BRITISH FOOTBALL

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 153, 26 December 1936, Page 3

BRITISH FOOTBALL

CHRISTMAS DAY MATCHES

(Received December 26, noon.) LONDON, December 25. ASSOCIATION.

First Division.—Arsenal v. Preston North End, 4-1; Birmingham v. Sunderland, 2-0; Brentford v. Sheffield Wednesday, 2-1; Charlton Athletic v. Portsmouth, 0-0; Everton v. Derby, County, 7-0; Grimsby Town v. Manchester City, 5-3; Leeds United v. Middlesbrough, 5-0; Manchester United v. Bolton Wanderers, 1-0; Stoke City v. Chelsea, 2-0; West Bromwich Albion v. Liverpool. 3-1; Wolverhampton Wanderers v. Huddersfleld Town, 3-1. Second Division.—Blackburn Rovers v. Tottenham Hotspur, 0-4; Bradford v. West Ham United, 2-1; Burnley v. Don caster Rovers, 3-0; Chesterfield v. Aston Villa, 1-0; Coventry City v. Southampton, 2-0; Fulham v. Blackpool, 0-3; Leicester City v. Barnsley. 5-1; Newcastle United v. Norwich City, 0-1; Nottingham Forest v. Bradford City, 2-1; Plymouth Argyle v. Swansea Town, 0-0; Sheffield United v. Bury, 1-0. Third Division.—Southern section: Brighton and Hove v. Watford, 1-1; Bristol City v. Crystal Palace, 1-0; Gillingham v. Bristol Rovers, 1-0; ■ Luton Town v. Notts County, 2-1; Millwall v. Aldershot, 4-2; Northampton Town v. Newport County, 3-2; Queen's Park Rangers v. Exeter City, 4-0; Reading v. Swindon Town, 2-2; Southend United v. Bournemouth, 0-0; Torquay United v. Cardiff City, 1-0; Walsall v. Clapton Orient, 3-2. Third Division.—Northern section: Accrington Stanley v. Port Vale 2-3; Barrow v. Southport, 2-1; Carlisle United v. Oldham Athletic, 2-1; Chester v. Halifax Town. 1-1: Gateshead v. Darlington, 5-0; Hull City v. Wrexham, 1-0; Lincoln City v. Rotherham United, 3-0; Mansfield Town v. Crewe Alexandra, 1-4; New Brighton v. Stockport County, 1-1; Rochdale v. Tranmere Rovers,. 2-1; York City v. Hartlepools United, 4-1; Scottish Partrick v. St. Mirren, 1-1. NORTHERN UNION, i Batley v. Dewsbury, 7-8; Bradford Northern v. Bramley, 26-5; Broughton Rangers v. Rochdale Hornets, 4-5; Castleford v. Featherstone, 31-5; Huddersfleld v. Halifax, 9-14; Hull v. Hull Kingston Rovers, 6-3; Hunslet v. York, 19-12; Keighley v. Barrow, 17-11; Leigh v. Newcastle, 7-7; Liverpool Stanley v. Streatham and Mitcham, "L-9; Oldham v. Swinton, 10-2; St. Helens v. St. Helens Recs. 4-0; Wakefield Trinity v. Leeds, 0-9; Warrington v. Widnes, 10-0; Wigan v. Salford, 10-17. RUGBY. Swansea v. Watsonians, 17-5; Neath v. London Welsh, 13-6; Edinburgh Academicals v. London Scottish, 3-6; Aberavon v: Mountainash, 20-3.