Trinidad Tour to Great Britain 1953



In August 1953 Trinidad/T sailed in the SS Golfito to the United Kingdom for a 
tour including some 14 games between 16/08/1953 and 10/10/1953.

On the way they played two games against Jamaica

JAMAICA 3-2 TRINIDAD/T
JAMAICA 0-1 TRINIDAD/T

Series Drawn
JAMAICA  2 1-0-1 3-3 2
TRINIDAD 2 1-0-1 3-3 2

They arrived in Southampton, England on 24/08/1953

Results:

26/08/1953 Recreation Ground, Weymouth
DORSET FA 7-3 TRINIDAD/T
Trinidad Scorers: Robert Hamel-Smith 2, Delbert Charleau (pen)

29/08/1953, Bridgewater
SOMERSET FA 0-1 TRINIDAD/T
Trinidad Scorer: Mathew Nunes
nb: Another reference indicates Carlton Hinds scored
	
31/08/1953, Eastville Stadium, Bristol
BRISTOL ROVERS 4-1 TRINIDAD/T
Trinidad scorer: Paul Carr

05/09/1953, Newport (Wales)
LOVELL'S ATHLETIC 2-1 TRINIDAD/T
Trinidad scorer: Horace Lovelace

10/09/1953, Barnstaple
BARNSTAPLE TOWN 2-1 TRINIDAD/T
Trinidad scorer: Shay Seymour

12/09/1953, Ilfracombe
ILFRACOMBE TOWN 1-2 TRINIDAD/T
Trinidad scorers: Carlton Lewis, Horace Lovelace
nb: Another reference indicates Carlton Hinds scored the second goal and 
the score was 0-2

Trinidad also beat Ilfracombe in a limited overs cricket game:
Trinidad 153-8 (Putty Lewis 52no, Allan Joseph 29, Joey Gonzales 29, Shay Seymour 17)
Ilfracombe 87  (Harold Lovelace 5-28, Gerry Parsons 2-15)

16/09/1953, Exeter, St Jame's Park
EXETER CITY 1-1 TRINIDAD/T
Trinidad scorer: Paul Carr

19/09/1953, Torquay, Plainmoor
TORQUAY UNITED 0-4 TRINIDAD/T
Trinidad scorers: Shay Seymour 2, Mathew Nunes, Robert Hamel-Smith

23/09/1953, Plymouth, Home Park
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 3-0 TRINIDAD/T

26/09/1953, St. Austell
CORNWALL FA 3-6 TRINIDAD/T
Trinidad scorers: Paul Carr 3, Carlton Hinds 2, Mathew Nunes

30/09/1953, Falmouth
CORNWALL FA 2-4 TRINIDAD/T
Trinidad scorers: John Atwell, Rex Burnett, Shay Seymour, Carlton Hinds

03/10/1953, Penzance, Penlee Park
CORNWALL FA 1-1 TRINIDAD/T
Trinidad scorer: Shay Seymour

07/10/1953, London, Selhurst Park
CORINTHIAN LEAGUE XI 4-2 TRINIDAD/T
Trinidad scorers: Mathew Nunes, Delbert Charleau (pen)

10/10/1953, London, Plough Lane
FA AMATEUR XI 2-2 TRINIDAD/T
Trinidad scorers: Mathew Nunes, Shay Seymour

Trinidad squad
Goalkeepers: Joey Gonzales, Patrick Gomes
Rest: John Atwell, Syl Dopson, Bernard Garcia, Gerry Parsons, Conrad Brathwaite, Delbert
Charleau, Doyle Griffith, Allan Joseph, Ian Seales, Shay Seymour, Colin Agostini,
Rex Burnett, Paul Carr, Robert Hamel-Smith, Carlton Hinds, Carlton Lewis, Horace
Lovelace, Mathew Nunes
Manager: SV Brown


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