SHERIDAN DICTATES

GAME BY GAME: 1945-46

SATURDAY 5th JANUARY 1946

LEEDS UNITED 4

Henry 12', Ainsley 56', Hardwick own goal 72',

Short 89'

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

Referee: F. Wort

FA CUP 3rd ROUND, 1st LEG

MIDDLESBROUGH 4

Murphy 18', Fenton 20', Dews 65', 86'

Cumming, Laking, Robinson, Bell, Hardwick, Douglas, Spuhler, Murphy, Fenton, Dews, Chadwick

Attendance: 18,000

WEDNESDAY 9th JANUARY 1946

MIDDLESBROUGH 7

Gordon 7', Hardwick penalty 13',

Fenton 16', 30', 40'. Spuhler 22', Douglas 37'

Middlesbrough won 11-6 on aggregate

Cumming, Brown, Robinson, Bell, Hardwick, Gordon, Spuhler, Murphy, Fenton, Dews, Douglas

Referee: H. Fenwick

FA CUP 3rd ROUND, 2nd LEG

LEEDS UNITED 2

Grainger 6', Ainsley 65'

Hodgson, Duthoit, Gadsby, Coyne, Butterworth, Price, Henry, Short, Ainsley, Hindle, Grainger

Attendance: 23,878

DESPITE THE RETURN OF THE FA CUP, THE WAR TIME LEAGUE WAS STILL IN OPERATION