SOCCER Top Division Sides Triumph In Cup

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30095, 1 April 1963, Page 5

SOCCER Top Division Sides Triumph In Cup

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■ VONDON. March 31. The First Division elute triumphed in Saturday's XngUsh F.A. Cup quarter-final ties when Leicester City. Maneb**** S«‘te^!XS£ o 1 qMU - The competition giant-killer, Coventry City, of the Third Division, was beaten 3-1 by Manchester United, while the Second Division club, Norwich City, lost 0-3 to Leicester. In the all-first Division match, Liverpool scored a 1-0 home victory over West Harn United. The remaining tie, between Nottingham Forest and Southampton, eras drawn, so Southampton. of the Second Division, lived to fight again on its own ground. Coventry had the advantage of an early lead, but gradually Manchester United asserted itself. Hie England outside-left, R. Charlton, equalised and then put United ahead with a magnificent solo goal. Coventry’s hopes were finally dashed when A. Quixall netted a third goal for Manchester United after TO minutes. Leicester Favourite Leicester, just about the best team in the country at present and joint cup favourite with Liverpool at 11 to 4, knocked out Norwich with two secondhalf goals. Norwich’s misses Included a penalty 13 minutes from the end. West Ham came near to providing a cup surprise before a 80,000 crowd at Liverpool. First-time tackling by the West Ham unsettled Liverpool, and the winning goal was scored nine minutes from the end. Nottingham Forest took the lead with a headed goal after 80 minutes against Southampton, but T. Paine equalised for the Second Division club two minutes later. It was cup day, too, in Scotland, where the competition was also at the quarter-final stage. The match of the day between Dundee and Glasgow Rangers ended 1-1. both goals coming from penalties. Scottish Semi-finalists Surprise semi-finalist in the Scottish Cup is Raith Rovers, bottom club in the Frist Division with only two league victories all season. Raith beat Aberdeen, 2-1. Glasgow Celtic defeated St. Mirren, 1-0, and Dundee United drew 1-1 with Queen of the South. F.A .CUP Quarter-finals.— Coventry 1, Manchester United 3: Liverpool 1, West Ham 0; Norwich 0. Lei-

caster 2; Nottingham Forest 1, Southampton 1. ENGLISH LEAGUE Division One.—ttirntingtem 1, Sheffield Wednesday I; Ipswich 1, Arsenal!; Sheffield United 2. Everton 1: Tottenham 1. Burnley 1: Wolverhampton 3, Leyton 1. Division Two.—Bury 1, Huddersfield 1; Charlton 2, Portsmouth 0; Chelsea 6, Walsall 1; Leeds 3, Grimsby G;. Luton 3, Newcastle 3; Stoke 3, Preston 0; Sunderland I. Plymouth 1. Division Three—Brighton 3, Colchester 0; Bristol Rovers 1. Notts County 1; Carlisle 1, Southend 3; Crystal Palace 8, Bradford 0; Halifax 3, Bournemouth 1; Hull 1, Watford 0; Northampton 5. Reading 0; Queen’s Park Rangers 3, Bristol City 1; Swindon 1. Millwall 0. Division Four.—Aidershot 3, Mansfield 3; Barrow 2, Crewe 3; Bradford City L Chesterfield 1: Gillingham 5. Hartlepools 1; Oldham 2. Chester 0; Oxford 0, Exeter 3; Southport 2, Doncaster 1; Tranmere 3, Rochdale 3. SCOTTISH CUP Quarter-finals.—Dundee 1. Rangers 1; Raith 3, Aberdeen 1; St. Mirren 0, Celtic 1: Dundee United 1. Queen .of the South 1. SCOTTISH LEAGUE Division One.—Hibernian 0, Airdrieonians 3; Motherwell 0. Dunfermline 0; Partick 3. Third Lanark 1. Division Two.—Alloa 2. East Fife 1; Arbroath 3, Brechin 0; Ayr 1, East Stirling 4; Berwick 2. Morton 3; Cowdenbeath 5. Stenhousemuir 0; Dumbarton 3, Stirling Albion 0: Montrose 3. Forfar 0; Queen's Park 1, St. Johnstone 0; Stranaer 1, Hamilton 0. . IRISH LEAGUE Bangor 0. Glentoran 5; Cliftonville 0. Distillery 3: Coleraine 0, Portadown 1: Derry 1, Linfield 1: Glenavon 2. Crusaders 3; Ballymena 0, Ards 0.

Post Office Promotions.—The following promotions have been announced by the Post Office. Mr B. D. Rowe has been appointed supervisor of the clerical branch, Christchurch: Mr R. H. Soanes has been appointed supervisor of the postal branch, Christchurch: and Mr K. B. Holland, supervisor at Reefton, has been transferred to Harwarden as postmaster.