Match Report – 30/12/1916

CHEDGZOY’S APPEARANCE WITH LOCAL CLUB

December 26, 1916. The Liverpool Echo

Bee’s Notes

News reaches me today that Sam Chedgzoys, the Everton winger, who has since joining the Guards, been helping West Ham and doing them great services, he came home this week –end and is likely to assist Everton in their end-of-year and New Year matches. This is indeed good news, for Everton’s supporters. Chedgzoy has twice been announced as likely to play but has been unable, and the present note re his appearances can be taken as practically certain of accomplishment.
• Southport who play Liverpool today have ex-Everton men in Rigsby and Sheldon, Dorward, J.H. Wright.

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SOUTHPORTS SIDE V. CHEDGZOY AND CO.

December 29, 1916. The Liverpool Echo

Bee’s Notes

The promise is healthy. After what we saw at Anfield we are certain, Southport will give Everton a hard game. the visitors side is attractive throughout, but in no more patient cases than in the persons of Abrams, “Dossey” Wright, Goalkeeper Wright, tricky Caulified and the oncoming youth George Schofield, son of a famous cyclist. Everton, too, are very strongly represented and Sam Chedgzoy, who is making his first bow to us since joining the Guards, will have a great reception, for there is no cleaner and more popular player. Teams; Everton; Mitchell; Smith, Thompson; Fleetwood, Wareing, Grenyer; Chedgzoy, Jefferis, Blair, Clennell, Peet. Southport; Wright; Dorward, J.H. Wright; Rigby, Fay, Abrams; Merrier, Cauldfield, Scringfellows, Rigsby, G. Schofield.
• Everton v. Southport C-At Goodison Park, tomorrow, 2-30. Adm 7d (Stands Extra).

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CHEDGZOYS PLAYS AGAINST SOUTHPORT CENTRAL

December 30, 1916. The Liverpool Football Echo

Greeting to Chedgzoy

Everton today had a hot side to face in Southport Central who had given Liverpool football spectators a taste of their quality at Anfield on Tuesday last. Everton had a strong side for the occasion the most notable point of it being the first appearance of Sam Chedzgoy of the Scots Guards, who had more than once been announced as likely to assist his old side, but until today had not been able to do so. West Ham therefore, having a big blank at outside right. A surprise packet was the eleventh hour change by which MaConnachie came in. The match was blessed with good weather, and the attendance was very good.
“Ups”
Among the “appears” in local circles one now includes Harrison and Jefferis the Everton forwards. Here’s a good luck to each man! Both have saved there club admirably, and as clean clever player players have made a host of friends. Teams refereed by Mr. J.H. Alderson;- Everton; Mitchell, goal; Smith (West Brom) and MaConnachie, backs; Fleetwood, Wareing and Grenyer, half-backs; Chedgzoy, Jefferis, Blair, Clennell, and Peet, forwards. Southport; Wright, goal; Dorward and J.H. Wright, backs; Rigsby, Stringfellow, and Abrams, half-backs; Hooper, Caulfield, Sheldon, Rigsby and G. Schofield, forwards. Everton won the toss, and for a time monoalised the play and when Blair slipped up, and later when Clennell headed to goal and Wright did not clear at the first chance, they seriously troubled the Southport defence. The value of Chedgzoy’s work was felt immediately the judgement in regard to pace and time being of the highest class. Through his centres Clennell had two chances. First Clennell headed to goal, and next he hooked the ball slightly wide. A third time did the shareholders gave on to the ball, and the time he failed to hit it true, the ball shot looking the pace and direction one generally associate with the name Clennell. Clennell was not satisfied with his performance and struggled for a goal. He shot on the occasion, when he was out of balance
Southport Game to Life
At the moment and after Schofield had been mastered by the old-head (Fleetwood), Hooper came through on his own, and made a rasping shot, which pulled across the goalmouth. The Everton defence was pushed to extreme measures to prevent a goal. Hooper, Sheldon, and Rigsby were concerned in an attack when ended with a balloon shot by Rigsby who is generally deadly with his first time shots. Fleetwood got a nasty knock, and no doubt Harry Makepeace who was an onlooker was glad he was not playing when that bump was delivered. Chedgzoy was out of work for a time, and when he came into the limelight again he was very strong and straight with his shots. Fast, for a newcomer was cute, but of the little fellows of the day more showed that resource of Caulifield. Clennell realised his ambition after twenty eight minutes. He saw half a chance and although he was at long range from the goal he tried a low shot immediately before being sandwiched by the full backs. Wright was late getting down to his left and the ball just beat him. Encouraged Everton showed more directions in shooting and Chedgzoy was unlucky with one shot, and the next moment forced Wright to make a topping save. When the second half started Schofield had a nice chance, but had apparently not settled

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BEE’S SPORTS NOTES.

Liverpool Echo – Monday 01 January 1917

Yes. Liverpool have got into their stride and would seem that our clubs are more certain of victory away than home, invert on, for example, should have beaten Southport Central on the run of the ball. Ninety per cent, the attacks came from Everton’s much-strengthened forward line, yet Wright was not unduly pressed, albeit there were times when he brought off some fine catches of hot.
A Winged Forward.
Chedgzoy’s return to the forward line lent such interest and his natural centre, judged and timed a nicety, should have brought goals.  But Clennell was not in his best stringing  trim, and with Blair damaged and Peet sometimes wasting good chances the Everton line became ragged, and played into the hands of stocky defenders representing Southport. Some of Chedgzoy’s runs were thrilling, and centres were such that was a pity schoolboys were not present to take the lesson to heart. He does not bang the ball —he places it. He screws back with deadly accuracy, and rarely puts ball behind—one the greatest faults of present-day wingers. Nevertheless, Chedgzoy is not a rutty player. His one sweeping pass to showed Peet that, fact plainly jefferis lent Sam much assistance. 
Lively Shrimper
To the team capable drawing against such a strong side as that fielded Everton, one must award much merit. Southport cannot be blamed for Everton’s lack of direct shooting. To Southport one must give credit for sterling defence and a wealth of good half back play, Abrams in particular getting through a tremendous amount, of work. little Caulfield was hard to hold, but Schofield did not get much change out Fleetwood and Smith. Rigsby made a good full back when clever Wright had to leave the field, and maybe Rigsby is a full back and doesn’t yet know of it.  Hooper and Clennell were the scorers, and if Mitchell had had any work to keep him warm up to concert pitch, I don’t think the cross shot of the Nottingham winger would have beaten him nineteen times out of twenty. As a match, there was a fair amount of interest in it, but in the main lost chances in or around goal were blots, and Chedgzoy’s reliability was the prime feature, together with the work of Wright in goal and back, and Abrams.

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EVERTON DRAW

January 1, 1917,. The Evening Express.

By C.R.L.

And they should have won. For about sixty minutes of the game the ball was bobbling about in the Southport half of the field. After Clennell had beaten W. Wright with a finely-judged shot in the first half the Central goalkeeper and backs were being worried almost constantly, and it seemed “money for nothing” that the visitors would go away empty handed. But the boys from Southport were full of “sand” ad in a breakaway Caulfield passed back to Hooper, who found the net with a slashing drive. When Central’s left full back, “Dossy” Wright, went off a few minutes before time, Chedgzoy nearly did the trick, but in the end Southport went off with a point. This was largely due to their sterling defence, W. Wright “keeping” with great skill, whilst the backs and Abrams strove valiantly against heavy odds. Chedgzoy signalised his return-he was home on leave from the Grenadier Guards –by some very deft touches, and Clennell gave Wright some hot shots to deal with. The Halves generally had the Southport vanguard well in hand, ad MaConnachie and Smith kicked with precision. Except for a few long drives, Mitchell had a restful afternoon.