WINTER SPORT IN ENGLAND

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 23 February 1931, Page 6

WINTER SPORT IN ENGLAND

BRITISH FOOTBALL RESULTS (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) LONDON, 21st February The results of Association football matches were: First Division—Arsenal v. Manchester United 4-1; Birmingham v. Aston Villa, 0-4; Blackburn U. v. West Ham U. 1-0; Blackpool v. Bolton \Y. 3-3; Derby C. v. Newcastle L., 1-5; Leeds United v. Liverpool 1-2; Leicester C. v. Huddersfield T. 1-2; Manchester C. v. Sheffield W. 2-0;. Portsmouth v. Grimsby Town 4-3 : Sheffield United v. Chelsea 4-0; Sunderland v. Middlesbrough 1-1. Second Division —Barnsley v. Stoke City 4-2; Bradlord C. v. Wolverhampton \Y. 4-1; Bristol City v. Mill wall 1-2; Bury v. Tottenham Hotspur 2-0; Sardiff City v. Oldham A. 0-0; Charlton A. v. Bradford 3-1; Everton v. Nottingham F. 2-0; Plymouth A. v. Preston N.E. 1-2; Port Vale v. Reading 2-1; Swansea Town v. Burn ley 1-1; W. Bro trnvic h A. v. Southampton 1-2. Third Division (Southern Section) —Boscombe v. Button Town 0-0; Clapton. 0. v. Gillingham 0-2; Coventry City v. Brentford 0-1; Fulham v. Crystal Palace 2-0; Norwich C. v. B. and H. Albion 2-2; Notts County v. Newport C. 5-0; Queen’s I*.lt. v. Torquay U. 1-2; Swindon T. v. Southend U. 1-1; Thames v. Exeter City .1-0; Walsall v. Northampton Town 2-6; Watford v. Bristol Rovers 2-2. Third Division (Northern Section) —Darlington v. Wrexham 1-1; Doncaster R. v. Chesterfield 1-0; Gateshead v. Rotherham U. 2-0; Halifax T. v. Tranmere R. 2-1; Hartlepool U. v. Accrington S. 3-3; Hull City v. Barrow 1-1; Lincoln City v. Southport 3-3; Newson v. Crewe Alexandra 1-1; New Brighton v. Carlisle U. 2-0; Stockport County v. York C. 0-0; Wigan Borough v. Rochdale 3-0. Scottish League, First Division— Aberdeen v. East Fife 4-1; Ayr United v. Patrick Thistle 1-1; Clyde v. Hamilton Acads 3-1; Cowdenbeath v. Dundee 3-0; Falkirk v. Queen’s Park 3-0; Hibernian, v. Morion 1-1; Leith Athletic v. Hearts 2-1; Motherwell v. Airdrie 4-0; Rangers v. Kilmarnock 1-0; St. Mirren v. Celtic 1-3. Scottish League, Second Division—Albion Rovers v. St. Bernard’s 4-4; Alloa v. Steuhousemuir 3-2; Arbroath v. Dunfermline A. 2-0; lioness v. Dumbarton 4-4; Clydebank v. Armadale 5-2 ; Dundee U. v. Brechin City 6-0; Forfar A. v. St. Johnstone 2-1; King's Park v Queer, oi the South 3-0; Raitli Rovers v. (Montrose 2-1; Third Lanark v. E. Stirlingshire 4-2.

Rugby Union, County Championship —Bath v. Leicester 19-9; Navy v. Air Force 16-0, Birkenhead Park v. Guy’s Hospital 21-3; Coventry v. United Services 9-11; Gloucester v. Plymouth Albion 12-3; London Scottish v. Bristol 3-11; Newport v. Cardiff 3-0; Oxford University v. Harlequins 19-13; Rosslvn Park v. Richmond 0-16; St. Bart’s v. Devonport Services 8-0; Llanelly v. Swansea 6-3; Cambridge University v. Bhickhealh 14-13; Stevartonians v. Watsonians 13-9.

Northern Union Cup second round— Bramley v. Oldham 0-11; Castleford v. St. Helens 2-8; Wigan High field v. Hunslet 13-12; Warrington v. St. Helens Recreation 9-0; Salford v. Leeds 9-0; York v. Huddersfield 13-2; Rochdale Hornets v. Broughton Rangers 7-15; Swinton v., Halifax 0-2.

League—Leigh v. Bradford Northern 8-0; Wigan v. Feathereslone 45-0. The majority of the Leigh team struck on Thursday night refusing to accept lower wages. To-day’s team was composed mainly of reserves.

At Belfast an international soccer match Ireland v. Scotland was played in ideal weather in the presence of 20,000 spectators and resulted in no score for either side.

At Selhurst Park in a soccer match, the second in the international tournament, between the British, French and Belgium armies the British defeated the French by *2 goals to 1. At Twickenham in interservices Rugger, the Royal Navy defeated the Air Force by .1.6 (o 0.