Complex sentence: On 1 November 1890 the Vics met Burnside Athletic, another local side, on the common and according to the local newspaper of the time, it was a miserable one sided game with the Vics winning by 15 goals to nil.
Split into simpler sentences: On 1 November 1890 the Vics met Burnside Athletic, another local side, on the common. According to the local newspaper of the time, it was a miserable one-sided game, with the Vics winning by 15 goals to nil.