FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21991, 24 December 1934, Page 14

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

MATCHES ON SATURDAY SOCCER, LEAGUE AND RUGBY (Received December 23, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON', Dec, 22 Following nro the results ol Association football mntchcH plnyod in Great Britain to-day:— ENGLISH LEAGUE First Division.—Aston Villa, 1, Blackburn Rovers, 1; Chelsea, '2. Middlesbrough, 1; Derby County, 3. Arsenal. 1; Everton. 2, Birmingham, 0; Grimsby Town, Sheffield Wednesday. I; Hudder»field Town, 1; Stoke City, 1; Leicester City, 6. Portsmouth. 3; Preston North End, 1, West Bronnvich Albion, 2; Sunderland, 2, Liverpool, 8: ! Tottenham Hotspur, 1, Leeds United. 1; Wolverhalnptou Wanderers, 6, Manchester City, 0. Second Division.—Bitrnsley, 2, L'ulham. 0; Bollon Wandererß, 4. Blackpool. 2; Bradlord City, 4. Nottingham Forest, 0; Burnley, 0, Newcastle United, 3: Manchester United, 3. Plymouth Argylo, ]; Notts County, 1, Hull City, X; Oldham Athletic, 1, West Imm United. 2; Port Vale, I, Bradford, 1; Sheffield United, 1, Brentford, 2; Southampton, 2, Bury, I; Swansea Town. 1, Norwich City, 1. Third Division.—Southern section: Aldershot, 0, Exeter City, 0: Brighton and Hove Albion, 0, Millwall, 2; Bristol Rovers, 4, Gillingham, 3; Cardiff City, 3, Bristol City, 3; Charlton Athletic, 3, Reading, lj Crystal Palace, 2, Northampton Town. 0: Luton Town, 4, Coventry City, 0; Queen's Park Rangers, 2. Bournemouth, 1: Southend United, 0, Clapton Orient, 2; Swindon Town, 0. Newport County, 0; Torquay, 1, Watford, 3. Third Division.—Northern Bection: Accrington Stanley, 5, Barrow, 2; Chester, 0, Tranmere Rovers, 0; Crewe Alexandra, 1, Walsall, 0; Darlington, 5, Carlisle United, 0; Doncaster Rovers, 2. Halifax Town. 1; New Brighton. 0, Lincoln City, 2; Southport, 2. Wrexham, 1; Stockport County, 4, Chesterfield, 2; York City, 0. Rochdale. 1. SCOTTISH LEAGUE First Division.—-Aberdeen, 3, Partiek Thistle. 0; Albion Rovers, 1, Dundee. 2; Clyde, 5, Ayr United, 1; Hamilton Academicals, 2, Hibernians, 1; Hearts of Midlothian, 4, Falkirk, 1; Kilmarnock, 2, Celtic, 3; Queen'ji Park, 4, Airdrieonians, 2; Queen of the South, 2, Motherwell, 3; Rangers, 8, Dunfermline Athletic, 1; St. Johnstone, 4, St. Mirren, 0. Second Division.—Dundee United, 9, Brechin City, 2; Eaßt Fife. 3, Cowdenbeath. 2; East Stirlingshire, 3, Morton. 1; Edinburgh City, "0, Dumbarton, 2; Forfar Athletic, 3. Raith Rovers, 1; King's Park, 2, Third Lanark, 4; Leith Athletic, 2, St, Bernard's, 1; Montrose, 2, Alloa, 2; Stenhousemuir, 6, Arbroath, 0. RUGBY LEAGUE CONTESTS Barrow, 7, St. Helens, 5; Bradford Northern, 9, Castleford. 3; Halifax, 11 Widnes, 3; Hull Kingstone Rovers. _ 8, Keighley, 13; Hunslet. 7, Wakefield Trinity, 5; Leigh. 14, Hull, 10; Liverpool Stanley, 20, Batley, 5; Rochdale Hornets, 13. Oldham, 9; St. Helens Recreation. 20. Salford, 0; Swinton. 9, Wigan, 9. RUGBY UNION CONTESTS Birkenhead Park, 21, Dublin Wanderers, 8; Coventry, 17, Blackheath, 11; Gloucester, 5. Northampton, 6; Harlequins, 8, Richmond, 3; London Irish, 5. St. Mary's Hospital, 21; London Scottish, 8, Guy's Hospital. 8; Rosslyn Park. 26. Old Alleynians. 7; United Services, 9, Bristol, 16; Weßt of Scotland, 15, London Scottish, 19: Old Parlines, 8, Old Merchant Taylors, 7; Cardiff, 8, Bridgend. 5; Croßskeys, 0, Newport, 0; Leicester, 8. London Welsh. 0; Neath. 0, Swansea, 0; Glasgow. Academicals, IS, Gala, 0.