1920-11-13 A v Nottingham Forest Match Report not complete
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Second Division . NOTTS FOREST V. SOUTH SHIELDS . 3 As was anticipated , there was a good ercwd at the City ground this afternoon to see the leaders of the Second Division and Forest meet in what premised to be a strenuous encounter .. Changes had to be made in both teams owing to injuries inficted last week , Lythgoe coming into the " Reds " eleven in place of Higgins , while Kifkbride took the place of Keen 1rside , who 1 : gured in Charlton's position on the extreme right , and Metcalf was at left half in the place of Hampson . The teams lined up as follows : NOTTS FOREST . Johnson Jones : ( H ) Belton Jones ( G. W. ) Armstron Buting Firth Epaven Elliott Lythgoe Harrold A Keenlyside Kirkbride Hawes Parker Wond ... Beteilte Hopkins Dreyer Walker Maitland . Cresswell SOUTH SHIELDS Referee : Mr Ernest Shutt , Burnly . Choice of ends fell to the visitors and the eustodian captain chose to defend the river end with a slight breeze and the sun in his favour . A crowd of about 16,000 saw the Forest right wing get away in promising style and in the first minute Spaven was round Mait land but had a poor position for his shot which went a yard wide . Several times Firth got away from well judged feeding by both his wing halves and from Elliott , the same winger forced a corner and the flag kick was headed out for Spaven to send in a terriffe drive which rebounded from the legs of a defender . Tracks were then made to the other end by Hawes , and from his opening a corner was conceded on the other wing . Correctly placed by Keerlyside , Parker . headed the ball into the goalmouth for Hawes to head just inside the upright . Johnson made a brilliant save by putting the ball around the upright , but Hawes had already been ruled offside . Johnson was again prominent a few minutes later when Keenlyside and Words drew the defence and left the pivot uncovered . Forest Gain the Lead . Rushing out , the goalkeeper threw himself at Parker's feet and cleared in thrilling style . Soon after Hawes was very high and wide from a drive from 15 yards . The Forest forwards were combining exceedingly well and when Harold went past Dryer , he put back to LYTHGOE , who sent in a hard rieifig shot . Cresswell , who was close in , tried to head away and appeared to deflect the ball from Walker's line of sight and it entered the net as the shot deserved , and the Forest gained the lead after 16 minutes ' play . Continuing the play , the Red's right wing were well down the field when the game had to be stopped for an injury ta Elliott , who had to be attended to , but he was only off the field for a couple of minutes . During this period Lythgoe and Harold delighted the crowd with a combination that nearly brought sucess , the inside man finding the top of the trossbar with a topping centre from near the touch line . A spell of centre play followed and Johnston had long shots to deal with from both Hopkins and Kirk bride , but neither of them appeared at all dangerous . Coming as a relief from midfield play tainted with offside tactics on both sides , the Forest right wing broke away and from de out , Elliott sent in a wonderfal curling shot that struck the far corner of the woodwork and rebounded into play . It was a great etort and well - deserved a goal . There followed a period in which South Shields pressed and came near scoring . In the first case it was Hawes who drove in a shot which hit the crossbar , while soon afterwards Woods called upon John ston to save a very hot oblique shot . Three minutes from the interval , Firth had a splendid opening , but from 20 yards he ballooned the ball right over the stand on to the riverside . Just after wards Walker saved a shot from Elliott just outside the goal post and play returned through Hawes and Kirkbride , only for the latter to run the ball into touch . Haif - time score : NOFTS FOREST SOUTH SHIELDS SHIELOS FOOTBALL SATURDAY , NOVEMBER When the game was resumed there was a erowd of about 18,000 present . The game did not reopen in exciting style , and the South Shields left wing made several in effectual attempts that were never danger ous . A scramble on the goal line on the right wing of the visitors resulted in a corner being awarded Keenlyside placed the kick for Belton to clear and Firth made ground down his wing , but his Shield centre was cleated by Cresswell . them . winners . GAZETTE Final : 1374 , 1920 Spennymoor United South Shields Reserves ... Becond Division : ONE 728 HALF - TIME . HOME . Nottingham F. 1 Barnsley .... Birmingham ... Bristol City Cardiff City ... 2 Goventry City Fulham Leeds United Port Vale ... 2 Bristol City ... 1 , Cardiff C. 2 North Eastern League Coventry C. 1 SHIELDS RES . V. SPENNYMOOR U. Continued from Page 2 ) . ... 1 Hoffman again effected a good clearance from Lawe , Traynor was to find touch to up the Fulham Leeds United Port Vale ... 4 Rotherham C. 1 Two more fruitless corners fell to Shields . In a great shot from twelve yajde , Milburn and this was followed by Oxberry putting making a clever clearance . Midway through the second half the Seasidere made a deter mined attack on the Spénnymoor goal , West Ham U. 4 Richardson , Lillycrop , and causing Milburn trouble . Milburn had again to clear from Lillycrop when a few minutes later , the home centre with a ground shot missed the upright by inches . The visitors again got into the home half , and 15 minutes from the end the ball came across from the left wing to MCKENNA , who , from close range , had no difficulty in beating Hoffman and putting the visitors ahead . From the centre kick off Laws raced down on the left , and with a long shot nearly added a second goal , the ball hitting the outside of the netting . Play was at once taken into the visiting halt where Richardson hit the upright . This Birmingham 4 Rotherham C. 1 Stockport Cs West Ham U 3 Wednesday FINAL Nottingham F1 South Sbleks 2 Barnsley 1. Clapton . Wolves Bury South Shields Cardiff City Bristol City AWAD Daca radio anlataTA ASTER South Shield Clapton . Wolves , b Bury Leicester C Notts County Blackpool Stoke . HellCap.0 THE LEAGUE - DIVISION II . Including matches played this aftemon . Gosts P. W. L. D. F. APL 14 9 3 2 32 , 15 20 5 23/11 1 5 19 111 14 7 2 15 7 3 15 Blackpool Rotherbam Co. 16 West Ham United ...... 15 Birmingham .... 1 2 Leicester C. Notts County Blackpool Stoke Hull C ... Stockport C. Wednesday *** was followed by a free kick to Shields , close Clapton Orient 14 7 5 in . Robson , the home centre half , took the kick and shot to the wrong side In the Leicester City closing stages of the game the Shieldemen toke got down , and from a free kick just outside the penalty area , Traynor shot into Mil burn'e hande . Ten minutes from the end , a buret away by the visitors resulted in MCKENNA securing becond goal for Spennymoor with a grand ehot , Hoffman having no chance . The last few minutes of the game the . homesters tried hard to break through , and from a free kick by Oxberry Wilson had hard lines in heading against the cross bar . 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