HOMELAND FOOTBALL

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 April 1932, Page 7

HOMELAND FOOTBALL

ENGLAND DEFEATS SCOTLAND.

[BY CABLE —PBESS ASSN. —COPYBIGHT.]

LONDON, April 9. The Association football match between England and Scotland was played at the Wembley Stadium. \ There was a great crowd present. The result of the match was a victory for England by three goals to nil. A crowd of forty thousand Scots descended upon London to reinforce the thousands of their compatriots here, and they turned the scene about the Wembley arena into a tartan carpet, which broke into violent eruption as the Scottish players appeared. Tam o’ shanters, umbrellas and tartan scarves were hurled into the air—regardless of the cost. There was a roar of applause, which was blended with the skirling of bagpipes, the screaming of mouth organs, and the reverberating of rattles, which split and startled the Southern welkin. Thousands of nation-ally-dressed Scottish lassies brightened the scene, while one enthusiast conducted a bagpipe band with a whisky bottle as a baton. One trainload of visitors, coming from Inverness, will have travelled 1136 miles by the time they return home. LEAGUE RESULTS Other ‘Association football matches to-day resulted: First Division —Aston Villa 2 v. Manchester C. 1; Bolton W. 1 v. Derby County 2; Chelsea 1 v. Sheffield United 1; Grimsby Town 0 v. Blackpool 0; Huddersfield T. 1 v. Birmingham 1; Leicester City 0 v. Everton 1; Liverpool 2 v. Arsenal 1; Middlesborough 1 v. West Bromwich A. 0; Newcastle 1 v. Sunderland 2; Sheffield W. 3 v. Portsmouth 1; West Ham 1 v. Blackburn Rovers 3. Second Division: —Bradford 2 v Bury 1; Burnley 4 v. Swansea Town 1; Charlton A. 2 v. Bristol City 1; Chesterfield 1 v. Leeds United 1; Manchester U. 2 v. Port Vale 0; Nottingham F. 2 v. Bradford 1; Preston N. End 1 v. Barnsley 2; Southampton 3 v. Notts C. 1; Stoke City 3 v. Plymouth A. 2; Tottenham H. 1 v. Millwall 0; Wolverhampton W. 1 v. Oldham A. 1.

Third Division, Southern Section: — Bournemouth 0 v. Southend U. 0; Brighton 1 v. Exeter C. 1; Crystal Palace 2 v. Fulham 0; Bristol R. 3 v. Northampton T 2; Clapton Orient 0 v. Luton T. 0; Mansfield T. 1 v. Brentford 0; Norwich City 6 v. Coventry C. 2; Queens Park R. 2 v. Reading 0; Swindon T. 4/v. Gillingham 0; Torquay U. 2 v. Cardiff City 2; Watford 3 v. Thames 2.

Third Division, Northern Section: — Accrington S. 1 v. Gateshead 2; Carlisle United 3 v. Barrow 1; Crewe A. 4 v. Hull City 3; Doncaster R. 3 v. Chester 0; Rochdale 3 v. Lincoln City 5; Rotherham U. 5 v. Halifax T. 0; Southport 1 v. Hartlepools U. 2; Stockport 1 v. Hartlepools U. 2; Stockport C. 0 v. Walsall 1; Tranmere R. 3 v. Darlington 1; Wrexham 2 v. New Brighton 1. Scottish League—First Division:— Airdrieonians l v. Celtic 1; Cowdenbeat 7 v. Kilmarnock 1; Hearts 4 v. Hamilton 2; St. Mirren 5 v. Dundee United 1; Third Lanark 3 v. Partick 1.

Second Division: —Arbroath 6 v. Albion Rovers 4; Boness 1 v. Dumbarton 3; Edinburgh 1 v. St. Johnstone 7; East Stirling 5 v. Raith Rovers 1; Kings P. 3.v. Dunfermline A. 1; East Fife 5 v. Brechin City 1; Montrose 2 v. Forfar Athletic 2; Queen of the South 2 v. Hibernians 3; St. Bernards 3 v. Armadale 1; Stenhousemuir 1 v. Alloa 3. ARSENAL ‘LOSE CHAMPIONSHIP Arsenal’s hopes ,of retaining the League Championship have been shattered. Meanwhile, Everton has consolidated its position at the top of the First League with fifty-one points. Huddersfield and Sheffield Wednesday are both forty-six and Arsenal forty-five. RUGBY MATCHES Cardiff 21 v. Blackheath 11; Devonport Services 9 v. Old Blues 0; Gloucester 3 v. Llanelly 6; Harlequins 9 v. Bristol 6; Swansea 6 v. Newport 6. NORTHERN UNION Bradford N. 10 v. Featherstone R. 5; Broughton R. 20 v. Warrington 3; Castleford 4 v. York 9; Halifax 4 v. Salford 2; Hull Kingston R. 13 v. Batley 0; Hunslet 13 v. Hull 6; Oldham 23 v. Wigan 12; Rochdale H. 52 v. Bramley 0; Wakefield T. 15 v. Keighley 3; Widnes 20 v. Leigh 21. The Rugby League Cup Final was played at Wigan, Leeds meeting Swinton. Leeds won by 11 points to 8.