FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

Greymouth Evening Star, 3 January 1938, Page 9

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

ASSOCIATION RESULTS.

[by CABLE —PBESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.]

LONDON, January 1. Association football results at the week-end were: — First Division: Arsenal 2, Everton J. Birmingham 1, Stoke City 1. Blackpool 4, Huddersfield Town 0. Brentford 1, Bolton Wanderers 1. Derby County 0, Leicester City 1. Grimsby Town 1, Preston North End 1. Leeds United 2, Charlton Athletic 2. Liverpool 2, Chelsea 2. Manchester City 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4. Middlesbrough 2, Sunderland 1. West Bromwich Albion 1, Portsmouth 2. Second Division: Barnsley 0, Bradford 1. Blackburn Rovers 3. Swansea Town 1. Bury 4, Burnley 0. Coventry City 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Plymouth Argyle 2, Fulham 3- Luton Town 6, Stockport County 4. Newcastle United 2, Manchester United 2. Nottingham Forest 2, Sheffield United 1. Sheffield Wednesday 1, Chesterfield C. Southampton 3, Norwich City 1West Harn United 1, Aston Villa 1. Third Division (Southern Section): Aidershot 1, Crystal Palace 0. Boscornbe 7, Southend United 1. Brighton and Hove 3, Queen s Park Rangers 1. Bristol Rovers 0, Watford 1. Cardiff City 2, Clapton Orient 0. Exeter City 2, Newport County 0. Gillingham 1, Bristol City 0. Milwall 1, Reading 1. Northampton Town 3, Mansfield Town 0. Swindon Town 1, Notts County’ 0. Walsall 0, Torquay’ United 0.

Northern Section: Barrow 3, New Brighton 0. Bradford City 2, Doncaster Rovers 0. Carlisle United 3, Accrington Stanley 1. Crewe Alexandra 1, Gateshead 3- Halifax Town 4, Chester 1- Har-tlepools United 2; Lincoln City 0- Port Vale 2, Oldham Athletic 2. Southport 1, Darlington 1. Tranmere Rovers 0, Rotherham United 2. Wrexham 0, Hull City 1. York City 0, Rochdale 4.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE. First Division: Ayr United 1. Queen of South 0. Celtic 3, Rangers 0. Dundee 0, Aberdeen 1. Falkirk 6, Alorton 1. Hibernian 2, Hearts 2. Motherwell 0, Hamilton Academicals 1. St. Johnstone 2, Arbroath 2. St.- Mirren 0, Kilmarnock 2. Third Lanark 1, Queen’s Park 4. Clyde 0, Ayr 0. Morton 3, St. Johnstone 2. Second Division: Albion Rovers 0, Airdrieonians 2. Alloa 5, Leith Athletic 2. Dumbarton 2, Forfar Athletic 0. Dunfermline Athletic 1. Cowdenbeath 1. Edinburgh City 0, Dundee United 2. King’s Park 2, East Stirling 1- Montrose 2. Brechin City 0. Raith Rovers 1, East. Fife 3. S. Bernard’s 4, Stenliousemuir 2-

NORTHERN UNION. Batley 12, York 11- Castleford 10, Warrington 10- Halifax 4, Leeds 11. Huddersfield 8, Dewsbury 16. Hull 14, Bradford Northern 0. Hunslet 20 Hull Kingston Rovers 2. Keighley 13, Bramley 3. Liverpool Stanley 5, Widnes 9. Oldham 6, Barrow 3. Rochdale Hornets 23, Leigh 5. St. Helen’s 8, St. Stephen’s Rees. 3. Swinton 2, Salford 11- Wakefield Trinity 23, Featherstone 3. Wigan 13, Broughton Rangers 0.

RUGBY UNION. Bath 13, Richmond 11. Bedford 3, Nottingham 8- Blackheath 17, Rosslyn Park 14. Bristol 9, London Welsh 3. Exeter 11, Torquay Athletic 8. London Scottish 8, Gloucester 5. Newport 15, Old Merchant Taylors 3Northampton 0, Coventry 0. Plymouth Albion 9, Devonport Services 8. Sale 16, Llanelly 3. University Vandals 6, Harlequins 14. Probables 32, Possibles 11. Old Cranleighans 2, Fet-tesian-Lorettonians 6. Old Alleynians 11, Guy’s Hospital 6. Bridgend 11,

Pontyprid 5. Cardiff 9, Pontypool 8. Portsmouth Services 22, Trojans 0Waterloo 24, Mossely 11. Hawick 3, Heriotonians 26. Selkirk 3, Stewartonians 6. AUSTRALIANS DEFEAT FRANCE. PARIS, January 1. The touring Australian Rugbj’ League team defeated France by 35 points to 6, after a half-time score of 8 to nil in the visitors’ favour. The Australians had the upper hand throughout, the game, which was played l on a slippery and muddy ground. Attack after attack penetrated the French defence. The French team attacked occasionally, but its movements lacked finish.