Our fixtures followed the course of the 1st XI and we invariably played on Saturday mornings throughout the season. Although Saturday mornings were cold and a 'long-lie-in' appealed to many, as opposed to kicking a ball about, eleven tired-looking players nearly always turned up for the kick-off. Instilled with confidence and tactics by our Manager/Coach, those same eleven tired players were like demons on the pitch, striving forward for the rewarding goal; with the result that we had a very successful season.
I think I must point out that the reason for our apparent success was the fact that many of the players, in this, their final year, treated the game as something of a break from the monotony of constant study, and consequently, if I may use. that old cliché - 'it isn't important whether you win or lose, but how you play that matters'.
This is the motto that will, I think, make a successful team and I hope that in the future the 2nd XI will play all their games in the same tradition.
J. Rossi (Captain)
RECORD: P.15, W.7. D.1, L.7, G.F.49, G.A.50