Weekly Exchange, October 24 1885.
Match played 17 October 1885
FOOTBALL.
MIDDLESBROUGH v. LOCKWOOD BROS., SHEFFIELD.
Despite the inclement weather on Saturday afternoon, a fog being succeeded by
a steady drizzling rain, near 1000 persons assembled on the Middlesbrough football
ground to witness the first important match of the season in the north country. The
visitors appeared with a strong team, as it comprised the whole of the Sheffield
Challenge Cup winners with the exception of J. Beard, whose place was taken by F.
West. The home team won the toss, and their captain started the ball, which was soon
taken to the Sheffield goal, but the final shot resulted in it going over the bar.
It was immediately returned to the other end of the ground, Sellers and Winterbottom
both showing grand form, and after the ball was cantered from the right wing in front
of the goal posts, Winterbottom rushed forward, got inside the backs, and sent it
rattling past Dawkins. An appeal against the goal by Hardisty, the Middlesbrough
umpire, but it was submitted by Mr Wilkinson that the ball was in the air and on
its course before Winterbottom ran past the backs, and that he was not therefore
off-side. The umpire, however, allowed the appeal. The game up to half-time, though
in favour of Sheffield, did not result in any score, but soon after half-time and
during a scrimmage in front of the Sheffield goal the ball was headed through by
Borrie. Shortly after this Sellers wound up a grand run by centring the ball to Brier,
who put it to Cutts, and the latter out of a scrimmage put it through. Some fast
play followed, and another goal was scored by the home team, shortly after which
time was called, the game thus resulting in favour of Middlesbrough by two goals
to one. Umpire, Mr Wilkinson. Teams:-- MIDDLESBROUGH-- J.Dawkins, goal; G.Miller
and T.H.Wynn, backs; O.H.Cochrane (capt.), B.F. McNellis, and C.Booth, half-backs;
W.Fox, J.Thompson, A.Borrie, W.Pickstock, and Rev.E.J.Wilson, forwards. F.Hardisty,
umpire; P.Huntington, referee. LOCKWOOD Brothers- D,Beard, goal; W.Betts and T.Buttery,
backs; J.Houseley (capt.), L.McLoughlin, and George Harris, half-backs; H.Winterbottom,
F.West, J.Sellers, F.Briers, and C.Cutts, forwards.
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Weekly Exchange,
Match played 27 March 1886.
M I D D L E S B R O U G H v N O T T S C O U N T Y
This match, which has been looked forward to for some considerable time as one
of the most interesting fixtures of the season, was played on the Middlesbrough ground
on Saturday afternoon. Mr Wm. Gunn, of cricket and football repute, who was advertised
to play, was unable to be present. A strong wind and slippery ground tended much
to limit the chance of witnessing the best of play of the Notts County men, who it
was generally presupposed that Notts would have an easy win, but this delusion was
quickly dispelled when Middlesbrough rushed the ball up, and within two minutes of
the kick off, Blades seized his opportunity and scored the first goal for the home
team. The county then pressed the Middlesbrough men hard, and passed their backs,
but Dawkings quickly removed the danger. After a short interval Blades secured the
plaudits of the spectators by scoring a second goal for the home team, which was
followed, after a hard tussle, by the first score for the visitors. Fox and Blades
kept the leather well up in the enemy’s ground, and Blades tried to score, but Notts
spoiled the chance by kicking the ball out of play.
On resuming play, Notts made a determined onslaught on the Middlesbrough goal,
but the back play was much too good for them. Bach made a mis-kick, which was the
means of Notts taking a corner, which was badly placed; and, Blades getting possession,
was taken into the centre of the field, but, Blades hesitating, he lost the ball.
Boulty’s kick was very weak, and the ball was worked up into Notts quarter; and in
spite of the wind, Middlesbrough pressed them hard, but the backs played a magnificent
defence. Relief only came from a foul by Borrie. This was only temporising for Fox.
Blades and Borrie worked most energetically, and took the leather back into Notts
quarter, but Hill turned shot after shot aside. This seemed to give Notts forwards
a rest, who by this time were about played out, and they made another fruitless effort.
The home team now seemed to play the best at all points, and they ultimately won
the game by two goals to one.
The following are the teams:-- Middlesbro’ --J. Dawkins. T. H. Wynn, T. Bach,
R. Pringle, O. F. Cochrane, W. Coates, Wm. Pickstock, R. Wilson, A. Borrie, Wm. Fox,
and J. Blades. Notts -- A. A. Hill, A. T. Marshall (captain), W. Lougham, S. J.
Herrod, S. H. Machine, J. Toon, Guthridge, A. Maltby, H. Onion, A. F. Whiteman, F.
Guthridge.
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The Weekly Exchange,
Match played 26 April 1886
MIDDLESBROUGH V. GREAT LEVER (BOLTON.)
This match was played at Middlesbrough on Monday, and proved one of the most
brilliant games of the season. The weather was beautifully fine, and about 5000 persons
assembled. The visitors won the toss, and played in the direction of the Linthorpe-road
goal, with the sun at their backs. In the first half the home team were kept on the
defensive, and during the temporary absence of Wynn, who had almost kicked the sole
of his boot, Great Lever scored two goals, Scowcroft obtaining the first out of a
scrimmage, whilst the second was got after an admirable bit of passing by Dick, Hay,
who from a long shot sent the ball swiftly through the centre of the goal. On changing
ends Middlesbrough made a great effort to retrieve their fortunes. Hemming in the
visitors, Bach and Coates made unsuccessful shots for goal. Two corners followed
for Middlesbrough, but nothing resulted; and after some give and take play Fox made
a splendid long shot for goal, but the ball striking the crossbar fell into play.
An unsuccessful effort was made to rush it through, and it was then taken to the
other end of the field where Dawkings was kept on the alert for several minutes,
and thrice he saved his charge in good style. Borrie after a pretty dribble passed
to Thompson, and the pair were taking it nicely forward when Borrie, colliding with
one of the Great Lever half backs, fell. The latter also went down, and Thompson
fell over him, and Pickstock rushing up shot in the ball too fast for the visitor’s
goal-keeper to stop, and scored the first and only goal for the home team. Some grand
play followed on both sides, and after Pickstock had nearly scored again the visitors
got another goal out of a scrimmage. Nothing further was registered, and the game
thus terminated in favour of the visitors by three goals to one. The teams were:--
MIDDLESBROUGH. --J.Dawkings, goal; T.H. Wynn and G.Milner, backs; A.R. Pringle,
T.Back, and W.Coates, half-backs; W.Fox, J.Thompson, A.Borrie, R.Wilson, and W.Pickstock,
forwards. Umpire, F.Hardisty.
GREAT LEVER -- T.Hay, goal; Casey and Smethurst, backs; Shields, Lomax, and
Fairhurst, half-backs; Howarth, Scowcroft, D.Hay, Hall, and Livesey, forwards. Umpire,
Roscoe. Referee, Mr J. Bastard.
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Weekly Exchange,
Match played 15 May 1886
FOOTBALL
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CLEVELAND CHARITIES CUP.
On Saturday, in wretched weather, and with only 350 spectators present on the
Linthorpe-road Ground, Middlesbrough, the first team of the Middlesbrough Club brought
the season 1885-6 to a brilliant close by winning the handsome £50 challenge cup
offered for competition by the governors of the North Riding Infirmary and the Cottage
Hospital. The cup, which is of silver, bears on the lid the figure of a man in football
costume, with the ball at his feet, and in the act of “kicking off.” near the rim
is a border of leaves in repousse work, and one of the three panels into which the
exterior of the cup is divided by the massive handles, bears also in repousse work,
a representation of a hotly contested game of football, the background being occupied
with the grandstand and the spectators. Another panel bears the inscription “Cleveland
Medical Charities Challenge Cup, 1886,” and the third panel will be engraved with
the name of the winning team. It was anticipated that St.John’s -- the team left
in for the final with Middlesbrough -- would be easily beaten, but the Saints showed
some capital play, and by the aid of the strong wind they succeeded in confining
the chief part of the struggle during the first half to Middlesbrough territory.
At first the play was all over the field for a few minutes, and then the Saints made
a splendid attack on the home goal, and Dawkins was called upon twice in rapid succession
to defend his post. On the second occasion he gave a corner, of which the Saints
made nothing, and soon afterwards the ball was carried out of play at the St. John’s
end on the right wing. From the throw in by Fox, the ball was passed on to Barrie,
who shot it through. This roused the Saints, who shortly after made another attack
on the Middlesbrough goal, and Dawkins throwing the ball out, it was returned by
a well directed kick which sent it through the uprights and made the score one all.
Almost directly after this the Saints renewed the attack, and Wilson, making a shot
for goal, from the wing -- sending the ball low -- Dawkings allowed it to pass between
his hands. This placed the Saints in the van by 2 to 1 -- a position which they occupied
till shortly after half-time, when Borrie equalised matters by scoring the second
goal for Middlesbrough from a pass by Thompson. Later on from a corner kick the leather
was once again passed to Borrie, who put on the third and last goal for Middlesbrough.
There was no further score, and the game thus ended in a victory for Middlesbrough
by three goals to two. At the conclusion of the game the challenge cup was presented
to Mr A. Borrie, captain of the club, by Mrs. J.T.Belk. Mr H.Cochrane, in moving
a vote of thanks to Mrs Belk, said they knew the object of the contest was to benefit
the two medical institutions of the town, and they could not have a better object
-- (cheers) -- and he was very grateful for the success they had had despite the
bad weather. (Cheers.) Cheers were then given for the captain (Borrie), the old captain
(Cochrane), and for St.John’s. Teams:-
MIDDLESBROUGH.- Dawkings, goal; T.H. Wynn and T.Bach, backs; Cochrane, Wood,
Cruse, half-backs; Thompson, Pickstock, Borrie, Jackson Ewbank, and W.Fox, forwards.
Umpire, Mr F.Hardisty.
ST. JOHN’S.- Gilbert, goal; Wardall and McCree, backs; Redshaw, Blake, and Hall,
half-backs; R.Wilson, Dennis, T.Blackburn, Robinson, and Powson, forwards. Umpire,
Mr T. Wardall; referee, Mr T. Alvey
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