FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

Evening Star, Issue 23237, 10 April 1939, Page 18

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

LONDON, April 7., (Received April .8, .'at 11.50 a.in.); First Division.—Blackpool v. Arsenal,1- Brentford v. Preston, 3-1; Charlton v': Chelsea, 2-0; Grimsby v. Huddersfield, 3-3; Liverpool v. Birmingham, 4-0; Manchester United v. Leeds, 0- Portsmouth v. Derby, 1-3; Sunderland v. Everton, .1-2. Second Division. —Burnley v. Sheffield United, 2-3; Bury v. Manchester City, 1-5; Chesterfield v. Newcastle. 2- Fulham v. Blackburn, 2-3; Luton v. Southampton, 6-2; M ill wall v. Sheffield Wednesday, 2-0; Notts Forest v. West Bromwich, 2-0; Tottenham v. Plymouth, 1-0; Tranraere v. Swansea, 2- West Ham v. Bradford, 0-2. Third Division.—Northern section ; Carlisle v. York, 1-3; Chester v. Barrow. 1-2; Crewe v. Rochdale, 4-1; Darlington v. Wrexham. 3-1; Doncaster v. Accrington, 7-1 ; Harllcnools v. Gateshead. 3-1: Hull v. Halifax. 1-1; Lincoln v. Oldham. 1-0; Southport y. Rotherham. 1-0; Stockport v. Barnsley. 1- ; New Brighton v. Bradford City, 2Third Division.- —Southern section: Aldershot v. Watford. 1-1 ; Brighton v. Bournemouth, 1-1 ; Bristol Rovers v. Walsall, 2-0: Clapton Orient v. Exeter, 3- ; Crystal Palace v. Bristol City, 3-2 ; Mansfield v. Readuig, 0-0; Newport v. Torquay, 1-6; Port Vale v. Notts Countv. 3-1 ; Queen’s Park Rovers v. fnswich, 0-0: Southend v. Cardiff. 2-Q; Sw'iidon v. Northampton, 1-0. There was no play in the Scottish League first and second divisions. RUGBY LEAGUE. Barrow' v. Liverpool Stanley, S-2; Bradford Northern v. Keighley, 49-9; Broughton Rovers v. Dewsbury, 15-10; Featherstone Rovers v. Bramlev, 16-21 ; Hull Kingston Rovers v. Hull, 14-4; Leeds v. Castleford, S-0; Rochdale Hornets v, Leigh. 4-10; St. Helens Rees. v. Huddersfield. 10-17: Swinton v. Oldham. 14-5; Wakefield Trinity v. Batley. 27-0; Warrington v, Salford. 5-13: Widnes v. Halifax. 5-5: Wigan v. St. Helens. 6-2; York v. Hunslet, 12-19 There was no play in Rugby Union matches.