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as5680 · 03-24-2021, 01:58 PM

MONTHLY ROUND-UP: SEPTEMBER 1870

The City of London Club enter October with a one-game lead at the top of the Metropolitan League standings, but missed a chance to put a clear distance between themselves and the Royal Artillery Barracks, who are still in the hunt for a third successive crown. The City Club won their first three games in September and with the Artillery only sharing two in a day against Angel to begin the month, their lead grew to a full game. On the final Saturday in September, the Artillery faltered in spectacular fashion with a 7-0 loss at the hands of the Old Westminsters, but the City Club could not take advantage, falling 3-2 at home against The Regent’s Park and keeping that margin at just a single game. Intriguingly, the two meet in the first game of October, meaning that with two games to play they will either be tied, or City will have a two game lead and need just one more win to be champions.

Despite that win over the Artillery, the Old Westminsters are as good as out of the running as they are three behind with three to play, but they are now clear in third place as Angel have lost their last three and fallen back to a losing record. They share fourth with The Regent’s Park, whose win over the City Club was their sixth in the last seven games. At the bottom of the standings, Greenwich have now caught Clapham whose end to the season is proving very disappointing. Greenwich on the other hand have now won eight of their last thirteen, a real improvement on their awful first half to the campaign.

Up in Manchester, Salford had a mixed month of two wins and two losses but still lead by one game, now from Oldham who have overtaken Irwell and moved into second place. They have just two to play though, while Salford have four and know that three wins will be good enough to take the inaugural title. Irwell are two games back after three defeats in four games in September, but they too have four to play including one against Salford so are not out of the running just yet. Moss Grove are too far back as they sit fourth on an even record, despite beating both Salford and Irwell this month. There is a close battle to avoid last place, which Rochdale are currently losing as they sit fractionally behind Bolton.

03-24-2021, 01:58 PM	#91
as5680 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Didcot, England Posts: 1,426	MONTHLY ROUND-UP: SEPTEMBER 1870 The City of London Club enter October with a one-game lead at the top of the Metropolitan League standings, but missed a chance to put a clear distance between themselves and the Royal Artillery Barracks, who are still in the hunt for a third successive crown. The City Club won their first three games in September and with the Artillery only sharing two in a day against Angel to begin the month, their lead grew to a full game. On the final Saturday in September, the Artillery faltered in spectacular fashion with a 7-0 loss at the hands of the Old Westminsters, but the City Club could not take advantage, falling 3-2 at home against The Regent’s Park and keeping that margin at just a single game. Intriguingly, the two meet in the first game of October, meaning that with two games to play they will either be tied, or City will have a two game lead and need just one more win to be champions. Despite that win over the Artillery, the Old Westminsters are as good as out of the running as they are three behind with three to play, but they are now clear in third place as Angel have lost their last three and fallen back to a losing record. They share fourth with The Regent’s Park, whose win over the City Club was their sixth in the last seven games. At the bottom of the standings, Greenwich have now caught Clapham whose end to the season is proving very disappointing. Greenwich on the other hand have now won eight of their last thirteen, a real improvement on their awful first half to the campaign. Up in Manchester, Salford had a mixed month of two wins and two losses but still lead by one game, now from Oldham who have overtaken Irwell and moved into second place. They have just two to play though, while Salford have four and know that three wins will be good enough to take the inaugural title. Irwell are two games back after three defeats in four games in September, but they too have four to play including one against Salford so are not out of the running just yet. Moss Grove are too far back as they sit fourth on an even record, despite beating both Salford and Irwell this month. There is a close battle to avoid last place, which Rochdale are currently losing as they sit fractionally behind Bolton.