BRITISH FOOTBALL
WEEK-END RESULTS I limit'd P ppi» Association- Uy Electric Telegraph -Copyright 1 LONDON, 30th April. Results of British football in the weeend are Association Kootball First Division : Arsenal beat Liverpool, 1-0; Blackpool beat West Bromwich Albion, 3-1; Bolton Wanderers beat Middlesbrough. 3-1; Brentford lost to Birmingham, 1-2; Derby County lost to Grimsby Town, 1-2; Everton beat Portsmouth, 5-2; Leicester City beat Leeds United, 6-2; Wolverhampton Wanderers drew with Chelsea, 1-1. Second Division:—Blackburn Rovers beat Tottenham Hotspur, 2-1 ; Bradford beat Stockport County, 4-1; Chesterfield beat Nottingham Forest, 1-0; Fulham beat Bury, 4-0; Norwich City lost to Luton, Town, 0-4 ; Plymouth Argyle beat Coventry City, 3-1; Sheffield Wednesday beat Burnley, 2-1; Southampton beut Sheffield United 2-1; Swansea Town beat Newcastle United 2-0; West Hum United beat Manchester United, 2-0. Third Division (Southern Section): — Aldershot beat Queen’s Park Rangers, 1-0; Bristol City drew with Bristol Rovers, 0-0; Crystal Palace beat Cardiff City, 1-0; Exeter City beat Clapton Orient 2-6; Gillingham drew with Torquay United, 1- Millwall beat Brighton and Hove, 2- Newport County drew with Northampton Town, 0-0; Notts County beat Walsall, 3-1; Reading beat Boseomb, 4-1; Swindon Town drew with Southend United, 1-1; Watford beat Mansfield Town 2-0. Third Division (Nortehrn Section) : Barrow lost to Chester, 0-2; Crewe Alexandra beat Rotherham United, 3-1; Darlington drew with Doncaster Rovers, 1-1; Gateshead beat Bradford C ity, 3-0; Hartlepools United beat Carlisle United, 4-1; Hull City lost to Tranmere Rovers, 0-1; Lincoln City beat Halifax Town, 2-0; New Brighton beat York City, 2-1; Oldham Athletic beat Southport, 2-0; Port Vale beat Rochdale, 4-1; Wrexham beat Accrington Stanley, 2-0. . Scottish League First Division :—Ayr drew with Dundee, 0-0; Celtic beat Hibernian, 3-0! Hamilton Academicals drew with Queen’s Park, 1-1; Hearts beat Kilmarnock, 5-1; Morton lost to Clyde, 1-3; Rangers lost to Queen of South, 2-3; St. Johnstone drew with Motherwell. 2-2; St. Mirren lost fco Falkirk, 0-3; Third Lanark drew with Partrick Thistle, 1-1. Second Division :—Albion Rovers drew with Montrose, 1-1; Alloa drew with Forfar, 3-3; Dundee United drew with Airdrie, 5-5; Dunfermline lost to Raith, 1-4; East Stirling lost to Cowdenbeath, 2-3; St. Bernard's lost to King’s Park, 3-4; Stenhousemuir beat Leith, 1-0. Rugby League :—Bradford Northern drew with York, 15-15; Leigh lost to Liverpool Stanley, 5-20; St. Helens Rec. drew with Halifax, 19-19. In the final League championship at Leeds Soccer gfh’ound Hunslet beat Leeds, 8-2. Sheffield United’s defeat lias assured Aston Villa of promotion to the first league. Villa with a match in hand, has 55 points. Manchester United and Coventry, each with a match to play, have C 1 points.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 3 May 1938, Page 10
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