FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 155, 28 March 1932, Page 3

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

Results of Easter Matches By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Rec. March 27, 5.5 p.m.) London March 28. Association football results were as follow :— First Division. —Aston Villa beat W. Bromwich A, 2—o; Bolton W. beat Sheffield United, 3—l; Chelsea drew with Everton, 0—0; Grimsby T. beat Manchester C, 2—l; Huddersfield T. beat I’ortsmouth, 1—0; Leicester C. beat Birmingham, 3—l; Liverpool lost to Sunderland, I—2; Middlesbrough lost to Blackburn R, o—2; Newcastle U. -drew with Denby C, 3 —3; Sheffield W. beat Blackpool, 3—o; West Ham U. drew with Arsenal, I—l. Second Division.—Bradford beat Bristol City, 2—o; Burnley drew with Bradford City, 1—1; Charlton A. (beat Notts County, 3—l; Ches-terfield beat Millwall, 1—0; Manchester U. beat Oldham A, s—l; Nottingham P. beat Port Vale, 2— l; Preston N.E. drew with Leeds United, 0 —0; Southampton beat Swansea T, 3—o; Stoke City beat Barnsley, 2—o; Tottenham H. drew with Bury, O—O; IVolvenham-pton W.'beat Plymouth A, 2—o. Third Division (Southern Section). — Bournemouth drew with Northampton T, 1— 1; Brighton -beat Thames, 4—l; Bristol Rovers beat Luton T, 3—l; Clapton Orient beat Coventry C, 5—2; Crystal Palace drew with Reading, 1—1; Mansfield Town lost to Fulham, I—2; Norwich City beat Brentford, l—O; Queen’s P.R. lost to Cardiff City, 3—3; Swindon Town beat Exeter C, 2— Torquay U. beat Gillingham, 1—0; Watford drew with Southend United, I—l. Third Division (Northern Section). — Accrington S. beat Halifax T, 4—o; Carlisle U. drew with Gateshead, o—9;0 —9; Crewe A. beat New ’Brighton, 3—2; Doncaster Rovers beat Hull C, 2—l; Rochdale lost to Barrow, o—6; Southport drew with Lincoln City, 1—1; Stockport C. beat Darlington, I—Q;1 —Q; Tranmere R. beat Hartlepools U., s—o; Wrexham beat Walsall, s—l; York City beat Chester, 3 —l. SCOTTISH CUP. Semi-finals.—Rangers beat Hamilton, 5—2; Kilmarnock beat Airdrie, 3—2. SCOTTISH LEAGUE. First Division. —Falkirk beat Leith Athletic, 9—l; Hearts drew with Ayr United, 1—1; Morton beat Queen's Park, o—2; Motherwell beat Dundee, 4—o; Third Lanark beat St. Mirren, 4—o. In a friendly match, Aberdeen beat Celtic, 3— , , Second Division. —Albion Rovers beat Hibernians, 1—0; Alloa beat St. Johnstone, l—O; Aribroath lost to Brechin City, o—2; Armadale drew with Edinburgh, 3—3; Bo'ness lost to Dunfermline S., I—3; Dum-

barton beat King's Park, 3—2; Forfar A. beat East Stirling, 6-3; Queen of South drew with East Fife, 3—3; Raith Rovers drew with Montrose, 2—-2; St. Bernards beat Stenhouseniuir, 3 —L NORTHERN UNION. Barrow lost to Leigh, 2—10; Batley beat York, 14—10; Bradford N. lost to Hull K. Rovers, 13—25; Bramley lost to Huddersfield, 12—27; Featherstone R. beat Brighton R., 6—o; Halifax beat St, Helens, Rees., IS—10; Hull beat Leeds, 7—3; Hunslet lost to Warrington, 12—15;. Keighley beat Dewsbury, 13—5; Oldham lost to Rochdale, 5—16; Salford lost to Swinton, 4—5; St. Helens beat Castleford, 24—6; Widnes beat’Wigan, 9—3; Wigan H. lost to Wakefield T„ 2—22. RUGBY FIXTURES. Bridgwater lost to Blackheath, 5—14; Bristol beat Leicester, 13—6; Cardiff lost to Barbarians, 8—14; Newport beat Loudon Welsh, 11—10; Richmond lost to Portsmouth Services, 13—IS; Swansea beat Harlequins, 20—3; North of Ireland lost to Birkenhead Park, 6—16; Glasgow High School beat Watsonians, 26—14; Stewartonians lost to Heriotoniane, 11—24. ' MATCHES ON THURSDAY. Following are results of Association matches played on March 24:—. First Division: Arsenal v. Derby County, 21; Blackpool v. Portsmouth, 1—1; Chelsea v. Bolton W„ 3—o; Everton v. West Bromwich A, 2—l; Grimsby T. v. Middlesbrough, 2—o; Newcastle U. v. Leicester C., 3—2; Sunderland v. Aston Villa, 1—1; West Ham U. v. Sheffield W., I— 2. ■ Second Division: Burnley v. Bristol City, I—2; Bury v. Notts County, ,2—2; Manchester U. v. Charlton A, o— 2 Millwall v. Swansea T., 3—l; Nottingham F. v. Southampton, 2—o; Oldham A v. Plymouth A, I—3; Port Vale v. Barnsley, 3 —o; Preston N.E. v. Chesterfield, 2—2; Tottenham H. v. Stoke City, 3—3. Third Division (Southern Section): Brentford v. Southend TJ., 2—3; Brighton v Watford, 2 —l; Bristol Rovers v. Torquay U., 1—1; Clapton O. v. Queen’s P.R., 3 —o; Crystal P. v. Norwich City, 3 —l; Luton T. v. Mansfield T„ 3—l; Reading v. Exeter City, 2—o; Swindon T. v. Bournemouth, 3—o; Thames v. Fulham, o—o. Third Division (Northern Section): Carlisle U. v. Rotherham U., I—2; Chester v. Hull City, 2—o: Crewe A. v. Tranmere Rovers, 0 —0; Darlington v. Gateshead, I—2; Hartlepools U. v. Barrow, o—2; Lincoln City v. Accrington S., s—l; Southport v. Doncaster R., s—o; Stockport C. v. Wrexham, s—l; York City v. Rochdale, NORTHERN UNION. ’’Barrow v. Salford. 3—18; Broughton It. v Hunslet, 10—11; Castleford v. Featherstone R., 9—5: Huddersfield v. Dewsbury, 28—17; Hull Kingston R. v. Hull, 7—2; Leigh v. Bramley, 31—2; Rochdale H. v. Keighley, 9—5; St. Helens R. v. Wigan H 21—5; Swinton v. Oldham, 21—3; Wakefield Trinity v. Batley, 39—10; Warrington v. Widnes, 20—14; Wigan v. St, Helens, 3—12. The Leeds v. Halifax .match was abandoned soon after the start owing to the grandstand catching fire.