FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22392, 13 April 1936, Page 15

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

SOCCER AND LEAGUE GAMES RESULTS OF WEEK-END PLAY LONDON, April 10 Following are the results of Association football matches played in Great Britain to-day:— ENGLISH LEAGUE First Division.—Arsenal. 4, West Bromwich Albion. 0: Aston Villa, 4. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2: Blackburn Rovers, 2, Liverpool, 2; Bolton Wanderers, 1, Preston North End. 1; Chelsea. 1. Derby County, 1; Everton. 1. Brentford. 2; Grimsby Town, 3, Stoke C'ity, 0; Manchester City, 1, Leeds United, 3; Portsmouth. 0, Hmldersfield Town, O; Sheffield "Wednesday v. Middlesbrough (not played); Sunderland, 2, Birmingham, 1 Second Division.—Blackpool, 2, Southampton, 1; Burnley, 2, Manchester United, 2; Bury, 1, Bradford, 0; Doncaster Rovers, 0, Sheffield United, 0; Newcastle United, 4. Hull City, 1; Nottingham Forest, 2, Norwich City, 2; Plymouth Argyle, 1, Swansea Town, 2; Port Vale, 1, Fulhiim, 0; Tottenham Hotspur, 1, Charlton Athletic, 1; West Ham United, 3. Leicester City, 2. Third Division.—Southern Section: Aidershot, 1, Newport County, 1; Bristol Rovers, 2. Luton Town, 2; Cardiff City, 0, Northampton Town, 0; Clapton Orient, 1, Bournemouth, 1; Crystal Palace, 2, Reading, 0; Gillingham, 2, Southend United, 1; Millwall, 0, Bristol and Hove Albion, 0; Queen's Park Rangers, 4. Bristol City, 1; Watford, 1, Notts County, 2. Third Division.—Northern Section: Carlisle United. 5, Wrexlinm, 1; Cheater, 2, Stockport County. 0; Crewo Alexandra, 4, Southport, 1; Hartlepools United, 5, Rotherham United, 1; Lincoln City, 0, Chesterfield, 1; Mansfield Town, 3, Accrington Stanley, 1* New Brighton, 2, Rochdale. 0; Tranniere Rovers. 0, Halifax Town, 2; Walsall, 1, Oldham Athletic, 2; York City, 1, Barrow, 2.

RUGBY LEAGUE Acton and Willesdcn, 12, Streatham and Mitcham, 21; Barrow, 10. Salford, 5; Bradford Northern, 15, Keighley, 0; Bramlcy v. Featherstone (not played); Broughton Rangers, 21, Dewsbury, 9; Castleford, 31, Leeds, 3; Hull, 12. Hull Kingston Rovers, 2; Hunslet, 4, York, 7; Liverpool Stanley, 28, Leigh, 3; Rochdale Hornets, 14, Batley, 20; St. Helen's Recreation, 11, Huddersfield, 7; Swinton.. 12, Oldham, 9; Wakefield Trinity, 7. Halifax, 11; Warrington, 9, Widnes, 7; Wigan, 14, St. Helen's. 0. PLAY ON SATURDAY (Received April 12, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 11 Following are the results of Association football mutches played to-day:— ENGLISH LEAGUE First Division.—Aston Villa, 2, Mancheß ter City, 2; Bolton Wanderers, 2. Sunderland. 1; Brentford. 3, Grimsby Town, 0; Derby County. 2, Leeds United, 1; Everton, 5, West Bromwich Albion, 3; Huddersfield Town, 1, Birmingham, 0; Middlesbrough, 2, Arsenal, 2; Portsmouth, 2, Chelsea, 0; Preston North End, 3. Liverpool, 1; Sheffield ' Wednesday, 0, Blackburn Rovers, 0; Wolverhampton Wanderers, 1. Stoke City, 1. Second Division.—Barr.sley, 2, Doncnster Rovers, 1: Bradford City, 3, West Ham United, 1; Burnley. 1, Norwich City, 1; Charlton Athletic, 4, Nottingham Forest, 0; Fulham, 0, Southampton, 2; J J nil City. 0, Blackpool, 3; Manchester United, 4. Bradford. 0; Newcastle United, 2, Swansea Town, 0; Plymouth Argyle, 3, Bury, 0; Port Vale, 1, Sheffield United. 1; Tottenham Hotspur. 1, Leicester. 1. Third Division. Southern Section: Bournemouth, 3. Bristol City, 0; Bristol Rovers, 2, Aldershot, 2; Cardiff City, 3, Queen's Park Rangers, 2; Clapton Orient. 1, Swindon Town, 2; Crystal Palace, 2, Exeter City, 2; Gillingharn, 0, Watford, 0; Luton Town, 0, Milhvall, 0; Northampton, 3, Newport County, 0; Notts County, 1, Torquay United, 0; Reading, 3. Brighton and Hove Albion, 0: Southen-d United, 0. Coventry City, 0.

Third Division.—Northern Section: Ac crington Stanley, 1, Oldham Athletic, 0; Bar row, 1, Carlisle United, 1; Chester. 4. Darlington. 1; Chesterfield, 2, Mansfield Town, 1; Crewe Alexandra. 3, Wrexham, 2; Lincoln City. 5, Gateshead,' 0; New Bngh ton, 0. Ilartlepools United. 0; Rochdale, 0, Tranmere Rovers, 0; Southport, 2. Halifax Town, 0; Stockport City, 1, Rothcrham United, 2; York City, 0, Walsall, 0.

SCOTTISH LEAGUE First Division.—Aberdeen, 6, Albion Rovers, 1; Airdrieonians, 1. Motherwell. 1: Arbroath. 0, Celtic. 2; Ayr United, 1, Dunfeimline Athletic, 2: Clyde, 1, Hearts, 0; Hiinnlton Academicals. 1, Rangers. 0; Hibernian, 3. Third J.*anark, 0; Partick Thistle, 1. Dundee, 1; Queen's Park. 1, Kilmarnock, 0: Queen of South, 1, St. Johnstone, 1. Second Division.—Dumbarton, 3, Rnith Rovers. 4: East Fife v. Edinburgh City (not played): East Stirling, 4,- Montrose, 1: I'orfar Athletic. 3. Dundee United, 4; King" Park, 1, Alloa. 1; Morton. G St. Uer nard's, 2; St. Mirren, 0. bulimic. 2. ItUOBY LEAGUE Bnlley. 12, Hnddersfield. 9; Bramley, 7. York. 25; Cnstleford. 18, Featherstone, 5; Halifax, 21, Dewsbury. 12: Hull Kingston Rovers, 5, Liverpool Stanley, 5; Hunslet, 13. Hull. 3; Keighley, 17. Leeds, 2; Leigh. 11, Acton and Willesden, U; Oldham. 24. St Helens Recreation. 8: Snlford. 2, bwinton, 0; St. Helen's, 5, Warrington, 10: Streatham and Mitcham, 10, Bioughton, 17, Wakefield Trinity. 8. Bradford Northern, a; Widnes, 28, Rochdale Hornets, 3; \\ igan. 29, Barrow, 12. RUGBY UNION Bridgewater, 3, Blackheath 11: Bristol. 13 Leicester, G; Cardiff. 7. Barbarians, 3: Gioucester, 32, London Welsh. 13: Llanell.v. 6, Northampton, G; Neath, 13, Devon por Services, 8; North of Ireland, 7, Birken head Park, 14: Pontypool. G, Lloyds Bank. :>• Bath. 18. 01<) Crnnleighuns, 8; C Molten ham. 3. ITeadingley. B; Swansea. 0, Hnrlequins, 3; Waterloo, 8, Coventry, 3; Newport. 3, Crosskeys, 0.