FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21131, 14 March 1932, Page 14

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN.

ASSOCIATION MATCHES. RESULTS OF SATURDAY'S PLAY. (Received March 13, 0.50 a.m.) LONDON. March 12. Following are the results of Association football matches played in Great Britain tc-day:— ASSOCIATION CUP. Semi-final;.—Arsenal. 1. Manchester City, 0 Newcastle, 2, Chelsea, 1. ENGLISH LEAGUE. First Division.—Bolton Wanderers, 5, Birmingham. 1 ; Grimsby Town, 4, Blackbirn Rovers, 3; Leicester City, 2, Blackpool, 2; Liverpool. 2, Sheffield United, 1; Middlesbrough, 0. Sunderland, 1; Sheffield Wednesday, 2, West Bromwich Albion, 5; West Ham United, 2. Derby County, I.

Second Division.—Bradford. 1. Notts County, 1; Burnley, 2, Port Vale, 2; Charlton Athletic, 3, Swansea Town, 3; Chesterfield, 4, Bury, 1; Manchester United, 2, Plymouth Argyle, 1; Nottingham Forest, 2, Oldham Athletic, 0; Preston North End. 2, Millwall, 0; Southampton, 0, Bradford City, 1; Stoke City, 3. Leeds United, 4; Tottenham Hotspurs, 2. Bristol City, 1; Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2, Barnsley, 0.

Third Division.—Southern section : Bournerroutb, 1, Luton Town, 1; Brighton, 1, Southern! United. 2; Bristol Rovers, 3. Coventry City, 1; Clapton Orient, 0, Brentford, 2; Crystal Palace, 5, Cardiff City, 0; Mansfield Town, 1, Beading. 7: Norwich C.ty, 2, Fulham, 2: Swindon Town, 2, T.aames. 0; Torquay United, 2. Exeter City, 1; Watford. 1. Northampton Town, 2. Third D. vision.—Northern section: Carlisle United, i. Halifax Town, 0, Crewe Alexandra, 2, AValsall, 1: Doncaster Rovers,. 2, New Brighton, 1: Rochdale. 0, Gateshnad. 3; Rotberham United, 3. Chester, 0; Snuthport. 3. Barrow, 1; Stockport City, 3, ■Hartlepools United. 2; Tranmere Rovers, i, L.ncoln City, 0; Wrexham, 3, Darlington, 0, York City, 0. Hull City, 0. SCOTTISH LEAGUE. First Division.—Airdrieonians. 2. Third Lanark, 2; Celtic, 2. Motherwell, -1; Cowdenbeath. 2. Dundee, 1 ; Dundee United, 0. Rangers, 5; Hamilton Academicals, 0, Clyde, 1: Heart of Midlothian, 2, St. y.irren. 2; Kilmarnock, 6. Leith Athletic, 3; Morton, 1, Aberdeen, 1; Partick Thistle. 2, Ayr United, 1; Queen' 3 Park, 2, Falls vk. 3. Second Division.—Alloa. 0. Raith Rovers, 0; Bo'ness, 1, Arbroath. 4; Brechin City, 3, Hibernians. 3; Dumbarton, 3, Albion Rovers. 1; East Fife, 5, Dunfermline, 2; East Stirling, 0, St. Johnstone, 1; Forfar Ath--1« tic. 2. Edinburgh City, 2; Queen of the Srmth, 4, King's Park. 2; St. Bernard's. 1, Montrose, 2; Stenhousemuir, 3, Armadale, 2 RUGBY LEAGUE MATCHES. Barrow, 8, Wakefield Trinity, 12; Batley, 11, C'astleford. 10; Bradford Northern, 11, Leeds, 33; Bramley, 5, Rochdale Hornets, 12; Featherstone Rovers, 12, Dewsbury, 3; Halifax, 33. Wigan Highfield, 8; Hull., 20, St.. Helen's Recreation, 2;- Hunslet. 47. Keighley, 4; Oldham, 17, York, 0; Salford, 31, Hull Kingston Rovers. 2; St. Helen's, 21. Huddersiielfl, if; Swinton, 31, Leigh. 0; Widnes, 15, Broughton Rangers, 0, Wigan, 11, Warrington, 8. RUGBY UNION GAMES. Army, 20, Richmond, 10; Blackheath, 25. Bradford, 9; Bristol, 6, Gloucester, 5; Har!'l- - 8, O.M.T.'s. S; Northampton, 13. Coventry, 3; St. Bart's, 3. Moselev, ]('.; Bath, 11, Plymouth, 3. Leicester, 19, Bcdf >rd, 10; Glasgow Academicals, ]R, West of Scotland, 3; Watsonians, 3, Edinburgh Academicals, 10.

INTERNATIONAL RUGBY. IRELAND DEFEATS WALES. (Received March 13, 9.50 a.m.) LONDON, March 12. The Rugby football, international match played at Cardiff between Ireland and Wales icsulted in a win for the former by 12 points to 10. COUNTY RUGBY. CHAMPIONSHIP TO GLOUCESTER. (Received March 13. 9.50 a.m.) LONDON. March 12. Gloucestershire retained tho Rugby football county championship to-day by defeatlag Durham in tho final by 9 points to 3.