Many thanks to James Dutton (Grandson of Jimmy Seed) for supplying additional information of the match, including scoring details, attendance and the Leeds Rifles team
Match Report: YORKSHIRE EVENING POST: 4th May 1922:
The football match between the Leeds Rifles Overseas XI, and Leeds United last night was quite an enjoyable occasion and the arrangements reflected the greatest credit upon those responsible. For various reasons - notably a heavy shower just before the commencement and unemployment - public patronage was not so generous as had been hoped. But the "Gate" amounted to £178, whilst a collection was made by the nurses of the Women and Children's Hospital to which the receipts are to be devoted. United won an attractive game by three goals to one.
On another page there was a photo of Jimmy Seed with a wreath, with the caption " Before the football match, yesterday, between the Leeds Rifles and Leeds United, J. Seed, who served with the Rifles during the war, and is now with Tottenham Hotspurs, placed a wreath on the Leeds Rifles War Memorial at the Parish Church. The match was in aid of the Women and Children's Hospital, and Leeds United won by three goals to one."
Match Report: YORKSHIRE POST: 4th May 1922:
CHARITY MATCH IN LEEDS
LEEDS RIFLES' OVERSEAS ELEVEN v. LEEDS UNITED.
For the purposes of raising funds for the Hospital for Women and Children of Leeds, a match took place last evening on the Leeds United ground between the above teams. But unfortunately for the financial success of the undertaking no more than 4,000 spectators were present. The play however was quite good and although Leeds United were not represented by their strongest eleven, they defeated a team which, on paper, seemed to be decidedly the superior. The Lord Mayor of Leeds (Mr W. Hodgson) was present, and was photographed with the teams before the commencement of play, whilst Colonel Tetley kicked off. The only goal scored in the first half was obtained seven minutes after the commencement of play. It came from a well-placed corner kick by Allen. Howarth received the ball on his head, but Moore put it inside the net. Play fluctuated greatly and Leeds United hardly deserved the lead at the cross-over.
Rice should have scored for the Rifles on two occasions before the second half had been in operation for five minutes. It was Leeds United who obtained the next goal. A capital run by Wood took play well into the Rifles' quarter and ultimately he sent the ball across to the left where Powell received it, and scored easily. The next goal was probably the best of the match, and Seed scored it after eighty minutes play. Throughout the game Seed was the live-wire of the military forward line, often doing the work of two men. Harris, a left back tried by the United, saved a certain goal with a clever head effort. Hart obtained United's third and last goal with a low straight drive.
Result: - Leeds United 3 goals, Leeds Rifles 1 goal.
Teams:- Leeds Rifles :- J.E. North (Bishop Auckland), goal; Irvine Boocock (Bradford City) and N. Waddington (Castleford Town), backs; J. Tillotson (Castleford Town), F. Charge (Yorkshire Amateurs), and T.N. Thompson (Gillingham), half-backs; F. Waterhouse (Leeds United), R. Parker (Wallsend and South Shields), J. Rice (Horsforth), J. Seed (Tottenham Hotspur)(Capt), W. H. Harvey (Birmingham), forwards. Leeds United:- Whalley, goal; Bell and Harris, backs; Armstrong, Hart, and Walton, half-backs; Wood, Moore, Howarth, Powell and Allen, forwards.
