Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Monday 17 October 1921

Scunthorpe Surprised at Mexborough.

Mexborough gained their second victory of the season at the expense of Scunthorpe United. The Lincolnshire side were never dangerous, and, all through the game did not get on the goal with more than three good shots.

Mexborough’s defence was very sound and the forwards eager, though a trifle weak in finishing. After half an hour’s play Armitage put Mexborough ahead with a penalty, and Smailes increased the lead shortly after the interval, converting one of a number of fine passes by Cox.

Scunthorpe made no reply, though they came very near to scoring once in the second half through Whitham, whose powerful shot was saved in a wonderful manner by Cope.

A moderate crowd saw the Barnsley v Gainsborough Trinity match at Oakwell, where the football at times was very scrappy. The result a 1-0 win for the reserves—was a fair reflex of the play. Spoors was one of the most prominent players on the field and it was from his good pass that Hines scored.

Little was seen of the Gainsborough forwards until after the interval, when they tried hard to equalise. Page and Armstrong, however, were equal to all calls . Talbot and Cowen were Gainsborough’s best attackers and Curran and Turner served the home team well.

 Denaby United shared the points with Wakefield City in an interesting and exciting game on the latter’s ground. Humphries scored first, for Wakefield, and Ballance equalised close on halftime. Denaby were the more aggressive side. Woolerton, the City custodian, was the visitors’ main obstacle, playing a brilliant game. The respective sets of full-backs were very sound. Denaby forwards were an active lot and often dangerous.

Had Worksop Town taken all their chance s at Hillsborough they would have beaten The Wednesday Reserves by more than one goal, scored after three minutes in the second half by Charlesworth. Hall, Burton, and Brown all made efforts to score for the home team, but they could net get the ball past Brown. Belles, the Wednesday back, appeared for the first time this season, and his knee appeared to stand the test well.

Armitage, however, was the better back, without being as good as Richardson, of Worksop, who played splendidly. Froggatt, Wednesday’s new half-hack, from Denaby played a fine game and was easily the best half-back on the field. Neither set of forwards was impressive. Huxford and Banks, for Worksop, and Hall and Brown, for Wednesday, were the best.