Newspaper Clippings - 1923 -1924 Season - Volume 01 - page 33
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Second League . SOUTH SHIELDS v . BRISTOL CITY . ( By " WANDERER . " ) South Shields made their last appearange t Horsley Hill , this season , when they aceived a visit from Bristol City this after ocn . Owing to the wet weather and the sual end of the season apathy there was a ery small attendance , not more than three 1ousand spectators being present at art , the smallest " gate " for many years . The isitors made several changes in their team Ind the sides were as follows : the Shields - Walker : Ridley . and South obson ; Wilson . Hutchinson . Metcalf : [ atthewson . Smith , Guyan Thorson and rown . ¡ Brit City : -Valli Hughes and Dyer ; aul . Smalles , Tortance : Nesbit , Mays , } 7alah . Sutherlandind Pocock..e Referee : Mr F. Hall , of Darlington . The visitors wete soon sttacking . Nesbitt etting well down on the right to drop in & ell - timed centre , and Pocock , rushing up . nt wide of the upright Rain was falling Bavily , and the treacherous state of the ound rendered , accurate play difficult . The easiders were awarded a free - kick in good , osition , but the availed them nothing , and on afterwards the Bristol forwards , by nart combination , again put the Shields en on the defensive . An offside infringe . ent , however , poiled the effort .. SHIELDS DEFENDERS AT FAULT . Not to be turned to the in kicking by the Shields defenders lowed them far too much latitude . Brown id Thompson got busy on the Shields left ing , and after Guyan's shot at close range id been charged down , Thompson missed 7 a foot . denied , the visitors again ttack . and weak and , uncer .. 1 Thompson sent Brown off along the touch ne , and the b ; was handled from the vinger's " shot just outside the penalty ea . Brown placed neatly from the free ck for Smith to head wide . Guyan , by a ever individual spurt , caused the Bristol fence some trouble , but Dyer opportunely tervened and saved a dangerous situation . oth teams reserted to one - back tactics ith the result that stappages were numer . 18 . FOOT IS ALL SATURDAY , APRIL 26TH , 19 24 SHIELDS GOAL IN DANGER . The Shields goal had a narrow escape ben Mays , receiving from Pocock's centre , ove in a shot which Metcalf just managed divert for a corner which was easily dis sed of . The Shields defence was kept sily employed chiefly through the activi es of Nesbitt and Mays . Matthewson and Smith . tried it a different complexion upon e game but they met with no success and ere unable to make much headway . alker , in running out to get possession om Maye , let the ball slip through his nds , but fortunately for the 6hfeldeman thing worse than a corner resulted . GOAL FOR VISITORS . Up to this stage the Beasiders had not en in the picture , and the visitors deserved . e lead which they gained after 13 minutes ay . The Shields defenders were tinker . g on " with the ball when 8MAILES got 8session , and , practically unchallenged , ibbled leisurely through and easily beat e home custodian . Immediately following is reverse , the South Shields forwarde parted a little more vigour to their play , id Vallis was called upon to fist out a fficult shot from Brown . * But generally speaking , it was a lifeless position and the Seasidess rarely looked to scoring . 38 men On two occasions Vallis had to run out to ve from Guyan , but with the exception of ese two incidents the visiting custodian never in any serious difficulty . atthewson , after dribbling well up , failed get in his centre with the inside iting in good position . While on the posite wing Thompson tried to send Guyan rough , but Hughes came to the rescue . It was a featureless gaine , play on both les . being exceedingly scrappy . The par west escape experienced by Bristol was hen Smith enabled Thompson to get in a rd left foot drive which the custodian red round the post for a corner . SHIELDS OFFENSIVE . The Shields forwards did a good deal of attacking towards the interval , but they invariably finished badly , and when Vallis was in any way menaged , he displayed fine judgment and coolness in all his work . Thompson , when well placed , was too hasty in making his shot , with the result that he was well off the mark , and the same player had another excellent chance , when after shouldering Guyan off the ball , he drove wide of post . Play was monotonously even , neither side displaying much enterprise or method . Wilson , Matthewson , and Smith combined well , a corner resulting which was easily cleared . Six minutes before the intervali The League . - Division II . HALF - TIME SCORES : SOUTH SHIELDS , 1 ; BRISTOL CITY , 1 . BARNSLEY , 8 ; CRYSTAL PALACE , D. BRADFORD CITY , 1 ; STOKE , . BURY , 2 ; COVENTRY CITY , . CLAPTON ORIENT , 1 ; BLACKPOOL , . LEEDS UNITED , ; NELSON , . LEICESTER CITY , 1 ; DERBY CO . , . MANCHESTER U. , 1 ; WEDNESDAY , . OLDHAM ATH . , , 1 ; SOUTHAMPTON , 3 . PORT VALE , 2 ; HULL CITY , 4 . STOCKPORT COUNTY , 1 ; FULHAM , . FINAL SCORES : 1 South Shields 1 Bradford C. 2 5 Bury Leeds United 1 Leicester . 3 Bristol City 1 Stoke Coventry C. Nelson Derby County Wednesday Southampton 3 2 Manchester U 2 Oldham 1 ( For League Table up to this morning see Page 2. ) GAZETTEN |
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