Nash Mills Sports 3 Sun Engraving 1                  Watford Medal 2nd Rd       1935/36

Nash Mills Sports eclipse the Sun

The Vicarage Road ground being vacant on Saturday owing to Watford's cup tie match at Leicester and the Watford reserves away match at West Ham, a match in the second round of the Watford Medal Competition was played between Nash Mills Sports and Sun Engraving.
A small crowd saw quite an interesting game, and at the same time were kept informed of the state of the cup tie at Leicester.
The Sun had the better of the early play, and Hobbs, in Nash Mills goal, saved twice in smart fashion.
from what was practically their first chance, Nash Mills scored Payne, their outside right, tried a long cross-shot which caught Mitchell by surprise, the ball going under the bar into the far corner of the net.
From good work on the Sun right wing, Southam shot over the bar, and soon afterwards missed an easy chance when the ball was crossed by Rodwell.
Then Callow burst through, but, shooting as Hobbs ran out, missed by a foot.
Nash Mills goalkeeper, who had a knock previously, was hurt again, but soon resumed.
A long drive by Russell was turned over the bar by Mitchell.
A centre by Taylor sent the ball running along the bar.
At the interval Nash Mills were one up.
The Sun went all out for an equaliser, and Hobbs was once almost caught napping when the opposing forwards swooped down on him and he only gathered the ball at the second attempt.
A smart shot by centre forward Hobbs was saved by Mitchell, but a second gaol came to Nash Mills through Bates, who shot through a crowd of players.
The Sun were , at this time, one short, but the injured man returned to the field shortly afterwards.
Nash Mills were lasting on the heavy ground better than their opponents, who were content to try long shots which were badly directed.
Southam came out with a sparkling run and square centre, Hobbs running out and falling on the ball.
The Nash Mills goalkeeper left his goal unguarded, and Cooper, shooting from a distance at the empty net, drove the ball onto the bottom of the post.
Eventually Southam dashed onto a cross from the right and put the ball into the net, but the Sun were unable to get on terms.
They failed because they did not take their chances.
Southam made a good impression.
the chief credit for the victory must go to the Nash Mills backs.
The game started twenty minutes behind time owing to the late arrival of Nash Mills.

Sun Engraving.- R Mitchell; R Gibbs, B Cartwright; C Trevers, A Davies, R Cartwright; A Rodwell, J Rowe, J Callow, F Cooper, A Southam.