[6][7] The match was to be played in the afternoon of Monday 5 October 1925 at White Hart Lane, the north London ground of Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
[6] The Professionals' forward line had to be reorganised at short notice after Stan Seymour replaced the injured Bert Batten of Plymouth Argyle, who had scored 47 goals on the Australian tour.
[3] Centre-forward Ashton gave the Amateurs the lead after five minutes, with a hard shot into the corner off Walter Bellamy's cross.
On the first occasion, Benjamin Howard Baker rushed out of goal but failed to collect Ernie Simms' shot; the ball struck the foot of the post, and Gates was able to clear before it spun back into the net.
Shortly afterwards, Ashton received a pass from Billy Bryant, dummied Cecil Poynton and hit a low drive past Hardy for his and the Amateurs' third goal.
[3] While the individual skill of the forwards drew deserved attention, Ashton's ability to take his chances and Macey's footwork and clever use of the ball in particular,[2] the team as a whole intelligently exploited the recent amendment to the offside rule,[3] such that a player was on-side if two, rather than the previous three, opponents were ahead of him.
"[6] In the evening, the Football Association hosted a dinner at Frascati's restaurant in Oxford Street in honour of their Australian touring team, at which medals were presented to the tourists, many of whom had played in the afternoon's match, and to the winners of the Charity Shield.