Mexborough and Swinton Times November 28, 1902
Midland League
Denaby United 2 Whitwick 1
To witness this match at Denaby on Saturday there was only a moderate attendance, although the conditions were most favourable to football, and in accordance with anticipation, some keen exchanges were seen, but on the whole the game was not characterised by a very brilliant play, except brass in the case of Massey, the late Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper, who again took his place between the posts. Of the halfbacks Sheldrake was dropped and Dowson took his place at left half, Chadfield again played centre half.
Denaby’s team was as follows
Massey, goal; Dudhill and Lawley, backs; Goodlad, Chatfield and Dowson, halfbacks; Lindley, Ryans, McNeil, Roper and T Hardy forwards.
At length Dowson set Roper Hann Hardy going, and the former, often seeking Whitmore and Rose, sent it smartly, and Ryans beat Jarvis with a daisy cutter.
Half-time: Denaby 1, Whitwick 0.
With about seven minutes before the close Parker took a nice pass from Clifford, and he beat Massey with a fast low shot, and thus equalised.
However the home team immediately resume the pressure, and a dingdong scuffle ensued in the Whit week quarters, which ended in Ryans driving home a smashing shop, and thus placed Denaby ahead again.
In the last minute Denaby went down again, and Ryans was on the point of shooting, when he was injured, and the game was stopped. Directly he resumed time was called
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