ENGLISH TROPHY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 158, 5 July 1940, Page 10

ENGLISH TROPHY.

SOCCER CHALLENGE. I

AUCKLAND V.

BLANDFORD PARK MATCH.

To-morrow will be a big day for Soccer followers when Wellington will endeavour to wrest from Auckland the English Trophy, the symbol of New Zealand Soccer supremacy, at lilandford Park. Strangely enough, though Wellington has won the trophy once since tho challenge system was introduced in 1925. their name is not engraved on the cup. la 1323 the New Zealand Council matched Cuutofbury against Wellington and the South leiland men were defeated 3—l. Auckland immediately challenged and brought liie trophy back with a score of 3—o before the. Wellingtoniane had time to engrave their names. A return match was drawn at Auckland, leaving Auckland th-j Winners for 1928. Auckland has held the trophy nine t : mes, Otago three times and Canterbury twice. The Auckland team to-morrow !s the snnie as iliut which defeated the Navy in

tin- Drummoud Cup match and is a well-1 • L>;iiii;:c(Hl side which plays an open, spec-1 taenia.- same. Wellington also have a, siroui: t<;:in ami their sound defence and fast-moving forward. line should fully teet Hie Auckland xlilc There should bo enough cxritfiiK'nt in tin- mntch to satisfy the most exacting of Soocir Vans. li Tlip main same will bo procfnlod by an ' exhibition iniitrli between learns from tlie Mount Albert Grnmnmr School and the Si'ddun Memorial Tvi-hnlcnl College. To-niorrow's represontative teams are as' follow :— I AICKLAXn. —Yoarbury. Riffgans, Ppred, I P. Blackip. ('. Ward. 1". Wiseman, (i. ltobin--snn, D. McKay. B. Hopkin«on. J. Fyfie, A. Masters. Reserves: 14. HajTßett, M. Francis.' WELLINGTON'. — Turkinston. Harris. 1 Bolton. Calder, <iates. MaeOregor. McCar-1 thy, I'aterson. Baker, Shankie, Hickmott. Reserve: Yeoman. [

OTHER CONTESTS

Teams announced for sames unrlfr rnntml of the Auckland Footlmll Association to-morrow: — NORTH division: Ilnyooek, Kessoll, Moorcroft. Halmaiu, Ctm>tie. Cooper Bcnttie. McArthnr, Valentine, Harvey", Clist, I.atta L'addell.