Results Of Football In Britain

Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28253, 15 April 1957, Page 12

Results Of Football In Britain

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright)

(Rec. 9.30 p.m.) LONDON, April 13 Association football matches played today resulted:— English League Division I.—Aston Villa 5, Sheffield Wednesday 0; Blackpool 1, Chelsea 0; Bolton Wanderers 1, Portsmouth 1; Charlton Athletic 1, Burnley 2; Everton 0, Cardiff City 0; Leeds United 0, West Bromwich Albion 0; Luton Town 0, Manchester United 2; Manchester City 0, Preston North End 2; Sunderland 1, Arsenal 0; Tottenham Hotspur 5, Birmingham City 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Newcastle United 0. Division ll.—Barnsley 1, Notts County 1; Blackburn Rovers 2, Huddersfield Town 2; Bristol City 4, Leyton Orient 2; Fulham 3, Doncaster Rovers 0; Lincoln City ’l. Middlesbrough 1; Nottingham Forest 2, Grimsby Town 1; Port Vale 2, Bristol Rovers 3; Rotherham United 1, Leicester City 1; Sheffield United 3, Liverpool 0; Swansea Town 1, Stoke City 0; West Ham United 1, Bury 0. Division 111 (Northern).—Barrow 2, Oldham Athletic 1; Bradford 1, Tranmere Rovers 2; Crewe Alexandra 1, Bradford City 0; Darlington 2, York City 4; Derby County 2, Stockport County 0; Gateshead 1, Accrington Stanley 1; Halifax Town 2, Chesterfield 1; Hull City 1, Mansfield Town 2; Rochdale 2, Chester 1; Scunthorpe United 1, Hartlepools United 2; Workington 2, Southport 0; Wrexham 6, Carlisle United 4. Division 111 (Southern).—ColchesteV United 1, Aidershot 1; Coventry City 3, Shrewsbury 3; Crystal Palace I, Bournemouth 1: Exeter City ,1, Ipswich Town 2; Newport County 3, Brentford 0: Northampton Town 2, Mill wall 1; Norwich City 1, Watford 2; Plymouth Argyle 2, Gillingham 0: Queen's Park Rangers 0, Brighton and Hove 0; Reading 1, Swindon

: Town 0: Southampton* 3, Walsall 1: Southend United 2, Torquay United 0. Scottish League Division I.—Aberdeen 3, Falkirk 1; Airdrieonians 0, Kilmarnock 1, Dunfermline Athletic 0, Celtic 1; Hearts 0, Rangers 1; Partick Thistle 2, East Fife 1; Queen’s Park 1, Motherwell ’ 0; Raith Rovers 3, Queen of South ! 1; St. Mirren 4, Hibernian 2. Division ll.—Berwick Rangers 1, Albion Rovers 2; Brechin City 2, 1 Forfar Athletic 2; Clyde 3, Stranraer If Dumbarton 5, Alloa Athletic 0: Dundee United 4, Cowdenbeath 1; East Stirling 1, St. Johnstone 1; Morton 1. Third Lanark 5. ! Irish Cup Final.—Derry Cffy 0, ■ Glenavon 2. Rugby League Batley 8, Rochdale Hornets 4; : Featherstone Rovers 18, Keighley 12: , Huddersfield 8, Warrington 28; Hull I 23. Bra Iford. Northern 3; Hunslet 16, I Leigh 6; Leeds 39, Dewsbury 7; St. Helens 34, Swinton 0; Salford 25, ’ Liverpool City 7; Wakefield Trinity 28, Doncaster 12; Widnes 17, Wigan • 26; York 50, Hull Kingston Rovers 9; Workington Town 12, Whitehaven

: 16. Inter-club Championship.—Halifax : 21, Albi (France) 20. Rugby Union • Blackheath 5, Northampton 6; ■ Rosslyn Park 13, Moseley 18; Aberavon 8, Penarth 6; Barnstaple 6, St. ’ Ives 13; Bedford 0, Coventry 3; ; Bradford 15, Sale 20; Bridgwater and Albion 6, Newton Abbot 6; Cambrone 21, Teignmouth 6; Exeter 11. ’ Bridgend 20; Glamorgan Wanderers • 10. - Weston-super-mare 8; Gloucester ■ 0, Cardiff 11: Halifax 6, Waterloo 0; . Leicester 19, Llanelly 3; Lydney 3. • Cheltenham 8; Neath 3, Newport 25. I Newbridge 3, Bath 6; New Brighi ton 11, Abertillery 9; Notts 17 i Rugby 9; Nuneaton 8. Old Alleynians 1 5; Otley 6, Swansea 8; Plymouth

Albion 12, Bristol 22; Pontypool 19, Cross Keys 6; Pontypridd 6, Stroud 3; Somerset Police 11, Paignton 0; Torquay Athletic 12, Taunton 9.

Amateur Cup To Bishop Auckland

(Rec. 9.30 p.m.) LONDON, April 13. Bishop Auckland beat Wycombe Wanderers 3-1 at Wembley Stadium today, to win the English Amateur Soccer Cup final fbr the third successive year. This is a record performance. They led 2-1 at half-time. It was Bishop Auckland’s tenth win in the 64-year-old history of the cup. They have been in six of the last eight finals, and today gave a magnificent display. The architect of Bishop Auckland’s success was the 36-year-old English and Olympic player. Bob Hardisty, playing in his sixth final.