On 8th February 1919, Hampstead Town were at Wimbledon in the United Senior League and continued their unbeaten run in the League, winning by two clear goals.
The Town scored one in each half, F.Congreve netting the first, and W.Saunder the second. Both appeared to be easy, but as the Hendon Advertiser put it, they both "required and reflected, remarkably fine judgment to beat W.Wright, Wimbledon's clever custodian." The Wimbledon front line had a solid game, making many determined attempts on goal and they would have scored but for the fact that the Hampstead backs Knight and Caves and goalkeeper Mellish were playing at the top of their form.
Two more players had rejoined the team by this point, and both W.G.Darvill (right half) and R.H.Barratt (centre half), played at Wimbledon, putting in good performances for the Town.
Hampstead Town then travelled to Tooting to play Darracq in the League. The game was at a stalemate until the 80th minute, and was looking like a goalless draw, but ten minutes before the final whistle, H.J.Sawyer got through for the home side, and then he quickly set up A.Theobald, with a fine opportunity from which Darracq doubled their lead. The Hampstead front line wwas changed from previous games due to "unforseen circumstances", and this was the first match in which they had failed to score.
The following week's fixture was against Barnet Alston and although this officially an away game, it was played at Childs Hill. The Advertiser takes up the story:
"The visitors (Barnet) proved to be a greatly improved side, nevertheless the 'Town' were leading to within 20 minutes of time by three goals to none, T.B.Poltock scoring in the first half, and C.Allwright from a penalty, and D.R.Bullough in the later stages. Deterimed attacks by the visitors non-plussed the Hampstead defence, which cracked up badly and excellent goals from King and Emslie (2), the latter scoring just before the final whistle, placed Barnet on equal terms."
On the first day in March, the Town met their neighbours Hadley Page at the Avenue Ground. The game was Hampstead's first friendly since the beginning of the temporary league, and it gave the Town a much needed opportunity to trying some a number of trialists with some success. Chas W.Hayes, who before the war achieved fame as a schoolboy international footballer, and captained the London side against Glasgow at Hampden Park, played well for the Town at inside-left, giving the town two erstwhile schoolboy internationals to play in their team.
Hadley Page's goals were scored by L.Mason, J.Wilcox and A.Nicholls (2), with the brothers Mason proving to be a tower of strength for their side. Hampstead's goals were notched by C.Guy, D.R.Bullough and W.G.Darvill, the latter just missing a penalty in the closing stages, which would have put the teams on level terms.
The following week saw the visit of old rivals Bromley to Childs Hill on Saturday 8th March 1919. The match drew the best crowd of the season with the spectators witnessing rousing encounter between the old English Cup-tie rivals, Hampstead winning the game by two goals to one. The soaked pitch obviously needed attention after four years of war neglect, with accurate football proving impossible. All the goals were scored in the first half, C.R.Preece opening the scoring for the Town, W.Savage responding for Bromley, and G.H.Garlick, one of Hampstead's most popular members, notching what proved to be the winning goal with a good effot from the left wing.
It was made clear at this point in the season that the club was waiting for a change in the weather which would bring improvement to pitch, and that permanant ground improvements would be undertaken on an extensive scale during the summer months - The club's recent drainage problems aren't anything new!
Hampstead Town followed this with a third friendly, visiting Southall. By all accounts, a well contested game resulted in a 1-1 draw, with A.Lord scoring for the home side, and F.Congrave for Hampstead. During March, the three friendly matches had given the Town the chance to give trials to several new players, some of whom looked easily good enough to play for the club in the league. Another popular former player, E.J. Wright, returned from the forces in good condition for this game, and he too was added to the playing squad for subsequent fixtures.
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