SHERIDAN DICTATES

GAME BY GAME: 

TESTIMONIAL/BENEFIT MATCHES

TUESDAY 27th MAY 1947

LEEDS UNITED 1

Dodds xx'

Twomey, Milburn, Gadsby, Henry, Holley, Baxter - Barnsley, Powell, Short, Dodds - Everton, Doherty - Huddersfield Town, Kelly - Barnsley

Referee: A. Luty

ERIC STEPHENSON BENEFIT

CELTIC 3

Sirrell xx', Hazlett xx', Rae xx'

Ugolini, Hogg, McAra, McPhail, Corbett, McAuley, Quinn, Sirrell, Rae, Evans, Hazlett

Attendance: 19,000

WEDNESDAY 19th APRIL 1950

LEEDS UNITED 1

Dudley 55'

Searson, Dunn, Milburn, McCabe, Charles, Burden, Cochrane, Iggleden, Dudley, Frost, Williams

Referee: A. Ellis

ATHUR CROWTHER, WILLIS EDWARDS & BOB ROXBURGH TESTIMONIAL

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 1

Swinbourne 59'

Parsons, Pritchard, Springthorpe, Russell, Chatham, Wright, Smith, Smythe, Swinbourne, Pye, Mullen

Attendance: 19,000

WEDNESDAY 14th MARCH 1956

LEEDS UNITED 5

Brook xx', Charles xx', xx', xx', Forrest xx'

Scott (Wood 14'), Dunn, Spridgeon, Gibson, Charlton, Powell, Crowe, Charles, Forrest, Brook, Overfield

Note; Jack Scott went off injured after 4 minutes. John Charles spent ten minutes in goal whilst Roy Wood got ready

Referee: R. Leigh

JACK SCOTT & JACK MARSDEN TESTIMONIAL

ALL STARS 2

Carter 4', xx'

Swindin, Beattie, Barnes, Shankly, Boot, Watson, Broome, Carter, Lawton, Doherty, Mitten

Attendance: 6,000

MONDAY 1st OCTOBER 1956

SHEFFIELD UNITED/WEDNESDAY XI 7

Hawksworth 28', 58', Watson 31', 63',

Finney 42', 44', Hagan 65'

Burgin - United, Staniforth - Wednesday, Mason - United, T. McAnearney - Wednesday, Barrass - United, Hoyland - United, Finney - Wednesday, Hagan - United, Hawksworth - United, Shiner - Wednesday, Watson - Wednesday

Referee: A. Murdoch

LEN BROWNING TESTIMONIAL

LEEDS UNITED/HUDDERSFIELD TOWN XI 1

Hickson 86'

Wood, Charlton, Hair, McGarry - Huddersfield, Marsden, Quested - Huddersfield, McKenna, Charles, Hickson - Huddersfield, Roos, Metcalfe - Huddersfield

Attendance: 17,337

MONDAY 17th OCTOBER 1960

LEEDS UNITED 4

Revie xx', xx' Fitzgerald xx', xx'

Humphreys, Caldwell, Hair, McConnell, McGugan, Bell, Bremner, Revie, McCole (Fitzgerald 20'), Peyton, Grainger

Referee: unknown

WILLIS EDWARDS & BOB ROXBURGH TESTIMONIAL

ALL STARS 2

Staniforth xx', Clapton xx'

Wood - Huddersfield Town, Staniforth - Barrow, Shaw - Sheffield United (McCullough - Arsenal xx'), Scoular - Newcastle United, Franklin - ex-Hull City, Adamson - Burnley, Clapton - Arsenal, Welsh - Leicester City, Liddell - Liverpool, Mcllroy - Burnley, Mullen - Wolverhampton Wanderers

Attendance: 8,009

TUESDAY 21st MAY 1963

LEEDS UNITED 2

Lawson xx', Johanneson xx'

Sprake, Reaney, Hair (Wright xx'), Greenhoff, Bell, Hunter, Henderson, Lawson, Storrie, Johnson (McAlliog xx'), Johanneson

Referee: A. Luty

TOMMY YOUNGER TESTIMONIAL

TOMMY YOUNGER XI 5

O'Grady xx', St John xx', Hunt xx', Harley xx',

Quinn xx'

Trautmann - ex Manchester City, Gratrix - Blackpool, Wilson - Huddersfield Town, Yeats - Liverpool, Swan - Sheffield Wednesday, Robson - Fulham, Douglas (Blackburn Rovers, Quinn - Blackpool (Hunt - Liverpool xx'), St John - Liverpool (Harley - Manchester City xx'), Melia - Liverpool (Gray - Manchester City xx'), O'Grady - Huddersfield Town

Attendance: 8,969

MONDAY 15th NOVEMBER 1965

LEEDS UNITED 4

Gray xx', Lorimer xx', xx', Cooper xx'

Sprake, Reaney, Bell, Cooper, Charlton, Hunter (Gray 46'), Storrie, Lorimer, Bremner, Giles, O'Grady

Referee: A. Holland

GRENVILLE HAIR TESTIMONIAL

ALL STARS 2

Goalscorers unknown

Abandoned due to fog 75'

Banks - Leicester City (Waiters - Blackpool 46'), Hair - Wellington Town, Shaw - Sheffield United (Allen - Stoke City xx), Anderson - Newcastle United, Mobley - Sheffield Wednesday, Appleton - Leicester City, Wilson - Preston North End, Lofthouse - ex Bolton Wanderers, Milburn - ex Newcastle United (Dougan - Leicester City xx'), Birchenall - Sheffield United (Mudie - ex Blackpool xx'), Finch - Luton Town

Attendance: 6,203

MONDAY 7th AUGUST 1967

WATERFORD 2

Lynch xx', Hale 76'

Thomas, Bryan, Griffin, Ferguson, Morrissey, McGeough, O'Neill, Casey, Hale, Fullone (Lynch xx'), Matthews

Referee: J. Quinn

PETER FITZGERALD TESTIMONIAL

LEEDS UNITED 4

Giles 24', penalty 35', Hunter 41', O'Grady 49'

Sprake, Reaney, Bell, Bremner, Charlton, Hunter, O'Grady, Gray, Madeley, Giles, Cooper

Attendance: unknown

TUESDAY 30th JULY 1968

BRADFORD CITY 0

Liney (Pollard xx'), Atkins, Cooper, Stowell (Bayliss xx'), Hallett, Swallow, Hall, Ham (Middleton xx'), Leighton, Bayliss (Rackstraw xx'), Walker

Referee: F. Cowan

GRENVILLE HAIR BENEFIT

LEEDS UNITED 4

Charlton 43' Greenhoff 49',

Cooper own goal 77', Hunter 87'

Sprake, Reaney, Cooper, Bremner, Charlton, Hunter, Lorimer, Madeley, Jones, Giles, Gray (Greenhoff 46')

Attendance: 10,607

WEDNESDAY 8th DECEMBER 1971

JOHN CHARLES' ALL STARS 8

Toshack 9', 15', Macdougall 23', 79', Haynes 33'

Reece 46', 53', Greaves 89'

Davies - AFC Bournemouth, Thomas - Swindon Town, Nish - Leicester City, Godfrey - Bristol Rovers, Mackay - Swindon Town, Johnstone - Celtic, Haynes - ex Fulham, Toshack - Liverpool, Macdougall - AFC Bournemouth, Greaves - ex Chelsea (Reece - Sheffield United xx'), Gibson - Cardiff City

Subs: Phillips - Cardiff City, Greaves - ex Chelsea (who came back on) - no details of who went off

Referee: C. Thomas

JOHN CHARLES TESTIMONIAL

played at Ninian Park

LEEDS UNITED 5

Clarke 27', Jones 30', Lorimer 42', Jordan 70',

Sprake penalty 65'

Sprake, Reaney, Cooper, Bremner, Charlton, Hunter, Lorimer, Clarke, Jones, Giles, Madeley

Subs: Faulkner, Yorath, Jordan - no details of who went off

Attendance: 18,950

MONDAY 7th MAY 1973

LEEDS UNITED 3

Clarke 28', 53', Bremner 68'

Sprake, Reaney, Bremner, Madeley, Charlton (McQueen 30', F. Gray 70'), Hunter (Cherry 45'), Lorimer, Clarke, Jones (Jordan 45'), Giles (Bates 45'), E. Gray (Yorath 45')

Referee: G. Hill

JACK CHARLTON TESTIMONIAL

CELTIC 4

Dalglish 18', Lennox 49', Johnstone 65', 85'

Hunter, Hay, McGrain, Murdoch, McNeill, Connelly (P. McCluskey 45'), Johnstone, Murray, Dalglish, Lennox, Callaghan

Unused subs: Connaghan, Hood, Deans

Attendance: 34,963

TUESDAY 30th OCTOBER 1973

STIRLING ALBION 2

McMillan 33', McAleer 46'

Young, Jones, Hancock, Duffin, McAleer, Carr, McPhee, Clark (Christie xx'), Steele, McMillan, Lawson (Murphy xx')

Referee: A. Webster

BILLY BREMNER TESTIMONIAL

LEEDS UNITED 3

Bates 25', 63', Jones 62'

Harvey (Shaw 45'), Reaney, Cherry, Bremner, McQueen, Hunter (Mann xx'), Lorimer (Liddell xx'), Jordan, Jones (F. Gray xx'), Bates, Yorath

Attendance: 9,000

MONDAY 6th MAY 1974

LEEDS UNITED 0

Harvey, Reaney, Cherry, Bremner, McQueen, Hunter, Lorimer, Clarke, Jordan, Yorath, Madeley

Referee: G. Hill

BILLY BREMNER TESTIMONIAL

SUNDERLAND 0

Montgomery, Malone, Bolton, Horswill - Manchester City (Towers 70'), Watson, Young, Kerr, Hughes, Belfitt, Porterfield, Tueart - Manchester City

Attendance: 37,708

MONDAY 5th MAY 1975

LEEDS UNITED 2

Bremner xx', xx'

Stewart, Reaney, Cherry, Bremner, McQueen (E, Gray xx'), Hunter, Lorimer, Clarke (Liddell xx'), Jordan, Yorath, F. Gray

Referee: J. Taylor

NORMAN HUNTER TESTIMONIAL

DON REVIE XI 3

Channon xx', xx', Macdonald xx'

Banks - Stoke City (Sprake - Birmingham City xx'), Whitworth - Leicester City, Kennedy - Newcastle United, Francis - Birmingham City (Thomas - Queens Park Rangers xx'), Jones - Bolton Wanderers, Bell - Manchester City, Ball - Arsenal (Osgood - Southampton xx'), Channon - Southampton, Macdonald - Newcastle United, Tueart - Manchester City, Keegan - Liverpool

Attendance: 36,118