FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22351, 24 February 1936, Page 13

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

MATCHES ON SATURDAY SOCCER, LEAGUE AND RUGBY (Received February 23, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 22 Following are the results of Association football matches played in Great Britain to-day:— ENGLISH LEAGUE First Division.—Arsenal, 2, Portsmouth, 8; Blackburn Rovers, 0, Derby County, 0; Chelsea, 2, Everton, 2; Grimsby Town, 1, Huddersfield Town, lj Leeds United, 0. Middlesbrough, 1; Liverpool, 1, Bolton Wanderers, 1; Manchester City, 1, Pr?ston North End, 3; Stoke City, 2,' Brentford, 2; Sunderland, 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers, 1. Second Division.—Blackpool, 6. Charlton Athletic, 2; Bradford, 2, Tottenham HoUpur, 5; Bury, 3, Batnsley, 0; Doncaster Rovers, 6, Hull City, 1; Norwich City, 1, Fulham, 0; Nottingham Forest, 2, Burnley, 0; Sheffield United, 1, Manchester United, 1; Swansea Town, 8, Bradford City, 1; West Ham United, 4, Plymouth Argyle, 2. Third Division.—Southern section: Aldershot, 1, Crystal Paiace, 3; Brighton and Hove Albion, 1, Luton Town, 1; Bristol City, 2, Clapton Orient, 0; Coventry City, 5, Cardiff City, 1; Exeter City, 1, Bournemouth, 3; Millwall, 1, Southend United, 2; Queen's Park Rangers, 2, Notts County, 2; Swindon Town, 4, Reading, 1; Torquay United, 3, Northampton Town, 3; Watford, 1, Bristol Rovers, 2. Third Division.—Northern section: Carlisle United, 1, Crewe Alexandra, 2; Darlington, 4, Barrow, 1; Gateshead, 8, New Brighton, 1; Halifax Town, 2, York City, 0; Harllcpools United, 2, Accrington Stanley, 1; Mansfield Town, 6, Southport, 1: Oldham Athletic, 3, Rochdale, 3; Rotherham United, 1, Chester, 2; Tranmere Rovers, 1, Cheatarfiels, 3: Wrexham, 1, Lincoln City, 1. SCOTTISH CUP Third Round.—Morton, 2, Queen of the South, 0; Abfcrdeen, 1, St. Johnstone, 1; St. Mirren, 1, Rangers, 2; Third Lanark, 8. Dumbarton, 0; Clyde, 1, Dundee, 1; Cowdenbeath, I, Motherwell, 3. Dunfermline and Falkirk had byes. First Division.—Airdrieonians, 6, Dunfermline, 2; Hearts of Midlothian, 4, Hamilton, 1: Kilmarnock, 2, Partick, 1; Queens Park, 2, Celtic, 3. Second Division.—East Fife 5, Edinburgh, 1. RUGBY LEAGUE CUP Second Round.—Bradford, 0, Wakefield, 3; Hunslet, 2, Salford, 2; Hull, 9, Liverpool Stanley, 0; Halifax, 9, Warrington, 0; Hudderafield, 2, York, 2; Streatham Mitchem, 8, Leeds, 2: Oldham, 3, Wigan, 13; Castleford, 8, Leigh, 0. Championship Games.—Brnmley, 22, St. Helens, 4: Dewsbury, 7, Hull Kingston Rovers, 2; St. Helens Recreation, 5, Widnes, 0. RUGBY UNION CONTESTS Army, 0, Territorial Army, 0; Bristol, 3, Swansea, 11: Cambridge University, G, London Scottish, C; Devonport Services, 3, Redruth, 11; Headingley, 21, Blackheath, 0; Northampton, 6, Leicester, 0; Richmond, 16. Old Merchant Tailors, 6; Rcjslyn Park. 14, Old Blues, 5; Waterloo, 6, 'Birkenhead Park, 0; London Welsh, 0, Bridgend, 7; ■Lanelly, 3, Cardiff, 0: Portsmouth Services, 8. Harlequins, 13; Edinburgh University, 2'6, Gala, 9. Inter-services tournament: Royal Navy. 0. Royal Air Force, 3. County championship, semi-final: Northumberland, 11, Warwickshire, 10.