From: tjc@ecs.soton.ac.uk (Tim Chown)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: English News: Sunday results
Date: 16 Nov 92 10:21:38 GMT


FA Cup:

READING 1-0 BIRMINGHAM
Stand-in goalkeeper Trevor Matthewson pulled off a brilliant penalty save but
was unable to prevent the Blues from bowing out at the first hurdle.
Matthewson took over in the Birmingham goal when Martin Thomas was shown the
red card by referee Ron Groves for a professional foul on Adrian Williams.
Jimmy Quinn stepped up but Matthewson chose right and made a spectacular save
Quinn was the hero, though. It was his sixth minute header which in the end
proved enough.

DORKING 2-3 PLYMOUTH
Brave Diadora Leaguers Dorking made their exit but gave Peter Shilton's
Plymouth a massive scare in the last few moments of an entertaining tie.
Dorking went ahead through Phil Grainger in the 21st minute, only for
Paul Dalton to level on the half-hour.  Argyle appeared to be coasting towards
round two when Dwight Marshall and Dalton struck key blows in the 47th and
65th minutes.  But Steve Lunn scored four minutes from
time to set up a thrilling climax.


Div 1:

SUNDERLAND 1-2 LEICESTER
Teenager Julian Joachim justified boss Brian Little's decision to axe leading
marksman Bobby Davison by steering Leicester to victory at Roker Park.
The 18-year-old striker grabbed a goal in each half to put further pressure on
Sunderland manager Malcolm Crosby.  Joachim raced clear to lob goalkeeper
Tony Norman in the 27th minute and struck again 14 minutes after half time
Peter Davenport struck the lone reply but he missed the chance of claiming a
point when he missed a 62nd minute penalty.

MILLWALL 2-1 WEST HAM
The Lions held on to collect three important points and moved above their
opponents in the table despite a Hammers revival in the later stages.
Goals from Malcolm Allen and Phil Barber in the 40th and 55th minutes
suggested an easy Millwall win.  But a brilliant 77th minute Mark Robson
strike set up a frantic finale in which Alvin Martin's header hit a post.
Six players were booked in a physical first half but as tempers calmed after
the interval, only one name was added.

                   P  W  D  L  F  A PTS
 1 Newcastle Utd  16 13  1  2 32 13 40
 2 Swindon Town   17  9  4  4 31 23 31
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 3 Tranmere R     16  9  4  3 30 15 31
 4 Millwall       16  8  5  3 27 14 29
 5 West Ham       16  8  3  5 28 13 27
 6 Leicester C    17  8  3  6 20 20 27
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 7 Wolves         17  6  8  3 27 18 26
 8 Charlton Ath   17  7  5  5 21 16 26
 9 Grimsby Town   16  7  4  5 24 18 25
10 Derby County   16  7  3  6 27 21 24
11 Peterborough   15  7  3  5 24 20 24
12 Portsmouth     16  6  5  5 28 23 23
13 Oxford United  16  5  8  3 25 17 23
14 Watford        17  6  5  6 25 27 23
15 Bristol City   16  6  2  8 24 36 20
16 Brentford      16  5  4  7 24 20 19
17 Birmingham C   15  5  4  6 13 23 19
18 Barnsley       16  5  3  8 20 17 18
19 Cambridge U    17  4  5  8 17 31 17
20 Notts County   17  3  6  8 20 35 15
21 Sunderland     16  4  3  9 15 27 15
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22 Luton Town     16  2  6  8 18 37 12
23 Southend Utd   16  2  5  9 14 26 11
24 Bristol R      17  2  3 12 22 46  9


Malcolm Allison is ready to slip back into retirement this week after a one-
match comeback brought a defeat for Bristol Rovers.
The 65-year-old accepts that the First Division club are unlikely to meet his
terms when their directors decide on Dennis Rofe's successor.
The only way he would be prepared to resurrect his managerial career is if
he can appoint his own backroom staff.  "I don't want to work full time. I
would have to be with my own people so that I could delegate work," he said.

Northampton Town have won the Barclays Performance of the Week award for their
3-1 defeat of Fulham in the FA Cup. And a local boys club will collect #650.

Aston Villa boss Ron Atkinson is set to make a #1.5m move for two midfield
players. His targets are believed to be Denmark's #1m-rated Henrik Larsen and
South African Theo Kumalli.