Mexborough and Swinton Times September 9, 1938
F.A. Cup – Extra Preliminary Round
Goals for the Taking
Denaby Quash Upton in One-Sided Game
Denaby United 4 Upton Colliery 0
Throughout the whole of this game at Tickhill Square on Saturday I can remember only three occasions on which Upton seemed likely to score. Twice us the first half – once when Harvey misjudged the flight of a corner kick and his backs cleared, and again when Wilkinson went through only to punt the ball gently past a momentarily untenanted goalmouth. And once in the second half, when the ball bobbed dangerously in the Denaby goal-mouth from a second corner kick.
For the rest, they were very disappointing. Rarely were they seen to advantage against a keen defence, and though occasional raids carried them down wing into the Denaby area, they were usually crowded out in front of goal
Missed Chances.
Denaby won easily, convincingly without exaggeration. The score could have been 8-0. Betts missed three gems, and Williams, too, had all the Upton goal to shoot at and sent wide. However, by that time the game was won. A sharp scoring burst in the 16th minute gave Denaby a two goals lead at the interval, and whereas Upton rarely seemed likely to reduce it, Hold and Betts increased it. Both pairs of goals were scored within a couple of minutes.
There was .always a promise of goals in the first quarter, and when in an Upton goalmouth scramble L WILLIAMS went in crash the ball under the crossbar, it was long overdue reward. The second goal was less expected. From the kick-off Denaby swept the ball downfield again, WILLIAMS and Stones harassing the Upton goalkeeper, off the ball until it rolled unchecked into the bottom corner of the net. Two goals, two minutes!
It was not until after 37 minutes in the second half that the third materialised: it was a credit to HOLD. The ball was handled some twenty yards out on the left wing and the Denaby left-half scored from the kick- a short that rose unerringly into the top right hand corner of the net. BETTS got the fourth, sixty seconds later —a perfectly simply goal from a cross pass.
Great Triers.
Upton were great triers, but-they had neither power nor design. Williams was the live-wire of the Denaby forward line. The half-back trio had a comparatively easy afternoon, and from Happs and Jack Williams (Williams particularly) we saw much good constructive work. Roth Rose and Harvey were worthy of commendation. The Tepper-Price wing made a good deal of ground for Upton, but it was unavailing. It was always Denaby’s game.