As Wanderer See It - 25 August 1923 - Fixture List 1923 - 1924 - page 10
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Second League . STOCKPORT COUNTY v . SOUTH SHIELDS . South Shields , who are making a bold bid for promotion were the visitors to Stockport to - day . There was one change in the composition of the visitors ' eleven , Parker , a serve outside left , being intro duced to the exclusion of Brown . The teams were : South Shields . - Walker ; Ridley , Onown ; Wilson , Hardy , Hutchinson : Bolam , Heth erington , Simms , Greenwell , Parker . Stockport County.- Hardy ; Richardson , Reid ; Waterall . Cockburn , Morrison ; Critchley , Purcell , Woodcock , .. Sambrook Edgley . Referee . - Mr P. B. Johnson ( Sheffield ) . Owing to the inclemency of the weather , there were only about 5,000 spectators at the slart . South Shieldé made a promising opening , and after six minutes ' play they obtained the lead . Richardson , the Stockpcrt right - back , slipped in making a clearance , and Simms was quick to take advantage of the oppor . tunity to dash in and tako possession . He gave a meat pass to HETHERINGTON , who was more favourably placed , and the Shields side - right , who easily beat Hardy . STOCKPORT EQUALISE . Stockport retaliated and six minutes after the Shieldsmen's success WOODCOCK got The possession close in and equalised . visitors weee again aggressive and Simas who was going strongly was checked just outside the penalty area . A free kick was awarded against Richard . son but IIutchinson's shot was successfully dealt with . Critchley was making headway on the Stockport right wing when Hitchin son intervened and 1 few minutes later Waterall put the ball into the Shields goalmouth where Purcell tried a header which was unsuccess ful . Greenwell made a good attempt to break through , but his shct passed across the face of the goalmouth and went behind . There was another determined attack by the South Shields forwards , led by Simms , and after the latter had taken the ball from Richardson , he was held up by Reid , who saved a dangerous situation .. Play was very fast and full of excitement . Critchley nearly gave Stockport the lead with a capital half - volley , following a centre by Edgley . DEFENDERS BUSY . Woodcock received an opening through a miskick by Crown and ran the ball into the goalmouth , but Walker came out and kicked away . Woodcock then tried a shot from long range which Walker cleverly saved . The Stockport forwards were playing an ; open game , and Ridley and Crown were on several occasions hard pressed . At this stage of the game most of the play was in the visitors ' half . A foul by Richardson gave South Shields a free kick and Parker dropped he ball into the goal mouth but Hardy ran out and kicked the ball away . The home forwards forced a corner on the left and Waterall shot into Walker's hands . Critchley made two gcod attempts to break through , but he was beaten on each occa sion by Crown . Ten minutes before the inter val Edgley put the fall into the Shields goalmouth and in attempting to make a clearance , Ridley nearly put through his own goal but Walker managed to get the ball away . MORE GOALS . The danger was only temporarily averted , however , for Waterall sent in a hot shot from which PURCELL se Stockport the lead . The visitors applied vigorous pressure for the remainder of the opening half , and the County defenders were often in difficulties Three minutes before aif time , the shieldsmen gained a corner on the right ,. and Bolam placed accurately from the flag - kick . Simms got his head to the ball and PARKER , being presented with an excel lent opening , had no difficuity in again equalising the scores . It had been an eventful opening half . Half - time score : South Shields 8 2 Stock part County The spectators had increased to 11,000 when play was resutned . Edgley put across a fine contre but Ridley kicked away , while at the other end a movement was checked on the left . For a few minutes the South Shields defenders were hard pressed . Waterall had hard luck with a long shot which struck the crossbar . Stockport pressed and Sambrooks and Walker raced for possession . They reached the ball together and the ball passed under the custodian's hands towards the net but Crown dashed up and clearel . few minutes later Ridley , cleared another dangerous situation . South Shields were awarded a free - kick just outside the penalty area , bute ball was got SHIELDS FOCIBALL SATURDAY ABANDONED ? NOVEMBER KAZETTE , 17TH 1923 offside .. Within a minute of this success bhie again.bore down on the Middlesbrough ge and when Brown middled the ball SMI again shot into the net for the Shieldame second goal . MA -336x Within tive minutes of the interve home team again attacked in a determit manner and when the ball came across the left ing BROWN shot the Seaside third goal . { Just before the interval Thompson n sed an open goal for the Shieldsmen , f ing over the ball when he was about shoot . Half time score : South Shields Reserves Middlesbrough Reserves In the concluding half play was in Boro ' territory and Oxberry tested 17ilhi : son with a strong shot .... Smith caused Iro ' custodian to run ou , and Botterill with a surprise shot grased Shields uprigh :. A free - kick from the h ay line taken by Holmes saw Butlet to headway on the Middlesbro ' right . wing he failed to get in his cen.re .... Lit Shortly before the end of the game . Okbe was dribbling through on his own when was brought down in the penalty res 3 the referee at once ordered a pénalty , a shot was entrusted to SMITH , who so the home team's fourth goal , at the sa time performing the " hat trick . " As ta the half advanced Middlesbro improved but af . er Cresor had shot a Richardson's hands , Bosomworth sent f fast shot which Richardson cleverly tip over the bar at the expense of a fruit ccrner . Slade tried an individual effort : got past the Shields backs , but Richard ran ou ; and made a timely clearance . BROWN scored the fifth goal Shields just before the whistle blew . Final score : SOUTH SHIELDS RES . MIDDLESBROUGH RES ..... 09 |
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