Watford to rise
j NZPA-Reuter London Watford, clear leader in the fourth division, became the first team to clinch promotion in the English football league when it scored a 2-1 victory at Bournemouth. Watford needed just one point from the match to make sure of playing in the third division next season and Brian Pollard and Bobby Downes got the goals that saw it safely through with two points. ENGLISH LEAGUE Division one.—Cotentry Citv 0, Newcastle United 0; Middlesbrough 2, Chelsea 0. Division two. —Charlton Athletic 0. Cardiff Citv 0: Notts County 1. Fulham 1; Oldham Athletic 4. Bristol Rovers 1; Orient 0. Blackburn Rovers 0: Sheffield United 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0; Sunderland 1, Stoke Citv 0. , Division three. — Colchester
United 2, Chesterfield 0; Gillingham 1. Port Vale 1; Peterborough United 5. Bradford City 0; Plymouth Argyle 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1; Portsmouth 0, Oxford United 2; Preston North End 1. Walsall 0; Rotherham United 0, Shrewsbury Town 0; Swindon Town 0, Cambridge United 0. Division four.—Aidershot 1, j Reading 1: Barnsley 3, Halifax Town 2; Bournemouth 1, Watford 2; Huddersfield Town 0, Northampton Town 1; Rochdale 0. Hartlepool United 1; Scunthorpe United 2, Newport County 0; Southport 0, Swansea City 3; Wimbledon 2, Grimsby Town 2; York City 1, Crewe Alexandra 1. SCOTTISH LEAGUE Premier division.—Aberdeen 2, Partick Thistle 1. Division one.—Airdrieonians 0, Dumbarton 2. Division two.—Falkirk 2, Raith Rovers 2. .
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