En historia från 1894
Vi bjuder på en fantastisk matchrapport från 24 november 1894.
Vår vän Village är en av de mest insatta i Barnet FCs historia och förser ständigt Redaktionen med nya gamla uppgifter. I den senaste laddningen skickade han med en artikel från Barnet Press som publicerades den 24 november 1894.
Artikeln beskriver matchen mellan Barnet och Clapham och vi väljer att citera ordagrant för att inte missa några härliga detaljer:
"Played at Balham. Result, win for Barnet 2 goals to 1. Barnet turning up only 8, Clapham lent two men, and thus equalised. The ground was sodden, and the play was rather slow. After an even ten minutes' play, the ball was passed from Barnet's centre to first home, who put it through Clapham's goal.
The attack man happened to be a Clapham man, but the merit of the goal was equally divided. Another Barnet man now turned up, and Clapham, taking back on man, had the advantage of a loose man. After several attempts upon both goals, Barnet scored again before halftime.
On resuming, the play went on evenly without any advantage being gained, until within five minutes of five Claphams shots their only goal.
Barnet's team was: B. Higgs, Gibson, H. Newth, Porter, E. Newth, Maxfield, Cartwright, and H. and P. Hodson."
