Post by Jon on Dec 16, 2021 0:52:09 GMT
Tonbridge FC, the forerunners of the Angels, were formed as a professional club in 1948 and went straight into the Southern League - the closest thing to a "fifth tier" league at the time. Amongst the teams they would face were two reserve sides - Torquay and Exeter. Incredible that our reserve team used to operate at such a level.
United's last visit to the Angel Ground was on 4/11/50.
Just look at the strength of United's team : George Webber, Bert Head, Dennis Lewis, Tommy Northcott....
An impressive performance and a 3-2 win left us in second place - just a point behind leaders Merthyr Tydfil.
The following Wednesday, we thrashed Llanelly to go top of the league. Amongst those trailing in our reserve team's wake were first teams of future Football League clubs Yeovil, Hereford, Cheltenham, Kidderminster and Oxford United (then known as Headington United).
We ended the season in eighth place. Merthyr won the league ahead of Hereford. The economics of having a reserve team travel the width of the country finally defeated us and we left the Southern League to become founder members of the South-Western League - one hell of a drop in playing standard!
United's last visit to the Angel Ground was on 4/11/50.
Just look at the strength of United's team : George Webber, Bert Head, Dennis Lewis, Tommy Northcott....
An impressive performance and a 3-2 win left us in second place - just a point behind leaders Merthyr Tydfil.
The following Wednesday, we thrashed Llanelly to go top of the league. Amongst those trailing in our reserve team's wake were first teams of future Football League clubs Yeovil, Hereford, Cheltenham, Kidderminster and Oxford United (then known as Headington United).
We ended the season in eighth place. Merthyr won the league ahead of Hereford. The economics of having a reserve team travel the width of the country finally defeated us and we left the Southern League to become founder members of the South-Western League - one hell of a drop in playing standard!