FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21925, 8 October 1934, Page 13

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

MATCHES ON SATURDAY SOCCER, LEAGUE AND RUGBY (Received October 7, 5.5 p.till.) LONDON, Oct. G Following are the results of Association football matches played in Great Britain to-day:— ENGLISH LEAGUE First. Division.— Birmingham, Si, Portsmouth, 1; Everton, 3, Chelsea, 2; Grimsby Town. 5, Aston Villa, lj; Hucldersfijild Town. 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers, X; Manchester C'ity. 3. Blackburn Rovers. 3; Preston North End, 0. Derby County. 1; Sheffield Wednesday, 4. .Liverpool. 1: Stoko City. 2, Arsenal. 2: Sunderland, 1, Middlesborough, 1; Tottenham Hotspur, !2, Leicester City, 2: West Bromwich Albion, 6, Leeds United, 3. Second Division.—Bolton Wanderers. 8. Barnsley. 0; Bradford. 2. Bury, lj Brentford. 1. Nottingham Forest. 1; Burnley. 1. Manchester United. 2: fculham, 4, Hull City. 0: Norwich City, 1. West Ham United. 2: Notts County, 2, Bradford City, 3: Oldham Athletic. 2. Port Vale. 0: Plymouth Argyle. 1. Blackpool, 2; Southampton, 1, Sheffield United. 1; Swansea Town. 3. Newcastle United. 4. Third Division.—Southern election: Brighion and Hove Albion, 3. Aldersbot, 0: Bnfltol Hovers. 2, Queen's Park Ranger*., 0; Car.fliff City, 2, Bournemouth. 1; Charlton Atnletic, 5!.' Crystal Palace. 2; Clapton Orient. ■I. Briittol City, 0; Coventry City, 5. Millwall. 1: Gillingham. 2. Exeter City, 1; Luton Town. 2, Swindon Town, 0 : Northampton Town, 1. Watford. 0: Reading, 6, Newport County, 1; Southend United, 2. Torauay/ United, 3. SCOTTISH LEAGUE First Division.—Airdriuoniaiis, 1, Rancers. 2; Ayr United, 0. Aberdeen, 3; Celtic. 1, Queen of the South. 2; Dundee, 1, St. Johnstone. 2: Dunfermline Athletic, 2, Kumarnock. 51; Falkirk. 3, Albion Rovers. 0; Hibernians. 5, Queen's Park. 1; Motherwell. 1, Clyde. 1; Partick Thistle, 0, Hamilton Academicals, X; St. Mirren, 2, Heartfii of Midlothian. 4. . . Second Division.—Alloa. 1, .Leith Athletic. 2- Dumbarton. 4, Cowdenbeath. 2: Forfar Athletic. 1. Arbroath. 3; King's Park. 2. East Stirling. 1; Montrose.], Brechin City. 5- Morton, 3, Dundee United, 3: Raith Rovers. 2, F.nst Fife. 4: St. Bernards 6. Edinburgh City. 2; Third Lanark, 3. Stenliousemuir. 3, RUGBY LEAGUE CONTESTS Barrow. 5. Halifax. 10: Bfttley. 3. Huddersfield. 3; Bradford Northern, 5, Brougliton, 1.6; Cnstleford, 24. Bramley, 5; Hull. «. Huns let, 15: Keigbley. 1(5, Oldham. 4; Leeds, t 4. Wigan, 4: Leigh, 16. Featherßtone. 5; Liverpool Stanley, 2, Widnes, 3; Rochdale Hornets. 15. Dewsburv. 3; Salford, 5. St. Helen's R n creation. 2: St. Helen s, J. Hull Kingston Rovers, 2: .Wakefield Trinity, 2. Svintpn. XI; Warrington, 7. York, 7. RUGBY UNION CONTESTS 'Blackheath, 39. Plymouth Albion. 8; Guy's Hospital. IC, Portsmouth Services, 8; Harlequins. 17. London Scottish, 4; .Richmond. 6. London Welsh. 0: Bath. 12. Rossi yn. Park. 0: Bradford. 8. Headinglv. 3; Bristol. 13, Dcvonport Services, 8: Gloucester. 2 at. Bort's Hospital. 5: Leicester. 10 Coventry. 3: Manchester, 3. Waterloo. 3; Moseley. 18. Bedford, 7: Northampton, 0. Beet'ive Rangers, G: Newport. 3. Cardiff. 3; Watson inns. 3. lildinbursrh Academcmls. 0: West of Scotland, 11, Kelvinside Academicals. 4.