With rain falling heavily, football was played under conditions which hampered the players in this match at Cricklewood-lane on Saturday. Hampstead Town won by three goals to none [against Sutton United], and now have four Athenian League points in the locker, Redhill having been beaten on the first day of the season. Sutton brought many new players, and there were three changes in the side that represented Hampstead the previous week, A. Thorlby playing at right-half as H.L.Pease was on holiday, O. Reinke, the schoolboy International, being at inside-right, and C.M.G. Welland at outside-left.

The game was ten minutes old when a combined movement by Wise, Harris and Reinke ended in the last-named scoring with a good shot. Previously Hampstead had had much the better of the play, a shot by Wise from Wardlaw's pass being a few inches too high. Goodwin, however, was frequently called upon. On one occasion he fell in clearing his lines, a lucky escape, but for the most part the Sutton forwards, though showing good combination, and a rare turn of speed, were faulty in shooting. Often the downfall of Hampstead's goal seemed imminent, and it was due to the fault of the visitors more than to the credit of the home side that the work of the Surrey men was barren. No further goals were registered until close on half-time, when Reinke scored again for Hampstead with an excellent shot. He received the ball from Wilkinson, who up to that time had sadly disappointed the home supporters.

In the second half Hampstead were clearly on top, but while the Sutton goalkeeper was kept busy, scoring was delayed until a few minutes from the end, when Wise took advantage of a centre by Harris. He shot with such power that Berry, the goalkeeper, could not be blamed. Welland, who was well looked after by Wise, put in one or two nice shots, and was accurate in taking corner kicks, but Hampstead were sorely hampered by the inability of Wilkinson in the centre to be of material service through an injury. He struggled on pluckily, but it might have been better for his side had he retired.

Wise and Reinke were the best forwards. Wardlaw was the pick of the halves, indeed there was no better man on the field, and Clarke at right-back improved upon his previous week's display and should make Brazier a useful partner. While Goodwin has faced many better forward lines, he had the opportuity of showing that Hampstead Town have a goalkeeper in whom confidence can be placed.