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OCR	WORKINGTON MAKE THE MARINERS FIGHT FOR IT SOUTH SHIELDS regained the Northern . Alliance leadership , albeit on goal average , at the Jack Clark Ground on Saturday when they scraped home 2-1 over Workington Res erves a side they defeated 6-0 away last month . League leaders of the past few weeks , Percy Main , went down 2-0 at Alnwick while Carlisle City's 41 home win over Throckley put them at the head of the table with Shields . As the table shows , both Shields and City enjoy remarkable goal averages ( 4.5 and 3.06 respectively ) but the dominant factor in Shields ' favour is again the number of games played . The difference between Saturday's eventual 2-1 victory and the six or seven goals the crowd expected was basically twofold . First , in goal for Workington was the League club's regular first team keeper , Hughes , second , playing in front of second , playing in front of Hughes was the experienced Brian Wood . The Workington defence benefited considerably from these two additions , Wood having made more than 140 appearances for Crystal Palace , 58 for Orient and 71 for Colchester before moving to Workington . In November the Cumbrians held out stubbornly for half an hour before Shields ran riot , but as a result of the tighter play in other games this was Current placings missing in the first half . On several occasions moves NORTHERN ALLIANCE P W D S'th Shields 14 12 Carlisle City 17 13 Percy Main 16 11 Seaham RS 16 10 Marine Park 16 9 Morpeth Tn 17 8 Alnwick Tn Wallington Belford Throckley 14 Wallsend Ah 16 GreenwellS 17 4 W'khon Res 17 2 Newc . Univ 11 7 6 2 6 2 5 4 Durh'm Univ , 11 Bede College 11 Bedlington 16 M 1 1 1 passes . Workington 2 C35ZINNAN 2 1 13 7 2 12 L F A P 59 13 26 4 46 15 2¹6 2 42 21 25 1 37 19 25 5 44 27 20 8 39 37 17 4 29 15 16 3 29 18 16 6 30 28 14 6 35 34 14 2 1 10 26 42 11 1 12 33 38 5 10 17 41 7 14 31 4 6 11 21 2 8 13 41 15 15 80 9 9 8 6 defence on Saturday , Workington matched Shields for the first 45 minutes , keeping the score at 0-0 . In the 15th minute Hughes pulled off the save of the match to prevent the Mariners from establishing an early lead . A corner on the right from Steve Hunter found Kenny Parker on the 18 - yard line . His header found full Rutherford who nodded the back Lyn ball on to Ray Young on the six yard line . The final header Hughes beaten but , diving appeared to have backwards towards the goal , he plucked the ball out of the air . One feature of Shields ' semi - final ) : Black Thunder ( 10 ) , Coto ( 11 ) , Wild Orchid 2 broke down due to careless were guilty of the same crime , and consequently scoring chances were few and far between . The deadlock was broken in the 71st minute when Rutherford hammered a hard low cross into the goal mouth where Young stabbed the ball into the roof of the net amid a crowd of defenders . Relief was apparent all round the ground , but four minutes later Murray crossed to find Irving six yards out , and he steered his header out . of Dick Patterson's reach to level the scores . a more With ten minutes left Malcolm Pringle replaced Ritchie Madden for Shields and in that time he produced enterprising performance than his first 20 -minute display of last week . Four minutes from time skipper Billy Graham restored Shields lead when he firmly headed home kick . Hunter's pin - point free for the This weekend , third Saturday in succession , against third placed Percy Shields have a home fixture Main , a team which drew 3-3 with Shields in the first game of the season , and for this match the new stand at the Jack Clark Ground should be completed . Shields Gazette , Wednesday , December 24 , 1975-17 Shields run into injury problems REIGNING Northern Alliance champions and current leaders South Shields have run into injury problems as they prepare for their sternest Alliance . test of the season when they tackle third top Percy Main at the Jack Clark Ground on Saturday ( 2.00 pm ) . forward Centre Jimmy Robson , who has scored 15 goals this season but who has missed the last two games seems because of injury , certain to be on the sidelines and also very again doubtful is back four man Freddie Carr . Carr , drafted into the defence when Ray Moon was given his release , emerged from last week's win over Reserves Workington unscathed but he picked up a knee injury playing Sunday football . Says manager Bobby Elwell : " We have only a small pool of players , so I'll wait until Saturday to see whether Carr is fit to play before working things out . I have picked a team without Carr , and the question is whether he will be fit enough to wear the No. 12 shirt . " If he isn't , I'm not sure who will be substitute . But we'll cross that bridge when we come to it . " Elwell also said that he has fixed up a friendly with Blyth Spartans at Croft Park on Monday night to help him in his build up for the FA Vase tię against Lincolnshire League side Brigg Town . Says Elwell : " A game against a good side like Blyth is just what we need to sharpen us up for the vital game against now know Brigg who , we Westoe from : White , Hodgson , Campbell , Glendening , Gray , Minns , Henderson , Gibson , Rees , Allen , Shotton , Dent , McKonkey , Robinson . Meet 10.30 . PTA v Cigarette Comps At Temple Park No. 5 , PTA meet 10.30 . AUTH SHIELDS Current placings NORTHERN ALLIANCE P W D 2 S'th Shields 14 12 Carlisle City 17 13 Percy Main 16 11 Seaham RS 16 10 Marine Park 16 Morpeth Tn 17 Alnwick Tn Wallington Belford Throckley 13 12 14 14 Wallsend Ath 16 17 Greenwells W'kton Res 17 . Newc . Univ 11 Durh'm Univ 11 Bede College 11 Bedlington 16 -5 2 9 81 66522LLS 3 4 7 2 7 2 1 37 19 25 5 44 27 20 8 39 37 17 4 29 15 16 3 29 18 16 6 30 28 14 2 2 6 35 34 14 1 10 26 42 11 1 12 33 38 9 5 10 17 41 9 4 L F A Pt 59 13 26 4 46 15 26 2 42 21 25 7 14 31 8 6 11 21 6 8 13 41 1 15 15 80 1 4 1 2 42 after having them watched , are a very good side indeed . " Saturday's game against Percy Main should be a top attraction for Shields followers who will recall that in the opening game of the season at Percy Main , Shields were 3-0 down with only ten minutes left yet fought back to earn a thrilling 3-3 draw . Since then Main have topped the table but have now slipped to third . They have played two games more than Shields and are one point below , so Main will be flat out to gather both points . They have lost only twice in 16 Alliance games and fancy themselves as Shields biggest challengers for the championship . Certainly they are sure to bring considerable support with them so Shields are hoping they have plenty of support themselves . Elwell's side ; in which Billy Graham drops back into the back four with Malcolm Pringle taking over from Graham in midfield , is : Patterson ; McDonald , Compton , Graham , Rutherford ; Madden , Pringle , Hunter , Suggett ; Young , Parker . Sub . be announced . To

OCR

WORKINGTON MAKE THE
MARINERS FIGHT FOR IT
SOUTH SHIELDS regained the Northern . Alliance leadership , albeit on goal average , at the Jack Clark Ground on Saturday when they scraped home 2-1 over Workington Res
erves
a side they defeated 6-0 away last month .
League leaders of the past few weeks , Percy Main , went down 2-0 at Alnwick while Carlisle City's 41 home win over Throckley put them at the head of the table with Shields .
As the table shows , both Shields and City enjoy remarkable goal
averages
( 4.5 and 3.06 respectively ) but the dominant factor in Shields ' favour is again the number of games played .
The difference between Saturday's eventual 2-1 victory and the six or seven goals the crowd expected was basically twofold . First , in goal for Workington was the League club's regular first team keeper , Hughes , second , playing in front of second , playing in front of Hughes was the experienced Brian Wood .
The Workington defence benefited considerably from these two additions , Wood having made more than 140 appearances for Crystal Palace , 58 for Orient and 71 for Colchester before moving to Workington .
In November the Cumbrians held out stubbornly for half an hour before Shields ran riot , but as a result of the tighter
play in other games this
was
Current placings missing in the first half . On
several occasions moves
NORTHERN ALLIANCE
P W D
S'th Shields 14 12 Carlisle City 17 13 Percy Main 16 11 Seaham RS 16 10 Marine Park 16 9 Morpeth Tn 17 8 Alnwick Tn Wallington Belford Throckley 14 Wallsend Ah 16 GreenwellS 17 4 W'khon Res 17 2 Newc . Univ 11
7
6 2
6 2
5
4
Durh'm Univ , 11
Bede College 11 Bedlington
16
M
1
1
1
passes . Workington 2
C35ZINNAN
2
1
13 7 2
12
L F A P
59 13 26
4 46 15 2¹6
2 42 21 25
1 37 19 25
5 44 27 20
8 39 37 17
4 29 15 16
3 29 18 16
6 30 28 14
6 35 34 14
2
1 10 26 42 11
1 12 33 38
5 10 17 41
7 14 31
4
6 11 21
2
8 13 41
15 15 80
9
9
8
6
defence
on
Saturday , Workington matched Shields for the first 45 minutes , keeping the score at 0-0 .
In the 15th minute Hughes pulled off the save of the match to prevent the Mariners from establishing an early lead . A corner on the right from Steve Hunter found Kenny Parker on the 18 - yard line . His header found full Rutherford who nodded the back Lyn ball on to Ray Young on the six yard line . The final header Hughes beaten but , diving appeared to have backwards towards the goal , he plucked the ball out of the air .
One feature of Shields '
semi - final ) : Black Thunder ( 10 ) , Coto ( 11 ) , Wild Orchid
2
broke down due to careless
were
guilty of the same crime , and consequently scoring chances were few and far between .
The deadlock was broken in the 71st minute when Rutherford hammered a hard low cross into the goal mouth where Young stabbed the
ball into the roof of the net
amid a crowd of defenders . Relief was
apparent all
round the ground , but four minutes later Murray crossed
to find Irving six yards out , and he steered his header out . of Dick Patterson's reach to level the scores .
a
more
With ten minutes left Malcolm Pringle replaced Ritchie Madden for Shields and in that time he produced enterprising performance than his first 20 -minute display of last week . Four minutes from time skipper Billy Graham restored Shields lead when he firmly headed home kick . Hunter's pin - point free
for the
This weekend , third Saturday in succession , against third placed Percy Shields have a home fixture Main , a team which drew 3-3 with Shields in the first game of the season , and for this match the new stand at the Jack Clark Ground should be completed .
Shields Gazette , Wednesday , December 24 , 1975-17
Shields run into injury problems
REIGNING Northern Alliance champions and current leaders South Shields have run into injury problems as they prepare for their sternest Alliance . test of the season when they tackle third top Percy Main at the Jack Clark Ground on Saturday ( 2.00 pm ) .
forward Centre Jimmy Robson , who has scored 15 goals this season but who has missed the last two games seems because of injury , certain to be on the sidelines and also very again doubtful is back four man Freddie Carr .
Carr , drafted into the defence when Ray Moon was given his release , emerged from last week's win over Reserves Workington unscathed but he picked up a knee injury playing Sunday football .
Says manager Bobby Elwell : " We have only a small pool of players , so I'll wait until Saturday to see whether Carr is fit to play before working things out . I have picked a team without Carr , and the question is whether he will be fit enough to wear the No. 12 shirt .
" If he isn't , I'm not sure who will be substitute . But we'll cross that bridge when we come to it . "
Elwell also said that he has fixed up a friendly with Blyth Spartans at Croft Park on Monday night to help him in his build up for the FA Vase tię against Lincolnshire League side Brigg Town . Says Elwell : " A game against a good side like Blyth is just what we need to sharpen us up for the vital game against now know Brigg who , we
Westoe from : White , Hodgson , Campbell , Glendening , Gray , Minns , Henderson , Gibson , Rees , Allen , Shotton , Dent , McKonkey , Robinson . Meet 10.30 .
PTA v Cigarette Comps At Temple Park No. 5 , PTA meet 10.30 .
AUTH SHIELDS
Current placings
NORTHERN ALLIANCE
P W D
2
S'th Shields 14 12 Carlisle City 17 13 Percy Main 16 11 Seaham RS 16 10 Marine Park 16 Morpeth Tn 17 Alnwick Tn Wallington Belford Throckley
13
12
14
14 Wallsend Ath 16 17 Greenwells
W'kton Res
17 .
Newc . Univ 11 Durh'm Univ 11 Bede College 11 Bedlington
16
-5
2
9 81
66522LLS
3
4
7 2
7 2
1 37 19 25
5 44 27 20
8 39 37 17
4 29 15 16
3 29 18 16
6 30 28 14
2 2
6 35 34 14
1 10 26 42 11
1 12 33 38 9
5 10 17 41 9
4
L F A Pt
59 13 26
4 46 15 26
2 42 21 25
7 14 31 8
6 11 21
6
8 13 41 1 15 15 80
1
4
1 2
42
after having them watched , are a very good side indeed . " Saturday's game against Percy Main should be a top attraction for Shields followers who will recall that in the opening game of the season at Percy Main , Shields were 3-0 down with only ten minutes left yet fought back to earn a thrilling 3-3 draw . Since then Main have topped the table but have now slipped to third .
They have played two games more than Shields and are one point below , so Main will be flat out to gather both points . They have lost only twice in 16 Alliance games and fancy themselves as Shields biggest challengers for the championship . Certainly they are sure to bring considerable support with them so Shields are hoping they have plenty of support themselves .
Elwell's side ; in which Billy Graham drops back into the back four with Malcolm Pringle taking over from Graham in midfield , is : Patterson ; McDonald , Compton , Graham , Rutherford ; Madden , Pringle , Hunter , Suggett ; Young , Parker . Sub . be announced .
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