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1st XI
The 1st XI had a superb season,
finishing with a record of
played 10, won 7, drawn 1 and
lost 2 – a good reason for the
boys to feel justifiably proud.
As last year, the boys’ attitude
in training was first rate from
the outset, and especially
pleasing was that at no stage
did anyone take his place in
the side for granted.
“theboys’ attitude
in trainingwas
first rate fromthe
outset”
Straton-Ferrier Cup
(for most improved player)
J.N.J. Scott
Football Cup (for best player)
M. Spiridonov
Senior League Cup
Case
Junior League Cup
Congreve
Football
1st XI
Opposition
Result
Goals
Scorers
Us Them
Moulsford
Won 1
0
Murray
Cheam
Won 2
0
Murray, Sainz deVicuña
Summertown Stars
Drew 1
1
Edu
Lambrook
Lost
1
2
Murray
Horris Hill
Won 7
1
Barrett, Bingham x2, Edu x2, Emefiele, OG
6-a-side touranment at Elstree Lost in semi-final of National Finals
Elstree
Won 2
1
Daly, Murray
Ludgrove
Won 5
0
Daly, Edu x2, OG, Sainz deVicuña
Eton
Lost
0
1
Lockers Park
Won 4
0
Barrett x2, Edu, Murray
Cothill
Won 4
0
Bingham, Daly, Emefiele, OG
Our first game of the season was played
in torrential rain over at Moulsford. The
weather made it extremely hard to play
any kind of passing football and so, in the
end, it came down to which team wanted
it more on the afternoon and we pinched
a winner right at the end. This victory
was the most crucial one in the season
as it gave the team a huge amount
of confidence and an understanding
that sometimes you can play below your
best but still pick up a win. Our next game
came quickly and in much better conditions
against Cheam.We started brightly and
played with a good tempo and we finished
up winning 2-0. Following two good wins we
were faced with a new fixture against local
club, Summertown Stars. Both teams were
evenly matched and a draw was a fair result.
Lambrook, as expected, produced a very
good side and, if I’m honest, the 1-2 loss in
the results table makes it look rather closer
than it actually was. This defeat wasn’t the
worst outcome as it meant that the boys
realised that they were going to have to
raise their game both in training and in
matches if we were going to compete with
top-level opposition.
The next two matches – Horris Hill
and Elstree – saw us pick up two further
victories in contrasting fashion. The latter
was not a great performance but again
showed the boys’ determination to pull a
result out of the bag when they weren’t
playing at their best. Following this we
played Ludgrove and, for the first time in
the season, the 1st XI produced an all-round
performance that saw us totally dominate
the game and earn a satisfying win. Just
before Long Leave we went over to Eton to
play their U14 D XI. In a very close game
Eton took the honours but, had our finishing
been better that afternoon, we could have
S u m m e r F i e l d s
2 0 1 5 – 2 0 1 6
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