Facing hated rivals West Bean and missing young Burstow, (suspended after his brush with the law) the Irregulars came out on top in a hard fought game. The derisive chants of Ogee Ogee Ogee, Oi Oi Oi seemed to inspire Knobbly Lyles to new feats of footballing ferocity. He scored his first goal on the season burying both the ball and goalkeeper in the back of the net in a aggressive charge. Another goal, on a cross-cum-shot by winger Gladstone, quietened the crowd for a while. But when Bean pulled on back, their yobbish supporters returned to questioning how Irregular the Puckering players are.

When Ferdinand back-heeled the winning goal with three minutes to go, manager Bert Walsham's joy was unconfined and Lyles made a gesture that the Cub Scouts would not have endorsed. For Walsham some of the crowd's comments were out of line. "I can take the odd joke about us being able to be stopped, but when they threw laxatives out there, well it turned my stomach."