FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22694, 5 April 1937, Page 14

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

MATCHES ON SATURDAY SOCCER, LEAGUE AND RUGBY (Received April 4, 0.5 p.m.) LONDON. April 3 Following are the results of Association football matches played in Great Britain to-day: — ENGLISH LEAGUE First Division.—Arsenal, 2, West Bromwieh Albion, 0; Bolton Wanderers, mouth, O; Brentford, 2, Manchester City, 0; Derby County, 4, Liverpool, 1; Ever ton. 0. Chelsea, 0; Iludriorsfield Town, 2, Stoko City, 1; Manchester United, 0, Leeds United, 0; Preston North End, 2, Middlesbrough, 0; Sheffield Wednesday, 0. Birmingham, Sunderland, a, Charlton Athletic, 0; Wolverhampton, 5, Grimsby, . Second Division.—Aston Villa, 0, Biux » Bradford City, 1. Leicester City, 2; Burnley, o, Newcastle United, 3; Chesterfield, 0, Blackburn Rovers, 0; Coventry City, 2 Sheffield United, 0; Doncaster Rovers, 0, Barnslcy, 1 ■ Fuiham <), Bradford, <»; Nottingham Forest, 1. Blackpool, 1; Plymouth Argyle, •j, Tottenham Hotspur, 2; Southampton, 3, Norwich City, 1; Swansea iown, 0, West H< Third"Division.—Southern Section: Aldershot, -I, Walsall, 4; Bournemouth, 2 Headintr 1: Brighton and Hove, -1, Qnotn s I ark Hangers, I; Bristol Rovers I, Crystal Palace, 0; Gillingham. 0, Clapton Orient _, Millwall, ;s, Cardiff City, I; Newport County, •' Notts County, O; Northampton lown, _, j Exeter City, 1; Southend United, 0, United, 0; Swindon lown, -\ Luton I own, '>• Watford, I, Bristol City, O. "'Third Division. —Northern Section: Accrington Stanley, 3, Rochdale, .1; Darlington, 4, South port, '2; (Gateshead, 2, Hart epools United, 2; Hull City, 1, Carlisle United, J , Lincoln Citv, 0, Barrow, 0; New Brighton t, York Citv, 1; Oldham Athletic 1, Chester, o- Port Vale, O, Crewe Alexandra, 0; Ttotherha.ni United, 1, Mansfield Town, 1; Stockport City, (), Halifax iown, U; Wrexham, "2, Tranmero Rovers, 0. SCOTTISH LEAGUE First Division,—Mbion Rovers, 2. Hamilton Academicals, !?; Arbroath, I, Hibernian, 0; Dundee, I, Falkirk, I; Hearts of Midlothian, 3, Queen's Park, 1; hi marnock l, Queen of the South, 0: Motherwell. 4 St. Mirren, 1; Partick Thistle, 0, Dunfermline Athletic 4; St. Johnstone, 1, Rangers, 2. Second Division.—Alloa, 3. Airdrieonians, 0; Brechin City, 1, Leith Athletic 2; Cowdenbeath, 3. Montrose. 3: East Sterling 2 Dundee United. J; Edinburgh Cit.v, 2, East Fife 8; Forfar Athletic, 3, Dumbarton, 4; Itiiith Rovers, 2, Ayr United, 2. Scottish Cup.—Semi-finals: Aberdeen, 2, Morton, 0; Celtic, 2, Clyde, 0. RUGBY LEAGUE CONTESTS Broughton Rangers, 18, Barrow, 2; Dewahurv, in, Hunslet, 12; Halifax. 5, Leigh, 5- Hull Kingston Rovers, 23, Batlcy, 4; Huddersfield, 2ft. Castleford, !»; Liverpool Stanlev. 11. Warrington, Oldham. 18, Bradford Northern, 15; Rochdale Hornets, 42, Newcastle, 0; Swinton, 15, St. Helen's. 5. Northern Union Cup.—Semi-finals: Wake- ; field, o, Keighley, 0; Widries, 13, Wigan, 0. RUGBY. UNION CONTESTS | The Army, 20, Royal Air Force, 0; Bath, 0 London Scottish, 0; Birkenhead Park, 21, Leicester, II; Bristol, (i, Hi'rlequins, 0; r,lorn-ester. S, Llanelly, (i; Manchester, 8, Headingle.v, S; Newport, O, Blsckluath, O; Northampton, <5, Rosslyn Park, fl; Old Leysians, 0, London Welsh, 5: Old Merchant Taylors, 8, United Services, 8: Richmond, 11 Cardiff. 1(>; Aberavon, 3, Neath, O; Bedford 10, Old Cranleighans, 0; Camborne, 5, Plymouth Albion, 4; Devonport Services. 55, London Hospital, 7; Penarfh, 3, Crosskeys, «• Sale. 0, Coventry, 13; Torquay Athletic, a,' St. Bartholomew's Hospital, 0. AMATEUR CUP FINAL DULWICH DEFEATS LEYTON (Received April 4, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 3 In the final of the Soccer competition for the Amateur Cup, Dulwich Hamlet beat Ley- i ton by 2 goals to 0. INTERNATIONAL RUGBY IRELAND DEFEATS WALES i (Received April 4, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 3 | In the international Rugby football match played at Belfast to-day between Ireland and Wales the former won by 5 points to 3.