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as5680 · 03-04-2021, 05:35 PM

MONTHLY ROUND-UP: SEPTEMBER 1867

There will be new champions in the Metropolitan League this year, and it will be either Angel Islington or The Regent’s Park who take the crown for the first time. The Old Westminsters’ hold on the championship was weakened further when they opened the month with defeat at the hands of Clapham, and another loss against the Regents made it all but impossible for them to win another title. Only sharing two games with Angel the following week officially ended their challenge for this year.

The two remaining contenders enter October level at the top of the standings with three games each to play, and fascinatingly two of them are against one another on the Regents’ home field next weekend. It had appeared as though Angel were gaining the upper hand when, despite only sharing their two games in a day against the Old Westminsters, the Regents were beaten by the City of London Club on the same afternoon. That left Angel one game ahead, but they ended the month with a shock defeat against Kensington, allowing the Regents to move level again by beating Clapham. The scenario for next weekend is simple. If either team wins both games, they will be champions. Share the games, and the race goes to the final game, or possibly beyond.

Lower down the standings, a victory over Kensington this month means that the City of London Club look sure to finish fourth, while three successive defeats mean that the best Clapham can hope for is a tie for last place. To achieve that, they must win their final two games and hope that Kensington lose theirs, otherwise they will be alone in last place just a year on from finishing as runners-up.

03-04-2021, 05:35 PM	#43
as5680 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Didcot, England Posts: 1,426	MONTHLY ROUND-UP: SEPTEMBER 1867 There will be new champions in the Metropolitan League this year, and it will be either Angel Islington or The Regent’s Park who take the crown for the first time. The Old Westminsters’ hold on the championship was weakened further when they opened the month with defeat at the hands of Clapham, and another loss against the Regents made it all but impossible for them to win another title. Only sharing two games with Angel the following week officially ended their challenge for this year. The two remaining contenders enter October level at the top of the standings with three games each to play, and fascinatingly two of them are against one another on the Regents’ home field next weekend. It had appeared as though Angel were gaining the upper hand when, despite only sharing their two games in a day against the Old Westminsters, the Regents were beaten by the City of London Club on the same afternoon. That left Angel one game ahead, but they ended the month with a shock defeat against Kensington, allowing the Regents to move level again by beating Clapham. The scenario for next weekend is simple. If either team wins both games, they will be champions. Share the games, and the race goes to the final game, or possibly beyond. Lower down the standings, a victory over Kensington this month means that the City of London Club look sure to finish fourth, while three successive defeats mean that the best Clapham can hope for is a tie for last place. To achieve that, they must win their final two games and hope that Kensington lose theirs, otherwise they will be alone in last place just a year on from finishing as runners-up.