Newspaper Clippings - Dick Butler - page 111
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GREIN FINAL SAT 3 : JAN 7 Two - goal Mariner a step neare Wembley SOUTH Shields , bidding for a place in the quarter finals of the FA Challeng Vase , were without regular goalkeeper Dick Patterson for their fifth rour tie against Midland Combination club Bridgenorth at Bridgenorth th afternoon . Newcastle away in a Youth Cup NEWCASTLE United's youth team , like their sen iors , are enjoying cup suc cess this season having . reached the fifth round of the FA Youth Cup . In the draw for round five , announ ced today , Newcastle will travel to meet Bristol City. Newcastle's victims this include Barnsley , Middlesbrough and Newport County who are managed by ex - Newcastle and Sunder land wing half Dave Elliott . The full draw is : season Crystal Palace v Oldham Ath lctic ; West Bromwich or Ipswich . v Manchester Utd ; QPR v Totten ham or Wolves ; Bristol City v . Newcastle . V The draw for the quarter - finals of the FA County Youth Cup is : Sheffield Northumberland ; Lincolnshire v Northamptonshire ; Surrey v Cambridgeshire ; Hamp shire or Army v Wiltshire . In both cases ties have to be played by February 21 . Patterson injured a thumb in a midweek training session and Craig wa brought into the side at the last minute when manager Bobby Elwell decide not to risk the regular keeper . Bridnorth kicked off with place in the First Division of the Midland Combination but have a sloping pitch which was expected to worry the Mariners in the early stages . ton , Graham , Young , Suggett , Robson , Parker , Hunter . Pringle . Sub . was Bridgnorth kicked off with the slope in their favour and set up the first attack when a cross from Bristow headed away by Suggett . Bridgnorth attacked again BRIDGNORTH : Bradburn ; Wool ley , Evans , Banks , Bristow L , Pugh beat two Ward , George , Hemsley , Francis , defenders but his shot was easily saved by Craig . when Pinches , Pugh . Sub . Rogers . SOUTH SHIELDS : Craig ; Mc Donald , Rutherford , Carr , Comp At the other end Hunter tried a shot after Woolley misskicked but his effort was blocked and another shot from Hunter went just past a post . A long through ball from Compton caused trouble for the Bridgnorth defence but Parker fouled Bridgnorth defender George . Then McDonald headed away a cross by Bridgnorth skipper Hemsley . FIRST CORNER Shields won the first corner and from Hunter's cross George headed behind for another corner kick which was cleared . As Parker came in to challenge Woolley he headed the ball the over Bridgnorth's bar . Craig did well to take a Woolley cross and then Graham booted the ball away when Francis tried an overhead kick for Bridgnorth . A cross by Pugh went straight to Craig and then a good through ball from Francis made concede a corner . Shields Pinches beat three men and crossed for Hemsley whose shot went straight at Craig . Bridgnorth attacked again and a shot from Francis took a deflection off Compton and was saved easilyby Craig . The teams were evenly matched and Shields came back into the game when a shot from Parker hit the side netting . Then Robson tried to get in a shot but it went weakly to Bradburn . Bridgnorth's best chance came to Pugh following a cross by Pinches but his low shot was well saved by Craig . But it was Shields - who took the lead after 26 minutes when SUGGETT headed past Bradburn following a right wing cross . Then the Mariners went near again when a shot from Hunter was narrowly wide . FOUR CORNERS Bridgnorth hit back and a cross from Pinches gave Francis an opportunity but he was robbed by Carr who kicked the ball over his own bar . Shields won two corners but both were cleared then Bridgnorth , seeking the equalisers , won four corners in succession but could not take advantage of them . Half - time : Bridgnorth So Shields 1 Bridgnorth went on to the attack immediately after half - time and Ward shot narrowly wide then Shields had another narrow escape when a cross from Pinches hit the side netting . Compton failed to clear a through ball and let in Francis for Bridgnorth but his shot was blocked . Then a left foot shot from Hemsley went just past the post . Shields made it 2-0 in the 60th minute following a break - away attack when high a cross from Suggett dropped at the far post for GRAHAM to stab the ball past Bradburn . Bridnorth had a fine opportunity to reduce the deficit when Francis found Hemsley in the clear but Craig faced his shot . NARROW ESCAPE Shields followed with a good deal of pressure but were unable to pierce the Bridgnorth defence again . A free kick from L. Bristow went yards wide of the Shields goal . A corner kick taken by Pugh was headed narrowly wide by George and at the other end a cross from Young was turned over the bar by Bradburn . narrow Shields had a escape when a header from Banks was booted away from in front of goal Rutherford . Craig dropped a by Hemsley corner kick but the referee noticed infringement on the goalkeeper . A cross Suggett was headed behind by by Banks but the Mariners corner kick was cleared by the Bridgnorth defence . an FINAL : BRIDGNORTH TOWN O SOUTH SHIELDS 2 MIKE MAHONEY punches clear but only to the feet of Willie Maddren who took his chance to score Middlesbrough's third goal . TOURNAL MONDAY I FER 76 Mariners march towards Wembley SOUTH SHIELDS MARINERS are just two matches away from the FA Vase final at Wembley . The Northern Alliance champions reached the quarter - final stage with a fighting 2-0 win against Midland Combination side Bridgnorth on Saturday . And they did it against the odds after losing regular goalkeeper Dick Patterson with a broken thumb just two before the match . days Ex - Newcastle United and Wallsend keeper Stan Craig stepped into the breach with a superbly confident display to inspire his team mates when looked like fighting their Bridgnorth way back into the game . A header by Alan Suggett put the Mariners in the right mood for goals and the second from Billy Graham made it safe . With two bus loads of their own supporters along side hundreds of Geordie exiles from the Stafford shire area cheering them on it was quite an occasion for South Shields , who are the first North - East team to reach the quarter - finals of this new competition . are Now the Mariners hoping for a home draw after playing four of their five games to date away . Brandon United drew 0-0 after extra time with Newtown Unity yesterday in the quarter - final of the All - England . FA Cup . Sunday The North - East missed chances against the team Birmingham club , who won the competition in The replay will be next 1972 . Sunday at Brandon , kick - off 2.0 p.m. Shields drawn away again SOUTH SHIELDS were out of luck yet again this afternoon when the quarter - final draw of the FA Challenge Vase was made in London . They were drawn away to either Leeds Ashley Road or Friar Lane Old Boys whose tie on Saturday was postponed . This is the fifth time in six rounds of the competition this season Shields have been drawn away , and Friar Lane Old FORECAST inches ; relative humidity 72 ( 81 ) per cent ; rain nil ; wind SE ( SW ) . General : Dull with cold wind ( cloudy and cold ) . Light up 5.13 p.m. to 7.26 a.m. Sun rises 7.58 a.m. sets 4.43 p.m. Moon rises 8.08 sets 7.42 p.m. Tyne entrance tides today 4.43 p.m. 46.5 ft ; tomorrow KUM 5.16 a.m. 45.6 ft . , and 5.16 p.m. 46.3 ft . ( Copyright re served ) . Boys are strongly fancied to win the Vase . However , the club , while disappointed , is not down hearted . Says club chair man Martin Ford : " Naturally , we were hoping for a home draw this time , but we are confident we can win through . Our lads have proved themselves both home and away in the Vase , and we'll give anybody a run for their money . " The full draw is : Leeds Ashley Road or Friar Lane Old Boys v SOUTH SHIELDS . Stamford v Addlestone . Farnborough Town or Brack nell v Barton Rovers . Cadbury Heath v Billericay . Ties to be played on February 21 . |
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