FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20793, 9 February 1931, Page 17

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN.

ASSOCIATION RESULTS. (Received February 8, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 7. The results of ihe Association football matches played to-day in the English League, first division, were as follows: Birmingham, 4, Blackburn Rovers, 1; Bolton Wanderers, 2, Sheffield Wednesday, 2; Derby City, 5, Portsmouth. 1: Huddersfield Town, 1, Aston Villa. 6; Leicester City. 6. Blackpool, 0; Liverpool, 4, Newcastle United, 2; Manchester United, 1, Manchester City, 3: Middlesbrough, 2, Chelsea, 2; Sheffield United, 1, Arsenal, 1; Sunderland. 4, Leeds United, 0; West Ham 'United, 3, Grimsby Town. 4. The results in the second division were:— Barnsley, 4, Cardiff City, 1; Bradford City, 3, Bury, 1; Burnley, 1. Stoke City, 2: Charlton Athletic, 0, Everton, 7; Nottingham Forest, 6, Bristol City. 1: Port Vale, 2. Plymouth Albioh, 1; Preston North End, 1, Milhvall, 3; Reading, 3. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 0; Southampton, 2. Bradford, 3; Tottenham Hotspurs, 4, Oldham 1 Athletic. 0; West Bromwich Albion, 0, Swansea Town. 0. Tho results in the third division, southern section, were: -Boscombe, 3, Thames, 3; Brighton and Hove Albion. 1. Brentford. 0; Bristol Rovers. 2, Nottg- County, 2; Coventry City. 2. Walsall. 1; Exeter City, 4, Crystal Palace, 3: Fulhain, 0, Queen's Park Rangers, 2; Oillingham. 1. Southend United. 0: Newport County. 3. Luton Town, 1; Swindon Town. 5, Norwich City, 2 ; Torquay United. 3. Northampton Town. 0; Watford. Clapton Orient, 2. The results in the third division, northern section, were:—Acoringlon Stanley, 3, Rolherhum United, 2: Barrow, 3, Lincoln City, 2; Crewe Alexandra. 3. Carlisle United, 5; Doncasler Rover*, 5, Wigan Borough, 1; Gateshead, 2, Nelson. 0: Hull City versus Haitlepools United, postponed; New Brighton, 3. Halifax Town, 0; Rochdale. 2. York City, 2; South port, 3. Chesterfield, 0; Stockport, 0, Darlington, 1; Wrexham, 2, Trait mere Rovers, 2. Tho results in Ihe Scottish League, first division, were: Aberdeen, 3, Ayr United, I : Clyde, 0. Motherwell, 0; East Fife, 3, St. Mirren. 2 : Falkirk, •!, Dundee, 1; Hamilton. 2. Pariirk Thistle. 0; Hibernian, I, Cowdenbeath, 0; Kilmarnock, 2, Leith Athletic. I; Morion, 0, Celtic, .1; Rangers, 0, Airdrie. 1. The results in the Scottish League, second division, were:—Albion Rovers, 5, Armadale, 2; Bo'ness, 2. St. Johnstone, 0; Brechin City versus Forfar Athletic, postponed; Dumbarton. 4, Stenhousemuir, 1 : Dundee United, 1, Stirlingshire, 1 ; Dunfermline, 2. Clydebank, .1 : King's .Park, 1. Third Larnark, 3; Queen of South, 4, Kaitli Rovers. ]. NORTHERN UNION GAMES. FIRST ROUND FOR CUP. (Received February 8. 8.5 p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 7. The results in the Northern League football matches in the League Cup competition, first round, played to-day, were as followsWigan Ilighfield, 41, v. Feather(done Juniors, 3; Featherstone Rovers versus Swinton. postponed: Oldham, 20. Widnes, 5 : St. Helens Recreation, in, Barrow, 11; Snlford, 16, Batley, 3; Warrington, Jfi, Wigan, 12; Golden Lions, 3. Bramley. 7; Bradford Northern, 0. York, 11; St. Helens, 4iJ. Keighley, 4: liunslet, 11, Wakefield, 0: Huddersfield, 00, Brookland Rovers, 2; Leigh. 7, Leeds, 24; Bronghton, 19. Hull Kingston Rovers. 0; Castleford, 0. Hull. 0; Lindley. 2, Rochdale Hornets, 13; Dewabury, 2, Halifax, 3.