1920-21 Friendlies

FIRST PRACTICE MATCH

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Upton Park

3 - 2

14 August 1920 (Programme wrongly dated 15 August)

SECOND PRACTICE MATCH

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Upton Park

3 - 0

23 August 1920

CHARLTON ATHLETIC : Reserves

The Valley

1 - 3

30 August 1920

Line-up unknown

SOUTHEND UNITED : Southend Benefit match

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Upton Park

2 - 1 (Carter 2)

20 September 1920

Hampson

Lee

Burton

Allen

Leafe

Woodards

Bailey

Cumming

Carter

Crowther

Bradshaw

PONTYPRIDD : First XI

Away

3 - 2 (Puddefoot 2, McCrae)

27 September 1920

Hufton, Cope, Burton, Lane, Kay, McCrae, Simmons, Shea, Puddefoot, Watson, Youing

MILLWALL : London Professional Charity Fund

The Den

1 - 0 (Bailey)

15 November 1920

Hufton, Lane, Cope, Allen, Burton, McCrae, Carter, Shea, Puddefoot, Bailey, Young

BRISTOL CITY : Reserves

Upton Park

0 - 1

4 December 1920

Line-up unknown

GILLINGHAM : Reserves

Priestfield Stadium

4 - 1

11 December 1920

Line-up unknown

BRISTOL CITY : First XI

Upton Park

2 - 0 (Bishop, Bailey)

18 December 1920

Hufton, Lane, Burton, Allen, Bishop, Tresadern, Carter, Bailey, Puddefoot, Wilson, Young

In defeating Bristol City by 2 goals to 0 West Ham adapted themselves better to the ground conditions, their on swinging passes being much more suitable to the torrential nature of the ground than the Bristol short passing game. In the first half the home team obtained both their goals the first by Bishop and the second from Bailey. In the second half Bristol City were more effective, their forwards copping well but the task of the home halves was made easier by the visitors persisting in the wing game

BRISTOL CITY : Reserves

Ashton Gate

0 - 0

18 December 1920

Line-up unknown

ABERTILLERY : First XI

Away

0 - 0

28 February 1921

Hufton, Cope, Burton, Lane, Kay, McCrae, Simmons, Shea, Puddefoot, Watson, Youing

MARGATE : Reserves

Away

1 - 1 (Leafe)

3 March 1921

Hampson, Turner, Lee, Wilson, Gurkin, Palmer, Smithurst, Gallagher, Leafe, Simmons, Bradshaw

NORTHFLEET : Reserves

Away

3 - 4

5 March 1921

Line-up unknown

HAMPSTEAD TOWN : Reserves

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Away

1 - 2 ([og])

19 March 1921

Cut out of the team page from the Hampstead Town programme

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR : Reserves

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White Hart Lane

1 - 4

26 March 1921

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR : Reserves

Upton Park 2 - 0 2 April 1921

Line-up unknown

PORTSMOUTH : First XI

Fratton Park 1 - 5 (Allen) 6 April 1921

Hampson, Lane, Andrews, Bradshaw, Kay, Palmer, Carter, Allen, Brown, Smith, James

CHARLTON ATHLETIC : Reserves

Upton Park 1 - 1 16 April 1921

Line-up unknown

BELVEDERE : Reserves

Away ? - ? 23 April 1921

Line-up unknown

First Continental Tour (Spain)

May 1921

MADRID

Athletic Club Bilbao 4 - 0 (Puddefoot 2, James, Young) 8 May 1921

Hampson, Cope, Hebden, Tresadern, Kay, Woodards, Calladine, Robinson, Puddefoot, James, Young

CELTA VIGO

Athletic Club Bilbao 4 - 0 (Watson 2, James, Tresadern) 11 May 1921

Hampson, Cope, Hebden, Allen, Kay, Tresadern, Simmons, Robinson, Watson, James, Cowell

ATHLETIC BILBAO

Athletic Club Bilbao 2 - 0 (Puddefoot 2) 13 May 1921

Hufton, Cope, Hebden, Tresadern, Kay, Bishop, Cumming, Robinson, Puddefoot, James, Young

DEPORTIVO LA CORRUNA

Athletic Club Bilbao 1 - 0 (Robinson) 14 May 1921

Hufton, Cope, Lee, Tresadern, Kay, Bishop, Simmons, Robinson, Puddefoot, James, Young

ATHLETIC BILBAO

Athletic Club Bilbao 6 - 0 (Robinson 3, James 2, Puddefoot 15 May 1921

Hufton, Cope, Hebden, Allen, Kay, Tresadern, Carter, Robinson, Puddefoot, James, Young

ATHLETIC BILBAO

Athletic Club Bilbao 4 - 1 (Puddefoot 2, James, Robinson) 16 May 1921

Hufton, Cope, Hebden, Allen, Kay, Tresadern, Carter, Robinson, Puddefoot, James, Young

Other Matches Played at the Boleyn Ground

WEST HAM BOYS v. EAST HAM BOYS ESFA Shield (Round 3)

Upton Park

1 - 1

?? November 1920

WEST HAM BOYS v. EAST HAM BOYS ESFA Shield (2nd Round proper)

Upton Park

3 - 0

?? February 1921

WEST HAM BOYS v. EBBW VALE BOYS ESFA Shield (Semi-Final)

Upton Park 2 - 0 1 March 1921

LONDON LEAGUE v. LONDON COMBINATION Friendly

Upton Park 2 - 1 7 April 1921

PARK (West Ham) v. QUARRY HILL (Grays) Cook Cup

Upton Park 4 - 0 4 May 1921

WEST HAM BOYS v. LIVERPOOL BOYS

English Schools Championship (Final)

This is part of a collection of material relating to the match and the career of the player J.W. Carruthers captain of the Liverpool Boys side which opposed West Ham Boys at Upton Park 14 May 1921. The collection also includes his match programme, Official Reception & Dinner Menu which was held for the finalists in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, West Ham on the evening of the match. His scrapbook contains newspaper cuttings of the match which reports "30,600 spectators the largest crowd assembled at West Ham" although the young Carruthers exaggerated the attendance on his scrapbook page to 35,000. The match was also attended by the Duke of York plus photographs of his trip to the Capital - what a delightful record of young players dream trip and success.

Scrapbook images courtesy of Nigel Turner

Upton Park

2 - 3

14 May 1921

Souvenir Programme of the

Reception and Banquet

J.W. Carruthers Liverpool Boys captain

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