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OCR	10 - Shields Gazette , Monday , March March 4 , 19 CAN SOUTH SHIELDS , NEWCASTLE AND ASHINGTON CLEAN PREMIER LEAGUE PLACINGS UP AT WEMBLEY ? P W D L F A Pt 37 22 6 34 50 9 81 8 77 20 6 46 34 31 36 35 56 24 20 6 5 46 16 9 47 41 43 33 16 7 53 32 34 15 47 33 30 16 7 49 24 33 19 1 13 70 41 8 11 55 44 34 15 36 14 34 12 9 13 59 49 33 12 32 12 10 10 10 34 30 11 10 9 44 41 33 11 10 12 36 41 37 10 9 18 40 59 33 10 8 15 41 55 36 9 9 18 44 53 30 10 5 15 33 8 17 29 7 14 31 7 16 28 33 3 21 32 61 32 20 32 72 33 19 27 69 RESULTS SATURDAY FA CHALLENGE TROPHY - THIRD ROUND REPLAYS BANBURY 2 DARTFORD By DICK KIRKUP AS SOUTH SHIELDS build up a reputation as replay specialists in this season's FA Challenge Trophy competition they've won three in a row - an exciting question is now going the rounds in the North - East . - Can North - East sides pull off a clean sweep in the next three finals at Wembley ? Shields could get there in the Challenge Trophy ; Newcastle United are tipped to reach the final of the FA Cup and Ashington are going great guns in the FA Amateur Cup . Well , everything is pos sible in football , but the Shields players are con vinced that they are booked for Wembley on Saturday , April 27. They have struggled to reach the quar ter - finals , but they argue that they are gradually finding their dazzling December form at precisely the right time . GREAT BOOST Saturday's gruelling 2-1 extra - time win over Southern League club Wealdstone at Simonside Hall in the third round replay earns them a plum home quarter - final tie at Simonside this coming Sat urday against another South err League side Worcester City - but I would warn Shields against complacency . Worcester are second bottom of the Southern League's Premier Division , but on Saturday they gave their chances against Shields a great boost with a 1-1 away draw against highly placed Yeovil Town , man - but Worcester get a tonic draw at Yeovil aged by ex - Sunderland full back Cec Irwin . stance , that on Boxing Day Worcester lost 2-0 away to Telford United - yet they hit the bar SEVEN times . " We're a far better side than second bottom would indi cate , " he assured me . He was full of praise for Shields left winger Ken Heslop and he said his attack would have to think about how to get round centre backs John Peverell and John Wilson who on Satur day completely -blotted out Wealdstone's 41 - goal striker George Duck and twin striker John Byrne . Worcester's draw at Yeovil was all the more impressive tenue nait Neil Merrick , son of the former England and Birmingham City goalkeeper , Both Aggio and Merrick will be back for this weekend's crucial game at Shields . Yeovil are one of the Southern League's leading sides , yet on Saturday Wor cester led from the 43rd minute until 12 minutes from time when Yeovil grabbed an equaliser . Striker John Inglis scored for Worcester , his 25th goal this season . Worcester claim their lowly league placing is as much due to bad luck as anything else . On Saturday their skipper and midfield star Ray at Aggio was Simonside , his inactivity being due to a week's sus pension which allowed him up on à spy come mission . He was telling me * * A 0-0 draw was a fitting result to a dour hard fought encounter in Saturday's Wearside League game at Hebburn between Reyrolle and South Shields Reserves . Both sides had chances to win the match but goalkee pers McMahon of Reyrolles , and Cox were both equal to the occasion . The home keeper , playing only his second game , excelled when he made a superb one handed save by turning the ball over the bar when a goal seemed certain . Marsden almost snatched a winner for Reyrolle when he beat the keeper to the ball but he fired into the side net ting . Wigan Athletic Stafford Rangers Altrincham Skelmersdale United Runcorn Scarborough Boston United South Shields Bangor City Gainsborough Trinity South Liverpool Macclesfield Town Morecambe Fleetwood Mossley Goole Town Lancaster City Buxton Northwich Victoria Great Harwood Matlock Town Netherfield Barrow Bradford Park Avenue ... 8 8 8 9 XIT - J 7 5 11 10 12 7 5 9 7 ( After extra - time ) 4 GRANTHAM ( ) 2 WEALDSTONE Henderson 39 32 52 62 35 54 52 29 42 42 42 39 39 38 37 36 34 32 *** ... 32 29 28 27 25 24 23 23 21 19 19 BEDFORD TOWN SOUTH SHIELDS BUXTON Riby , Peverell ( pen ) ( After extra - time ) STAFFORD RANGERS ... 2 ROMFORD NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE NORTHWICH VIC .... ( ) BANGOR C. ( 1 ) 2 J. Hughes . Huxley 650 ( 2 ) 2 SCARBOROUGH ( ) 1 Leask 578 Pamment , Marshall ( 0.g. ) FLEETWOOD .... ( 1 ) 1 SO . LIVERPOOL ...... ( ) 350 Wassall MACCLESFIELD T .... ( 1 ) 2 GOOLE TOWN . ( 2 ) 2 Taylor , Pear Sui RUNCORN BARROW ( 1 ) 2 ( ) Whitbread ( 2 ) 946 WIGAN ATHLETIC ... ( 1 ) 1 MOSSLEY ( ) 1 Worswick 1,442 NORTHERN PREMIER BRADFORD P. A. ... ( ) Jackson ( o.g. ) LEAGUE CUP FIRST ROUND SKELMERSDALE U. ( 1 ) 2 Fraser , Longstaff 625 ALTRINCHAM .... ( 1 ) 1 Pritchard 670 GREAT HARWOOD ... ( ) 429 GAINSBORO TR ... ( ) LANCASTER C. ...... ( 1 ) 2 Collingford ( 2 ) MATLOCK T. 386 2 ( ) 1 900 MORECAMBE ' . SUNDAY NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE Great Harwood 1 , Mossley 4 ; Goole Town 4 , Barrow 1 ; Runcorn , Matlock Town ; Scarborough 5 , Netherfield 1 ; South Liverpol 5 , Northwich Victoria 3 .

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10 - Shields Gazette , Monday , March March 4 , 19
CAN SOUTH SHIELDS , NEWCASTLE AND ASHINGTON CLEAN PREMIER LEAGUE PLACINGS UP AT WEMBLEY ?
P
W D
L F A Pt
37 22
6
34
50
9 81 8 77
20
6
46
34 31 36
35 56 24
20
6
5
46
16
9
47 41
43
33 16
7 53 32
34 15
47 33
30
16
7
49
24
33
19
1
13 70
41
8
11
55 44
34 15 36 14 34 12
9 13
59
49
33
12 32 12 10
10 10
34
30 11
10
9 44 41
33 11
10
12 36
41
37 10
9
18
40 59
33
10
8 15
41
55
36
9
9
18
44 53
30 10
5
15
33
8
17
29
7 14
31
7
16 28
33
3 21 32 61
32
20 32 72
33
19 27 69
RESULTS
SATURDAY
FA CHALLENGE TROPHY - THIRD ROUND REPLAYS BANBURY 2 DARTFORD
By DICK KIRKUP
AS SOUTH SHIELDS build up a reputation as replay specialists in this season's FA Challenge Trophy competition they've won three in a row - an exciting question is now going the rounds in the North - East .
-
Can North - East sides pull off a clean sweep in the next three finals at Wembley ? Shields could get there in the Challenge Trophy ; Newcastle United are tipped to reach the final of the FA Cup and Ashington are going great guns in the FA Amateur Cup .
Well , everything is pos sible in football , but the Shields players are con vinced that they are booked for Wembley on Saturday , April 27. They have struggled to reach the quar ter - finals , but they argue that they are gradually finding their dazzling December form at precisely the right time .
GREAT BOOST Saturday's gruelling 2-1 extra - time win over Southern League club Wealdstone at Simonside Hall in the third round replay earns them a plum home quarter - final tie at Simonside this coming Sat urday against another South err League side Worcester City - but I would warn Shields against complacency . Worcester are second bottom of the Southern League's Premier Division , but on Saturday they gave their chances against Shields a great boost with a 1-1 away draw against highly placed Yeovil Town , man
-
but Worcester
get a tonic draw at Yeovil
aged by ex - Sunderland full back Cec Irwin .
stance , that on Boxing Day Worcester lost 2-0 away to Telford United - yet they hit the bar SEVEN times . " We're a far better side than second bottom would indi cate , " he assured me .
He was full of praise for Shields left winger Ken Heslop and he said his attack would have to think about how to get round centre backs John Peverell and John Wilson who on Satur day completely -blotted out Wealdstone's 41 - goal striker George Duck and twin striker John Byrne . Worcester's draw at Yeovil was all the more impressive tenue nait Neil Merrick , son of the former England and Birmingham City goalkeeper , Both Aggio and Merrick will be back for this weekend's crucial game at Shields .
Yeovil are one of the Southern League's leading sides , yet on Saturday Wor cester led from the 43rd minute until 12 minutes from time when Yeovil grabbed an equaliser . Striker John Inglis scored for Worcester , his 25th goal this season .
Worcester claim their lowly league placing is as much due to bad luck as anything else . On Saturday their skipper and midfield star Ray at Aggio was Simonside , his inactivity being due to a week's sus pension which allowed him up on à spy
come mission . He was telling me
*
*
A 0-0 draw was a fitting result to a dour hard fought encounter in Saturday's Wearside League game at Hebburn between Reyrolle and South Shields Reserves . Both sides had chances to win the match but goalkee pers McMahon of Reyrolles , and Cox were both equal to the occasion . The home keeper , playing only his second game , excelled when he made a superb one handed save by turning the ball over the bar when a goal seemed certain .
Marsden almost snatched a winner for Reyrolle when he beat the keeper to the ball but he fired into the side net ting .
Wigan Athletic Stafford Rangers Altrincham Skelmersdale United Runcorn Scarborough Boston United South Shields
Bangor City Gainsborough Trinity South Liverpool Macclesfield Town Morecambe Fleetwood Mossley Goole Town Lancaster City Buxton Northwich Victoria Great Harwood Matlock Town Netherfield Barrow
Bradford Park Avenue
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9
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7
5
11
10
12
7
5
9
7
( After extra - time )
4 GRANTHAM ( ) 2 WEALDSTONE Henderson
39
32
52
62
35 54
52
29
42
42
42
39
39
38
37
36
34
32
*** ...
32
29
28
27
25
24
23
23
21
19
19
BEDFORD TOWN SOUTH SHIELDS
BUXTON
Riby , Peverell ( pen ) ( After extra - time ) STAFFORD RANGERS ... 2 ROMFORD NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE NORTHWICH VIC .... ( ) BANGOR C. ( 1 ) 2 J. Hughes . Huxley 650 ( 2 ) 2 SCARBOROUGH ( ) 1 Leask 578 Pamment , Marshall ( 0.g. ) FLEETWOOD .... ( 1 ) 1 SO . LIVERPOOL ...... ( ) 350 Wassall MACCLESFIELD T .... ( 1 ) 2 GOOLE TOWN . ( 2 ) 2 Taylor , Pear Sui RUNCORN BARROW ( 1 ) 2 ( ) Whitbread ( 2 ) 946 WIGAN ATHLETIC ... ( 1 ) 1 MOSSLEY ( ) 1 Worswick 1,442
NORTHERN PREMIER BRADFORD P. A. ... ( )
Jackson ( o.g. ) LEAGUE CUP FIRST ROUND SKELMERSDALE U. ( 1 ) 2 Fraser , Longstaff 625 ALTRINCHAM .... ( 1 ) 1 Pritchard 670 GREAT HARWOOD ... ( ) 429
GAINSBORO TR ... ( )
LANCASTER C. ...... ( 1 ) 2 Collingford ( 2 ) MATLOCK T.
386
2
( ) 1
900
MORECAMBE ' . SUNDAY
NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE Great Harwood 1 , Mossley 4 ; Goole Town 4 , Barrow 1 ; Runcorn , Matlock Town ; Scarborough 5 , Netherfield 1 ; South Liverpol 5 , Northwich Victoria 3 .