FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 30 April 1934, Page 3

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

——« — PLAY IN 'SATURDAY GAMES SOICCER AND NORTHERN (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) LONDON, -April 28. Football rosults are:— ASSOCIATION First Division Aston Villa v. West Bromwich 4—4. Chelsea v. -Arsenal 2— 2. Huddersfield v. Blackburn 5—3. Leicester v. Birmingham 3—7. Sheffield United v. Derby 2—o. Stoke v. Newcastle 2—l. Sunderland v. Everton 3—2. Tottenham v. Sheffield Wednesday 4—3. Wolverhampton v. Leeds 2—o.

Second Division Bolton v. Millwall s—o. Bradford v. Southampton 3 1 —1. Brentford v. Lincoln s—o. Burley v. Bury I—2. Grimsiby v. Blackpool 7 —o. Manchester United v. Swansea I—l. Nottingham Forest v. Bradford City ■l—2. -Oldham v. Hull 7 —9. Plymouth v. Notts ‘County I—o.1 —0. Preston v. Fulham 2—o. West Ham v. Port Vale I—o.1 —0. Third Division Southern. Bournemouth and Boscombe v. Aidershot .1 —2. Bristol Rovers v. Newport 2—o. Cardiff v. Luton o—4. Charlton v. Brighton and Hove (Coventry v. [Bristol lOity 9 —o. Crystal Palace v. Queens Park 4 —il. Exeter -v. Northampton o—2.0 —2. Gillingham v. Torquay 3—3. Reading v. Clapton 4 —o. Southend v. Norwich o—o. Watford -v. (Swindon 4 0.

Third Division Northern Accrington v. Barrow o—4. Barnsley v. Crewe 5—2. Chesterfield v. Carlisle 4 —o. Darlington v. -Chester o—4.0 —4. Gateshead' v. Doncaster 2—4. Hartlepools v. Rotherham 4—o. Mansfield v. New Brighton 5—2. Rochdale v. Stockport I—l. Tranmere v. Halifax 3—2. Wrexham v. Walsall 4—-2. First Division Scottish Aberdeen v. QueensPPar k- —2. Airdrieonians v. Ayr United I—l. Clyde v. Queen of the South 3—l. Dundee v. Hibernians I—o. Falkirk v. Kilmarnock 2 —2. Hearts v. St. Johnstone 2—l. Rangers v. Hamilton -Academicals

4—2. St. Mirren v. Celtic I—2. Third Lanark v. Partiek Thistle 3—l. Second Division Scottish Dundee United v. Albion 2 —3.

NORTHERN UNION Championship Final Salford v. Wigan 3—15 at Warrington. Club Matches Huddersfield v. Hull Kingston 18 —0. Hull v. Wakefield 33—0. Rugby Union play has finished. MANCHESTER WINS FESTAL ARSENAL LEAGUE CHAMPION LONDON, April 28. Though this was the greatest day in English football the Australian cricketers \verc not forgotten at Wembley. A crowd of 93,000 rose and sang “For They Are .Tolly Good Fellows,’’ followed by three cheers, when the song leader announced the presence of the cricketers. His Majesty also received an ovation when he shook hands with both teams of footballers before and after the match, the crowd meanwhile singing hymns and popular tunes. In the match itself, which was the cup final, Manchester City defeated Portsmouth by 2 to 1, though the winner was behind at half-time; All seats had long since been sold, those purchasing them establishing a “corner” and obtaining fantastic prives five and ton times the nominal value. Manchester scored the winning goal two minutes from time. Arsenal with 57 points retained the League championship. Huddersfield with -54 was second and Newcastle, and •Sheffield United nad 34 and 31 respectively are relegated to the second division.