Sun Engraving 6 North Watford Sports 0      1936/37     Watford & District Charity Cup Replay         

Sun Swamp Sports in Charity Replay

The jaded forces of North Watford Sports, who by tomorrow will have fulfilled their tenth engagement in fifteen days, were quite unable to match the skills and pace of Sun Engraving in the replayed final of the Charity Cup at Vicarage Road on Wednesday and the result did the losers little injustice.
The Sports could not complain that the loss of Crossley, due to a recurrence of an old leg injury and retired from the contest midway through the second session, was a telling factor, for the Sun by then had already established a winning lead, and what is more were also a man short.
Doig being unable to carry on after a collision with Thomson.
The mishaps were not confined to these two men for long before the end several were showing visible signs of a good hard contest.
As in the first meeting, no effort was spared by either team, but from early on the Sun impressed as eventual winners.
In these days the Sports might well be justified in turning up their noses at the sight of a football, but with every man as fresh as paint, it is doubtful whether they could have stopped the County League side on this showing.
Early dominance by the Sun lead to Southam hitting the crossbar, but after fourteen minutes the winger provided Emery with a chance that was neatly and promptly accepted.
The second goal came from G Trevers, who took a free kick on the edge of the "box" so accurately that Moses was left helpless.
Shortly before half time the Sports rallied and it looked odds on a goal when Smith centered and Lewis missed his catch. Howe was on the line to kick away, the ball went to Callow who, with half the field in front of him, raced away and refusing to be caught, slipped the ball into the net as Moses ran out, it was an amazing point.
The absence of Doig in the second half certainly put a brake on the Sun's dashes, but even so they often had the Sports defence spread-eagled.
It came as no surprise when G Trevers fastened on a faulty clearance by Moses to advance the advantage, and the same player cottoned onto an inside pass from Callow to score his third point.
Emery shot home another just before the end, at a time when the Sports were longing to hear the final whistle.
The Deputy Mayor (Councillor E C Last) distributed the medals and the cup, which was won for the first time for the Sun.

Sun Engraving: R Lewis, R Cartwright, W Howe, C Trevers, A Davis, Pamplin, G Trevers, A Doig, G Callow, S Emery, A Southam