Golders Green had looked upon their Athenian League match with Enfield at Claremont Road on Saturday as one of the hardest, and their victory by ten goals to one may seen inexplicable to those not acquainted with the facts. Enfield had a sick goalkeeper in W.F. Greygoose. He had been absent from the team for one month, and evidently had returned to the side too soon. Nothing amiss was noticed until Golders Green began scoring. After the third goal there were signs of uneasiness in Enfield's ranks, and when another was scored Geygoose was taken off the field by Enfield officials. He did not return. R. Ellis, the left-back, formerly of Golders Green, went into goal. He was beaten six times, but the scoring might have been heavier had not Golders Green taken the game light-heartedly. Bad luck, Enfield!

[The above is part of the editorial introduction to the fortunes of Golders Green F.C. and Finchley F.C on Saturday 2nd November. ]

[The match report proper follows.]

Golders Green's goal average suffered badly early in the season when they lost nine goals on the Leyton ground, but the balance has been restored by their victory of 10-1 over Enfield last Saturday at Claremont Road. The score is quite out of proportion to the strength of the sides. Probably in half-a-dozen games there would not be a difference of more than a couple of goals between them.

Golders Green made one change in their team. J. Curtis, a Reserve player, came in at centre-half, thus relieving Broadis for the left-back position, which has not yet been satisfactorily filled this season. We are not sure that the change made for the improvement that was expected, Broadis being inclined to take risks. Early in the game there were dangerous movements by Enfield on the right wing. Later Broadis began to realise that he was in a new position, and was content to let the men in front of him to do their own work. Curtis gave a very good exhibition, and should be given further opportunities.

There was a big improvement in the forward line, a much more open game being played. It is not often Breagan has to be named as the weakest forward, but he had a bad day. He scored one goal, but that was from a penalty kick. By that time all the other forwards had scored.

Walker scored four goals, but he had to thank the left wing for much. Fallon and F. Boston made a brilliant pair.

Enfield's heavy defeat was due to really bad luck, as they were without their goalkeeper for three-fourths of the game. Greygoose had not played for a month owing to illness, and evidently he had returned too soon. He was led off the field after Golders Green had scored their fourth goal, and from that time interest in the match began to peter out. No one is more missed than a goalkeeper, and Enfield have to thank Golders Green for not taking the match too seriously.

Golders Green started well, though the first good shot was made by Newman, of Enfield. Walker retaliated by hitting the post, and in another attack it looked as if a goal had been scored, but Breagan was penalised for hands. Enfield seemed to be the more dangerous side, the right wing giving trouble, but [W.] Boston cleared well several times. There were good shots by Bucci and Bloxham, and a goal might have been scored after Greygoose had punched out weakly. No one was following up.

Some twenty minutes after the start Browne opened the scoring with a good shot which would have beaten most goalkeepers, and soon afterwards, F. Boston, after cleverly tricking his man, drove the ball into the net.

Immediately from the restart Weightman made a big effort, no opponent touching the ball from the centre until Miles cleared to give a corner. After that, however, Enfield spent most of the time on defence, Browne and Fallon being conspicuous in attack. It was Fallon, however, who scored the third goal, and his play generally earned much commendation. Soon after, from a long way out, Bloxham found the net, making the score 4-0.

Such rapid scoring was quite unexpected, and though it was suspected that all was not well with Greygoose, no one was prepared to see him escorted off the field in a disconsolate frame of mind. He received sympathetic cheers from the crowd, who hoped that his absence would be brief. Unfortunately, he was not able to return, and for the remainder of the game Ellis kept goal.

Ellis, who received applause for almost every save he made, was soon beaten by [F.] Boston, and before half-time Walker had registered another goal, making the interval [score] 6-0 in favour of the home side.

Naturally the match had lost much of its flavour, and it resolved itself into the question of whether Golders Green would be able to score double figures and thus beat the record made against them by Leyton earlier this year.

For some time Enfield's defence stood the strain, but after Breagan had narrowly missed heading through from Boston's centre, Walker obtained the home side's seventh goal, an appeal for offside against Breagan being disallowed.

Then Enfield scored their only goal - a really good one - through Newman, and no one could feel displeased except perhaps only those who think of nothing more than goal averages.

Golders Green again took up the running, and the Enfield goal had remarkable escapes. Ellis did smart work, but had a tendency to wander too far from goal. In one attack the ball was handled, and as Breagan up to this time had not scored, he was allowed to take the place kick. He did not fail. F. Boston was off the field for a time following a mishap, but returned in time to take part in more onslaughts, which led to two more goals by Walker.

This brought the total to ten - the first time double figures have been registered on the Claremont Road ground in a League match.