Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 11 November 1932

Another Blow For Wombwell

Frickley 5, Wombwell 1

Wombwell sank further into the mire when they visited South Elmsall on Saturday. Without greatly exerting themselves Frickley registered their fifth successive victory.

The game was not very exciting. Although Frickley did not play as well as in their previous two or three games they were obviously superior to their opponents, who were only occasionally dangerous. The Frickley left half, Wilson had an off-day, but Halliwell and Todd were so sound and the backs, Hart and Wright, so reliable, that Fensome had few difficult shots to stop.

Hawkins led the attack in fine style against his old team and Pattison and Mundy formed a brilliant right wing, although it must be admitted they were not no against a strong defence. Dobson, the left half, was not reliable and Crossland, who was introduced at left back in place of Shaw, an amateur from the Huddersfield district who was to have been given a trial but did not put in an appearance, was weak. The same criticism applies to the right half, Bradshaw, and the consequence was that too much work was thrown upon L. Jones. The right back struggled manfully against the odds. He tackled well and kicked strongly, and it was certainly not his nor the goalkeeper’s fault that five goals were conceded. Brookes, the reserve goalkeeper, made a very creditable debut with the premier eleven. He had no chance with the shots which beat him, and but for his numerous brilliant saves and good anticipation the score might easily have been doubled.

Frickley played as a team and their raids were consistent, while Wombwell’s attacks were cimfined to spasmodic individual movements in the first half. After quarter of an hour CROSSLAND put into his own goal from a corner, although in doing so he simply helped Mundy’s header into the net. Reynolds, on the right wing, was Wombwell’s outstanding forward and essayed some good shots, one of which hit the post and another missed by inches, with Fensome well out of reach.

In the last five minutes all the wind was taken out of Wombwell’s sails by two goals by FrickIey. HAWKINS bustled Crossland off the ball and beat Brookes with a point blank shot, and two minutes later, with the defence all at sea, PATTERSON nipped in to score the third.

Wombwell played better and with more understanding in the second half. The forwards were more methodical, and two brilliant movements in which the whole line took part roused the admiration of the crowd. Unfortunately for them the Frickley defence was almost impregnable and checked them. Frickley went further ahead after 30 minutes when MUNDY converted a penalty for a foul on Hawkins.

Wombwell replied with spirit and three minutes later CLEGG reduced the arrears during a goalmouth melee. Five minutes from the end however, WIGGLESWORTH placed Frickley further ahead with a powerful 25 yards’ shot from the left wing, the ball going into the roof of the net beyond Brookes’s reach.

The “gate” was over 1,300, of whom 1,257 paid £30 2s. 3d.