FOOTBALL AT HOME.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 47, 25 February 1935, Page 11

FOOTBALL AT HOME.

INTERNATIONAL RUGBY.

IRELANB BEATS SCOTLAND. EIGHT SOCCER TEAMS TIE. LONDON, February 24. In the international Rugby football match played at Dublin on Saturday, Ireland defeated Scotland by 12 points to 5. Results of other football matches played in Britain on Saturday:— ENGLISH SOCCER LEAGUE. First Division.—Birmingham. 1, v. Liverpool 3; Everton 2, v. Astou Villa 2; Grimsby Town 1, v. Derby County 3; Huddersfield Town 3, v. Chelsea 0; Manchester City 1, v. Arsenal 1; Middlesbrough 3, v. Blackburn Rovers 3; Preston North End 2, v. Leicester City 0; Sheffield Wednesday 1, v. Leeds United 0; Stoke City 1, v. Portsmouth 2; Tottenham' Hotspur 1, v. Sunderland 1; West Bromwich Albion 5, v. Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Second Division.—Bolton Wanderers 2, v. Port Vale 0; Bradford 1, v. Hull City 2; Brentford 2, v. Bradford City 0; Burnley 3, v. Swansea Town 0; Fulham 2, v.« Nottingham Forest 1; Newcastle United 3, v. West Ham United 0; Norwich City 1, v. Blackpool 1; Notts County 0, v. Sheffield United 1; Oldham Athletic 3, v. Manchester United 1; Plymouth Argyle 3, v. Bury 0; Southampton 0, v. Barnsley 1.

Third Division. — Soutliern section: Bournemouth 1, v. Watford 2 ; Brighton and Hove Albion 3, v. Cardiff City 1; Bristol Rovers 1, v. Torquay United 0; Charlton Athletic 3, v. Queen's Park Rangers 1; Clapton Orient 2, v. Mlllwall 1; Coventry City 1, v. Crystal Palace 1; Gilllngham i, v. Bristol City 0 ; Luton Town C, v. Aidershot 1; Northampton Town 2, v. Newport •County 0; Reading 2, v. Exeter City 0; Southend United 2, v. Swindon Town 0.

Third Division.—Northern section : Aecrington Stanley 4, v. Gateshead 2; Barrow 2, v. Carlisle United 1; Chester 1, v. Doncaster Rovers 3; Chesterfield 3, v. Lincoln City 1; Darlington 0, v. Stockport County 0; Halifax Town 4, v. Southport 3: Mansfield Town 1, v. Rochdale 0; New Brighton 1, v. Hartlepoola United 4; Rotherham United 2, v. Wrexham 0; Walsall S, v. Tranmere Rovers 0; York City 1, v. Crewe Alexandra 3. SCOTTISH SOCCER LEAGUE. First Division.—Celtic 3, v. Partick I', Dundee 3, v. Motherwell 1; Queen's Park 1, v. Kilmarnock 4; Queen of the South. 1, v. Clyde 0. Second Division.—Edinburgh 0, v. Third Lanark 2. Scottish Cup.—Third round: Rangers 1, v. St. Mirren 0; Aberdeen 0, v. Hibernian 0 ; Buckiethistle 0, v. St. Johnstone 1; Airdrieonians 6 v. King's Park 2; Brechin 2, v. Hamilton 4; Hearts of Midlothian 2, v. Dundee United 2 ; Motherwell, Celtic, byes. RUGBY LEAGUE.

Championship.—Featherstone 0, v. St Helens Recreation 10; St. Helens 25, v. Leigh 5.

Rugby League Cup.—Wakefield 18, v. Keighley G; Hunslet 22, v. Salford 2; Barrow 17, v. York 5 ; Widnes 13, v. Kochdale 4; Hull 21, v. Broughton 0; Huddersfield 6, v. Oldham 0; Wlgan 25, v. Dewsbury 6; Liverpool Stanley 2, v. CastleforU 8. RUGBY UNION. The Army 18, v. Territorial Army 3 ; Bedford 16, v. Wasps 5 ; Birkenhead Park 0, v. Waterloo 13; Bradford 9, v. Otley 8; Cardiff 21, v. London Welsh 5; Coventry 25, v. St. Bartholomew's Hospital 7; Devonport Services 0, v. Neath 12 ; Gloucester 38, V. Royal Air Force 8; Guy's Hospital 0, v. Blackheath 29; Harlequins 11, v. Portsmouth Services 3; Leicester 13, v. Northampton 8; London Scottish 3, v. Cambridge University 15; Old Merchant Taylors 14, v. Richmond 8; Old Paulines 10, v. St. Thomas' Hospital 10; Rosslyn Park 13, v. Old Blues 7; Torquay Athletic 8, v. Plymouth Albion 3; Aberavon 10, v. Llanelly 3; Bridgend 6, v. Bath 5; Newport 3, ▼. Penarth 0: Swansea 3. v. Bristol 15; Stewartonians 13, v. Edinburgh Academicals 11; Watsonians 21, v. Dunfermline 0.