SHERIDAN DICTATES

SEASON STATISTICS: 1939-40

SATURDAY 28th OCTOBER 1939

LEEDS UNITED 3

Hodgson xx', xx', Brown 46'

Swindin, Goldberg, Gadsby, Makinson, Holley, Thompson, Henry, Powell, Hodgson, McGraw, Brown

unknown

NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE

BRADFORD CITY 0

McPhillips, Murphy, McDermott, Molloy, Goodyear, Moore, Mahon, Hinsley, Whittingham, Hastie, Smailes

Attendance: 3,000

SATURDAY 4th NOVEMBER 1939

HULL CITY 0

Curnow, Woodhead, Watson, C. Robinson, Meens, Smith, Jack Robinson, Woods, Prescott, Anderson, E. Richardson

Prescott, over the bar xx'

Prescott, saved by Swindin xx'

H. Shaw

NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 3

Powell 50', Hodgson xx', McGraw 85'

Swindin, Goldberg, Gadsby, Makinson, Holley, Thompson, Henry, Powell, Hodgson, McGraw, Brown

Attendance: 3,000

SATURDAY 11th NOVEMBER 1939

DARLINGTON 1

Simpson xx'

Todd, Milburn, Foulkes, Spedding, Smith, Hodgson, Birkett, Hogg, Surtees, Deacon, Simpson

T. Thompson

NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 3

McGraw xx', Hodgson xx', Brown xx'

Swindin, Goldberg, Gadsby, Makinson, Holley, Thompson, Henry, Powell, Hodgson, McGraw, Brown

Attendance: 5,727

SATURDAY 18th NOVEMBER 1939

LEEDS UNITED 2

Holley xx', Hodgson penalty 81'

Swindin, Goldberg, Gadsby, Makinson, Holley, Browne, Henry, McGraw▮xx', Hodgson, Hargreaves, Brown

ℹ Gordon Hodgson put his penalty wide but the referee ordered it to be retaken as the Hartlepools 'keeper moved too early and Hodgson scored with the second attempt

unknown

NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE

HARTLEPOOLS UNITED 1

Stephens 20'

Hall, Smith, Howe, Mordue, Johnston, Hastings, Marshall, Earl, Stephens, West, Wardle

Attendance: 4,000

SATURDAY 25th NOVEMBER 1939

YORK CITY 1

Lee xx'

Ferguson, Pinder, Boyle, Hurst, Hawkins, Collier, Brenon, Woffinden, Stockhill, Sherwood, Lee

unknown

NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 1

Henry xx'

Swindin, Goldberg, Gadsby, Makinson, Holley, Thompson, Henry, Powell, Hodgson, McGraw, Brown

Attendance: 4,000

SATURDAY 2nd DECEMBER 1939

LEEDS UNITED 0

Swindin, Goldberg, Jim Milburn, Makinson, Thompson, Browne, Henry, Powell, Hodgson, Stephenson, Brown

unknown

NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 0

Hesford, Hayes, Mountford, Gordon, Young, Boot, Beasley, Barclay, Watson, Isaac, Juliussen

Attendance: 4,000

SATURDAY 9th DECEMBER 1939

BRADFORD PARK AVENUE 3

McGarry xx', 87', Barton xx'

Gilroy, Stephen, Carr, Stabb, Danskin, Smith, Davis, Barton, McGarry, Wesley▮xx', Cochrane

J. Rayner

NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 1

Hodgson penalty xx'

Swindin, Goldberg, Gadsby, Makinson, Thompson, Browne, Henry, Powell, Hodgson, McGraw, Hargreaves

Attendance: 4,000

SATURDAY 23rd DECEMBER 1939

LEEDS UNITED 3

Cochrane xx', Powell xx', Henry xx'

Swindin, Goldberg, Gadsby, Makinson, Holley, Copping, Cochrane, Powell, Henry, Stephenson, Brown

unknown

NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE

MIDDLESBROUGH 1

Murphy xx'

Cumming, Fowler, Stuart, Brown, Robinson, Forrest, Murphy, Mannion, Camsell, Fenton, Chadwick

Attendance: 5,000

SATURDAY 6th JANUARY 1940

NEWCASTLE UNITED 3

Moses 29', Gordon 37', Park 77'

Swinburne, Richardson, Craig, Gordon, Denmark, Woodburn, Park, Duns, Moses, Park, Pearson

unknown

NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 0

Swindin, Goldberg, Gadsby, Edwards, Holley, Copping, Cochrane, Powell, Thompson, McGraw, Brown

Attendance: 6,000

SATURDAY 9th MARCH 1940

LEEDS UNITED 3

Stephenson penalty 12', Henry xx',

Cochrane xx'

Lee, Goldberg, Gadsby, Makinson, Holley, Thompson, Cochrane, Powell, W. Stephens, Stephenson, Henry

H. Moore

NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE

DARLINGTON 2

Surtees 9', W. Kelly xx'

Theaker, Smith, Richardson, Hodgson, D. Kelly, W. Kelly, Simpson, Hogg, Cairns, Surtees, Cochrane

Attendance: 4,000

SATURDAY 16th MARCH 1940

HARTLEPOOLS UNITED 2

Howe penalty 8', West 63'

Hall, Fowler, Howe, Mordue, Johnston, Copping, Park, Dawson, Fenton, West, McMahon

unknown

NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 1

Stephenson 71'

Lee, Jack Milburn, Gadsby, Makinson, Holley, Thompson, Cochrane, Short, W. Stephens, Stephenson, Henry

Stephenson, no other details xx'

Attendance: 1,500

SATURDAY 23rd MARCH 1940

LEEDS UNITED 3

Short xx', xx', Powell xx'

Lee, Goldberg, Gadsby, Makinson, Holley, Copping, Powell, Short, W. Stephens, Stephenson, Hargreaves

unknown

NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE

YORK CITY 1

Brennan 40'

Ferguson, Pinder, Gledhill, Woffington, Scaife, Collier, Wardle, Brennan, Stockhill, Porritt✙SH', Lee

Attendance: 3,100

SATURDAY 30th MARCH 1940

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 2

Smith xx', Beasley xx'

Hesford, Hayes, Mountford, Willingham, Young, Boot, Isaac, Barclay, Smith, Watson, Beasley

unknown

NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 1

Short xx'

Lee, Jack Milburn, Gadsby, Makinson, Holley, Thompson, Cochrane, Powell, W. Stephens, Short, Hargreaves

Attendance: 5,833

SATURDAY 6th APRIL 1940

LEEDS UNITED 5

McGraw 15', A. Stephens 65', Cochrane xx', xx',

Powell 79'

Lee, Goldberg, Gadsby, Makinson, Holley, Thompson, Cochrane, Powell, A. Stephens, McGraw, Buckley

R. Mortimer

NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE

BRADFORD PARK AVENUE 2

Davis penalty 25', Curry 89'

Gilroy, Stephens, Johnstone, Stabb, Danskin, Kaye, Davis, Barton, McGarry✙45', Curry, Stephenson

Attendance: 3,000

SATURDAY 13th APRIL 1940

MIDDLESBROUGH 1

Fenton xx'

Cumming, Fowler, Stuart, Martin, Shepherdson, Forrest, Milne, Stobbart, Fenton, E. Murphy, McMahon

unknown

NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 1

A. Stephens xx'

Lee, Jack Milburn, Gadsby, Edwards, Holley, Thompson, Cochrane, Short, A. Stephens, McGraw, Henry

Attendance: 1,000

SATURDAY 20th APRIL 1940

LEEDS UNITED 6

Thompson 23', A. Stephens 31', xx', xx',

Hargreaves xx', xx',

Lee, Goldberg, Gadsby, Makinson, Holley, Thompson, Cochrane, Powell, A. Stephens, Stephenson, Hargreaves

P. Snape

LEAGUE WAR CUP 1st ROUND, 1st LEG

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 3

Massarella xx', Hunt xx', xx'

Morton, Ashley, Millership, Russell, Collett, Burrows, Toseland, Robinson, Hunt, Thompson, Massarella

Attendance: 8,065

SATURDAY 27th APRIL 1940

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 3

Napier 17', 30', penalty xx'

Morton, Ashley, Catlin, Russell, Collett, Burrows, Toseland, Robinson, Napier, Thompson, Massarella

P. Snape

LEAGUE WAR CUP 1st ROUND, 2nd LEG

LEEDS UNITED 2

Powell xx', Hodgson xx'

Leeds United won 8-6 on aggregate

Lee, Goldberg, Gadsby, Makinson, Holley, Thompson, Powell, A. Stephens, Hodgson, Stephenson, Hargreaves

Attendance: 9,506

SATURDAY 4th MAY 1940

played at St James Park, Newcastle

SUNDERLAND 0

Heywood, Gorman, Hall, Housam, Johnston, Hastings, Duns, Thomson, Whitelam, Carter, Burbanks

E. Nicholson

LEAGUE WAR CUP 2nd ROUND, 1st LEG

LEEDS UNITED 0

Lee, Goldberg, Gadsby, Edwards, Holley, Thompson, Cochrane, Ainsley, A. Stephens, Stephenson, Hargreaves

Attendance: 11,226

SATURDAY 11th MAY 1940

LEEDS UNITED 0

Lee, Jack Milburn, Gadsby, Edwards, Thompson, Makinson, Cochrane, Henry, Hodgson, McGraw, Hargreaves

unknown

LEAGUE WAR CUP 2nd ROUND, 2nd LEG

SUNDERLAND 1

Carter 25'

Sunderland won 1-0 on aggregate

Heywood, Gorman, Hall, Housam, Johnston, Hastings, Duns, Thomson, Whitelam, Carter, Burbanks

Attendance: 9,000

SATURDAY 25th MAY 1940

HALIFAX TOWN 3

Wood penalty xx', Griffiths xx', Graham xx'

Turner, Chester, Allsop, Green, France, J. Ruecroft, Widdowfield, Griffiths, Baines, Graham, Wood

unknown

NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE

LEEDS UNITED 2

Henry xx', xx'

Lee, Murgatroyd, Jack Milburn, Makinson, Hodgson, Thompson, Cochrane, Short, Henry, McGraw, Hargreaves

Attendance: 600

SATURDAY 1st JUNE 1940

LEEDS UNITED 3

Henry xx', Cochrane xx', xx'

Lee, Jack Milburn, Murgatroyd, Makinson, Hodgson, Thompson, Cochrane, Short, Henry, McGraw, Hargreaves

unknown

NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE

HULL CITY 1

Anderson xx'

Curnow, Woodhead, Watson, Gilmore, Meens, Smith, Robinson, Dawson, Anderson, Davies, Spivey

Meens, saved by Lee xx'

Attendance: 1,000

SATURDAY 8th JUNE 1940

LEEDS UNITED 1

Cochrane xx'

Swindin, Goldberg, Gadsby, Edwards, Holley, Copping, Cochrane, Powell, Thompson, McGraw, Brown

unknown

NORTH-EAST REGIONAL LEAGUE

NEWCASTLE UNITED 3

Blackburn xx', Bradley xx', A. Gilholme xx'

McVey, Craig, Ancell, Dodgson, Denmark, Bradley, Moses, A. Gilholme, Cairns, Blackburn, Pearson

Attendance: 2,000

P
W
D
L
F
A
PTS
1 Huddersfield Town
20
15
4
1
54
22
34
2 Newcastle United
20
12
0
8
58
39
24
3 Bradford Park Avenue
19
10
2
7
44
38
22
4 Middlesbrough
20
9
4
7
49
42
22
5 LEEDS UNITED
18
9
3
6
36
27
21
6 Bradford City
19
9
3
7
41
36
21
7 Hull City
20
8
1
11
35
41
17
8 York City
20
8
1
11
36
51
17
9 Darlington
19
6
3
10
44
56
15
10 Hartlepools United
20
6
1
13
27
47
13
11 Halifax Town
19
3
2
14
28
53
8

The following games were never played: Bradford Park Avenue vs Darlington, Bradford City vs Leeds United and Leeds United vs Halifax Town.