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ROMFORD : F.A. Youth Cup (Second Round)
Brooklands
4 - 1 (Fenn 3, Barrick)
5th November 1955
Rhodes
East C.
Swann D.
Pyke M.
Roberts P.
Lewis C.
McDonald T.
Lundstrum C.
Fenn G.
Smith J.
Barrick A.
SORRY NO IMAGE
Our Colts visited Romford Colts in the Second Round of the F.A. Youth Cup at the Brooklands ground. The Hammers were inclined to be rather casual until their opponents took the lead in the first half, but once stirred into action they won fairly comfortably by a 4-1 margin, after holding a 3-1 interval lead. The most notable feature of the game was a "hat-trick" by Fenn, our other scorer being Barrick.
WATFORD : F.A. Youth Cup (Third Round)
Vicarage Road
1 - 0 (Fenn)
10 December 1955
Rhodes
Howe A.
Marshall K.
Pyke
Roberts P.
Hamblyn M.
McDonald T.
Lundstrum C.
Fenn G.
Smith J.
Barrick A.
Our Colts paid their second visit to the Vicarage Road Ground within the space of six days when they opposed Watford Colts last Saturday. This was in a Third Round tie of the F.A. Youth Cup, and our XI was out to repeat their previous success against the Hertfordshire club in the Southern Floodlight Tournament.
Owing to non-availability of some players the Hammers' line-up showed changes from that which gained the earlier victory, although we again came through safely (this time by the only goal) the game was not so good as the earlier meeting which ended 5-3. However the 1,500 attendance had an entertaining afternoon despite the gusty wind spoiling some of the movements. Fenn scored midway through the second half and our defence was quite adequate to the task of helping to maintain the advantage to the end.
The Hammers are now in the last 16 of the competition, and they will go into a draw which embraces an equal number of clubs from the North and the South, among whom our opponents will come from clubs such as Bristol City, Luton Town, Arsenal, Portsmouth, Briggs Sports, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur
CHELSEA : F.A. Youth Cup (Fourth Round)
Upton Park
1 - 3 (Fenn)
8 February 1956
Rhodes
Howe A.
Marshall K.
Pyke M.
Roberts P.
Obeney
McDonald T.
Lundstrum C.
Fenn G.
Smith J.
Barrick A.
This F.A. Youth cup game was played before a 1,500 attendance, after being postponed nine days earlier through the ground being unfit.
The Young Pensioners won that earlier clash by 2-1 and they completed a double by secring a 3-1 nargin in this second meeting. However, it was unanimously agreed that lost chances cost us the verdict on this occasion, as from the territorial point of view we had more of the play than our opponents (indicated by our 10-4 margin of corner-kicks).
All three of the Chelsea goals came from opportunist efforts. The first in the opening minute, was the outcome of a long pass to the right winger, who raced away to the goal-line and pulled the ball into the centre for Allen to side-foot it home. Right winger Baker also had a hand in the other two, as on each occasion he sent in a shot from an angle which Rhodes could only parry, and Nicholas (40 mins) and Allen (74 mins) added the finishing touch.
Despite the disappointment of having a first minute goal against them, our youngsters were on equal terms in the fifth minute, Fenn lobbing the ball over the advancing goalkeeper's head after good approach work by Obeney and Barrick. From thence onwards until the visitors again went ahead the Hammers were on top, Obeney and Pyke opening up the play with some excellent through-passes. However, we failed to capitalise on these, even to the extent of missing a glorious opportunity to equalise after the interval and consequently paid the penalty.
CHARLTON ATHLETIC : South East Counties League
Trainer: Stan Wilcoxson
No programmes issued for HOME games played at Green Silley Weir, Wanstead
The Valley
2 - 3 (Fenn, Smith)
12 September 1955
McGuire G.
East C.
Howe A.
Neale D.
Roberts P.
Smith J.
Harrison R.
Pyke M.
Fenn G.
Barrick A.
McDonald T.
BEXLEYHEATH & WELLING : South East Counties League
Green Silley Weir
6 - 2 (Lundstrum 3, Hughes, Lewis, [og])
17 September 1955
McGuire G., Howe A., Marshall K., Lewis C., Roberts P., Neale D., Harrison R., Geddes J., Lundstrum C., Hughes C., Lewis D.
WATFORD : South East Counties League
Vicarage Road
1 - 2 Geddes
24 September 1955
McGuire G., Howe A., Cates J., Lewis C., Walker R., Swann D., Harrison R., Geddes J., Lundstrum C., Lyall J., Lewis D.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR : South East Counties League
Green Silley Weir
0 - 3
1 October 1955
McGuire G., Howe A., Marshall K., Lewis C., Roberts P., McDonald T., Harrison R., Hughes C., Lundstrum C., Crabbe J., Lewis D
ARSENAL : South East Counties League
Southgate
0 - 7
8 October 1955
McGuire G., East C., Howe A., Lewis C., Roberts P., Swann D., Harrison R., Geddes J., Scott T., Hughes C., Manning E.
CHELSEA : South East Counties League
Green Silley Weir
2 - 2 (Lewis, Lundstrum)
15 October 1955
McGuire G., East C., Smith T., Lewis C., Roberts P., Swann D., McDonald T., Lundstrum C., Fenn G., Lyall J., Lewis D.
ARSENAL : South East Counties League
Green Silley Weir
2 - 5 (Lyall, McDonald)
29 October 1955
McGuire G., East C., Marshall K., Hamblyn M., Howe A., Lewis C., McDonald T., Barrick A., Lundstrum C., Lyall J., Casey J.
BEXLEYHEATH & WELLING : London Minor Cup
Park View Road
1 - 2 (Lyall)
12 November 1955
McAlpine C., East C., Howe A., Reed A., Roberts P., Lewis C., Harrison R., Bolton B., Lyall J., Hughes C.,Lewis D.
CHELSEA : South East Counties League
Away
1 - 8 (Harrison)
19 October 1955
McGuire G., East C., Howe A., Hamblyn M., Roberts P., Reed A., Barrick A., Lundstrum C., Fenn G., Smith J., Lewis D.
CRYSTAL PALACE : South East Counties League
Away
2 - 1 (Fenn, Lundstrum)
26 October 1955
McGuire G., Howe A., Marshall K., Lewis C., Roberts P., Lyall J., Harrison R., Waites G., Lockwood J., Hughes C., Lewis D.
BRENTFORD : South East Counties League
Green Silley Weir
2 - 1 (Lyall, Waites)
31 December 1955
McGuire G., Howe A., Marshall K., Lewis C., Roberts P., Lyall J., Harrison R., Waites G., Lockwood J., Hughes C., Lewis D.
WATFORD : South East Counties League Cup
Green Silley Weir
4 - 3 (Lewis 2, Race 2)
14 January 1956
McGuire G., Howe A., Marshall K., Hamblyn M., Roberts P., Lewis C., Race J., Waites G., Lundstrum C., Hughes C., Lewis D.
BRENTFORD : South East Counties League
Gunnersbury
1 - 0 (Lewis)
21 January 1956
Rhodes, Howe A., Marshall K., Southren B., Roberts P., Lewis C., Reed A., Harrison R., Fenn G., Barrick A., Lewis D.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR : South East Counties League
Cheshunt
1 - 5 (Lundstrum)
28 January 1956
McGuire G., Harrison R., Howe A., Hamblyn M., Roberts P., Lewis C., Race J., Waites G., Lundstrum C., Hughes C., Lewis D.
SORRY NO IMAGE
BEXLEYHEATH & WELLING : South East Counties League
Park View Road
3 - 1 (Race 2, Geddes)
11 February 1956
McGuire G.
Howe A.
Marshall K.
Geddes J.
Roberts P.
Bolton B.
Race J.
Waites G.
Harrison R.
Hughes C.
Lewis D.
PORTSMOUTH : South East Counties League
Away
1 - 1 (Hughes)
18 February 1956
McGuire G., Howe A., Marshall K., Southren J., Roberts P., Lewis C., Race J., Geddes J., Hughes C., Lyall J., Lewis D.
BRENTFORD : South East Counties League Cup (Final 1st leg)
Green Silley Weir
0 - 1
25 February 1956
McGuire G., Howe A., Marshall K., Geddes J., Lewis C., John Lyall, Harrison R., Blackett L., Brandley K., Hughes C., Lewis D.
BRENTFORD : South East Counties League Cup (Final 2nd leg)
Griffin Park
2 - 3 (Brandley 2)
3 March 1956
McAlpine E.
Lee N.
Marshall K.
Harrison R.
Lewis C.
John Lyall
Young T.
Hughes C.
Brandley K.
Waites G.
Lewis D.
CRYSTAL PALACE : South East Counties League
Green Silley Weir
4 - 4 (Waite 2, Lewis C., Young)
10 March 1956
McGuire G., East C., Howe A., Reed D., Roberts P., John Lyall, Young T., Waites G., Lewis C., Blackett D., Lewis D.
FULHAM : South East Counties League
Craven Cottage
1 - 2 (Lewis)
17 March 1956
Brooks G., East C., Smith T., Matthews L., Jackson B., Howe K., Stanyard T., Lees B., Banks B., Blackett L., Lewis D.
PORTSMOUTH : South East Counties League Cup
Green Silley Weir
2 - 2 (Brandley, Lewis)
24 March 1956
McGuire G., East C., Howe A., Battram R., Roberts P., Lewis C., Young T., Lees B., Brandley K., Harrison R., Lewis D.
CHARLTON ATHLETIC : South East Counties League
Green Silley Weir
2 - 3 (Lewis, Rapley)
7 April 1956
McGuire G., Battram R., Howe A., Matthews L., Roberts P., Rapley M., Race J., Bolton B., Walker R., Lewis D., Manning E.
WATFORD : South East Counties League
Green Silley Weir
2 - 5 (Lent, Lewis)
14 April 1956
Wilkes M., East C., Howe A., Kirkup J., Roberts P., Rapley M., Young T., Bolton B., Kent A., Jackson B., Lewis D.
FULHAM : South East Counties League
Green Silley Weir
2 - 0 (Lewis, Young)
21 April 1956
Goymer B., East C., Howe A., Bolton R., Walker R., Counsell T., Race J., Young T., Brandley K., Blackett L., Lewis D.