SOCCER Tottenham Wins Again In English League

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29367, 21 November 1960, Page 13

SOCCER Tottenham Wins Again In English League

(N.Z. Press Association-Copyright)

IMtTDOS, November 19. Tottenham’s unbeaten run ended last week, but any fears that the defeat might have shaken its confidence were ruthlessly dispelled today when it crushed Birmingham 6-0 in the first division df the English Soccer League. Showing the sparkling rhythm that took the team through 16 games without defeat, Spurs continued to set the pace in the championship race. Sheffield Wednesday, failing to capitalise on last week's win by going down 2-1 at Leicester today, allowed Tottenham to increase its lead at the top of the table to seven points. Twerity-year-old J. Greaves, of Chelsea, scored a “hat-trick” in Chelsea’s 6-3 win over Manchester City to reach his 100th goal in league football in only 133 games.

Sheffield Wednesday’s defeat—its second of the season—closed the ranks behind Tottenham.

Only a superior goal average kept the Sheffield club in second place ahead of Everton who trounced Newcastle 5-0, Both have 26 points. Better Goal Average Close on their heels come Burnley and Wolverhampton, each with 24 points after wins today. Burnley won 5-3 at Bolton, and has the better goal average. Wolves won 3-0 at home to Preston. The surprise result in the first division was the 4-2 home defeat of West Ham by Nottingham Forest, which is bottom of the table. Sheffield United continued its good run at the top of the second division with a 3-1 win over Rotherham. United now has a lead of seven points over Liverpool which won 3-1 at Charlton. Ipswich failed at Portsmouth and now shares third place, one point behind Liverpool, with Norwich and Southampton. Bury improved its position at the top of division three. The side won 3-0 at Bournemouth and now has 31 points—four more than Grimsby Town, the nearest rivals. Two points behind Grimsby are Torquay and Queen’s Park Rangers, both of whom drew today.

Crystal Palace increased its lead in the fqurth division by beating Workington 4-2. The second-placed team, Peterborough, was held to a 1-1 draw at home by York. Results are.— ENGLISH LEAGUE Division One Aston Villa 2. Fulham 1: Blackburn Rovers 2. Cardiff City 2; Blackpool 1, Arsenal 1; Bolton Wanderers 3. Burnley S: Chelsea 6, Manchester City 3; Everton 5. Newcastle United 0: Leicester City 2, Sheffield Wednesday 1; Manchester United 3. West Bromwhich Albion 0: Tottenham Hotspur 8. Birmingham City 0; West Ham United 2, Nottingham Forest 4; Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Preston North End 0. Division Two Charlton Athletic 1, Liverpool 3; Huddersfield Town 1. Scunthorpe United 2; Lincoln City 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 1: Luton Town 6. Middlesbrough 1; Norwich City 2, Bristol Rovers 1: Plymouth Argyle 4. Derby County 2; Portsmouth 1. Ipswich Town 0: Sheffield United 3, Rotherham United 1; Stoke City 1. Southampton 2; Sunderland 4. Lyeton Orient 1: Swansea Town 3 Leeds United 2. Division Three Barnsley 2, Southend United 1: Bournemouth 0. Bury 3: Bradford City 3. Chesterfield 2; Bristol City 3. Halifax Town 2: Colchester United 3. Torquay United 3: Coventry City 4. Tranmere Rovers 1; Grimsby Town v Swindon Town, abandoned, no score (play suspended after 40 minutes because of fog): Hull City 3. Brentford 0: Newport County v. Port Vale, postponed: Notts County 3. Walsall 1: Queen's Park Rangers 1. Shrewsbury Town 1; Reading 1. Watford 1. Division Four Carlisle United 2, Bradford 2: Crystal Palace 4, Workington 2: Darlington 5. Chester 1; Doncaster Rovers 2. Oldham Athletic 1; Exeter City 2, Accrington 4: Hartlepools United 3. Aidershot 1: Mansfield Town 5, Barrow 1; Peterborough .United 1, York City 1; Rochdale 2. Gillingham 0; Southport 2, Crewe Alexandra 0: Stockport County 3. Millwall 1: Wrexham 2. Northampton Town 2. SCOTTISH LEAGUE Division One Ayr United 2. Dundee 4: Clyde 1, Hearts 1: Dundee United 2. Kilmarnock 4; Dunfermline Athletic 2. Celtic 2: Hibernian 2, Aberdeen 2: Motherwell 0. Rangers 1 (abandoned after 79 minutes because of fog): Partick Thistle 2. Airdrieonians 2: St. Mirren 0. St. Johnston 0; Third Lanark 4, Raith Rovers 3. Division Two Albion Rovers 2, Stirling Albion 4: Alloa Athletic 4. Arbroath 0: Berwick Rangers 1. Montrose 0: Dumbarton 3. East Stirling 3: East Fife 1. Stranraer 1; Falkirk 8. Queen's Park 0; Forfar Athletic 1. Stenhousemuir 4: Morton 4. Hamilton Academicals 4: Queen of the South 3. Cowdenbeath HUSH LEAGUE City Cup.—Ards 2. Bangor 1: Cllftonvllle 1. Crusaders 1: Derry City 1, Ballymena United 4: Glenavon 1, Distillery 1: Glentoran 3. Coleraine 0: Linfield 1. Portadown 1. RUGBY LEAGUE Barrow 15. St. Helens 29: Batley 22. Hull 4: Bramley 9. Rochdale Hornets 5: Castleford 14. Dewsbury 9: Halifax IS. Widnes 5: Holl Kingston Rovers 8. Whitehaven 7: Hunslet 3. Wakefield Trinity 7: Keighley 18. Bradford Northern 5: Liverpool City 30. Doncaster 7: Oldham 37. Salford 0: Swinton 19. Lees 5: Warrington 10, Huddersfield 4; Wigan 18, Blackpool Borough 11: Workington Town 11. Leigh 2; York 18, Featherstone Rovers 10.