vs. Reading

All matches in 1977/78

Match Details

Saturday, 18th February 1978

Elm Park, Reading

1977/78 Football League Division Four

Match 27 of 46

READING

2

Kearney 21', Earles 88'

HARTLEPOOL UNITED

3

Gibb 38', Ayre 55', White (og) 70'

Attendance: 4322

Ref: Not known

Teams

READING
Manager: Maurice Evans


90	1	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	1	Steve Death
90	2	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	2	Gary Peters
90	3	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	3	Mark White
90	4	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	4	Richie Bowman
90	5	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	5	Paul Bennett
90	6	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	6	Martin Hicks
90	7	1	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	7	Pat Earles
90	8	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	8	Ollie Kearns
90	9	1	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag002	9	Mike Kearney
90	10	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag002	10	Gordon Cumming
90	11	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	11	Roy Davies
90	12	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	12	Ray Hiron

HARTLEPOOL UNITED
Manager: Billy Horner


90	1	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	1	Eddie Edgar
90	2	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag002	2	Dick Malone
90	3	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	3	Derrick Downing
90	4	1	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag002	4	Tommy Gibb
90	5	1	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	5	Billy Ayre
90	6	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	6	George Smith
90	7	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	7	Peter Creamer
90	8	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag005	8	Eric McMordie
90	9	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	9	Bob Newton
90	10	0	0	0	0	90	1	96	Southend United	flag flag001	10	Alan Foggon
90	11	0	0	0	0	90	1	-1		flag flag001	11	Paul Bielby
90	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1		flag flag001	12	Keith Houchen

																	Age	This Comp		All Comps
																	Age	Games	Goals	Games	Goals
1	0	57	0	65	0						1			flag flag001	1	Eddie Edgar	21y 110d	57	0	65	0
2	0	16	0	20	0						1			flag flag002	2	Dick Malone	30y 180d	16	2	20	2
3	0	27	0	34	0						1			flag flag001	3	Derrick Downing	32y 107d	27	4	34	5
4	1	25	0	32	0						1			flag flag002	4	Tommy Gibb	33y 67d	25	1	32	1
5	1	27	0	34	0						1			flag flag001	5	Billy Ayre	25y 287d	27	7	34	8
6	0	10	0	15	0						1			flag flag001	6	George Smith	32y 134d	10	0	15	0
7	0	46	0	49	0						1			flag flag001	7	Peter Creamer	24y 151d	46	3	49	3
8	0	37	0	41	0						1			flag flag005	8	Eric McMordie	31y 190d	37	2	41	2
9	0	24	0	31	0						1			flag flag001	9	Bob Newton	21y 87d	24	2	31	7
10	0	2	0	2	0						1			flag flag001	10	Alan Foggon	27y 360d	2	0	2	0
11	0	60	18	72	18						1			flag flag001	11	Paul Bielby	21y 86d	78	6	90	9

Average age of starting eleven = 27y 160d

League Table

		P	Pts
10	Huddersfield	28	30
11	Reading	27	30
12	Grimsby	27	30

22	Southport	27	20
23	HARTLEPOOL	26	17
24	Rochdale	30	13

		P	Pts
10	Huddersfield	28	30
11	Reading	28	30
12	Grimsby	27	30

22	Southport	27	20
23	HARTLEPOOL	27	19
24	Rochdale	30	13