A LOST CHANCE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 26 June 1926, Page 9

A LOST CHANCE

They missed one golden chance when awarded a penalty. The ball however, was driven wide from the goal. Burnley made no mistake against Cardiff City. The\ were three goals to the good at halt I line. Leeds United, on the other hand, had a stiff task to get the better of Tottenham Hotspur. Level at, one goal al! at the interval, the United attacked with great zeal on the resumption, and during a spell of five minutes socred twice, and later put on a fourth goal. The places of Notts County and Manchester City in the senior competition will be taken by Sheffield Wednesday and Derby County, and from the Second Division Stoke and Stockport County will drop down into the Third. Stoke lost their place through failing fo win their home game with Southampton, and Eulbam and Clapton Orient escaped by their victories over Bradford City and Middlesbrough respectively. There was also a dramatic finish in the Third Division. Jn the south, Reading triumphed al the expense of Plymouth Argyll'. The latter to be sure of promotion had only to draw at Gillinghani, but Hi".v were beaten. This is the fifth year i )t succession that the Argyle have finished as runners-up and so missed promotion. Tn the northern section of ibis competition, Grimsley finished at Ihe ton, one point ahead of Bradford, and. after a long exile, they will return to the second division.