KINGSTON WANDERERS V. STREATHAM (A). -
Last Saturday being St. Valentine's Day, the Wanderers received an "ugly one," the Streatham club beating them by two goals to nil. This was the first reverse suffered by the Wanderers this season, and without wishing to detract from the merit of the Streatham club's victory, it must be said that the visiting team had the hardest of hard lines.
On starting, Streatham were first to break away, but were shortly driven back, and the Wanderers took a couple of corners, which were fruitless. Even play followed, both teams playing well. Then a mistake by the Wanderers' halves let up the home forwards and the ball was put through.
On change of ends the Wanderers simply penned their opponents for 25 minutes, their forwards passing well and the defence feeding them continually. Shot after shot was sent in, Kemp, Nott, Chadwick, and Ocock working like Trojans, only to be foiled by the fine defence of Sanderson (back) and the goal keeper.
Then the Streatham men put in a rush, and Peck accidentally kicking towards his own goal, put Clarke, who had been offside, in a position to beat Lanham and score the second goal. On re-starting, the Wanderers again pressed and Chadwick put in a shot which the goal keeper appeared to throw out after it had crossed the line, but no claim was made. The Visitors took about eight corner kicks in this half, their opponents not taking one. Time was called with the result as above stated.
Had the game been played on a good ground the result might have been reversed, but the Wanderers were thoroughly nonplussed by the hills and valleys which form the Streatham club's "native heath."
Wanderers' team: F. C. Lanham, goal; W. Hurliman and A. Peck, backs; G. Whenman, E. E. Sayers, and A. Collins, half-backs; W. Ocock and W. A. Chadwick (right), C. Collins (centre), G. Nott and J. Kemp (left), forwards. Umpire, W. G. Carn.

Report from Surrey Comet dated 21 Feb 1891- see report in original format.


Kingston Wanderers v. Streatham. -
The Wanderers suffered their first reverse this season at Streatham, on Saturday last, when they were defeated by two goals to nil. The result hardly indicates the state of the game as the Wanderers, except as far as scoring went, had decidedly the best Of the game, and only the fine defence of the home backs and goal-keeper prevented a heavy score being rue up against them.
The ground, too, was very much against the Wanderers' team, who are accustomed to the smooth sward of the Fairfield. The Streatham ground may not be the worst in the kingdom but it's "awfully near it."
Kingston Wanderers-F. C. Lanham (goal), A. Peck, W. Hurliman, (backs), G. Whenman, E. E. Sayers, A. Collins (half-backs), W. Ocock, W.A. Chadwick (right), C. Collins (centre), J. Kemp and G. Nott (left) (forwards). Umpire, W. G. Carn.

Report from Kingston & Richmond Express dated 21 Feb 1891- see report in original format.