BRITISH FOOTBALL

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 6, 7 December 1931, Page 2

BRITISH FOOTBALL

LONDON, Dec. 5. Week-end football matches resulted as follow: ENGLISH LEAGUE. First Division: Aston Villa beat Derby County, 2—o; Bolton W. lost to Blackpool, I—2; Clesca -beat .Manchester City, 3—2; Grimsby-.T. lost to Sunderland, 1— 3; Huddersfield T. drew with Blackburn R., 1—1: Leicester C. lost to \V. Bromwich Albion, 2—3; Liverpool beat Birmingham, 4—3; Middlesbro lost to Sheffield U., 4—-3; Newcastle U. drew with Portsmouth: 0—0; Sheffield \V. lost to Arsenal, I—3; West Ham U. beat Evcrton, 4—2. Second Division :Bradford drew with Port • Vale. 2—2; Burnley beat Barnsley, 5 —3; Charlton A drew with Oldham A. 2 2; Chesterfield lost to Swansea T., I—2;1 —2; Manchester U. beat Millwall, 2 —o; Nottingham F. drew with Leeds U., 3—3; Preston N. End drew with Notts C., 0 —0; Southampton lost to Plymouth A., o—6;0 —6; Stoke City drew with Bristol City, 1 —1; Tottenham H. lost to Bradford C-, I—s; Wolyerhamtpon W. beat Bury, 6 —o. Third Division, Southern Section: Bournemouth lost to Fulham, o—3; Brighton beat Coventry C., 4—l; Bristol Rovers beat Reading. 2—43; Clapton Orient drew with Cardiff C., 1—1; Crystal Palace beat Thames, 2—l; Mansfield Town beat Exeter C., 4—l; Norwich City drew with Gillingham, 1—1; Queen’s P.R. beat Southend U., 2—l; Swindon T. beat Luton Town, 3—2; Torquay U. beat Northampton T., 4—l; Watford lost to Brentford, I—4. Third Division, Northern Section: Accrington S. beat N. Brighton, 4—l; Carlisle U. lost to Hull City, 0 —1; Crewe A. beat Lincoln City, 8—1; Doncaster R. lost to Hartclpools U., I—3; Rochdale lost _to Chester, o—3;0 —3; Rotherham U. beat V alsall, 3—o; Stockport C. drew with Gateshead, 1—1; Tranmere R. beat Halifax Town, 5 —2: Wrexham lost to Barrow, 0 — 1; York Citv beat Darlington, 3—o. SCOTTISH MATCHES. First Division: Ardrieonians beat Hearts. 3—l; Ayr United beat Dundee, 1—0; Celtic beat Third Lanark, s—o; Cowdenbeath beat Partick Thistle, 2—o; Dundee United drew with Clyde, 1 1; Hamilton A v. Queen’s Park, postponed; Leith Athletic lost to Aberdeen, I—2; Morton beat Kilmarnock, 3 —l; Motherwell beat St. Mirren, 4—l; Rangers beat Falkirk, 4—o. . Second Division: Arbroath drew with Hibernians, 3 —3; Armadale lost to Raith Rovers, I—2; East Filfe beat Bo’ness, 4 0; King's Park lost to Albion R., I—2;1 —2; Montrose lost to Edinburgh, 0—1; Queen of South beat Brechin C., 7 —2; St.. Bernard's beat Alloa, 3—o; Stenhousemuir beat Forfar A., 4—2. RUGBY FIXTURES. Army lost to London Scottish, 3—19; Blackheath beat Gloucester, 10—3; Bristol drew with Newport, 0 —0; Devonport Service lost to Plymouth Albion, 5 —13; Leicester beat Harlequins, 11 —0; London Welsh drew with London Irish, 8—8; Richmond lost to Guy’s Hospital, 3 —14; Portsmouth Services beat Air Force. 21—3; Edinburgh University beat Edinburgh Institute, 7—o. IRELAND WALES. LONDON, Dec. 5. At Belfast, on a rain-sodden ground, Ireland beat Wales by 4 goals to 0. The half-time score was 1 goal to 0.