United Survives Close Game

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31654, 15 April 1968, Page 12

United Survives Close Game

(N.Z.P. A.-Reuter—Copyright) LONDON. The reigning champion, Manchester United, was nearly toppled from the top of the English League first division on Saturday. However, the team fought back from a twogoal deficit against Southampton to draw, 2-2.

Manchester United’s lapse allowed its chief rivals, Leeds United and Manchester City, to close the gap to only one point at the head qf the table. Manchester City and Leeds each has a game in hand over United. Leeds recovered from the defeat against Tottenham Hotspur on Good Friday to beat Coventry City, 1-0, while Manchester City scored its second victory in two days. GOOD FRIDAY English League Division One.—Fulham 0. Manchester United 4; Liverpool 1, Sheffield United 2; Manchester City 1, Chelsea 0; Newcastle 2, West Bromwich 2; Tottenham 2, Leeds 1; West Ham 3, Nottingham 0. Division Two.—Charlton 4, Rotherham 1; Queen’s Park Rangers 1, Cardiff 0. Division Three. —Bournemouth 2, Brighton 2; Bristol 1, Torquay 0; Bury 2, Shrewsbury 0; Colchester 1, Stockport 1; Grimsby 0, Oldham 1; Oxford 0. Swindon 0: Reading 3, Barrow 0: Tranmere .0, Peterborough 1; Watford 5, Northampton 1. Division Four.—Aidershot 0, Newport 0; Crewe 1, Port Vale 1; Darlington 1, Workington 0: Exeter 0, Lincoln 1; Hartlepools 1, York 0; Luton 2, Notts Countv 0; Wrexham 3, Bradford 0. SATURDAY English League Division One.—Arsenal 2, Leicester 1; Chelsea 2, Tottenham 0; Coventry 0, Leeds 1; Liverpool 2. Sunderland 1; Manchester City 3. West Ham 0; Newcastle 1, Burnley 0; Nottingham 2, Fulham 2; Sheffield United 0, Everton 1; Southampton 2, Manchester United 2; Stoke 0, Wolverhampton 2: West Bromwich 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Division Two. —Birmingham 0, Cardiff 0: Blackburn 0. Preston 1; Blackpool 2, Charlton 0: Bolton 1, Portsmouth 2; Bristol City 2, Plymouth 0: Carlisle 1, Derby 1: Huddersfield 2. Norwich 0; Hull 3. Aston Villa 0: Ipswich 2. Rotherham 0: Middlesbrough 3, Queen’s Park Rangers 1; Millwall 5. Crystal Palace 1.

Division Three.—Brighton 0, Oldham 1; Gillingham 1, Col Chester 0; Grimsby 1. Peterbo rough 1; Northampton 0, Bury 1; Orient 1, Oxford 0; Reading

2, Watford 0; Shrewsbury 4. Scunthorpe 0; Stockport 3. Bris tol Rovers 1; Swindon 3. South port 3; Tranmere 0, Barrow 0; Walsall 1, Bournemouth 1; Tor quay 0. Mansfield 2.

Division Four.—Barnsley 1, Darlington 0; Bradford 1, ‘Notts County 4; Bentford 2, Creke 1: Hartlepools 2, Workington 1; Lu ton 0. Chester 0; Newport 0. Lincoln 1; Rochdale 3, Bradford City 2: Southend 1, Chesterfield 1: Swansea 1, Aidershot 0; Wrex ham 0, Exeter 0; Doncaster 0 Port Vale 0: York 1, Halifax 2 Scottish League Division One.—Airdrieonians 2, Hearts 2; Celtic 5. Dundee 2; Dundee United 2, Clvde 1; Hi bernian 2, Motherwell 1; Kil marnock 1, St Johnston 0; Morton 2, Falkirk 1; Partick 1, Dunfermline 2: Raith 2, Rangers 3: Stirling Albion 0, Aberdeen 3 Division Two. —Dumbarton 3 Alloa 0; East Stirling 1, Arlorath 2; Forfar 1, Berwick 1; Hamilton 0. Ayr 4: Montrose 1, Queen of the South 1: Queen's Park 3. East Fife 0; St Mirren 2, Albion 2; Stenhousemuir 2. Clydebank 1: Stranraer 1, Brechin 0 Irish League Cup Ballymena 1, Glentoran 1; Bangor 0, Crusaders 2: Clifton ville 2, Linfield 4; Coleraine 0. Ards 1; Distillery 2, Portadown 1; Glenavon 2. Derry 1.