FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22595, 7 December 1936, Page 15

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

MATCHES ON SATURDAY SOCCER, LEAGUE AND RUGBY (Received December G, G. 5 p.m.) LONDON, Dec. 5 Following are tho results of Association football matches played in Great Britain to-day:— ENGLISH LEAGUE First Division.—Arsenal, 1, Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers, 2, Chelsea, 1; Brentford, t, Portsmouth, 0; Derby County, Leeds United, Everton, i. Stoke City, l ; Iluddcrslield Town, J, Charlton Athletic, Manchester United, 1, Birmingham, 2; I'rcston North End, ;t, West- Bromwich Albion, 'J; Sheffield Wednesday, 1, Middlesbrough, 0; Sunderland, Grimsby Town, 1; Wolverhampton Wanderers, Liverpool, 0. Second Division. —Aston Villa, 1, Leicester City, :i; Bradford City, West Ham United, 1; Burnley, Bradford, 'J; Chesterfield. 1, Bury, 1; Coventry City, 1, 1 °'| er J" ham Hotspur, O; Doncaster Rovers, 1, nhefficld United, 1; Fulliam, I, Barnsley, O; Nottingham Forest, 2, Blackburn Hovers, (>; IMvmouth Argvle, 1. Blackpool, 3; Southampton. ■_», Newcastle United, 0; Swansea 'town,

Norwich City, I. Third Division.—Southern, section: Aldershot, 2, Luton Town, !!; Bournemouth, .5, Queen's Park Hangers, 1; Brighton and Hove, Bristol City, O; Bristol Hovers, 4 TCxcter Citv, Gilliiigham, 2, Walsall, 2; Millwall, ;t, '( rystil Palace, 0; Newport- County, I. Clapton Orient, 1; Northampton 'town '-, Heading. 1 ; Southend United, __ 2, County, •*; Swindon Town, *l, Cardiff City, •J; Watford, 1, Torquay United, 0. Third Oi\ision.—Northern section: Accrington Stanley, Barrow, o; Darlington, Trail ill ere Hovers, Gateshead. 5, Southport, •1- Hull Citv, 1. Hartlepools United, 0; Bincoin Citv, ;'t, York City, l; New Brighton. 1 Carlisle United, 1; Oldham Athletic, 3, Rochdale, 0; Port Vale, t, Chester, 0; Hotherham United, 3, Crewe Alexandra, St ickport County, Mansfield lown, 1; Wrexham, <>, Halifax Town, 2. SCOTTISH LEAGUE First Division. —Arbroath, 4, Lanark, I; Clyde, 2. St. Johnstone, 0; Dundee :i, Hibernians, t; Falkirk, 0, Celtic, .1; Hearts of Midlothian, 5, Rangers, 2; Kilmarnock, 2, Hamilton Academicals, 2; 1 artick Thistle, 1, St. Mirrcn, 3; Queen of the South, .">, Albion Rovers, 2; Queens lark, 1, Aberdeen, 1. Second Division—Brechin City, 4, Alloa, Cowdenbeath, 7, Forfar Athletic, 1; East Fife o, East Stirling, I; Edinburglr City, Montrose, •'{; King's Park, 2. Ayr United, (i; Lei til Athletic, 2, Dundee I nited, 2.

RUGBY LEAGUE CONTESTS Barrow. -'5, Streatham and Mitcham, 0; Bradford Northern. 2, Batley, 0; Bramlev, <> York, 8; Broughton Hangers. 17, Leigh, Eeatiierstone, 3, Castleford, 17; Halifax, it, Oldham, 0; Hull Kingston Rovers, 11. Huddersfield, 3; Hunslet, 11, Wakefield Tnnity, 5; Liverpool Stanley, 7, Salford, Newcastle, 5, Hull. 0; St. Helens 0, Rochdale Hornets, 4; Wigan, 8, St. Helens Recreation, 5. RUGBY UNION CONTESTS Guvs Hospital, fi, Richmond, IS; Harlequins,' 2-1, Leicester, 5; London Welsh, ~ Portsmouth Services, 3; London Scottish, 3, Bath S; Old Leysians, 0, Rosslyn Park, 1!»; Coventry. 0, Cardiff, 8; Devonport Services, Llanelly. 1o; Gloucester, 11, Blackheath, O- Halifax, 3, Birkenhead Park, 7; Moseley, :i, Northampton, 0; Newport, 12, Bristol, 8; Penarth, 0, Swansea, '1; Pontypool, 11, Crosskeys, 0; Weston-Super-Mare, 8, Bedford <;• Melrose, 17, Hawick, 12; Royal H'g' 1 School, 18. Edinburgh Academicals, 0; Glasgow, 11, Edinburgh, 3.