SOCCER IN BRITAIN.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 75, 29 March 1928, Page 14

SOCCER IN BRITAIN.

PROMOTION AND RELEGATION.

With the end of the Soccer 6»oson at Hom« approaching, the struggle for promotion and to avoid relegation in the lending English and Scottish divisions reaches feverish intensity. Thp following tables compiled from the results which have appeared In the "Star" up to and including games played on March 10 show the positions-of the teams:—

England. First Division.

P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts •Huddersfield ...30 17 8 5 72 49 39 Everton .31 14 7 10 76 51 38 Cardiff City 32 14 10 8 53 51 36 •Bluekburn 31 13 9 9 47 51 35 Leicester C 31 14- 10 7 71 56 35 Bolton W 32 14 11 7 64 50 35 Newcastle U 31 12 10 9 66 61 83 Burnley ....33 14 15 4 61 74 32 •Arsenal 30 11 10 9 63 63 31 Tottenham 31 13 13 5 62 63 81 Liverpool 32 11 12 9 72 67 31 Sunderland 30 11 11 8 67 66 30 Middlesbro 32 10 12 11 68 67 30 Birmingham 32 9 11 12 54 61 80 Bury Town .... 32 14 16 2 55 63 30 Aston Villa 30 12 13 5 61 61 29 Derby Connty .. 31 11 13 7 72 72.29 West Ham U.... 81 11 13 7 60 88 29 Manchester SO 10 13 7 48 55 27 Portsmouth 31 10 14 7 BO 73 27 'Sheffield U 30 9 14 7 52 66 25 Wednesday 31 6 15 10 54 63 22 •Teiima in semi-fianls of English Cap. Second Division. Chelsea 31 19 6 6 59 31 44 Manchester C ... 30 IS 6 6 76 46 42 Leeds United ... 32 18 8 6 75 41 42 Preston N.B. .. 32 17 7 8 72 44 12 Oldham A 31 16 9 6 59 36 38 Stoke City 31 16 9 6 58 45 88 W. Brom. A .... 32 13 10 9 73 55 35 Portvale A. .... 31 15 13 3 57 47 33 Swansea T 31 13 11 7 61 56 33 Bristol City ....33 13 13 7 64 61 33 Notts Forest ... 30 13 11 6 66 60 82 Grimsby T. ..... 32 11 ll 10 49 60 Hull City .. 30 9 10 11 36 40 29 Reading . 31 9 13 9 45 00 -J7 Clapton 0 31 10 14 7 46 66 27 Notts County ... 32 9 14 9 53 60 27 Barnsiey 81 9 14 8 49 65 Southampton ... 32 9 16 7 50 59 25 Blackpool 33 9 17 7 62 8-i 25 Fulhum 31 9 17 o ot) 73 23 Wolverhampton.. 31 8 16 7 49 77 28 South Shields -.32 4 22 6 42 W 14 I f 1 1 Scotland. First Division. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts •Rangers 30 21 3 6 92 30 48 •Celtic 30 19 3 8 77 25 46 Motherwell 31 19 5 7 79 36 45 Hearts 32 19 8 5 84 41 43 Aberdeen 32 16 12 4 61 55 36 St. Mirren 32 15 11 6 ffl 64 36 I'artick C 31 15 11 5 71 53 35 Kilmarnock 32 18 10 9 57 66 36 Falkirk 31 15 13 4 68 57 34 Cowdenbeath ... 30 13 10 7 o2 o- 33 St. Johnstone ... 32 12 11 9 62 56 33 •Hibernians .... 32 10 15 7 57 63 29 Dundee 32 12 15 5 67 72 29 Airdrieonians ... 31 8 13 10 46 61 26 Hamilton A .... 32 10 17 5 58 70 25 Clyde 32 9 16 7 39 64 25 •Queen's Park .. 32 9 17 6 56 69 24 Boness 31 9 18 4 40 73 22 Kaith Rovers ... 30 6 19 5 44 82 17 Dunfermline .... 32 3 26 3 34 108 9 i 'Teams in semi-finals of Scottish Cup. Second Division. Ayr United 81 2? 5 4 101 47 48 Dnndeo United.. 32 15 9 8 72 66 38 £2f!S r . Unlted -- 32 15 10 7 71 63 87 S®** 1 .Lanark... 31 14 9 8 76 47 38 Sg* F 1 *®-" 32 15 11 6 78 60 36 S2f*a« a « k —* I 3 9 10 69 67 36 nSSn r tt n '-• P } 4 12 6 77 68 34 ArtkU.ui 8 25 14 13 6 85 65 34 t i 31 15 13 3 74 77 33 with A 32 12 is 7 m At fti Arbroath ' 32 14 15 3 ?* 2} Bathgate 32 10 12 10 TS fw In Alloa Athletic... 32 10 13 0 'rt aa oa Clydebank 32 13 16 8 M 72 » Stenhouse 32 13 in 3 21 ta 9a Albion Bovars... 32 12 16 4 60 58 28 , Morton 32 11 15 a K ?? £2 , St. Barnard*.... 82 11 19 5 H 86 27 Dumbarton 32 U 17 4 an «s oL ► Annadala j» « » % g « *6