BRITISH FOOTBALL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 21 December 1938, Page 8

BRITISH FOOTBALL

LATEST RESULTS [U.P.A.—by Electric Telegraph-Copt nuhi LONDON, 18th December. Saturday’s football results are:— ASSOCIATION First Division.—Arsenal 4, Stoke 1; Aston Villa 2, Leeds 1; Blackpool 2, Birmingham 1; Brentford 2, Manchester United 5; Derby 1, Middlesbrough 4; Everton 1, Charlton 4; Grimsby 6, Leicester 1; Huddersfield 3, Preston 0: Portsmouth 2, Chelsea 1; Sunderland 2, Liverpool 3; Wolverhamptin 1, Bolton 1. Second Division.—Blackburn 4, Plymouth 0; Bradford 4, West Bromwich 4; Bury 3, Tottenham 1; Chesterfield 7, Notts Forest 1; Fulham 1, Sheffield United 2; Manchester City 4, Norwich 1; Millwall 2, Luton 1; Sheffield Wednesday 4, Burnley 1; Swansea 0, Newcastle 1; Tranmere 1, Coventry 2; WestHam 1. Southampton 2.

Third Division, Northern section: Carlisle 0, Bradford City 2; Crewe 0. Hull 1: Darlington 3, Chester 3; Doncaster 3, Stockport 1; Gateshead 0, New Brighton 3; Hartlepools 6, Barrow 2: Rochdale 2. Barnsley 1: Rotherham 2. Accrington 1; Southport 4, Lincoln 1; Wrexham 3, Halifax 2; York 4, Oldham 1. Southern section: Aldershot 2. Bournemouth 1; Bristol City 2, Walsall 1; Clapton Orient 1, Ipswich lyCrystal Palace 6, Mansfield 2: Newport 2. Reading 0; Northampton 2, Bristol Rovers 1; Notts County 4, Brighton 3: Port Vale 2, Southend 2; Swindon 2, Exeter City 1: Torquay 1, Cardiff 3; Watford 4, Queen’s Park Rangers 1.

Scottish League.—First division: Arbroath 3, St. Johnstone 1: Celtic 3, St. Mirren 2; Falkirk 2, Partick Thistle 5: Hearts 2, Hamilton Academicals 3: Kilmarnock 1, Clyde 4: Motherwell 3. Hibernian 2; Queen of South 3, Queen’s Park 2; Raith Rovers 1, Albion Rovers 1; Rangers 5, Aberdeen 2; Third Lanark 3, Ayr United 2. Second division: Airdrieonians 4, St. Bernard’s 3; Brechin City 2, Dunfermline Athletic 2; Cowdenbeath 6. Edinburgh City 1; Dum.barton 2, Montrose 2; Dundee 1, Alloa .4; East Fife 2, Stenhousemuir 4: Forfar Athletic 2, Dundee United 1; Leigh Athletic 6, East Stirlingshire 3. RUGBY LEAGUE Batley 0, Wigan 8: Bramley 3. Liverpool Stanley 3; Featherstone Rovers 3, Leeds 28; Halifax 24, Dewsbury 5; Hull-Kingston Rovers 8, Bradford Northern 6; Hunslet 8, Huddersfield 5; Keighley 20, Rochdale Hornets 0: Leigh 2, York 8; Oldham 11, Castleford 11; Salford 23. St. Helens Rees. 5; St. Helens 22, Broughton Rovers 6; Wakefield Trinity 12, Hull 4; Warrington 0, Swinton 5. RUGBY UNIO!’ Probables 15. Possibles 19; Bath 0. Bridgend 0; Bedford 21. Aldershot Services 5; Birkenhead Park 12. London Scottish 9: Coventry 3. Sale 6; Devonport 10. Plymouth 15; Harlequins 3. Cardiff 21; Leicester 14, Rosslyn Park 5; London Welsh 0. Aberavon 6; Manchester 29. Halifax 12; Neath 19. Bristol 6: Newport 10. Gloucester 3: Old Merchant Tailors 8. United Services 8; Richmond 3. Blackheath 13; St. Barts Hospital 8. Old Blues 3; Waterloo 11. Northampton 0; Llanelly 16. Cross Keys 0; Swansea 21. Penarth 0; Weston-super-mare 3, Pontypool 0; Edinburgh Academicals 0, Glasgow Academicals 9; Watsonians 37, West Scotland 7. International trial: Scotland 10. The Rest 0.