1972-73 - (Part one) Mainly Sheffield United

Posted by Tony Hutton

SATURDAY 12TH AUGUST, 1972

LEAGUE DIVISION TWO AT HILLSBOROUGH, SHEFFIELD

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 3 (Prendergast, Holsgrove, Joicey) FULHAM 0

Grummitt; Rodrigues, Mullen; Swan, Holsgrove, Clements;
Henderson, Craig, Joicey, Prendergast, Sissons; sub Sunley;

Mellor; Pentecost, Moreline; Mullery, Matthewson, Dunne;
Conway, Horne, Cross, Lloyd, Barrett; sub Callaghan.

Referee:- C. Howells, North Shields.

The Fulham squad.

Having recently moved from Matlock into Sheffield it was something of a bonus to win season tickets for myself and my six year old son for season 1972-73 as a result of this Father and Son competition.
We did not miss many matches as, however bad United were at times, we felt obliged to go to every home game where possible.

TUESDAY 15TH AUGUST, 1972

LEAGUE DIVISION ONE AT BRAMALL LANE, SHEFFIELD

SHEFFIELD UNITED 0 LEEDS UNITED 2 (Colquhoun o.g., Giles pen)

McAlister; Goulding, Hemsley; Mackenzie, Colquhoun, Hockey;
Woodward, Salmons, Dearden, Eddy, Scullion; sub Reece.

Harvey; Reaney, Cherry; Bremner, Charlton, Madeley;
Lorimer, Baters, Jordan, Giles, Gray; sub Yorath.

Referee:- A.E. Morrisey, Bramhall.

                             

      Keith Eddy.       Eddie Colquhoun, Stewart Scullion, Trevor Hockey, David Ford, Gil Reece.
                  

SATURDAY 19TH AUGUST, 1972

LEAGUE DIVISION ONE AT BRAMALL LANE, SHEFFIELD

SHEFFIELD UNITED 1(Salmons) NEWCASTLE UNITED 2 (McDonald, Tudor)

McAlister; Goulding, Hemsley; Mackenzie, Colquhoun, Hockey;
Woodward, Salmons, Dearden, Eddy, Reece; sub Ogden.

McFaul; Craig, Clark; Gibb, Howard, Young;
Barrowclough, Green, McDonald, Tudor, Hibbitt; Sub Cowan.

Refereee:- R.C. Challis, Tonbridge

TUESDAY 29TH AUGUST, 1972

LEAGUE DIVISION ONE AT BRAMALL LANE, SHEFFIELD

SHEFFIELD UNITED 0 IPSWICH TOWN 0

McAlister; Goulding, Hemsley; Flynn, Colquhoun, Hockey;
Woodward, Salmons, Cammack, Currie, Reece; sub Dearden.

Best; Mills, Harper; Collard, Hunter, Beattie;
 Hamilton, Viljoen, Belfiott, Whymark, Lambert; sub Miller.

Referee:- V.J. Batty (Helsby)

SATURDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER, 1972

LEAGUE DIVISION ONE AT BRAMALL LANE, SHEFFIELD

SHEFFIELD UNITED 3 (Woodward, Dearden 2) SOUTHAMPTON 1 (Davies)

McAlister; Goulding, Hemsley; Flynn, Colquhoun, Hockey;
Woodward, Salmons, Dearden, Currie, Reece; sub Cammack.

Martin; McCarthy, Burns; Fisher, McGrath, Steele;
O'Brien, Channon, Davies, O'Neill, Stokes; sub Paine.

Refereee:- C.T. Fallon, Blackpool.

SATURDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER, 1972

CENTRAL LEAGUE AT BRAMALL LANE, SHEFFIELD

SHEFFIELD UNITED RESERVES 2 (Ford, Holmes) LIVERPOOL RESERVES 2 (Higham, McAuley)

Meehan; Speight, Ludlam; Holmes, Faulkner, Powell;
Conroy, Coxon, Staniforth, Ford, Williams; sub Allen.

Lane; Webb, Storton; McLaughlin, Rylands, Higham;
Kewley, Boersma, Brownville, Tompson, McAuley; sub Evans.

Referee:- J.C. Sewell (Quorn, Leicester)

Liverpool were on top initially with Boersma looking dangerous in attack. After 27 minutes the visitors went ahead when a cross from McAuley on the left was met by Higham who headed the ball into the corner of the net.

Five minutes later United were level after a mix up in the Liverpool defence. Ryland tried a back pass to his goalkeeper which went well wide of him for Ford to nip to put the ball into the empty net.
Half-time 1-1.

Holmes put United ahead during the second half but McAuley, always dangerous on the left wing, got the equaliser for Liverpool.