SHERIDAN DICTATES

GAME BY GAME: 1945-46

WAR TIME: FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

SATURDAY 25th AUGUST 1945

CHESTERFIELD 3

Davie 50', xx', Collins 52'

Middleton, Milburn, Kidd, Pringle, Whitaker, Hobson, Collins, Linacre, Davie, Jones, Miller

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

LEEDS UNITED 1

Hindle xx'

Parker, Milburn, Oliver, Duffy, Butterworth, Coyne, Henry, Blair, W. Stephens, Hindle, Glackin

Attendance: 7,229

SATURDAY 1st SEPTEMBER 1945

LEEDS UNITED 1

Short xx'

Parker, Duthoit, S. Jones, Duffy, Butterworth, Coyne, Moule, Short, W. Stephens, Hindle, Crookes

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

CHESTERFIELD 3

Milburn penalty 26', Tapping 31', Davie 44'

Full line-up unknown

Attendance: 7,339

SATURDAY 8th SEPTEMBER 1945

LEEDS UNITED 1

Powell 82'

Hodgson, Milburn, S. Jones, Duffy, Butterworth, Coyne, Powell, Short,                 W. Stephens, Hindle, Grainger

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

BARNSLEY 2

Cooling 35', 87'

Full line-up unknown

Attendance: 8,561

THURSDAY 13th SEPTEMBER 1945

STOKE CITY 2

Steele 33', 85'

Herod, Brigham, Topham, F. Mountford, Cowden, Kirton, G. Mountford, Sellars, Steele, Sale, F. Basnett

Referee: A. Hall

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

LEEDS UNITED 1

Hindle 86'

Hodgson, Hudson, S. Jones, Duffy, Butterworth, Coyne, Grainger, W. Stephens, Iceton, Hindle, E. Jones

Attendance: 6,882

SATURDAY 15th SEPTEMBER 1945

BARNSLEY 3

Robledo 23', xx', Cooling xx'

Full line-up unknown

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

LEEDS UNITED 2

Henry 28', Hindle xx'

Hodgson, Milburn, S. Jones, Duffy, Butterworth, Coyne, Henry, Short, Iceton, Hindle, Grainger

Attendance: 10,055

SATURDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER 1945

EVERTON 0

Burnett, Jackson, Greenhalgh, Mercer, Humphreys, Watson, Lowe, Bentham, Wyles, Boyes, Grant

Referee: D. Schofield

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

LEEDS UNITED 2

Grainger 2', Henry 64'

Hodgson, Hudson, S. Jones, Duffy, Butterworth, Coyne, Grainger✙66', Laidman, Henry, Hindle, Chew

Attendance: 19,711

SATURDAY 29th SEPTEMBER 1945

LEEDS UNITED 2

Short xx', Hindle 59'

Hodgson, Hudson, S. Jones, Duffy, Butterworth, Coyne, Short, Laidman, Henry, Hindle, Chew

Referee: D. Schofield

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

EVERTON 3

Boyes 40', xx', xx'

Burnett, Jackson, Greenhalgh, Bentham, Mercer, Watson, Rawlings, Wainwright, Catterick, Boyes, Makin

Attendance: 13,541

SATURDAY 6th OCTOBER 1945

LEEDS UNITED 2

Grainger xx', Hindle 88'

Hodgson, Hudson, S. Jones, Duffy, Butterworth, Coyne, Grainger, Chew,               W. Stephens, Hindle, Burbanks

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

BOLTON WANDERERS 1

Hunt xx'

Fielding, Threlfall, Hubbick, Howe, Hamlet, Murphy, Woodward, Hunt, Lofthouse, Barrass, Moir

Attendance: 11,836

SATURDAY 13th OCTOBER 1945

BOLTON WANDERERS 6

Howe xx', Lofthouse xx', xx', Moir xx', xx',

Hunt xx'

Fielding, Threlfall, Hubbick, Taylor, Hamlet, Murphy, Woodward, Hunt, Lofthouse, Howe, Moir

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

LEEDS UNITED 0

Hodgson, S. Jones, Gadsby, Duffy, Butterworth, Coyne, Grainger, W. Stephens, Henry, Chew, Buckley

Attendance: 17,770

SATURDAY 20th OCTOBER 1945

LEEDS UNITED 2

Dutchman 59', Henry 71'

Hodgson, S. Jones, Gadsby, Duffy, Alberry, Coyne, Moule, Dutchman, Henry, Chew, Grainger

Referee: C. Womersley

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

PRESTON NORTH END 1

Mutch 8'

Fairbrother, Simpson, Scott, Horton, Summerbee, Hamilton, Wharton, Mutch, McIntosh, Iddon, Livesey

Missed penalty: Mutch (saved by Hodgson, 57')

Attendance: 11,782

SATURDAY 27th OCTOBER 1945

PRESTON NORTH END 8

Finney 8', penalty 70', McIntosh 17', 57', 86',

Wharton 37', Iddon 55', 81'

Fairbrother, Mutch, Scott, Simpson, Summerbee, Hamilton, Finney, Iddon, Dougal, Wharton, McIntosh

Referee: C. Womersley

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

LEEDS UNITED 2

Chew xx', Henry 89'

Hodgson, Hudson, S. Jones, Duffy, Butterworth, Coyne, Grainger, Laidman, Henry, Chew, Walker

Attendance: 12,344

SATURDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 1945

LEEDS UNITED 1

Ainsley 5'

Hodgson, S. Jones, Westlake, Duffy, Butterworth, Coyne, Price, Short, Ainsley, Hindle, Burbanks

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

BURNLEY 2

Hold 66', Hayes 70'

Breedon, Bunker, Mather, McBain, Woodruff, Woodman, Gardner, Hayes, Hold, Jackson, Kippax

Attendance: 11,387

SATURDAY 10th NOVEMBER 1945

BURNLEY 2

Jackson xx', Kippax xx'

Breedon, Wilson, Mather, McBain, Woodruff, Attwell, Gardner, Hayes, Bowden, Jackson, Kippax

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

LEEDS UNITED 3

Ainsley xx', Henry xx', Short xx'

Hodsgson, Hudson, Skidmore, Duffy, Butterworth, Coyne, Henry, Short, Ainsley, Hindle, Grainger

Attendance: 6,925

SATURDAY 17th NOVEMBER 1945

LEEDS UNITED 3

Ainsley xx', Short xx', Henry xx'

Hodgson, Hudson, Skidmore, Duffy, Butterworth, Coyne, Henry, Short, Ainsley, Hindle, Grainger

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

MANCHESTER UNITED 3

Hanlon xx', xx', Buckle xx'

Crompton, Walton, Roach, Warner, Whalley, Cockburn, Hanlon, Carey, E. Smith, Buckle, Wrigglesworth

Attendance: 12,013

SATURDAY 24th NOVEMBER 1945

played at Maine Road

MANCHESTER UNITED 6

Wrigglesworth xx', xx', Buckle xx', xx',

Rowley xx', Hanlon xx'

Crompton, Walton, Roach, Warner, Whalley, Cockburn, Hanlon, Buckle, E. Smith, Rowley, Wrigglesworth

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

LEEDS UNITED 1

Whalley own goal xx'

Hodgson, Duthoit, McGraw, Duffy, Holley, Barton, Henry, Short, Ainsley, Hindle, Grainger

Attendance: 21,312

SATURDAY 1st DECEMBER 1945

LEEDS UNITED 4

Ainsley 40', Grainger 42', Stelling own goal 70',

Dutchman 78'

Hodgson, Duthoit, McGraw, Butterworth, Holley, Barton, Henry, Dutchman, Ainsley, Hindle, Grainger

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

SUNDERLAND 2

Duns 8', Carter 17'

Mapson, Stelling, Eves, Fleck, Lockie, Housam, Duns, Brown, Whitelum, Carter, Burbanks

Attendance: 9,509

SATURDAY 8th DECEMBER 1945

SUNDERLAND 5

White 20', Davie 23', 67', Whitelum 25',

Dunn 62'

Mapson, Stelling, Eves, Housam, Lockie, Hastings, Whitelum, White, Davie, Dunn, Burbanks

Missed penalty: Burbanks (hit the post, SH)

Referee: E. Nicholson

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

LEEDS UNITED 1

Grainger 7'

Hodgson, Duthoit, McGraw, Butterworth, Holley, Barton, Henry, Dutchman, Ainsley,     W. Stephens, Grainger

Attendance: 10,106

SATURDAY 15th DECEMBER 1945

LEEDS UNITED 2

W. Stephens xx', Henry xx'

Hodgson, Duthoit, Gadsby, Butterworth, Holley, Coyne, Henry, Short, Ainsley,             W. Stephens, Grainger

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

SHEFFIELD UNITED 4

Rickett 1', xx', Nightingale xx', Hutchinson xx'

Smith, Shimwell, Cox, Jackson, Latham, Forbes, Jones, Nightingale, Collindridge, Hutchinson, Rickett

Attendance: 10,401

SATURDAY 22nd DECEMBER 1945

SHEFFIELD UNITED 6

C. Thompson xx', xx', Rickett xx', xx',

Jones xx', Nightingale xx'

Smith, Shimwell, Cox, Jackson, Latham, Forbes, Jones, Nightingale, C. Thompson, Brook, Rickett

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

LEEDS UNITED 2

Ainsley xx', Grainger xx'

Hodgson, Duthoit, Gadsby, Butterworth, Holley, Coyne, Henry, Powell, Ainsley, Hindle, Grainger

Attendance: 14,926

TUESDAY 25th DECEMBER 1945

LEEDS UNITED 1

Grainger xx'

Hodgson, Duthoit, Gadsby, Price, Holley, Coyne, Henry, Powell, Ainsley, Hindle, Grainger

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

MIDDLESBROUGH 0

Cumming, Stuart, Hardwick, Bell, Shepherdson, Gordon, Spuhler, Fenton, Stobbart, Dews, Robinson

Attendance: 12,217

WEDNESDAY 26th DECEMBER 1945

MIDDLESBROUGH 4

Murphy xx', Fenton xx', Dews xx', Stobbart xx'

Cumming, Stuart, Hardwick, Bell, Shepherdson, Gordon, Stobbart, Dews, Fenton, Murphy, Robinson

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

LEEDS UNITED 1

Ainsley xx'

Hodgson, Duthoit, Gadsby, Price, Holley, Coyne, Powell, Short, Ainsley, Hindle, Grainger

Attendance: 23,019

SATURDAY 29th DECEMBER 1945

LEEDS UNITED 0

Hodgson, Duthoit, Laking, Butterworth, Holley, Coyne, Powell, Short, Ainsley, Hindle, Heaton

Referee: B. Flanagan

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

STOKE CITY 0

Herod, Brigham, McCue, Brown, Franklin, Cowden, Matthews, G. Mountford, Steele, Antonio, Sellars

Attendance: 22,219

SATURDAY 12th JANUARY 1946

LEEDS UNITED 1

Ainsley xx'

Hodgson, Duthoit, Pope, Price, Holley, Browne, Grainger, Henry, Ainsley, Hindle, Heaton

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

BLACKPOOL 2

H. O'Donnell xx', Buchan xx'

Roxburgh, Burke, Lewis, Farrow, Jones,     Todd, Hobson, Buchan, Astley✙40', Blair,       H. O'Donnell

Attendance: 14,372

SATURDAY 19th JANUARY 1946

BLACKPOOL 4

Mortensen 18', 49', xx', Blair xx'

Wallace, Burke, Lewis, Farrow, Harper, Todd, Hobson, Mortensen, Dodds, Blair, H. O'Donnell

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

LEEDS UNITED 2

Ainsley 19', 20'

Hodgson, Duthoit, Smith, Price, Holley, Browne, Henry, W. Stephens, Ainsley, Hindle, Heaton

Missed penalty: Henry (saved by Wallace, 6')

Attendance: 8,734

SATURDAY 26th JANUARY 1946

GRIMSBY TOWN 3

Moore 8', xx', Howe xx'

Moulson, Vincent, J. Hodgson, S. Hodgson, Charlesworth, Buck, Chadwick, Howe, Moore, Rodi, Pearson

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

LEEDS UNITED 2

Ainsley xx', Henry xx'

Hodgson, Duthoit, Smith, Price, Holley, Coyne, Grainger, Ainsley, Hindle, Heaton

Attendance: 10,105

SATURDAY 2nd FEBRUARY 1946

LEEDS UNITED 3

Henry penalty xx', xx', Ainsley xx'

Hodgson, Duthoit, Smith, Price, Holley, Coyne, Grainger, Henry, Ainsley, Hindle, Heaton

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

LIVERPOOL 0

Nickson, Lambert, Ramsden, Paisley, Bush, Spicer, Nieuwenhuys, Baron, Fagan, Balmer,  H. Eastham

Attendance: 11,881

SATURDAY 9th FEBRUARY 1946

LEEDS UNITED 3

Hindle 33', xx', Ainsley penalty xx'

Hodgson, Duthoit, Smith, Price, Holley, Coyne, Grainger, W. Stephens, Ainsley, Hindle, Heaton

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

BURY 3

Jones xx', xx', Davies xx'

Bradshaw, G. Griffiths, Aston, Howarth, Hart, Halton, Roberts, Jones, Davies, Tomkin, Moss

Attendance: 13,474

SATURDAY 16th FEBRUARY 1946

BURY 3

Davies xx', xx', xx'

Full line-up unknown

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

LEEDS UNITED 1

Grainger xx'

Hodgson, Duthoit, Smith, Price, Holley, Coyne, Grainger, Henry, Ainsley, Hindle, Heaton

Attendance: 8,623

SATURDAY 23rd FEBRUARY 1946

BLACKBURN ROVERS 0

Barron, Forbes, Hapgood, Whiteside, Pryde, Whiteman, Godwin, Baldwin, Wyles, Stephan, Langton

Referee: J. Briggs

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

LEEDS UNITED 0

Hodgson, Duthoit, Smith, Price, Holley, Browne, Moule, Henry, W. Stephens, Hindle, Heaton

Attendance: 6,048

SATURDAY 2nd MARCH 1946

LEEDS UNITED 1

Ainsley penalty xx'

Hodgson, Duthoit, Smith, Price, Holley, Browne, Henry, W. Stephens, Ainsley, Hindle, Grainger

Referee: J. Briggs

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

BLACKBURN ROVERS 4

Langton 27', 34', Baldwin 41', Coates xx'

Barron, Forbes, Hapgood, Whiteside, Pryde, Whiteman, Godwin, Baldwin, Coates, Rogers, Langton

Attendance: 10,752

SATURDAY 9th MARCH 1946

LEEDS UNITED 2

Henry xx', Heaton xx'

Hodgson, Smith, McGraw, Price, Holley, Coyne, Grainger, Henry, Ainsley, Hindle, Heaton

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

GRIMSBY TOWN 2

Wardle xx', Vincent 90'

Moulson, Vincent, J. Hodgson, S. Hodgson, Charlesworth, Betmead, Chadwick, Moore, Howe, Jones, Wardle

Attendance: 8,000

SATURDAY 16th MARCH 1946

BRADFORD PARK AVENUE 9

Walker xx', A. Gibbons xx', xx', xx', xx',

Shackleton xx', xx', xx', McCall xx'

Farr, Greenwood, Hepworth, McTaff, Kaye, Britton, Downie, Shackleton, A. Gibbons, McCall, Walker

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

LEEDS UNITED 4

Ainsley xx', xx', McGraw xx', Grainger xx'

Hodgson, Smith, McGraw, Collier, Holley, Coyne, Grainger, Henry, Ainsley, Hindle, Heaton

Attendance: 11,302

SATURDAY 23rd MARCH 1946

MANCHESTER CITY 5

Emptage 10', Constantine xx', xx', Herd xx'

Smith xx'

Swift, Williams, Barkas, Walsh, Fagan, McDowall, Dunkley, Herd, Constantine, Smith, Emptage

Referee: S. Fox

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

LEEDS UNITED 1

Heaton xx'

Fearnley, Smith, J. Milburn, Price, Holley, Knight, Grainger, Henry, Ainsley, Hindle, Heaton

Attendance: 20,000

SATURDAY 30th MARCH 1946

LEEDS UNITED 1

Price xx'

Hodgson, Smith, J. Milburn, Price, Holley, Knight, Grainger, Henry, Ainsley, Hindle, Heaton

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

MANCHESTER CITY 3

Herd xx', xx', Constantine xx'

Swift, Williams, Barkas, Murray, Cardwell, McDowall, Dunkley, Herd, Constantine, Smith, Emptage

Attendance: 10,000

SATURDAY 6th APRIL 1946

LEEDS UNITED 0

Hodgson, Goldberg, J. Milburn, Collier, Holley, Batey, Henry, Powell, Ainsley, Hindle, Grainger

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

NEWCASTLE UNITED 3

Wayman 9', Brown 50', 71'

Swinburne, Craig, Graham, Woodburn, Sales, Wright, Milburn, Harvey, Wayman, Brown, Pearson

Attendance: 14,000

WEDNESDAY 10th APRIL 1946

LIVERPOOL 1

Fagan 3'

Ashcroft, Harley, Ramsden, Lambert, Hughes, Spicer, Nieuwenhuys, Balmer, Done, Fagan, Priday

Referee: J. Lawless

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

LEEDS UNITED 1

Grainger 86'

Hodgson, Goldberg, J. Milburn, Price, Holley, Batey, Grainger, Powell, Ainsley, Knight, Heaton

Attendance: 10,620

SATURDAY 13th APRIL 1946

NEWCASTLE UNITED 1

Milburn 63'

Swinburne, Craig, Graham, Harvey, Woodburn, Wright, Milburn, Brown, Sloan, Wayman, Pearson

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

LEEDS UNITED 1

Ainsley 11'

Hodgson, Goldberg, J. Milburn, Price, Holley, Batey, Grainger, Powell, Ainsley, Knight, Heaton

Attendance: 25,000

John Hodgson in action during the 1-1 draw with Newcastle

SATURDAY 20th APRIL 1946

LEEDS UNITED 3

Briggs own goal xx', Powell xx', Heaton xx'

Hodgson, Goldberg, J. Milburn, Price, Holley, Batey, Grainger, Powell, Ainsley, Knight, Heaton

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 2

Carr xx', Boot xx'

Hesford, Bailey, John Simpson, Barker, Briggs, Boot, Tanner, Glazzard, Brook, Carr, Poole

Attendance: 15,000

MONDAY 22nd APRIL 1946

LEEDS UNITED 0

Fearnley, Goldberg, J. Milburn, Price, Holley, Batey, Grainger, Powell, Henry, Knight, Heaton

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 1

Driver 53'

Goodfellow, Westlake, Swift, MacKenzie, Packard, Wands, Fox, Driver, Lindsay, Robinson, Tomlinson

Attendance: 14,000

TUESDAY 23rd APRIL 1946

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 2

Wands xx', Robinson penalty xx'

Goodfellow, Westlake, Swift, Cockroft, Packard, Wands, Kippax, Froggatt, Lindsay, Robinson, Tomlinson

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

LEEDS UNITED 0

Fearnley, Goldberg, J. Milburn, Price, Holley, Batey, Grainger, Powell, Henry, Hindle, Heaton

Attendance: 14,000

SATURDAY 27th APRIL 1946

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 3

Carr xx', xx', Watson xx'

McManus, Bailey, Barker, Howe, Boot, A. Watson, Poole, W. Watson, Rodgers, Carr, Metcalfe

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

LEEDS UNITED 2

Ainsley xx', xx'

Hodgson, J. Milburn, Pogson, Price, Holley, Batey, Grainger, Powell, Ainsley, Hindle, Heaton

Attendance: 4,622

WEDNESDAY 1st MAY 1946

LEEDS UNITED 3

Hindle 14', Ainsley xx', xx'

Fearnley, Goldberg, J. Milburn, Price, Holley, Batey, Grainger, Henry, Ainsley, Hindle, Heaton

Referee: unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

BRADFORD PARK AVENUE 1

McCall xx'

Full line-up unknown

Attendance: 14,241

P
W
D
L
F
A
PTS
1 Sheffield United
42
27
6
9
112
62
60
2 Everton
42
23
9
10
88
54
55
3 Bolton Wanderers
42
20
11
11
67
45
51
4 Manchester United
42
19
11
12
98
62
49
5 Sheffield Wednesday
42
20
8
14
67
60
48
6 Newcastle United
42
21
5
16
106
70
47
7 Chesterfield
42
17
12
13
68
49
46
8 Barnsley
42
17
11
14
76
68
45
9 Blackpool
42
18
9
15
94
92
45
10 Manchester City
42
20
4
18
78
75
44
11 Liverpool
42
17
9
16
80
70
43
12 Middlesbrough
42
17
9
16
75
87
43
13 Stoke City
42
18
6
18
88
79
42
14 Bradford Park Avenue
42
17
6
19
71
84
40
15 Huddersfield Town
42
17
4
21
90
89
38
16 Burnley
42
13
10
19
63
84
36
17 Grimsby Town
42
13
9
20
61
89
35
18 Sunderland
42
15
5
22
55
83
35
19 Preston North End
42
14
6
22
70
77
34
20 Bury
42
12
10
20
60
85
34
21 Blackburn Rovers
42
11
7
24
60
111
29
22 LEEDS UNITED
42
9
7
26
66
118
25