BRITISH FOOTBALL

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 1, 2 January 1932, Page 3

BRITISH FOOTBALL

NEW YEAR RESULTS

(Received 2nd January, 9 a.m.) LONDON, Ist. January. ■Following are results of football matches played throughout Britain to-day:— ASSOCIATION. First Division. Bolton W. beat Chelsea, 1-0. Manchester C and Portsmouth, draw, 3 all. Newcastle U. beat Aston Villa, 3-1. . Sheffield U. beat Blackburn R., 3-2. Sunderland and Derby County, draw, no score. Second Division. Bury and Plymouth Argyle, draw, 2 all. Chesterfield beat Burnley, 5-1. Third Division, Northern Section. Accrington S. and Lincoln C, draw, 2 all. Carlisle U. and Tranmere X., draw. 1 all. Darlington beat N. Brighton, 3-0. Gateshead v. Halifax Town, not played. Southport beat York City, 3-0. There was no play in the southern section. Scottish, First Division. Airdrieonians beat Falkirk, 2-1. Ayr United lost to Queen's Park, 0-1. Celtic lost to Rangers, 1-2. C'owdenbeath and Dundee U., draw, 1 all. Dundee and Aberdeen, draw, uo score. Hearts beat Leith Athletic, 4-2. Motherwcll beat Hamilton A, 3-1. Partick Thistle beat Clyde, 3-1. St. Mirren beat Kilmarnock, 2-0. Third Lanark beat Morton, 6-2. Scottish, Second Division. Alloa lost to Dunfennline A, 1-4. Avmaclale beat Bo'ness, 7-1. E. Stirling beat. King's Park, 3-1. Forfar beat Arbroath. 3-2. MontroFe lost to Brechin'City, 1-2. Eaith Rovers beat East Fife, 2-1. St. Bernard's beat Hibernians, 1-0. St. Johnstone and Queen of South, draw, 2 all. Stenhousenvuir beat Albion R., 5-3.

NORTHERN UNION. Barrow beat Bradford N., 15-7. Halifax: lost to Leeds, 4-7. Rochdale H. beat Warrington, 17-S. St. Helens and St. Helens Recs., draw, 7 all. Swinton beat Halford, 3-0. Wigan beat Hull Kingston R., 32-0. Wigan Highfield beat Leigh, 6-3.