FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22239, 14 October 1935, Page 17

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

MATCHES ON SATURDAY SOCCER, LEAGUE AND RUGBY (Received Ootober 13, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. Oct. 12 Following are the results of Association football matches played in Great Britain to-day:— ENGLISH LEAGUE First Divifiion.—Aston Villa, 1, Bolton Wanderers, 2; Blackburn Rovers, 4, Manchester City, 1; Chelsea, 1. Arsenal, 1; Grimsby Town, 4, Sunderland, 0; Leeds United, 1, West Bromwich Albion, 1; Liverpool, 1, Birmingham, 2; Middlesbrough, 4, Hnddersfield Town, 2; Portsmouth, 1, Brentford, 3; Sheffield W e dnesday, L Derby County, 0; Stoke City, 2, Preston North End, 1; Wolverhampton Wanderers, 4, Everton, 2. Second Division.—Blackpool. 3, Sheffield United, 0; Bradford City, 1, Hull City, 1; Bury, 3, Leicester City, 0; Doncastei Rovers, 3, Bradford, 2; Manchester United, 1, Fulham, 0; Newcastle United, 1. Charlton Athletic, 2; Norwich City, 4, Port Vnle, 2; Nottingham Forest. 2, Southampton. 0; Plymouth Argylc. 7. Barnsley. 1: Tottenham Hofapur, 5, Burnley, 1; West Ham United, 4. Swansea Town. 0. Third Division. Southern section: Brighton and H"ve Albion, 0, Bournemouth, 1; Bristol City. 0, Coventry City, 0; Cardiff City. 3. Notts County. 2; Crystal Palace, 2. Clapton Orient, 2; Gillinghrtm, 0. Luton Town, 1; Millwail, 1, Swindon Town, 0; Northampton Town, 2, Southend United, 0; Queen's Park Rangers. 3, Exeter City, 1; Reading, 3, Bristol Rovers, 2; Torquay United, 3, Aldershot, 1; Watford, 2. Newport County, 5. Third Division.—Northern section: Barrow, 0, Lincoln City. 0; Chesterfield, 5, Southport, 0; Halifax Town. 0. Darlington, 1; Hartlepnols United. 1, Crewe Alexandra, 0: Mansfield Town. 1, Carlisle United, 1: New Brighton, 3, Chester. 3; Oldham Athletic, 2, Gatushead. 2; Rotherham United. 2. Walsall. 0; Stockport County, 1, Accrington Stanley, 2; Wrexham, 4. Tranmere Rovers, 0; York City, 2. Rochdale. 1.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE First Division.—Airdrieonians, 1. Queen of the South. 0; Arbroath, 0. Arberdeen. 1; Ayr United, 1, St. Johnstone, 2; Dundee, 0. Kilmarnock, 0; Dunfermline Athletic, 2. Hamilton. Acalemicals, 2; Hihernian, 3. Albion Rovers 0; Motherwell. 4. Heart of Midlothian. 2; Partick Thistle, 7. Queen's Park. 0. Second Division.—Brechin City. 0. Falkirk. 4; Dumbarton, 6, King's Park, 1; East Fife. 6,~'Montrose. *i> Stirling. 2. Edinburgh City, 0: Forfar Athletic, 0. Cowdenbeath. 0; Raith Rovers, 1. /Alloa. 3; St. Bernard's. 3, Morton, 2; St. Mirren. f>, Leith Athletic, fl'; Stenhousemuir, 5, Dundee United, 0. Glasgow Cup Final.—Rangers, 2. Celtic. 0. RUGBY LEAGUE CONTESTS Acton and Willesden, 7, Barrow, 7; Bradford Northern, 8. Batley, 10: Bramley, 20. Castleford. 17; Brougbton, 3, Liverpool Stanley. 14; Dewnbury, 5, Keighley, 0; Featherstone, 4, Wakefield Trinity. 17; Huddersfield, 12. York, 11; Hull Kingston Rovers. 18, _ Oldham. 9; Hunslet. 10, Widnes, 5; Leigh, 4, Halifax, 19; Rochdale Hornets, 0, St. Helen's. 11; St. Helen's Recreation. 16, Streatham and Mitcham, 5: Swinton, 20. Hull, 10; Warrington, 6, Salford, 13; Wigsn, 14, Leeds, 5. County Championship.—Lancashire, 16, Yorkshire, 5. RUGBY UNION CONTESTS Harlequins, 21, Combined Services, 16; London Irish, 6, London Welsh, 6; Rosslyn Park, 7, London Scottish, 15; Richmond, 5, Swansea. 7; Aberavon. 8, Pontypridd. 0; Bristol, 0, Bath, 0: Birkenhead Park, 23, Liverpool. 10; Cardiff, 0, Gloucester, 3; Cambridge University, 29, Old Leysians. 8; Leicester, 10. Bridgewater Albion. 17; Llanelly. 9. Neath. 0; Newport, 12, Blackheath, 0; Edinburgh, Institution, 10, Stewartonians. 15; Heriotonians, 37, Melrose, 0. County Championship^—North Midlands, 21. Leicestershire. 3.