South Shields' victory was all in the details

South Shields manager Ian Watson revealed the approach his squad had taken in training that led to a home win against Chorley for the second consecutive weekend.

- by Sports Reporter

South Shields players celebrate a goal. Picture by Kevin Wilson.

(Kevin Wilson)

The Mariners saw off the Magpies with a comfortable win in an FA Cup third qualifying round tie last weekend and made it an unsuccessful visit to the North East for their visitors with a hard-earned league win at the 1st Cloud Arena on Saturday afternoon.

On a day when the club bid farewell to long-serving midfielder Robert Briggs, it was winger Dan Ward that opened the scoring with the midway point of the first half approaching. The former Gateshead and Oldham Athletic man was found by the impressive Dan Dodds and took his time before beating Chorley keeper and captain Matt Urwin with a cool finish.