Friendly, Manor Ground Plumstead
Sunderland 4
Woolwich Arsenal 1
Woolwich Arsenal were a newly-elected League side, playing in Division Two but still inextricably identified as the local munitions works team. As the top side in the country and the reigning Division One Champions, Sunderland agreed to play a friendly to boost the newcomers’ crowds and commemorate the opening of their stand at the Manor Ground, previously an open field.
You really have no idea how good it felt to write that.