FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23010, 11 April 1938, Page 18

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

MATCHES ON SATURDAY SOCCER.' RUGBY AND LEAGUE (deceived April 10, 6.50 p.m.) LONDON, April 9 Following are the results of Association football matches played in Great Britain to-day:— ENGLISH LEAGUE First Division.—Birmingham, 2, Bolton Wanderers, 0; Charlton Athletic, 2, Sunderland, 1; Chelsea, 4, Leicester City. 1; Grimsby Town. 3, Manchester City, 1; Leeds United, 0, Arsenal, 1; Liverpool, 4, Blackpool, 2; Middlesbrough, 0, Huddersfield Town, 1; Portsmouth, 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers, 0; Preston North End, 4, Derby County, 1; Stoke City. 1, Everton, 1; West Bromwich Albion, 4, Brentford, 3. Second Division.—Barnsley, 1, Chesterfield, 1; Burnley, 2, West Ham United, 0; B#ry, 2, Southampton, 1; Coventry City. 3, Blackburn Rovers. 2; Luton Town, 1, Plymouth Arg.vle, 1; Mfinchester United, 0, Norwich City, 0; Newcastle United, 1, Fnlham, 2; Nottingham Forest, 0, Sheffield Wednesday. 1; Sheffield United. 0, Aston Villa, 0; Stockport County, 1. Swansea Town. O; Tottenham Hotspur, 2, Bradford, 1. Third Division. —Southern section: Boscornhe, 1 Swindon Town, 2; Brighton and Hove. 6. Exeter City. 0; Bristol Rovers. 1, Crystal Palace, 0; CarditT City. 0, Aldershot, 1 ; Clapton Orii-nt. O, Bristol City, O; Mansfield Town, 1. Notts County. 2; Northampton Town. 2. Reading. 2; Queen's Park Rangers. 2. Gillinarham. 0; Southend United, 2. Watford. 2: Torquay United. 0, Newport County, 0; Walsall, 1, Millwall, 1. Third Division. —Northern section: Accrinsrton Stanley. 2. Port Vale. 1: Bradford City, 2, Lincoln City. 0; Carlisle United, 1. Crewe Alexandra, 4; Chester, 3. Darlington, 2: Doncaster Rovers! 3, New Brighton. 0; Halifax Town. 1. Barrow. 1; Rochdale. 2, Gateshead, 2; Rotherham United. 2. Oldham Athletic, 1; Sonthport, 2, Hull City. 1; Tranmere Rovers. 3. Wrexham, 2; York City, 1, Hartlepools United, 0. SCOTTISH LEAGUE First Division. —Aberdeen, 2, Kilmarnock, 1; Arbroath v. Queen's Park (not played); Avr United, 3, St. Johnstone, 1; Celtic, 4, Motherwell. 1; Hamilton 3, Queen of South, 1; Hibernian, 2, Partick Thistle, 1; Morton v. Hearts (not played); Rangers. 1, Clyde, 0; St. Mirrejn r Dundee (not played); Third Lanark, 2, Falkirk. 2. _ Second Division.—Albion Rovers, 8, Kin? s Park. 3; Dumbarton, 2. Airdrieomans, 6; Dunfermline Athletic. 1, East Fife, 1; East Stirling. 1, Leith Athletic. 2; Ratth Rovers. 2. Edinburgh City, 1; St. Bernards, 4. Brerhin City, 2; Stenhousemuir. 3. Forfar Athletic, 1. RUGBY UNION

Cardiff, 15, Plymouth Albion, 3; Coventry, 35. Old Bines, 3; Cross Keys, 18, London Welsh, 11; Devonport Services. 0, Bath. 6; Gloucester. 14, Harlequins, 13; fester, 16 Black-heath, 0; Llanelly, 18, Bristol, 0, Northampton. 19. Old Alleynians 3; Old Merchant Tailors, 12. London Irish. 3; Torquay Athletic 14, Richmond. 6; Wasps, 6, Old' Le.vsians, 8; Aberavon, 33, Maesteg, 4; Bedford. 24, Old Mi'l Hillians, 3; Moseley, 19 Sale, 8; Newport. 10. Pontypool. 8; Swansea 10 Neath, 3; Wntprloo. 14. Headingly, 11 i Abertillery, 8, Pontypridd, 0. RUGBY LEAGUE

Cup Semi-finals.—Barrow, 4, Halifax, 2; Salford, 6, Swinton, 0. Barrow v. Warrington (not played); Batley. 43. Newcastle, 12; Bradford Northern, 13, Wakefield, 7; Broughton Rovers v: Liverpool Stanlev (not played); Dewsbury, 14, Leigh, 15; Feat hers tone, 12, St. Helens, 5; Huddersfield v. Leeds (not played), Hull Kingston Hovers, 40, Bramley, 3; Ilunslet, 16, Hull, 4; Kcisrhley, 7, Cnstleford, 2; Rochdale Hornets v Halifax (not played); Salford v. Widnes (not played); St. Helens Recreation v. Swinton (not played); Wigan, 25, Oldham, 10.