British Universities & Colleges Sport

Midlands 3B

Wednesday 5th December 2018

Kick Off 13.30 Actual 13.31

Anglia Ruskin University (Cambridge) 3 East Anglia University 2nds 2,  attendance 7

15’ 1-0

19’ 1-1

61’ 2-1

73’ 3-1

81’ 3-2

@ Girton Recreation Ground

Cambridge Road

Girton

CB3 0FH

No Admission or Programme.

Girton Recreation Ground is where Girton United play their home matches in the Cambridgeshire County League. There is a plaque on the wall of the changing room building that commemorates the life of Victor ‘Vic’ Watson, who played for West Ham United, Southampton and England, who was ‘Girton’s Greatest Footballer’. I had never heard of him, but a quick check tells me he still holds the record for the most goals scored for West Ham United, having amassed 326 goals from 505 appearances, as well as 4 more for England, in 5 appearances. He also scored fourteen goals in 36 matches for Southampton.

As for the match, Ruskin were second bottom in the league table, whilst East Anglia were top and unbeaten before today. It was an excellent match, where both teams played an open game, attacking at every opportunity. The highlight of the match was the second goal for Ruskin, which was as near to a ‘Trevor Sinclair’ volleyed goal you are ever likely to see (it was for Q.P.R. v Barnsley in the F.A. Cup in 1997, which won BBC’s ‘Goal of the Season’ award). If only the television cameras had been here today………