British Soccer Spurs Retain 10-Point Lead In First Division

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29398, 28 December 1960, Page 13

British Soccer Spurs Retain 10-Point Lead In First Division

(IV.Z. Press Association —Copyright)

.LONDON, December 26. Tottenham Hotspurs made it a happy Christmas for its supporters by beating West Ham today, 3-0. to complete a double over its London rivals and retain its 10-point lead at the top of the first division of the English League. Spurs now has 44 points from 24 matches, and is well on the way to beating Arsenal's first division record of 66. Its position was further strengthened today, as Sheffield Wednesday could only draw 1-1 with Arsenal and reigning-cham-pions Burnley lost 1-3 at home to Everton. Wolverhampton Wanderers, which completed a Christmas double by defeating Aston Villa, 3-2. remains in second place with 34 points from 24 games, and Everton is third with 32 points from 23 games. The biggest win in the first division today was Manchester United’s 6-0 drubbing of Chelsea. In the second division the leader. Sheffield United, dropped a point in a 1-1 draw with Sunderland. Liverpool beat Rotherham, 2-1, and is now only two points behind with two matches in hand. .Results of today's matches were:— ENGLISH LEAGUE Division I Arsenal 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1; Birmingham City 2, .Newcastle United 1; Burnley 1. Everton 3; Cardiff City 3, West Bromwich Albion 1; Fulham 1, Manchester City 0; Leicester City 2, Bolton Wanderers 0; Manchester United 6, Chelsea 0; Preston North End 0, Nottingham Forest 1: West Ham United 0, Tottenham Hotspur 3; Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Aston Villa 2. Division II Charlton Athletic 6, Plymouth Argyle 4; Huddersfield Town 0. Stoke City 0; Liverpool 2, Rotherham United 1; Luton Town 3, Lincoln City 0; Middlesbrough 2, Leyton Orient 0; Norwich City 0. Ipswich Town 3; Southampton 4, Bristol Rovers 2; Sunderland 1, Sheffield United 1; Swansea Town 4, Portsmouth 0. Division 111 Barnsley 3, Grimsby Town 2; Bradford City 0. Hull City 0; .Bristol City 1, Queen’s Park Rangers 1; Bury 3, Walsall 4; Chesterfield 2. Shrewsbury Town 3; Colchester United 1. Newport County 1; Coventry City 2, Notts County 2; Port Vale 5. Tranmere Rovers 0; Reading 4, Bournemouth 3; Southend United 2, Halifax 2; Swindon Town v. Brentford, postponed. Division IV Chester 3, Oldham Athletic 1;

. Crewe Alexandra 2. Aidershot 1; i Darlington 2, Peterborough 2: Doni caster Rovers 3, Stockport County , 1; Exeter City 2, Crystal Palace 3; , Mansfield Town 2. HarUepools [ United 1; Millwall 1. Gillingham 2; • Rochdale 2. Wrexham I'. Southport 4. Barrow 1; Workington Town 2, I Carlisle United 1; York City 0. Nor- , thampton Town 1. > SCOTTISH LEAGUE I Division I I Motherwell 1. Rangers 2; Celtic 2, . Dundee 1 (postponed from Decem- ’ bef 3> IRISH LEAGUE i Ballymena United 1, Crusaders 1; r Bangor 3, Portadown 3; Cliftonville ; 1. Linfield 4; Derry City 2, Coleraine i 3; Distillery 1, Glentoran 7; Gleni avon 3, Ards 4.