Southern Football Players (from Leng’s Football Handbook)

August 25, 1906
Brentford.
Goalkeeper. – Charlie Williams (Norwich City).
Backs. – Jock Watson, John McConnell (Grimsby Town), Archie Taylor (Bristol Rovers), R. Abbott (Hanwell).
Half-backs. – Jimmy Jay, George Parsonage, Jimmy Tomlinson, Bob Haworth (Fulham), J. Pritchard (Southern University).
Forwards. – Tosher Underwood, Tommy Shanks, Fred Corbett, D. Greaves, C. Croom, George Dillien, Fred Pentland and Tom McAllister (Blackburn Rovers), P. Hagen (Edinburgh Hibernians), James Greechan (Bo’ness).

Brighton and Hove Albion.
Goalkeepers. – Bob Beale, Hugh McDonald (Woolwich Arsenal).
Backs. – T. Turner, H. Hulme, Julius Gregory (Manchester City).
Half-backs. – Harry Kent, J. Lumley, William Macdonald (Kilmarnock), A. Smith (Newark).
Forwards. – Walter Anthony, Dickie Joynes, Tommy Allsopp, Jack Hall (Stoke), Jack Lewis (Bristol Rovers).

Bristol Rovers.
Goalkeepers. – Arthur Cartlidge, W. Clark.
Backs. – Dick Pudan, William Hales.
Half-backs. – Ben Appleby, Gavin Jarvie, J. Hutchinson (Greenock Morton).
Forwards. – David Walker, Willie Clark, Willie Gould (outside left, Leicester Fosse), J. Young (centre, Kilmarnock), A. Ollis (outside left, Keynsham), Ikey Owens (Plymouth Argyle).

Crystal Palace.
Goalkeeper. – Bob Hewitson.
Backs. – Martin Edwards, Thomas Willis (Newcastle United), H. Menzies (Arthurlie).
Half-backs. – Will Innerd, Harry Astley, Bill Forster (Sheffield United), W. Ledge (Royal Rovers, Sunderland).
Forwards. – Charlie Wallace, R. Harker, William Weston (Southwick), Archie Needham, Richard Roberts, G. Godger (Croydon Wanderers).

Fulham.
Goalkeepers. – Fyer, Archer.
Backs. – Ross, Harry Thorpe, William Thompson (Gainsborough Trinity), Bertie Elkin (Southern United), Charlton (Southwick).
Half-backs. – Collins, Morrison, William Goldie, Sprule, Waterson (Newcastle United).
Forwards. – Mark Bell, Neil Hogan, Threlfall, Freeman, Fraser, Frank Edgley, Freddie Wheatcroft, Jimmy Hindmarsh (Sunderland), Hamilton (Glasgow Rangers), Benny Thompson (Southwick).

Leyton.
Goalkeepers. – Draper, Len Skiller.
Backs. – Sam Meredith, Andrew Ramsay, Piggott, Chapman.
Half-backs. – Orlando Evans, Fred Massey, James Moles, Alfred Sellman, Jack Banks.
Forwards. – Frank Hesham, Walter Busby, George Bush, Jimmy Turnbull, Brand, James Wootton.

Luton Town.
Goalkeeper. – Peter Platt,
Backs. – Joe Blackett, Bill McCurdy, Watkins, Bertram Jackson (Atherton Church Club).
Half-backs. – F. Hawkes, White, Gallacher, Jones (Middlesbrough), R. Hawkes (amateur).
Forwards. – Alf Warner, Alex Macdonald, Sandy Brown, John Pickering, Billy Barnes, Latheron, Joe Schofield (Stockport County), Alfred Gittins (Atherton Church Club).

Millwall Athletic.
Goalkeepers. – John Joyce, A.R. Mather (Deptford Invicts).
Backs. – General Stevenson, D. Aitken (Kilmarnock), Fred Shreeve (Burton United).
Half-backs. – George Comrie, Joe Blythe, J.W. Riley (Reading), T. Millar (Alva Albion Rangers).
Forwards. – Billy Hunter, Percy Milson, Alf Twigg, Dick Jones, George Brown (Norwich City), Alf Dean (Swindon Town).

New Brompton.
Goalkeepers. – John Martin, Harry Metherell.
Backs. – Bill Floyd, Albert Webb, George Walker (Crystal Palace).
Half-backs. – George Lloyd, Fred Mavin, Joe Elliott, George Lissenden (Sheppey United).
Forwards. – Charles Evans, Joe Warrington (Portsmouth), Daniel Cunliffe (Portsmouth), William Lee (Portsmouth), James Hartley (Brentford), William Marriott.

Norwich City.
Goalkeepers. – Fred Thompson (Fulham), J.W. Cannon (Ashington).
Backs. – Jimmy “Punch” McEwen, Arthur Archer, P. McLarney (Queens Park Rangers).
Half-backs. – Archie Livingstone, W. Bushell, Fred Bemment.
Forwards. – Robert Muir, Willie Wood, Duncan Ronaldson, David Ross, Horace Brindley, Percy Gooch, Horace King, Alex Birnie (Everton), Jimmy Chalmers (Swindon Town), George Lamberton (Clapton Orient).

Plymouth Argyle.
Goalkeepers. George Johnson (Aston Villa), John Sutcliffe.
Backs. – Michael Noon (Aston Villa), William Brown (Aston Villa), Richard Orrell (Preston North End).
Half-backs. – William Fullarton (Sunderland Albion), Frank Thorpe (Bury), John Hughes (Liverpool), Charles Clark.
Forwards. – Thomas Briercliffe, Thomas Corrin, Jock Wright, George Garratt (Aston Villa), George Smith (Blackburn Rovers), Herbert Swann (Bury), Thomas Mackenzie (Third Lanark), Willie McLaughlin (Everton).

Queens Park Rangers.
Goalkeepers. – Moger, Arthur Howes, Guy Watson.
Backs. – Jack White, Newlands, Frank Lyon, Joe Fidler (Sheffield United).
Half-backs. – Sam Downing, Edwards, McGargill, Jock McLean (Millwall Athletic), Billy Yenson.
Forwards. – Sidney Sugden, Fletcher, Thompson, George Ryder, Robert Brewis, Coates, Handford, G. Roberts, Tommy Green (Middlesbrough), Dennis O’Donnell (Sunderland), Edward Anderson (Sheffield United), Syd Blake (Newcastle United).

Southampton.
Goalkeepers. – George Clawley, T. Burrows.
Backs. – William Clarke, Jack Eastham (Glossop and Blackburn Rovers), H.W. Glover (St. Leonard’s United), J. Blacktin (Royal Welch Fusiliers).
Half-backs. – Jack Hogg, J. Burden (West Bromwich Albion), S. Greenhalgh (Gainsborough Trinity), John Robertson (Bolton Wanderers), W. Gray (Partick Thistle), R.C. McLean (Newcastle United).
Forwards. – Frank Jefferis, Fred Harrison, Fred Mouncher, Walter Radford (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Alex Glen (Tottenham Hotspur), F.J. Everist (Crays, Kent), George Harris, Albert Hoskins, John Maconnachie (Tottenham Hotspur and Leyton).

Swindon Town.
Goalkeeper. – Archie Ling.
Backs. – Sep Atterbury, Jimmy Gill, H. Warman.
Half-backs. – W. Beaumont, W. Tout, Charles Bannister (Reading), Bob Innes (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Forwards. – Tommy Birtles (Barnsley), Johnny Kidd (Third Lanark), L. Lean (Third Lanark), Willie Wardrope (Fulham), Billy Reynolds (Grimsby Town), Eddie Murphy (Bury).

Tottenham Hotspur.
Goalkeepers. – Jack Eggett, John Whitbourn.
Backs. – John Watson, Sandy Tait, Jack Burton, John Chaplin, John Wilkinson (Notts County).
Half-backs. – T. Morris, W. Bull, John Brearley, Ted Hughes, Jabez Darnell, James McNaught, George Badenoch (Watford), Billy Jones (Bristol City).
Forwards. – J. Walton, Harry Stansfield, Herbert Chapman, W. Bury, Billy Leach, A. Whyman, Bob Walker (Middlesbrough), Billy Dow (Bury), W. Eames (Watford), Jimmy Reid (Watford), F. McDiarmid (Dundee), D. Steele (Glasgow Rangers), A. Pickett (Workington), Vivian Woodward.

Watford.
Goalkeeper. – Billy Biggar.
Backs. – C.S. Anton, Joe Brooks.
Half-backs. – Sandy Main, Alf Hitch (Queens Park Rangers), J. Richardson, G. Fyfe.
Forwards. – Albert Soar (Fulham), Peter Turner, Tommy Niblo (Nottingham Forest), Jack Foster, Billy Grimes (Hitchin), Billy Law (West Bromwich Albion).

West Ham United.
Goalkeeper. – George Kitchen.
Backs. – David Gardner, S. Hammond (amateur), H.S. Bourne (amateur), William Wildman (Everton), William Taylor (Gainsborough Trinity).
Half-backs. – Tommy Allison, Frank Piercy, Len Jarvis, Joe Blyth (Middlesbrough), Dan Woodards (amateur), George Horn (amateur).
Forward. – A. Featherstone, Harry Stapley (amateur), Billy Grassam, Billy Bridgeman, Lionel Watson, Fred Blackburn, Arthur Winterhalder, D. Lindsay (Heart of Midlothian).

Northampton.
Goalkeeper. – Harry Cooch.
Backs. – Drennan, Jack Bennett (Blackburn Rovers), Arthur Hartshorne (Southampton), A.G.S. Vann.
Half-backs. – Neal, Mavin, Tirrell, Albert Dunkley.
Forwards. – Jimmy Frost, Jack Platt, Mart Watkins (Crystal Palace), Alf Walker (Wolverton), Harry Springthorpe, Arthur Vann, Bernard Vann.

Portsmouth.
Goalkeeper. – Phillip (Heart of Midlothian).
Backs. – Jack Warner (Southampton), Jimmy Thomson (Leith Athletic).
Half-backs. – Tommy Bowman, Joe Hisbent (Aston Villa), McDonald, Buick, Harry Digweed.
Forwards. – Hickleton, Billy Kirby, Billy Smith, Steve Smith, John “Sailor” Hunter, Joe Dix, Jack Bainbridge (Reading), Walter Cookson (Brentford), Arthur Elston (Aston Villa), Harry Buckle (Sunderland), Bob Dalrymple (Glasgow Rangers), Isaac Tomlinson (Southampton).
(Berkshire Chronicle, 25-08-1906)

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