1920-9-25 H v Rotherham Match Report
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LEAGUE FOOTBALL SOUTH SHIELDS v . ROTHERHAM C ( ByWanderer . " ) The Beasidere were home to Rotherham County this afternoon in their seyenth League engagement the cason Richardson wate for elatay the Shields left wing the former eventually sending wide . The same pair again got but the Shieldemen were pulled , upe side , while minute la Lillyerop was shaping well when once again the odside hilo was infringed . In the corresponding maith last season , the Shieldemen won eselly by goals to ? . and Rotherham obtained both points in the return game , with only a goal to spare . Hopkini from long range dropped in a By assuming the leadership of the second shot which Branston had to run out to gold , League , South Shields nad big advantage and in doing so ke dropped the ball but over their opponents , who had only won ope quickly recovered it and cleared without game in seven , no fewer than tour mstebes dimeulty , Kitchen came away on his own in having been drawn while the Seasiders had the depta in promising style but shot wildly an unbeaten record with a cleas lead of wand ad ampt by Clarkson and Shaw was paints over Stoke , the runners - up . Prior to this afternoon , the Ynieldame were the only team in the three Divisions of the English League which had not tasted defeat SOUTH SHIELDS . Walker . Cresswell Maitlan ! Honking Manipson Woods , Lillyorop , Hawes , Dreyer Bainbridge Clarkson Shaw Kitchen Bailey Emmett Hargreaves Braneton Kiehardson Lees Cawley Chambers Alten SHIELOS FOOTBALL GAZETTEY SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 25TH , 1920 Hopkins again sent the Shield's forwards away and a clever combined effort by Words and Bainbridge culminated in the ball roll ing out just out of the reach of the Shield's inside right , who had worked amarily for position . successfully frustrated by Cresswell . The visitors were doing a good deal of attacking , but their Anishing efforts were poor . Lillyorop beating Hargreaves , tapped the ball across to the goalmouth when there appeared to be a great chance for the Sea ders but Woods and Hawes were just a fraction of a second too late in getting up , and Chambers was able to relieve a danger . ous situation . outside - laft . 35 we ROTHERHAM COUNTY . Referee : Mr A. Donton , of Loods . South Shields turned out at full strength , Lillyorop resuming as leader of the attack after a fortnight's absenos through injuries , while Richardson again took his place at There were several notable ebanges in the Rotherham team . Millership was an absentee his place at right - back being taken by Alton , and Hargreaves was brought in at left - back . Emmet displaced Frith at oentre - half . The dense fog which had envel - son was smartly intorceptedly Valke oped the town during the whole of the morn . ing fortunately oleared away , and the wea ther was beautifully fine when the teams turned out before abou : 18,000 spectators . Lilycrop's le troube returned he took the outside right position with Woodas , and Bainbridge in the centre . Hawes placed when he was charged off his shot , an relief came to the visitors through a free kid for bandling . The Rotherham left wing bgal came into prominence and a centre by Clark Richardson's leg gave way and he had to be assisted to the touch line . With Lillycro anything but fit the Shieftamen were thus very soverely handicaped . Cresswell stopped a dangerous rugh by Clarkson and Shaw , after , which Kitchen led a raid by the visiting forwards . " which , looked ominous for the Seasiders when Dryer miskicked , but Cresswell oame to the rescue and brought temporary relief to his side .. Harry Woods was making for md hei Emmets oleverly dispossessed him , and at the Shields and a faulty clearance by Maland almost let in Kitchen , but again , wie Rother . ham centre forward proved a poor narsan and the ball went hopelessly wide . Hver and Richardson placed the visitors of th defensive , and Bainbridge , working wi into the centre , pedoffaceb weakly .. Seasiders ' Big Handicap . The visitors had the sun in their faces in the opening half . South Shields were at once dangerous , the result of a well directed The visitors applied pressure , but the movement led by Lillycrop , but Bainbridge Shields half backs were in capital tnm , an i pade poor return and Hargreaves was able to effect a clearance . Harry broke up numerous inements which might have speit disaster : Hopkins went Woods away , but the latter was aled up for offside , and once again Shaw and Clarkson caused the Shields defence anxiely . no A bad naiskick by Maitland gave Shaw chance , but the Shields back made good recovery , and the trouble was averted . Richardson was taken to the pavilion , lear - l ing the Shieldspien with three nound for warde and one rocked There was longer muching in the Elitelds attack.apif the visitors did quite as much aggressive work as their opponents . Bainbridge and Hawes , came away strongly , and a centre hy the former was met by Lillycrop , but the bail oame over too high for him to get his head to it and Branston was able to clear Playing with excellent understanding the South Shields forwards again took sharge of the game only to be repulsed by the resolute defensive work of Hargreaves andlton The Rotherham front rank then came into There was an exciting tussle in the Rother the picture and the South Shields geal had ham's goalmouth followings free kick elles an exceedingly narrow escape . Kitchen and in , which was taken by Hampeon Winds Shaw worked their way cleverly through the and , Hawes had a pot at goal , but without Shields defenes and the latter looked a cer- success , and after the ball had behbed about tuin seorer when he steod enly six yards out the goalmiputh in tantalising fashion . Alton from Walker with no one else to beat . His nignaged to get it away . Woods was fouled shot , however . was cleverly held by Walker , just outside the penalty area , but he fre he Qai |
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