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1961/1962 - Metropolitan League

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Match Stats

Date Opponent Venue Competition Result Score Notes Attendance Goalscorers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
09/08/1961 Dorking Town A Friendly L 3-5 Fred Morris, Peter Reid, Dave Laffar Gerald Lee Dave Kent Roy Stokes Peter Morris John Skinner Benny Hampton Peter Reid Fred Morris Dave Laffar Roy Drake Danny O’Shea
19/08/1961 DARTFORD RESERVES H Metropolitan League L 3-6 500 Roy Rees, John Preston, Dave Laffar Eddie Bryant Tom Norton Ron Clark Ivor Jones Colin Grimshaw Derek Farthing John Preston Peter Churchill Dave Laffar Roy Rees Danny O’Shea
23/08/1961 Guildford City Reserves A Metropolitan League L 1-2 Dave Laffar Eddie Bryant Tom Norton Dave Kent Ivor Jones Ted Hill Derek Farthing Roy Rees Brian Bennett Dave Laffar Roy Drake Danny O’Shea
26/08/1961 METROPOLITAN POLICE H Metropolitan League W 4-0 600 Dave Laffar (2), Danny O’Shea, Brian Bennett Eddie Bryant Tom Norton Ron Clark Robert Davis John Skinner Derek Farthing Alan Green Brian Bennett Dave Laffar Roy Drake Danny O’Shea
02/09/1961 NEWBURY TOWN H Metropolitan League W 7-0 Dave Laffar (3), Brian Bennett (2), Roy Drake (2, 1 Pen) Eddie Bryant Tom Norton Ron Clark Robert Davis John Skinner Derek Farthing Alan Green Brian Bennett Dave Laffar Roy Drake Danny O’Shea
09/09/1961 WORTHING H FA Cup 1Q W 5-0 Roy Drake (Pen), Brian Bennett (2), Alan Green, Dave Laffar Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Ron Clark Derek Farthing Robert Davis Benny Hampton Alan Green Brian Bennett Dave Laffar Roy Drake Danny O’Shea
12/09/1961 Brighton & Hove Albion A A Metropolitan League Cup 1 W 2-1 Roy Drake, Alan Green Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Ron Clark Benny Hampton Robert Davis John Coltman Alan Green Brian Bennett Dave Laffar Roy Drake Roy Rees
16/09/1961 OXFORD UNITED RESERVES H Metropolitan League L 0-4 1,020 Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Ron Clark Ivor Jones Robert Davis Benny Hampton Alan Green Brian Bennett Dave Laffar Roy Drake Danny O’Shea
23/09/1961 HAYWARDS HEATH H FA Cup 2Q W 3-2 880 Dave Laffar (3) Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Ron Clark Robert Davis John Skinner John Coltman Alan Green Brian Bennett Dave Laffar Roy Drake Danny O’Shea
30/09/1961 Sidley A FA Amateur Cup Prelim W 3-2 John Coltman, Dave Laffar, Danny O’Shea Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Tom Norton Derek Farthing John Skinner Robert Davis Danny O’Shea Roy Drake Dave Laffar John Coltman Alan Green
07/10/1961 BOGNOR REGIS H FA Cup 3Q W 2-1 Dave Laffar, Brian Bennett Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Ron Clark Robert Davis Peter Conroy Derek Farthing Alan Green Brian Bennett Dave Laffar Roy Drake Ron Hall
14/10/1961 CAMBERLEY TOWN H FA Amateur Cup 1Q W 1-0 Brian Bennett Eddie Bryant Dave Kent John Skinner John Coltman Robert Davis Derek Farthing Alan Green Brian Bennett John Preston Roy Drake Ron Hall
21/10/1961 TUNBRIDGE WELLS UNITED H FA Cup 4Q L 1-2 1,432 Brian Bennett Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Ron Clark Robert Davis Peter Conroy Derek Farthing Ted Clift Brian Bennett Dave Laffar Roy Drake Danny O’Shea
28/10/1961 DORKING TOWN H FA Amateur Cup 2Q L 2-5 Danny O’Shea, Dave Laffar Mike Coyner Dave Kent John Skinner John Coltman Robert Davis Derek Farthing Ted Clift Brian Bennett Dave Laffar Danny O’Shea Alan Green
04/11/1961 Oxford United Reserves A Metropolitan League L 1-4 Dave Laffar Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Ron Clark Robert Davis Peter Conroy Benny Hampton Dave Robertson Brian Bennett Dave Laffar Mike Harris Danny O’Shea
11/11/1961 ARSENAL A H Metropolitan League L 2-3 OG, Dave Laffar Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Ron Clark Robert Davis Peter Conroy Benny Hampton John Preston Brian Bennett Dave Laffar Mike Harris Danny O’Shea
18/11/1961 LANCING ATHLETIC H Sussex Senior Cup 2 L 0-2 Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Ron Clark Robert Davis Peter Conroy Brian Bennett Dave Robertson John Preston Dave Laffar Mike Harris Danny O’Shea
25/11/1961 BEDFORD TOWN RESERVES H Metropolitan League W 2-1 Brian Bennett, John Goldrick Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Ron Clark Gordon Owen Peter Conroy Robert Davis Dave Robertson Brian Bennett John Goldrick Robin Kent Dave Laffar
02/12/1961 BEXLEYHEATH & WELLING UNITED RESERVES H Metropolitan League W 3-0 John Goldrick (2), Brian Bennett Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Ron Clark Gordon Owen Peter Conroy Robert Davis Dave Robertson Brian Bennett John Goldrick Robin Kent Dave Laffar
09/12/1961 TONBRIDGE RESERVES H Metropolitan League W 6-2 Peter Conroy (Pen), Robin Kent (3), Dave Robertson, John Goldrick Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Ron Clark Gordon Owen Peter Conroy Robert Davis Dave Robertson Brian Bennett John Goldrick Robin Kent Dave Laffar
16/12/1961 RAINHAM TOWN H Metropolitan League W 7-0 Peter Conroy (Pen), Roy Drake (2), Dave Robertson, Dave Laffar, Brian Bennett, Robin Kent Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Ron Clark Gordon Owen Peter Conroy Robert Davis Dave Robertson Brian Bennett Robin Kent Roy Drake Dave Laffar
23/12/1961 Didcot Town A Metropolitan League W 2-1 Robert Davis, Forbes-Cooper Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Ron Clark Gordon Owen Peter Conroy Benny Hampton Dave Robertson Brian Bennett Robert Davis Forbes-Cooper Dave Laffar
26/12/1961 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION A H Metropolitan League W 4-0 Dave Robertson, Robin Kent (2), Robert Davis Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Ron Clark Gordon Owen Peter Conroy Benny Hampton Dave Robertson Brian Bennett Robert Davis Robin Kent Dave Laffar
10/01/1962 Tonbridge Reserves A Metropolitan League W 3-1 Forbes-Cooper, Brian Bennett, Dave Laffar Eddie Bryant Robert Davis Ron Clark Gordon Owen Peter Conroy Benny Hampton Roy Drake Brian Bennett Robin Kent Forbes-Cooper Dave Laffar
13/01/1962 GUILDFORD CITY RESERVES H Metropolitan League W 2-1 700 Dave Laffar, Peter Conroy (Pen) Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Ron Clark Gordon Owen Peter Conroy Robert Davis Dave Robertson Brian Bennett Robin Kent Roy Drake Dave Laffar
20/01/1962 WEST HAM UNITED A H Metropolitan League L 2-3 800 Roy Drake, Peter Conroy (Pen) Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Ron Clark Gordon Owen Peter Conroy Robert Davis Dave Robertson Brian Bennett Robin Kent Roy Drake Forbes-Cooper
27/01/1962 St. Neots Town A Metropolitan League L 0-3 Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Ron Clark Gordon Owen Peter Conroy Robert Davis Alan Green Brian Bennett Robin Kent Benny Hampton Dave Laffar
03/02/1962 Tonbridge Reserves A Metropolitan League Cup 3 W 4-2 aet Forbes-Cooper, OG, Roy Drake (2) Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Ron Clark Gordon Owen Peter Conroy Benny Hampton Dave Robertson Forbes-Cooper Robin Kent Roy Drake Dave Laffar
10/02/1962 Bexleyheath & Welling United Reserves A Metropolitan League D 1-1 578 Roy Drake Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Ron Clark Gordon Owen Peter Conroy Benny Hampton Dave Robertson Forbes-Cooper Robin Kent Roy Drake Dave Laffar
17/02/1962 Rainham Town A Metropolitan League L 0-2 Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Ron Clark Gordon Owen Peter Conroy Robin Kent Dave Robertson Forbes-Cooper Brian Bennett Roy Drake Dave Laffar
24/02/1962 Metropolitan Police A Metropolitan League W 3-0 Roy Drake, Brian Bennett, Peter Conroy (Pen) Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Peter Conroy Gordon Owen Roy Hart Robert Davis Dave Robertson Robin Kent Roy Drake Brian Bennett Dave Laffar
03/03/1962 Bedford Town Reserves A Metropolitan League D 2-2 Benny Hampton, Dave Robertson Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Ron Clark Gordon Owen Roy Hart Robert Davis Dave Robertson Benny Hampton Robin Kent Forbes-Cooper Brian Bennett
10/03/1962 WOODFORD TOWN H Metropolitan League W 7-3 Dave Robertson, Dave Laffar (3), Robin Kent (2), Benny Hampton Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Barry Hines Gordon Owen Roy Hart Robert Davis Dave Robertson Benny Hampton Dave Laffar Robin Kent Ron Clark
13/03/1962 Brighton & Hove Albion A A Metropolitan League W 1-0 Ron Clark Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Barry Hines Gordon Owen Ted Hill Robert Davis Dave Robertson Benny Hampton Dave Laffar Robin Kent Ron Clark
17/03/1962 West Ham United A A Metropolitan League W 3-0 Danny O’Shea, Benny Hampton, Gordon Owen Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Barry Hines Gordon Owen Roy Hart Robert Davis Dave Robertson Benny Hampton Dave Laffar Robin Kent Danny O’Shea
24/03/1962 Newbury Town A Metropolitan League W 3-0 Danny O’Shea (2, 1 Pen), Dave Robertson Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Barry Hines Gordon Owen Ted Hill Robert Davis Dave Robertson Benny Hampton Dave Laffar Robin Kent Danny O’Shea
31/03/1962 Arsenal A A Metropolitan League W 5-0 Played at Crawley Dave Laffar (2), Robin Kent, Benny Hampton, OG Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Barry Hines Gordon Owen Roy Hart Robert Davis Keith Cook Benny Hampton Dave Laffar Robin Kent Danny O’Shea
07/04/1962 Dartford Reserves A Metropolitan League Cup Semi Final D 1-1 aet Dave Laffar Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Barry Hines Gordon Owen Roy Hart Robert Davis Dave Robertson Benny Hampton Dave Laffar Robin Kent Danny O’Shea
11/04/1962 EASTBOURNE UNITED H Metropolitan League W 6-0 Dave Laffar (3), OG, Gordon Owen, Keith Cook Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Barry Hines Gordon Owen Roy Hart Robert Davis Keith Cook Benny Hampton Dave Laffar Robin Kent Danny O’Shea
14/04/1962 DARTFORD RESERVES H Metropolitan League Cup Semi Final Replay L 0-1 Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Barry Hines Gordon Owen Roy Hart Robert Davis Mike Harris Robin Kent Dave Laffar Benny Hampton Danny O’Shea
20/04/1962 ST. NEOTS TOWN H Metropolitan League L 2-5 Keith Cook, Benny Hampton Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Barry Hines Gordon Owen Roy Hart Robert Davis Keith Cook Robin Kent Dave Laffar Benny Hampton Danny O’Shea
21/04/1962 DIDCOT TOWN H Metropolitan League L 1-3 Danny O’Shea Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Barry Hines Gordon Owen Roy Hart Robert Davis Keith Cook Peter Reid Dave Laffar Robin Kent Danny O’Shea
23/04/1962 Woodford Town A Metropolitan League W 4-1 Benny Hampton (2), Robin Kent, Danny O’Shea Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Barry Hines Gordon Owen Roy Hart Robert Davis Keith Cook Robin Kent Dave Laffar Benny Hampton Danny O’Shea
25/04/1962 Dartford Reserves A Metropolitan League L 1-6 Ron Clark Eddie Bryant Dave Kent Ron Clark Gordon Owen Roy Hart Robert Davis Keith Cook Robin Kent Benny Hampton Dave Laffar Danny O’Shea

 

25/4/62 v Dartford. There is a possible alternative lineup for this match (differences only): 3) Barry Hines, 7) Dave Robertson, 9) Dave Laffar, 10) Danny OShea, 11) Ron Clark. The appearance stats will use theline up shown in the above table.

Where full names are not shown, this information is yet to be ascertained

 

 

Season Stats

Matches

TOTAL MATCHES HOME MATCHES AWAY MATCHES
Competition W D L GF GA W D L GF GA W D L GF GA
Metropolitan League 18 2 11 88 54 10 0 6 58 31 8 2 5 30 23
Sussex Senior Cup 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FA Cup 3 0 1 11 5 3 0 1 11 5 0 0 0 0 0
FA Amateur Cup 2 0 1 6 7 1 0 1 3 5 1 0 0 3 2
Metropolitan League Cup 2 1 1 7 5 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 7 4
TOTALS 25 3 15 112 73 14 0 10 72 44 11 3 5 40 29
Friendly 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5

 

Attendances

Averages are based on matches where data exists so will not necessarily be equal to the total attendance divided by total number of matches

ALL MATCHES HOME MATCHES AWAY MATCHES
Competition Total Ave Total Ave High Low Total Ave High Low
Metropolitan League 4,198 700 3,620 724 1,020 500 578 578 578 578
Sussex Senior Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FA Cup 2,312 1,156 2,312 1,156 1,432 880 0 0 0 0
FA Amateur Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Metropolitan League Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 6,510 814 5,932 847 1,432 500 578 578 578 578
Friendly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

Best/Worst

Where two or more matches tie as the best or worst for the stat criteria then the first occurrence will be displayed

 

Metropolitan League  Value Date Opponent
Biggest Home Win  7-0 02/09/1961 Newbury Town
Biggest Away Win  5-0 31/03/1962 Arsenal A
Biggest Home Defeat  0-4 16/09/1961 Oxford United Reserves
Biggest Away Defeat  1-6 25/04/1962 Dartford Reserves
Highest Home Att  1,020 16/09/1961 Oxford United Reserves
Highest Away Att  578 10/02/1962 Bexleyheath & Welling United Reserves
Lowest Home Att  500 19/08/1961 Dartford Reserves
Lowest Away Att  578 10/02/1962 Bexleyheath & Welling United Reserves
 
Sussex Senior Cup  Value Date Opponent
Biggest Home Defeat  0-2 18/11/1961 Lancing Athletic
 
FA Cup  Value Date Opponent
Biggest Home Win  5-0 09/09/1961 Worthing
Biggest Home Defeat  1-2 21/10/1961 Tunbridge Wells United
Highest Home Att  1,432 21/10/1961 Tunbridge Wells United
Lowest Home Att  880 23/09/1961 Haywards Heath
 
FA Amateur Cup  Value Date Opponent
Biggest Home Win  1-0 14/10/1961 Camberley Town
Biggest Away Win  3-2 30/09/1961 Sidley
Biggest Home Defeat  2-5 28/10/1961 Dorking Town
 
Metropolitan League Cup  Value Date Opponent
Biggest Away Win  4-2 03/02/1962 Tonbridge Reserves
Biggest Home Defeat  0-1 14/04/1962 Dartford Reserves
 
Friendly  Value Date Opponent
Biggest Away Defeat  3-5 09/08/1961 Dorking Town
 
 

 

 

Player Stats

Appearances

(sub appearances are included in the Total, League and Cup columns)

Player Total League Cup Total Sub League Sub Cup Sub
Eddie Bryant 42 31 11
Dave Laffar 40 29 11
Dave Kent 39 27 12
Robert Davis 38 27 11
Ron Clark 29 22 7
Gordon Owen 27 24 3
Brian Bennett 27 19 8
Robin Kent 26 23 3
Benny Hampton 23 18 5
Danny O’Shea 23 15 8
Dave Robertson 20 17 3
Peter Conroy 19 15 4
Roy Drake 19 11 8
Roy Hart 12 10 2
Barry Hines 11 9 2
Alan Green 11 4 7
Derek Farthing 10 4 6
Forbes-Cooper 7 6 1
Keith Cook 6 6
John Skinner 6 2 4
Tom Norton 5 4 1
John Coltman 5 5
Mike Harris 4 2 2
John Preston 4 2 2
Ted Hill 3 3
John Goldrick 3 3
Ivor Jones 3 3
Roy Rees 3 2 1
Ted Clift 2 2
Ron Hall 2 2
Peter Reid 1 1
Peter Churchill 1 1
Colin Grimshaw 1 1
Mike Coyner 1 1

 

Goalscorers

(Penalties are included in the Total, League and Cup columns)

Player Total League Cup Total Pen League Pen Cup Pen
Dave Laffar 28 20 8
Brian Bennett 13 8 5
Roy Drake 11 7 4 2 1
Robin Kent 10 10
Danny O’Shea 8 6 2 1 1
Benny Hampton 7 7
Dave Robertson 6 6
Peter Conroy 5 5 5 5
John Goldrick 4 4
OG 4 3 1
Forbes-Cooper 3 2 1
Gordon Owen 2 2
Keith Cook 2 2
Robert Davis 2 2
Ron Clark 2 2
Alan Green 2 2
John Preston 1 1
Roy Rees 1 1
John Coltman 1 1

 

 

 

Metropolitan League

Pos. Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Dartford Reserves 32 24 4 4 102 51 51 52
2 Arsenal ‘A’ 32 20 9 3 93 42 51 49
3 St. Neots Town 32 19 7 6 88 42 46 45
4 Bexleyheath & Welling Reserves 32 18 7 7 81 63 18 43
5 Crawley Town 32 19 2 11 90 55 35 40
6 Guildford City Reserves 32 17 5 10 81 71 10 39
7 Oxford United Reserves 32 17 4 11 104 64 40 38
8 West Ham United ‘A’ 32 13 7 12 91 78 13 33
9 Bedford United Reserves 32 11 7 14 75 60 15 29
10 Rainham Town 32 13 3 16 54 63 -9 29
11 Didcot Town 32 11 6 15 68 80 -12 28
12 Brighton & Hove Albion ‘A’ 32 11 5 16 58 73 -15 27
13 Eastbourne United 32 11 5 16 59 76 -17 27
14 Tonbridge Reserves 32 9 5 18 84 102 -18 23
15 Newbury Town 32 8 3 21 42 93 -51 19
16 Woodford Town 32 5 2 25 42 120 -78 12
17 Metropolitan Police 32 4 3 25 33 112 -79 11

 

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