Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Monday 02 October 1922
Midland League
The Wednesday Reserves Increase Their Lead.
Denaby Player Sent Off.
The Wednesday Reserves 2 Denaby United 1
Wednesday Reserves increased their lead in the Midland League on Saturday for, while they beat Denaby United by two goals to one— this was Denaby’s first defeat—Boston Town and Wombwell could only draw. That victory went to the better side at Hillsborough there’s no question, but though the exchanges were of a fast character, the quality of the football was poor. There were far too many unnecessary fouls, with, one side equally as bad as the other in this respect. This rough play culminated in Godfrey being sent off the field near the end, but he was not the worst of the offenders, even though his offence was a bad one.
Swan, at inside left, was quite the best of The Wednesday forwards, his footwork at times being very clever; while in the Denaby attack Kemp’s long experience always stood him well. In respect. of honours however, perhaps Cowen, the United centre-half was the best man on the field, the steadiness of ‘his display , being a marked feature.
Swan and Trotter scored for Wednesday, and Godfrey for Denaby.
Wombwell 1 York City Reserves 1
The football at Hough Lane, Wombwell, where York City provided the opposition, was rather disappointing. The exchanges became monotonously slow at times, and many chances were, missed by both sets of forwards. Kennedy, the old Denaby half-back, who was being tried at centre-forward was the most enterprising of the Wombwell forwards, and when he has acquired the art of gathering and, controlling the hall, he should make a splendid leader.
Kennedy gave Wombwell the lead after 30 minutes, and Elliott equalised in the second half. A draw was a fair index of the game.
Rough Game at Barnsley
Barnsley Reserves 1 Mexborough 1
There were many disquieting features about the meeting of Barnsley Reserves and Mexborough at, Oakwell on Saturday. Although trouble started after 30 minutes and became aggravated after the interval, the referee did not, as far as could be seen, administer even a caution until near the end, then Hill, the Mexborough right half-back, got a lecture.
It was a deplorable second half, and sterner measures from the ruling official would have kept the players playing football instead of pursuing personal vendettas. Mexborough’s goal was scored ten minutes’ from the end, Waterfield beating Cope with a low shot after all the forwards had taken part in the one brilliant raid in the game. Ten minutes from the end Barnsley were awarded a penalty for “hands” and Millership scored.
Chesterfield Reserves 2 Wath Athletic 0
Chesterfield Reserves, at home to Wath Athletic, before 3,000, exactly reversed the result at Wath a fortnight previous.
The Reserves were by no means convincing in the first half, but just before the interval Bailey scored, after a fine run, following an opening created by Edwards, who played an exhilarating game. In the second half Chesterfield combined rather better and their efforts carried more determination, with the result that Roberts found the net.
Topham, the visitors custodian, was well supported in sustained defensive work by Dawson and Williams.