FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21297, 26 September 1932, Page 14

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

MATCHES ON SATURDAY SOCCER AND LEAGUE RESULTS (Received September 25, 8.56 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 24 Following are the results of Association football matches played in Great Britain to-day:— ENGLISH LEAGUE First Division. —Arsenal, 2. Everton. 1: Birmingham,. 3, Blackburn Rovers, 1: Chelsea, 0, Newcastlo United, 1; Hudderefield Town, 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2; Leicester City, 1, Middlesbro, 1; Liverpool, 0, Bolton Wandorers, 1: Manchester City, 5, Blackpool, 1; Portsmouth, 2, Aeton Villa, 4; Sheffield Wednesday, 3, Sheffield United, 3: Sunderland, 0, Derby County, 2; West Bromwich Albion, 0, Leeds United, 1. Second Division.—Bradford, 3, Nottingham Forest, 1; Burnley, 0, Charlton Athletic, 1; Bury, 2, Lincoln City, 2; Grimsby Town. 3, .Tottenham Hotspurs, 2; Millwall, 2, Fulham, 1; Notts County, 2, Bradford City, 0; Oldliam Athletic, 1, Manchester United, 1; Port Vale, 9, Chesterfield, 1: Preston North End. 1; Stoke City, 3; Southampton, 4. West Ham United, 3; Swansea Town, 0, Plymouth Argyle, 1. Third Division.—Southern section: A.Ulershot. 1, Cardiff City, 0: Bournmouth. 3, Coventry City, 1; Brighton, 1, Norwich. 1; Bristol Rovers, 1, Reading, 0; Clapton Orient, 2. Northampton Town, 2: Exeter City, 1, Crystal Palace, 1; Luton Town, 2, Torquay United. 1: Newport, 1. Brentford, 6: Queen's Park Rangers, 2, Watford, 1; Southend United, 2. Gillingham, 2; Swiqdon Town, 1, Bristol City, 4. Third Division.—Northern Section : Aocrington Stanley, 3, Carlisle United, 1: Darlington, 1, Barnsley, 1; Doncaster Rovers, 1, Hull City, 1; Gateshead, 3, Halifax Tcwn, 0; Mansfield Town, 4, Crewe Alexandra, 0; New Brighton, 1. Barrow, 2; Rotherham United, 1, York City, 0; Southport. 2, Rochdale, 0; Stockport, 6, Hartlepools United, 2; Walsall, 3, Tranmere Rovers, 2; Wrexham, 1, Chester, 2. SCOTTISH LEAGUE First Division.—Airdrieonians, 1, Queen's Park, 1; Ayr United, 8, Clyde, 1; Celtic. 0, Kilmarnock, 0: Cowdenbeath, 2, Rangerß, 3; Dundee, 3, Falkirk, 0; East Stirlingshire, 1, Hamilton Academicals, 5; Motherwell, 7, Morton, 0; Partick Thistle, 1, Aberdeen, 2; St. Mirren, 2, St. Johnstone, 0; Third Lanark, 2. Hearts of Midlothian, 1. Second Division.—Alloa, 4, Edinburgh City, 1; Armadale. 6, Dundee United, 3; Dumbarton, 2, Arbroath. 1; Forfar Athletic, 3, Bo'ness, 2; Hibernians, 0, King's Park, 1; Montrose, 4, East Fife, 3; Queen of the South. 9. Brochin City. 1; Raith Rovers, 1, Dunfermline, 1; St. Bernard's, O, Leith, 1; Stenhousetnuir, 0, Albion Rovers, 0. RUGBY LEAGUE CONTESTS Barrow, 32, Koighley, 2; Batley, 8, Bradford Northern. 20; Broughton Rangers, 21, Bramley, 0; Castleford, 14, Huddersfield, 10: Halifax, 8, Featherstono Rovers, 0; Hull Kingston Rovers. 22, Warrington, 9: Hunslet, 15, St. Helen's. 8: Rochdale Hornets, 14, Hull. 9; St. Helen's Recreation, 21, Wigan Highfield, 3; Swinton, 2G, Leigh, 8; Wakefield Trinity, 9, Dewsbury, 5; Widnes, 7. Salford, G; Wigan, 0, Oldham, 19; York, 8, Leeds, 7. LEAGUE TOURISTS ENGLISHMEN HOME AGAIN LONDON, Sept. 23 In welcoming the returning Rugby League footballers at Southampton, the secretary of t"he Northern Union Rugby League Football Association, Mr. Watson, answered the Sydney criticism about luring Australian players to England. He asserted that no player had_ been, or ever would be approached within 12 months after any tour. Tho agreement would bo strictly kept.