ENGLISH FOOTBALL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LI, Issue 28, 3 January 1931, Page 8

ENGLISH FOOTBALL.

NEW YEAR’S DAY MATCHES. LONDON, Jan. 1. The results of the Association football matches are as follow: FIRST DIVISION.

Blackburn R. lost to Manchester 0., 0—1; Bolton AV. v. Liverpool, postponed owing to fog; Manchester U. drew with Leeds U-, 0—0; Middlesbrough beat Grimsby T., 2—l; Newcastle U. beat Aston Villa, 2—o; Sheffield AV. beat Huddersfield T., 2—l. SECOND DIVISION. Barnsley lost to Plymouth Argyle, o—4; Everton beat Bury, 3—2 ; Oldham A drew with Reading, I—l. In the third division (Southern section) there was no play. THIRD DIVISION. Northern Section.

Accrington S. lost to Rochdale, 2—3; Barrow drew with Crewe Alexandra, o—o, when abandoned owing to fog; Carlisle U. drew with Doncaster R., 1— 1; Chesterfield beat Trammere R., 51; Darlington lost to Lincoln City, 0—1; Gateshead beat York City, 21; Hartlepools U. beat Wigan 8., 61; N. Brighton lost to Stockport C., o—2; South Port beat Nelson, B—l.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE, First Division.

Aberdeen beat Dundee, 6—l; Clyde lost to Partick Thistle, I—2 ; East Fife drew with Cowdenbeath, 0—0; Falkirk lost to Airdrie, I—3; Hamilton A. beat Motherwell, 1—0; Hibernian drew with Hearts, 2 —2; Kilmarnock lost to St. Mirren, 2—3 ; Morton drew with Leith Athletic, 1—1; Queen’s Park v. Ayr United, no play; Rangers beat Celtic, I—o.

Second Division,

Albion Rovers drew with Stenhousemuir, 2—2; Arbroath beat Forfar A., 5—3; Bo’ness beat Alloa, 2—l; Brechin, City beat Montrose, 2—l; Clydebank beat Dumbarton, 2—o ; Dundee U. drew with St. Johnstone, 1—1; Dunfermline A. beat Armadale, 1—0; E. Stirlingshire beat King’s Park, 3—2; Third Lanark beat Queen of the South, 3—l; St. Bernards drew with Raitli Rovers, I—l. RUGBY INTERNATIONAL. FRANCE DEFEATS IRELAND. PARIS, Jan. 1. In a Rugby match France defeated Ireland by 3 points to nil.