Denaby Utd – Denaby 13 Guisley 1 – Engelshaw shoots in

October 1926

Mexborough and Swinton Times October 8, 1926

FA Cup
Farce at Denaby
Engelshaw shoots in

Denaby 13 Guiseley 1

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How Guiseley managed to prevent Denaby winning at Guiseley last Saturday’s is a mystery. The West Riding League amateurs were simply a scapegoat for Denaby’s humours on Thursday, in the replay at Denaby.

The visitors were without the goalkeeper who played so well for them on Saturdays, so perhaps that’s a great deal to do with it. As deputy was gallant, but very amateurish.

Easley started with a bit of a flourish, Bromwich been troubled to getaway a nasty drop in shot from Mitchell in the first minute. But the flicker of possibility soon died for Guiseley.

For half an hour it was simply a tale of a Denaby bombardment in which the goal frame and the goalkeeper it again and again; occasionally relieved by a quick passing burst to the other end we should always spoil by rank bad finishing.

At the end of the half hour Johnson scored, and the rout commenced. Engelshaw quickly added two, and Parkinson sandwich one in between. This this

After the interval guys went to pieces. Goals were scored with a frequency that got monotonous – and difficult to check. We write subject to correction when we say that further goals were scored by Engelshaw (4), Parkinson (3), B Johnson and JC Johnson.

Guiseley were sent home happier with a consolation goal by Mitchell