Newspaper Clippings - Loose - Volume 1 - page 40
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6 * tetes 1 BLYTH CONFIDENT MARINERS IN CROFT PARK CUP CLASH By Dick Kirkup Such Shifd , ge 1 de eats round of the FA Cup at respe ! y P Adr ! 21 fast que di BOTH FIT ܘܐܐ tt Par ast three games spearheaded a courage and ache wered fout THREE FOR TON ' 2 3042 10. And * * ww who is the " old a a " at 23 a : No 8 is Ke O Donnell at No O M. sed him to mp off . * we saw et ough to as a at average 2 54 K son 3 .S The North'9 Creyhound Ascot TOMORROW & THURSDAY 7.15 Special Northern " Races " from South Shicids 8.30 ( M.le End Bus Road ) via Chichester , Stanhops Road , Whiteleas and East Boldon -3 ( 2 * ck Kr * Nex 1 . 4² 24 1 Elwell 01X . 8 : ound well I : HARD GAME ' of the ground and ¡ Va PY gane just ke we 319 - Cup run last yea : Wer : been able to have Battised for their only w's it.ce the draw was an against Whitby not we know quite a bit about 2.M Ponplaar is under for opposition se.e al easis one of which the that the Blyth will be led by ex Mari . B : an Stane , red . Sesjef thathematics master at √ gramma : school and & wh mored 13 goals Stalds during his 23 game stas in 138 69 4 * when Net Won 21 at Croft Fark . alds won 3-0 at Croft 1947 48 and in 1950-51 Newcastle Rd . E Boidon Sheds lost 20. also at Croft Para . SUNDERLAND 5 * all rangy charac Bayth top scorer this with 12 goals , followed A an Young with eight They a.so possess two dang 25CLN wingers in Jardine and righ . • Ask.son who Sharlds Suriy of course have been exenst aut . this stage of the costipetition but Blyth have tt he defeated Northern levte Evenwood Town s enough in Mariners The outcome tomorrow ? DZ fel to say , but knew a lot of Shields fans who are con fent the Mariners will do t lot more who world settle for a replay h now . Let's just wait a , trust ad that Shields can continue their inproved tom and fight their Monday's draw for torak and proper . of a > PESA , * ** *** site of 18. year old Derck Wilsen 4shared Whibur youngster he playing in anly tws third atch for South Shields when the Blyth Spartans in Me fourt , zality.n round of the FA Cug 31 Crott * writes DICK KIRKUP Mart Smin Jackie he colebrated his 72nd birthday on Wednesday of tast week is of course , the former Insite right Jackie Smith , who joined South Shields from Whit burn in 1913 and played for Shiolds until his transfer to Portsmouth in 1928. Ha en joyed an illustrious stay of ning yo379 P pay during which time he won Six England caps and played for the Football League and you had to be darned good to reach such heights in those days . THEY THEY WILL WILL TOPPLE Decor amber of that rare clan of ortho co left & agers and in his two games so 1 lat he has emerged es 3:00 per center player why will hold nothing hack a player whe witch ! every yard and ever . bi player who seems to have a b At Shields he earned £ 6 a wook but at Portsmouth he earned the princely stan of Es a wook . When he packed in with Portsmout : in 1935 , he spent 0716 season with Bournemouth before retiring to the peaceful " life of a publican in Portsmouth , but when his hostelry received a direct hit from one Adoll's of bombs 1941 , Jackie moved back to his beloved Whitburn where he now helps out at the Whit burn garage of his son - in law Derek Wilson young Derek's father . So on the subject of tomor row's big day , Jackie will be able to give Derak pianty of tips on how to case tension , for heavens knows Jackie has known pretty big days himself and in the FA Cup , toot the fourth FA Cup P : obably still the greatest vic tory in the history of South Shield , Football Club is that FA Cup triumph twenties aver Blackburn Hovers of Blackburn when the Rovers were one of the truly great sides of the age . Shields won 1-0 that day to send the town wild with delight and it was Jackie Smith who hit the winning goal . Success laced with dis appointment awaited him at Portsmouth , however , for he twice went to Wembley with Pomney in FA Cup Finals but they lost each time , 2-1 $ dan Wy this stusuld me and you quickly come as the answer it is un dubtedly influence of this grandfather and De er must be one of the luckiest kids around to have 3 grandfather caked Jack Young Darek also works at the garage so he's very much under krandad's in luence - and that can't be too bad . Says Jackie , who still those eyes and who still moves neatly and sprightly on 13.068 educated fuat : Yes , .7 give Derek any advice Y. warts but I wil 3 ays inslet that he does what comes naturally . } won't tell him ha's got to do things a certain way ; I'll advise him and then he can work it out from there . " men Suth Sh 15 must water efeix Y 30 * . * Spartans daten s 24 marksman Mani ** Mariner Bar S02 P Derek's grandfather Jackie Smith knows all about those big - day tensions ● Eighteen year old South Shields left winger Derek Wilson > father's Whitburn garage with his famous grandfather Jo to Bolton Wanderers in 1929 , and 2-1 again to Manchester City in 1334 . What does Jackia remember of those stirring days ? " Well , " he recalled , " I remember we beat a great Aston Villa side in one of the semi finals and another semi final wa beat Leicester City . never forget that Loister game , for there were three of us brothers playing in match , me at inside right and Billy at lett back Portsmoutin and Sep Dimus at right half for Le cester . Mind you , all I can remember about that Shields wit at Blackburn was me getting the goal about 20 minutes from timel Everything ise has almost gone now . But ! aan recall that the Black burn contre forward was man called Dawson came from the Tynemouth area . " Who were the great centre forwards he played along side ? " Well , Dixie Dean was a canny un-- I played with him in the England team and Hughie Cailagher was another great one . But I only played with Hughis in friendly matches . Who was the better ! This question has been asked a million times , but Jackie would only say : ' They were both great players and each had something the other hadn't . You juist couldn't separata them . Jack Weddle who came from the Sunderland area , was also a great centre forward . ! played with him for years at Portsmouth . " Apart from Billy and Sep. Jackie had two other bro thers who were professional footballers . Tommy and Jos who were al Leicester with Sep. They were famous son locally , and the sons of a professional footballer who played for the old South Shields Athletic at full back . Of course , Jackie and his bro thers were all - round sports men , and Jackie and Tommy played cricket for Durham County side . Both were batamen . Jackie Kap pily rocalis luc cricketing 26-450 rara a M days with FONT DE DO playing for *** and hitting 152 axdet Harded and 142 Shields . Another Wood Terrace over the Rugh , the far end sonth 4 So hara is a very ready to pass Dorek on the what could be a career . Ha played for Harton and Westoe Junces bet signing for Sma won representa ! ** for the South FA and League that ha . Mei to many time a # Obviously , the basi 150 . como Derek . . Y appears to have the abis to go out into the world and make his mark he wants the linest ady od he could get , he's got 2 grandia Evor called Jach.o Smith who's been where Derek hopes is go and Pa enjoyed every minute of Cra 4 |
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