Another good display of football, having regard to ground conditions, enabled Hampstead Town to defeat West Norwood on Saturday by five goals to one in the Athenian League, in which competition they have dropped but one point out of a possible eight. Three cup-ties have been won, and the goal record stands at 30 for, 8 against. Never before has the club started a season so well.

Hampstead had the same team as in the previous week, and but for an exceptionally good display on the part of the visiting goalkeeper, who showed splendid anticipation, the score would have been much heavier. Similarly the West Norwood forwards, who got through on several occasions, mainly through the left wing, found Goodwin unbeatable except when a really good shot by A. Forbes, at inside-right, beat him after half-an-hour's play. This goal was only the second scored against Goodwin in four matches at Cricklewood-lane, the other being from a penalty.

The first goal was scored at the end of ten minutes by Seabrooke, who, accepting a pass from Barnes, made one of his characteristic runs and easily defeated Jones, the Norwood custodian. The visitors equalised, but before half-time Young put the home-side ahead once more. Young was very persistent in his shooting and headwork, and he had decidedly hard luck in not scoring more than one goal. Had the referee delayed the blowing of the whistle for the interval by a couple of seconds, Hampstead would have undoubtedly crossed over with a two goal lead, a good shot frrom the left wing finding its way into the net.

In the second half the Hampstead forwards showed much better form. Seabrooke scored twice, thus completing the hat trick; and after two or three of his colleagues had failed, Irwin scored the fifth goal.

Mistakes were many, both on the part of attackers and defenders, owing to the abnormal conditions, players finding it impossible to keep their feet. Had it been otherwise, we can hardly think that Wise would have failed to find the net. On more than one occasion he seemed to have the goal at his mercy, and but for the fact that Hampstead held a substantial lead there would have been sorrow in the camp at his unexpected lapse just towards the end.

On the whole, however, it was a very creditable display, and again one has to compliment the Hampstead executive upon securing such a fine half-back line. Wardlaw was, in the opinion of many, the best player on the field.