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Broadis: "Functional" and "Boring" are Broadis: What about the allegation that Directors : two of the terms used to describe the Second Division quality is getting Bora' this season. Any comment? poorer not better? C. Amer ALAN GARNER (centre-half) (Chairman} Was reserve centre-half for Luton when Chris Nicholl was Charlton: People must get their priorities Charlton: You've only got to look at the sold to Aston Villa the' season before last, and went on to Dr. U. N. Phillips right, whether they want to stay in the First Division and see how the two {Vice-Chairman) play confidently and earn himself a regular place. Made 34 first team appearances last season, scoring two goals. Second Division and be entertained or promoted teams Burnley and Q.P.R. J, E. Thomas go into the First Division. They can't have both. But I feel that in the process are doing to get the answer to that G. B. Wood of being functional we've been enter• question. G. T. Kitching taining. E. Varley Broadis: What is your opinion of three Broadis: Home gates suggest that you up and three down promotion and J. D. Hatfield haven't yet convinced your own sup• relegation? M. McCullagh porters. Charlton: If I've learned one thing in foot• Charlton: I said after our defeat by Fulham ball it is that people will watch if there Manager : that the players had to work hard and is something to watch that has a bear• earn the respect of our fans. If they ing on honours. They'll stay a lot J. Charlton haven't convinced anybody now then longer While the chance of doing some• there's no way we're going to improve our gates. All we've lacked In some thing Is still there and three places home games is in taking our chances Involves a lot more clubs for a lot Secretary : and we've got a bit anxious. But I'll longer. T. H. C. Green start worrying when we stop making the chances. Broadis: Would your belief change if you became a First Division boss with Broadis: Do you get tired of people main• Boro? Assistant Manager : taining your style is that of Leeds a few years ago? H. Shepherdson, Charlton: No it wouldn't change. Falling attendances has been the big worry for M.B.E. Charlton: I get sick to death of people complaining. What do they want from years and something had to be done to Middlesbrough. It all follows from the maintain interest. We aren't feeling the JIMMY RYAN (forward) fact that I was at Leeds for so long, benefit of three up and three down A former Manchester United winger Luton signed him three but nothing in our play stems from Telephone : now, but In the last quarter of the years ago, A Scot, he is a fast and tricky raider. Made 39 what we did there. I concentrate on 89659 League appearances last season and five in Cup Ties, scor• getting the lads to play how I think season it's going to make a big differ• 8599ft ing five goals. they play best. ence. RCPCRCnCC IIDRARV SEASON 1973/74 FIXTURES/RESULTS/ATTENDANCES FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION II APPEARANCES AND GOAL SCORERS (Up to and including Saturday, 27th October, 1973) Appearances: SECOND DIVISION April HOME AWAY 6 Notts. County H W D L F W D L F A Pt5 Piatt 14, Craggs 14, Spraggon 14, August 1973 Middlesbro 14 4 2 1 7 0 7 3 21 Boam 14, IVIaddren 14, Mills 12, Hick- 9 Bolton W H Aston Villa !4 0 16 2 S 6 25 Portsmouth A 1-0 19,799 13 Cardiff City A Orient 1 TO 1 11 9 17 ton 13, Foggon 14, Armstrong 14, September Bristol C. 2 9 2 8 7 17 IVlciVlordie 5, Souness 10, Murdoch 8, 14,977 15 Bolton W A Notts Co 1 Fulham H 0-2 1 10 2 7 17 Smith 3, Taylor 4. 17,554 20 Sheffield W H Luton T. 0 16 2 7 9 15 8 Crystal Palace A 3-2 16,837 27 Preston N.E A Carlisle U 1 )1 4 6 12 15 11 Carlisle United H 1-0 Preston 0 12 4 5 n 15 League Cup: Piatt 2, Craggs 2, 19,656 May Notts F. 1 i3 3 6 9 H 15 Aston Villa H 0-0 Hull City Spraggon 2, Soilness 2, Boam 2, Mad- 9,744 4 F.A. Cup Final 0 8 4 6 I 1 14 dr&n 2, Murdoch 2, Smith 2, Hickton 1, 17 Orient A 0-0 Blackpool 2 18 3 5 14,784 Sunderland 8 14 22 Blackpool A 0-0 1 5 1 9 4 13 Foggon 1, Armstrong 2, Brine 1, 17,049 NORTH MIDLANDS LEAGUE Portsmouth 13 3 3 9 2 10 II 13 McMord'ie 1. 29 Bristol City H 2-0 W Brom K- 3 6 August 1973 10 13 October Fulharn 14 8 13 Goal Scorers: 22,164 28 Grimsby Town ILCF1 H 2-0 Sheff. W. 14 13 12 2 Orient H 3-2 Miilwall 14 3 1 12 1! Hickton 3, Armstrong 1, Foggon 3, 6 Swindon Town A 1-0 6,787 Oxford 14 1 9 6 17. I f September Cardiff 17. Murdoch 2, IVliJIs 1, Taylor 1, Craggs 8 Man. U. LC.2. A. 1-0 23,906 4 Grimsby Town {LCF2} A 2-1 16 10 1, Smith 3. 22,135 Bolton W. U 6 10 13 Hull City H 1-0 11 Sunderland A 0- 0 Sv/indon ! 4 1 i 9 20 West Brom. A H 0- 0 13,997 19 Halifax H 1- 1 Crysf'l P. 14 8 15 11 4 League Cup: Smith 1, Brine 1. 23 Carlisle U A 1- 1 11,152 26 Lincoln A 2- 0 27 Millwall A %0 13,063 31 Stoke City (LC3) ... A 1-1 19,194 October 2 Rotherham A 1-1 November 10 Scunthorpe A 4-0 3 Luton Town H 16 Hull City H 1-0 6 Stoke City (LC3-R) H 23 Chesterfield H 3- 1 10 Oxford United A 31 Barnsley A 0-2 Tuesday, 16th October, 1973 17 Cardiff City H NORTH MIDLANDS FOOTBALL LEAGUE 20 League Cup 4 November MIDDLESBROUGH v HULL CITY 24 Notts. County (1) ... A 6 York City H Result: Middlesbrough 1, Hull City 0 13 Notts. County H Scorer: McMordie December 21 Bradford City A 1 Preston N.E H Team: Cuff, Huntington, Cochrane, 8 Siieffield W A December Stonehouse, Creamer, Taylor, Mc• GOLDEN GOAL COMPETmON 15 Nottingham F. (2) ... H 1 Huil City (LCIRd) A Mordie, Gates, Poskett, Brine, 22 Bristol City A 18 Lincoln City H McGivern (Sub: McAndrews). 26 Sunderland H Saturday, 20th October, 1973 29 Crystal PalEce H January 1974 FOOTBALL LEAGUE — DIVISION II V WEST BROM. ALBION 1 Don caster H MIDDLESBROUGH v WEST BROM. A. 8 Sunderland H Result: Middlesbrough 0, West Bronr. 0 No goals — Winner £20 January 1974 16 IVlansfield A Team: Piatt, Craggs, Spraggon, Souness, 5 F.A. Cup (3) 22 Cup {2nd Round) Boam, Maddren, Murdoch, Mills, Hick• 12 Aston Villa A 29 Scunthorpe H Mr. J. Green, 56 Thorntree Road, 16 League Cup Semi-Final ton, Foggon, Armstrong (Sub: Smith), Thornaby, Teesside. 19 Portsmouth H February Tuesday, 23rd October, 1973 23 League Cup Semi-Final 5 Halifax A FOOTBALL LEAGUE — DIVISION 11 26 F.A. Cup (4) 12 Doncaster A CARLISLE UNITED v MIDDLESBROUGH Lucky No. 3677 19 iWansfield H Result: Carlisle Utd. 1, Middlesbrough 1 Not claimed February 26 Rotherham H Scorer: Foggon 2 Nottingham F A Team: Piatt, Craggs, Spraggon, Souness, 9 Blackpool H March Boam, Maddren, Murdoch, Mills, Hick• 16 Hull City (5) A 6 Chesterfield A ton, Faggon, Armstrong (Sub: Smith). 23 Swindon Town H 12 Hull City A AGENTS REQUIRED 18 Grimsby Town A Saturday, 27th October, 1973 March 20 York City A FOOTBALL LEAGUE — DIVISION II BORO BINGO 2 Sunderland (LCF) ... A 26 Barnsley H MILLWALL V MIDDLESBROUGH 9 Miliwall (6) H Result: Millwall 0, Middlesbrough 1 Any person who can sell 10 16 West Brom. A A April Scorer: Smith (M.) tickets every week for our Boro 19 Fulham A 2 Bradford City H Team: -Platt, Craggs, Spraggon, Souness, Bingo iCompetition please contact 23 Oxford United H 9 Notts. County A Bo'am, Maddren, Murdoch, Smith, 30 Luton Town (SF) ... A 30 Grimsby Town H Mills, Foggon, Armstrong (Sub; Mc• Mrs. A. Burton at the Develop• Andrews}. ment Association Office. (N.B. 'Boro score given first, all matches) LUTON TOWN F.C. 1973-74 BACK ROW (left to right): Bill/ Holmes, Alan Slough (now with Fulham), Jimm/ Rj-an, Paul Price, Viv Busby (now with Fulham), John Faulkner, Ken Goodeve, Petw Cruse, Phil O'Connor. MIDDLE ROW (left to rieht): Rodney Fern, Ken Whitfield (coach), Alan Garner, John Moore, John Ryan, Stephen Litt, Graham Horn, Keith Barber, Barry Butliin, Peter Anderson, Graham French, Ray King (coach), Nicholas Sparks, Roy McCrohan (chief coach;. FRONT ROW (left to rigjrt): Reg Game (physiotherapist), Bobby Thomson, Alex Maicolm, Vmce Me'lisi, Harry Haslam (manager), Derek Hales (on loan to Charlton Athletic), Gordon Hindson, Don Shanks, john Aston. V JACK HATFIELD and SONS THE Sports Outfitters of Middlesbrough Supplier to MIDDLESBROUGH F.C. for over 60 YEARS Telephone: 46129

Middlesbrough RefJ'iree: Luton Town TWO Colours: Red Shirts with White M. LOWE Coiours: Orange Shirts with White Chestband, Red Shorts with White (Sheffield, Yorks.) and Blacli Verticai Stripe down left Stripe, Red Stockings, White Tops. side. Navy Blue Shorts, Orange Stockings. - KEITH BARBER—1 Every Monday - DON SHANKS- M.F.C. with -FRANK SPRAGGON THE NORTHERN BOBBY THOMSON- and ECHO -BILL GATES or PETER HENDERSON- TONY McANDREWS —the North East's TOP JOHN FAULKNER- morning paper for sport - ALAN GARNER- M.M.C. - Read RAY ROBERTSON JIMMY RYAN- Marske Machine Co. reportinp Boro matches with -BOBBIE MURDOCH a penetrating analysis, based Linesmen : TOM FINNEY precision engineers on years of soccer experi• -DAVID MILLS or {Red Flag) ence. For aii that's best in MALCOLM SMITH BARRY BUTLIN- -9 North East sport you need . A. HAIIRISON Marske-by-Sea 9- -JOHN HiCKTON (Goole, Yorks,) ALAN WEST- -10 Telephone: 10- -ALAN FOGGON (Yellow Flag) JOHN ASTON- -11 REDCAR 2371/2/3 The J. JOHNSON 11- -DAVID ARMSTRONG iSubstitute: NorthernEchd {Doncast(ir, Yorks.) TELEX 58545 PETER CRUSE ^1 HOME OR AWAY THE LAST TIM^ WE MET AT 4; WHEREVER 'BORO PLAY AYRESdME PARK

23rd December, 1972 Lost 0-1. Aitendance 10,122 Immediate or Early LADBKOKES MIDDLESBROUGH: Piatt, Craggs, Jones, Stiles, Maddren, Delivery of all Taylor, Gates, Hickton, Mills, Armstrong, McMordie models . . . backed THE BOOKMAKERS (Sub: Smith, M,). LUTON TOWN: Barter, Shanks, Thomson, Anderson, by fine service Garner, Moore, .R^n (J.), Fern, Butlin, Halom, Aston. facilities with CAN MAKE YOUR DAY PRINCE REGENTST STOCKTON TelG3251 modern equipment

Officral Advertising Contractors : H. Bermitz Publlcityjjjd., 22 Whjtefriargate. Hull. Ter. : 0482 20983 < In EATONS lb • u • TEESSIDE'S OLDEST ESTABLISHED TODAY'S VISITORS FURNISHERS Luton Town AND PIANO DEALEiRS You Can Rely On Us Year formed: 1885. IVIost League Points: 66 Division 4, 1967- 68 (equalled Division 4 record). ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING FAMILY BUSINESSES Turned Professional: 1890. Limited Company: 1897. Most League Goals: 103 Division 3(S} FIRST IN 1850 — FOREMOST EVER SINCE! 1936-37. Previous Grounds: 1885 Excelsior, Dallow Lane. 1897 Dunstable Road. 1905 Highest League Scorer in Season: Joe Kenilworth Road. Payne, 55 Division 3(S) 1936-37. Most Goals in Total Aggregate: 243 Honours: Gordon Turner, 1949-1964. Football League, Highest position in Division 1: 8th, 1957-58. Most Capped Player: George Cummins, 19 Eire. Division 2, runners-up: 1954-55. Division 3, Runners-up: 1969-70. Most League Appearances: Bob Morton, Division 4, Champions: 1967-68. 494 (1948-64). Division 3(5) Champions: 1936-37; Record Transfer Fee Received: £180,000 Runners-up: 1935-36. from Newcastle Utd. for Malcolm Mac- F.A. Cup, Best Season: Runners-up donald, May 1971. 1959. Record Transfer Fee Paid: £50,000 to Derby Co. for Barry Butlin, November i HIGH STREET. NORTON ]89 NEWPORT ROAD, MIDDLESBROUGH Telephone 555011 Telepl^one 2922 Football League Cup: Best Season 4th 1972. round 1963. Address of Supporters Club: "Hatters Record Victory: 12-0 v Bristol Rovers, Club". Division 3|S). 13th April, 1936. Address of Club Shop: Luton Town Club Record Defeat: 1-9 v Sw/indon Town Shop and Sports Centre, 231 Dunstable JOIN IN THE FUN Division 3(S} 2Sth August, 1921. Road. Luton, Bedfordshire. WITH TODAY'S REFEREE l^iklands MICHAEL LOWE (Sheffield). Once a list in 1971. Was a linesman in the 1970- part-time professional with Scunthorpe 71 F.A. Amateur Cup Final. A newsagent United, a motor cycle accident ended his married with three children, he plays playing career and he began refereeing tennis and five-a-side football during the happy in local Sheffield leagues. Progressed summer and is a member of Sheffield through the Central League on to the Referee's Association committee. League line in 1966 and supplementary families PATTISOIS SAMMY RATTLE is one of Boro's staunch- DECORATION est fans. At home or away his motorised caravan is a big draw to his footballing^ Teesside's latest and friends. Of course he bought it most dynamic {Prop. : Dean W/cherley) DECORATING CONTRACTORS CLAr^CAL RECORDS — POPULAR L.P.'s SINGLES — TAPES ''J^rklandMercury Garage Eaglescliffs e Tel780095 Tel. Saltwells 3230 Cleveland Centre, Middlesbrough Saltwells Road Middlesbrough Tel:44777 Tel. 46608 BUY YOUR 'BORO SOUVENIR AT THE CLUB SHOP Half-time scoreboard Key No. 1 Orange Key No. 2 Green Key No. 3 White KeyJSlfl._4Jtellow

SOUVENIR PRICE LIST Arsenal Newcastle U. JBlackpool Notts Co. {All these items inoli/de postage and packaging) A Liverpool Stoke City 'ortsmouth'^V Millwall Bob Caps ... 61 p Key Rings boots ... 15p Country C.O Norwich Bolton W. ^ Orient Wool Scarves 90p Key Rings, ball 15p i3 Ipswich T. ^ LeicesterC ^ Oxford Utd.^ Preston N.E. Wool Scarves £1.16p Key Rings, torch ... 3 Op Satin Scarf ... 65p Car Ball Hanger ... 25p Derby Cb. 19.SheffieVj U. ^Cardif;ardifff C. windon T. Dutfle Bags 80p Tee Shirts 26in-32in 60p C^•^ueens Park Birmingham C.W/'es t Brom. AA^npa ; rlisle Utd. Airline Bags £1.40p Tee Shirts 32in upwards 75p Rosettes 18p Football Shirts Evertoi^ 'I Southampton ^ Crystal Palac#VBristoc^Bri I R. Rosettes 16p Boro 24in £1.35p D Tottenham H.^ Burnley Nottingham F.^Chesterfield Peiinants 25 p Boro 26in.—28in. £1.55p £1.65p Pennants 30p Boro 30in.—32in. 46p Lee^s United ^ Wolves '^^ulham ^ Crewe A. Plastic Caps 25p Necklets, Boro/Leeds Track Suits \Afest Ham U.^^Manchester C.^feristol C. Darlington Tam 0'Shanty 40p Club Handbooks 14p Crimplene Hats (red & whl 70p Aitiitel Car Stickers 18p Manchester U.QAston Villa / Hull City / Northampton T Programme Holders 45p Car Badges £1.30p Chelsea / Sheffield W. y^^underland^^,^p Hartlepool Blazer Badges .... 40p Metal Badges, Boro 28p Patches (Boro Forever; 40p Metai Badges (most ,28p 4-2-4 Game £3.35p NEXT HOME MATCHES 'My Team Boro' Badgj y 8p Autograph Books 55p " Beakers ,' '43p Tuesday, 6th November, 1973 Kick-off 7.30 p.m. 95p Cuff Links Pens 8p and lOp FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP — 3rd ROUND REPLAY V 40p Tie Tacks Football Shirts 75p MIDDLESBROUGH v STOKE CITY £1.10p Ties (Boro) | Football Shorts 90p—£1.10p £1.1 Op Tuesday, 13th November, 1973 Kick-off 7.30 p.m. Ties (Jack Charlton testimonlaT^ Footb«t~Socks p, m 55p, I 65p 32p MIDDLESBROUGH v NOTTS COUNTY Key Rings, leather 'Beakers will available until lOp Saturday, 17th November, 1973 Kick-off 3.00 p.m. Key Rings, leather \ early November . 15p Key Rings, football FOOTBALL LEAGUE SECOND DIVISION MIDDLESBROUGH v CARDIFF CITY

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