FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27583, 14 February 1955, Page 12

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

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LEAD AGAIN (NJZ. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 10 pan.) LONDON, Feb. 12. Sunderland lost its unbeaten home record, and the leadership in the premier English Association division, today when they were toppled 2-1 by Charlton. Wolverhampton Wanderers, who for the last few weeks have alternated with Sunderland for league championship honours, climbed back to the top by beating Huddersfield, 6-4. Last week Wolverhampton suffered its heaviest defeat for 21 years when routed, 1-6, at Bolton. Wolverhampton now nas 36 points—one more than Sunderland—and both have 13 more matches to play. Results:— League I.—Aston Villa 3, Bolton Wanderers 0; Burnley 3, Arsenal 0: Cardiff City 4, Everton 3; Chelsea 4, Newcastle United 3; Leicester City 6, West Bromwich Albion 3; Manchester United 0, Manchester City 5; Preston North End 1, Sheffield United 2; Sheffield Wednesday 1, Portsmouth 3; Sunderland 1, Charlton Athletic 2; Tottenham Hotspur 3, Blackpool 2; Wolverhampton Wanderers 6, Huddersfield Town 4. League n.—Bristol Rovers 4, Fulham 1: Bury 0, Birmingham City 1; Doncaster Rovers 2, Derby County 0; Hull City 1, Stoke City 1; Leeds United 4, Ipswich Town 1; Lincoln City 3, Middlesbrough 3; Liverpool 1, Swansea Town 1; Luton Town 4. Rotherham United 0; Notts County 4, Nottingham Forest 1; Plymouth Argyle 0, Blackbum Rovers 2; Port Vale 1, West Ham United 1. League Hl.—Southern: Aidershot 3, Northampton Town 4; Brentford 2, Bristol City 2; Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Torquay United 1; Colchester United 1, Queen's Park Rangers 0; Coventry City 5, Walsall 3; Exeter City 1, Newport County 1; Leyton Orient 2, Gillingham 2; Millwall 2, Reading 2; Norwich City 0, Bournemouth 1; Southampton 2, Shrewsbury Town 1; Southend United 1, Watford 3; Swindon Town 0, Crystal Palace 0. League Hl.—Northern: Barnsley 3, Workington 1; Bradford City 2, Barrow 1; Chesterfield 5. Chester 3; Crewe Alexandra 4. Carlisle United 1; Darlington 1, Grimsby Town 3; Gateshead v. Bradford (postponed); Halifax Town 3, York City 3; Hartl epools United 3, Rochdale 1; Oldham Athletic 1, Southport 9; Scunthorpe United 2. Mansfield Town 0; Stockport County 2, 'rranmere Rovers 0; Wrexham 3, Accrington Stanley 1. Scottish League Division I.—Aberdeen 4, Partick Thistle 0; Clyde 3, East Fife 0; Falkirk 1. Celtic 1; Hearts 3, Stirling Albion 0; Kilmarnock 0, Hibernian 3; Queen of the South 1, Dundee 1; Rai th Rovers 3. Motherwell 2; Rangers 1, St. Mirren 1. Division ll.—Albion Rovers 4, St. Johnstone 2; Alloa Athletic 4. Brechin City 6; Dundee United 0. Cowdenbeath 0; Dunfermline Athletic 2, Airdrieonians 2; Forfar Athletic X Third Lanark 3; Hamilton Academicals 3, Arbroath 2; Morton 1, Ayr United 3. Amateur international (at Cliftonville): Ireland 2, Scotland 1. Rugby League Rugby League Cup.—First round: Batley 2, St. Helens 16; Bradford Northern 9, Warrington 4; Bramley 4, Halifax 9; Dewsbury 8, Barrow 11; Featherstone Ravers 39, Belle Vue Rangers 6; Hull Kingston Rovers 7, York 6; Hunslet 43, Whitehaven 10; Keighley 17, Blackpool Borough 8; Leeds 8. Huddersfield 3: Leigh 19, Doncaster 8; Liverpool City 6, Widnes 3; Oldham 5. Wigan 2; Rochdale Hornets 11. Wakefield Trinity 9; Salford 13. Castleford 5; Swinton 8, Hull 18; Workington