Hampstead have once again earned the right to complete in the final of the Middlesex Charity Cup by virtue of a win by five goals to two against Barnet, on Saturday, at Claremont Road. In the previous round, on the game ground, Enfield had been beaten 6-0. Hampstead's opponents will be Wealdstone, who beat Southall, after extra time, by 5-3, on Saturday.

Hampstead did not regard it as a compliment to find a reserve team fielded by Barnet, but the visiting club was in the unfortunate position of having two cup ties on Saturday. They preferred to put out their full strength at home against St Albans, whom they beat easily.

Some of the Barnet side have made appearances in the first eleven, and Applebee is an old Hampstead player.

Considering the Barnet's supporters were few, it was satisfactory to find the takings were about £50.

Although Hampstead fully deserved their win, the Barnet side put up a stiff fight. Hampstead's first goal came through a misunderstanding, one of the backs touching the ball back to Upson to find he was not in position. After missing innumberable chances, Hampstead got their second goal through Moore. Upson stopped the shot, a good one, but Limbrey was well on the spot and forced him to carry the ball over the line; at least that was the decision of the referee, who could not be induced into changing his mind.

Limbrey soon afterwards scored, making a fine recovery when he appeared to be stumbling, but before the interval Gurnett managed to get a goal for Barnet. This might not have happened but for the fact that Bucci was off the field for a few minutes owing to injury, while Smith was shaken in one or two nasty bouts with the opposing forwards. His delay in getting rid of the ball often causes trouble. The score at the change over did not over-represent Hampstead's superiority in midfield work, but the forwards were not too impressive near goal.

The second half was well advanced before Hampstead increased their lead. It came from a movement initiated by Butland. He passed the ball nicely to Sherman, from whose centre Moore found the net with a head touch. This was perhaps the best goal of the match. Sherman should have got another directly afterwards; and at the other end Applebee made a bad miss with Smith out of position. From Gatland's pass Davies brought the score to 4-2 but in the closing stages Hampstead scored a fifth goal, through Limbrey, who, following well up, was able to take advantage of Upson's inability to get rid of a shot by Moore.