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December 1974

As appeared in Rothman's Football Yearbook 1975-76 (6th year) :

The Queen Anne Press, London 1975

December

2 Kettering beat Swansea 3-1 in the FA Cup in a dramatic match. . . Stan Bowles asks Q.P.R. for a transfer for the second time this season ... Sir Stanley Rous is the first winner of the J. L. Manning Award given annually for services to sport by the Sports Writers' Association.

3 On a visit to war-damaged Cyprus, Don Revie finds the conditions satisfactory for the European Championship tie in February. . , According to rumours, George Best is heading a group of businessmen who would like to take over the Southern League club, Wimbledon.

4 Chester draw 0-0 at Newcastle in the League Cup . . . Alex Cropley, Hibernian's Scottish international winger, joins Arsenal for £150,000. Hibs immediately buy Ally Macleod from Southampton (£30,000) as replacement . . . Colin Garwood (Oldham) and Les Chapman (Huddersfield) are involved in, a swap deal. Oldham also receive £15,000 cash adjustment for Garwood.

7 Stoke stay on top of the First Division after their 3-0 win over Birmingham . . . Crowds invade the pitch at Hillsborough, where Sheffield W. draw 4-4 with Manchester U. Defender Jim Holton breaks a leg. Over 100 people are arrested and the FA are considering disciplinary action against the clubs involved ... Jack Charlton makes an official protest against referee Peter Reeves after his handling of the Middlesbrough v Manchester U. League Cup-tie last Wednesday. He is asking for another official to be appointed for the replay .. . Stan Bowles is put on the transfer list for 30 days only by Q.P.R. If there are no bidders by then-and the asking price is £250,000 - Bowles will stay with the London club . . . lan Porterfield, the Sunderland goal scorer in the 1973 Cup Final, sustains serious injuries in a car accident.

9 York City will fence in the Manchester United fans when theteamsmeet at Boothman Crescent in an all-ticket League match . . . Crystal Palace have agreed to pay £4000 to Rothmans Isthmian League club Staines Town for their defender John Love. It is the first time one of the new professional clubs has received a transfer fee from a Football League club.

10 Keith Weller asks Leicester for a transfer.

11 Q.P.R. buy Don Masson from Notts Co. for £100,000 as a replacement for Terry Venables ... In the UEFA Cup, a Hector goal puts Derby back in the hunt after the Yugoslavs take a 3-0 lead, but a Bajevic penalty four minutes from the end makes it 4-1, giving a winning aggregate of 4-3 for Velez Mostar . . . Newcastle win the Texaco Cup 3-0 v Southampton ... lan Moores of Stoke is drafted into the Under-23 squad after playing only three full League games.

12 Derby Co. send an official protest to UEFA, asking for an annulment of the second-leg Cup tie at Mostar. They allege that Dutch referee Charles Corver was biased towards the home team, and has also committed several technical errors, such as allowing Derby to kick-off at the start of both halves of the match!... Belgium and Holland are willing to stage the next World Cup jointly in the event of Argentina's withdrawal . . . Oldham sign the Bury defender Holt for £25,000 plus defender Tony Bisley ... Leicester refuse Weller's transfer request.

14 Everton become the sixth team this season to top the League. They beat Derby 1-0 at the Baseball Ground and Stoke are defeated 3-1 at Leeds . . . Jn the FA Cup, Rothmans Isthmian League club Leatherhead defeat Colchester and Stafford Rangers beat Halifax .. . The third round draw is made in the BBC TV studios and broadcast live . . . Newcastle are drawn to play at home against Manchester C. but their FA suspension means that they cannot stage the tie—it will be played at Maine Road.

16 Arsenal put Charlie George on the transfer list, after the player's written request isj considered by the Board.

17 Kevin Beattie disappears on his way to the Under-23 headquarters in Manchester.) The Ipswich player travells to Carlisle instead to see his family and later says, 'I; completely shattered. Life has got on top of me. I am no George Best, but I just want people to realise the pressures. I decided to go home and see my mum. She understands me better than anybody. 1 shall want to play for England. 1 only hope Don Revie understands, and that my chances are not spoiled.' Revie, obviously upset, makes no comment on Beattie's behaviour, but indicates that he'll have a chat with the Ipswich manager, Bobby Robson, concerning this talented young player . . , Stan Bowles has asked to come off the transfer list for the third time this year! Dave Sexton, the Q.P.R. boss, agrees. 'I am delighted. 1 would have been' heartbroken to lose a player of Start's class.'

18 Sensational results in the League Cup. Manchester U. beat Middlesbrough 3-0, and Chester defeat Newcastle J-0 with a James goal. There are now three Second Division clubs in the semi-finals, and one from Div. 4 ... Young England beat Scotland 3-0 at Aberdeen—'over-age' player Dennis Tueart gets two of the goals.. In the FA Cup replay, Wycombe beat Bournemouth 2-1. to reach the third round for the first time in the club's history . . . Steve Govier moves from Brighton Grimsby for £16,000. Alan Little (Aston Villa) joins Southend for £10,000 . . Brian Moore, the (TV commentator, has joined the Gillingham board and say that he'll not cover their games in the future.

19 Kevin Beattie is still unwilling to return to football. Despite pleadings by teammates and manager Robson, the Ipswich player does not travel with the squad to Leicester , . . Tony Hazell joins Millwall, where he'll play for his old Q.P.R. boss, Gordon Jago. The fee is £40,000.

20Keith Weller stages a walk-out at Leicester. At half-time in the match against Ipswich, the ex-skipper of the club refuses to play on and leaves the ground before the end of the game. Ipswich win 1-0 and are back on top of the league ... All Manchester U. away matches will be all-ticket affairs in the future, and the tickets must be bought in advance. This is a joint FA and League action to combat the hooligan element . . . Newcastle manager Joe Harvey, whose management has been criticised by fans, buys Geoff Nulty from Burnley and Tommy Craig from Sheffield W. for £120,000 each.

21 Several astonishing results in Division One. Carlisle beat Everton 34 at Goodison Park after the League leaders establish a 2-0 lead. Luton beat Derby 1-0, and Arsen win 2-0 at Stoke with goals by Brian Kidd . . . Stan Bowles comes back into the Q.P.R.. team with two goals at Tottenham . . . Kevin Beattie plays for lpswich reserves, but has to come off with a leg injury.

23 Keith Weller is put on the transfer list and fined two weeks' wages . . . John Bond, the Norwich manager, makes an astonishing attack on the Leicester player. He writes to all First and Second Division managers asking them to blacklist Weller. 'Here is the chance for managers to unite and show they will not be party to anything like this. Players can destroy a manager faster than we could destroy a player's career. If Weller is allowed to get away with this, there is nothing to stop any other player who fancies a move doing exactly the same.'... Joe Royle (£200,000) joins Manchester C.

26 Over 710,000 spectators watch the 45 league matches on this Boxing Day . . . Liverpool are back on top of the First Division after a 4-1 win over Manchester C, Brian Hall scores two of their goals... Jimmy Robertson, Stake's veteran winger, breaks his leg in the first minute of the game at Coventry - Stoke are beaten for the third consecutive time... At Leeds, the referee books seven players in the 2-2 draw against Burnley. Manager Adamson says, 'We were prtvoked arid we retaliated. It is a pity this sort of thing happens, but it has happened with Leeds for the last 10 years. Not just against Burnley.'.. . Ken Furphy, the Sheffield U. boss, has also complained about the opponents, after his team are beaten 1-0 at Middlesbrough. 'I counted eight cases of shirt pulling and nine deliberate trips on my players out there. Tony Currie was kicked five times and Len Badger has a broken nose.

28 Luton win again! They beat Wolves 3-2 with a hat-trick by teenager Ron Futcher. His twin brother Paul provides the pass for the first goal... Ipswich are on top once more, after a 1-0 win at Birmingham... In Division Two, Manchester U. are beaten 1-0 at Oldham, in the first meeting between the two clubs for 40 years . . . For Sunderland, Billy Hughes scores in 14 seconds - the season's fastest goal - but Orient equalise, and the match ends in a 1-1 draw ... Tommy Baldwin's loan period ends, and the Chelsea striker returns to Stamford Bridge from Millwall... Francis Lee scores the winning goal for Derby against his old club, Manchester C., at Maine Road.

30 Peter Osgood is for sale at Southampton. Manager McMenemy says, 'Ossie is not a Second Division player, and the fee will help me to strengthen the squad in several positions.'... Four young Burnley players are suspended for 14 days for drinking in a public house on Christmas Eve.

31 Johan Cruyff is chosen as European Footballer of the Year for a record third time in the poll conducted by the periodical France Football.