FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23134, 5 September 1938, Page 14

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

MATCHES ON SATURDAY SOCCER, LEAGUE AND RUGBY (Received September t, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 3 Following arc the results of Association football games played in Great Britain to-day:— ENGLISH LEAGUE First Division. —Aston Villa, 0, Derby, I; Charlton. Leeds, <i; Chelsea, 3, Leicester. 0; Everton. Brentford, 1; FTuddcrsfield. I Arsenal, I; Manchester United, 4, Birmingham, 1; Portsmouth'. 2, Bolton, 1; Preston, 1, Liverpool. O; Stoke, t, Middlesbrough, Sunderland. I, Grimsby, I; Wolverhampton, I. Blackpool. I. Second Division. — Bradford, t, Manchester City, U; Burnley. 2, Notts Forest, .1; Bnrv, 5, Southampton, 2; Chesterfield, o, Blackburn, 2; Luton. 2. Norwich, 1; Plymouth, 2, West Bromwlch, I ; Sheffield United, (i. Newcastle, 0; Swansea, 1, Millwall, I; Tottenham, 2. Coventry. 1; Triminere. o. Fullihiu, 1; West Hani, 2, Sheffield Wednesday. 3, Third Division. —Northern Section: Arcrlnglon, 1, New Brighton, Barnsley, J, Halifax, 0; Darlington, 2. Carlisle, 1; Gateshead o South port, <i; Hartlepool. O, Crewe. 1-, Hull, Bradford City. 2; Lincoln, <>, Chester, 3; Rochdale, 1, Oldham, 'J; Stoekport. 3. Barrow, l; Wrexham, 3, Doncaster, 0; S'ork, 0, Rolherhant, J. Third Division.—Southern Section: Aldershot, 1, Swindon Town, 0; Bristol City, •">. Port Vale, I; Crystal Palace, 2, Watford, ii- Exeter. Tpswlch Town, <>; Mansfield Town, 4, Brighton, "J; Newport. 3, Cardiff City, Northampton, 3, Clapton Orient. 0; 'Notts County, 5, Torquay, 1; Queen's Park Rangers, 1, Bristol Rovers, 1; Southend. 2, Heading, 0; Walsall, 1, Bourne,noU,h' "■ SCOTTISH LEAGUE First Division. —Aberdeen, o, Motherwell. ()■ Albion Hovers. 3, Pnrtick Thistle, I; Clyde, 3, Hibernian, 0; Hamilton Academical t Third Lanark, 3; Hearts of Midlothian. I, Celtic, 5; Kilmarnock, 1, St. Johnstone. <>; Queen of the South, 1, St. Mirren, ti; Queen's Park, 1, Arbroath, O; Baith Rovers, 0, Falkirk, 1; Rangers, 4, Avr United, I. 'Second Division.—Brechin City, 1, Amlrleoninns, 1; Dundee United. 1, Alloa, O; Dunfermline Athletic, 4. Dundee, I; East Stirlingshire, .">, St. Bernards, 2; Edinburgh C'itv. o, Cowdenbeath, 4; Forfar Athletic, 1 East Fife, 4; Leith Athletic, 1, Dumbarton, 2; Morton. 4. King's Park, 1; Stenhotisemuir, Montrose, 2. RUGBY LEAGUE CONTESTS Barrow, K, Castleford, 7; Bailey, !>, Huddersfield, 20; Bradford Northern, 30, York, 17; Brouffhton Rangers, 10, Salford, 5; Featherstone Rovers, 7, Keighlev 9; Halifax, 35, Rochdale Hornets, 15; Hull, 14. Dewsbury. 13; Leigh. 20, Hull Kingston Rovers, lO; Leeds. 10, Wigan, 2; Oldham. 7, Liverpool Stanley, O; St. Helens. 16, Widnes, i 1 ; Swinton, It, St. Helens Recreation, '2; Wakefield Trinity, 8, Bramley, 5; Warringtong, 12, Hunslet, 7. RUGBY UNION CONTESTS Cardiff, 30, Abertillery, 3; Coventry, 0, Brirlgend, 5; Leicester, 0, Bedford, IS; Neath. 30, Resolven, 0; Northampton, 18, Metropolitan Police, 0; Plymouth Alhton, 22, Exmouth, 3; Torquay Athletic, 10, Exeter, 8; Weston-Super-Mare, 18. Crosskeys, o.