Liverpool wins 3-0

Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34133, 21 April 1976, Page 30

Liverpool wins 3-0

(N.Z.P. A.Reuter —Copyright) LONDON. Liverpool, with three second-half goals away against Manchester City, consolidated its lead in the English soccer championship yesterday, having leap-frogged above Queen’s Park Rangers last Saturday. Two late goals by the 19-year-old David Fairclough, called “Supersub’ by Liverpool fans because of his flair for scoring vital goals after coming on as a replacement, wrecked Manchester City after Steve Heighway—from Fairclough’s run and pass — had opened the scoring. Queen’s Park Rangers, who beat Arsenal 2-1 earlier in

the day, retain second place —one point behind Liverpool, but with an inferior goal average. Cup finalist Manchester United kept its challenge alive when Lou Macaris second-half goal beat Burnley — and condemned them to relegation to division two next season. But the holder. Derby, lost any hope of retaining its title when it flopped 1 -0 away to Aston Villa. Manchester United needs to win its next two matches to keep in contact but the odds are that the title will remain in the balance until May 4. when Wolverhampton, itself needing two points to avoid relegation, play host to Liverpool. Ipswich, by beating West Ham 4-0, effectively clinched a place in the European Footlball Union (U.E.F.A.) Cup for

next season, although Leeds’ appeal against the U.E.F.A. ban on them from European football after their fans rioted in Paris last year has not yet been formally rejected. ENGLISH LEAGUE Division one.—Aston Villa 1, Derby County 0; Burnley 0, Manchester United 1: Everton 3, Middlesbrough 1; Ipswich Town 4 West Ham United 0; Manchester City 0. Liverpool 3; Queen’s Park Rangers 2. Arsenal 1; Sheffield United 1, Newcastle United 0: Stoke City 1. Birfningham City 0; Tottenham Hotspur 4, Coventry City 1; Wolverhampton Wanderers I, Norwich City 0. Division two.—Fulham 0, Plymouth Argyle 0; Luton Town 3, Bristol Rovers 1; Oldham Athletic 2. Notts County 2; Southampton 2. Oxford United 1; Sunderland 2. Bolton Wanderers *1; ’ Charlton Athletic 1, Chelsea 1 Division three.—Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Gillingham 1: Bury 1. Port Vale 2; Grimsby Town 5. Colchester United 1; Halifax Town 0. Roiherham United 1: Mansfield Town 3, Sheffield Wednesday 0; Peterborough United 0. Cardiff City 0. Preston North End 0, Chester 0, Southend United I, Chesterfield 1 ; Wrexham 0, Walsall 3; Hereford United 3, Shrewsbury Town 1. Division four.—Barnsley u, Lincoln City 1; Bradford City 4. Crewe Alexandra 1; Doncaster 0, Scunthorpe United I; Exeter City 1, Watford 3; Huddersfield Town 1, South Port 2; Reading 1, Brentford 0: Torquay United 0. Cambridge United 0; Stockport County 0, Transmere Rovers 2. SCOTTISH SPRING CUP Quarter final, second leg: Dumbarton 4, Raith Rovers 0 'Dumbarton won 6-2 on aggregate). Rugby league. — The English Rugby league forward, John Burke, arrived in Sydney recently to play for the South Sydney Club for the next five months. Burke, who was accompanied by his wife and baby son,; is from the Keighley club. Rugby league.—The former] Wallaby rugby union flanker, Rayl Price, is tipped for Australian! rugby league selection after a fine display for Parramatta against Manly. Price scored Parramatta’s two tries in its 8-5 upset win.