FOOTBALL IN GT. BRITAIN

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 November 1931, Page 10

FOOTBALL IN GT. BRITAIN

ASSOCIATION RESULTS. [BY CABLE —PBEBS ASSN. —COPYEIGHT.] LONDON, November 7. Association football matches to-day resulted: — First Division —Aston V. 3 v. Sunderland 1; Chelsea 2 v. Derby County 1; Grimsby T. 3 v. Portsmouth 1; Huddersfield T. 1 v. Everton 0; Leicester C. 4 v. Sheffield U. 3; Liverpool 4 v. Blackburn R. 2; Middlesboro 3 v Manchester C. 3; Newcastle 3 v. Arsenal 2; Sheffield 5 v. Birmingham 1; West Ham U. 1 v. W. Bromwich A. 5. Second Division—Bradford 1 v Bradford City 0; Burnley 1 v. Plymouth A. 1; Charlton A. 2 v. Port Vale 1; Chesterfield 1 v. Notts County 4; Manchester U. 2 v. Leeds U. 5; Nottingham F. 1 v. Barnsley 2; Preston N.E. 1 v. Bristol Citv 1; Southampton 1 v. Oldham A. 1; Stoke City 3 v. Bury 2; Tottenham H. 6 v. Swansea T. 2; Wolverhampton W. 5 v. Millwall 0. Third Division (southern section). — Bournemouth 3 v. Cardiff C. 0; Brighton 2 v. Fulham 2; Bristol Rovers 5 v. Gillingham 2; Clapton Orient 2 v. Exeter C. 2; Crystal P. 4 v. Northampton T. 0; Mansfield T. 4’v. Southend U. 4; Norwch City 7 v. Thames 0; Queen’s P.R. 3v. Luton Town 1; Swindon Town 1 v. Brentford 3; Torquay U. 3 v. Conventry City 2; Watford 3 v. Reading -2. * • . ~ Scottish First Division. —Ardrieonians 2 v., Dundee 2; Cowdenbeath 1 v. Ayr United 1; Dundee United 2 v. Falkirk 2; Hamilton A. 4 v. Aberdeen 1; Hearts 2 v. Third Lanark 3; Morton 9 v. Leith Athletics 1; Queen Park 2 v. Clyde 2. Second Division. —Alloa 8 v. Edinburgh 2; Boness 3 v. King’s Park 2; Brechin C. 3 v. Dunfermline A. 0; Dunbarton 0 v. Hibernians 2; East Fife 4 v. Arbroath 1; East Stirling 6 v. Armadale 1; Forfar A. 2 v. Raith Rovers 1; Queen of the South 4 v. Albion R. 0; St. Bernard’s 2 v. St. Johnstone 2; Stenhousemuir 3 v. Montrose 0.

RUGBY RESULTS. LONDON, November 7. At Rugby football, the South African. team defeated Combined Services by 23 points to nil. Other resulted:—Cheshire 12, Lancashire 9; Durham 13, Yorks 11; Northumberland 8, Cumberland 11; Blackheath 3, Headinglev 3; Bristol 28, Harlequins 9; Guy’s Hospital 5, Northampton 17; Leicester 20, Old Merchant Taylors 8; London Scottish (no score given) beat University 10; Moseley 3, Newport 17; Nuneaton 3, Coventry 13; Oxford University 28, Richmond 3; Plymouth Albion nil, Devonport Services 3; St. Bart’s Hospital 8, London Welsh 0; Swansea 13, Gloucester 3; Bradford 6, Edinburgh Acas 35; Glasgow 16, Watsonians 3. BENNY OSLER PRAISED. (Recd. November 9, 1 p.m.) LONDON, Novqember 8. The Springboks, since the series of handsome victories are now earning the respect of Rugby critics. The “.Daily Telegraph” writer says he will not be surprised if they complete the tour unbeaten. He describes the half-back, Benny Osler, as a genius, unobtrusive, like the New Zealander, Mark Nicholls. NORTHERN UNION. LONDON, November 7. To-day’s Northern Union football matches resulted: —Barrow 11, Rochdale 2; Bradford N. 18, Castleford 5; Broughton R. 8, Widnes 8; Dewsbury 17, Huddersfield 6;' Featherstone R. 5, Bramley 9; Halifax 26, Keighley 5; -Hull Kingston R 3, Leeds 16; Hunslet 5, Wigan 8; Leigh 17, York 13; Oldham 18, Hull 2; Salford 19, Wakefield Trinity 7; St. Helen’s Rees 13, Swinton 26, Warrington 28, Batley 16; Wigan H. 4, St. Helen’s 19.