Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Monday 30 October 1922

Midland League

Rotherham Town’s First Win.

Rotherham Town  2  Wath Athletic  0

Rotherham Town scored their initial win in the competition by beating Wath Athletic by two goals to none. The game was well contested throughout. Town played their best game of the season. They had a strong defence in which both Flint and Catcliffe were prominent, and Depledge, at centre half-back, excelled in all he did, giving the Wath forwards little scope. Grierson, though on the slow side, was the brains of the home attack. Jobson could not be blamed for either of the shots which beat him. Goodison and Catcliffe scored, the latter sending in a great drive from just by the half-way line.

Doncaster Rovers  0  Wombwell  0

Wombwell did extremely well to secure a point from Doncaster Rovers on the Belle Vue ground at Doncaster. The home team should have won easily. They had all the better of the game, for the greater part of which they were swarming round the Wombwell goal, but here Johnston acquitted himself in fine style, saving any number of shots. At the same time Wombwell had their scoring chances, Redfern and Bolsover each failing badly. ‘rho Rovers’ front line, weakened by the absence of Rintoul and Speccer, did not display the same form as in recent matches, but as a whole the team was superior to Wombwell, who after a promising opening in each half, fell away to impotence. Save for occasional break aways they were rarely dangerous.

In the match at Mansfield, the home side lost to Denaby United through their wretched shooting, and the failure to get going against a vigorous defence. Kemp scored for Denaby in the first half, and Brernall got a second after the interval. Towards the close the Yorkshiremen nearly added to their score.

Mexborough  1  Lincoln City Reserves 0

Lincoln Res. lost at Mexborough, but the win for the home team was hardly one on which they could plume themselves. They had nearly all the play, except for a brief spell towards the close, when the Lincoln men made a desperate effort to draw level, but they made disappointing use of their opportunities, and for the solitary goal by which they won they were indebted to Ludkin, who turned the ball into his own net in attempting to clear a centre from Brayshaw. Lincoln were more disappointing still, being hardly capable of making opportunities. Franks sent in one dangerous shot which Williams knocked against, the bar.