CHAPTER FOUR

January 1914

Figure 18: The Burnley Team at the Start of 1914.

Left to Right

George Halley, Billy Watson, Dick Lindley, Tommy Boyle (Captain), Tom Bamford, Bert Freeman, Dave Taylor, Jerry Dawson, Billy Nesbitt, Teddy Hodgson, Eddie Mosscrop.

January 1914

After the busy December, the new year of 1914 began with two away games for Burnley. First, the return derby fixture with Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park, followed by a trip over the Pennines to Hillsborough to meet The Wednesday. New Years Day was a cold start. Overnight frost had led to the Blackburn pitch being covered in tons of sand, so much that the pitch resembled Blackpool beach. Despite the freezing temperatures, the match went ahead.

Blackburn Rovers were two points clear at the top of the First Division. They were unbeaten at home and were a strong side away. Burnley were ninth in the table, still looking for that elusive first away victory. Nine football special trains brought an army of Burnley supporters over to Blackburn. Newspaper reports vary on the actual attendance at Ewood. The Athletics News said 30,000 were present at the start of the match and by the interval the crowd had risen to 40,000. The gate receipts suggest a higher figure of, 49,000. “It was the biggest crowd ever seen at Ewood,” according to the brief report in a post match photographic souvenir (cost 1d) that was published the following week. Changes to the Burnley team saw Bert Freeman’s return at centre-forward, Tommy Boyle returning to the centre-half position and Billy Nesbitt coming in for Bob Kelly on the left. Rovers were missing their charismatic captain, Bob Crompton, suffering a bad toe; the Rovers regular replaced by Walter Aitkenhead.

Figure 19: The Crowd at Ewood Park New Years Day 1914

Blackburn Rovers v Burnley, Ewood Park, Thursday 1st January 1914. Kick-Off 2:30 pm

The teams lined up:

Blackburn Rovers: Robinson, Aitkenhead, Cowell, Walmsley, Smith, Bradshaw, Simpson, Shea, Chapman, Latheron, Hodkinson.

Burnley: Dawson, Bamford, Taylor, Halley, Boyle (c), Watson, Nesbitt, Lindley, Freeman, Hodgson, Mosscrop.

Referee: Mr W. J. Heath (Burslem)

The Clarets got off to a good start at Ewood and took the game to the League leaders. On six minutes, Dick Lindley struck a shot that went just wide of the Rovers post. Burnley pressed again, through Lindley and Bert Freeman who did most of the Burnley attacking in the first half hour, with Freeman having no fewer than three good chances. Teddy Hodgson and Bert Freeman both put the ball in the Rovers net only for both of their efforts to be ruled offside by Mr Heath. One good attack by Rovers saw Jerry Dawson pull off a fine save.

In the second half, Rovers came more into the game. Teddy Hodgson had another good opportunity to give the Clarets the lead but missed his chance, volleying the ball over the crossbar. “It was only by reason of their failure to make use of their chances in this match that Burnley failed to bring away two points instead of one”, said Sportsman in the Burnley Express, “Burnley only had themselves to blame, for it was a game of missed chances.”

At Full Time: Blackburn Rovers 0, Burnley 0

Attendance: 49,000. Record League gate receipts at Ewood Park of £1,685.

A Thriller at Hillsborough

Things just were not going right in the Burnley goal-scoring department. Burnley had gone eleven First Division away games, half a season, without an away victory. They had also suffered a goal drought, the previous four games had seen only a single goal scored. The Clarets had come close to winning at Everton, Oldham and Blackburn and the team only needed a bit of luck to notch up their first away victory. The Clarets travelled over the border to Yorkshire for their first visit to Hillsborough in fifteen years. The Clarets were unchanged from New Years Day, while Wednesday had no fewer than six enforced changes due to injuries.

The Wednesday v Burnley, Hillsborough, Saturday January 3 1914. Kick-Off 2:30 pm

The teams lined up:

The Wednesday: Streets, Worrall, Spoors, Brittleton, McSkimming, Nicholson, Burkinshaw (L), Burkinshaw (J.D.) McGregor, Miller, Wright.

Burnley: Dawson, Bamford, Taylor, Halley, Boyle, Watson, Nesbitt, Lindley, Freeman, Hodgson, Mosscrop.

Referee: Mr J.E. Hall (Olton)

Burnley lost the toss and played against the wind in the first half. Despite the wind in their faces, the Clarets started positively. With ten minutes on the clock, Burnley won a free-kick for a foul on a Bert Freeman just outside the Wednesday penalty area. Tommy Boyle took the free-kick, the ball coming out to Eddie Mosscrop whose centre found George Halley well up field. Halley, dribbling toward goal, looked up and drove a hard shot that Streets could only parry into his own net to give the Clarets the lead. From the restart, Wednesday attacked and Jerry Dawson saved a good shot from J.D. Burkinshaw. On 17 minutes, Burnley went two goals in front when Mosscrop whipped in a fast centre and Dick Lindley hit the ball sweetly on the volley. Streets went down to save and parried the ball out only to Teddy Hodgson who steered the ball into the Wednesday net. Wednesday had the odd attack but Burnley coped with their forwards. The Clarets should have increased their lead further before half time with good chances for Bert Freeman and another for Teddy Hodgson. At half-time the score was The Wednesday 0, Burnley 2.

The second-half kicked off and Burnley broke quickly, Mosscrop was on the left and crossed for Freeman whose header missed the target, but the ball came back out for a follow-up from Lindley whose shot was also blocked. The ball came out to Teddy Hodgson and behind him, running in, was Billy Nesbitt who scored with a low shot. 3-0 to Burnley. Thirteen minutes into the second half, Wednesday pulled a goal back. L. Burkinshaw’s pass finding Brittleton who got the better of Dave Taylor to beat Dawson. Lindley and Bamford were off the field for the trainer’s attention for a short time, putting pressure on the nine remaining players and shortly after the pair returned, Burnley increased their lead. A Mosscrop shot struck the Wednesday woodwork. From the rebound, Lindley spotted Freeman and the centre-forward dribbled forward before hitting the ball past Streets with a good low shot to make it 4-1 to Burnley. The pressure continued. A Tommy Boyle free-kick just feet outside the Wednesday penalty area rattled the crossbar before being cleared. The final six minutes of the game saw three goals. By this stage the light was fading. First, McGregor pulled a goal back for the Yorkshiremen to make it 4-2. Burnley kicked-off and from an Eddie Mosscrop centre the ball came to Teddy Hodgson. Streets saved Hodgson’s effort, but Lindley goal-poaching in the goal-mouth, scored goal number five. Finally another Mosscrop race down the flank and cross enabled Lindley to score his second and Burnley’s sixth to make the final score 6-2 to the Clarets and notch up that first away League win.

At Full Time: Sheffield Wednesday 2, (Brittleton, McGregor), Burnley 6 (Halley, Hodgson, Nesbitt, Freeman and Lindley (2))

Attendance: 25,000

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The result was just the tonic going into the following weeks FA Cup match. Eddie Mosscrop was picked out by Sportsman as Burnley’s stand-out player, “It was a wonder that the delighted spectators did not invade the ground and carry him off shoulder high at the end of the game.”

This result and all-round performance of the team, set the tempo for the following match, against South Shields. The Clarets had now gone four matches unbeaten and since Saturday, the goals were flowing again. Compared with the first half of the season, player injuries were slight. Morale was high after the Clarets best away performance of the season. After a good start to 1914, could the Clarets keep the momentum going?

Football Attendances

“It is announced that since the beginning of the 1913-14 season, over nine million people have watched football in England in the first four months of the season. The figures included the First and Second divisions and the first division of the Southern league. Over 5 million spectators attended first division games. Burnley’s average home attendance for the first half of the 1913-14 season was given as 26,800.” (Manchester Guardian 6/1/1914)

Burnley’s European Tour?

Burnley have received a letter of invitation dated January 5th from the Deutscher Football Club in Prague to play six matches in Prague from the middle of May to June. The club are to consider the invitation before making their reply.

The FA Cup First Round

Burnley v South Shields

Following their emphatic win at Sheffield Wednesday the Burnley directors gave the players a few days leave. There was no special training arranged for the First Round Cup-tie. Burnley were back at Turf Moor for their first match of 1914 and the start of their FA Cup campaign against their opponents South Shields.

South Shields currently headed the North Eastern League and had beaten Luton Town in the 5th and final qualifying round and Hartlepool United the round before that. They were a tough semi-professional outfit, player-managed by Arthur Bridgett, the former England international winger. Bridgett made two team changes from The Shields previous match while Burnley fielded the same eleven that beat Wednesday. Around three hundred Shields supporters made the journey south by special train to Turf Moor.

Burnley v South Shields, FA Cup Round One: Turf Moor, Saturday 10th January 1914 Kick-Off 2:30 pm.

The teams lined up:

Burnley: Dawson, Bamford, Taylor, Halley, Boyle (c), Watson, Nesbitt, Lindley, Freeman, Hodgson, Mosscrop.

South Shields: Naisby, Smith, Johnson, Hall (B), Hall (E), Brookes, Keenlyside, Portlock, Thornley, Anderson, Bridgett.

Referee: Mr H. Swift (Sheffield) Linesmen: Mr C. Quinian (Barrow) Mr R. E. Kenyon (Hindley)

The weather had improved over the last two days and the ground at Turf Moor was in ‘capital condition’ according to Sportsman in the Burnley Express. The team mascots dressed in their respective South Shields and Burnley colours led the teams out. Arthur Bridgett won the toss and South Shields kicked off defending the Bee Hole End. The match began at a brisk pace. Shields began the brighter and had two early chances which were cleared away by Dave Taylor and Tom Bamford. The Clarets attacked down the right and from the centre, the Shields’ right-back, Hall deliberately handled inside the penalty area. Mr Swift had no hesitation and pointed to the spot. Tommy Boyle stepped up to take the penalty that would give Burnley the lead. Boyle’s penalty kick hit the crossbar, his first penalty miss of the season and the ball was cleared! Not the best of starts to Burnley’s Cup campaign. At the other end, Shields won a corner and Dave Taylor headed out while Dawson in dealing with a follow-up shot from Smith, made the save of the game. Keenlyside ‘sent the ball along the Burnley crossbar’ before Anderson had another chance for Shields, showing that Burnley couldn’t underestimate the team from the north-east. With 14 minutes gone, Eddie Mosscrop was giving the Shield’s full-back, Johnson, a hard time and his centre found Dick Lindley to head Burnley in front and settle the player’s nerves. A Billy Nesbitt corner found Boyle but his header ball hit the crossbar. The ball came out to George Halley who found Freeman. Freeman held off a Shields defender to head the ball into the path of Dick Lindley who scored his second only two minutes after the first. In the final five minutes of the first half, both sides had chances to score but it was Burnley who led 2-0 at the interval.

Straight from the kick-off Freeman had a chance to score, then Lindley and Bridgett of South Shields had chances at either end. A long-range shot from the Shields centre-forward Thornley went close. Seven minutes into the half, Lindley found Freeman and a typical Bert dribble toward goal, followed by a shot, gave Naisby no chance and put the Clarets 3-0 to the good.

Keenlyside had troubled the Burnley defence on a number of occasions but his efforts were cleared. Naisby then had to save well from a Freeman shot ten minutes from time. With five minutes remaining Shields scored. Arthur Bridgett was the supplier and when his initial shot struck Dawson who went down, the ball rebounded to Keenlyside whose shot went into the net off the upright. Two late Jerry Dawson saves, one from Bridgett and then another from Taylor, saved Burnley’s blushes and Mr Swift brought the game to an end to put Burnley into the Second Round with a 3-1 victory.

At Full Time: Burnley 3 (Lindley 2, Freeman), South Shields 1 (Keenlyside)

Attendance: 18,000 (Gate receipts of £598 10s 3d)

A good solid performance from Burnley had seen them safely through the Round against a good side from a lower division. South Shields went on to become North Eastern League champions in 1913-14 and retained their title the following season. They were admitted to the enlarged Football League after the First World War in 1919-20, joining the Third Division (North).

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Manchester United and Everton Go Out!

The big upsets of the First Round came at Southern League side, Swindon Town where the home side knocked out former Cup winners Manchester United, 1-0. There was a similar giant killing at Glossop Town who beat Everton 2-1. Blackburn Rovers beat Middlesbrough 3-0 at Ewood Park in front of 35,000, the biggest crowd of the day. Liverpool will have to replay at Oakwell after Second Division Barnsley earned a 1-1 draw at Anfield. FA Cup holders Aston Villa beat Stoke City 4-0, while Sunderland beat Southern League side Chatham Town 9-0 in the highest score of the day. Jimmy Richardson scoring four goals for the Black Cats at Roker Park. Leicester Fosse and Tottenham shared ten goals in an exciting 5-5 draw at Filbert Street and will replay. The best away result was by Sheffield United who beat Newcastle United in a controversial match at St. James’s Park. In a ‘rough-house’ game according to the newspapers, Newcastle were first reduced to ten men, then nine through injuries before going two-goals behind. They then lost their goalkeeper and ‘played on manfully’ with only eight men as Sheffield scored three more goals to finish the match 5-0 winners.

Clarets News

Newcastle United were rumoured to have offered £1,500 for the services of Ronnie Sewell, the Burnley reserve goalkeeper but this was not confirmed by the club.

Messrs Simpson Brothers who are erecting the new covered stand are making excellent progress with the foundations (at the Cricket-Field End). A hundred tons of stone have been laid in forming the foundations and progress has been made on the walling.

Eddie Mosscrop and Billy Watson had been selected for England who faced ‘The North’ in the trial match at Roker Park on Wednesday the 21st January.

In Other News

Eight Months’ Clitheroe Bobbin Workers Strike Settled

“After lasting eight months, a strike at the Albion Bobbin Works, Clitheroe, has ended in a victory for the men. All their demands have been conceded, including a 10 per cent advance for those in receipt of less than £1 per week, 5 percent for those receiving over £1 and 2½ per cent for those engaged on piecework. The refusal of the owner of the works to recognise the Woodturners Union was one of the reasons which determined the employees to strike.”

(Manchester Guardian 7/1/1914)

FA CUP First Round Results

Matches Played Saturday 10th January 1914

	Home Team	Away Team	Gate	Receipts (£)
1	Aston Villa 4	Stoke City 0	18,000	563
2	Birmingham City 2	Southend 1	20,000	542
3	Blackburn Rovers 3	Middlesbrough 0	35,354	909
4	Bolton Wanderers 3	Burslem Port Vale 0	18,975	576
5	Bradford Park Avenue 5	Reading 1	12,000	325
6	Bradford City 2	Woolwich Arsenal 0	16,000	566
7	Burnley 3	South Shields 1	18,000	580
8	Clapton Orient 2	Nottingham Forest 2	15,161	478
9	Crystal Palace 2	Norwich City 1	20,000	470
10	Derby County 1	Northampton Town 0	12,000	493
11	Gillingham 1	Blackpool 0	10,581	323
12	Glossop Town 2	Everton 1	4,800	138
13	Huddersfield Town 3	London Caledonians 0	6,900	195
14	Hull City 0	Bury 0	12,000	399
15	Leeds City 4	Gainsborough Trinity 2	14,000	520
16	Leicester Fosse 5	Tottenham Hotspur 5	10,000	525
17	Liverpool 1	Barnsley 1	32,500	876
18	Manchester City 2	Fulham 0	25,345	814
19	Millwall Athletic 0	Chelsea 0	24,500	1,555
20	Newcastle United 0	Sheffield United 5	28,000	1,032
21	Oldham Athletic 1	Brighton & Hove Albion 1	14,392	421
22	Plymouth Argyle 4	Lincoln City 1	17,836	675
23	Portsmouth 0	Exeter City 4	18,379	712
24	Preston North End 5	Bristol Rovers 2	13,500	445
25	QPR 2	Bristol City 2	20,000	605
26	The Wednesday 3	Notts County 2	27,579	1,080
27	Sunderland 9	Chatham Town 0	14,000	428
28	Swansea 2	Merthyr 0	16,000	425
29	Swindon Town 1	Manchester United 0	18,107	1,185
30	West Bromwich Albion 2	Grimsby Town 0	13,976	387
31	West Ham United 3	Chesterfield 1	18,000	508
32	Wolverhampton Wand. 3	Southampton 0	20,495	745

Figures supplied from The Times.

Replays

Barnsley 0, Liverpool 1 played on the 15th January at Oakwell.

After the Cup it was back to the business of the League and the return of Bolton Wanderers to Turf Moor for the first time in thirteen years. Burnley were unchanged from the South Shields game and Bolton were also unchanged. A good crowd turned out for the match despite the awful weather.

Burnley v Bolton Wanderers, Turf Moor, Saturday 17 January 1914 Kick-Off 2:30 pm.

The teams lined up:

Burnley: Dawson, Bamford, Taylor, Halley, Boyle (c), Watson, Nesbitt, Lindley, Freeman, Hodgson, Mosscrop.

Bolton Wanderers: Edmondson, Baverstock, Feebury, Glendinning, Fay, Rowley, Donaldson, Jones, Lillycrop, Smith, Vizard.

Referee: Mr R. Eccles (Darwen)

It had rained heavily on Saturday morning and the pitch had been well sanded but the weather had cleared by the kick-off time. Tommy Boyle won the toss and Burnley played toward the Cricket Field End with the wind advantage. In summary, Burnley took the lead through Teddy Hodgson on eight minutes from an Eddie Mosscrop centre. A Bolton free-kick led to a goal by Joe Smith beating Jerry Dawson to equalise for Wanderers on 23 minutes. The match was 1-1 at half-time.

In the second half Wanderers took an early lead, two minutes into the second period. Donaldson scoring after causing Dave Taylor no end of problems. Sustained Burnley pressure gained a well deserved equaliser with seven minutes remaining. A Burnley free-kick taken by George Halley, found Teddy Hodgson unmarked who made no mistake to level the scores.

At Full Time: Burnley 2 (Hodgson 2), Bolton 2 (Smith, Donaldson)

Attendance: 25,000 (gate receipts of £660)

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Mosscrop, Boyle and Watson

Three Clarets play for England

The following Wednesday, Eddie Mosscrop and Billy Watson had been called up to play in the England trial side that played against The North at Roker Park on the 21st January 1914. Tommy Boyle travelled with the party as centre-half cover for McCall of Preston North End. With England leading 2-1 in the first half, McCall pulled up with an ankle injury with only thirty minutes gone. He limped on until the interval but in the second half, Tommy Boyle came onto the field in McCall’s place to make it three Burnley players all playing in the same England side. (HT score 2-1) In the second half, Shea scored twice for The North until Vivian Woodward levelled the scores. Eddie Mosscrop then scored the winning goal in the 4-3 victory for England.

England: Hardy (Aston Villa), Crompton (Blackburn Rovers) Pennington (West Bromwich Albion) Brittleton (Sheffield Wednesday), McCall (Preston North End), Watson (Burnley), Walden (Tottenham Hotspur), Fleming (Swindon), V J Woodward (Chelsea) Holley (Sunderland), Mosscrop (Burnley). (Boyle (Burnley) came on for McCall for the second half)

The North: Beale (Manchester United), Hudspeth (Newcastle United), English (Sheffield United), Cuggy (Sunderland) Buckley (Derby County) Whalley (Manchester United), Wallace (Aston Villa) Shea (Blackburn Rovers), Elliott (Middlesbrough) Latherton (Blackburn Rovers), Martin (Sunderland).

At Full Time: England 4 (Fleming, Holley, Woodward, Mosscrop), The North 3 (Elliott, Shea (2))

Attendance 18,000

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Burnley travelled down to London on the Friday morning from Bank Top station for their match With Chelsea, Burnley again unchanged. Clarets supporters making the journey to London were all hoping for a repeat of the 6-1 demolition of the Pensioners earlier in the season.

Chelsea v Burnley, Stamford Bridge, Saturday 24 January 1914 Kick-Off 3:00 pm

The teams lined up:

Chelsea: Molyneaux, Bettridge, Harrow, Ormiston, Logan, Hunter, Ford, Halse, V.J.Woodward, Freeman and Bridgeman.

Burnley: Dawson, Bamford, Taylor, Halley, Boyle (c), Watson, Nesbitt, Lindley, Freeman, Hodgson, Mosscrop.

Referee: Mr J.W.D. Fowler (Sunderland)

In summary, the 0-0 scoreline reflected very few goal opportunities in the match. In the first half, Bert Freeman had a shot that struck the post and Chelsea were awarded a penalty after Bridgeman’s shot had accidentally hit George Halley’s elbow. Hunter took the penalty sending in a fast, rising shot but Jerry Dawson went the right way to meet the ball and turned it over the crossbar.

Boyle’s marking of V.J.Woodward the England centre-forward was picked up by the Daily Express, “Boyle sees his duty clear, and goes straight for it. His job on Saturday was obviously to look after Vivian Woodward and he accomplished it splendidly. For the whole of the first half and a large part of the second the famous amateur was held as in a vice!”

At Full Time: Chelsea 0, Burnley 0

Attendance: 35,000

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Dick Lindley and Dave Taylor were injured in the Chelsea match, Lindley picking up a thigh injury and Taylor had both of his ankles badly kicked. Both were expected to be fit for the next match in the FA Cup Second Round against Derby County at Turf Moor.

The FA Cup Second Round

Burnley v Derby County

The Second Round of the FA Cup had paired Burnley with Derby County. The last time the sides had met in the League in December 1913, Burnley had lost 3-1 at the Baseball Ground. Former England international Steve Bloomer had celebrated his 40th birthday the previous week and came into the team as replacement centre-forward for Derby’s leading scorer, Harry Leonard who was suffering from an ulcer. Edwin Neve was also injured so Walker came in at outside-right. The Burnley team were unchanged once more, Lindley and Taylor having recovered over the week. Despite the rain, another big crowd turned out at Turf Moor and enjoyed the East Lancashire Regiment band playing a selection of popular tunes before the match began.

Burnley v Derby County FA Cup Second Round, Turf Moor, Saturday 31 January 1914 Kick-Off 3:00 pm

The teams lined up:

Burnley: Dawson, Bamford, Taylor, Halley, Boyle (c), Watson, Nesbitt, Lindley, Freeman, Hodgson, Mosscrop.

Derby County: Lawrence, Atkin, Waugh, Barbour, Buckley, Bagshaw, Grimes, Moore, Bloomer, Banes, Walker

Referee: Mr H. H. Taylor (Altringham) Linesmen: Mr T.E. Robinson (Hull) Mr W Dickinson (Barrow)

Derby took to the field playing in all white, their keeper Lawrence wearing a blue jersey, while Burnley were in their usual claret and blue shirts. Tommy Boyle beat Steve Bloomer in the toss for ends and Burnley kicked off attacking the Bee Hole End, taking advantage of the strong wind blowing across the pitch. The rain was light at the start but gradually worsened, Sportsman noting there was, ‘a sudden very heavy downpour, making the conditions anything but agreeable’. After a number of Burnley attacks, the breakthrough came on thirteen minutes. Billy Nesbitt’s quick run and looping centre caught in the wind surprising the two Derby full backs. Teddy Hodgson got in between them and as the ball fell to earth inside the penalty area, Hodgson met the ball with his forehead, the ball flying past Lawrence and into the Derby goal. “It was one of the finest goals ever scored anywhere,” said Sportsman in the Burnley Express. Tommy Boyle got in two splendid shots, one effort hitting the crossbar, the other saved by Lawrence, before George Halley had a shot which also hit the crossbar. It had been all Burnley in the first half, with the scoreline 1-0 to the Clarets at the interval.

The second half saw a spirited fight-back by Derby. After a relatively foul-free first half, the tackles started flying in as Derby went in search of an equaliser. Dick Lindley was the first victim. After beating Derby’s full-back Waugh and sending the ball up field, Waugh, “ran into him at full force knocking the Burnley player out, leading to a good deal of adverse comment.” Waugh had already been spoken to for fouling Lindley before and Mr Taylor hadn’t seen this incident which had happened off the ball.

Waugh was moved to the outside left position by Bloomer to avoid being sent off. Billy Nesbitt was the next victim. He was ‘sandwiched’ between two players so severely the little winger appeared at first to be quite badly hurt. The next incident took place in the Burnley goalmouth. The players nearly got to fighting, tempers only being calmed down by the referee, Mr Taylor. Twenty-two minutes into the second half came the second goal of the game when Horace Barnes equalised for the visitors from a right-wing cross.

With ten minutes left it looked as if both sides would settle for a draw and a replay.

“For a time the game deteriorated and just when people were becoming reconciled to a replay at Derby, Burnley suddenly revived,” said Sportsman. Eight minutes remained when Bert Freeman was fouled just outside the Derby penalty area. George Halley took the free-kick and after the ball had cleared it came to Teddy Hodgson to tap in for his second goal. The cheers of the Burnley supporters had barely died down when Derby suddenly equalised. A minute after Hodgson’s goal, Steve Bloomer put in a long dropping shot straight at Dawson who could only parry the ball away. The ball came out to Waugh (the full-back now turned inside-right) to run in and score to make the scoreline 2-2.

Again it looked that a replay was on the cards. Only five minutes remained. Burnley had the ball with Eddie Mosscrop on the wing. He ran forward at pace toward the Derby goal. Lawrence came off his goal line and Mosscrop’s shot won Burnley a corner. From the corner-kick. Dick Lindley’s header was parried over the crossbar by Lawrence for a second corner. With the clock ticking down, Mosscrop placed the ball for the corner. Boyle brought Halley and Taylor forward into the box. Mosscrop’s corner reached Taylor, his header goal-bound. Lawrence half-cleared the ball but it only came to Teddy Hodgson who steered the ball through the crowded penalty area to score and complete his hat-trick. There were anxious minutes later as pocket-watches were checked around the stadium with only seconds remaining. Burnley wound down the clock with Mosscrop in the corner and Burnley ended the match the winners in what was a tight contest.

At Full Time: Burnley 3 (Hodgson 3), Derby County 2 (Barnes, Waugh)

Attendance: 29,992

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More Walking Wounded

Ernie Edwards the Burnley trainer and Doc Hodges were the busiest men at Turf Moor after the Derby Cup-tie. Dave Taylor, George Halley, Billy Watson, Bert Freeman, Eddie Mosscrop, Billy Nesbitt and Teddy Hodgson were all suffering knocks and bruises. The worst victim was Dick Lindley who had played the remainder of the second half in a daze after being knocked unconscious in the viscous challenge by Waugh. But there was no doubt who the hero of the match was, Burnley’s hat-trick-hero and man-of-the-match, Teddy Hodgson. With injuries and the veteran Bloomer standing in for their star forward, Leonard, Burnley had squeezed past Derby and into the Third Round. When the draw was made the following week, Burnley had been handed a home tie with Bolton Wanderers.

Manchester Guardian: “Bloomer who played centre for Derby at Burnley has had 21 years experience of this type of football but it was quite evident his day had passed as he was mastered by Boyle.”

Cup Final to Move Home?

The Football Association and The Crystal Palace Company are still arguing over the venue for the Cup Final. After the events of the last final, the FA was not confirming the venue until further work had been done at the Palace. (Daily Express 28/1/1914)

FA CUP Second Round Results

Matches Played Saturday 31st January 1914

Match	Home Team	Away Team	Gate	Receipts £)
1	Bolton Wanderers 4	Swindon Town 2	50,000	1,586
2	Blackburn Rovers 2	Bury 0	30,000	1,037
3	Birmingham 1	Huddersfield Town 0	60,000	1,125
4	Brighton & Hove Albion 3	Clapton Orient 1	15,776	996
5	Burnley 3	Derby County 2	29,992	1,025
6	Exeter City 1	Aston Villa 2	10,000	910
7	Glossop 0	Preston North End 1	10,736	310
8	Leeds City 0	West Bromwich Albion 2	29,000	1,566
9	Liverpool 2	Gillingham 0	40,000	1,317
10	Manchester City 2	Tottenham Hotspur 1	36,258	1,174
11	Millwall 1	Bradford City 0	20,755	1,217
12	Sheffield United 3	Bradford Park Avenue 1	51,000	1,595
13	Swansea 1	Queens Park Rangers 2	15,000	770
14	Sunderland 2	Plymouth Argyle 1	57,150	1,329
15	West Ham United 2	Crystal Palace 0	18,000	1,048
16	Wolverhampton Wanderers 1	The Wednesday 1	33,000	1,531

Figures supplied by The Times.

FA CUP Second Round News

In the Second Round matches, there were victories for all four Lancashire sides. Burnley, Bolton and Blackburn winning at home and a good away win for Preston North End. The biggest crowd of the day was at St. Andrews, Birmingham where 60,000 saw the home side beat Huddersfield 1-0, while a crowd of 51,000 saw Sheffield United beat Bradford Park Avenue 3-1 at Bramall Lane. Liverpool beat Gillingham 2-0 at Anfield and Cup holders Aston Villa won away at Exeter City, 2-1. Last years Cup finalists Sunderland, enjoyed a 2-1 home win over Plymouth Argyle.

Rovers Made Cup Favourites

After their victories over Middlesbrough and Bury so far in the Cup, The Daily Mirror made Blackburn Rovers their favourites to win the Cup.

In the FA Cup Second Round, some 480,000 people had attended the sixteen matches.

Seventy Spectators injured at Hillsborough in Replay

In the Sheffield Wednesday v Wolves replay played at Hillsborough, with only minutes from the end of the game, seventy spectators were injured when a wall collapsed and fell on top of them from a stand above. The game was halted for 20 minutes while spectators were attended to. The players helped get the injured into the pavilion. Eleven people were detained in the infirmary and three fans remained in a critical condition overnight in Sheffield Infirmary. The Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper was so affected by the incident he could not continue.

There were 45,000 spectators at the match. (5/2/1914, Daily Mirror)

It was back to League business for Burnley the following week at Turf Moor against visitors Oldham Athletic. Burnley were unchanged and were unbeaten in their last eight games.

Burnley v Oldham Athletic, Turf Moor, Saturday 7th February 1914 Kick-Off 3:15 pm

The teams lined up:

Burnley: Dawson, Bamford, Taylor, Halley, Boyle (c), Watson, Nesbitt, Lindley, Freeman, Hodgson, Mosscrop.

Oldham Athletic: Matthews, Hodson, Cook, Dixon, Roberts, Wilson, Tummon, Walters, Kemp, Woodger, Donnachie.

Referee: Mr S.D. Peers (Liverpool)

The match was played on a grey afternoon with a light drizzle, the pitch soft. Oldham won the toss and defended the Bee Hole End. Burnley began at pace and from their first attack down the right Eddie Mosscrop fed the ball to Bert Freeman whose shot was cleared by the Athletic defence. With five minutes gone, Jerry Dawson threw the ball out to Billy Watson who set Mosscrop off down the wing. Mosscrop had almost reached the corner flag, then looked up and cut infield, his pass finding Teddy Hodgson lurking in the penalty box. Hodgson, his back to goal, swivelled and shot to make it one-nil to Burnley. Oldham had opportunities to equalise but their efforts went wide. For a brief period in the middle of the half Oldham had more of the play and in one attack with Dawson out of his area, Bamford saved a dangerous situation on Burnley’s goal-line. Eddie Mosscrop was causing the Oldham defence numerous problems and in the last ten minutes, his centre was only parried by Matthews in the Oldham goal, the ball coming out to Nesbitt whose shot sailed over the Oldham crossbar.

With the half drawing to a close, Dave Taylor took a free-kick on the half-way line which found Mosscrop, his pass inside to Hodgson found Dick Lindley in space to head Burnley’s second goal just before the half-time whistle.

In the second half, Oldham changed their players around. Kemp and Walters exchanged places and Woodger and Donnachie also. Sportsman in the Burnley Express reported that Oldham had the better of the play for much of the second half, Dawson bringing off fine saves from Woodger and Walters, Dawson running out and taking the ball from their toes. The best Burnley attempt of the second half fell to Dave Taylor whose long shot flew a few inches over the Oldham bar. The Clarets held on to their first half lead, the match ending with another two valuable League points to lift the Clarets to fourth in the League table.

At Full Time: Burnley 2 (Hodgson, Lindley), Oldham 0

Attendance: 18,000 (gate Receipts of £437)

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Burnley Beat Meredith’s Men

Burnley’s next encounter was away to Manchester United. It was Burnley’s first visit to Old Trafford for a League match and after the 2-1 defeat suffered at Turf Moor back in October, the Burnley players were keen to make amends. Boosted by their progress in the Cup, the Clarets, now nine games undefeated since Christmas, arrived at Old Trafford bursting with confidence to play Billy Meredith and his men.

Manchester United v Burnley, Old Trafford, Saturday 14th February 1914 Kick-Off 3:00 pm

The teams lined up:

Manchester United: Beale, Hodge, Stacey, Haywood, West, Wall, Meredith, Woodcock, Anderson, Travers, Norton.

Burnley: Dawson, Bamford, Taylor, Halley, Boyle (c), Thorpe, Nesbitt, Lindley, Freeman, Hodgson, Mosscrop.

Referee: Mr J. T. Hornby (London)

Billy Watson was away on England International duty at Middlesbrough and his place was filled by Levi Thorpe. Burnley played in all white shirts to avoid the clash of colours. Several hundred Burnley spectators had made the journey by train to Old Trafford to see the Clarets attack the City End in the first half. Tommy Boyle won the toss and Burnley began the game at a high tempo. With only two minutes on the clock, Sportsman in the Burnley Express takes up the commentary; “Burnley attacked and Stacey had to clear following a neat pass by Boyle. Meredith in attempting to gather a hanging ball, lifted it the wrong way and Hodgson gave it to Mosscrop. West went across to tackle him but Mosscrop, dribbling with splendid skill, utterly bewildered his opponent and racing to the goal-line finished with a fine centre. The United defenders were soon at sea. Freeman at once pounced on the ball and coolly worked to within five yards of Beale before he drove the ball hard and low into the net.”

Burnley had much the better of the play, “the Burnley forwards were delightfully quick on the ball” described Sportsman. Mosscrop and Hodgson went close to scoring Burnley’s second, but Enoch West saved the day. Stacey was struck full in the face with the ball and had to leave the field giving Burnley the advantage. Following a United attack which was put out of play by Dave Taylor, Burnley bombarded the United goal. Freeman had the ball and dribbling toward goal was pursued by Hodge who tackled Freeman, “the pair of them, tumbling down the embankment,” said Sportsman. The Clarets mounted another attack. Beale was at full stretch, pulling off a great save from Dick Lindley. The ball came back off the United goalpost but was cleared to safety and at the end of the first half Burnley led United 1-0.

Stacey returned in the second half but it was Burnley again who had the better of the play. The Burnley defence proved too much for United’s attackers whose efforts were beaten away by Halley, Boyle and Watson. According to Sportsman, Burnley fully deserved their lead and were unfortunate not to extend it in the second half and with fewer goal attempts than the first period, Burnley ended the game winners by courtesy of Bert Freeman’s goal on two minutes.

At Full Time: Manchester United 0, Burnley 1 (Freeman)

Attendance: 30,000

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After this superb performance at Old Trafford, unbeaten Burnley were now 4th in Division One. In the Third Round of the Cup, Burnley had been drawn against Bolton Wanderers at Turf Moor, a place in the FA Cup Quarter-Finals at stake.

In Local News

Nelson Suffragettes Disrupt Ramsay MacDonald

In a Burnley Express article dated February 18th, titled “Lively Scenes at Nelson,” Ramsay MacDonald leader of the opposition Labour Party was a guest speaker at the Nelson Grand Theatre. Mr Macdonald had only been speaking a few minutes when a lady rose in the pit, shouting “We women demand this,” while holding up a bundle of Suffragette literature. Amid considerable uproar, the chairman shouted that she would be given an opportunity for asking questions. There were cries of, “Chuck her out” but the woman continued to shout, “We demand votes for women.” The lady was then approached by the stewards and escorted off the premises. Macdonald continued his speech but after a few minutes another woman rose from another part of the theatre shouting, “VOTES FOR WOMEN.” She was treated with hostility by the audience around her and she threw Suffragette literature at them. She was led off the premises also. MacDonald tried to laugh off the incident, but again later in his address he was heckled by Suffragette supporters from different parts of the theatre.

Nellie Wallace Live

Packing in audiences all week at the Burnley Empire, direct from London’s West End, was music hall sensation Nellie Wallace. Wallace, whose frustrated spinster act featured songs such as Three Times a Day, Bang! Bang! Bang and Let’s Have a Tiddley at the Milk Bar, was a huge hit with audiences.

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