Newspaper Clippings - Dick Butler - page 17
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Mariners make an early Cup Boldon increased their lead when Carter hit a fine ball to Carmichael who beat the advancing ' keeper with a low drive . exit SOUTH SHIELDS Mariners were most unlucky to make a first round exit from the Northern Alliance Challenge they went Trophy when down 3-2 against Alnwick Town at Jack Clark Park on Saturday . packed first In an action half , Alnwick were the first to score through G Patterson and Shields , playing against the wind , did well to equal ise three minutes later when Hunter connected well with a cross from Suggett . Seven minutes after the re start , Murray put Alnwick = NO determination , even more equalised bater con minutes through Suggett and tinued to press for further goals . Then , completely against the run of play , Alnwick got a break up the right wing and Hopper headed home the decider after a free kick . The Mariners Man of the Match was Stevie Hunter . BOLDON retained their un Shields turn on on style in second half Shields Mariners SOUTH showed their strength in a scintillating eight - goal second half against Wallsend Athlet ic in a Northern Alliance fix ture , at the Jack Clark Me morial Park on Saturday to win 6-2 . A bit of slack handling by McLaughlin in the Wallsend goal allowed Hunter to open Shields account in the 46th . minute This brought Shields to life and within the next seven minutes Suggett and Young opened up a three goal lead forthe Mariners . goal lead for the Mariners . Despite goals by Pumfrey ( 72 minutes ) and Chalmers ( 80 minutes ) the remainder of the game belonged largely to Shields with man of the match Ray Young ( 75 and 87 minutes ) completing a well earned hat - trick and Robson making it six with virtually the last kick of the match . NORTHERN ALLIANCE S S Mariners 12 10 Alston 10 8 Marine Pk 10 6 Morpeth T 9 6 Belford 9 5 Alnwick T 9 Percy M. Am 9 Seaham RS . 10 3 Stockton PW D L F A Pt 2 46 17 20 2 35 20 16 1 3 15 5 13 1 2 24 15 13 1 1 V 4 4 BUYE a Horden The second saw come more into the game but not pierce they could sound home defence . Near the end , Carmichael was un lucky not to get his hat trick when his fierce drive hit the post and rebounded 1 into play . 2 1 3 2 SS Mariners Alston Marine Pk Bellford Alnwick Tn . Morpeth Percy Main Seaham RS Workington R Wallsend Ath Wallington Bede College . Throckley Bedlington Greenwells Ncle Univ Stockton Work'ton Res 9 3 3 20 24 Wallington .. 8 3 3 14 16 Wallsend Ath 8 4 4 18 25 8 3 5 12 18 Bedl'ton CW Bede Coll Throckley W 4 2 1 1.6 6 9 2 1 6 17 27 5 1 4 8 15 2 N'castle Univ 5 Greenwells 11 1 10 12 43 2 8.0 08 7 35 3 30 19 11 3 23 17 11 3 23 17 11 5 20 11 9 9 8 8 6 5 Town PWD L F A Pts 11 9 2 40 15 18 9 7 2 32 18 14 9 5 1 3 13 . 5 11 9 5 1 3 30 19 11 8 5 1 2 23 15 11 8 5 1 2 20 15 11 8 4 2 2 19 11 10 9 4 1 4 20 10 9 3 3 3 20 23 6 7 4 3 16 18 7 2 2 3 13 16 4211 665 8 21 5 15 24 5 720 5 9 16 2 10 1 9 10 40 40 04 514 7007 7 31 4 DR DB2 ROD 61 63 9 9 8 6 6 6 472 10 Shields Gazette , Monday , November 4 , 1974 SHIELDS ATH FAVOURIT Mariners blow : 80 Rutherford operation SOUTH Shields Mariners , whose leadership of the Northern Alliance has now been whittled down to two points by Alston , will be without left back Lyn Ruth erford ( above ) for several weeks . Lyn , a solicitor , has under gone an appendicitis opera tion . Says manager Bobby Elwell : " Lyn was complain ing of stomach pains during training last week , and now his wife has telephoned me to say he was rushed into hospital for an operation . " Which explains his absence from the Shields side which defeated Parsons 3-2 in a friendly at the Jack Clark Memorial Park on Sat urday . Shields used the game as a tactical work - out , and Elwell was satisfied , although he added : " I'm only hoping we can quickly find the form we showed at Cleadon Recreation Ground . Since we left there , our game has fallen away . " Eric Johnstone played his first full game since under going a minor operation and celebrated his return with two goals , Billy Graham scor ing the third . A trialist from Scotland played in attack , but he did not impress . sure on In the Northern Alliance on Saturday , Alston defeated Throckley 6-3 to put the pres leaders Shields . Third top Marine Park beat Seaham 2-1 and fourth top Morpeth Town against Bede College . Cur rent placings : 2-0 won Mariners 12 10 ... 2 46 17 20 Alston 11 9 2 41 23 18 Marine P .11 7 1 3 17 6 15 Morpeth T ... 10 Belford 7 1 3 17 6 15 .9 5 1 3 30 19 11 Alnwick T ... 10 5 1 4 25 21 11 Percy Main 9 4 2 3 20 14 10 Wallington .9 4 2 3 18 18 10 W'k'ton Res 10 3 43 21 25 10 Wallsend Ath 9 4 1 4 19 26 9 Seaham R.S. 11 4 1 3 6 21 13 9 6 6 13 22 .... 5 Bedl C.W. ...... 9 Bede Coll Throck Wel N'cle Univ ... 5 Stockton Greenwells 10 2 1 2 6 85 2 1 1 4 ..9 1 ... 9 1 7 20 33 5 8 15 2 8 11 36 2 8 12 43 2 BOLDON CW lost their un beaten Wearside League record on Saturday , losing 1-0 at home to Wallsend and drop to fifth place in the league table . Cun Lisgo , Kirkpatrick , ningham and Montgomery were all guilty of missing from good positions before Kirkpatrick dummied the de fence to open Wallsend's ac count in the 35th minute . The visitors continued to dominate , but is breakaways Smith shot over when keeper ' Wilson dropped the ball and Carmichael's header was cleared off the line by Cook . Newcastle Road , E. Boldon SUNDERLAND Stadium The North's Greyhound Ascot Adm . 30p inc . race card . Free Car Park TONIGHT 7.15 & SAT |
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