FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN
r FINAL OF ENGLISH CUP EVERTON TEAM SUCCESSFUL (Received April 30, 6.40 p.m.) LONDON, April 29 The final for the English Association Football Cup was played at Wembley today between Evei'ton and Manchester City, before an attendance of 92,390, tho former winning by 3 goals to 0. Tho Duke of \ork represented King George, who, owing to the unsettled weather, had been advised to remain at Windsor. Tho Duchess of York smilingly presented the cup medals. It was a typical cup-tie game with Everlon infinitely superior and Manchester fading out. This was Everton's first appearance at Wembley, although it is tho second time this club has won tho cup. The team has a remarkable record, having won the second league championship in 1931, the first leaguo championship in 1932 and now tho English Cup. RUGBY LEAGUE FINALISTS CHAMPIONSHIP TO SALFORD (Received April 30, 6.40 p.m.) LONDON, April 29 The final of the English Rugby League championship was played to-day at Wigan, when Salford defeated Swinton by 15 points to 5. CLUB SOCCER CONTESTS RESULTS OF SATURDAY'S PLAY (Received April 30, 6.40 p.m.) LONDON, April 29 Following are the results of Association football club matches played in Great Britain to-day.— ENGLISH LEAGUE First Division.—Arsenal, 2, Iluddersfield Town, 2; Birmingham, 0, Leicester City, 4; Blackburn Rovers, 0, Aston Villa, 5; Blackpool, 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2; Derby County, 3, Newcastle United, 2; Leeds United, 0, Middlesbrough, 1; Sheffield Wednesday, 2, Bolton Wanderers, 0; Sunderland, 0, Portsmouth, 3; West Bromwich Albion, 2, Liverpool, 1. Second Division.—Bradford City, 0, Preston North End, 0; Bury, 3, Stoko City, 2; Chesterfield, 3, Oldliam Athletic, 1; Fulliam, 0, Grimsby Town, 1; Lincoln City, 3, Manchester United, 2; Millwall, 1, Nottingham Forest, 1; Notts County, 1, Bradford, 4; Port Vale, 4, Plymouth Argyle, 1; Southampton, 3, Charlton Athletic, 0; Swansea Town, 2, Burnley, 0; West Ham United, 1, Tottenham Hotspur, D. Third Division. Southern Section: Bournemouth and Boscombe, 1, Gillingham, 0; Brentford, 0, Bristol Rovers, 0; Bristol City, 1, Norwich City, 1; Clap_ton Orient, 3, Cardiff City, 0; Coventry City, 2, Brighton and Hovo Albion, 2; Exeter City, 2, Queen's Park Bangers, 0; Luton Town, 3, Southend United, 3; Newport County, 1, Crystal Palaca 3; Northampton Town, 1, Reading, 0; Swindon Town, 1, Watford, 2; Torquay United, 1, Aldershot, 0. Third Division.—Northern Section: Barnsley. 3, Rochdale, 1; Darlington, 5, Carlisle United, 2; Doncaster Rovers, 3. York City, 2; Gateshead, 3, Chester, 0; Halifax Town, 5. Mansfield Town, 1; Hartlepools United, 4, Southport, 2; Hull City, 3, Crewe Alexandra, 0; Stockport County, 4, Barrow, 1; Tinnmere Rovers, 1, Rotherham United, 0; Walsall, 0, New Brighton, 0; Wrexham, 1, Accrington Stanley, 0. SCOTTISH LEAGUE First Division.—Airdrieoninns, 1, St. Mirren. 3; Cowdenbeath, 1, Motherwell. 4: East Stirliassljire, 3, Dundee, 2; Hamilton Academical, 2. Rangers 4; Hearts of Midlothian, 2. St. Johnstone, 1; Kilmarnock, 1, Falkirk. 1: Morton, 0, Clvde, 0; Partick Thistle. 2, Third Lanark, 2; Queen's Fork, 4. Aberdeen, 0. Second Division.—Alloa. 2, St. Bernard's 1: Arbroath. 3, East Fife, 2; Edinburgh City, 4, Brechin City, 3; Forfar .Athletic, 3. Hibernians. 3; King's Park, 2. Dunfermline Athletic, _1; Montrose, 1, Stenhousemuir, 2; Raith Rovers, 2, Dumbarton, 2. RUGBY LEAGUE GAMES Featherstone, 15, Leeds, 16; Hull Kingston Rovers, 3, Hull, 0; St. Helen's, 39, CastleJord . 5; Wakefield Trinity, 29, Batley, 16.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21479, 1 May 1933, Page 13
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