FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21641, 6 November 1933, Page 12

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

MATCHES ON SATURDAY i SOCCER, LEAGUE AND RUGBY (Received November 5, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 4 Following are the results of Association football matches played in Great Britaiii to-day:— ENGLISH LEAGUE First Division.—Arsenal, 1, Portsmouth, 1; Birmingham, J, Liverpool, 2; Blackburn Rovers, 7, Wolverhampton Wanderers, 1; IJerDy County, 2. Leicester City, 1;i Overtoil, 0, liuddersfield Town, 1; Leeds United, 2, Aston Villa, 4; Manchester City, 4, Sunderland, 1; Middlesbrough, 6, Stoke City. J; Newcastle United, 3, Sheffield United, L; Sheffield Wednesday, 2. Chelsea, 1; West Bromwich Albion. J, Tottenham Hotspur. 2. Second Division.— Blackpool, 3, Brentford, 1; Bradford City, 2, Burnley, 1; Bury, 2. West Ham United, L; Fulham, 0. Manchester United, 2; Hull City, 5 P ymouth Argylo, 4; Lincoln City, 0, Nottingham Forest. 0; Millwall, 0. Grimsby Town, 1; Notts County, 2, Preston North End. 2; Port Vale. 2. Oldham Athletic, 0; Southampton, J, Bolton Wanderers, 0; Swansea Town, 5, Bradford. 1. Third Division.—Southern section: Alder* shot, 2, Southend United, 0; Brighton and Hove Albion. 0, Bristol Rovers, 2; .Bristol City 1. Exeter City. 1: Clapton Orient. 2. Gillingham, j; Luton Towrt, 0. Coventry City, t: Newport, County, 1. Bournemouth and Boscombe, 1; Northampton Town, 2, Reading. 4: Norwich City, 2. Cardiff City. 0* Queen's Park Rangers, 2, Charlton Athletic 1: Swindon Town. 3. Crystal Palace, 2- Torquay United. J. Watford. 3Third Division.—Northern section: Barrow, 2, Hnrtlepools United, 2; Carlisle United, 0, Wrexham, 0; Chester. 4, Barnsley, 2; Crewe Alexandra, 3, Gateshead, /; Doncoster Rovers, 1, Mansfield Town,' 0. Halifax Town. 2, Darlington 0: New Brighton. 0, Accrington Stanley, 3: Kotherhani United. 1. Chesterfield 3: Stockport County, 9. Southport, 2: Walsall. 2, Kochdale, 0; York City. 1. Trnnmere Rovers, 0.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE Aberdeen, 2, Kilmarnock, 0; Airdrieoniana. 4, St. Mirren, 1; Ayr United, 5, ihird Lanark, 1; Celtic, 2. Partick Thistle, 0; Dundee, 2, Motherwell, 3; Falkirk, 4, St. Johnstone. 0; Hamilton Academicals, 1, Heart of Midlothian, 1: Hibernians. 6. Cowdenbeath, 1; Queen's Park. 4, Queen of the South. 2: Rangers. 3, Clyde. 1. Second Division.—Albion Rovers, 4, Dundee United, 3; Brechin City, 0, Edinburgh City, 0; Dumbarton. 3, Forfar Athletic. 0; Diftifermline Athletic, 3, King's Park, 1; East Fife, 2, Arbroath, 4; Leith Athletic. 2. Raith Rovers, 0; Montrose, 1, East Stirling, 2; St. Bernard's, 5, Alloa, 1; Stenliousemuir, 1, Morton, 0. RUGBY LEAGUE CONTESTS Bradford Northern. 4, Broughton Rover*, Ifi; B r amley, 5. Halifax. 12; Dewsbury. 2, Hunslet, 10; Fcatherstone Rovers, 7, Hull. 17; Huddersfield, 2, Warrington. 8; Hull Kingston Rovers, 13, Barrow, 8: Keighley. 14. Wakefield Trinity, 8; Leeds, 23, London ITighfield, 7; Leigh, 20. Batley, 7; Oldham, 12, Widnes. 0; Rochdale Hornets, 20, St,. Helen's, 17; St. Helen's Recreation, 17, York, 43; Wigan, 21, Castleford, 9. RUGBY UNION GAMES Cheshire, 3, Lancashire, 22; Durhanl, 17, Yorkshire, 0; Leicestershire, 17, East Midlands, 23; Northumberland. 5. Cumberland, 3; Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Derby, 14, North Midlands, 19; Blackheath, 17. Guy's Hospital, 11; Bristol, 9, Harlequins, 7; Coventry, 0, Bath, 7; London Irish, 5, St. Bartholomew's Hospijal, 0; London Scottish, 18, Cambridge University, 8; Moseley, IG. Leicester, 3; Oxford University. 27. Richmond, 0; Plymouth Albion. G. Newport, 8; Swansea, fi. Gloucester, 8; Bradford. 14. Edinburgh Academicals. 17; Cardiff. 3. Llanelly, 6; Portsmouth Services, 18. Aldershot Services,' 6; Glasgow Academicals, 17, Watsonians. 25; Stewartonians, 14, Edinburgh University, 17. INTERNATIONAL SOCCER IRELAND AND WALES DRAW (Received November 5, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 4 In the international Soccer match played at Belfast to-day, Ireland drew with Wales, each side scoring one goal.