U.K. Soccer Results

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29745, 12 February 1962, Page 6

U.K. Soccer Results

(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter — Copyright)

LONDON, February 10. Tottenham Hotspur, defeating Nottingham Forest 4-2. made a good start today on the trail towards three trophies. Their victory took them into second place in the race for the English League championship, three points behind the leaders. Burnley, who were held to a 2-2 draw at Everton. On Wednesday the Spurs are to meet Dukla in Prague In the European cup quarter-finals, and next Saturday they play West Bromwich Albion in the fifth round of the F.A. cup. Results of today's English

and Scottish soccer matches were: ENGLISH LEAGUE Division One Birmingham City 1, Arsenal 0; Blackburn Rovers 3. Chelsea 0; Blackpool 1, Aston Villa 2; Everton 2. Burnley 2; Fulham 1. Ipswich Town 2; Manchester City 0, Manchester United 2; Sheffield Wednesday 1. Leicester City 2; Tottenham Hotspur 4, Nottingham Forest 2; West Bromwich Albion 6, Bolton Wanderers 2; West Ham United 1. Sheffield United 2. Division Two Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Rotherham United 3; Bury 0, Liverpool 3; Derby County 2, Plymouth Argyle 2; Leeds United 0, Bristol Rovers 0; Luton Town 1, Charlton Athletic 6; Middlesbrough 1, Swansea Town 3; Newcastle United 3. Southampton 2; Norwich City 1. Stoke City 0; Scunthorpe United 3, Sunderland 1; Walsall 2, Huddersfield Town 2. Division Three Bristol City 6, Bradford 1; Halifax Town 2. Hull City 1; Notts County 2, Reading 2; Peterborough United 2. Coventry City 3; Portsmouth 2. Crystal Palace 1; Port Vale 0, Grimsby Town 2; Queens Park Rangers 1. Watford 2; Shrewsbury Town 1. Brentford 3; Southend United 1 Newport County 0; Swindon Town 2. Northampton Town 2; Torquay United 3. Lincoln City 4. Division Four Barrow 0, York City 0; Bradford City 3. Darlingtnn 2; Carlisle United 1. Hartlepools United 0: Colchester United 2. Southport 0; Crewe Alexandra 2, Doncaster Rovers 0; Exeter City 1. Wrexham 1; Mansfield Town 2, Chesterfield 2; MUlwall 0. Gillingham 0; Rochdale 1, Workington 3; Stockport County 1. Oldham Athletic 1. SCOTTISH LEAGUE Division One Airdrieonians 4. Hibernian 2; Dundee I, Motherwell 3: Hearts 1. Aberdeen I: Partick Thistle 1, Falkirk 2; Raith Rovers 1. Rangers 3; St. Johnstone 2. Dunfermline Athletic 5: St. Mirren 1. Dundee United 1; Stirling Albion I, Celtic 0; Third Lanark 3. Kilmarnock 1. Division Two Arbroath 1, Dumbarton 0; Ayr United 1, Queen's Park 0; Brechin City I. Albion Rovers 2; Clyde 3. Morton 1: Cowdenbeath 4. Alloa 2: East Stirling 2. Forfar Athletic 1; Hamilton Academicals 0. Montrose 2: Queen of the South 3. Berwick Rangers 2; Stenhousemuir 1. East Fife 2 IRISH LEAGUE Ballymena United 2. Derry City 0; Bangor 1, Glenavon 3; Coleraine 0. Ards 1; Crusaders 1. Glentoran 0; Linfield 3. Cliftonville 1; Portadown 2. Distillery 3.