Match Report

Guernsey Island XI
0
Hendon
1
Date:
Friday 29 March 1929
Competition:
Friendly
Attendance:
Unknown
Venue:
Guernsey Island XI

Match Report

From the Hendon & Finchley Times, 29/03/1929, p.11 :

Extract from "Gleanings" by 'Looker-on' :

Hampstead are making a short tour in the Channel Islands this Easter, and the players well deserve the holiday after their fine work this season.

Leaving Waterloo at 9 tonight (Thursday), Hampstead will meet Guernsey Island on Good Friday, Guernsey Northerners on Saturday, and Jersey Island on Monday. They are due to arrive home on Tuesday night. The players will be:- S.R. Smith, F.T. Webb (capt.), A. Parsons, F.G. Young, G. Bucci, R. Wardlaw, F.H. Sherman, H.J. Vanner, H.W. Shearcroft, A.G. Potter, S.J. Moore, S. Bloxham.
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From the Hendon & Finchley Times, 05/04/1929, p.11 :

Despite the fact that it was not possible to include in the touring party one or two of their usual players, Hampstead did remarkably well in the Channel Islands during the week-end. The three fixtures were won, one goal only being dropped.

On Good Friday, Guernsey Island suffered defeat by one goal (Shearcroft); on Saturday, Guernsey Northerners were beaten by three goals (Vanner, Moore and Potter) to one; and the closing match on Easter Monday against Jersey island was won by three goals to none, Vanner, Shearcroft and Potter being the scorers.

In the last match an old injury to Wardlaw re-asserted itself, but otherwise the trip was completely successful.

[Team note: given the list of 12 players named in "Gleanings" (above), and with no indication to the contrary, it is assumed that S. Bloxham was the reserve for all three matches, thus the team as shown below played in each game.]

Hampstead

1
Sid Smith
2
Freddy Webb
3
Albert Parsons
4
Freddy Young
5
George Bucci
6
Bob Wardlaw
7
Freddie Sherman
8
Harry Vanner
9
Harry Shearcroft
10
A G Potter
11
Stan Moore

Match Events

Harry Shearcroft

Guernsey Island XI

1
Unknown