The Army v Ireland 20/11/57.

[Thedoog10]

Can anyone give me any data on this game played at Leeds ie score,scorers and attendance.

[stfc831968]

I've looked through the BNA.

A few bits and pieces on it.

One reports the attendance was 4,000.

Score was Army 2 Ireland 1

Curry scored for the Army in the 15th minute, Hitchens made it 2-0 in the 50th minute, Chapman replied for Ireland in the 59th minutes with a penalty.

Hitchens missed a twice taken penalty in the 12th minute, Uprichard saving on both occasions.

Teams -

Ireland

Uprichard (Portsmouth)
Lucas (Glentoran)
Marshall (Burnley)
Wilson (Burnley)
Cush (Leeds)
Casey (Newcastle)
Scott (Grimsby)
M'Crory (Southend)
Dougan (Portsmouth)
Chapman (Mansfield)
Tully (Celtic)

Army

Ironside (Rotherham)
Parker (Falkirk)
Whelan (Blackburn)
Williams (Plymouth)
Spiers (Reading)
Sharpe (Tottenham)
Newman (Portsmouth)
Hitchens (Cardiff)
Curry (Newcastle)
Charlton (Man Utd)
Jones (Swansea Town)

[Thedoog10]

Thanks for that brilliant.