Margate’s First Ever Game v Wye, October 28th, 1896

MARGATE TOWN 5 (Edward Taylor-Jones 3, Cheattle & Archibald Farnfield) v WYE 1

Wednesday 28th October 1896
Friendly – Clare House, Northdown Road, Margate

The first match ever played by Margate was on a pitch at Clare House School lent to the club by Henry William Hall who at the time was chairman of the club’s new committee.

Margate’s captain Edward Taylor-Jones, who also played cricket for Kent, headed the club’s first ever goal in the first half and then added two more before the break. Wye pulled one back to make it 3-1 to Margate at half-time.

Cheattle and Archibald Farnfield added further goals in the second half to make the final score 5-1 to Margate.

MARGATE: Rev Henry Taylor-Jones, C W King, Henry Crosswall Hall, Sydney Emptage, Herbert Leetham, Percy Gates, Cheattle, Edward Taylor-Jones, Archibald Farnfield, Freddie Pearce, Bird