AMONG my father's possessions, I discovered a cutting taken from the Bolton Evening News dated September 16, 1937.
It reads as follows: "It had to be a master-move to get a goal last night, and such was the effort that won the match.
"Westwood was barely in enemy territory when he gathered a loose ball, and began one of his fast, direct runs through the most congested part of the field.
"Opponents tried to overhaul and harass him. He kept his body between them and the ball and just a yard or so in front of his pursuers. As others began to close in he switched a pass to Milsom, who had smartly raced into position on his left, and continued to run forward for the expected return pass, which came squarely right to his toe, dead in front of goal.
"Arsenal's goal cover had now been torn aside, and as Boulton threw himself into Westwood's path the Bolton forward coolly placed a low shot into the net.
"A picture goal if ever there was one; I should say one of the neatest Westwood has ever scored. The chief factor was that perfect ball control when running at speed."
Surely this must rank among the top ten goals in Wanderers' history.
Barry Taylor
Bolton Road
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