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OCR	Another last gasp clincher by Shields FOR the second match running , South Shields on Saturday left it virtually right up to the last kick of the game to snatch the winning goal , and , most important , the vital two points that have come their way on both occasions . a hard pitch and swirling wind , they had little to cheer about . But these two goals have put Shields in a position whereby if they win their the next two games championship is theirs . The first of these is tomorrow with night's away fixture Greenwells ( kick off 6.30 that p.m. ) and the matters is the Good Friday away game at Carlisle City . Two points there would put the Mariners out of everyone's reach . one For the Greenwells game , Showever , Shields are certain goalkeeper to be without Dick Patterson who , on taken to Saturday , was half - time with hospital at suspected rib damage but an has showed no X - ray fracture . Full back Jimmy McDonald took over between the posts after a first half incident in which Bedlington forward Fuller and Patterson collided after going for a 50 50 ball in the box . Patterson received lengthy treatment but played out the rest of the half in severe pain . Shields , though , protected McDonald well , keeping Bedlington pinned down in Last week , at home to Alnwick Town , Alan Suggett found the net in the fourth minute of injury time , while at Bedlington on Saturday Ray Young's 89th minute volley gave Shields a 2-1 victory and their supporters some jubilation , for in what had been a shoddy game made worse by an uneven , ce e rs r al er S e y st S r r it 1 . 1 d their own half , and at the same time having to fight hard for an equaliser as the home side had gone in after the first 45 minutes with a one - goal lead . It came on the half hour when Hills crossed perfectly to Lewis on the edge of the six - yard box . Lewis's half - volley into the far corner of the goal left Patterson helpless on his line , unable to even dive at the ball following his injury . At the other end it was largely the work of Bedlington goalkeeper Bird that kept the Mariners out . in saves particular , from a 25 - yard shot and a 12 - yard header y from Suggett and Pringle respectively , were made by the lanky Bird diving well to his left to tip the ball round the post . h a S of C : d Two marvellous y 1 5 Placings y 4 2 . D NORTHERN ALLIANCE PW D L F A Pts 3 2 87 24 41 2 8 62 31 38 7 4 56 32 37 2 6 56 20 36 4 6 56 36 36 7 54 36 34 9 49 44 28 7 9 38 38 25 3 13 46 58 23 26 15 25 17 26 16 26 15 25 12 South Shields 24 19 28 18 Marine Park Seaham RS Carlisle City Percy Main Wallington Belford Durham Univ Morpeth Tn 26 9 Alnwick Tn Greenwells 27 Work'ton Res 24 N'castle Univ 27 Bedlington 9 25 26 10 8 5 6 28 7 Wallsend Ath 26 Bede College 21 7 4 In the second half Alan Suggett dropped back to full back where he and Ritchie Madden linked up well on the right wing and Steve 2 y Hunter came on as substitute h in midfield . After only four minutes led to Parker Kenny stabbed home the equaliser from a few yards when the ball after a loose ran goalmouth scramble . failed to break Shields 4 4 4 13 44 39 22 1 18 51 60 17 7 12 33 50 17 5 16 25 56 17 2 19 36 97 16 1 18 32 66 15 3 14 18 51 11 Bedlington their the through defence again until very last attack of the game in the 89th minute . A long throw from Parker level to the 18 - yard box , found Young on the penalty spot where he turned and hit a right - foot volley that left Bird groping the air . ( 1 HAUR n W tl B SI V C. a n DEBAD E a a ..AND TI 29-0 AT WESTOE returned to winning at Wood Terrace on Saturday . Lyons was brought into the late front row as a replacement . The very first movement as Westoe swept up the field interpassing , pointed to a hard game for the visitors and within minutes of the start Dave McNulty , making an impressive return , had scored under the posts , Keith Palmer converting , was a The pressure from and maintained 25 - yard down charged drop out , Jimmy Anderson ran powerfully for a try . Although Stockton improved increased slightly , Westoe their lead before half - time through a Palmer penalty . As so often in the past , when kicking down the slope in the second half , Westoe pinned their visitors in their own ' 25 ' for long periods . Strong direct running off the mauls by skipper Carey , a good try by Ian Dixon and determined prop backing up enabled snap Dennis Smith to up another try . Keith Palmer converted one of these and AS F 16 - Shields Gazette , Wednesday , April 14 , 1976 Parker hits two in Mariners ' win WHEN South Shields romped into a 2-0 lead after only eleven minutes of last night's Northern Alliance away game against Greenwells , a repeat of their 8-2 home win over the Sunderland si de looked to be on the cards . But their opening fire petered out and they had to be content with a 3-0 victory , their third goal being delayed until the closing seconds . For the first 15 minutes , Shields ' play was reminiscent of their better performances this season . Greenwells had absolutely nothing to offer as Shields ' early pressure paid quick dividends . Jimmy McDonald lined up at left back , his usual number two shirt being retained by Alan Suggett following his fine . performance in that position on Saturday , and usual left back Lyn Rutherford , who suffered a few slight knocks at the weekend , was rested . And in the ninth minute McDonald slipped past T. Henderson on the touchline before hitting a cross to the feet of Kenny Parker on the edge of the home penalty area . the Wake and into the far corner . of the goal . Two minutes later Parker lobbed the ball to Billy Graham in midfield and took the return pass 20 yards out . After chesting the ball down Parker gave Wake no chance with his 18 yard half volley . This goal was typical of Shields ' game so far . They had already gone close on two occasions , the result of predetermined deadball situation Parker advanced almost to bye line . before hammering a low drive under Greenwell goalkeeper with CROWN VINYL MATT Super White 1 00 22 litre Greenwells ' completely by surprise . In the first half Shields were much sharper than in recent games and Greenwells hardly got a look at their goal . With goalkeeper Dick Patterson sidelined through injury , Shields had Tony Bell in goal , a player with First Division experience Newcastle United CARPENTERS PAINT AND WALLPAPER DISCOUNT STORES EASTER OFFERS OPEN GOOD FRIDAY corner Up front Cohen had two chances , the first after 74 minutes when he glanced T. Henderson's fractionally over the moves , taking bar from six yards , defence and the second a few minutes later when , after taking a Clarke pass , he turned from 25 yards and was unlucky to see his shot strike the far post . Parker had a chance to complete his hat trick with ten minutes remaining but got tangled up with the ball on the edge of the box and lost possession - then in the final minute the best move of the entire match brought the third goal . CROWN PLUS 2 VINYL SILK . 24 litres . Brilliant White £ 2.49 VINYL MATT EMULSION Brilliant White and colours , 2 litres £ 1.25 behind him , and he coped BY YORK easily with the few shots he had to deal with . The second half was a dull affair , Greenwells having a slight advantage of a stiff breeze at their backs , and as a result came more into the game . The move began with Bell , who had confidently made half a dozen saves during the half . From his throw , Graham found Ritchie Madden , who put in another industrious performance , on the right flank . Ray Young , Suggett and Madden exchanged several close passes down the right wing before the final low cross found Steve Hunter on the far side of the area , Parker having taken the defence aside by stepping over the ball . Hunter took the pace out of the ball before driving a low shot wide of Wake into the far corner of the net . BOLTON SHOCKED Shields CC's warm - up on Sunday BOLTON Wanderers ' promotion drive spluttered again last night when , on their own ground and in front of a 19,048 crowd , they 2-1 surprisingly lost to relegation bound York City . This was Bolton's second defeat in their last three home games and although they are still third top behind Sunderland and Bris tol City , pressure is building up from FA Cup Finalists Southampton . The top placings are : P W D L F A Pts Sunderland 38 21 8 9 59 33 50 Bristol C. 39 18 14 7 57 33 50 Bolton W. 28 17 12 9 52 35 46 West Brom 38 17 12 9 44 32 46 Southampton 38 19 7 12 63 46 45 Birmingham , who have struggled for First Division survival for three seasons since gaining promotion four years ago , earned themselves brief breathing space last night by thumping Ipswich 3-0 . And with near relegation rivals Wolverhampton slipping 2-1 at Highbury , Birmingham eased themselves one place clear of the bottom three with a two- point advantage . Trevor Francis , with a ninth minute penalty , put Birmingham on the way to victory , scoring their first goal in three matches . Hibbitt and Burns netted in the second half to emphasise their superiority over a side that had blasted Manchester United's championship hopes four days before . Wolves were tamed in London when Terry Mancini scored his first goal for Arsenal in a 2-1 victory . Wolves , 5-0 winners over Newcastle on Saturday , failed to produce the same explosive quality although John Richards , hat trick hero then , scored another , sandwiched between goals from Brady and Mancini . WHAT THE POOLS PAY

OCR

Another last gasp clincher by Shields
FOR the second match running , South Shields on Saturday left it virtually right up to the last kick of the game to snatch the winning goal , and , most important , the vital two points that have come their way on both occasions .
a
hard pitch and swirling wind , they had little to cheer about .
But these two goals have put Shields in a position whereby if they win their the next two games championship is theirs . The first of these is tomorrow with night's away fixture Greenwells ( kick off 6.30 that p.m. ) and the matters is the Good Friday away game at Carlisle City . Two points there would put the Mariners out of everyone's reach .
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For the Greenwells game , Showever , Shields are certain
goalkeeper
to be without Dick Patterson who , on taken to Saturday , was half - time with hospital at suspected rib damage but an has showed no X - ray fracture .
Full back Jimmy McDonald took over between the posts after a first half incident in which Bedlington forward Fuller and Patterson collided after going for a 50 50 ball in the box . Patterson received lengthy treatment but played out the rest of the half in severe pain .
Shields , though , protected McDonald well , keeping
Bedlington pinned down in
Last week , at home to Alnwick Town , Alan Suggett found the net in the fourth minute of injury time , while at Bedlington on Saturday Ray Young's 89th minute volley gave Shields a 2-1 victory and their supporters some jubilation , for in what had been a shoddy game made worse by an uneven ,
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Lewis's half - volley into the far corner of the goal left Patterson helpless on his line , unable to even dive at the ball following his injury . At the other end it was largely the work of Bedlington goalkeeper Bird that kept the Mariners out . in saves particular , from a 25 - yard shot and a 12 - yard header
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The pressure from and maintained 25 - yard down charged drop out , Jimmy Anderson ran powerfully for a try . Although Stockton improved increased slightly , Westoe their lead before half - time through a Palmer penalty . As so often in the past , when kicking down the slope in the second half , Westoe pinned their visitors in their own ' 25 ' for long periods .
Strong direct running off the mauls by skipper Carey , a good try by Ian Dixon and determined prop backing up enabled snap Dennis Smith to up another try . Keith Palmer converted one of these and
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16 - Shields Gazette , Wednesday , April 14 , 1976
Parker hits two in Mariners ' win
WHEN South Shields romped into a 2-0 lead after only eleven minutes of last night's Northern Alliance away game against Greenwells , a repeat of their 8-2 home win over the Sunderland si de looked to be on the cards .
But their opening fire petered out and they had to be content with a 3-0 victory , their third goal being delayed until the closing seconds .
For the first 15 minutes , Shields ' play was reminiscent of their better performances this season . Greenwells had absolutely nothing to offer as Shields ' early pressure paid quick dividends .
Jimmy McDonald lined up at left back , his usual number two shirt being retained by Alan Suggett following his fine . performance in that position on Saturday , and usual left back Lyn Rutherford , who suffered a few slight knocks at the weekend , was rested . And in the ninth minute McDonald slipped past T. Henderson on the touchline before hitting a cross to the feet of Kenny Parker on the edge of the home penalty
area .
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Wake and into the far corner . of the goal .
Two minutes later Parker lobbed the ball to Billy Graham in midfield and took the return pass 20 yards out . After chesting the ball down Parker gave Wake no chance with his 18 yard half volley .
This goal was typical of Shields ' game so far . They had already gone close on two occasions , the result of predetermined deadball situation
Parker advanced almost to bye line . before hammering a low drive under Greenwell goalkeeper with
CROWN VINYL MATT Super White
1 00 22 litre
Greenwells ' completely by surprise .
In the first half Shields were much sharper than in recent games and Greenwells hardly got a look at their goal . With goalkeeper Dick Patterson sidelined through injury , Shields had Tony Bell in goal , a player with First Division experience Newcastle United
CARPENTERS
PAINT AND WALLPAPER DISCOUNT STORES
EASTER OFFERS
OPEN GOOD FRIDAY
corner
Up front Cohen had two chances , the first after 74 minutes when he glanced T. Henderson's fractionally over the moves , taking bar from six yards , defence and the second a few minutes later when , after taking a Clarke pass , he turned from 25 yards and was unlucky to see his shot strike the far post .
Parker had a chance to complete his hat trick with ten minutes remaining but got tangled up with the ball on the edge of the box and lost possession - then in the final minute the best move of the entire match brought the third goal .
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£ 2.49
VINYL MATT EMULSION Brilliant White and colours , 2 litres
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behind him , and he coped BY YORK
easily with the few shots he had to deal with .
The second half was a dull affair , Greenwells having a slight advantage of a stiff breeze at their backs , and as a result came more into the game .
The move began with Bell , who had confidently made half a dozen saves during the half . From his throw , Graham found Ritchie Madden , who put in another industrious performance , on the right flank . Ray Young , Suggett and Madden exchanged several close passes down the right wing before the final low cross found Steve Hunter on the far side of the area , Parker having taken the defence aside by stepping over the ball .
Hunter took the pace out of the ball before driving a low shot wide of Wake into the far corner of the net .
BOLTON SHOCKED
Shields CC's warm - up
on Sunday
BOLTON Wanderers ' promotion drive spluttered again last night when , on their own ground and in front of a 19,048 crowd , they 2-1 surprisingly lost to relegation bound York City . This was Bolton's second defeat in their last three home games and although they are still third top behind Sunderland and Bris tol City , pressure is building up from FA Cup Finalists Southampton .
The top placings are :
P W D L F A Pts Sunderland 38 21 8 9 59 33 50 Bristol C. 39 18 14 7 57 33 50 Bolton W. 28 17 12 9 52 35 46 West Brom 38 17 12 9 44 32 46 Southampton 38 19 7 12 63 46 45 Birmingham , who have struggled for First Division survival for three seasons since gaining promotion four years ago , earned themselves brief breathing space last night by thumping Ipswich 3-0 . And with near relegation rivals Wolverhampton slipping 2-1 at Highbury , Birmingham eased themselves one place clear of the bottom three with a two- point advantage .
Trevor Francis , with a ninth minute penalty , put Birmingham on the way to victory , scoring their first goal in three matches . Hibbitt and Burns netted in the second half to emphasise their superiority over a side that had blasted Manchester United's championship hopes four days before .
Wolves were tamed in London when Terry Mancini scored his first goal for Arsenal in a 2-1 victory . Wolves , 5-0 winners over Newcastle on Saturday , failed to produce the same explosive quality although John Richards , hat trick hero then , scored another , sandwiched between goals
from Brady and Mancini .
WHAT THE POOLS PAY