Reserve game lost 5-0 to Leatherhead Rose Reserves but marred by a fractu= red leg for Barrett the ESB right half.      
6/= 11/09 Surrey Mirror says it was 6-0 and advise the Leatherhead scorers so I will amend. Game was of "little interest" after the incident.    
6/= 11/09 D&L Advertiser produces a similar report to the Surrey Mirror but adv= ises HT of 2-0.          
13= /11/09 Epsom lose 2-1 at Selhurst Park in SJL. HT was 0-2 and the Epsom scorer was Hol= t. They are now playing at Parchmore Road.    
Se= lhurst went 1-0 up with a header from a corner and Veal made it 2-0 with a fine individual goal. Epsom "were seen to more advantage" in     
th= e second half, and following the Holt goal, even end to end play followed.            
17= /11/09 Epsom appeal against the SJC result against Sutton United at Kennington Oval wh= ere the SCFA meeting was being held. The appeal    
wa= s rejected as the referee felt that it was fit for play, and they had to support the referee's decision. However, SCFA were sufficiently     
im= pressed with the appeal as to refund the Epsom costs, saying there was validity in the appeal. Secretary Milligan produced the broken     
bo= ttles at the appeal and Priestley will be out for 6 or 7 weeks said Herald. He was bac= k in four (maybe less) as it turned out.      
20= /11/09 Epsom Juniors lose 3-2 to Wimbledon All Saints @ Cottenham Park.            
20= /11/09 By this time Old Citizens were out of the Amateur Cup, as they do not appear= in the First round draw.        
20= /11/09 Two reports are printed of this game in the Herald! Epsom defeated Sutton Com= mon 4-0 in SJL. The scoreline was a little harsh    
on= Sutton Common, but Epsom's defence played well.              
27= /11/09 Expected line up for Epsom Juniors this day R.Wood, O.Orford, A.Skinner, F.Garfield, A.Muggeridge, L.Cropley, J.Smith, C.Carver, WE Green,    
J.= Wyatt, R.Mountford                  
27= /11/09 Leatherhead Reserves v Epsom. Was this played?              
4/= 12/09 Townley Park with former Ewell player Alex White play Old Citizens at West Street and win 3-0.        
4= /12/09 Epsom Juniors 5-1 ESB Res, although there were many first teamers in too while reserves Smith and Mountford were in for the Juniors. 2 Green  
go= als in first half (inc pen), then another penalty in second half and Wyatt got the last two. ESB scorer unknown.        
11= /12/09 Old Citizens win 3-1 at Surbiton Hill. "A very numerous attendance"= at Balaclava Road. Balaclava Road was one end of the ground.    
11= /12/09 Epsom lose 3-2 in Thornton Heath to North Croydon in SJL. Not a good standard a= nd very muddy. Epsom went behind to an o.g. and    
we= re 2-0 down at HT. In the second half, Wise scored from a Holt cross, then Wise scored again from a Gregory pass, but North Croydon got a     
la= te winner. There were debuts for JW Wise and for J.Wilton.              
1= 8/12/09 Epsom reserves expected line up for Carshalton Rovers (A) Hogsden, Hardin= g, Moss, Peerless, Tinker, Blott, Bettison, Farrell, Archer, Yates,  
Wi= se. Res travelled to Carshalton Rovers but the opposition were nowhere to be foun= d!          
18= /12/09 Epsom drew 1-1 with Clapham United in "a scratchy exhibition" and were missing many players. Smith scored from a cross by     
Ho= lt for Epsom's goal, but Herald says "some of Epsom's men have yet to learn= to take fair charging in the proper spirit"      
SJ= L League table inc 18/12 reads N.Croydon 10, Selhurst Park 10, Epsom 7, Caterham P= ark 6, Sutton Common 6, Guards Depot 5, Redhill Ath 5,    
As= htead 3 (2 pts deducted), Redhill Res are not mentioned in the table, but are defini= tely there with at least 10 pts themselves. Epsom are 4th.    
25= /12/09 Epsom let a two goal lead slip and draw 2-2 with Ashtead in a friendly "be= fore a record crowd of 200" at the Half Mile Bush    
gr= ound. Not a very big attendance to be a record crowd, but I don't know how long Epsom  had been at HMB before this date. HT 2-1    
Ca= n't have been a record attendance as "300-400" are present at the league game in September v Guards Depot.        
26= /12/09 Epsom Juniors have two matches scheduled at home. a.m. v Carlton Utd and p.m. v  St Andrews (Wimbledon)      
Su= rrey Times records a 3-0 win v Selhurst Park on 1/1/10 in SJCC 1. Not a fair score a= s it was more even, and Epsom should have been     
be= hind at HT. HT 0-0. 2nd half was better. "Game was fought at high pressure". Selhurst Park were the holders of the cup.      
8/= 1/10 2-1 loss at Sutton Common in SJL. Plume scored very early for Epsom with a "very fine goal", but the equaliser was a      
bi= t strange, and after it, the referee made a Sutton Common player wear a handkerchief around his arm, as he was wearing a dark blue    
je= rsey which clashed with the Epsom colours, "which led him to be mistaken for on= e of the Epsom men"!        
Ep= som played this match with just ten as Priestley was unable to be there. HT 1-1.            
Dr= aw for SMC 1 on 15/1/10 saw a Bye for Epsom Reserves. No other Epsom or Ewell teams mentioned.        
15= /1/10 Epsom lose 4-0 at home to Selhurst Park in SJL. Reference to Epsom having beaten them in the Surrey Junior Charity Cup 1    
Ep= som are 6th with 7 points says Herald. Correct. League table GD balances.            
15= /1/10 Expected line up for reserves v Ashtead Res: Wood, Yates, Tinker, Macfarl= ane, Peerless, J.Blott, Bettison, J.Skinner, F.Archer, JW Wise, Sex.    
15= /1/10 Long Grove defeat All Saints (Benhilton) 5-1 at Epsom. Reference to Long Grove only losing one match all season, and this     
wa= s to Leyton (Southern League) in a friendly on 27/10/09. See comments.            
22= /1/10 Epsom have a 1-1 draw v Redhill Res. Unlucky to only draw this game, as Redhill= 's goal was very lucky. Holt, to Ede to Smith 1-0,     
th= en feeling crept into the game, and the referee had to caution an unknown Epsom play= er "their opponents were however, chiefly to     
bl= ame". A late equaliser after Epsom had led at HT.                
29= /1/10 "A very poor game from start to finish" said Herald. Epsom draw= 0-0 aet with Sutton Common in SJCC2 at HMB. Replay required.    
Ep= som have been missing their captain RT Lawrence for some weeks now, and has not sufficiently recovered from an illness yet.      
5/= 2/10 Epsom Res 3-0 Effingham in SMC 2                
5/= 2/10 Very bad conditions as Epsom Juniors won 4-0 v St Andrews (Wimbledon). Several inches of mud and water.      
5/= 2/10 League game with Caterham Park p-p for SJCC 2 replay with Sutton Common, which w= as won 5-0 at Sutton. Priestley got two     
ea= rly goals and HT 2-0. Then he got the next two including a penalty, while Rose hit a fifth while Epsom were easing up.      
Fe= b 10 SMC 3 draw Leatherhead Rose v Epsom Res                
Fe= b 10 Talk of Ewell Parish Council setting up Ewell Recreation Ground with land from Ew= ell Parish Church. It is behind where the      
 Jolly Waggoners would be situated in t= he 50's. Shortcroft Road, Ewell. There is a pathway leading out to London Ro= ad, and is       
ac= ross from the junction with Church Road                
12= /2/10 Epsom lose 10-4 at Redhill Athenaeum in SJL. Johnson scores 8 for Athenaeum who played at The Ring, Redhill. Now joint 7th with     
Pl= d 12 W3 D2 L7. GD All balances.                 
1= 2/2/10 Epsom Juniors led 1-0 after a first minute Wyatt goal, and two from Billy Green ensured a 3-0 HT lead for Epsom Juniors, but HT 3-1, and then  
Ca= rver and Garfield were injured. Carver left the field and Headley scored three late goals to win 4-3! Wood was not as good in goal as usual.    
12= /2/10 Res lose 2-0 in SMC 3 to Leatherhead Rose. Rose had received two byes to this stage! They conceded after 30 minutes before a Leatherhead     
Ro= se mispen (SAVE). HT 1-0 but despite improving in the second half, Leatherhead Rose scored a second goal.        
19= /2/10 Epsom 0-3 North Croydon (NR).                
19= /2/10 @ ERG Epsom Juniors 1-2 Epsom Reserves. HT 0-2. Garfield scored for EJ and Yates (2) for reserves.        
20= /2/10 "Hurricane" in Epsom district this day.                
2= 6/2/10 Old Citizens travel to play Reigate Priory in Surrey Charity Cup this day. Th= eir ground is being used for an AFA Surrey Senior Cup SF between  
We= ybridge and Carshalton FC.                  
26= /2/10 Epsom lose 2-0 to Ashtead in SJL (NR).                
5/= 3/10 Arthur Dunn Cup 3rd round - Old Citizens v Old Reptonians at Gibraltar Lane. All proceeds of game to charity.      
5/= 3/10 No Epsom first team game in SJL as their two remaining opponents Guards Depot (A) and Caterham Park (A) both had SJL games.    
Th= e Caterham Park game was eventually awarded to the opposition with a 0-0 scoreline. Probably on 23rd April, as it was after 9th, and     
Ep= som had their Cup Final on 16th. D&L Advertiser says we were due to play at Guards Depot on this day originally.      
12= /3/10 League table has Epsom deducted 2 points for playing an ineligible player, but n= ot sure who against. However the points weren't     
de= ducted in the 5/3/10 table. Almost certainly from Ashtead game on 26/2.            
12= /3/10 SJCC SF Epsom win 5-1 at Molesey v Molesey St Paul's. "The players are confident" said the Herald before the game, and in front    
of= "about 300 spectators" they handed MSP their third defeat of the season. Priestley scored early (5) but 1-1 soon after. Priestley got his     
se= cond before HT 2-1. Then he got two more and one from Holt too. They will play Haslem= ere in the final at Guildford.      
12= /03/10 Provisionally Epsom were due to play Guards Depot but this wasn't played. Second week in a row this had happened.      
23= /3/10 Surrey beat London Banks 2-0 at West Street, Ewell. = Copy Report taken.            
25= /3/10 Old Citizens Easter Tour commences.                
Ap= ril 10 Reference to Epsom White Rose FC Secretary F.Lock. Would become Epsom Wednesday FC          
12= /4/10 Social for Epsom St Barnabas on Tuesday evening at St Barnabas Church Room. &quo= t;An enjoyable evening was spent in music and dancing."    
Ep= som reach final of Surrey Junior Charity Cup losing 5-2 to Haslemere.            
16= /4/10 Epsom meet Haslemere in the Final of the Surrey Junior Charity Cup @ Guildford = this day (presume Guildford's ground in      
Wo= odbridge Road in those days, as it was before St Josephs Road was opened. They miss their star striker Priestley who was "induced"     
to= join Croydon Common FC a couple of weeks ago. He has already played for their reserves, and would go on to play for their first team     
in= the Southern League. "About 350 people" were present. Haslemere had advantage of the wind in the first half, and it rained heavily     
in= the second. The teams had never previously met. "Epsom played a very poor game a= nd lost by five goals to two."      
Th= e timing of the Priestley departure was disappointing.               
HT= was 3-1 but Epsom made it 3-2 soon after HT and  "it appeared as if there would be a very close finish" b= ut Epsom fell away.      
Th= e Surrey Advertiser remarks on the crowd "a crowd of only moderate dimensions", and said it was a disappointing game spoiled by the     
ra= in in the second half. A fairly brief report from a Guildford based paper.            
Th= e first goal may not have crossed the line and the third goal was an own goal from Jim= my Gow. Also Bonsor was a passenger after an     
in= jury on the 15 minute mark. Epsom were thoroughly beaten by the close. Ernest Hicks h= ad a great game.        
in= c 23/4/10 Final Table of SJL shows an awarded loss to Caterham Park which could only have been played on 23rd April.      
An= y queries with SJL tables, check with Surrey Mirror which had regular tables. N.Cro= ydon defeated Haslemere 3-0 in Final of SJL.      
2= 3/4/10 reported that Townley Park the famous Amateur side have engaged the use of the "old Ewell FC ground" (by permission of the Old Citizens FC= )  
f= or their remaining Southern Amateur League matches as their ground is being used f= or cricket. 23/4 v Eastbourne, and 27/4 v Civil Service this season's  
wi= nners of the AFA Cup. The Townley Park captain "is Mr A.F.White, formerly a promi= nent member of the Ewell club." They did this last year too.    
Ap= ril 10 Cinema to be built in Epsom. I think it was the Electric Cinema, and was between the Railway Inn and the railway bridge in the High Street.    
He= rald says "better this or football than that they should spend their leisure h= ours in more profitless, expensive and dangerous ways!"    
17= /4/10 Youngsters playing football on a Sunday were fined 5 shillings by courts!= !            
Re= view of Epsom's season. Played 28 with 15 league matches (1 unplayed and awarded = to opposition), 7 cup and 6 friendlies. W9 D7 L12    
F5= 9 A58. Cup record listed as F26 A12 (correct) and in friendlies F10 A9. I am missing three friendly results from this season's record.    
as= I only have Pld 3 W1 D2 F6 A5 for friendlies. Two other fixtures are listed, but unreported.          
&q= uot;The town is to be congratulated on the efforts made this season to give to support= ers a display worthy of the town." "Football in Epsom    
of= recent years has been on the downward grade", but "a great advance has been made" The ground at the Half Mile Bush is one of the    
be= st and driest in Surrey and "during the whole of the wet season has never b= een unplayable". Gate money has shown "a wonderful    
in= crease." "There is plenty of talent in Epsom if opportunities are given to br= ing it forward". "Epsom greatly felt the loss of their "star&q= uot; man    
Pr= iestley. A Gregory is rather of the bustling type and can give as well as take a fair legitimate charge. F.Dean (inside left) one of the     
ha= rdest working men in the team, and centre half HJ Plume is the most consistent player and as good a tackler as Epsom wish to have.    
Go= alkeeper Ernest Hicks has always compelled the spectators to award him applause.&q= uot; He has now earned a reputation in the SJL.      
6/= 5/10 Edward VII dies. Funeral appears not to be until 20/5/10.              
Ma= y 10 Sutton United become a senior club for next season.              
25= /5/10 Football club concert at the West Hill School room (kindly lent by Canon Hunter) on Wednesday evening. It was "excellent"    
de= spite "a small attendance" on Wednesday evening. The West Ewell Glee Society kindly assisted and appeared in the cantata "May Day" with     
so= loist Miss Weekley. All other sorts of entertainment too.              
1910/11 season                    
Ep= som playing in light and dark blue: Sec FE Milligan, 1 Grove Road, Epsom            
Ep= som Athletic in claret and sky blue: Sec, WA Garfield, 5 Albert Road.             
E= psom Juniors Cricket Club want fixtures with a contact for Billy Green at Kertch Cotta= ge, 3 Albert Road. Other player WA Garfield lived at number 5.  
Ep= som in Surrey Junior League Group 4 this season.               
Ep= som appear to be playing at Half Mile Bush this season.              
Ep= som Cricket Club has Arthur Holt, F.Cantwell, Bert Rosamond, Syd Skinner and Jimmy Go= w in their team this season.      
S= utton United playing at London Road ground, Sutton as a senior club. Sutton & Cheam Weekly Record says that they return this season to Manor Road,   
gi= ving considerable satisfaction to their supporters.              
Au= gust 1910 Croydon Common playing at the Nest, Selhurst.              
No= rth Croydon playing at Parchmore Road, Croydon but promoted from Surrey Junior League= to Southern Suburban League.      
Se= lhurst also at Parchmore Road, but N.Croydon have first refusal on ground. Selhurst appear to have changed name from Selhurst Park.    
Cr= oydon FC are at Thornton Road in Southern Suburban League "fast becoming a sports neighbourhood" Reference to old days at      
De= nnett Road and Brigstock Road.                
Ca= terham Park playing at Rectory Field, Caterham.                
Ju= ly 1910 Ashtead FC meeting has captain of First XI Alfred A J Revell - former Eps= om player in 1912/13.        
Ju= ly 1910 Medical Superintendant of Horton Asylum is JR Lord. Future President of c= lub. Sports Day held there on 16th July + concert on 5th August.    
10= /8/10 AGM of Epsom Juniors FC, who elected the following officers: Captain, F.Garfield, v-c F.Dunford, Committee William E Green, Frank Hicks,    
DE= .Tyler, R Wood. Secretary and Treasurer was WA Garfield. It was decided to enter the Surrey Minor Cup next year and change club     
na= me to Epsom Athletic. Auditors Frank Hicks and CT Wood. Secretary WA Garfield.            
12= /8/10 AGM of Epsom FC on Friday evening at Technical Institute with Mr JW Gow Presidin= g. A large number of players were present    
in= cluding JH Birch (Treasurer), FE Milligan (Secretary) and TE Collins (Asst Secretary= ). Accounts showed a small deficit on the year.      
Du= ring the 1909/10 season Epsom played 28 matches W16 D4 L8 with F 58 A 57. Hard to believe when you look at the league table    
wh= ich shows 10 defeats! Club also reached the final of the Surrey Junior Charity Cup. Er= nest W Hicks was elected captain      
fo= r the season with Syd Skinner v-c and Joe Skinner captain of 2nd XI. JH Birch and FE Milligan were re-elected to their positions       
(T= reas: & Sec). Technical Institute was in Church Road, at junction with Depot Road= .            
Cl= ub was playing at Half Mile Bush this year, and changing rooms were at the Kings Arms pub.          
22= /08/10 Arthur Walters is unanimously re-elected President of Leatherhead FC.            
3/= 9/10 Sutton United Athletic Club's first game as a senior club Friendly v City of Westminster FC at London Road. W2-0.      
Se= pt 10 Epsom White Rose are looking for matches on a Wednesday. Secretary Breeden 25 M= iles Road. They defeated a scratch team 5-1 on 7/9/10,    
wi= th goals from Bryant (3), Breeden (2), and a new player did very well (Albert Gree= n).          
10= /9/10 Reference to Ewell Epileptic Colony v Croydon Union. This colony was at t= he site of St Ebba's Hospital.        
Ep= som Athletic are not in a league this year but will play lots of friendlies.            
10= /9/10 Epsom FC have their first match, which is refereed by Frank A Duplock, well kno= wn local athlete and billiards player. Herald    
do= esn't mention the opponents, but Advertiser says Epsom have lost to Crusaders (= see below comments). The score was 6-1. Attendance    
wa= s poor due to the cricket season.                 
14= /9/10 SCFA 34th AGM at Holborn Restaurant, London              
15= /9/10 Jimmy (JP) Gow, older brother of Ernie gets married this day, and Ernest Hicks = is the best man. Honeymoon in Folkestone.      
17= /9/10 Herald Preview for the season ahead says that Epsom have a fairly heavy programme before them. SJL commitments and      
fr= iendlies arranged with N.Croydon, East Croydon Albion, Belmont and Clapham United.= D Priestley (W?) now at Croydon Common,     
wh= ile R.Holmwood is in Canada after moving away. Also Captain RT Lawrence has b= een obliged to retire after illness. New players       
F.= Scott (inside forward), D.Bainbridge (left back), Henry Williams (right back) f= rom Ashtead, Ernest Hicks is the new captain. G.Wilkins is     
li= sted, but  a Wilkins  played a year or two ago. Not sure if= they are the same or different. 28 games are arranged, and reserves will     
en= ter the SMC again. Henry Williams is a player with two previous spells at Epsom clubs, dating back to 1900 and Epsom East Street.    
17= /9/10 Epsom lose to Lingfield in SJL 2-5. Game played at ERG as Half Mile Bush ground= is not yet available. (NR).        
Se= pt 10 Reference to "THE EPSOM TEAM" losing their first two games by substantial margins to Crusaders and Lingfield, with mention    
of= a good list of fixtures this season. Clearly from this report, this was the main town team. They appear to have been the only junior club.    
Su= rrey Junior Cup draw for 15/10/10 Westcott away in 1st round of Group O.            
17= /9/10 Old Citizens practice match this day.                
S= ept 10 reference to an Epsom Downs United this month, but no connected names to = any of the Epsom sides. Possibly connected to J.Nightingall's XI.  
2= 4/9/10 Epsom lose 3-0 to Ashtead at HMB in SJL. Herald missing for 1/10/10 so (NR) but D&L Advertiser has one. Mellish scored Ashtead's first. Is this the same   
Me= llish that plays for Epsom Town in the mid 20's. If it isn't then it is definitely a relative, as he joined Epsom Town from Ashtead.      
Er= nest Hicks did well in goal HT 1-0 then Epsom injury left them with ten men.            
1/= 10/10 Caterham Park 5-1 Epsom in SJL. Epsom were four short, and although two s= ubs were found, they played with 9 throughout.    
Ep= som had to play with two halves and four forwards. HT was 3-0 and it was 5-0 before Epsom scored from a rebound after the keeper had    
sa= ved the Epsom outside left's shot. Game played at the Rectory Field, Caterham.            
1/= 10/10 Epsom Athletic drew 1-1 with Ashtead Reserves @ Epsom. HT 0-1. L.Cropley played= for Ashtead.        
8/= 10/10 Epsom due to be at home to Addiscombe in SJL but this was definitely NOT played= . In fact Addiscombe would never play a fourth     
fi= xture and would fold in November.                
15= /10/10 Epsom win on "the village ground" at Westcott 3-2 in SJC 1. Trailed 2= -1 at HT.          
22= /10/10 Epsom Athletic win 5-0 @ Merton Park v Merton Boys. A small ground.            
22= /10/10 Guards Depot Res 4-1 Epsom @ Caterham. Yates and Terry came in for Rose a= nd Smith. Archer 1-0 (15), then 1-1 (20) and 1-2 (25)    
wh= ich was the HT score. Second half was much more in favour of the hosts who got two mo= re goals (55) and (90).        
29= /10/10 Croydon Glendale 1-0 Epsom in SJL HT 0-0. (NR)              
29= /10/10 Epsom Athletic 2-0 up after ten minutes and beat Old Suttonians Reserves 3-2.          
5/= 11/10 Epsom travel to Ashtead in SJC 2 and win 1-0. "As is usual when these teams meet, local excitement ran very high" Ernest    
Hi= cks played very well in goal. Miserable conditions though.              
He= rald says Epsom's fifth straight match away from home. A great display from the Eps= om defence. Hicks won the toss, and Basford hit    
th= e post for Epsom in the first half, and three minutes later a ball in from H.Green h= it an Ashtead back and trickled into the goal. Wise had a second    
di= sallowed after 47. "A gruelling and exciting second half brought no addition = to the score." Hicks gave "a splendid exhibition" and all    
pl= ayers played well for Epsom.                  
Ad= vertiser referred to the match and said that "in the opinion of the Ashteadit= es, the result was a foregone conclusion, and they even     
we= nt so far as to have funeral cards printed in memory of Epsom, besides arranging a firework display to celebrate the home team's    
vi= ctory" "If rumour speaks correctly, not one of the Ashtead team have been a= ble to settle down to his work this week" An Epsom    
su= pporter was so overjoyed at the victory that he sent a poem in to the papers which re= ad as follows:        
          Sacred to the memory of Ashtead       Who died in the fight for the Cup        
          Still there's a talk of resurrection       For their protest has been sent up   (any protest failed)  
          It was very hard luck for their club, sirs       For they all laid the odds, to a man        
          Now they say that they cannot pay up, sirs       Or at least very few of them can        
          But the worst of their luck is to come, sirs       So sure of the victory were they        
          That they each begged or borrowed some money       To have a great firework display        
          But their fireworks, like the= m, fizzled out, sirs   They had much overrated their strength=        
<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>          And it goes down in 1910 hist= ory   Old Epsom beat them by a length.        
in= c 5/11 reference to ESB Pld 7 W6 D1. Clever forward Weaver is about to have a tr= ial with a 1st Division Southern League club. Can only trace    
tw= o results for them so far this season . Ground at Earlsfield enveloped in thick fog= as ESB win 3-0 v Sherwood. Third goal was a Rose     
fr= ee kick from 30 yards out.                  
5/= 11/10 Reference to Wallington FC having their own ground in Hackbridge.            
12= /11/10 Fine weather and "a large crowd of spectators" saw an even game betw= een Selhurst and Epsom, at Epsom. Selhurst went    
a = goal down but equalised before half time "to the delight of some of the Ashtead crowd who had come over to watch the match!"    
La= st minute miss by the Epsom centre, who put it over the bar.              
He= rald says Epsom were at full strength. First home match since 24th September. Holt = 1-0 (5), but 1-1 after 8 minutes and no further scoring.     
Hi= cks had another good day and "can hardly improve on his display in the past three weeks."          
16= /11/10 Lunar eclipse. Many people watched.                
16= /11/10 Smoking concert for Epsom White Rose FC. About 50 present. AJ King in the chair and Mr Milligan on the piano.      
19= /11/10 reported "Epsom have reason to be satisfied with the play of the youngsters introduced into the team from the reserves."    
JJ= Skinner improves each game, and Archer and Wise give great promise. Wise is only = 5 ft 2 in and 8 stone, but does not stop him      
be= ating opponents. Hicks was missing this day so CE Smith went in goal as Brighton Railway were defeated 3-1 in SJL at Half Mile Bush.    
H.= Green scored after 5 minutes, then Sid Basford. Railway pulled one back, but another f= or Green before HT was the final goal of the game.    
No= v 1910 Surrey Junior Charity Cup No mention in 1st round, despite being finalists the year before, yet they play Belmont (H) on 7/1/11.    
26= /11/10 Epsom win 4-1 at Leatherhead Rose in SJC 3. Wise 1-0 (8), from Green cross, then Basford got the next two (13) and (15)(from 30 yards),    
HT= was 3-0 and H.Green 4-0 after 46 minutes. A late o.g. by Plume trying to keep the ball out made it 4-1. Herald thinks that Leatherhead    
Ro= se are not strong enough to enter this competition. A bit harsh. Game played at King= ston Road Rec. Leatherhead Advertiser says their goal     
wa= s a beautiful shot, not an o.g.                  
26= /11/10 Surrey Mirror refers to "plenty of exciting incidents" and a "well-contested" game. They also believe that Basford got the fourth goal.    
Re= ference to future player GS Whitehorn playing for Leatherhead F.A. this day along wi= th Nunns and Tinsley.         
26= /11/10 Reserves lose 3-5 to Sutton Manor Park Res @ HMB. Butterfield injured near the end. HT 2-3 after being 2-1 up early.      
De= c 10 Barry Porter has disappeared from the Surrey line ups as well. No further refer= ence to him is found by me thus far.      
3/= 12/10 Reference to a fixture at North Croydon v Epsom. Poss friendly. Certainly= no league game that day.        
3/= 12/10 Epsom Recreation Ground is "at the Alexandra Road Grounds"            
D= ecember 10 A proposal is submitted by SR Webb, Secretary of Banstead Institute for a league to be set up for local clubs in the Sutton or Epsom districts.  
H= arkaway of Herald tries to arrange a meeting, but nothing ever seems to happen, and = the clubs would have to wait another 10 years before it happened.  
10= /12/10 Possibility of many postponements this day as weather is very wet.            
10= /12/10 Garfield and H.Hogsden ensure a 2-0 lead for Epsom Athletic v Epsom Territorials at HT, but F.Hogsden scored for ET and they drew 2-2.    
10= /12/10 Epsom lose a friendly at home to Belmont 1-2. S.Skinner equalised an early Belm= ont goal with a long shot that the keeper slipped    
wh= ile trying to reach. It was almost identical to Belmont's goal. Belmont had the wind second half, but HT unknown.      
10= /12/10 Epsom FC arrange a Smoking Concert at "Club HQ" King's Arms, East Str= eet, where there was a "merry gathering of footballers"    
Mr= Henry Williams presided over a good attendance. During an interval, Mr C E Smith proposed a toast to "the health of the Epsom     
Fo= otball Club" and referred to the satisfactory record that the club held dur= ing the present season. Mr Ernest Hicks (captain)      
br= iefly responded, and the evening was brought to a close at about 11pm.            
17= /12/10 Friendly v East Croydon, but (NR). Was it played? Many games were p-p aga= in this week due to heavy rain.      
24= /12/10 Fixtures for Xmas have Epsom (H) v Tooting Graveney, and 26/12 (H) v Toot= ing Wednesday. (NR's) Also a sort of friendly is arranged for    
27= /12 against a sort of Ashtead team. Many Epsom and Ashtead players were in this side,= but it wasn't an official club match. 6-0 to Ashtead.    
Li= neUp for the "Epsom" side was Hicks, H.Williams, H.Skinner, Plume, Gayfer, Skinner, Pring, W.Bradley, Hunt, Meadus, Wise. It wasn't    
qu= ite as one sided as the score looked. A "very big crowd".              
24= /12/10 Reserves lose 13-2 at Rosehill v All Saints (Benhilton).              
24= /12/10 Epsom Athletic led 2-0 but lose 2-3 to Merton Boys              
26= /12/10 Epsom Athletic defeat Belvedere (Wimbledon) 6-2 in a one sided and uninteresting encounter.        
27= /12/10 Old Citizens win 1-0 at Reigate Priory in front of a medium attendance with a slight fall of snow during the game. HT 1-0.    
31= /12/10 Brighton Railway defeat Epsom 4-0 in an away game in SJL. Table provided = at this stage. Epsom are bottom of 8 teams.      
Re= cord was W1 D1 L6 F8 A24. Correct!                
4/= 1/11 Christchurch White Rose FC Annual supper at Clatford House, South Street, Epsom. President AF Wootton donated the supper.    
Se= cretary Oliver Breedon announced accounts at 31/12/10 of 6s 9d in hand. There wer= e 22 playing members and of 13 matches played    
W8= D2 L3 F 42 A 21. An enjoyable programme  was sustained by the Epsom Hand bell Ringers (including Oliver Breedon)., and a       
th= ought reading from the Bros. Marshall.                
Ja= n 11 Epsom not listed in Surrey Midweek Cup or in Sutton Hospital Cup. Did they ente= r? - Appears not. Only 11 entries in SHC.      
Ta= ble Jan 21 shows Epsom have not played in SJL since 31/12.              
7/= 1/11 Epsom lose 1-3 at home to Belmont in the Surrey Junior Charity Cup 1st round in front of "a good assembly of spectators" at the    
Ha= lf Mile Bush Ground.                  
1-= 0 down then Epsom's centre forward equalised.                
Ja= n 11 ESM are Played 17 W13 D2 L2 F52 A21 with H Payne captain, although he doesn't app= ear to play very often.        
1= 4/1/11 Epsom Ath win 2-0 v Leatherhead Rose. To mispens in first half for Ath, who won with two goals from their inside-right, probably F.Garfield.  
14= /1/11 Epsom lose 5-3 at Banstead Institute in a "pleasantly contested game"= at Banstead.          
21= /1/11 Epsom get a 1-1 draw at London Road, North Cheam v Sutton Pyros in SJC 4. Ground also referred to previously as Gander Green    
La= ne, which suggests it was at the junction of both roads, across the road from where= St Anthony's Hospital now is. Sutton Pyros would go on    
be= come Brocks Pyros, named after the firework factory there. Brocks Avenue, off Gander Green Lane marks the site area.      
Ep= som were slightly the better side says the Pyros report. Epsom were 1-0 up through= an Archer goal, but conceded a penalty before HT    
wh= ich was 1-1. Replay required and the winners will play Crusaders (A) at Raynes Park. A= ll Epsom's ties were away in this competition.    
21= /1/11 Epsom Reserves are mentioned losing 10-2 to Leatherhead F.A. with Baker getting= 6 goals for Leatherhead.        
Ja= n 11 Reference to Harry Skinner, formerly Epsom FC and now captain of the Capi= tal and Counties Bank. Has also played for the A.F.A. for Surrey    
v = Middx and is selected for the game v Sussex. Also plays for Richmond Association. Used= to play cricket for Epsom C.C. too.      
21= /1/11 reference to Mr John Nightingall, who often got a football team out for friendlies, playing at South Hatch, up on the Epsom Downs.    
28= /1/11 St Barnabas playing at Temple Road must be the forerunner of YMCA side. They beat Epsom Athletic 1-0 in SMC due      
to= an own goal by Lee.                  
28= /1/11 Epsom Reserves beat Leatherhead Rose Reserves 4-3 in Surrey Minor Cup with a la= te winner.        
28= /1/11 Epsom knocked out of SJC 4 in a replay by Sutton Pyros at Half Mile Bush Ground. Epsom a little unfortunate says report.      
Fu= ll team line ups provided in report. WS Bashford was actually Basford.             
Th= is was a quarter final, and Green, Holt, Williams and the two Skinners were the pi= ck.          
It= was very even says Herald. A good individual effort from Green put Epsom 1-0 up and they led for a while before being pegged back    
an= d defeated with a late winner which was "somewhat lucky" as keeper Hicks cleared the ball against his own player and into the net!    
W = Ede and the Rev T Lister are expected back the following week for the home game with = the Guards Depot.        
Li= ster was also President of Epsom Brotherhood C.C.              
4/= 2/11 Epsom full back Henry Williams injured at work when molten lead squirted into h= is eye causing "great pain!". Taken to Guy's     
Ho= spital and operated on that day. Now progressing favourably, but misses game v Guards Depot Res.        
4/= 2/11 Epsom Athletic won 3-2 at Benhilton Guild despite a mispen in second half at Su= tton Rec.          
Fe= b 11 Epsom St Barnabas play at Temple Road this year, but have disappeared by the en= d of 1911/12, with reference instead to Epsom YMCA    
wh= o play at Temple Road instead of EStB. They were two separate clubs.            
11= /2/11 Fixture list has Addiscombe v Epsom but they had resigned from the league= in November.          
11= /2/11 Epsom Ath 8-1 v Leatherhead Rose Res. A sub was allowed in second half after an= LR player was injured. He then scored their goal. HT was    
sc= ored by Gilliatt, and the captain scored a penalty (probably Dunford).            
18= /2/11 Epsom edge Caterham Park out 3-2 in a SJL fixture in a pretty even struggle. Epsom's outside right was the best player on the park says    
th= e Caterham report. Epsom took the lead with a player breasting the ball into the net after the keeper had made a half save. HT was 1-1 and    
af= ter 60 minutes Caterham Park took the lead, but an Epsom penalty levelled it up = and Epsom scored the winner towards the end.    
18= /2/11 Epsom Athletic are 2-0 up but lose 2-3 to All Saints Benhilton.            
25= /2/11 Epsom lose 5-0 to Ashtead in the fourth meeting of the clubs this season. Ashte= ad lead this sequence 3 wins to 1 with F14 A2.     
Th= is was an SJL match.                  
25= /2/11 Epsom Ath drew 1-1 with Ashtead Reserves. One penalty each.            
25= /2/11 Epsom St Barnabas 3-1 Dorking St Pauls in SMC 4 at Half Mile Bush.            
4/= 3/11 Epsom reserves host Epsom Athletic at Half Mile Bush but lose 3-1. E Ath captain scored penalty first, but 1-1 by HT. Then Hogsden scored    
an= d Ansell got the third with an overhead kick.                
4/= 3/11 Lingfield 7-1 Epsom in SJL. (NR).                
4= /3/11 reference to Epsom St Martins being unbeaten this season. This was their = only draw, and they needed a late equaliser from the outside right,  
ag= ainst New Town in Sutton. FT 2-2 at Sutton Rec.                
11= /3/11 Epsom FC calculated 3-3 home draw with Croydon Glendale. Originally meant to be away to Selhurst Park. (SJL)      
18= /3 reported in paper that the 11/3/11 games were affected by many players going to wa= tch Chelsea v Swindon!        
Al= so a local supporter writes to say that league football is killing the real sporting side of the game. He is not on his own with this view back then.    
18= /3/11 Epsom defeat Epsom St Barnabas 8-0 in a friendly. Outclassed from start to fini= sh. People expected this to be a lot closer.      
18= /3/11 Weybridge 3-0 Croydon Park in A.F.A. Final played at Old Citizens ground = in Ewell. This was the old Ewell ground at West Street    
K.= O. 4.20 as Old Citizens had a game earlier that day. 300 spectators saw all the goal= s in the second half         
wh= en kicking uphill. OC were at home to Old Augustinians this day.              
25= /3/11 Epsom due to play Clapham United in friendly this day. (NR). Was it played?            
25= /3/11 Charlie (CE) Holliday plays and scores for Epsom Athletic. A future Epsom Town (and maybe Juniors) player in the early twenties.    
At= hletic defeat Epsom St Barnabas 2-1 this day with a late winner from Webb.            
29= /3/11 AF White plays for Townley Park v Old Malvernians in AFA Cup SF replay at Tufnell Park - half back 1-1        
1/= 4/11 ESM defeat Cheam Common 27-0 @ ERG.                
1/= 4/11 Old Suttonians v Epsom (NR). Was it played? Probably not as another friendly = is arranged for 15th April.        
8/= 4/11 Epsom's last game of season was a 1-0 win at Selhurst Park in SJL. Played @ Selhu= rst, but probably not the Nest as       
Cr= oydon Common used it in those days.                
Ap= ril 11 Coldest April for 40 years says Herald.                
15= /4/11 Old Suttonians v Epsom (NR). Was it played?               
Ap= ril 11 reference to WA Garfield who is Secretary of Epsom Athletic C.C.            
Ap= ril 11 Herald review of season covers Epsom Athletic Pld 29 (I have 22 fixtures listed and only 19 results) W17 D5 L7. They have beaten Sutton     
Ma= nor Park (x3), Headley (x2), Old Suttonians, Belvedere (Wimbledon), Hyperion, Leatherhead Rose, Epsom Reserves, Wallington Res, Benhilton     
Gu= ild, Epsom White Rose, Epsom?? and Rayleigh. Drew with Ashtead Res (x2), ESB, Banste= ad Institute, and East Surrey Regiment.      
Re= view of Old Citizens F.C. Pld 24 W11 D2 L11 F49 A53. A and B teams have also had full seasons.          
Th= ey play at Ewell FC's old ground. Sec AG Reveirs 150 Knights Hill, West Norwood. They are not in any leagues.        
Ap= ril 11 reference to Frank A Duplock who it appears was a very good athlete before becoming a billiards player.        
Ap= ril 11 reference to Sutton United playing at London Road this season.            
A= pril 11 former England International and Ewell FC player P.M. Walters is a vice-president of Ashtead F.C. and was at their Annual Dinner to celebrat= e  
th= eir successful season. Won SJL and Dorking Leagues.              
3/= 5/11 3rd annual reunion of Ewell Old Boys - Ewell School. Games were played at the cricket and football fields, with a football match    
be= tween Gibraltar and Rest of Ewell, won 2-1 by Gibraltar. West Street was actual= ly Gibraltar Lane in those days.         
Ma= y 11 reference to Epsom Recreation Ground being bought in Sept 1898. Area of ground was 15 acres, 3 rods, and 38 (or 58?) poles. The    
ap= plication to build a pavilion is granted. JW Gow was Chairman of the Epsom Recreation Ground Committee. "The most beautiful      
re= creation ground in the county" with upwards of 1,000 children there daily dur= ing the summer, but with no adequate shelter in the    
ev= ent of a storm. During 1910/11 there were 91 football matches, 140 cricket matches= and 17 hockey matches played on it.      
Ju= ne 1911 Derby Day affected by thunder and lightning. A boy and horse were killed = at Buckle's Gap.        
Ju= ne 1911 reference to Alf Green, uncle of future Epsom Secretary William E.Green. = Had spent 28 years at Epsom C.C. and is now 44 and playing    
fo= r Manor Asylum in connection with his employment. Pic= ture 19/8/11 p2 Herald.             
1911/12 season                    
SC= FA Handbook says Epsom playing in light and dark blue: Sec FE Milligan, 1 Grove Road, Epsom.          
7/= 9/11 AGM Thursday evening at Technical Institute. Presided over by Walter J Ede, Secretary FE Milligan, Treasurer JH Birch.      
De= ficit reported of £10.19s.2 1/2d Ernest Hicks was captain. Colours apparently changed from claret and sky blue to white, but not      
in= line with SCFA handbook, which says light and dark blue. JH Birch retired as Treasu= rer. The club leave Half Mile Bush to play at      
Ep= som Recreation Ground for 1911/12 season. Officers elected as President W Kes= wick MP. V-p's all re-elected. C or J Batchelor      
wa= s elected captain with Walter J Ede as vice captain, J Wise as Secretary, with FE Milligan remaining a Committee member      
al= ong with GO Fuller, who would become Secretary later this season. Epsom will enter Su= rrey Junior Cup this year.        
Th= e club nearly didn't start this year. Finances will not allow Epsom to remain at Half Mile Bush, which indicates that it was a private    
pi= tch. Advertiser says "I am surprised the club have not gone there before = as the ground at Half Mile Bush was never largely patronised,     
an= d therefore the Committee must have been put to a considerable expense every week.&qu= ot;          
Re= ported that the club will just play friendlies only this year, and Surrey Minor Cup t= oo.          
Ep= som Athletic in claret and sky blue: Sec, WA Garfield, 5 Albert Road. Most of their players all play for the cricket team too.      
Fo= otball team plays friendlies only this year before joining Dorking League next season= .          
Ep= som Wednesday in red and green: Sec, F Lock, 39 High Street. Name changed from Epsom White Rose F.C. this year.      
Re= ference to Leatherhead A.F.A. playing at Fetcham Grove again this year with dressing rooms at the Running Horse Pub. Their second season.    
Se= pt 11 Croydon Charity Cup - no Epsom or Ewell entries.              
Se= pt 11 Future Ewell player A Hewett selected for London v Birmingham @ Tottenham on 2/10/11.          
6/= 9/11 Epsom Wednesday practice match.                
Se= pt 11 Mr Greengrass funeral at Epsom Cemetery. First person to drive a car through Epsom High Street in 1890. Also had a motor car business in    
Ep= som. Born in Dover but lived in Epsom for last thirty years.              
No= Epsom sides in Surrey Junior League Group 4.                
9/= 9/11 A former Epsom player Arthur Holt scores HT on his debut for Ashtead as they beat Baroda 7-0 this day @ Ashtead.      
SJ= C 1 Draw sees Epsom v Dorking Reserves                
Se= pt 11 reference to South Tooting FC used to be called Waterfall FC.            
Se= pt 11 ESM average age is 16. Secretary WR Sutton, The Willows.              
23= /9/11 Friendly at Leatherhead Rose is scheduled for this day according to the D&L Advertiser. Was it played?        
30= /9/11 Friendly win 3-1 v Mr Webb's XI @ ERG. A poor game with high wind respons= ible for some of it. Defence played well. HT 3-0.    
Oc= t 11 reference to Epsom Gymnasium at the Parade, Epsom. Not there for much lon= ger though.          
7= /10/11 Picture of new Epsom Captain Walter J Ede in Surrey Herald this day. Join= ed from Worthing Reserves.        
T= his picture is not of a good quality and I need to go back to Colindale for this.            
H= e is establishing a good spirit among the players, and if this continues, they should be able to go back to the SJL next season. "Admirably built f= or a  
f= ootballer". He was captain of Worthing Reserves for two years. "He fills best the position of half back", but the important position of centre half is already  
we= ll filled by HJ Plume, so has willingly filled any position in the team that needed strengthening. Also plays cricket for Epsom St Barnabas.    
Re= ference to the club having some new officers working enthusiastically to put the clu= b on a sound footing.        
11= /10/11 Epsom Wednesday have entered the Surrey Midweek Cup.              
14= /10/11 Epsom Athletic mispen in 0-4 defeat to All Saints (Benhilton).            
14= /10/11 Epsom defeat Dorking Res 2-1 but are fortunate to do so, as a draw was fairer. Epsom have a better team than "anyone a few     
we= eks ago expected it to be." Herald states that it is possible to charge admission at ERG.          
14= /10/11 Epsom St Barnabas win 15-0 @ Manor Asylum and have now Played 3 Won 3 F26 A2. T= he other two results are not recorded.    
Th= ey lose 2-3 to Epsom Athletic on 21/10/11. Future Epsom Town player Charlie Holliday plays for Epsom Athletic.        
21= /10/11 ESM beat Sutton County 5-0 with A.Greentree arriving 15 minutes late. 10 star= ted the game.        
No= v 11 no Epsom or Ewell sides in Epsom Hospital Cup this year.              
2/= 11/11 Assyrians defeat Epsom Manor 4-0 with WH Ollis getting HT.            
4/= 11/11 Epsom defeat Leatherhead Rose 4-1 in Surrey Junior Cup 2. Not three goals bette= r. H.Green got all 4 including a penalty      
in= good weather and in front of a good attendance. Epsom won the toss and had the wind at their backs and Green scored after 15 minutes     
be= fore a harshly given penalty for a charge ensured a 2-0 lead at HT. The second h= alf was very even before Green completed his HT with a     
sh= ot that the keeper Davis miskicked. Rose scored to reduce the arrears and pressed for= a while, but Epsom and Green's fourth came as a     
re= sult of a last minute breakaway.                
4/= 11/11 ESB due to play Sherwood at Earlsfield, but the pitch was not yet ready so pl= ayed at Epsom. Best performance this year. Billy Green got the    
fi= fth from 25 yards. HT 1-0.                  
He= rald says lots of good halves at Epsom, but not enough forwards.              
No= v 11 Herald says that former players Arthur Holt and Syd Skinner may play for Ashtead= v Epsom in SJC 3, while Henry Williams is ex-Ashtead.    
11= /11/11 Epsom are due to play Belmont this day but (NR). It was won by Epsom but no fur= ther details. See 2/12 comments.      
11= /11/11 Epsom Athletic nearly end unbeaten record of Benhilton Guild but draw 1-1. Drizzling rain.        
11= /11/11 ESM play at Mr Nightingall's ground in South Hatch and beat Great Bookham 4-1. They are now Pld 7 W6 D1 F40 A5.      
Th= is indicates that they may have beaten Epsom YMCA 4-0 on 28/10, as this is the only re= sult I don't have yet. Of course they may have played    
so= meone else that day instead.                  
11= /11/11 A.F.A. Cup Old Citizens v Woolwich Poly at Gibraltar Lane. Predicted line= up is: FN Wood, RE Richardson, D.Rupsdale, WR Amis,     
PJ= Peacock, AW Edmondson, B.Field, WFJ Thomson, AL Diss, EA Knight, RF Branch.            
No= v 11 Epsom St Barnabas want games and have their own private ground and dressing roo= m. Contact: AH Tinker, High Street, Epsom.    
18= /11/11 ESM win 3-2 at Worcester Park III. Only played with ten throughout. Greentree scored in first minute. HT 1-1.      
18= /11/11 ESB lose to All Saints (Benhilton) 2-1. Because of the weather at Rose Hill, = only 8 All Saints players and 9 from ESB turned up!    
25= /11/11 Epsom St Barnabas lose 5-0 or 6-0 to Leatherhead Rose. I have 6-0 but Graham Mitchell's Leatherhead records says 5-0.      
25= /11/11 Ashtead defeat Epsom in SJC 3. "The rivalry between these clubs is v= ery great and on occasion leads to some of the players     
di= splaying some amount of unkind feeling towards each other." "A large num= ber of spectators". Syd Skinner missing for Ashtead but     
Wi= lliams missing for Epsom. Downhill first half, Drew scored after a half save fro= m a Wise shot after 5 minutes, but when Ashtead       
eq= ualised a few minutes later, Epsom fell off badly and lost 5-1. "Epsom have not given so poor an exhibition this year". Defence was ok,     
bu= t Epsom lack forwards says Herald. H.Green was quiet but had little service, while for= mer player Arthur E Holt scored for Ashtead.    
HT= was unknown but at least 2-1 to Ashtead.                
No= vember 11 Epsom Rugby Club formed. First game v  Epsom College Reserve side W27-8 on 9/12/11.        
De= c 11 reference to Horton Asylum xmas dinner with Medical Superintendent as Dr J.R.Lord future President of Epsom Town.      
It= appears that he has been there for a while.                
2/= 12/11 Epsom lead 1-0 at HT @ Belmont with a weakened side, but lost 3-1. Belmont thus avenged their only loss this season "four     
we= eks earlier" (actually three).                  
2/= 12/11 Paine, Blott and Taylor injured and missing for ESB this day.             
2/= 12/11 Greentree was out for ESM but Gow proved a good sub in a game with no fou= ls as Dorking High School are beaten 6-0.      
9/= 12/11 Epsom led 2-0 but lost 5-3 at Coombe v Coombe Park. Fuller played well in a game they did not deserve to lose.      
1= 6/12/11 Wimbledon Clevedon only brought 6 to play ESM but 5 subs were found inclu= ding Plume, Fuller and Blott "late members of the Epsom team".  
16= /12/11 Epsom lose 1-0 to an 80th minute goal at Sutton Manor Park.            
26= /12/11 Ewell OB 2-2 Epsom OB. Poor weather but no little interest at Ewell.            
Ja= n 12 Reference to Merton FC playing at the John Innes Sports Ground in Watery Lane. It still exists. They hadn't been there too long.    
J= ANUARY 1912 Surrey Mirror is not at Surrey History Centre. Check at Colindale for Eps= om Ath and Epsom.        
6/= 1/12 Epsom draw 1-1 with Epsom St Barnabas in a friendly. Epsom were one short but t= he sub played well, while ESB were a couple     
sh= ort, but subs were found for them. Billy (WE) Green scored after 10 minutes for ES= B HT 0-1 but in second half,         
Wi= se crossed for H Green to equalise for Epsom. A very fast and even game.            
13= /1/12 Epsom Athletic win easily at Sutton v Old Suttonians Res. W5-1 Carter (3) and M= oore (2). An easy win.        
13= /1/12 Epsom defeat Epsom St Barnabas 3-0 after a goalless first half in another frien= dly. Green (pen), an o.g. by Sparrow, and Revell    
we= re the scorers. Hicks and Hide (debut) and Tinsley and Newman all played for ESB. 1-0 would have been fairer.        
27= /1/12 SMC 2 this day sees Epsom Ath v Leatherhead Rose W9-0 and Epsom (St Barnabas) v Ashtead L0-1.        
Ja= n 12 Croydon and Brighton Railway both playing at Mitcham Road. Reference to being like old times to see a SSC tie in Croydon      
wi= th memories of the old Dennett Road days. Many spectators from those days were presen= t.          
3/= 2/12 reported in Herald that "The Epsom club can be justly proud of the f= act that it has not been beaten on its own ground this season.    
Th= e team is now one of all round excellence, and though it is in no league, the match= es are of an interesting character."      
3/= 2/12 Epsom v Coombe Park. Earlier in the season, Epsom lost 5-3 there after leading 2-= 0. (NR) for either game yet.      
3/= 2/12 Epsom St Martins win 5-0 v Sutton County School at ERG. "ESM played fairly well considering that they had had no game for six weeks."    
Th= is means that provisional away matches on 6/1 v Walton United, 13/1 v Kingswood Re= s, 20/1 v Tolworth, and 27/1 v Epsom YMCA did not take     
pl= ace, and possibly a couple of weeks over and before xmas.              
Th= e ESM current record is Pld 14 W13 D1 F74 A11, and they play Worcester Park III= on 10/2 having beaten them earlier in the season 3-2 (pre Jan).    
10= /2/12 Epsom 3-0 Wimbledon St Marks after a 0-0 HT. Epsom are still unbeaten at home, although the visitors were better in the second     
ha= lf despite conceding three as Whitehorn in goal for Epsom stopped shot after shot in fine style. WE Green, then H.Green (2) were    
th= e scorers. Buckland (back) was the best player on the field, while Ede and Archer did well as halves. Revell was ok up front.      
10= /2/12 Epsom Athletic draw 1-1 aet with Ashtead Res and replay is listed as at Epsom on 17/2, so this may have been a second replay, as the    
or= iginal game was scheduled for 3/2/12, and ET was played in this tie. Check! Late equaliser from F.Hogsden (88). HT 0-0      
It= 's also possible that Ashtead's first team was at home that day too, and that the game on 3/2 was postponed..        
10= /2/12 Epsom St Martins 2-2 with Worcester Park III @ Temple Road. R.Cooper (capt) missing. 1-0 up through an o.g. but HT was 1-1. H Cooper    
sc= ored in second half, but after 70 minutes the referee sent off the visiting centre half, and the team walked off. Game abandoned!      
10= /2/12 Also Sutton United lose 11-0 this day at Metrogas in South London Charity Cup = SF.          
13= /2/12 Long Grove Asylum v City Life Association. They are a life assurance company b= ut are beaten 8-2.        
14= /2/12 Epsom Weds 4-2 Banstead Asylum @ Banstead. Scorer Cowlard, and others unknown. = HT 1-1.        
17= /2/12 Epsom win 2-0 at Manor Asylum in an enjoyable game with tea and hospitality afterwards. W Green and H.Green scored the    
go= als while Poulton the Manor gk was magnificent. Archer played well at half with Buckland and Drew safe at back as usual.      
JW= Wise was captain for the first time as Ede was missing, as was Grose, Williams, and Jeeves. Epsom played with ten men throughout.    
24= /2/12 Epsom Athletic lose 1-0 to Brockham in SMC 4 (last 16). HT 0-0. Goal was a long shot from 30 yards out with 20 minutes left.    
24= /2/12 Epsom St Martins lose first game of season 8-2 at Leatherhead St Johns. Now Pld= 16 W13 D2 L1 F78 A21. Correct.      
2/= 3/12 Epsom are due to play Epsom St Barnabas again, and expected line up is as follo= ws: GS Whitehorn, FG Drew, G.Buckland,      
F.= Archer, WJ Ede, F.Grose, HW Jeeves, H Williams, H.Green, AJ Revell, JW Wise. (NR) of game.          
2/= 3/12 ESM beat Sutton Pioneers 5-1 @ ERG. 1-0 down early and 2-1 HT due to two from Cropley. HT for Cooper in second half, and game     
ab= andoned for heavy rain after 60 minutes.                
9/= 3/12 Epsom FC Club President W Keswick MP dies aged 78. Funeral in Bookham.            
16= /3/12 ESM win 7-1 at Tolworth. Johnson scored early, then 1-1, before a H.Cooper (p= en) 2-1HT. H.Cooper completed HT and B.Green (2), Greentree.    
20= /3/12 Epsom Weds win 1-0 v District Railway (Fulham) @ Epsom. Archer (pen) in first t= en minutes. Epsom W only had ten in second half.    
23= /3/12 Epsom Rec is Alexandra Rec, although later years refer to them as different pla= ces. Present day Alexandra        
Re= c does have two halves to it though, which may have added to the confusion.            
2= 3/3/12 Walton Heath defeat Epsom Athletic with a late winner. 3-2. HT 0-1 down.<= /td>            
2= 7/3/12 Epsom Weds defeat Croydon Invicta 3-0 @ Croydon. Scorers WE Green (2), and J.Cowlard. HT 3-0.        
30= /3/12 picture in papers of opening of ERC pavilion. It looks very similar to th= at which burned down in the 80's at Alexandra Rec.    
30= /3/12 Before ESM's 6-0 win v Dorking CLB this day, they were Pld 18 W15 D2 L1 F90 A23. Therefore game v Dorking High School on     
23= /3/12 did not take place. ESM had played Dorking CLB twice before, a 6-1 win and a draw. Dates unknown but pre-Jan.      
30= /3/12 Narrow 1-0 win @ Epsom v Croydon Adult School. Scored by Mountford in first half= .          
30= /3/12 Although only ten men play all game, Epsom defeat Wimbledon St Mark's 4-1, with 2 from H.Green, and other goals       
fr= om Tinsley and Billy Green.                  
5/= 4/12 Epsom FC are entered in a 6 a side competition at Woking FC this day.            
Th= ey beat Pyrford by one point to nil (a corner) then beat Woking II by 4 points to= nil (one goal from H.Green) then lost to      
Ca= mberley St Georges 7 pts to 4. W Green scored then C St G equalised, and a corner and led 5-4 at HT. Hon Sec of Epsom played      
in= this match instead of the injured Buckland, and had a great chance to score right at= the end, but it was saved. 800 watched, and      
Ep= som and Ashtead raced each other over there and supported each other all day.            
6/= 4/12 Epsom FC defeat Croydon Reserves on Easter Saturday @ ERG. Best game of the sea= son says papers. "A good crowd". H.Green 1-0    
th= en 1-1, then two from Weaver in his first game of the season inc one pen. HT 3-1 then = 3-2 then H.Green again. Buckland missed      
hi= s first game of the season injured.                
Ap= ril 12 former Epsom players Arthur Holt and Harry Skinner are at Ashtead this se= ason and will go on to play for West Norwood.      
6/= 4/12 Davison scores an 85th minute winner v Great Bookham. 6 reserves played this day.=          
8= /4/12 Epsom St Martins have now scored 100 goals after a 3-2 win over Ashtead OB's on Easter Monday. Now Pld 21 W18 D2 L1 F100 A25. Correct.  
13= /4/12 Neither ESM or Epsom Athletic had an opponent turn up this week, so they played each other at ERG! R.Wood scored in      
fi= rst half. HT 0-1, then Basford (on as a sub) for ESM equalised, but Ansell scored the winner for Epsom Athletic in the last minute. Also    
Be= rt Wise saved a penalty from F.Garfield in second half. 3 subs started for ESM in first half but second half line up is listed on the spreadsheet.    
Ap= ril 12 Confirmed that Epsom St Barnabas play at Temple Road. It is their ground.=            
13= /4/12 Epsom were due to play Crusaders this day, but the opponents were unable to rai= se a team.        
14= /4/12 Titanic disaster in Atlantic Ocean.                
20= /4/12 Epsom due to play Guildford Res this day. (NR).              
20= /4/12 Epsom St Martins were due to play at Temple Road as Epsom and Epsom Athletic ha= ve priority at ERG, but neither game appears to    
ha= ve taken place, so ESM played Mill Green there and won 7-1. Scorers Green (2), H.Cooper (2), Hulett, Johnson, Davison. The visitors first    
de= feat of the season. HT 4-0.                  
27= /4/12 Smoking concert at Spread Eagle at 8pm on a Saturday evening under the auspices of the Epsom FC. Mr R.G.Hue Williams      
pr= esided and supported by WJ Wilson Secretary of SCFA. He said it was the first time h= e'd ever been to a football gathering at Epsom.    
&q= uot;Epsom had not a club worthy of it, and had never had one." The FA had exte= nded the season by a week so that Titanic fund matches     
co= uld be played, and hoped that Epsom would arrange a match if they had not already done so. FA also donated 200 guineas to Titanic    
fu= nd. Mr Hue Williams also spoke a few words. Entertainment provided by Messrs George Furniss, R Bowles, Bernard Bainbridge, <= /span>      
R = de Wesselow, Edgar (EE) Jeffery (a former player), WTC Lock, C Jeaves "etc."= Mr H Glenister ably presided at the piano!      
Ti= ckets provided from JH Birch at Station Road, or Hon Sec G.O. Fuller            
Re= ference to the club having dropped out of the Charity Competition for the first time this year.          
He= nry Keswick (President) was unable to be present and telegraphed from Scotland. Apolo= gies also received from JH Bridges and SJ Eggar.    
Br= idges was the Ewell President for the fifteen seasons of its life.              
Ch= airman stated that the club had played 21 W13 D2 L6 this year. I have 15 results= W9 D2 L4.          
Ep= som remained unbeaten at home all season.                
Mr= J Gow senior proposed the health of Mr Wilson and Mr Hue-Williams. He said the Chairman was well known in Leatherhead and    
wa= s becoming so in Epsom. It helped that he was an old footballer said Gow. "Arrangements for the concert which was thoroughly enjoyed     
by= all present, were made by the energetic Hon. Secretary Mr G.O. Fuller."<= /td>            
4/= 5/12 Herald reviews the season, and describes it as "The wet season"            
Ep= som St Martins, formed last year Pld 23 W19 D2 L2 F108 A28. Correct all the way = from first mention on 3/2/12. Have never failed to score since     
th= ey were formed. RH Cooper (41), A.Greentree (19), Albert Green (17), H Davison (8= ), BK Johnson (7), plus 1 o.g. and the other 15 goals shared     
be= tween 8 players. Average age of the squad is 17. R Cooper is captain.            
He= rald recommends that Epsom enter the Dorking & District League. Not sure it can though, as they are a Junior club, not a minor one.    
18/= 5/12 Epsom becomes the first automated telephone exchange in the British Isles.          
1912/13 seaso= n                    
Ep= som listed as playing in white: Sec WE Green Keach Cottage, Albert Road (was Kertch Cottage, 3 Albert Road)        
Ep= som Athletic in claret and sky blue: Sec, WA Garfield, 5 Albert Road.             
Ep= som Wednesday in red and green: Sec, F Lock, 39 High Street.   By Oct 1912, HJ Buttell 27 Pound Lane, = Epsom.    
Au= g 1912 Epsom YMCA Secretary George Willis, Waterloo Road, Epsom Average age of club is= 22 and they play in green and white.      
Ep= som St Barnabas, seem to have disappeared. Epsom YMCA remain, but are a more prominent side this year.        
Ep= som St Martins played in blue and gold: Sec, WR Sutton, Woodview, then The Willo= ws, Epsom (phone Epsom 433)      
Ep= som St Barnabas still have a cricket team and Billy and Bert Green play in it, a= long with J Bradley, who I believe was future Epsom Town     
Ch= airman Hugh's elder brother, who worked at St Barnabas as an organist.            
21= /5/12 Epsom FC AGM on Tuesday evening at the Technical Institute. Mr GO Fuller resign= ed as Secretary and was replaced by      
tw= o new Secretaries, WE Green, and F Blott. A vote of thanks for Mr Fuller. Mr He= nry Keswick was elected President,       
re= placing his deceased father. JH Birch Elected Treasurer, with Mr W Ede as captain, an= d H Green as vice-captain. Accounts      
pr= esented showed a balance in hand for the first time in the history of the club. It was decided to apply for admittance to Southern    
Su= burban League (accepted by time of report on 24/5/12), and to enter for the Surr= ey Junior Cup.          
Ju= ne 12 reference to Ewell Recreation Ground and people being reluctant to put go= al posts up as is done at Epsom Recreation Ground.    
26= /6/12 Alexandra Day. 50 years to the day that she arrived in England says Heral= d. Epsom Council would eventually name Epsom Rec after her.    
Ju= ly 12 AJ Revell has an operation for appendicitis. Has played for Ewell, Ashtead a= nd Epsom amongst others. Should be fine.      
19= 12/13 Sutton United's first season at Adult School Ground.              
No= rth Croydon playing at Parchmore Road this season.              
Se= pt 12 Sutton Hospital Cup draw sees Epsom v Belmont in first round. 10 entries, and mo= st of the others have byes. Winners are      
aw= ay to Old Suttonians in QF.                  
S= ept 12 New law advised whereby the keeper is no longer allowed to handle the ball outside the penalty area. A good idea says Herald.    
He= rald refers to prospects for the new season and explains that Leatherhead are to play their games this season at Elmer Meadow in the     
Do= rking & District League.                  
Mi= tcham Wanderers start this year and their ground is at the Cranmers, Mitcham Common.          
Ep= som Colony start this year and eventually become St Ebba's.              
14= /9/12 Wimbledon's first ever match at Plough Lane sees a 2-0 loss in the FAC to Tooting FC.          
21= /9/12 Reference to a Ewell Old Citizens match, but venue and further details unknown.          
Se= pt 12 Surrey Junior Cup draw sees Epsom away to Westcott on 19/10/12.            
18= /9/12 SCFA AGM at Holborn Restaurant, with President Percy Brandon presiding.            
21= /9/12 Club game this day for Old Citizens. They play at West Street.            
21= /9/12 Epsom win 7-0 at Ashtead. Report says that game was very one sided and the scor= e by no means represents their superiority.    
In= fact the score could have been doubled. Scorers were Revell (3), H.Green (2), and W.Green (2).           
Ep= som weren't happy that Ashtead put out virtually a reserve XI. IT was Ashtead Reserve= s as their first team were getting beaten 8-0 by North     
Cr= oydon this day.                  
21= /9/12 ESM beat Thornville 3-0, and report refers to a Thornville penalty miss. One = ESM goal was a penalty from Hulett, while Gow and Gibson     
got the others= .                    
25= /9/12 Epsom Wednesday draw 1-1 at Sutton Rec v Sutton Adult School. HT 1-1 Sc. WE.Gre= en          
28= /9/12 Epsom St Martins were due to play at Temple Road, but Sutton Manor Park scratch= ed to Epsom Athletic, so the game was played at ERG.    
W2= -1 v Addiscombe Wands Res Visitors were 2 short, so Skinner (Epsom Ath) and Elliott played. 0-1 15 mins, then Orford equalised. HT 1-1, then    
H.= Cooper got the winner.                  
28= /9/12 First match of the season in SJL saw Epsom lose 3-0 to Crusaders. 1-0 down afte= r 20 minutes and 3-0 down by HT against the    
wi= nd, but didn't improve after the break. Plume made his first appearance of the se= ason and was in fine form as was Drew. A new player    
wa= s tried in Jenkins who should be a good acquisition.              
2/= 10/12 Epsom Wednesday win 2-1 away at Dorking Congregational Wednesday. W Green scored both goals. Clearly there      
wa= s a connection between Epsom and Epsom Wednesdays, although some YMCA players also played on Weds.        
Ep= som Weds had to play second half with ten men as a player had to leave early to catch a train! Epsom held on to their HT 2-1 lead.    
5/= 10/12 Epsom YMCA home ground is at Temple Road, Epsom. They beat Ross United 9-1 here this day.        
Te= am line up was Wood, Daniells, A.Breeden, Jervis, Morgan, Taylor, Cooke, Skinner, Basford, Vaughan, Mountford.      
He= rald says they are new, but there was an earlier one a couple of years previously.<= /td>            
5= /10/12 Epsom Ath lost 5-2 at Brockham in their first Dorking & Dist. League match. Cattle were in the field all week, and ground was in "a disgraceful<= /td>  
s= tate". Ref wasn't there so the Brockham Secretary did the job, and made a few odd decisions says report. 0-2 down, then two from F.Garfield HT 2-2.  
5/= 10/12 Reigate Priory 2-1 Old Citizens. HT 1-0 and Old Citizens scored a late consolation.          
5= /10/12 Epsom St Martin's 12-0 Clarence III (Maples). One sided. Gow got 5. HT unk. Hul= ett scored from half way line after keeper misjudged the flight.  
Er= nie Gow is the youngest son of Councillor J Gow. Ernie has an elder brother J.Gow.            
5/= 10/12 Epsom defeat Belmont in Sutton Hospital Cup. Nunns and Revell scoring after a goalless first half. Plume was the best      
pl= ayer on the field, and Nunns was carried off about ten minutes from time, but the ten= men continued to attack..        
It= was a well contested game. Buckland came in for Nunns who moved forward to inside le= ft. Nunns 1-0 then 1-1 5 minutes later.      
He= rald says H.Green is too selfish, while Nunns was the pick of the forwards.            
12= /10/12 YMCA get fortunate 1-1 draw at All Saints Benhilton. Game referred to an Epsom centre forward kicking an All Saints player    
on= 4 distinct occasions leading to an unpleasant element in the game towards the close.=          
12= /10/12 Epsom v Worcester Park. Was this played? Probably n= ot.              
Mo= re likely that Epsom played at Summerstown Reserves this day instead in SSL, but I don't think Epsom had a game this day, as Billy     
Gr= een turned out for ESM this day. See below.                
12= /10/12 Epsom St Martins win 6-0 @ ERG v Wimbledon Park Old Boys who arrived at the expected finish time, and were 4 short. Billy Green "of     
Ep= som 1sts" played as did Elliott, Blott and a Horton player made up the numbers. Only 30 mins each way and HT was 2-0. H.Cooper scored 4.     
L.= Cropley did well in his trial and deserves another one says Herald.            
16= /10/12 Epsom Weds were due to go to play Croydon Invicta, but they scratched so Epsom played at Sutton Manor Park Res      
an= d won 2-0 with goals from F.Archer and W.Green. Archer was the Epsom Wednesday Capt= ain.          
Oc= t 12 Epsom Wednesday Secretary was HJ Buttell, 27 Pound Lane, Epsom, and he appealed= for more games on their open dates.      
Oc= t 12 Suffragettes try to set fire to Epsom Grand Stand but it burns itself out before it reaches the flammable materials placed there.    
19= /10/12 Reference in the YMCA report to the fact that they had a cup match the previous week. Was this the All Saints game?      
19= /10/12 Friendly between YMCA and Epsom Ath ends with Athletic winning 6-2 at Tem= ple Road. Report refers to the old club and the     
ne= w club, and it looks like YMCA were the new club. Also refers to ill feeling between = the "rival supporters" for no apparent reason.    
19= /10/12 Epsom St Martins beat Great Bookham 3-1. Hulett scored first with a twice taken penalty, which was retaken because of encroachment by    
Di= lley of the defending team!! HT 1-1 then two from H.Cooper.              
19= /10/12 Epsom win at Westcott in Group O of Surrey Junior Cup. No mention of Ewell, and neither Epsom nor Ewell were in the Surrey    
Ju= nior League group 3 or group 4 this year.                
19= /10/12 Epsom win 7-1 and went up the slope in the first half, but went a goal down bef= ore Revell equalised. HT 1-1 and 6 goals in the    
se= cond half. H.Green got HT, Wise got 2 and Grose also scored, while Billy Green was p= oor and missed many chances.      
1= 9/10/12 Woking News and Mail advises a Surrey Minor Cup draw with Epsom v Carshal= ton being a first round tie and three other clubs receiving byes.  
T= hey were Banstead Institute, Sutton Manor Park, Woodcote. However, we don't appear= to have a Reserve team so I am not sure if thiss tie was played.  
22= /10/12 Late W.Green equaliser sees EW get a 2-2 draw v Great Bookham at the Epsom Rec= .          
26= /10/12 Both keepers played well in poor conditions, and Ernest Hicks turned out for Y= MCA, and it is hoped he will be able to turn    
ou= t regularly. 2-2 draw with Belmont, although Belmont started with 8 men "and one supply was available". YMCA should have won.    
26= /10/12 Epsom were due to play Carshalton Athletic in SSL this day, but (NR). Was this played?          
28= /10/12 Dr Roberts scored the first goal for Horton Asylum as they defeated Norbury = Park Res 5-0 at Epsom. 3-0 HT      
30= /10/12 EW draw 2-2 with Banstead Institute at Epsom Rec. Banstead were one short but found a good substitute in Muggeridge who scored!    
Fi= rst half quite even, but second half it was all Epsom Weds. W Ayling (EW) and Bans= tead keeper were best two on the pitch.      
Oc= t 12 "Gaming" on Ewell Rec. 2 West Street lads ran off when spotted = on footpath to Kingston Road.        
2/= 11/12 Sutton Manor Park v Epsom YMCA (NR)                
2/= 11/12 Epsom Athletic lose 2-0 to Walton Heath in Dorking League. HT 0-1. McEwan injur= ed (15). 10 men. Brown and Fisher were very good. The    
se= cond goal was "a beauty" 82 minutes.                
2= /11/12 Epsom St Martins 8-0 Sutton Crusaders who were three short, but "found good subs". HT 2-0 "ESM defenders have yet to realise that it is the=  
jo= b of the forwards who ought to accomplish the scoring!"              
2/= 11/12 Epsom defeat Telford 4-0 in a friendly. H.Green HT and Revell were the scorers.=          
6/= 11/12 Good 3-1 win for EW at Sutton & District Postal, thanks to two goals for Yeates, and one from W.Green.        
9/= 11/12 Old Kingstonians beat Kingston 4-1 in Amateur Cup. Clubs would merge after the war.          
9/= 11/12 Epsom draw 1-1 with Leatherhead in SJC 2. Epsom did most of the pressing in the first half with the wind, but Leatherhead came    
ba= ck in the second half. A Revell was late and left out, so Buckland played even thou= gh he was due to be watching. HT 1-0 up.      
A = draw was fair. Leatherhead went up the slope with the wind in the first half. The centre forward scored for Epsom (presume Green). Former    
Ep= som Thursday player Fred Taylor scored for Leatherhead. D&L Advertiser said there = was "a large gathering of spectators".      
9/= 11/12 reported that although Epsom "has failed as yet to gather in SSL poi= nts, it has a team which ought to hold its own with most of    
th= e sides that it meets." "Grose is a player of much intelligence and plays a delightfully fair game." Epsom need a good outside right,    
an= d Herald can't understand why Billy Green hasn't been given a try on the other win= g.          
9= /11/12 Epsom St Martins have a promising centre half in Johnson. It is the club's third season and the 0-0 draw at Epsom Colony was the first time  
in= their history that they have failed to score. Game was at the Colony ground in = Hook Road. Current record for ESM - Pld 7 W6 D1 F34 A2.    
9/= 11/12 Epsom Athletic defeat Old Suttonians 2-0 in an even game. Schafer 1-0 before HT, and Foulger in second half. Brown in goal played well.    
in= c 9/11/12 Epsom Athletic Played 4 W1 D1 L2 F5 A9.              
13= /11/12 EW and Carshalton Weds draw 2-2 in Surrey Midweek Cup. Unable to play extra = time due to bad light. EW lost the replay on 20/11.    
EW= mispen at 0-0 in 1st half.                  
16= /11/12 Epsom Athletic 3-1 Epsom YMCA in SMC 2. HT for T.Day who was then presented wit= h a silver teapot after the game.      
16= /11/12 ESM win 5-1 @ Dundonald Rec v Wimbledon St Andrews Athletic. 1-0 down early b= ut 2-1 by HT and game finished in semi-darkness.    
16= /11/12 Epsom v Leatherhead Rose is p-p for the SJC replay with Leatherhead.            
16= /11/12 Epsom win SJC replay at Leatherhead 1-0 after a 1-1 draw the week before. HT 0-0 but with the slope at Leatherhead      
Ep= som were better in second half, and H.Green put keeper and ball in the net after a Revell shot was half saved. After 80 minutes,      
Pl= ume broke his nose. Defence was sound "as usual" and Grose at left half w= as the best player on the pitch.        
Ep= som were the superior team says Herald "and quite deserving of their victory"= ;. Rough play noted on the part of two or three players    
fr= om the opposition, and Herald also referred to the "too partisan" supporters there.          
Th= is was the first match ever played at the Elmer Meadow ground. Leatherhead suffered = an injury after 15 minutes. 10 men. A late goal.    
23= /11/12 YMCA lost 3-4 at Temple Road to Leatherhead Rose. "From the spectators po= int of view, there was not a dull moment"      
YM= CA were new this season, and Herald said it was their best performance of the season.=          
23= /11/12 ESM 4-1 Norbury Athletic. Very interesting clean game. "A fair number of spectators". 1-0 down early again, but Hulett penalty  by HT.     
2= 3/11/12 Wimbledon Albion 1-1 Epsom Athletic @ Prince George's Recreation Ground. = 1-0 down in first minute but Wood equalised in second half.  
23= /11/12 Epsom have a fair amount of the play but crash 5-1 at Carshalton Athletic in SS= L. 1-0 would have been fairer says Herald. HT was    
on= ly 1-0 but 4 goals in 7 minutes made it 4-1. Epsom were 4-0 down at one point.             
27= /11/12 EW lost 2-0 to Banstead Asylum at their ground which had a slope. Owing to Croydon Invicta scratching, they are at      
Ni= ghtingales next week. This must have been some sort of league format, but no tables = yet.          
30= /11/12 Epsom lose at Ashtead in SJC 3. An end to end game between the local rivals. Fi= rst goal was an o.g. by Buckland, but in the     
se= cond half, Ashtead got better. Whitehorn (gk), Drew, Daniells, Wise and Russell were= the best Epsom players.        
30= /11/12 ESM 5-1 Anerley Arcadians @ ERG. Orford & Sutton out. HT 0-0 then Green (= 3) and Gow (2). Anerley only had 9 so Dunford and Foulger     
of= Epsom Athletic played as subs. No game for Epsom Athletic this day. H Restall c= ame in for Orford.        
3= 0/11/12 Epsom Athletic are due to play at Ashtead Reserves but no result as yet. = From looking at the table later in the season, it appears that the two   
t= eams also met on 21/12 with Epsom Athletic winning one 2-0 and drawing the other 1-= 1. Not sure yet which was which, but the first result which appeared   
w= as the 2-0, so I believe this was played on 30/11. The 1-1 draw may not have been pla= yed on 21/12, it could have been played in January as the 1-1 did   
no= t appear in the table until 18/1, but I think it was just reported late.            
6/= 12/12 Reference to Epsom Recreation Ground in papers. There was a meeting of the Rec Ground Committee, where a letter was       
re= ceived from Epsom St Martin's referring to the insufficiency of the wire netting as b= alls were being kicked out of the ground. It was    
re= solved that the Surveyor will erect galvanised wire netting at a cost of £2.17s.6d. A= lso 50 roses to be planted in the grounds. This    
Co= mmittee also seemed to be responsible for the Stew Pond area too, which is to be parti= ally enclosed for skating this winter.      
7= /12/12 Epsom Athletic 0-0 Headley in SMC 3 @ ERG. No extra time played, probably becau= se Headley arrived 20 minutes late and the game finished  
in= the dark! Epsom Ath originally due to play Leatherhead Rose in Dorking League.            
7/= 12/12 ESM win 3-0 at Epsom Colony. A very comfortable win this time.            
7/= 12/12 Epsom draw with Old Suttonians 1-1 at Sutton in Sutton Hospital Cup. Epsom went= a goal down and then missed a penalty,     
bu= t were still 1-1 by HT. No extra time played. Replay required - see 28/12/12.            
De= c 12 Epsom sides are not in the Croydon & District or Thornton Heath & Distr= ict Leagues or Surrey Junior League.      
14= /12/12 ESM 8-1 Wimbledon Park Old Boys @ ERG. OB's were one short throughout, and ESM were 2-0 up after 2 minutes. HT 5-0 then 5-1.    
14= /12/12 probably or 21/12/12 possibly Headley defeat Epsom Ath in SMC replay.            
21= /12/12 fixtures scheduled for ESM v Sutton Crusaders (A) and Epsom Athletic v Ashtead. (NR's) see 30/11.        
No= mention of any Epsom games on 14/12 or 21/12.              
26= /12/12 Epsom look to have a fixture away to Roseleigh (name of team not clear in paper, and NR.)        
26= /12/12 Epsom Wednesday drew 2-2 with Epsom Athletic @ ERG for the Epsom & Ewell Cottage Hospital. Poor weather and a small attendance, as    
th= e game was kicked of by HW Saunders (Chairman of Epsom Urban Council).            
26= /12/12 Ewell OB's 5-1 Epsom OB's. Game played on the Old Citizens Ground, in Ewell Vil= lage and was a ten a side game with "a fair sprinkling of     
sp= ectators". Priestley played for Ewell despite having played for the Epsom club not l= ong before going to Croydon Common, where he is doing well.    
Ga= me refereed by H Sanders an SCFA referee.                
Ol= d Citizens were an A.F.A. side, that were using the old Ewell FC ground at West Stre= et. They didn't appear to continue after the war,    
bu= t had been around for a few years playing there. Herald didn't carry their            
re= sults between 1909-14, although they did carry their fixtures. They had three t= eams playing there and appeared to play friendlies only,    
as= they were not in the Southern Amateur Lge. They moved straight in the season follow= ing the Ewell demise in February 1905.      
28= /12/12 "A good number of spectators" saw Epsom St Martins beat YMCA 7-= 0 at Epsom Rec this day. ESM were at full strength while "YMCA     
we= re without Basford and Winter, they included WE Green, and F Hicks so there was no weakness through their absence, as both      
Gr= een and Hicks were members of Epsom FC". Green and Hicks started shortly aft= er everyone else so YMCA started with 9 briefly.      
Re= ference to it being a pity that ESM didn't enter the Surrey Minor Cup. They would ne= xt year.          
28= /12/12 Epsom default against Old Suttonians in Sutton Hospital Cup 2nd round. Only 3 arrived from Epsom. Herald states that it is very     
un= sporting that no-one let the opposition know, who made the journey. An Epsom correspondent writes: "What is the matter with     
th= e Epsom FC?" Last Saturday they were due to play Old Suttonians in the Sutton Hospital Cup at Epsom Recreation Ground.       
Th= ey say that the Epsom players were not notified by the club officials and were unaware that there was a game. "It is       
ex= traordinary that there should be such a fiasco in connection with a Cup competition". "There must be something radically       
wr= ong with the management of the club to permit of such a very unsatisfactory state of things as occurred on Saturday".      
Ja= n 13 Epsom St Martins now claim that they are the strongest side in Epsom. Herald sa= ys "what do Epsom Athletic, or Epsom "The Town club" have    
to= say about this?"                  
Ja= n 13 Surrey Junior Charity Cup 1st round draw Ashtead v Epsom              
4/= 1/13 Ashtead defeat Epsom 4-2 after a goalless first half. Ede played well for Epsom.<= /td>          
Ep= som FC state that the previous week was due to "a combination of unfortunate and unforeseen circumstances, and the club genuinely     
re= grets what occurred." A much better team played v Ashtead, but it still wasn't = good enough.          
4/= 1/13 ESM referred to Greentree and Jaquest debuts for the club "they deserve further games". Gow got HT, and reference of their      
re= cord was made. Played 14, W13, D1 F72 A6. Very impressive.              
4/= 1/13 Epsom Athletic lose 1-4 to Leatherhead in Dorking League. HT 0-3            
Ja= n 13 reference to a local player HW Skinner playing for London in F.A. Amateur trial v Southern Counties @ Stamford Bridge. Restricted to     
Am= ateurs who had not been capped previously.                
11= /1/13 Epsom due to play at Worcester Park in SSL.              
Al= so Leatherhead records show that Leatherhead Rose had a friendly at home to Epsom this day, but this doesn't look like it was played.    
Ja= n 13 reference to Kingston FC and Old Kingstonians, the latter of whom play at Norbiton. Dinton Road? Quite probably.      
11= /1/13 ESM beat Epsom Gas Works 5-2 despite being 2-0 down in terrible conditions. H.Cooper got HT, and ref ended the game      
af= ter 20 minutes of the second half because of the constant downpour. 65 minutes. W Smith is known as "Alphabet" Smith. Maybe     
be= cause he has three (at least) initials?                
11= /1/13 Epsom YMCA lose 2-0 at Epsom Colony, but only had 9 players.            
18= /1/13 a little bad feeling between YMCA and ESM who win 5-3 at Temple Road. Basfo= rd and Green both scored, Basford was a       
fu= ture Secretary of Epsom Town FC. While Green's brother Billy also did that job= .            
He= rald remarks before the game that YMCA will be a little stronger than usual as they are receiving assistance from some Epsom FC players. This is    
st= rongly denied by a supporter Harold S Jones, yet WR Sutton, the Epsom St Martin Secretary disputes the comments from the supporter, and     
st= ates that Hicks, Terry, Basford, Vaughan and Breedon are all former Epsom FC player= s, and Winter and Daniells helped out this year.    
Ap= parently Winter played for Epsom v Horton Asylum last Saturday week (but when? Worcester Park last week 11th? And Ashtead the week before.     
Ma= ybe played on 28th Dec or poss new years day.) and Daniells played for Worcester Park last week. No report of either game in papers I've seen.    
H= arold S Jones countered by stating that Winter works for Horton, and played becau= se Epsom were short. Quite heated discussion for a week or two.  
Th= e friendly at Horton definitely took place, but the date is still unknown.            
18= /1/13 Reference to South Tooting playing at "Lonesome". Club disappea= red after the war, and just Tooting Town remained.      
18= /1/13 Epsom Colony lose 1-0 to Sutton Crusaders. Was this a Thornton Heath League mat= ch?          
1= 8/1/13 reported "Epsom Juniors require home and away matches on Wednesdays". "Most dates open age 17, weak - Apply JH Skelton    
Ho= n Sec, 20 Harris (Harries?, Harriers?) Cottages Epsom Common."              
Th= is was NO connection to the Epsom Juniors that was allegedly founded in 1917. In se= ason 1913/14 they         
be= came Epsom Wednesday United with the same Secretary JH Skelton, and many similar players. This is now the third club I've found     
th= at formed as Epsom Juniors. Strange!                
22= /1/13 Epsom Juniors 5-0 Epsom Ramblers. Scorers: E.Terry (2), B.Skelton (2), Aldridge. Line Up: J Toms, H Mears, F Langrish,       
A = Channell, S.Skinner, P.Marshall, J.Aldridge, R.Boras, E.Terry, B.Skelton, Bailey            
25= /1/13 Epsom Colony drew 2-2 with Norbury Athletic at the Colony Ground at St Ebba's "A game brimful of incident" Colony mispen at    
0-= 1 down in 1st half, well saved. Trailed 0-1 at HT but two quick goals had Colony leading, with an equaliser on 75 minutes for Norbury.    
Wa= s this Thornton Heath League?                  
28= /1/13 Sutton Adult School 1-3 Epsom Juniors. Game played like all others this season o= n a Wednesday.        
1/= 2/13 Epsom Athletic defeat Epsom St Martins 3-0 at ERC in poor conditions before a g= ood number of spectators. First defeat for ESM    
in=   their 18th match of the season says Advertiser, but Herald says it was their 19th match. Albert Green and Bil= ly Green on opposite sides.    
Ta= ble inc 1/2 balances and Epsom Athletic are Pld 9 W3 D2 L4. F13 A19.            
1/= 2/13 Epsom due to play away to Crusaders this day in SSL.              
5/= 2/13 Epsom Juniors 0-0 Sutton Adult School. LineUp: Toms, Mears, Langrish, B.Skelton, J.Weaver, A.Channel, A Hooper, J.Skelton, S.Skinner    
(p= ossibly Syd?), E.Terry, J.Aldridge. Also this week Nightingale's Res 3-0 Epsom Juniors Res.          
8/= 2/13 ESM inflict only second defeat on St John's College, Leatherhead Res. Apparen= tly, the college were the first team to beat ESM     
la= st season, and by a score of 8-2.                
12= /2/13 Epsom Juniors v Ashtead Weds due this day. (NR)              
15= /2/13 Poor conditions at ERG as ESM played a return match with Norbury Athletic. Must have been a league match. Drew 3-3      
Fi= rst match earlier this season was a 4-1 win for ESM, but a draw was fair this time. Looks like both matches may have been played at Epsom.    
15= /2/13 Epsom due to play at home to Worcester Park in SSL.              
19= /2/13 Ewell Wednesday 1-3 Epsom Juniors. HT 0-1. P.Marshall in the first half, and E.Terry (2) in the second for the Juniors. LineUp: Toms, Mears,    
La= ngrish, Channel, A.Harper, B.Skelton, J.Aldridge, P.Marshall, R.Buck, E.Terry, J.Skelton (also hon. Sec) Looking for a game on Easter Monday.    
22= /2/13 ESM play at Temple Road for a change, instead of ERC. Still won 3-2 v Assyria= ns. "A good crowd".        
26= /2/13 Reference to a match in Ewell between the Ewell Old Boys and another team brought down by Mr Priestley which won 5-2.     
Ve= nue unknown though.                  
26= /2/13 Epsom Juniors 9-0 Belmont Old Boys. Scorers not listed but LineUp: Toms, Mears, Langrish, B.Skelton, A.Harper, S.Skinner, A.Harper,    
P.= Marshall, Terry, J.Skelton, R.Buck. Juniors Reserves lost 5-0 at Nightingale's Res = the same day.          
1/= 3/13 J.Hulett is unavailable this day and may have to leave the club. However,= he plays later in the season!        
5/= 3/13 Epsom Juniors due to play v Sutton Wanderers at home this day.            
8/= 3/13 Epsom FC due to play Baroda in Southern Suburban League.              
8/= 3/13 Epsom St Martins defeat Rutlish OB (Wimbledon) 4-2. Cropley and G.Powley were loaned to the visitors. HT 2-0 then 2-2 before ESM    
go= t two more through A.(Bert) Green and V.Gibson. ESM record for the season is now W20= D2 L1 F106 A26 in all comps says Herald.    
Ma= rch 13 League Table inc 8/3/13 has Epsom in Southern Suburban League Division 1 West. Currently bottom.        
Ma= rch 13 A.Hewett - future Epsom St Martin's and Ewell FC player sent off for Crys= tal Palace at Merthyr. Suspended 14 days from 17/3/13.    
12= /3/13 Belmont Old Boys 3-0 Epsom Juniors. HT 0-0              
Ma= rch 13 Sutton Hospital Cup SF's have no Epsom or Ewell teams left in. Epsom defaulted in round 2. Only 16 entries.      
15= /3/13 Epsom FC are due to be at home to Summerstown Res in SSL this day.            
Ma= rch 13 reference to Ewell Rec. Quite small - only children allowed to play crick= et there for this reason. A pond was nearby. Also      
re= ference to the Rectory Ground in Ewell which was in the grounds of St Mary's Church Rectory.          
15= /3/13 Epsom St Martin's have no game this day, but are (H) to Brixton (Crowndale) on = 21/3 Good Friday, (H) to Park Villa (Chelsea) on 22/3 and    
21= /3/13 to 24/3/13 Old Citizens Easter Tour                
22= /3/13 Westcott probably beat Epsom Athletic this day in DL but result is unknow= n.          
2= 1/3/13 W11-1 v Brixton (Crowndale), 22/3/13 W 5-0 v Park Villa (Chelsea) but abandoned after 55 minutes, and 24/3/13 v Lincoln's Inn Reserves (H) on   
Ea= ster Monday. W7-1! The Easter Monday game saw a "large crowd" at Epsom Recreation Ground.          
2= 9/3/13 Ashtead Res (Mr A Maynard's XI) 5-2 Epsom St Martin's. 3-0 down after 15 minutes and HT 4-0. Mellish HT for Ashtead. ESM unchanged from  
ga= me on Easter Monday.                  
2= 9/3/13 Brockham arrive at Epsom Ath with only ten men and are easily beaten 4-0 = with two goals in each half. Last league game of season for Epsom Ath.  
2/= 4/13 Sutton Wednesday 4-0 Epsom Juniors who only travelled with 8 and borrowed 3 subs. The 8 Epsom players were Langrish, H.Mears,     
G.= Goacher, sub, B.Skelton, sub, Skinner, Marshall, Terry, sub, J Skelton            
5/= 4/13 Epsom St Martins were due to play Anerley Areadians but they did not show. Prob= ably Thornton Heath League.      
8/= 4/13 Epsom Juniors 6-0 Leatherhead Juniors. HT 2-0 and scorers were A.Harper (2), Breedon (3), Terry. LineUp: Goacher, Langrish, Mears,    
B.= Skelton, Skinner, A.Channel, J.Skelton, A.Harper, E.Terry, A.Breedon, J.Aldridge            
12= /4/13 poss friendly Epsom v Mitcham United                
15= /4/13 Epsom Juniors 7-2 Ashtead Wednesday. HT 5-0. Terry (3), Breedon (4). LineUp: Goacher, Langrish, Mears, Marshall, Channel, B.Skelton,    
J.= Skelton, S.Skinner, E.Terry, A.Breedon, J.Aldridge                
19= /4/13 F.A.Cup Final Day                  
1= 9/4/13 Last game of season for Epsom St Martins as they gain revenge for their defeat= to Ashtead Res with a 1-0 win. H Cooper injured 1st half, and  
wa= s a passenger. Winning goal was an own goal, but it was well deserved said Herald.          
Ap= r 13 A bus service is to run from Clapham Junction to Epsom via Ewell every 11 minut= es on Saturdays and Sundays.      
3/= 5/13 Herald reviews the local clubs, but doesn't review Epsom FC. They appear to have lasted the season, but        
th= ey would not resurface next season.                
Ep= som Athletic Pld 27 W14 D5 L8 F53 A47. Dorking & District League 4th with 12 points and 3rd round in SJC but beaten by Headley after a replay.    
Cl= ub is entering these two competitions again.                
Ep= som St Martins Pld 29 W25 D2 L2 F138 A32. Compares well against their two previo= us seasons of existence (1911/12 Pld 23 W19 D2 L2 F108    
A2= 8) and (1910/11 Pld 21 W20 D1 L0 F166 A23). Epsom St Martins were not in a league this year.= 16 hat tricks, 9 from H.Cooper, 4 for Bert Green,    
2 = for Gow and 1 for Gibson. Also Gibson has scored 5 once, and Gow twice. I can't trace these yet, but H.Cooper did on Good Friday. Leading     
sc= orers H.Cooper 48, EJ Gow 30, Albert Green 25. Not one penalty was conceded by Epsom St Martins. BK Johnson was captain, and Bert Wise    
was vice-captain.                  
10= /5/13 Herald states "The Epsom Juniors have every cause to be pleased with their first season". Played 13 W6 L6 D1 F36 A22. Scorers    
we= re E.Terry 13, A Breedon 9, J Skelton 3, R.Buck, J.Aldridge, P.Marshall, A Harper, a= nd B.Skelton 2, and A.Randle 1.         
Th= ey become Epsom Wednesday United next season.              
Ep= som Colony was the Ewell Epileptic Colony - now St Ebba's. It was opened in 1903.          
1913/14 season                    
No= reference to an Epsom FC this season, but there was an Epsom St Martins, Epsom Athletic, Epsom YMCA, Epsom Colony,      
an= d Horton and Long Grove Asylums, all with football teams, plus Epsom Wednesday United = and Epsom and Ewell Wednesday sides.    
NO= AGM as Epsom FC do not restart the season. Minor status teams only in Epsom.            
Ep= som Athletic played in claret and blue: Sec RA Hoare, 36 Hook Road. Epsom St Martins played in blue and gold: Sec,      
WR= Sutton, The Willows, Epsom (phone Epsom 433), then WE Green, Albert Road.            
Ep= som Wednesday played in red and green: Sec, F Lock, 41 High Street, Epsom. Ep= som YMCA played in green and white:      
Se= c, G Willis, YMCA, Epsom. Then, RG James, 177 Hook Road, then HE Crosby, Ashbourne Hou= se, Waterloo Road.        
19= 13/14 season sees Sutton United playing at The Find, Grove Road after a dispute with t= he Sutton Adult School who wanted to run their    
ow= n team at the Adult School Ground in Gander Green Lane. They return after the war.<= /td>          
Ca= terham Park were playing at The Rectory Field in 1914, while the Guards Depot were at= the Depot Ground, Caterham this year.      
4/= 6/13 Suffragette Emily Davison throws herself in front of the King's horse at = the Derby, and dies on 8/6/13.        
15= /6/13 Funeral of Emily Davison in Morpeth, Northumberland.              
Ju= ly 1913 JH Skelton is now Secretary of Epsom Wednesday United. This is the new name = of Epsom Juniors, and do not appear to be connected to    
th= e Epsom Juniors that will form in 1917/.                
Ju= ly 1913 School Sports day at Temple Road. Reg Coleman, did well. Is this the futu= re player R.Coleman?        
2/= 8/13 Billy (WE) Green, J Hulett, Albert Green, and H Bradley (future Chairman? - qui= te possibly?) playing for Epsom St Barnabas at cricket.     
20= /8/13 Reference to Hewett playing for C.Palace in a practice match at the Herne Hill Track. Was a regular this season. Was this       
A.= Hewett who went on to play for Ewell. They were both strikers. Yes.            
13= /9/13 Bert Green injured 50 mins and out for a few weeks for Epsom St Martins in 2-2 draw with Wimbledon Albion.      
17= /9/13 36th AGM of SCFA at Holborn restaurant                
17= /9/13 Epsom Wednesday lose 7-6 to Horley Wednesday in Redhill Wednesday League. Playe= d at Gatwick. Epsom were 6-5 up near the end.    
Ca= rter scored 4 for Horley Weds.                  
20= /9/13 Old Citizens Club Match.                  
20= /9/13 Epsom Athletic lose their opening game of the Dorking League season 3-9 at home= to North Holmwood. They play at the Flint Hill Ground.    
S= ept 13 Changes in the laws include a player must be ten yards away from a free k= ick instead of the current 6. Those who persistently infringe are to  
be= sent off for unsporting conduct!                
Se= pt 13 Epsom St Martins enter Thornton Heath & District League. Opponents are Kenl= ey Elmwood, Mitcham Road OB's, Croydon St Peter's United,    
Ol= d Portlians, Sutton Manor Park, Mitcham Gas Works Res, Upper Mitcham OB's, Sutton Crusaders. 9 teams in total.      
Fr= iendlies arranged with Wimbledon Albion, Mitcham St Peter's, Norbury Ath. Selhurst Clevedon, Epsom Athletic, Epsom Colony, and Epsom YMCA.    
Ne= w members E.Dilley (brother of Millwall pro), and Billy Green, who in the early par= t of 1912/13 played for Epsom FC and after for Epsom Athletic.    
O.= Orford is away but will return by around Xmas.                
Ep= som Athletic have lost G.Schafer, A Davis, E Fisher, and W Garfield is not often avail= able either. New members are E Hunt, J Wise (Epsom FC),    
E = Broadhead, Seymour, J Daniells (Epsom FC), and E Read and will play at Epsom Recreat= ion Ground in  a division of 10 in the Dorking & District    
Le= ague. New Secretary RA Hoare and Capt F Dunford. However on 27/9 Wise makes debut f= or Epsom St Martins instead.      
It= is clear that there is no longer an Epsom FC anymore. Would not exist again until = 1934 after Epsom Town rename their club.      
27= /9/13 Epsom Athletic are lucky to win this match with the game decided by a goal mouth scramble. Scorer unknown. Hot day.      
Oc= t 13 reference to Croydon FC playing at Mitcham Road              
To= oting FC appear to be at Gorringe Park this year, as they hold two trials there.            
Oc= t 13 Ewell Wednesday Secretary W Benger, Kingston Road, Ewell.              
4/= 10/13 Old Citizens outclassed 7-0 at Reigate Priory. HT 0-5. Only played with ten.<= /td>            
8/= 10/13 Epsom Weds appear to have lost two matches this day. 3-0 to Carsh Ath and 2-1 to Belmont Weds. Possibly the Belmont game    
wa= s v Epsom Wednesday United.                  
11= /10/13 ESM beat Old Portlians in Addiscombe 4-2 in THL. Poor game though. HT 2-1 up.=          
11= /10/13 Epsom Athletic are due to travel to Mickleham this day in Dorking League. (NR) = but calculated 3-0 win.        
11= /10/13 Alex White playing for Townley Park this day despite being at least 37. They l= ose 5-1 @ Reigate Priory. HT 0-0.      
18= /10/13 Herald reports "The Epsom town football club has not survived the su= mmer months, nor has the Epsom Hockey Club."      
&q= uot;Epsom has always had an unenviable notoriety for the short life of its athletic clubs."          
18= /10/13 ESM lose 2-0 in Wandle Park to Mitcham Road OB's. HT 0-1 "A splendid game"          
18= /10/13 no league game for Epsom Athletic this day. Opponents Dorking Res were in the Surrey Minor Cup instead.      
1/= 11/13 ESM win 11-2 at Mitcham Gas Works Res (NR). Played at Mitcham Common.          
5/= 11/13 Epsom Weds draw 3-3 away to Dorking Congregational Weds in RWL. Played at Flint Hill Ground, North Holmwood.      
8/= 11/13 Epsom Athletic win 5-0 at Headley. Originally due to play at Dorking Res but p/p for SJC tie.          
in= c 1/11/13 Epsom Athletic Played 4 W2 L2 F10 A14.              
8/= 11/13 Old Citizens Res lose 3-1 at home to Oxted in Surrey AFA Senior Cup.            
1= 2/11/13 Epsom Wed are in 3rd place of Redhill Wed League after a 2-0 win over Red= hill Wed at Redhill FC. Pld 4 W2 D1 L1. I calculate F14 A11. Yes.  
15= /11/13 Epsom YMCA v Belmont p-p. Waterlogged at Temple Road.              
15= /11/13 "A good number of spectators" as Epsom Athletic defeat Ewell Ad= ult School 1-0 in SMC 2 with a second half Radford penalty.    
Th= ey were due to play at Westcott (A) in Dorking League originally.              
19= /11/13 Epsom Weds suffer first home defeat for 3 seasons to an 87th minute loss v Guar= ds Depot in Redhill Weds League. Game 5.    
22= /11/13 Norbury visit Epsom St Martins and are 3 short. 2 subs play for them, Wise and Gardner, then after Bert Green opened the scoring, he    
wa= s injured and both teams played the  remain= der with ten. Wise scored for the opposition. Hulett mispen (SAVE) at 5-2 in second half.    
22= /11/13 Epsom Athletic lose 2-0 at Dorking Reserves @ Pixham Lane. Ht 1-0 and a late se= cond goal.        
in= c 22/11 Epsom Athletic Pld 6 W3 L3 F15 A16.                
29= /11/13 Ewell Adult School lose 3-0 to Minerva. Played at Coombe Road.            
6/= 12/13 3 local players HW (Harry Skinner, Arthur Holt, and Billie (W) Russell play= for West Norwood v Dorking in SSC @ Dorking.    
Al= so reference to Syd Skinner, Harry's brother, doing well there.              
6/= 12/13 A good crowd watched the Surrey Minor Cup 3 draw with Epsom St Martins and Epsom Athletic @ Epsom Recreation Ground.    
A = good crowd saw Harding score for Athletic, but Hewett equalised in 1st half. HT 1-1 = FT 1-1. No extra time played.        
13= /12/13 Replay ends 1-1 again @ Epsom Recreation Ground. A "good sized crowd" saw the match go to extra time. May scored for ESM HT 1-0,     
th= en Thomsett equalised in the second half. No addition in extra time and second replay required.          
2= spectators write in and are critical of Epsom St Martins offside trap. ESM are a slightly weaker side as some of their players are ineligible, having  
ha= d matches in the Junior Cup.                  
20= /12/13 ESM v Epsom Athletic in second replay sees a 2-1 win for ESM. Johnson is (capta= in). They started one short and went 1-0 down before    
RH= Cooper arrived, then Hewett equalised. 1-1 HT, then Green scored after a Cropley shot was half saved.        
EJ= Gow is Ernie Gow. All 3 games were exceedingly clean says Herald, but H Cooper writes to say that the earlier writers were a bit biased against    
ESM.                    
De= c 13 Now Syd Skinner brother of Harry and both ex-Epsom FC is also playing for West Norwood.          
26= /12/13 Friendly arranged between ESM and Acton St Matthews but never played, possibly because of SMC tie the next day v Sutton Manor Park.    
27= /12/13 SMC 4 ESM away at Sutton Manor Park. Lost 2-3.              
31= /12/13 Epsom Weds lose 3-1 at Reigate E.C. Game 6 of RWL. Table inc 14/1 has Epsom Weds Pld 6 W2 D1 L3 F15 A15. Correct.      
Ja= n 1914 Future Ewell FC Secretary W Ellis plays for Ewell Guild along with C Rhod= es, P.Elson, and E Read, all future Ewell players.      
17= /1/14 It is clear that Epsom Athletic are playing in the Dorking & District League this year. They draw this day 1-1 with Westcott. E Brown     
pe= nsave in second half. Record is now Pld 9 W4 D2 L3 F19 A18. Correct.            
Ja= n 14 reference to Belmont who play in a very open position on the Banstead Dow= ns. Surely not Merland Rise area?      
21= /1/14 Leatherhead Juniors win 7-0 @ Ewell Wednesday. HT 0-1 and Fred Taylor got= 4 for Leatherhead, despite in no way being a Junior!    
24= /1/14 Epsom YMCA lose 2-1 to New Malden Police, and there is a reference to a "Basford" missing who was one of their better      
pl= ayers. Almost certainly Sid Basford. Played at New Malden Rec.              
24= /1/14 Epsom Athletic's game at Ashtead Res in Dorking League is lost 5-0 despite anot= her note I have indicating that it was p/p.      
31= /1/14 Future player J.E.C. Maxted playing for Redhill this season.              
31= /1/14 Another future Epsom player F.E Kent is with Mickleham this day. Left hal= f.            
7/= 2/14 Epsom Athletic 1-6 Dorking Reserves in Dorking League. HT reported as 0-2 not 0= -3.          
1= 4/2/14 Epsom St Martin's win 2-0 and gain another couple of points in the Thornton Hea= th League Division 2. Mitcham Road OB are top, and other  
te= ams listed are Sutton Manor Park, Sutton Crusaders, Upper Mitcham OB, Elmwood Kenley, Croydon St Peter's and Mitcham Gasworks. 9     
te= ams in total, so one is missing, possibly Clevedon (Selhurst).              
1= 8/2/14 Redhill Early Closers defeat Epsom Weds 7-3 on a heavy ground in RWL - Ga= me 8 League table including this date says Played 9 W2 D2 L5     
F= 22 A29 but is wrong. A loss is missing at home to Dorking Congregational between 28/1 and 11/2 . I have three fixtures and two       
= friendly results for Epsom Weds during that time, but the dates could be a week ou= t as the Herald was sometimes (not always) a week late reporting them.  
21= /2/14 YMCA draw 2-2 with Mickleham. Started with 8 players but subs were found.          
21= /2/14 Epsom Athletic fail to appear at Leatherhead in Dorking League, says Leatherhead papers. Points awarded to Leatherhead      
= inc 28/2 Table Epsom Wednesday table says Pld 9 W2 D2 L5 F21 A26. The table with F= 22 A29 was clearly wrong. This means that the match with Dorking   
C= ongregational was probably a 4-3 loss and record was almost certainly F21 A26.            
Fe= b 14 New school to be built in West Street, Ewell. Ewell Castle?              
Fe= b 14 Spring Hotel sold at auction for £2,400. Much less than expected sale price apparently.          
4= /3/14 Epsom Weds are due to play Redhill Weds in RWL, but table inc this day seems to indicate that it was not played. Also Epsom Weds appear to  
ha= ve lost 5-0 to Belmont Wednesday this day.                
11= /3/14 Did Epsom Weds play Horley Weds this day in RWL?              
14= /3/14 Awful weather many postponements.                
14= /3/14 Westcott defeat Epsom Athletic 3-1 in Dorking League. Originally due to p= lay Wimbledon Albion (A).        
21= /3/14 ESM win THL game 3-0 v Sutton Crusaders. Sutton had 8 for the first half.            
21= /3/14 Epsom Athletic beat Brockham 4-1 in Dorking League. Brockham were one short. Dorking Advertiser says it was 3-1 but this would be    
un= likely as it would unbalance the table.                
27= /3/14 Sutton United captain Charlie Chippendale (30) killed by the Eastbourne Express = at Streatham while working on lines. Buried at    
Be= nhilton churchyard in  front of "eno= rmous crowds" on 4/4/14. "Probably never before had such a crowd been seen at a funeral" say Sutton    
pa= pers. Benefit match held on 25/4 Sutton 0-2 Carshalton F.C.              
28= /3/14 Alex White is no longer playing for Tufnell Park. Not really surprising as he would have been at least 38 by now.      
Ap= r 1914 the 1894 Derby winner Ladas dies and is buried at Durdans.            
8= /4/14 Epsom Weds are due to play Guards Depot Res (A) this day. Table inc 1/4 has Eps= om Weds Played 11 W4 D2 L5 F27 A28 with just this match    
= remaining to play. 2 wins missing v Horley Wed and Redhill Wed F6 A2. Guards Depot are already Champions and have two matches left, one against Epsom.   
I= t is quite likely that they were unplayed.                
Ap= r 14 Reference to Epsom Rovers C.C. playing at Epsom Recreation Ground "as last year" for their oncoming season. Future Epsom Town players    
wo= uld play for this side in the twenties and thirties.              
10= /4/14 "A large crowd" for the game between ESM and Elmwood Kenley whi= ch ESM won 2-1.          
12= /4/14 Founder and sole proprietor of Croydon Advertiser Jesse W Ward dies aged = 80.          
Ma= y 1914 Surrey Herald reviews the local clubs. No reference to the Epsom Town clu= b, which folded in summer 1913.      
Ep= som St Martins W21 D5 L4 F104 A38. Finished second in Thornton Heath League Divi= sion 2 with 23 points out of 32. Most exciting was their    
ba= ttle with Epsom Athletic in the Surrey Minor Cup 3rd round, where they advanced 2-1 after two 1-1 ties. Bert Green was also selected to represent    
th= e Thornton Heath League, v Croydon Common Res, and he scored the first goal in a 3-2 defeat. All players are looking forward to next season says    
Herald!                    
1914/15 seaso= n                    
Ep= som Athletic played in claret and blue: Sec RA Hoare, 36 Hook Road.             
Ep= som Wednesday in red and green: Sec, F Lock, 39 or 41 High Street.            
Cl= early appears no connection between Epsom and Epsom Wednesday in these pre-war years.          
Ep= som St Martins: Secretary: WE Green                
Ep= som YMCA played in green and white: Sec, HE Crosby, Ashbourne House, Epsom            
7/= 7/14 AGM of Redhill Wednesday League at Watkins Hotel, Redhill.            
15= /7/14 WE Green elected as a playing member of Sutton United along with F.Dunford, = who are both reported as having come from Epsom    
Ju= ly 14 Queens Head pub completely rebuilt. A 26 foot deep well was found just under a doorstep during demolition!      
Au= gust 14 Carshalton Athletic are elected to the Southern Suburban League Premier Division.          
4= /8/14 World War 1 starts when Britain declares war on Germany following assassination= of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 26th June 1914.    
28= /8/14 Epsom St Martins are listed in the Sutton Hospital Cup draw, but no other Epsom= or Ewell sides are.        
Th= ey are drawn at home to Carshalton Athletic (probably reserves now) in a draw made up = of 14 teams.        
29= /8/14 Sutton United practice match includes Dunsford and Green "Green on the righ= t is speedy and reliable". This was William Green.    
3= /9/14 Redhill Wednesday League agrees to suspend activities as many teams would= be struggling for players. "Should national affairs take a satisfactory turn   
an= d there is sufficient time, the League may be restarted later in the season."             
Se= pt 14 Croydon & District League suspends football activities until xmas, but doesn't reform until after the war.        
Bo= th of the above were clearly based on thinking that the war would be a very quick affair. How wrong they would be.      
Se= pt 14 former Epsom player Harry (HW) Skinner is named Captain of West Norwood for the season. Arthur (AE) Holt is also there.      
1= 2/9/14 Skinner guests for Nunhead in their 2-1 friendly win over Clapton at Brow= ns Ground the day after the Isthmian League suspends operations.  
Sk= inner would be named vice Captain of Nunhead after the war.              
Se= pt 14 Skinner and Holt enlist for active service abroad.              
16= /9/14 37th AGM of SCFA at Holborn Restaurant - P Brandon Presided. All cup competiti= ons suspended, although no reference to      
th= e Surrey Junior League.                  
Se= pt 14 Croydon FC playing at Mitcham Road suspend activities for the duration of= the war.          
Se= pt 14 Carshalton Athletic and Sutton United appear to have suspended activities during the war, but Carsh have a friendly at xmas    
pl= anned for the Carshalton Recreation Ground because many of their players were back = on leave. Not sure if it was played though.    
1= 914 not clear when but Ernie Brown returned from the war by train after injury. Apparently he was cheered off the hospital train, which pulled up in a West   
St= reet siding even though there were sidings at West Ewell too. This was reported in a historical article by Jeremy Harte in the Epsom Herald dated     
Se= ptember 20th 2000.                  
Fe= b 15 Brigadiers Challenge Cup match at Epsom Recreation Ground saw Leath Co 5-3 Ashtead Co.          
6/= 2/15 Reference to an Army Cup Final this day at Epsom Recreation Ground. 3rd company of 1st battalion v 20th Battalion. Score unknown.    
Ap= ril 15 reference to Evening Continuity Classes at Ewell with Principal DWG Jones= .            
Ap= ril 15 reference to a "Hewett" still playing for C.Palace this season. Holmesdale.net says it was Charles Hewitt no connection to A.Hewett.    
1915/16 season                    
12= /6/15 Stafford Road Recreation Ground opens in Wallington.              
1= 9/7/15 FA meet and decide no competitions or Internationals are to be played in this season, although leagues that are still running are allowed to  
 remain in operation, but only on Satur= day afternoons and with no prizes or medals.          
27= /8/15 reported that W Pye was added to Epsom's War Roll of Honour whilst with t= he Devonshire Regiment. Father of long time supporter Jeff.    
No= v 15 Frank (FA) Duplock captains Epsom Conservative Club to retain the Aston Challen= ge Billiards Shield.        
14= /12/15 S Buxton head master of Ewell School retires after 30 years and is replaced= by David WG Jones. WM Walters, father of the     
fa= mous players AM and PM Walters makes a presentation. AM and PM must have gone there. E= well School was in West Street.      
26= /12/15 Boxing Day match at Epsom Recreation Ground. Congregational Sunday School Guild v a team of students who attended evening classes.    
Th= e Guild won 7-2 with Rev AM Chirgwin scoring five! And Cooper getting the other two. W Street (2) for the students.      
1= 5/4/16 Canadian AA (Epsom) lost 5-3 to Thornville with a return match planned for Easter Monday 24/4/16 originally planned for Epsom but played at   
As= htead. Thornville won 3-2.                  
22= /4/16 Easter Saturday saw Thornville play Australian Division (Epsom) and won 4-2 at Madiera Road, Mitcham. Return due for       
29= /4/16 at Woodcote Camp, Epsom, but not reported. Only apparent wartime football reported.          
1916/17 season=                    
19= 16/17 Future committee member J Gow is on council of Epsom Town Tribunal. This appears= to have been a wartime "court" or similar.    
Au= g 16 Croydon Common FC fold as they are unable to get the Nest this year.  Crystal Palace are at Herne Hill at t= his point.       
Th= ey eventually are wound up on 15/3/17                
8/= 7/16 Sports Day for Co-operative Society at Epsom Recreation Ground            
4/11/16 Epsom Aircraft Factory played a friendly at Leatherhead All Saints on Kingston Road Recreation Ground. Lost 9-0 altho= ugh many had just finished their night shift!
09= /12/16 A return match was scheduled but no D&L Advertiser for 16/12/16 is onli= ne.          
D= ec 16 Former Ewell FC and England full International football player Arthur Melmoth (A= M) Walters is summoned for obscuring his licence plate on  
hi= s vehicle. It was inspected outside the court, and the case was dismissed, as it was "a very near thing". At the time, he lived at Charterhouse,    
Ch= arterhouse Square, Finsbury.                  
3= 0/12/16 Ewell Evening Classes FC played Sutton Athletic on the Ewell Recreation Ground and won 6-1. "Pete" Elson was home on leave and scored,<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>   
as= did W Ellis and W Richards. LineUp: DWG Jones (gk), Stevenson, W Richards, J Larby, G Chouls, T Ellis, William Ellis, Axtell, EH Bishop,    
A = Elson, R Howell.                  
6/= 1/17 EEC FC v Old Suttonians W9-3. LineUp: G Barnes, W Richards, R Essery, F Lowe, G Chouls, J Larby, Howell, S Ellis, Stevenson, EH Bishop,    
W = Ellis. Scorers Bishop (5), R Howell (2), W Ellis, + o.g.              
20= /1/17 EEC FC 2-1 Leatherhead All Saints. HT 0-1, but W Ellis equalised and R Howell got the winner. LineUp: Jones Richards, Larby, Ellis,    
St= evenson, Essery, Howell, Moore, Bishop, Deane, Ellis.              
1/= 2/17 Funeral of Mr William Green (60) from Kertch Cottage, Albert Road. Brother of Alf= who is much younger, and connected with the cricket club,    
al= though he would die in the near future. He leaves 6 sons including Bert (in India) = and Billy (WE) Green (future Secretary) who is in Egypt.    
7/= 4/17 Last game of the season for EEC FC v Sutton Athletic @ Ewell Rec "Quite a fair number of spectators". A Coleman early goal was     
di= sallowed for offside, then 0-1. HT 0-1 then 0-2. Coleman then scored, but Sutton still= won 3-1. LineUp: Jones, Richards, H Edwards, Howell,    
St= evenson (no initial ever given, but referred to as "Mr Stevenson") F Cooper= , G Chouls, W Ellis, B Purcy, J Larby. Collection for Epsom & Ewell     
Co= ttage Hospital raised £1.                  
Ap= r 17 Report advised in the Surrey Herald regarding a Scottish player Tom Robertson who attempted to charge the former England <= /span>    
In= ternational Percy Walters and just bounced straight off. The report is apparently in = the Athletic News.        
28/= 5/17 Biggest ever gathering at Epsom Recreation Ground for an athletics / sports gathering.          
1917/18 seaso= n                    
19= 17/18 alleged founded date - as Epsom Juniors but proven to be wrong.            
19= 24 report into the club history "Six years ago a football club was formed in E= psom with the title of "Epsom Juniors". It played a       
fe= w matches in the first season, and then in 1919 joined the Surrey Junior League, finis= hing bottom. For two years the club      
di= d moderately well in the Sutton & District League, and the name of the club was th= en changed to Epsom Town and new blood was    
in= troduced, leading to last year's League Championship plus Leatherhead Hospital Shie= ld, and Epsom Hospital Cup, and finalists in the     
Su= rrey Junior Cup in 1923/24.                   
12= /1/23 reported in Illustrated Sutton & Epsom Mail "Notes from Secretary". Confirming the foundation date of the club      
as= March 1918 and explaining the circumstances. Written by EL (Len) Miller who was the original Secretary. Copy taken      
&= quot;In March 1918, the Epsom Juniors Football Club first saw the daylight. It was the outcome of a discussion between three      
s= choolboys who wished to form a cricket club and it started as such, among its membe= rs being Mr H Absalom and         
M= r C Bance (now of the St Barnabas FC), Mr C Sperring (E?), Mr R Sperring, and myself who have still remained faithful.      
I= n our first season we had 11 members, and won six out of the eight games which we pla= yed. When the football season       
a= rrived we decided to start a football club and use the Epsom Recreation Ground as o= ur Headquarters. Out great rivals       
w= ere St Martins Guild, whom after two attempts we beat 4-0, and so became, as we = so proudly termed it in those       
d= ays "top dogs". Flushed with this success, we next year entered the post war Surrey Junior League, and although we       
l= ost every game except one, and having only 12 men signed on, we never missed a game, played a man short, or         
p= layed an ineligible player. Our average age was then between 16 and 17. This Leagu= e, I might say, gave us the         
e= xperience we needed, and which has stood us in such good stead since. It was during th= is season that H.Keeling,         
J= .Parr, C.Aldridge, R.Aldridge, RW Calcutt, P.Weller, and SH Collis, now all well known local footballers, joined us.        
A= lthough finishing bottom of the League, we were not disheartened, and next season applied and were elected to the <= /td>      
F= irst Division of the newly formed Sutton and District League, but only met with partial success, and next season had       
d= ifficulty in gaining admission to the same division. Again we could not do right, and = met with numerous accidents to       
p= layers, and finished in the bottom half of the League. This brings us to the present season. Determined that we should       
a= t last meet with success and bring Epsom's name forward from its obscure position in = the football world, we changed       
o= ur name and shouldered the burden of the Epsom Town Football Club. We cast about to vastly strengthen our team,       
a= nd enlisted such players as Barton, Pentycross, Day, Wesson, and Tratthern, all first-class junior players. Capable         
r= eserves for the first team were found, and both teams are at present going strong.&qu= ot;          
Ep= som Advertiser has no record of them until 1919/20.              
Su= rrey Herald has no record of them until the summer of 1919, where they appear as a cricket eleven!. No Leagues restarted until 1919     
wh= en Epsom Juniors joined the Surrey Junior League, while a reformed Ewell FC (junior status) played friendlies only in 1919/20.      
J= une 17 Future Committee member and future vice-president Frank A Duplock organis= es sports day for convalescent soldiers at the Epsom Rec. Ground.  
2= 8/12/17 John Tasker Embleton, father of Percy and Arthur Embleton dies aged 78 at Beaumont, Epsom Road. He was an engraver in Covent Garden.    
Ja= n 18 Future Committee member David WG Jones is head master at Ewell Boys School.          
Ja= n 18 Gunner AW Breeden writes home from the front. It is shown in the local papers.          
14= /1/18 reference to Epsom St Martins losing 0-3 to All Saints Leatherhead.            
1918/19 season=                    
Home Ground:    No games traced yet. Certainly no Leag= ue structure as Surrey Junior League was still closed down.    
M= arch 1918 Formation date of Epsom Juniors as a cricket club. No trace of any cricket matches during this summer although even Epsom CC hadn't reformed  
at= this point and there was no coverage of Epsom cricket in the Advertiser. Herald still to check for 1918.        
1= 8/5/18 Epsom defeat Pay Records 3-2 at Epsom in the Anglo American Baseball League. Effectively this was the Canadian Convalescent Camp at Woodcote  
wh= o played on where I believe the Epsom cricket ground is now.              
2= 5/5/18 Baseball team lost 6-5 to the US Army in front of 3,000 at Stamford Bridg= e. C.Blackadar played in this game. He will be involved with Epsom Juniors  
later on.                    
1/= 6/18 W10-2 v Canadian Records @ Epsom - Baseball              
8/= 6/18 Epsom defeat US Navy at Baseball 10-5. Game played at the Highbury Ground, Arse= nal FC and over 3,000 were present.      
10= /6/18 Future Press Secretary David WG Jones joins the army. He is the village schoolma= ster at this time. Presented with wrist watch.    
1= 5/6/18 Epsom beat Sunningdale 5-4 at Epsom in a game watched by Princess Louise, Queen Victoria's sixth child (1848-1939). Wikipedia states that at the   
ag= e of 70 she began to retire from public life so this must have been one of her last a= way from Kensington Palace as she was 70 on 18th March.    
23= /8/18 Epsom lost 2-1 to the US Army at Stamford Bridge in a baseball match.            
Ma= ny other baseball reports in Epsom Advertiser but I think I've put enough here already.          
O= ct 18 reference to the Canadian Football League and first game of season saw Ep= som Woodcote 7-2 Canadian Pay Office @ Epsom Cricket Ground.  
H= orne (c-f) got 5 and their Chairman is Lieut Collins with Secretary Sergt F Warren. = Also reference to inter-divisional comps within Woodcote on Weds.  
N= ov 18 no mention as of this date about Epsom St Martins. Apparently Epsom Juniors would play three friendlies against them this season, winning one 4-0  
b= ut there is no mention in papers of any of these matches throughout this season. They= are certainly not in any Croydon leagues - maybe a Kingston one?  
No= v 18 Former Ewell President John Henry Bridges is one of three nominated for office of High Sherriff of Surrey.        
De= c 18 Redhill restart with their traditional friendly on Boxing Day against Reigate Pri= ory. 1-1 draw - 1,000 spectators. Other friendlies    
fo= llow during the rest of the season.                
J= an 19 Park Bowling Club reform with former Epsom player Harry (HW) Skinner as vice captain behind another former player JW Gow who was Captain.  
22= /1/19 SCFA reform with meeting at the Oval. =                
Su= rrey County FA reformed in Jan 1919 with the plan for a few charity matches only.            
28= /2/19 Brighton Railway FC reform after the war                
28= /3/19 rep Epsom Recreation Ground is allowed to be used for football by the Council= , so that the Canadian Military Association can    
u= se them. Permission granted for two months but it doesn't actually happen because = of certain conditions required by the Council. Part of it had been dug over<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>   
for vegetables= .                    
Ma= rch 1919 Dorking FC reform at Pixham Lane, although not officially until 10/8/. Se= c I Walker 28 Wathen Road. Meeting at Red      
Lion Hotel.                    
Ap= ril 1919 saw a Sutton United reunion "after 4 1/2 years". Played friendly against a Wimbledon Silver Badge FC        
4/= 4/19 Reported that the Council's Sub-Committee were considering demolishing the Clock Tower for a War Memorial, but       
to= wnspeople opposed it, and the idea was dropped.              
12= /5/19 Future Epsom Town Chairman Hugh Bradley is elected pro-tem Secretary as Old Suttonians restart after the war. Meeting at the County     
Sc= hool in Sutton.                  
16= /5/19 reported that Epsom Corinthians Cricket Club are looking for friendlies.<= /td>            
Bi= lly and uncle Alf Green are playing for Epsom Rovers C.C. this day. The Epsom Jun= iors CC will eventually be absorbed into this club.    
26= /5/19 SCFA Meeting at 42 Russell Square suggests the formation of a new "Senior League" for County clubs. Apparently most       
Se= cretaries in the Weybridge district were still in India! Provisional dates were advised for a Surrey Senior Cup. Council also      
an= nulled any pre-war suspensions that were still in existence.              
Re= ference at the meeting to Croydon FC the oldest club in the borough, and one of the oldest in Surrey is reforming.        
3= 0/5/19 reported that there is a fixture on 31/5/19 between Epsom Corinthian v Ep= som Juniors but no report of this game follows, although they do meet two   
we= eks later (see 1919/20 season..                
Ju= ne 19 Mention of the restart of the Redhill Wednesday League, but it never gets going. It was the League that Epsom Wednesday were in pre-war.    
19= 19/20 saw the reformation of Ewell FC playing friendlies only, while Epsom Juniors entered the Surrey Junior League. See 1919/20 season.