Football Review, Easter Term

Third pair was a bit of a problem. M. C. Gilbert and M. A. Cantrell, along with S. R. Buckman and D. 0. Jenkins (and occasionally A. C. Marson) jostled each other for places, and although never winning a game they did manage to score the odd point!

We would like to thank Mr. Clark and Mr. Hubbard for all their invaluable coaching advice and it is hoped that next year the Club will flourish just as it has this term. Team :

D. J. Moss (Capt.), H. J. Gration, M. A. Cantrell, D. 0. Jenkins, M. R.

Stokes, T. P. Kane, A. C. Marson, S. R. Buckman. Summary of Results `A' team v. Queen Anne G.S. Lost 2-7. 1st VI v. Queen Anne G.S. Won 5-4. v. Mill Mount G.S. Won 6-3. v. Mill Mount G.S. Won 5-4.

The fact that all these schools were girls' schools is immaterial! H.J.G.

The term was a quiet, but encouraging one. It was quiet in that the Senior side, the Saints, played only two games, but encouraging in the development of a Junior, under fifteen side. The first game played by the Saints was the return fixture with Pocklington School. Having beaten them 7-0 away last term we confidently approached the return, and won 5-3 with an ease not reflected in the score. Ex-Peterites David Jackson and Bjckrn Lack turned out for us, Jackson scoring our first two goals. These goals were supplemented by a first half Gration penalty and second half scores by Sargeant and McAinsh. Sinden made a confident first appearance in goal and marked his debut with one notable save in particular. Our thanks to Mr. Allen for refereeing the game so unobstrusively and firmly; a firmness necessitated by a number of wild tackles. The only other Saints match was against a York Scout team. In deference to their youth we included a number of keen, younger players, Gray, Hamshaw, Penty and Young. This concession, however, proved inadequate, as our superior strength and speed on a heavy pitch overwhelmed the Scout side's impressive but, in the conditions, ineffective teamwork for a 15-1 win.

The enthusiasm of the younger players in the School has always been apparent but until now never co-ordinated in a collective effort. The formation of an under fifteen team under the somewhat pretentious, certainly ambitious, title of Dynamo Keighley is a welcome and progressive step. Their first match, against a team from Beverley, Molescroft United, was profusely advertised and only played thanks to extensive snow clearing operations. The match was lost by four goals to one. Next opponents were Anthea Rovers, a team from Huntington, whom they trounced by the convincing margin of 9-1. In the final match of the term against an under fifteen team from Pocklington School they preserved the Saints' record by winning 4-1.