RESULTS OF FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28413, 21 October 1957, Page 16

RESULTS OF FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright)

(Rec. 9 p.m.) CARDIFF, October 19. England beat Wales by 4 goals to 0 in the soccer international at Ninian Park today. England completely outclassed Wales. There was a crowd of 60,000.

The downfall of Wales began after six minutes when the left-back. Mel Hopkins, was involved in a misunderstanding with his goalkeeper, Jack Kelsey, and pushed the ball past Kelsey into the Welsh net. The inside-left, Johnny Haynes, put England ahead 2-0 at half-time with a goal in the thirty-eighth minute. Wales hardly had a scoring chance in either half, and further goals by the outside-left, Tom Finney (63 minutes), and Haynes (70 minutes) completed an easy England win. The English forwards toyed with the Welsh defence in the last 20 minutes, and crowds began streaming out of the ground long before the match ended. Scottish League Cup A crowd of 82.293 at Hampden Park. Glasgow, saw Celtic crush their traditional rivals. Rangers. 7-1 today to retain the Scottish League Cup. Rangers, appearing in the final for the ninth time, had been favoured in the heavy conditions, but the lightly-built Celtic team attacked from tlie kick-off and never relaxed the- pressure. John McPhail, who brilliantly led Celtic's attack, hit three goals'. Several leading English clubs were handicapped bv the calls of the international match at Cardiff, but Wolverhampton Wanderers, though without the England captain. Billv Wright, consolidated their lead in ♦he first division. A goal down after eight minutes, they rallied to subdue the livelv Chelsea attack. They emerged 2-1 winners to preserve their 100 per cent, home record. Their nearest rivals. West Bromwich Albion and Manchester United, each contributing three plavers *o the international, -faltered in the championship race. West Bromwich Albion drew 2-2 at Leeds, and United suffered their second homp loss this season when decisively beaten 3-0 by Portsmouth. Results of matches were:— English League Division I.—Arsenal 1. Birmingham City 3; Aston Villa 4, Newcastle United 3; Blackpool 2, Manchester City 5; Bolton Wanderers 3 Tottenham Hotspur 2: Everton 1. Burnley 1: Leeds United 1, West Bromwich Albion 1; Leicester City 3. Nottingham Forest 1; Luton Town 2. Sheffield Wednesday 0; Manchester United 0. Portsmouth 3; Sunderland 0. Preston North End 0: Wolverhampton Wand2. Chelsea 1.

Division ll.—Burnley 4. Charlton Athletic 1: Blackburn Rovers 1, Huddersfield Town 1; Bristol Rovers 0. Cardiff City 2: Derby County 2, Liverpool 1; Fulham 3. Leyton Orient 1; Ipswich Town 3. Grimsby Town 2; Lincoln City v. Bristol City, postponed: Notts County 1. Stoke City 2: Sheffield United 2. Rotherham United

0; Swansea Town 1, Middlesbrough 4; West Ham United 1, Doncaster Rovers 1. Division HI (Southern).—Aidershot 4. Crystal Palace 1; Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Coventry City 0; Exeter City 2, Norwich City 2; Millwall 0, Brentford 1; Plymouth’ Argyle 2, Watford 1; Port Vale 3, Northampton Town 0; Queen’s Park Rangers 3, Bournemouth 0; Southampton 2. Shrewsbury Town 2; Southend United 4, Walsall 1; Swindon Town 3, Torquay United 1; Gillingham 2, Colchester United 3. Division 111 (Northern). —Bradford City 0, Oldham Athletic 0; Crewe Alexandra 0, Tranmere Rovers 4; Darlington 1, Carlisle United 2; Gateshead 2, Southport 1; Halifax Town 2, Chester 1; Hull City 2, Bury 1; Mansfield Town 2, York City 1; Rochdale 3, Chesterfield 4; Scunthorpe United 6 . Bradford 2; Stockport County 0, Accrington Stanley 0; Workington 0, Barrow 1; Wrexham 3, Harletpools United 1. Scottish League t Division I.—Airdrieonians 2. Third Lanark 3: Dundee 3. Hibernian 0; Falkirk 4. East Fife 1; Hearts 4, Aberdeen 0; Kilmarnock 3, Clyde 2; Parlick Thistle 3, St. Mirren 2; Raith Rovers 3. Queen of the South 1. Division ll.—Alloa Athletic 2. Dundee United 2; Arbroath 4. Cowdenbeath 2; Berwick Rangers 0. Ayr United 6; Brechin City 5. Dumbarton 2; Dunfermline Athletic 4, Forfar Athletic 2; Morton 3, Montrose 1; St. Johnstone 2. Stenhousemuir 2; Stranraer 1. Stirling Albion 4: Hamilton Academicals 4. East Stirling 2. Rugby League Lancashire Cup.—Final: Oldham 13. [ Wigan 8. Yorkshire Cup.—Final: Huddersfield J 15. York 8. Club Matches.—Barrow 48. Hunslet 7; Bradford Northern 11, Wakefield Trinity 10; Dewsbury 19. Bramley 19; Doncaster 12, Batley 9: Featherstone Rovers 35, Casleford 21; Hull Kingston Rovers 6. Widnes 12; Keighley 7. Swinton 26; Leigh 12. Salford 7; Liverpool City 4. St. Helens 28; Warrington 10, Workington Town 5; Whitehaven 38, Blackpool Borough 17.