United regains soccer lead

Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34048, 12 January 1976, Page 14

United regains soccer lead

.X Z PA -Reuter—Copyright LONDON.

Manchester United regained the lead of the English football league first division on Saturday as its arch-rivals, Liverpool, were held to a 3-3 draw at home by Ipswich.

United won their home game against Queen’s Park Rangers, 2-1, thanks to a second half goal by the Irish international. Sammy Mcllroy, that sent 61.500 fans home happy. Liverpool, meanwhile, led three times against improving Ipswich, but the East Anglian side fought back each time to finally knock Liverpool off the top of the table.

Leeds United moved up even with Liverpool in second place, but ahead of them on goal average with a 2-0 home triumph over Stoke, the goals coming from Duncan McKenzie and Billy Bremner in the first half.

; Derby County slipped back j | bv dropping a 3-2 home deci-1 sion to a scrappy Tottenham! [Hotspur side, who twice! came from behind to snatch ! the victory. West Ham. gradually slipping from the title hunt, could only draw 1-1 at home to Leicester City. ENGLISH LEAGUE Division one. —Arsenal 0. Aston Villa 0; Birmingham City <». ■ Wolverhampton Wanderers 1; [Coventry City 1. Sheffield United; 0; Derby County 2, Tottenham, j Hotspur 3; Leeds United 2. Stoke; I City 0; Liverpool 3. Ipswich' Town 3: Manchester United 2, ‘ i Queens Park Rangers 1; Middles-! brough 1, Manchester City 0:1

Newcastle United 5. Everton ul. Norwich City 3, Burnley 1: \\ cA Ham U nited 1. Leicester City I > Division two.—Blackpool 2> Charlton Athletic 1; Bristol Rovers 1. Fulham 0; Chelsea (».- Oldham Athletic 3; Hull City 1/ Nottingham Forest <»; NottsCounty 4. York City 0: Oxford’ United 1. Bristol City 1; Plymouth Argyle 3. Orient Of Portsmouth 1. Carlisle United Of West Bromu ich Albion 0. Sunderland 0; Blackburn Roten Southampton, and Bolton Wanderers v. Luton Town both postponed because the grounds were waterlogged.

Division three.—Aldershot I*. ‘Bury 1; Cardiff' City 1. Brighton and Hove Albion 1; Chester f, Mansfield Town 1; Chesterfield 1, Wrexham 1; Colchester United 0, Crystal Palace 3; Gillingharfi 3. Swindon Town 2; Millwall £ Preston North End 0; Port Vale 2. Peterborough United (fl Rotherham United 2. Southend United 0: Sheffield Wednesday 1, Hereford United 2; Shrew v bury Town 1. Grimsby Town (4 Walsall 2. Halifax Town 0 , Division four.—Bournemouth 2. Bradford City 1; Brentford 1. Torquay United 1; Cambridge United 3, Swansea City 1; Creua [Alexandra 1. Doncaster Rover* 2; Lincoln City 3, Hartlepool Ot Northampton Town 5. Barnsley 0; Rochdale \ Huddersfield Town postponed:, Scunthorpe United 1. Newport County Southport 1. Reading 2: Watford 12. Darlington 0. SCOTTISH LEAGUE Premier division.—Aberdeen 5. Dundee United 3; Dundee 4. Hearts 1; Hibernian 3, Ayr United 0: Motherwell 1. Celtic 3: Rangers 4. St Johnstone 0. Division one.—East Fife 1. Partick Thistle 1; Kilmarnock 4. Dunfermline Athletic 0; Mon trose 1. Airdrieonians 0: Queen of the South 3. Falkirk 2; CJyd* v. Morton. Hamilton Academical* v. Cumbarton. and St Mirren v* Arbroath all postponed, ground* waterlogged. Scottish Cup, second round Albion Rovers 1, Glasgow Uni versity 1; Cowdenbeath 2. Sei kirk 0; Forfar Athletic 2. Meadowbank 1; Forres Mechanics 1. Alloa 2; Raith Rovers 3. Clydebank 1; Stenhousemuir 2 Brechin City 2: Stirling Albion 4. Civil Service Strollers 0. Stranraer 2. Keith 3.