1960-61 - Part two (Walsall home & away & Albion v Spurs)

Posted by Tony Hutton


SATURDAY 12TH NOVEMBER, 1960

LEAGUE DIVISION THREE AT FELLOWS PARK, WALSALL

WALSALL 4 (Richards 3, Wilson) QUEENS PARK RANGERS 3 (Bedford 2, Lazarus)

 Christie; Sharples, Guttridge (capt); Hill, McPherson, Dudley;
Askey, Hodgkisson, Wilson, Richards, Rowe;

Drinkwater; Woods, Ingham; Keen, Rutter, Angell;
Lazarus, Carey, Whitfield, Bedford, Longbottom;

 (Report from Birmingham Post)

SATURDAY 19TH NOVEMBER, 1960                          Attendance 12,574

LEAGUE DIVISION THREE AT MEADOW LANE, NOTTINGHAM

NOTTS COUNTY 3  (Bircumshaw, Joyce, Hateley) WALSALL 1 (Wilson)


Smith; Butler, Noon; Sheridan, Rawson, Carver;
Roby, Joyce, Hateley, Forrest, Bircumshaw;

Christie; Sharples, Palin; Hill, McPherson, Dudley;
Askey, Hodgkisson, Wilson, Richards, Rowe;

Referee: - G. Hartley, Bradford

(Report from Wolverhampton Express and Star)

SATURDAY 26TH NOVEMBER, 1960                 Attendance 37,000

LEAGUE DIVISION ONE AT THE HAWTHORNS, WEST BROMWICH

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1 (Howe) TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS 3 (Smith 2, Allen)

Wallace; Cram, Williams (S.G.); Drury, Kennedy, Robson (capt);
Jackson, Howe, Allen, Kevan, Williams (G);

Brown; Baker, Henry; Blanchflower (capt), Norman, Mackay;
Jones, White, Smith, Allen, Dyson;

Referee:-J. McLoughlin, Manchester

Spurs all star team arrived at the Hawthorns on top of the league with a seven point lead over Sheffield Wednesday, who are the only team to beat them so far this season. They were back to form last week in thrashing Birmingham City 6-0 at White Hart Lane. Two of the Albion team, Bobby Robson for England and Graham Williams for Wales were in action at Wembley on Wednesday. Albion experimented with two regular full backs, Howe and Graham Williams in the forward line.                                                      
(The following reports are from the Birmingham Sports Argos, the Birmingham Post and the Birmingham Mail Sports)

SATURDAY 10TH DECEMBER, 1960

LEAGUE DIVISION THREE AT FELLOWS PARK, WALSALL

WALSALL 1 (Wilson) BARNSLEY 0

Christie; Palin, Sharples; Hill, McPherson (capt), Dudley;
Askey, Hodgkisson, Wilson, Richards, Taylor;

Leeson; Swift, Brookes (E); Barber, Sharp, Houghton;
Smillie, Bartlett, Tindill, Beaumont, Brookes (C);

Referee:- A.J. Sturgeon, London

Tommy Wilson, the recent signing from Notts Forest has slotted into the Walsall side without any trouble and has scored in every game he has played so far, including the only goal of the game today.