As Wanderer See It - 25 August 1923 - Fixture List 1923 - 1924 - page 30
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here was only a small crowd at Hills ough to - day for the return League match ween The Wednesday and South Shields . h sides made one change from last week , own appearing in goal for Wednesday in ce of Davison , and Brown taking the ce of Bolam on the Shields left wing . The ms were : THE WEDNESDAY v . SOUTH SHIELDS . Vednesday . Brown ; Williams ( L. ) , Blen sop ; Kean , Wilson ( G. ) . Levick : Williams ) , Walker , Binks , Taylor , and Harron . outh Shields . - Walker ; Crown ,. Robson ; Ison ( H. ) , Hardy , Hutchison ; Matthew , Smith , Guyon , Thompson , and Brown . THE GAME . minute later Kean placed well down the ch line , but . Walker was again offside and good chance was nullifed . Brown and ɔmpson , on the Shields left wing , re responsible for good football , but own was unable to turn the ball into the tre when he got to close quarters . Tardy , the visiting centre half , came into ision with one of the Wednesday for -ds and had to leave the field for atten The home men broke away on the nt and Williams was given possession in ellent position but Robson dashed acroSS 1 . 1 cleared before he could get in his tre . 1 SEASIDERS ON DEFENSIVE . fatthewson , the Shields right winger , de promising headway and Brown had to ve his goal to deal with his centre . Hardy v resumed , but his reappearance did not ng the Seasiders much relief and their enders were kept busily employed . was anybody's game up to now . Walker ilt several movements by the Wednes by rushing ahead of the ball . Twice lis erness spoilt openings made by Taylor . n made a good opening for Williams the wingers centre was knooked down Robson and the free - kick cleared . aylor foroed a corner off Crown which also cleared , while a movement in the elds goal saw Taylor and Harron look gerous but the latter's shot went wide . WEDNESDAY SCORE . e balance of the play at this time was avour of the home team . 3 he home men applied pressure in the ly stages as ' the result of forceful work by Bristol City 3 . Wilson , but the centre forward , when on possession , overrun the ball . The dnesday forwards again attacked , but lker was given offside when the move . nt looked like developing . 2 Kean opened ovement with a long pass to Williams receiving the return , ran down with ball and passing to Walker , the latter and his namesake in the visiting goal cted a clever clearance just as Binks ran him . Tho ball was smartly returned , ever , and TAYLOR getting hold of it e it hard against the post . As the ball play . unded he met it with his head and ned the scoring for Wednesday . ais was after twenty - five minutes ' ee minutes later WALKER put The inesday two ahead . The visiting nders were having the time of their and play was chiefy confined to the th Shields end . 1 SHIELDS THREE DOWN . aylor received in a useful position but 8 shot was charged down and for the next minutes the Shieldsmen had a spell of cking . Brown ran well down on left and struck the orossbar with shot , the ball rebounding into play . ednesday again broke away and ILOR , snapping up a great chance , added third goal from short range . alf - time score : The Wednesday South Shielde :: .............. he Wednesday were early aggressive after resumption and Taylor tested Walker a hot shot which the custodian saved ine style . There was some strong kick by the Shields backs when matters were gerous for them . 3 e visitors forced a corner on the left ch was well placed and Brown , The Wed ay custodian , fisted away from Guyan . ter some midfield play Taylor got in a : shot which Walker smartly dealt with , then the Shieldsmen got away on the t but when Guyan accepted Matthew s centrehe was hampered by one of the sing defenders and his shot went 23⁰ . e Shields forwards had not been very hal score : THE WEDNESDAY OUTH SHIELDS h in the picture " but they were always i enough when they got away . Many nising movements by the Wednesday spoilt through Walker getting offside . YLOR and HARRON scored for The nesday in the second half . ... SATURDAY , The League .-- Division II . HALF - TIME SCORES : THE WEDNESDAY , 3 ; 80. SHIELDS , D. BLACKPOOL , ; LEEDS UNITED , 1 . BRISTOL CITY , ; STOCKPORT CO . , . COVENTRY CITY , 3 ; OLDHAM A. , 9 . CRYSTAL PALACE , 1 ; BURY , . DERBY COUNTY , 1 ; PORT VALE , . FULNAM , 1 ; LEICESTER CITY , . HULL CITY , 1 ; BARNSLEY , 2 . NELSON , ; BRADFORD CITY , . SOUTHAMPTON , 2CLAPTON ORIENT , . STOKE , 1 ; MANCHESTER UNITED , . FINAL SCORES : Wednesday 5 Blackpool 1 APRIL 5TH . , 1924 . South Shields Leeds United 1 Stockport C. O 4 Coventry C. 5 Oldham 2 Derby County 2 Hull City 1 2 1 1 Netson Southampton 5 Stoke Port Vale Barnsley Bradford C. Clapton . Manchester U Crystal Pal . 1 Bury Fulham 1 Leicester ( For League Table up to this morning see Page 2. ) 3 - Dipson , Buins , Clark ; . 1811 , Danks , Docherty , Morton and Laycock . Referee : Mr Brunskill .. The Shieldsmen kicked off towards the sea end before a " gate " of 2.000 . Bolam aird Hetherington in the opening stages of the game the to defend and Hall had to clear from the Shields centre . Following a shot , by Hetherington which went narrowly past the upright Banks and . Docherty took play into the Shields quarters when Richardson was called upon to handle a long shot from Simpson . Hall forced a corner off Paterson which ! was easily cleared and with the assistance of a free kirk the home vanguard again ot into the visiting half where Oxberry and Parker both made good hut uneccessful efforts to be then defence . A freekick to Bedlington just outside the pena line saw Wood shoot narrowly over the Shields bar . 88.JV . SHIELDS GET AHEAD . Khother strong attack by the Shieldsmen Stannard hit the upright whilst G. Hall in the Hetherington forced a corner . visiting goalmouth saved numerous shots in rapil succession and although the Shields men were by having far the best of matters , Wood and Cook were defending well and Hall was never really in difficulties . A shot by Hird following some smart work on the right wing by Bolam went high over the Lar . Fifteen minutes before the interval Bolam centred from the line and the bal ! coming to OXBERRY that player had no diff . culty in giving the Shieldsmen the lead from six yards , range . : Five minutes 3 before the interval HETHERINGTON shot the Shieldsmen's second goal , the ball going into the net . off the upright . while just before the interval Hall , the Bedlington custodian , made a brilliant save from Hird after the Shields half back had dribled past the backs . Half - time Score : South Shields Reserves Bedlington United The second half opened with the : Seasiders Fattacking and Stothard twice failed when he was well placed . The visitors rarely , got past the halfway line and the pressure by the Shieldsmen saw STANNARD fifteen minutes after the resumption obtain the third goal . Richardson made a brilliant save from Javcock at the expense of a corner and with twenty minutes to go OXBERRY put on the fourth goal . With seven minutes to go HETHERING TON secured the fifth goal after Stannard had hit the upright . Final score : SOUTH SHIELDS RESERVES BEDLINGTON UNITED |
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