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20-10-54: Starlights (h) 6-3 (HT 3-0) Crowd (31,000)
| Shirt No. | Player Name | Goals Scored | | | |
Leeds United: | | | | | |
1. | Scott, Jack | | | | |
2. | Dunn, Jimmy | | | | |
3. | Hair, Grenville | | | | |
4. | Ripley, Keith | | | | |
5. | Marsden, Jack | | | | |
6. | Kerfoot, Eric | | | | |
7. | Vickers, Peter | 1 (3-0) | | | |
8. | Nightingale, Albert | | | | |
9. | Charles, John | 1 (2-0) | | | |
10. | Brook, Harold | 3 (1-0, 4-1, 5-1) | | | |
11. | McCall, Andy | 1 (6-1) | | | |
Starlights: | | | | | |
1. | Swift, Frank (Ex-Manchester City) | | | | |
2. | Shankly, Bill (Ex-Preston North End) | | | | |
3. | Beattie, Andy (Ex-Preston North End) | | | | |
4. | Ward, Tim (Ex-Derby County) | | | | |
5. | Carey, Johnny (Ex-Manchester United) | | | | |
6. | Boot, Eddie (Ex-Huddersfield Town) | | | | |
7. | Hooper | | | | |
8. | Mannion, Wilf (Ex-Middlesbrough) | | | | |
9. | Doherty, Peter (Ex-Huddersfield Town) | 1 (6-2) | | | |
10. | Carter, Raich (Ex-Hull City) | 2 (3-1, 6-3) | | | |
11. | Rowley, Jack (Ex-Manchester United) | | | | |
Programme and Teamsheet:
T. Seymour of Wakefield was the referee. Stanley Matthews was unavailable and his deputy, Hooper, may not have been Harry Hooper of West Ham United, who played for the Football League against the Irish League at Anfield on the same day.
Match Report: Yorkshire Post 21-10-1954: Courtesy Steve Bell
Old-time stars attract 31,000 to Elland Road
By ERIC STANGER: LEEDS UNITED 6 STARLIGHTS 3
There is still magic in a name. The Starlights, mostly old-timers worth a mint of money in their heyday, drew 31,000 to Elland Road last night - their biggest attendance of the season for any game, floodlit or Second Division. They showed that the skill is still there even if the years have taken toll of the speed. When they were in possession of the ball there was much of the old cleverness, Carter, Mannion, Doherty and the rest showing how football should and could be played. But even sound positional play could not make up entirely for loss of speed and inability to move sharply into the tackle. Youth had to be served. For once the sympathy of the Elland Road followers was patently not with United. Memories demanded greater loyalties. There were no bigger cheers in the first half than when Frank Swift, handicapped from early on by a pulled muscle, brought off a save of real Old England vintage from McCall's fiery cross-drive: when Peter Doherty jinked through the middle to crash in a shot which Scott did well to stop: when Carter, after a four-man move, which was a text-book lesson in forward play, headed against the foot of the upright.
Lack of speed
Their joy bubbled over when Carter finally cracked home a characteristic left-foot drive. By that time the Starlights were three down. Brook, Charles and Vickers having scored for United in the first half, notwithstanding some crafty defensive play by Swift, Bill Shankly, Andy Beattie and Johnny Carey. Lack of speed left too many defensive holes to cover. Brook scored twice more for United and McCall once. Then to the delight of all, Doherty got another for the Starlights and Carter a third. Honour and dignity were preserved.
Leeds United: Scott; Dunn, Hair; Ripley, Marsden, Kerfoot; Vickers, Nightingale, Charles, Brook, McCall.
Starlights: Swift; Shankly, Beattie; Ward, Carey, Boot; Hooper, Mannion, Doherty, Carter, Rowley.
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