Leeds and Liverpool both have wins

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33512, 18 April 1974, Page 8

Leeds and Liverpool both have wins

(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) LONDON. Leeds United maintained its four-point lead from Liverpool in the English Football League championship when both won their matches yesterday. Liverpool beat Manchester City, 4-0, at home and Leeds beat Sheffield United, 2-0, away. Leeds now has 58 points from 40 matches, with only two more to play, and Liverpool has 54 points from 38 games. ENGLISH LEAGUE Division I— Birmingham City 2. Burnley 2; Leicester City 1, Stoke City 1; Liverpool 4, Manchester City 0; Sheffield United 0, Leeds United 2. (Norwich City will play Newcastle United today.)

Division IL—Blackpool 2. Aston Villa 1; Carlisle United 1. Sunderland 0; Crystal Palace 0. Ful-

ham 2; Luton Town 0. Oxford: United 1: Nottingham Forest I. Bristol City 1. (West Bromwich Albion will play Millwall today.) Division lll.—Bristol Rovers 1. Tranmere Rovers 0; Cambridge United 2, Wrexham 1; Halifax Town 1, Blackburn Rovers 1: Huddersfield Town 0. York City 1; Plymouth Argyle 1. Charlton Athletic 0; Port Vale 1, Watford 2; Shrewsbury Town I, Hereford United 1. , Division IV.—Barnsley 0. Peterborough United 0; Brentford 0, Colchester United 0; Chester 2. Stockport Country 1; Crewe Alexandra 0, .Northampton Town 0; Darlington 1. Hartlepool 1; Doncaster Rovers 2. Lincoln City 0; Newport Country 2. Swansea City t; Scunthorpe United 3, Rotherham United 0. SCOTTISH LEAGUE Division IL—Alloa 0. Airdrieonians 1 (postponed from December 15); Kilmarnock 5, Queen's Park 0 (postponed from February 23); Raith Rovers 5, Stirling Albion 4 (postponed from December 15); Stenhousemuir 4. Stranraer 1 (brought forward from April 20).