A goal by C.H. Gilham from a corner taken by Jones at the end of 30 minutes' play gave Uxbridge Town victory over Golders Green at the R.A.F. Stadium on Saturday. This was the third time they had met in the first round of the Middlesex Charity Cup, the previous games, the first at Golders Green and the second at Uxbridge, having both ended at two goals all. The venue of the third was decided by tossing a coin.

This was the only Cup in which Golders Green had been left interested, and the President's sideboard will therefore be left bare. Golders Green won this Charity Cup in 1921-22, and were joint holders in 1926-27. They also won the Middlesex Senior Cup last season, but having said this we come to an end of their successes in cup competitions, if we except victories at Guernsey and Belgium some ten years ago. This is not saying a great deal for a club of Golders Green's standing.

The selection of the R.A.F. Stadium for the match was welcomed by Golders Green, as they have brought off some good victories on that well-appointed ground, but though starting well, there was the old failing of dilatoriness in shooting. We saw some excellent work in midfield, many of the movements being deftly carried out, but without wishing to belittle the Uxbridge defence, it must be admitted that during ninety minutes it should have been riddled more than once. Opportunities were not lacking. Perhaps the best shot of all came near the end, T. Evans, at centre-forward, almost breaking the crossbar. He deserved a goal.

With J.W. Bloxham and M. Fallon not eligible, H. Butt and L.R. Ward, of the Reserves, were drafted into the team. It had been hoped that F.P. Evans would have been able to turn out once more at centre-forward, but he was not available. The changes did not tend to improve the side, although Ward, who is still his teens, gives promise of being a very useful player. Butt, at the opening, suggested his being capable of doing great things, but in the second half it was thought advisable that he should exchange places with A.J. Breagan.

For some time Golders Green had the better of the play, and it was noticeable that Drinkwater was losing no time in getting shots across. The passing was good, at times almost perfect, and the Uxbridge defence was greatly troubled.

Broadis did a good piece of work in stopping Faggetter, Uxbridge's dangerous centre-forward, as he was getting very near goal, but the defence on the whole was sound, Bucci being particularly effective. Every kick by Richardson, an old Uxbridge player, was greeted with ironic applause by his erstwhile admirers, but he seldom gave them encouragement by making false movements.

Chances came to the sides in turn, Braisher just skimming the bar with a hard shot, and Bucci nearly doing the trick from a free kick for hands. Sergeant did well to clear from a corner taken by Breagan; a corner on the other side, taken by Drinkwater, went a few inches wide.

Eggleton, a Reserve player, did good service for Uxbridge at outside-left, and one of the best shots of the first half came from his foot, but only brought a corner kick. Then Breagan made a commendable effort, but he might have done better had he brought the ball nearer the goal, as could easily have been done, before taking a shot.

The all-important goal came fifteen minutes from the interval, Gilham heading through from a corner kick. It was a really good goal. This had to be admitted by the Golders Green contingent.

The second half was not fearfully exciting. The play of the Golders Green side did not reach so high a standard as in the first half, and most of the shooting came from the Uxbridge men, who threw away no chance of testing Godding, who was doing remarkably well. Boston, of whom it can be said that, if not quite so showy a player as his partner, he is most reliable, had a nasty shake-up which caused the game to be stopped for a minute or two, but fortunately he did not have to leave the field.

Just before the end it looked as though Faggetter had scored for Uxbridge, but he was given offside. Apart from one shot by Evans, already mentioned, there was nothing striking in the visiting attack, and the end came without the Uxbridge goal being pierced.

Uxbridge now meet Hayes in the semi-final, and the winner of this tie will then play Finchley in the final.