Newspaper Clippings - Dick Butler - page 33
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74 14 - Shields Gazette , Monday , March 3 , 1975 Morpeth lose to champions , and SHIELDS BOUNCE BACK TO LEAD TITLE CHASE SOUTH SHIELDS Mariners hauled themselves back to the top of the Northern Alliance table on Saturday with a 5-1 home win over bottom - of - the - table Stockton ... last week's leaders Morpeth Town losing 1-0 away to reigning champions Marine Park . This was indeed a vital day for both clubs ' ambitions for the championship , for while Shields now lead the way by only one point , they still have a game in hand and have what the appears to be easier run - in to the end of the season . Four - goal blast by Kenny Parker SOUTH Shields Mariners striker Kenny Parker , who hit a hat - trick two weeks ago , was again in great gcal - scoring form on Saturday . He scored four beautiful goals in Shields ' 5-1 Northern Alliance victory over Stockton at the Jack Clark Memorial Park . a The Mariners blew succession of chances with wild shooting until the 28th minute when Alan Suggett collected a well aimed long distance pass from Ritchie Madden before hammering the ball into the Stockton net . Stockton kept up their spirits by equalising through Fergora five minutes later and held on until the interval , but it was all plain sailing for the Mariners after the break . Parker , undoubtedly the man of the match , scored in the 50th minute with a beautiful cross from the right wing , to put Shields ahead and switch on the side's scoring machine . He went on to score three more superb goals with the invaluable assistance of Suggett to completely demoralise the opposition . Shields have nine games to play to complete their programme , but while the next three are all away , the last six are all at home including , of course , a home match with Morpeth on the last day of the season . This coming Saturday Shields are away to third bottom Greenwells in a rearranged game , while Morpeth are at home to third top Alnwick Town , whom Shields have yet to meet away , so while Shields must be title favourites , Morpeth are still in with a chance to improve on their runners - up spot last season . But Saturday was a black day for Morpeth , for while they lost to Marine Park , they also had Brian Main sent off for the first time in a long career . In addition , another of their players , Bob Henderson , had to go to hospital for treatment to a facial injury . Shields ' drive to reach 100 goals in Northern Alliance games this season also looks to be within their grasp , for they are now on the 84 - goal mark with nine games still to play , and they should now reach their century in one of their remaining home fixtures . Shields centre forward Jimmy Robson , who with centre back Jimmy Compton , missed Saturday's game against Stockton , is the current top Alliance scorer and he could well take the season's individual scor ing honours . 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Go Friday , and return the same y , Sunday or Monday . ain services and Fare se and many other sk at principal British ointed Travel Agents or 26262 A es the going easy IN - ON THE DOUBLE matches to go and nine more goals needed for century Eight to 91 and they still have eight games to play . post to prevent Kenny minutes ) and a seventh Parker adding a third goal . effort by Ray Young in the 88th minute which he side footed into the roof of the net from two yards . In the 63rd minute , however , Parker scored with a great drive from 35 yards which beat Graham and soared into the roof of the net . A minute later Sunderland were unlucky not to pull a goal back when a Curren corner was headed out by defender Jim McFarlane to Bartlam whose fierce left foot volley from the edge of the box was Dick brilliantly saved by Patterson diving to his right . Eric Further goals by Johnstone ( 66 and 80 They meet Alnwick and Seaham away and then complete the season with a run of six successive home games against Seaham , Alston , Alnwick , Newcastle University , Bede College ind , in the last game of the season , Morpeth . ALTHOUGH trailing 2-0 at half - time on Saturday , Sunderland Greenwells had natched Shields in the first alf , but Shields ran out easy -0 winners in a second half ompletely dominated by heir rampant attack , three oals in five minutes eflecting their superiority . Shields were ahead after nly four minutes with a eaded goal by Billy Graham ollowing an Alan Suggett entre , and after Henderson nd then Curren had missed Dod chances to equalise , teve Hunter netted a second pal for Shields in the 41st inute with a low drive om the edge of the area hich flashed into the net ! if the far post . GREAT DRIVE The second half started off fast a and pace inderland ' keeper Graham ad to save smartly under ressure at the foot of the D PW D L F A Pts SS Mariners 24 19 3 2 91 26 41 Morpeth T 25 17 5 3 80 33 39 Alnwick T 26 12 7 7 61 46 31 Marine Pk . 21 12 5 4 39 15 29 Seaham RS 24 12 2 10 44 26 26 Wallington 22 11 4 7 41 36 26 Belford 25 8 8 9 70 59 24 Wallsend Ath 24 9 6 9 41 48 24 Alston 21 11 1 19 Percy Main 8 6 Work'ton Res 21 5 10 Bede Coll Bed CW N'cle Univ . 18 Greenwells 25 Throckley W 24 2 Stockton 21 2 9 52 47 23 5 44 33 22 6 39 40 20 20 6 5 9 19 33 17 22 7 2 13 34 60 16 6 3 9 24 31 15 4 3 18 31 88 14 6 16 43 80 10 4 15 26 78 8 > 9 >> 24 * |
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