Newspaper Clippings - 1923 -1924 Season - Volume 01 - page 34
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Second League . BRISTOL CITY V. SOUTII SHIELDS , ( Ey " WANDEREA , !! ) It was a bright , springlike afterpan , but about 5,000 spectators were present . Tams : Bristol City , Vallis ; Hughes , Glen , Paul , Javis , Torrance ; Nesbit , Mays , Andrews , Siles , Pocock . Squth , Bhielda - Walker ; Ridley , Robson : Hutchinson . Hardy , Metcalfe ; Matthewson , Wilson , Guyan . Smith . Thompson Andrews Ras playing his first League tch . South Shiolda won . the toss . Ridley Robson nutmangumvred Pocock , and en Shields attacked . Hughes drove them Mick in fine style , however , and Pocock was rain seen on the attack for the home team . in this occasion , however , Ridley easily beat him . The Shields right wing then got moving in . very pretty style and Mathewson , put across * good sentre . Hughesiskicked and pre sented Smith with a chance to score , but his ground shot was well fielded by Vallis . P For some time the Northerners had lecidedly the better of the play and made grass hy good open passing , whereas Bristol City indulged in ineffective close pay . Hutchinsan beat Poonck , easily and us nipped a home attack in the bud . Robson was later prominent in stopping Andrews in fine style . A troublesome wind was blowing and inter . ered eonsiderably with the game , which up this stage har heen rather . poar with i 11 * of the end - of - the - season atmosphere bout it .. SUPERIOR SHIELDS FORWARDS . During the next ten minutes there waa le play of réal interest . Oceasionally hields made incursions ori either wings and heir forward play was superior to that of ristol . d The home side , however , should have got e lead when Neshit put in a perfect centre or Emailes to head wide . Shortly afterwards i eshitt outpaced , Metcalfe and travelled half pe length of the field only to shoot wide . In the 1.qxt Bristol novement Robson got ae hettes df Nesbitt Flay was livening up hit hereabouts and the shields half hacka id very well under pressure . In one lively pell Hardy stopped the hall in the niek af me . The centre half was playing grandly while lley and Robson were govering Walker ith splendid judgment . A shot from Hardy ist went wife of the largek SHIELDS ' NARROW ESCAPE , Thirty - fiye " minutes went by without a al and play on the whole up to this period ad been Father tamc . Hutchinson made seft clearance while later Walker made & ne save from Nesbitt . Andrews skimmed the orpssbar with an press drive , which nearly brought about e downfall of the Shields goal and Walker as kept busy for some time . Thompsoy 15 given effside after a good movement hich promised well . The gams became a little more interesting ar the interval , but neither side reached high standard of play . Thompson had other fine chance when close in , but his gue she was wide . Half - time score : Bristol City South Shields *** 9 Bristol attacked immediately after resum and Walker , the South Shields custodian , Gyven ed some dangerous situations . xt came into the picture and put out a odwing pass to Thompson , but the latter's tre went astray . G uvan made another splendid effart , and › Bristol custodian broualit off a fine save , ay was transferred quickly from end te d , and there was more beenness than there heen previously , Suyan and Wilson were preininent for the sitors and Hutchinson was always a valu : le werker in the intermediate lime . The uth Shields forwards were now having the ater share of the play but they were ahle penetrate the City defence . Final geare : BRISTOL CITY SOUTH SHIELDS OCOCK scored for Bristel City , SHILLOS SATURDAY , FOCIBALL MAY The League . - Division II . HALF TIME BOORES , BRISTOL CITY , SOUTH SHIELDS . 1 FLACKPOOL . 11 CLAPTON ORIENT , . ORVATAL PALARE ,, A ; DARNSLEY , 1 . DERBY QOUNTY , BI LEIGESTER O. , . FULHAM , 11 STOCKPORT BOUNTY , A. HULL CITY , 1 ; PORT VALE , I. NELSON , LEEDS UNITED , D. WEDNESDAY , ; MANCHESTER V. Q. BOUTHAMPTON , OLDHAM ATH . , 1 . FINAL SCORES : Bristol City F South Shields Blackpool 3 Clapton . Barnsley Leicester . Crystal Pal . 3 Derby County 4 Fulham f Stockport Ç . 1 Port Vale Hull City Nelson 3 Leeds United Wednesday 2 Manchester U Southampton 3 Oldham ( For League Table op to this morning see Page 2 . 3 RA GAZETTRY 1924 |
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