Newspaper Clippings - 1923 -1924 Season - Volume 01 - 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 Radley , 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 Orbe 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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