As Wanderer See It - 25 August 1923 - Fixture List 1923 - 1924 - page 4
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Second League . BARNSLEY ENTERTAIN SOUTH SHIELDS . South Shields fulfilled a return League engagement with Barnsley at Onkwell this afternoon . The Yorkshiremen were re feated at Horsley Hill last week by two clear guals , and in the corresponding maten at Oak vell last secson the Seasiders suffered a heavy reverse by five clear goals . The homo team was strengthe :: ed by the inclusion of Halliwell as ieader of the attack , while South Shields were also at full strength , Hardy returning to his place at ventre - half . The teams were as follows : South Shields - Walker ; Ridley , Crown ; Hird , Hardy , Hutchinson ; Bolam , Hether . ington . Simms , Greinwell , Brown . Barnsley . -Cope ; Armstrong , Gitting ; Fletcher , Beaumont , Barnes : Curran , Hine , Halliwell , Waine coat ,. Newton . THE GAME . The match was favoured with brilliant weather and there was a large crowd when the game started . Fletcher won the toss and set the visitors to play against a stiff breeze with the sun at their backs . South Shields were first to apply pres sure and Bolam , after making good pro gress , sent in a shot which Cope had 1.0 run out to save . Barnsley then got away on the right and , the ball went out to Newton . who sentred to Halliwell . The Barnsley leader netted the ball but he was in an offside position and no point was allowed . The home team continued to be aggressive and after some pretty passing by the forwards , in which Hine and Curran were prominent , the latter struck the corner of the post with a hard , fast shot . South Shields made some headway after this but their attacks , as yet , were not so dangerous as those of the Barnsley for wards . Following a foul on Curran . Wainscoat headed against the corner of the post . Brown broke away for the visitors and created a dangerous situation , but Arm strong came to the rescue and cleared in Ane style . BARNSLEY SCORE . After thirteen minutes play . WAINS COAT opened the scoring for Barnsley . Receiving from Newton he placed the ball into the far corner of the net , well out of Walker's reach . Barnsley dominated the game and almost immediately they came within an ace of scoring . Halliwell next trled a long shot . SHIELDS FORWARDS HELD . The Shields forwards very rarely got going and when they did the Barnsley Brown and defence was wide awake . Greenwell made several attempts to get away but could make no progress . the Greenwell set Brown going and back to winger passed him . Things looked dangerous for Barnsley but Green and well collided with Armstrong the latter cleared whilst on the ground . The visitors ' right wing returned to the attack and Cope had to punch out a fine entre from Brown . Hetherington beat Beau mont and went forward in a race for the all . Armstrong cleared the siauation , how . ever , with a tremendous kiek . SHIELDS ATTACKS . The visiting forwards were now showing . much more life but the home backs were playing a sound me . SIMMS made a glori . ous attempt to beat the defence and caused Cone to sae on his knees . After this the ame lost much of its excite ment . Bolam made a good run and brought Cope to his knees with a shot that lacked sting . Simms broke through an1 Gittirs meeting relieved at the expense of a crrer . After some good work by Hutchinson and Brown , Hird secured possession and tried , a long shot which went inches wide . From a corner Simms shot over the bar and later Cope bad to risch ont to boot away from Hetherington . Half - time score : Barnsley South Shields Final score : BARNSLEY SOUTH SHIELDS 1 1 1 SHIELDS FOOTBALL SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER The League . --- ' - II . HALF - TIME SCORES : BARNSLEY , 1 ; 8OUTH SHIELDS , . BLACKPOOL , ; STOKE , . BRADFORD G .. 1 ; OLDHAM ATH . , 1 . BRISTOL DITY , : COVENTRY CITY , . CLAPTON ORIENT , 1 ; DERBY CO . , . FULHAM , : ORYSTAL PALACE , . LEEDS UNITED , ; LEICESTER C. , 1 . MANCHESTER UNITED . G : BURY , 1 . NELSON , 1 : HULL CITY , . PORT VALE . : STOCKPORT COUNTY , . SOUTHAMPTON , 1 ; THE WEDNESDAY , . FINAL SCORES : Barnsley Blackpool . 1 Bradford C. 2 1 1 1 South Shields Stoke Oldham Ath . Leicester C. Bury Hall City Wednesday 2 Leeds United . 1 Manchester U.0 1 Nelson Southampton 3 1 1 ( For League Table up to this morning see Page 2. ) GAZETTE 15TH , 1923 WEST TA Following their defeat at Shildon , Shielde Reserves had a home engagement this after : noon , West Stanlev being the visitors The teama took the field o follow .. South Shields Reserved Richardson : Chape , Robeon : Wilson , Stotherd . Meica'fe : Ma hewson . Oxberry , Guyan , ihompson . anıl Parker . West dey - Murray ; Hobson . Bell : Rowald , Cook . Wilson : Pinkney , Mnr . Purdy , Douglas . and Hall . Tue Shi - lismon loet the toss and lion : Guyan kicked off the attendance won'l te about three hou . The West Stanley left wing became 2:09 prominent . hrt Stothard repled them , art when the Shieldsmen took nly into the visiting half Mur had to deal with a leng ahot from Matthewson . Stanley azain forced the ray and Doulas hit the Shields upright . The hone for wards once more made headway , and when Oxterry shot across the oalmouth PARKER found the net for the open goal . Corners fell to both sides and Richard son had to run out of his goal to save from Pinkney . Thompson ahot high over the visiting har , and then a minute later . when well placed , shot into the custo dian's hands . The Stanley forwards were very keen , but at close quarters they shot weakly The Shieldamen procured two further corners , which gave them little advantage . After half an hour's play a fine individ ual effort by Muse gave Purdy a good opportunity to equalise , but he shot gh over the bar . Nearing the interval the Shieldsmen pressed and Murray went full length to 6 & ve from Oxberry , whilst Hobson twice pulled the home centre up when he was getting dangerous . Half - time score : South Shields Res . West Stanley On resuming play continued fairly even . and the home team in successive raids pressed st nely , Mathewson and Guyan oth testing Murray , whilet from a Stanley attack Richardson did well to 68 VO from Muse , for a while the visitors hell the upper band , and on ore occasion when Richardson ran out of his goal , Mues shot past 1 Thirty minutes after the restart OXBERRY dashed through and put on the Shieldsmen's second goal , whilst a few minutes later the Stanley goal had another narrow escape . Parker shooting for the custodian to go full length and save at the expense of a fruitless corner . Final score : SOUTH SHIELDS WEST STANLEY 1 20 |
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