
This was the final time the tournament was played. Wycombe Wanderers won for the second year running.


Comicus Article- Football Nostalgia: London Evening Standard 5-A-Side Tournament
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Tag: Five a side
This was the final time the tournament was played. Wycombe Wanderers won for the second year running.
Comicus Article- Football Nostalgia: London Evening Standard 5-A-Side Tournament
We lost to Arsenal in the first round. There isn’t any youtube footage of our game although if part 1 of the video resurfaces I expect we are on that.
Comicus Article- Football Nostalgia: London Evening Standard 5-A-Side Tournament
Watford won the tournament beating Wimbledon on penalties in the final.
Comicus Article- Football Nostalgia: London Evening Standard 5-A-Side Tournament
The YouTube video shows a couple of seconds of our game with Crystal Palace. The results sheet has a few mistakes. Chelsea withdrew so Charlton had a bye to the second round. We beat Palace but lost to Charlton who then lost to eventually winners QPR in the semi finals.
Comicus Article- Football Nostalgia: London Evening Standard 5-A-Side Tournament
Despite sending a team made up of reserve players plus Wilf Rostron, Watford won the tournament with Worrell Sterling scoring in all four games.
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