Lot Essay
Five of the above typewritten newspaper reports do not seem to refer to any of the handwritten match reports in the book. However, the typewritten report relating to the Wanderers v. Clapham Rovers match is basically the same report as given in the handwritten booklet and seems to refer to a match which took place on 1st October 1870. The identity of the reporter is unknown, however taking into consideration the Wanderers v. Clapham Rovers match review it would seem that the person concerned may well have been a reporter for one of the Daily newspapers.