THE GAME AT HOME.
ENGLISH TEAMS KICK OFF. RESULTS OF FIRST GAMES. The English football leagues commenced operations for the 1020-30 season on Saturday, August 31. The results of the principal games in England and Scotland on that date are as follows:— England. FIRST LEAGUE. Arsenal 4 Leeds United . . • 0 Aston Villa ... 2 Birmingham . . 1 Blackburn Rovers 3 West Ham United 3 Derby County . 3 Sunderland . . . 0 Everton 3 Bolton Wanderers 3 Huddersfielr] . . 3 Leicester City . 2 Manchester City 2 Burnley .... 2 Middlesbro' ... 5 Liverpool .... 0 Newcastle United 4 Manchester United 1 Portsmouth T. . 0 Wednesday ... 4 Sheffield United 2 Grimsby Town . 3 SECOND LEAGUE. Barnsley .... 3 Southampton . . 1 Blackpool .... 4 Millwall Athletic 3 Bradford .... 2 . Tottenham ... 1 Bury 0 Oldham Athletic 2 Charlton Athletic -1 Cardiff City . . 1 Chelsea .... 2 Notts Forest . . 0 Hull City ... 1 Swansea Town . 0 Notts County. . . 3 Bristol City . . 1 Reading .... 2 Preston N.B. . . 0 Stoke City ... 2 Bradford City . 0 Wolverhnmpton 2 West Brom. A. 4 THIRD LEAGUE. Southern Division: Brentford ... 3 Swindon Town . 2 Bristol Rovers . 1 Brighton Albion 0 Clapton Orient . 0 Plymouth Argyle 2 Coventry City . 2 Merthyr' Town . 2 Crystal Palace . 1 IJangers (London) 1 Exeter City ... 2 Luton Town . . 2 Gillingham ... 2 AValsall .... 1 Northampton . . 2 Boscombe United 0 Norwich City . 0 Fulham 4 Southend United 2 Newport County "1 Watford .... 2 Torquay United 0 Northern Division : Barrow .... 3 New Brighton . 0 Carlisle Uuited 2 Crewe Athletic . 0 Chesterfield . . 1 South Shields . 2 Doncaster Rovers 8 Accrington ... 1 Halifax Town . 1 Tortvale Athletic 2 Hartlepool ... 2 Darlington ... 5 Lincoln City . . 0 Rochdale .... 0 Nelson 2 Southport .... 2 Tranmore Rovers ~> Rothcrham United 4 Wiganboro ... 0 York CHy ... 2 Wrcxham .... 1 Stockport County 1 Scotland. FIRST DIVISION. Airdrieouians . . 0 Aberdeen .... 2 Ayr United ... 3 Hibernians ... 2 C'iyde' 1 Motherwell ... 2 Cowdenbeath . . 2 St. Johnstoue . 1 Dundee .... 1 Dundee United . 0 Hamilton A . . 2 Celtic 3 Hearts .... 5 St. Mtrren ... 0 Morton 2 Partick Thistle . 2 Queen's Park . . 1 Kilmarnock ... 4 Rangers 4 Falklrk .... 0 SECOND DIVISION. Alloa Athletic . . 2 Arbroath .... 4 Boness 2 Raith Rovers . . 1 Clydebauk .... 0 Dunfermline . 1 East Fife ... 0 Albion Rovers . 1 East Stirling . . 7 Brechin City . . 0 Forfar United . 1 Third Lanark . 1 King's Vark . . 4 Armadalc ... 0 Leith Athletic . 3 Queen of South 1 Montrose . . . . 6 Dumbarton ... 0 Stenhouseniuir . 4 St. Bernard's . . 2
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 215, 11 September 1929, Page 16
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