Portsmouth F.A. v. 2nd Worcestershire Regiment
Portsmouth F.A. v. 2nd Worcestershire Regiment is a football result published in The Evening News (Portsmouth) on 11 october 1886.
Arthur Conan Doyle's team (Portsmouth Football Club) lost 1-3 vs the 2nd Worcestershire Regiment.
Arthur Conan Doyle played under the pseudonym "A. C. Smith".
Article
PORTSMOUTH F.A. v. 2nd WORCESTER REGIMENT. — This Association match took place on Saturday on the Garrison Recreation Ground, and, following up their decisive defeat of the Royal Engineers, the Worcesters scored a victory by three goals to one. Teams:— Worcester Regiment — Sergt. Robinson, goal ; Sergeant Peters and Sergeant-Instructor Antonie, backs ; Livingstone, Bishop, and Bennett, half-backs ; Wallace, centre ; Tisdale and Whittaker, right wing ; Ross and Price, left wing. Portsmouth — W. O. Adames, goal ; A. C. Smith and W. Byle, backs ; A. E. Kindersley (Captain), J. Poole and R. Hemingsley, half-backs ; A. H. Godfrey, centre ; R. E. Davies and R. Finlay, right wing ; Simpson and Stimpson, left wing. Umpires — Mr. J. McDonald and Sergeant-Instructor of Musketry Parker. Referee — Dr. Weston.
