MONTHLY ROUND-UP: SEPTEMBER 1866
The Old Westminsters are nearly there in their quest to successfully defend the Metropolitan League championship, although the weather has made the situation less clear than it might have been. The Westminsters actually endured a patchy month, winning two and losing two, with one of the defeats being a potentially damaging loss to rivals Angel, but with Angel having earlier been beaten by Clapham the lead still remains at two games, with only three left to play.
Back-to-back losses this month seem to have ruled Clapham out of the running, while The Regent’s Park are officially out of the race having won only once in September. Actually, they played just three games as two in succession fell victim to poor weather and fields which are struggling to cope with recent rain.
That rain means that with two scheduled rounds of games remaining, only Kensington are on target to complete their games on time, while the Regents will have to play two after the intended end of the campaign. Kensington might still have a fight on their hands to avoid finishing last having been beaten by the City of London Club this month, but they have a cushion over City at the bottom of the standings.
What we do know as we head into October is that if the Old Westminsters beat the City of London Club in their next game, and Angel are defeated by Clapham in theirs, then the Westminsters will be champions for the second time in as many attempts.
