West Surrey United v Battersea

Alexander Cup Final, St Bride’s Institute, London, June 1926

Source: Surrey Advertiser, Wednesday 2 June 1926.

Playing at St Bride’s Institute, London, West Surrey United defeated Battersea by 6–4 to win the Alexander Cup. West Surrey was a combined side drawn from clubs competing in the Waechter Shield, with the players’ clubs listed in the newspaper report.

Board West Surrey United Score Battersea Score
1A. CurnockDorking0J. Butland1
2E. A. LimmingGuildford1H. Evans0
3A. H. RoseByfleet0G. Wernick1
4H. S. BullockGuildford1J. S. Richardson0
5E. C. ColchesterByfleet½J. Cook½
6J. R. HanningByfleet1A. D. Barlow0
7E. J. MilesGuildford½O. Stanley½
8T. W. WhiteGuildford1J. E. Redon0
9S. C. JeffersonByfleet½S. P. Lees½
10W. J. WilliamsByfleet0A. H. Thomas1
West Surrey United total 6 Battersea total 4

Notes:
• No draw details for the 1925–26 Alexander Cup have yet been found.
• West Surrey United appears to have been a representative side made up of players from Waechter Shield clubs.
• The newspaper lists Dorking, Guildford and Byfleet affiliations for the West Surrey team.