FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21949, 5 November 1934, Page 16

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

MATCHES ON SATURDAY SOCCER, LEAGUE AND RUGBY (Received November 4. 5.5 p.m.') LONDON. Nov. 3 Following are the results of Association football matches played in Great Britain to-day:— ENGLISH LEAGUE First Division.—Arsenal, 2, Everton, 0; Birmingham, 2, Leicester City, 3: Blackburn Rovers, 2, Grimsby Town, 2; Leeds United, 5. Chelsea, 2; Liverpool, 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers, 1; Manchester City, 3, Tottenham Hostpur, 1: Middleshorough, 3, Preston North End, 3; Portsmouth, 5, Huddersfield Town, 0; Sheffield Wednesday, 1, Derby County, 0; Stoke City, 0, Sunderland, 3; West Bromwich Albion, 2, Aston Villa, 2. Second Division.—Blackpool, 1, Manchester United, 2; Bradford, 0, Notts County, 0; Brentford. 1, Bolten Wanderers, 0; Bury, 2, Swansea Town, 1; Fulham, 3, Southampton, 3; Hull City, 1, Burnley, 3; Newcastle United, 4, Barnsley, 1; Norwich City, 3, Sheffield United, 1; Nottingham Forest, 4, Oldham Athletic, 0; Plymouth Argyle, 3, Bradford City, 1; West Ham United, 3, Port Vale, 1. Third Divis.ion. Southern section: Bournemouth, 1, Luton Town, 3; Bristol City, 0, Crystal Palace, 1; Clapton Orient, 2, Swindon Town, 0; Coventry City, 6, Torquay United, 0; Exeter City, 3, Charlton Athletic, 1; Gillingham, 1. Aldershot. 1; Millwall, 2, Queen's Park Rangers, 0; Newport County, 1, Bristol Rovers, 1; Northampton, 4, Brighton and Hove Albion, 1 ; Reading, 1, Cardiff City, 1; Watford, 3, Southend United, 1, Third section: Barrow, 2, Harllejiools United, 0; Carlisle United, 1, Crewe Alexandra, 3; Chesterfield, 3. Southport. 3; Halifax Town. 5, York City, 3; Lincoln City, 5, Gateshead, 0: Mansfield Town, 2, Doncaster Rovers, 0; Rotherham United, 1, North Brighton, 2; Rochdale, 0, Stockport County. 5; Tranmere Rovers, 2. Accrington Stanley, 1; Walsall, 1, Chester, 1; Wrexham, 4, Darlington, 0.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE First Division.—Aberdeen. 2. Clyde, 1; Airdrieonians, 2, Motherwell, 0; Celtic. 7, Ayr United, 0; Fnlkjrk, 2, Dunfermline Athletic. 0; Hamilton Academicals, 4, Albion Rovers. 2: Hibernians, 2. Partick Thistle, 0; Kilmarnock, 5, Queen's Park. 0; Queen of the South, 1, Heart of Midlothian, 3; Rangers. 3, St. Johnstone, 1; St. Mirren, 0, Dundee. 1. Second Division. —Alloa, 2. St. Bernard's, 1; Brechin City, 2. East Fife, 1; Dundee United. 3, Arbroath, 2; King's Park. 3, Dumbarton. 1; Leith Athletic,, 2, Stenbousemuir, 1; Montrose, 2, Forfar Athletic. 1: Raith Rovers. 1. Cowdenbeath. 3; Third Lanark, 2, Morton, 2. RUGBY LEAGUE CONTESTS Batley, 9, Swinton, 7; Bradford Northern, 5. Halifax, 19; Castleford, 10, Hunslet, 4; Ruddersfleld, 7, Hull Kingston Rovers, 6; Hull. 12, Dewsbury, 7; Keighley, 13, Warrington, 10; Leeds, 24, Bramley, 10; Leigh, 3. Wigan, 19; Liverpool Stanley, 11, Rochdale Hornets, 5; Oldham, 2. Broughton, 5; St. Helens. 13. Barrow, 6; Wakefield Trinity, 12. St. Helens Recreation. 18: York. 36, Fcatherstone, 8. RUGBY UNION CONTESTS Cumberland, 0, Yorkshire, 15; East Midlands, 23, Leicestershire, 15; Lancashire, 19, Cheshire, 8; North Midlands, 22, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Derby, 11; Blackheath, 0, Swansea, 0; Bradford, 13, Edinburgh Academicals, 21; Cambridge University, 33, London Scottish, 18; Gloucester, 21, Old Cranleighans, 8; Guy's Hospital, 13. Aheravon, 6; Harlequins, 11, Bristol, 11; Leicester, 9, Moseley, 8; London Welsh, in. Wasps, 10; Nuneaton, 6, Northampton, .10; Plymouth Albion. 28. Exeter. 5; Richmond, 13, Oxford University, 9; Rosslyn Park, 39, Old Millhillians. 3; Portsmouth Services, 16, Bath, 10; Coventry, 29, Aldershot Services. 11; Llanelly, 12, Cardiff. 3; Newport, 8, Neath, 3; Torquay, 13, Drvonporf Services, 12; Herioton ians, 12, Lansdowne, 3; Watsonians. 3, Glasgow Academicals, 3.