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OCR	SOUTH SHIELDS , chasing their second successive Northern Alliance champion ship , tomorrow put one of the finest records in football on the line when they take on nine - times - champions Aln wick Town away , writes Dick Kirkup . an For the Mariners will be defending unbeaten Northern Alliance record that now stretches back ex actly one year and 29 games . Their last Alliance defeat was on Saturday , October 5 , 1974 , when , weakened by a crop of injuries , they lost 5-3 Mariners lay unbeaten record on the line keep my fingers crossed and hope that by tomorrow the position improves , because it will be a tough match at Alnwick . " away to Alston . Shields completed the last 22 games of last season un beaten and so far this season their colours have not been lowered in seven starts . The breakdown of those 22 games is : P W D L F A Pts 22 18 4 82 14 40 And their record so far this season is : P 7 W D L F A Pts 5 2 23 7 12 Shields Gazette So in those last 29 games Shields have scored a total of 105 goals with only 21 and Shipping Telegraph Friday , October 3 , 1975 Shields have run into injury problems . Keith Bewsley is definitely out while midfield player Steve Hunter is un available . Jim McDonald has an ankle injury ; Ritchie Mad den has a thigh muscle pull ; Ray Young has a groin injury and goal - a game Kenny Parker missed training this week because of flu . against and have collected 52 points out of a possible 58 . Indeed , taking in all of last season and this season , Shields have lost only two Alliance games and picked up 68 points out of a possible 78. Their combined record of last season and this season is : P W D LFA Pts 39 31 4 2 141 36 68 But , like a year ago , Says manager Bobby Elwell : " I'll just have to CUP BAN ON SHIELDS - PAGE 13 Elwell is planning to sign former Durham City , North Shields and Whitley Bay striker or midfield player Malcolm Pringle , and if the injury situation does not im prove , Pringle could well make his debut at Alnwick .

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SOUTH SHIELDS , chasing their second successive Northern Alliance champion ship , tomorrow put one of the finest records in football on the line when they take on nine - times - champions Aln wick Town away , writes Dick Kirkup .
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For the Mariners will be defending unbeaten Northern Alliance record that now stretches back ex actly one year and 29 games . Their last Alliance defeat was on Saturday , October 5 , 1974 , when , weakened by a crop of injuries , they lost 5-3
Mariners lay unbeaten record on the line
keep my fingers crossed and hope that by tomorrow the position improves , because it will be a tough match at Alnwick . "
away to Alston .
Shields completed the last 22 games of last season un beaten and so far this season their colours have not been lowered in seven starts . The breakdown of those 22 games is :
P W D L F A Pts 22 18 4 82 14 40 And their record so far this season is :
P
7
W D L F A Pts 5 2 23 7 12
Shields Gazette
So in those last 29 games Shields have scored a total of 105 goals with only 21
and Shipping Telegraph
Friday , October 3 , 1975
Shields have run into injury problems . Keith Bewsley is definitely out while midfield player Steve Hunter is un available . Jim McDonald has an ankle injury ; Ritchie Mad den has a thigh muscle pull ; Ray Young has a groin injury and goal - a game Kenny Parker missed training this week because of flu .
against and have collected 52 points out of a possible 58 . Indeed , taking in all of last season and this season , Shields have lost only two Alliance games and picked up 68 points out of a possible 78. Their combined record of last season and this season is :
P W D LFA Pts 39 31 4 2 141 36 68 But , like a year ago ,
Says manager Bobby Elwell : " I'll just have to
CUP BAN ON SHIELDS - PAGE 13
Elwell is planning to sign former Durham City , North Shields and Whitley Bay striker or midfield player Malcolm Pringle , and if the injury situation does not im prove , Pringle could well make his debut at Alnwick .