1966-67 player profiles
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Town fact , South Shields could fairly be described as a soccer boom town . " Shields gates " compare favourably with many Fourth Division clubs and quite a few from PUSA the Third Division . - of e lesser lights of the North Regional League bring around 2,000 to Simonside regularly , while the top ixtures against such teams as Sunderland Reserves and Middlesbrough Reserves usually approach the 5,000 mark . stran d a friendly against Here E BERT BEST IN NORTH - EAST ! ERT GARROW ( goalkeeper ) : Mariners ' manager Mr. Alf McMichael rates Bert , who was formerly with Newcastle , the best goalkeeper in the North - East - and that's including the League teams . Could have moved to several League clubs but likes this area . Last season was probably his best ever . IRIS PENMAN ( goal keeper ) : Could step into the first team any time and is unfortunate to have such a brilliant player as Garrow as a rival . Formerly with Dar lington . Shields could hardly wish for a better reserve .. * LIN LAMBTON ( right back ) : Has improved a lot since joining Shields two seasons ago . A good foot baller who uses the ball ex tremely well . Formerly with Newcastle and Doncaster . * LL THOMPSON ( left - back ) : Another improving player , Bill seems to get better with every season , and given a little more time could be really outstanding . Has been with Shields all his senior career , and was converted from a wing - half by Alf McMichael shortly after the ex - Irish international took over at Simonside . * * OMMY PIGFORD ( right half ) : Several League clubs have been after his signa ture but he prefers to stay at Shields . A good footballer , he won a regular first team place when club skipper Bobby Ewell had an operation last term . Joined ti Mariners from Crook Town * * BOBBY ELWELL ( right left - half ) : A brilliant attac ing wing - half , Bobby has ha difficulty in winning back h first team place following long lay - off because of a cartilage operation last season . He is far too good a player for the reserves , but Shields have an embarrass ment of half - back talent . * BILLY TODD ( half - back ) : Billy has played most of his football in the reserve team because of Shields ' middle line strength - but he's an extremely capable footballer who can be drafted into the first team with complete con fidence . Played in two F.A. Cup - ties last term and scored in one . * * RONNIE RUTHERFORD ( centre - half ) : One of non League football's outstand ing pivots . Had spells with Newcastle and Blyth Spartans before moving to Simonside two seasons ago . Originally a full - back , but converted to centre - half , A top - class player . * * TERRY MCGREGOR ( left half ) : Another good " foot balling " wing - half , Terry has been on Hartlepools United's books . This will be his third season with Shields . * BILLY ROBINSON ( outside right ) : One of Shields ' longest - serving players . Alf McMichael rates Billy on his day the best winger he has ever seen . And Alf played with and against some of the greatest ever . The oldest player in the team , but very fit . * BILLY GRAHAM ( inside right ) : Formerly with Queen of the South and Aberdeed . Billy is naturally inclined to play the Scottish kind of game - not too fast but very * skilful . Distributes the ba well and extremely difficu to dispossess . * * Sowth Shieds R. 1 Silkswo , LEN SMITH ( centre - forward A local boy who has bee with Shields all his caree Len last season broke th club scoring record and one of non - League soccer most dangerous spearhead A good footballer rathe than the bustling type centre - forward he is probab the area's hardest kicker a dead ball . NORMAN CARDEW ( inside left ) : Left Shields for a spe with Darlington last seaso but rejoined the Mariner after a few months away , prolific scorer , he teams u well with Gerry Donoghue o the left flank , * * a GERRY DONOGHUE ( out side - left ) : One of the mos popular " personalities " Simonside , Gerry is a pint sized bundle of tricks . Ha been with the Mariners for two seasons , having joined them from Newcastle - who would almost certainly have kept him had he been taller * * 1 * was JOHN HORNSBY ( outside left ) : A highly rated winger who signed this week from Colchester , where he replaced after a spell on the injured list . Fast and nippy , he's only 19 and could well prove Colchester were wrong to let him go . * JIM POTTER ( wing - half or inside forward ) : Joined Shields last season fromh Irish club Linfield . Was on Sunderland's books for a spell . Has not shown his true form at Simonside but had a long lay - off before Joining Shields and is u doubtedly a good player Sth . Shields 6 , Carlisle Res . O UNBEATEN South Shields kept their lead at the top of the table with this runaway victory . 8 Star of the match was inside left Gerry Donoghue who netted two of their goals before being carried off injured shortly before the end . Carlisle held out for the first 20 minutes but then Smith scored hotly disputed penalty after left half Foord was adjudged to have handled . It wasn't until five minutes before half - time that Shields scored again with a tremendous shot by Norman Cardew . But after the interval Carlisle's defence collapsed . Billy Robinson made 3-0 . Donoghue added his two and Cardew , hobbling with an ankle injury , got the sixth a few minutes before the end . Middlesbro 1 So. Shields 3 |
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