FOOTBALL AT HOME.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 306, 28 December 1931, Page 10

FOOTBALL AT HOME.

SOCCER, LEAGUE, AND RUGET. LONDON, December 27. Results of football matches played in Great Britain on Saturday are as follows:— ENGLISH LEAGUE (Soccer). First Division. —Arsenal 0, v. Sheffield United 2 ; Birmingham 1, v. West Bromwich Albion 0; Chelsea 4, v. Blackpool 1; Derby County 3, v. Sunderland 1; Everton o, v. Blackburn Rovers O; Huddersfield Town 1, y. Newcastle United 2; Leicester City 1, Bolton Wanderers 3; Middlesborough 1, v. Aston Villa 1; Portsmouth 3, v. Manchester Citv 2 - Sheffield Wednesday 1, v. Liverpool 1; West Ham United 3, v. Grimsby Town 1. Second Division. —Barnsley 2, v. Millwall 1; Bradford City 5, v. Swansea Town 1; Charlton Athletic 2, v. Tottenham Hotspurs 5; Leeds United 3, v. Bradford 2; Nottingham Forest 1, v. Stoke City 1; Oldham Athletic 2, v. Bristol City 1; llymouth Argyle 5, v. Bury 1; Port Vale v. Notts County O; Preston Northend -, y. Burnlev 3 ; Southampton 1, v. Chesterfield 2; Wolverhampton Wanderers 7, v. Manchester United 0. Third Division.—Southern section: Bournemouth 0, v. Clapton Orient 1; Brighton 4, v. Mansfield 0; Bristol Rovers 4, v. Thames 1; Cardiff City 4, v. Luton Town 3 ; Exeter City 3. v. Southend United 0; Fulham Brentford 1: Northampton Town 1, v. Gillingham 0; Norwich City 4, t. Watford 1: Queen's Park Rangers 3, v. Torquay United 3; Reading 2, v. Coventry City 1; Swindon Town 3, v. Crystal Palace 2. Third Division.—Northern section: Carlisle United 1, v. Sfockport County 1; Halifax Town 1. v. Gateshead 1 ; Hartlepool United 2, v. Hull City 3; Lincoln City 4. v. Chester 0; New Brighton 0. v. Darlington 0; Rochdale 3, r. Tranmere Rovers 6: Rotherham United 0. v. Crewe 2; Walsall 2, v. Southport 3: Wrexham 2, v. Accrington Stanley 1 ; York City 1, v. Doneaster Rovers 2. SCOTTISH LEAGUE (Soccer.) First Division.—Aberdeen 2, v. Airdrieonians 2; Clyde 1, v. Cowdenbeath 1; Dundee United 1, v. Celtic 0; Falkirk 1, v. Partick Thistle 2: Hamilton Academicals 3, v. Ayr United 3; Kilmarnock 2, v. Hearts of Midlothian 1; Leith 2, v. Third Lanark 1 ; Morton 4, v. Dundee 3 ; Queen's Park 2, v. St. Mirren 0: Rangers 1. v. Motherwell 0. Second Division. —Albion Rovers 3, v. East Stirling 2; Arbroath 4. v. Stenhousemuir 1 ; Bo'hess 3, v. Edinburgh 2; Brechin 2, v. St. Bernard's 2; Dumbarton 3, v. St. Johnstone O; Dunfermline 0, v. Raitb 3; East Fife 4, v. Montrose 1: Hibernians 5, v. Forfar 1; King's Park 1, v. Alloa 0; Queen of the South 4, v. Armadale 2. RUGBY LEAGUE. Barrow 8, v. Oldham 6: Bradford Northern 2, v. Bramley 5: Castleford 5. v. Hunslet 3: Dewsbury S. v. Bailey 4: Halifax G. v Hnddersfield 16: Hull Kingston Rovers 35, v. York Keigliley 30. v. Hull S: Leeds 7. v. Wakefield 22: Leigh 6. v. Swinton 30: Salford 10. v. Brougbtnn Rangers 9; St. Helens 10. v. Wiban 4: Warrington 27, v. Rochdale Hornets 3: Widnes 33. v. St. Helens Recreation 12: Wigan Highfield S, r. Featherstone Rovers 7. RUGBY UNION. Armv 6. v. Harlequins 26: Blacliheath 34. v. • Yo'rein fur Volkssport. Hanover. 4: Cardiff 29, v. London Irish 3: Gloucester 5. v. O.M.T.'s 5: Leicester 10 v. Birkenhead Park 10; Llanellv 15. v. London Welsh 3: Newport 34. v. Watsonians 9: Swansea 8, v. Crosskeys 7: Glasgow University 0. v. Glasgow Academicals 9: Glasgow High School 0. v. Gala 5: Bristol 0. v. Pontypool 0- Covpntrr 18. v. Waterloo 8; Manchester 6.' v. Headingley 14; Northampton 15, v. Penarth 3.