Slough Town
2
B. Davies (52), Williams (79)
Wokingham Town
1
Griffiths (15)
B&B Senior Cup
Attendance: 813
This Berks and Bucks Senior Cup-tie, played at the stadium on Sunday morning attracted 813 paying customers, which further emphasised that there is a Sunday public for football in Slough.
Town, surprised to find themselves a goal down at half-time, hit back with two well-taken goals to overcome their old rivals from Wokingham. Barry Davies and Trevor Williams were the Slough scorers.
This was a long way from being a classic tie, but there were some rewards for the spectators, notably half-a-dozen very good moves by Slough, some unexpectedly stern resistance by a Wokingham defence held together by veteran strongman Brian Pitts, and to cap it all, a fine goal by Trevor Williams to put Slough in front.
The Welsh international midfield player, making his Slough debut, had a good game and added a lot of guile to Slough’s hitherto unimpressive midfield.
The pity is that the man to make way for Williams was Steve Crosby. The latter may not be as basically talented as either Barry or Alan Davies, but for the past few weeks he has done more for the team than either.
Sunday's game was only three minutes old when Wokingham lost centre-forward Stubbings, who limped off with a leg injury. On came ex-Slough man Barry Gaynor at right-back, with the visitors reshuffling up front.
Two minutes later Slough should have gone ahead when Barry Davies was left with an open goal, but he delayed his shot, which was smothered.
Slough were on top in the early stages, and when Terry Brown beat Dixon in the Wokingham goal, Pitts cleared off the line.
It came as a shock, therefore, when, in the 15th minute, Wokingham took the lead. A long clearance by Windiate found Terry Watts slow on the turn and the burly Griffiths beat him in the race for the ball and shot past Peter Spittle.
Not for the first time this season was the Slough ‘keeper caught in no-man's land. This was the scoreline at the interval.
After the interval Slough re-appeared with Crosby in place of Brown, who had taken an early knock, and the half was only seven minutes old when the home side equalised. Turl, yet again showing his value as an extra attacker, took the ball almost to the Wokingham byline. He crossed low and hard, and when Gaynor failed to get the ball away, Barry Davies raced in to bundle it home.
Wokingham retaliated with two corners, but by now Slough were in command, and Geoff Anthony, Barry Davies and Brendan O'Sullivan all went close before the second goal came — and what a fine goal!
It came in the 79th minute. Steve Lane worked his way through to the byline on the right and chipped the ball high across the face of the goal for Williams, at the far post, to dive forward and head the ball into the net.
Two minutes later Williams almost scored again when he volleyed the ball just over the from an acute angle, but although Slough finished with three corners in the last five minutes, there were no further goals.
Town, surprised to find themselves a goal down at half-time, hit back with two well-taken goals to overcome their old rivals from Wokingham. Barry Davies and Trevor Williams were the Slough scorers.
This was a long way from being a classic tie, but there were some rewards for the spectators, notably half-a-dozen very good moves by Slough, some unexpectedly stern resistance by a Wokingham defence held together by veteran strongman Brian Pitts, and to cap it all, a fine goal by Trevor Williams to put Slough in front.
The Welsh international midfield player, making his Slough debut, had a good game and added a lot of guile to Slough’s hitherto unimpressive midfield.
The pity is that the man to make way for Williams was Steve Crosby. The latter may not be as basically talented as either Barry or Alan Davies, but for the past few weeks he has done more for the team than either.
Sunday's game was only three minutes old when Wokingham lost centre-forward Stubbings, who limped off with a leg injury. On came ex-Slough man Barry Gaynor at right-back, with the visitors reshuffling up front.
Two minutes later Slough should have gone ahead when Barry Davies was left with an open goal, but he delayed his shot, which was smothered.
Slough were on top in the early stages, and when Terry Brown beat Dixon in the Wokingham goal, Pitts cleared off the line.
It came as a shock, therefore, when, in the 15th minute, Wokingham took the lead. A long clearance by Windiate found Terry Watts slow on the turn and the burly Griffiths beat him in the race for the ball and shot past Peter Spittle.
Not for the first time this season was the Slough ‘keeper caught in no-man's land. This was the scoreline at the interval.
After the interval Slough re-appeared with Crosby in place of Brown, who had taken an early knock, and the half was only seven minutes old when the home side equalised. Turl, yet again showing his value as an extra attacker, took the ball almost to the Wokingham byline. He crossed low and hard, and when Gaynor failed to get the ball away, Barry Davies raced in to bundle it home.
Wokingham retaliated with two corners, but by now Slough were in command, and Geoff Anthony, Barry Davies and Brendan O'Sullivan all went close before the second goal came — and what a fine goal!
It came in the 79th minute. Steve Lane worked his way through to the byline on the right and chipped the ball high across the face of the goal for Williams, at the far post, to dive forward and head the ball into the net.
Two minutes later Williams almost scored again when he volleyed the ball just over the from an acute angle, but although Slough finished with three corners in the last five minutes, there were no further goals.
Slough Town Lineup
- 1 Peter Spittle
- 2 Tim Turl
- 3 Brendan O'Sullivan
- 4 Barry Davies
- 5 Micky Cannon
- 6 Terry Watts
- 7 Trevor Williams
- 8 Alan Davies
- 9 Steve Lane
- 10 Terry Brown 12
- 11 Geoff Anthony
Substitutes
- 12 Steve Crosby 10