FOOTBALL AT HOME

Evening Star, Issue 20725, 23 February 1931, Page 4

FOOTBALL AT HOME

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, February 21. (Receiver February 23, at 1 a.m.) ENGLISH LEAGUE. First Division.—Arsenal beat Manchester United, 4-1; Birmingham lost to Aston Villa, 0-4; Blackburn Rovers beat West Ham United, 1-0; Blackpool drew with Bolton Wanderers, 3-3; Derby County lost to Newcastle United, 1-5, Leeds United lost to Liverpool, 1-2; Leicester City lost to Huddersfield Town, 1-2; Manchester City beat Sheffield Wednesday, 2-0; Portsmouth beat Grimsby Town, 4-3; Sheffield United beat Clielsoa, 4-0; Sunderland drew with Middlesbrough, 1-1. Second Division. Barnsley beat Stoke City, 4-2; Bradford City boat Wolverhampton Wanderers, 4-1; Bristol City lost to Millwall, 1-2; Bury heat Tottenham Hotspur, 2-0; Cardiff City drew with Oldham Athletic, 0-0; Charlton Athletic beat Bradford, 3-1; Evcrton lost to Nottingham Forest, 1- Port Vale boat Reading, 2-1; Swansea Town drew with Burnley, 1-1; West Bromwich Albion lost to Southampton, 1-2. Third Division (Southern Section). —Boscombe drew with Luton Town, 0- Chiiivton Orient lost to Gillingham, 0-2; Coventry City lost to Brentford. 0-1, Fulham heat Crystal Palace, 2- Norwich City drew with Brighton and Hove Albion, 2-2; Notts County beat Newport County, 5-0; Queen’s Park Rangers lost to Torquay Unite', 1- Swindon Town drew with Southend United, 1-1; Thames boat Exeter City, 1-0; Walsall lost to Northampton Town, 2-6; Watford drew with Bristol Rovers, 2-2. Third Division (Northern Section). —Darlington drew with Wrexham, 1-1; Doncaster Rovers beat Chesterfield, 1-0; Gateshead bent Rotherham United, 2-0; Halifax Town boat Tranmero Rovers, 2-1; Hartlepool United drew with Accrington, 3-3; Hull City drew with Bartow, 1-1; Lincoln City drew with Southport, 3-3; Nelson drew with Crowe Alexandra, 1-1; Now Brighton beat Carlisle United, 2-0; Stockport County drew with York City, 0-0; Wigan Borough beat Rochdale, 3-0. SCOTTISH LEAGUE. <■ First Diviison.—Aberdeen beat East Fife, 4-1; Ayr United drew with Partick Thistle, 1-1; Clyde boat Hamilton, Academicals, 3-1; Cowdenbeath heat Dundee, 3-0; Falkirk beat Queen's Park, 3-0; Hibernians lost to Morton, 1-3; Leith Athletic boat Hearts, 2-1; Motherwell beat Airdrie, 4-0; Rangers beat Kilmarnock, 1-0; St. Mirren lost bo Celtic, 1-3. Second Division. Albion Rovers drew with St. Bernards, 4-4; Alloa boat Stcnliouscnmir, 3-2, Arbroath heat Dnnformlino Athletic, 2-0; Bo’ne.ss drew with Dumbarton, 4-4; Clydebank beat Armadale, 5-2; Dundee United beat Brechin City, 6-0; Forfar Athletic heat St. Johnstone, 2-1; King’s Park beat Queen of the South Wanderers, 3-0; Raith Rovers beat Montrose, 2-1; Third Lanark beat East Stirlingshire, 4-2. RUGBY. Bath beat Leicester, 19-0; Navy heat Air Force, 16-0; Birkenhead Park beat Guy’s Hospital, 21-3; Coventry lost to United Services, 9-11: Gloucester beat Plymouth Albion, 12-3; London Scottish lost to Bristol, 3-11: Newport beat Cardiff, 3-0; Oxford University beat Harlequins, 19-13; Rosslyn Park lost to Richmond, 0-16; St. Bartholomew’s heat Devonport Services, 8-0; Llanelly heat Swansea, 6-3; Cambridge University heat Blackheath, 14-13; Stcwartonians beat Watsonians, 13-9. RUGBY LEAGUE. In the second round of tho Cup Bramley lost to Oldham, 0-11; Cast’eford lost to St. Helens, 2-8; Wigan Highfield heat Hunslef, 13-12; Warrington beat St. Helens Recreation, 9-0; Salford beat Leeds, 9-0; York beat Huddersfield, 13-2; Rochdale Hornets lost to Broughton Rangers, 7-15; Swinton lost to llnlifax, 0-2; Leigh beat Bradford Northern, 8-0; Wigan beat Fcathorstono, 45-0. The majority of the Leigh team struck on Thursday night, refusing to accept lower wages, and to-day’s team was composed mainly of reserves. INTERNATIONAL MATCHES LONDON, February 21. At Belfast the international Assoeia tiou match Ireland v. Scotland, which was played in ideal weather in the presence of 20,000 spectators, resulted m a draw, neither side scoring. At Selhurst Park, in the international tournament between the British, French, and Belgian armies, Britain beat Franco by 2 to 1.