FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

Northern Advocate, 5 January 1937, Page 3

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

LAST SATURDAY'S RESULTS

1 LONDON, January 3. Results of football matches played in Great Britain on Saturday:— English Soccer League. First Division. —Arsenal 1, v. Huddersfield Town 1; Birmingham 1, v. Chelsea 0; Brentford 2, v. Everton 2; Grimsby Town 3, v. Bolton Wanderers 1, Leeds United 2, v. Stoke City 1; Liverpool 1, v. Charlton Athletic 2; Manchester United (promoted from second division) 2, v. Derby County 2; Middlesbrough 2, v. Portsmouth 2; I Preston North End 2, v. Sunderland (1936 champions) 0; Sheffield Wednesday 1, v. Wolverhampton Wanderers 3; West Bromwich Albion 2, v. Man- « Chester City 2. Second Division.—Bradford 2, v. Barnsley 1; Burnley 3, v. Chesterfield 1; Bury 0, v. Coventry City 4; Doncaster Rovers 2, v. Plymouth /y-gyle 1; Fulham 5, v. Nottingham Forest 2; Leicester City 1, v. Blackburn Rovers 0; Newcastle United 4, v. Sheffield United 0; Norwich City 2, v. Tottenham Hotspur 3; Southampton 2, v. Aston Villa 2; Swansea Town 3, v. Bradford City 0; West Ham United 3, v. Blackpool 0.

Third Division.—Southern section: Aldershot 0, v. Brighton and Hove Bristol City 4, v. Bristol Rovers 1; Clapton Orient 1, v. Exeter City 0; Gillingham 2, v. Watford 1; Luton Town 8, v. Cardiff City, 1; Millwall 1, v. Northampton Town 0; Newport County 6, v. Southend United 2; Notts County 1, v. Reading 0; Swindon Town 3, v. Bournemouth 1; Torquay United 1, v. Queen’s Park Rangers 1; Walsall 1, v. Crystal Palace 0.

Third Division.—Northern section: Accrington Stanley 5, v. New Brighton 0; Chester 2, v. Rochdale 2; Crewe Alexandra 4, v. Barrow 1; Halifax Town 6, v. Carlisle United 1; Mansfield Town 1, v. York City 2; Oldham Athletic 3, v. Hull City 1; Port Vale 4, v. Gateshead 2; Rotherham United 2, v. Darlington 4; Southport 2, v. Lincoln City 1; Stockport County 2, v. Wrexham 0; Tranmere Rovers 1, v. Hartlepools United 0. Scottish Soccer League. First Division.—Arbroath 4, v. Queen of the South 0; Celtic 4, v. Queen’s Park 0; Dundee 1, v. Hearts of Midlothian 0; Dunfermline Athletic 2, v. Aberdeen 2; Falkirk 5, v. Kilmarnock 0; Hiberians 3, v. St. Johnstone 3; Motherwell 9, v. Albion Rovers 1; Partick Thistle 0, v. Rangers 1; St. Mirren 1, v. Hamilton Academicals 2; Third Lanark 0, v. Clyde 2. Second Division.—Airdrieonians 8, v. Montrose 2; Alloa 3, v. Stenhousemuir 3; Ayr United 7, v. East Stirling 2; Brechin City 4, v. Dundee United 3; Dumbarton 2, v. East Fife 1; King’s Park 4, v. Edinburgh City 1; Morton 5. v. Leith Athletic 3; Raith Rovers 1, v. Cowdenbeath 3; St. Bernards 3, v. Forfar Athletic 1. \

Rugby League

Barrow 7, v. Hunslet 16; Broughton Rangers 23, v. St. Helen’s 5; Castleford 0, v. Wigan 7; Dewsbury 2, v. Newcastle 5; Huddersfield 23, v. Hull Kingston Rovers 2; Hull 0, v. . Liverpool Stanley 0; Leeds 3, v. Bradford Northern 5: Leigh 10, v. Streatham and Mitcham 6; Rochdale Hornets 0, v. Swinton 8; Salford 5, v. Oldham 2; St. Helen’s Recreation 21, v. Brdmley 12; Wakefield Trinity 9. v. Keighley 3; Warrington 18, v. Batley 3; Widnes 9, v. Halifax 2; York 27/ v. Featherstone 12.

Rugby Union. Blackheath 11, v. Portsmouth Services 17; Old Merchant Taylors 16, v. Guy’s Hospital 5; Police Union 19, v. Royal Air Force 0; Richmond 6, v. Bath 6; St. Bartholomew’s Hospital 3, v. Harlequins 3; Bedford 34, v. Rosslyn Park 8: Bradford 14, v. Birkenhead 14; Bristol 5, v. Cardiff 3; Gloucester 29. v. . London Scottish 13; Northampton 6, v. Coventry 0; Plymouth Albion 3, v. Redruth 3; Sale 0, v. Llanelly 23; Swansea 10, v. Leicester 3; Glasgow High School 13. v. Edinburgh Academicals 5.