FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22850, 4 October 1937, Page 16

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

MATCHES ON SATURDAY SOCCER. LEAGUE AND RUGBY (Received October 3, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, October 2 Following are the results of Association football matches played in Great Britain to-day:— ENGLISH LEAGUE First Division. —Arsenal, 2, Manchester City, 1; Birmingham, 2, Grimsby Town, 2; Blackpool, 1, Derby County, 1; Bolton Wanderers, 6, Leicester City, 1; Brentford, 4, Sunderland, 0; Huddersfield, 1, Wolverhampton, 0; Liverpool, 1, Evcrton, 2; Middlesbrough, 2, Preston North End, 1; Portsmouth, 2, Chelsea, 4; Stoke City, 2, Charlton Athletic, 0; West Broinwich, 2, Leeds United, 1. Second Division.—Barnsley, 2, Burnley, 2; Blackburn Rovers, 4. Southampton, 0; Chesterfield, 0, Norwich City, 2; Fulham, 1, Brad ford, 1; Luton Town, 0. Bury, 1; Manchester 0, Sheffield United, 1; Newcastle United, 1, Coventry City, 2; Nottingham Forest, 2, Swansea Town, 1; Plymouth Artjyle, 0, Aston Villa, 3; Sheffield Wednesday. i, West Ha«i, 0; Stockport, County, 3, Tottenham Hotspurs. 2. Third Division.—Southern section: Aldershot. 2, Gillingham, 0: Bristol Rovers, 1, Queen's Park Rovers, 1; Cardiff City, 2, Notts County, 2; Crystal Palace, 3, Newport County, 0; Mansfield Town. 2, Southend United, 2; Miilwall, 1, Watford, 3; Northampton, 3, Brighton and Hove, t; Reading, 0, Bristol City, 1; Swindon Town, 3, Exeter City, 0; Torquay United, 3, Clapton Orient, 1; Walsall. 2. Boscombe, 0. Third Division.—Northern section: Barrow, 1, Crewe Alexandra, 0; Bradford City, 4, Carlisle United, 0; Doncanter Rovers, 2, Chester, 1; Hartiepools United, 2, Darlington, 1; Hull City, 3, Gateshead, 1; Lincoln City, 0, Oldham Athletic. 1; Rochdale, 2, Rofhr-rhnm United. 0; Soiithport, 2, Accringfon Stanley, 1: Tranmere Rovers, 5. New Brighton. 2; Wrexham. 0, Port Vale, 0; York City, 1, Halifax Town. 1. SCOTTISH LEAGUE First Division.—Ayr United, 2, Hamilton Academicals, 3; Celtic. 3, Clyde, 1; Dundee, I, Kilmarnock, 2; Falkirk. 1, Oueeri of South, 4; Hibernian. 4, Morton, 2; Motherwell, 3, Heart of Midlothian, 3: Partick Thistlo, 3, Queen's Park, 2; St. Johnstone, 1, Aberdeen, 1; St. Mlrren, 4, Arbroath, 1; Third Lnnark, 1, Rangers, 2. Second Division.—Albion Rovers. 1, Stonhonsemuir, 1; Alloa, 3, East Stirling, 0: Dumbarton, 4. Cowdenbeath, 4; Dunfermline, 3, Brechin City. 0; Edinburgh City, 2. Leit'i Athletic. 4; King's Park. 4, Dnndeo United. 4; Montrose, 3, East Fife, 0; Ralth Rovers, 3, Forfar Athletic, 0; St. Bernards, 3, Airdrieonians, 2. RUOBY LEAGUE CONTESTS Castleford, 30, Batley, 8; Dewsbury, 7, St. Helen's, If; Featherstone, 21, Rochdale Hornets. 0; Hull, 44, York. 14; Hunslet, 10, Leeds. 10; Keigliley. 0, Hull Kingston Hovers, ft; Leigh, 8, Bramley. 0; Liverpool Stanley, fi. Barrow, 0; Oldham. I*2. Broughton Panzers, 3; Salford, .".8, Huddersfield. 8; St. Helen's Recreation. 11. Bradford Northern, 28; Warrington. 10, Wakefield Trinity, 11; Widnes, 7, Swintori, 8; Wigan, 51, Newcastle, 0. RT7C. BY UNION CONTESTS Cardiff, 5. Newport, ci; Llanelly, 10, Sale, 8; Neath, 23, St. Bartholomew's, 3; Swanscji 11. C'rosikeys, 3; Portsmouth Services, 0, Ouy's Hospital, N; Stewartonians, 8, Royal High School. 5; West of Scotland, 3, Glasgow Academicals, 3.