In the week after the 1900 Cup Final, the Saints had to make up a backlog of fixtures with three games in six days. In that respect, it was a good time to give a trial to George Scott, an amateur outside-right from Camberley St Michael’s, in the place of Archie Turner, surely the most famous product of that club. On the other hand, with the team divided over matters of team-selection (as explained in Jack Farrell’s profile), would George –

billed as the “Surrey flier” –

get the kind of service he needed to fly? It seems not. The Saints won, but a nervous George had no chance to shine and that would be his lot. A saddler by trade, he continued in the family business, near Frimley.