Crook Town Win Final (1954)

Middlesbrough. SV teams taking field. GV Bishop kick off in light shorts. LV Stewart intercepts a pass, works ball up field a little way before setting his team away with a pass to the left wing. SV Fryer neatly gains possession and runs towards his opponent’s goal. Cleverly beats Coxon but his final centre is too far back to worry the Crook defence. SV goal keeper Jarrie watching flight of ball. SV Bishop resume attack when Watson lobs towards goal. Jarrie runs out to collect ball, and clears from the advancing Bishops forwards. SCU crowd. LV Bishops taking a corner kick. Ball sails towards goal and Ray Oliver leaps high to head it into goal. Referee disallows this goal. Pan to Bishops congratulating each other, until they realise goal has not been allowed. SV crowd. SV pan, lead to Crook’s goal. Nice football takes Crook into their opponents goal area. SCU crowd. LV Ken Harrison scoring Crook’s goal. Pan, players congratulating. LV crowd. Half time score: Crook 1-0. LV Crook going out to increase their