SHERIDAN DICTATES

SEASON STATISTICS: 1945-46

SATURDAY 25th AUGUST 1945

CHESTERFIELD 3

Davie 50', 64', Collins 52'

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

G. Appleyard

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

LEEDS UNITED 1

Hindle 12'

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

Attendance: 7,239

SATURDAY 1st SEPTEMBER 1945

LEEDS UNITED 1

Short 64'

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

G. Appleyard

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

CHESTERFIELD 3

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

Middleton, Milburn, Kidd, Booker, Whitaker, Hobson, Linacre, Tappie, Davie, Pringle, Collins

Attendance: 8,000

SATURDAY 8th SEPTEMBER 1945

LEEDS UNITED 1

Powell 82'

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

unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

BARNSLEY 2

Cooling 35', 87'

Binns, Nicholson, Pallister, Harston, Birkinshaw, Logan, Smith, Cooling, Robledo, Asquith, McGarry

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

C. Womersley

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

PRESTON NORTH END 1

Mutch 8'

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

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

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

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, Hayes, Bowden, Jackson, Chew, Kippax

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

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

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

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

Burbanks, hit the post SH

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

unknown

FOOTBALL LEAGUE NORTH

LEEDS UNITED 2

Ainsley 19', 20'

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

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

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

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

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 51', xx', xx'

Full line-up unknown

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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