West Ham, Preston In English Cup Final

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30391, 16 March 1964, Page 12

West Ham, Preston In English Cup Final

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LONDON, March 15.

West Ham United, the London first division side, and Preston North End, a Lancashire second division club, will meet in the English F.A. Cup final at Wembley on May 2. West Ham, one of the most effective sides to adhere to the 4-2-4 system in British soccer, knocked out the holder, Manchester United, 3-1, at Sheffield. Preston, one of the oldest soccer clubs in England, dashed the hopes of Wales getting a team in the final for the first time since 1927, when it beat Swansea Town, 2-1, at Birmingham.

West Ham has appeared In an F.A. Cup final only once before—in the inaugural match at Wembley in 1923 when it was beaten by Bolton. Preshas won the CU P twice—-in 1889 and 1938— and has played in six finals. H y

Preston will be the first second division side to reach the final since Leicester City did so in 1949.

Rain caused several league matches to be postponed. Other results were: ENGLISH LEAGUE Division I.—Arsenal 2, Chelsea 4; Bolton V. Sheffield United postponed; Burnley v. Tottenham, postponed: Everton 6, Nottingham Forest 1; Fulham 1, Liverpool 0; Ipswich v. Wolverhampton, postponed. Division ll.—Charlton 2. Swindon 2; Derby 2, Bury 1; Grimsby v. Cardiff, postponed; Huddersn'JnL v i Northampton, postinert? 2 ’ Sc UhHiorpe 2; Middlesbrough 1, Leeds 3; Newcastle 1, Sunderland 0; pjv2 ’ Manchester City i postponed*. 0 * 1 V ' Roth -»>am.

Division lll.—Brentford 3 Colchester 1; Bristol City 5 2 arn cJv^,. 2 l : » r f We Wr «ham Crystal Palace 1, Queen’s Park Rangers 0; Luton 2, Peterborough 3; Mansfield v. Watford, postponed: Notts County 1 Bournemouth 3; Port Vale v’ Hull, postponed; Reading o.' Oldham 1; Shrewsbury o, Millwall 1; Walsall 2. Bristol Rovers

Division IV.—Barrow 1, Southport 3; Bradford 2, Torquay 2 (abandoned after 64 minutes! - Brighton 1, Bradford City 2Chesterfield 2, Carlisle 0; Doncaster 1, Aidershot 1; Newport 0, Tranmere 2; Oxford 5, Hartlepools 1; Rochdale 1, Exeter 3Stockport 1 Halifax 2; Workington 3, Darlington 0: York v Gillingham, postponed.

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Friendly match: Portsmouth 2, Aston Villa 1. SCOTTISH LEAGUE Division I.—Celtic 5, Hibernian 0: Dundee 0, St. Johnstone 1 (abandoned after 45 minutes)Dunfermline 4, East Stirling 1: Falkirk 2, Airdrieonians 1; Hearts 0, Dundee United 4Motherwell 0, Aberdeen 1: Queen of the South 2, Third Lanark 4: Rangers 2, Kilmarnock 0; St. Mirren 0, Partick 0. Division ll.—Albion 1, Cowdenbeath 1; Alloa 4, Brechin 2; Ayr 0, Clyde 2; Berwick v. Raith, postponed: Dumbarton 1, Arbroath 0; East Fife 8, Stranraer 0; Forfar 0, Stirling Albion 0 (abandoned after 10 minutes); Montrose 2, Stenhousemuir 2; Queens Park 0, Morton 3. IRISH LEAGUE Ballymena 2, Coloralne 1; Bangor 0, Linfield 2; Cllftonvllle 0, Poriadown 4; Derry 6, Ards 1; Distillery 2, Crusaders 0: Glenavon 0, Glentoran 1. Results of English League matches played on Friday were: Division I.—Birmingham 2, Blackburn 2; West Bromwich 2, Blackpool 1. Division lll.—Coventry 2, Southend 5.

Division IV.—Chester 3, Lincoln 1.