FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21937, 22 October 1934, Page 16

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

MATCHES ON SATURDAY SOCCER, LEAGUE AND RUGBY (Received October 21, 5.6 p.m. LONDON, Oct. 20 Following are the results of Association football matches played in Great Britain to-day:— ENGLISH LEAGUE First Division.—Arsenal, 5, Tottenham Hotspur, 1; Birmingham, 0, Chelßea, 1: Blackburn Rovers', 0. Sunderland. 0; Leeds United. 2, Everton. 0; Liverpool, 1, Grimsby Town, 1; Manchester City, 0, Derby County, 1; Middlesbrough. X, Leicester City, 0; Portsmouth, 4, Preston North End. t); Sheffield "Wednesday, 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers. .1 • Stoke City. 4, Aston Villa, 1; West Bromwich Albion, 4, Hud'lersficld Town, 1. Second Division.—Blackpool. 1, Burnley, 0; Bradford. 1, Sheffield United. 3;" Brentford, 4, Nottß County, 1; Bury, 2, Oldham Athletic. 0; Fulham. 3. Bradford City, 1; Hull City. 0. Bolton Wanderers. 2; Newcastle United, 0, Manchester United, 1; Norwich City, 0, Port Vale, 0; Nottingham Forest, 3, Southampton; 1: Plymouth Argyle, 3, Barnsley, 1; West Ham United, 2, Swj.nsea Town, 0. Third Division.—Southern section: Bourne, mouth, 4, Alderehot, X; Bristol City, 2, Southend United, 0: Clapton Orient. 2. Crystal Palace, 0; Coventry City, 4, Charlton Athletic, 0; Exeter City. X, Luton Town, 2; Gillinghain, 0, Queen's Park Rangers, 0Millwall, 0, Bristol Rovers. 2; Newport County, X, Brighton and Hove Albion. 0; Northampton Town, 4, Swindon Town, 2; Beading, 3, Torquay United, 1; Watford, X. CardiS City, 3. Third Division.—Northern section: Barrow. X, Stockport County, 4; Carlisle United, 5, Gateshead, 4; Chesterfield, 4, Hartlepool* United, 0; Halifax Town, 1, Chester, 0: Lincoln City, 2, Darlington, 4; Mansfield Town, 4, Crewe Alexandra. X: Rotherham United, 4, Southport, 2; Rochdale, 2, AccrinjrtoD Stanley, 2 ; Tranmere Rovers, 4. York City, 0; Walsall, 0, Doncaster Rovers, 2; Wrexham,, ii, New Brighton, 0 SCOTTISH LEAGUE First Division.—Airdrieonians, X, St. Mirren, 0; Clyde. 3. Ranters, X; Dunfermline Athletic. 2. Hibernians. X- Falkirk, 8, Ayr United, X; Kilmarnock. X, Aberdeen. *3; Motherwell, 5. Dundee. 3: Partick Thistle. I, Celtic, 3; Queen of the South, X. Queen's Park, 0; St. Johnstone. 2, Albion Rovers. 0 Second Division.—Arbroath, 2, Third Lanark. 1- Brechin City. 1. Dumbarton, 4; Dundee United, 0, Cowdenbeath, 2; Ebs{ Stirlingshire. 3, Montrose. 1; King's Park, 4, St. Bernard's. 2; Keith Athletic, X, East Fife, 3; Raith Rovers, 2. Forfar Athletic, 2; Stenbousemuir, 3. Morton, .1 V RUGBY LEAGUE CONTESTS Batley, 14, Hunslet, 27; Bradford Northern, 3, Barrow, 7: Castlcford, 41. Dewsbury, I); Huddtrsfield. 2. Swmton. X2; Hull, 20, Bramley. 7; Keighley, 30, Featherstone, 17; Leeds, 28. Widnes, 6; Leigh, 7, Broughton, 27; Oldham, 9. St. Helens Recreation, 28; St. Helens, 6, Rochdale Hornets, 15; Wakefield Trinity, 17, Hull Kingston Rovers, 7; York. X 4, Halifax. 6. Lancashire Cup Final.—Salford, 21, Wigan, 12, RUGBY UNION CONTESTS Notts, Lincoln and Derby, 13, Warwickshire, 30; Bath, 11, Aldershot Services, 3; Bedford. 16. Northampton, 0; Birkenhead Park, 22. Bradford. 11; Blackheath, 14. London Scottish. 13; Guy's Hospital. 17, Old Whitgiftians, 11; Harlequins, 6, Cambridge University, 9; Liverpool, 16, Manchester, XX; Newport, 24, Leicester, X 3: Old Leysians, 7, Rosslyn Park, 21; Oxford University. 21. Old Merchant Taylors, 0; Plymouth Albion, 8, Bristol, 6; Richmond. 6, Gloucester, 9; Portsmouth Services. 8, Devonport Services, 5; Cardiff. 0, Swansea, 3: Crosskeys, 9. Neath, 11; Glasgow Academicals, 3G, Edinburgh University. 0; Watsoniane, ip, Heriotonians, 3.