SHERIDAN DICTATES

SEASON STATISTICS: 1939-40

SEASON ABORTED DUE TO OUTBREAK OF WWII

SATURDAY 26th AUGUST 1939

PRESTON NORTH END 0

Holdcroft, Gallimore, Williams, Shankly, Milne, Batey, Mutch, White, Hunter, R. Beattie, Wharton

unknown

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 0

Twomey✙31', Goldberg, Gadsby, Browne, Holley, Copping, Cochrane, Ainsley, Dunderdale, Stephenson, Hargreaves

ℹ When Jim Twomey left the field with a leg injury, George Ainsley took over in goal

Attendance: 20,491

WEDNESDAY 30th AUGUST 1939

LEEDS UNITED 0

Wharton, Goldberg, Gadsby, Browne, Holley, Copping, Cochrane, Powell, Ainsley, Stephenson, Buckley

unknown

DIVISION ONE

CHARLTON ATHETIC 1

Tadman xx'

Bartram, Turner, Jimmy Oakes, Green, Jack Oakes, Wright, Robinson, Dawson, Tadman, Brown, Hobbis

Attendance: 12,049

SATURDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER 1939

LEEDS UNITED 0

Wharton, Milburn, Gadsby, Browne, Kane, Copping, Cochrane, Powell, Hodgson, Stephenson, Buckley

unknown

DIVISION ONE

SHEFFIELD UNITED 1

Henson xx'

Smith, Young, Carr, Jackson, Johnson, Settle, Jeffries, Pickering, Henson, Hagan, Reid

Attendance: 9,779

LEEDS UNITED WAS BOTTOM OF DIVISION ONE WHEN WAR BROKE OUT

THESE GAMES DO NOT COUNT IN STATISTICS FOR LEEDS PLAYERS AND OPPOSING TEAMS

SATURDAY 16th SEPTEMBER 1939

HALIFAX TOWN 3

Barkas 28', Widdowfield 38', Green xx'

Briggs, Allsop, Clarke, Green, Craig, Ruecroft, Worthington, Widdowfield, Baines, Barkas, Wood

unknown

FRIENDLY

LEEDS UNITED 2

Stephenson 15', Hodgson 18'

Hampson, Scaife, Gadsby, Browne, Kane, Copping, Powell, Ainsley, Hodgson, Stephenson, Brown

Attendance: 3,000

SATURDAY 23rd SEPTEMBER 1939

NEWCASTLE UNITED 2

Scott 14', Pearson penalty 60'

Swinburne, Craig, Fairhurst, Gordon, Denmark, Woodburn, Park, Stubbins, Scott, Cairns, Pearson

unknown

FRIENDLY

LEEDS UNITED 2

Stephenson 15', Hodgson 18'

Lee, Scaife, Gadsby, Browne, Holley, Copping, Powell, Short, Hodgson, Stephenson, Hargreaves

Attendance: 5,000

Leeds go 1-0 down at Newcastle as Willie Scott puts the home side ahead.

SATURDAY 30th SEPTEMBER 1939

DERBY COUNTY 1

Crooks xx'

Wood, Wilox, Alton, Nicholas, Barker, Hann, Crooks, Stamps, Jones, Hinchcliffe, Duncan

I. Wright

FRIENDLY

LEEDS UNITED 3

Dunderdale 14', Hargreaves xx', xx'

Hampson, Goldberg, Gadsby, Browne, Holley, Copping, Powell, Dunderdale, Hodgson, Stephenson, Brown (Hargreaves 12')

Attendance: 5,000

SATURDAY 7th OCTOBER 1939

BRADFORD CITY 3

Harvey 14', Whittingham penalty 71',

Hinsley 73'

McPhillips, Murphy, McDermott, Malloy, Goodyear, Moore, Harvey, Hinsley, Whittingham, Hastie, Smailes

unknown

FRIENDLY

LEEDS UNITED 1

McGraw 66'

Hampson, Goldberg, Gadsby, Browne, Holley, Copping, Powell, McGraw, Hodgson, Stephenson, Hargreaves

Attendance: 2,800