Soccer—Summer 1969

Activity this term was confined mainly within the school. Senior and Junior knock-out tournaments were organised, but only the former was completed. School House defeated Temple 5-3 in the final of this competition. There were some close games in the previous rounds, in which School beat Rise and Grove, and Temple beat Manor and Queen's. The final itself was a close, tough game marred perhaps by an excess of physical contact. Throughout School just held the upper hand, but Temple refused to give up and were always in with a chance of ultimate victory. The plate competition unfortunately never got under way, and surprisingly there was little enthusiasm to complete the Junior section. The other event within the school was the Staff v. Boys game, which this time was played on a 7-a-side basis, as no Junior School masters were available. An entertaining game, as usual, evolved and the attendance was pleasing, indicating the interest this fixture arouses. For the first time the boys managed to win, but only by the narrow margin of 4-3.

The School's Junior side, Dynamo Keighley, played four games early in the term. They began satisfactorily by defeating Molescroft in convincing fashion by 7-0, and thus avenged their previous 4-1 defeat. Their last three games were all lost, however, by 2-6 to Pudsey Juniors and 0-9 and 3-7 in two games against Knaresborough Athletic. Despite this reverse Dynamo Keighley have obviously justified their enterprising formation and should progress further next season. I hope the senior side, the Saints, can also arrange some fixtures next season and maintain the team's tradition.

I.C.D.