FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23182, 31 October 1938, Page 16

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

KffwmwuES ou Saturday SOCCER, f LEAGUE AND RUGBY (Received October ;80, .5.5 p.m.) •LONDON, Get. 09 Following sare ike results ef football jgames _played in .Britain -oay:-=-ENGLISH LEAGUE -First ;Divisioii.—Birmingham, -8, Aston Villa, 0; Bolton. 1, Arsenal, 1; Charlton, jl, Brentford, 0; Chelsea, 0, Derby, 2; Leeds, ;2, Portsmouth; 2; Leicester, 3, 'Liverpool. <i. Huddersfield, 3; Manchester United, 0. Sunderland,' 1; Middlesbrough, 1, Wolverhampton, ,0; Preston, ,I,.Blackpool, 1; .Stoke, 1, Grimsby, 2. Second sDivision.—Burnley, 0. Bury. 1; Coventry. 2, Chesterfield, 0; Luton, 1, Blackburn, 1; Newcastle, 1, Bradford, O; Norwich, O, Millwall, .2; Notts Forest, 1, Swansea, 2; -Plymouth, 0, Fulham, p-, Sheffield United. O, Sheffield Wednesday, 0; Southampton, 3, Tranmere, 1; Tottenham, 2, West Ham, jWest Bromwich, 3, Manchester City, 1. I

Third Division.—Southern section: Bournemouth, 3, Notts County, 2; Brighton, 1, Northampton, 0; Bristol Rovers, O, 0; Cardiff, .2, Swindon, 1; Exeter, 1, Port Vale, 3; Ipswich Town, 1, Torquay, 0; Mansfield, 3, City, 2; Queen's Park Raagers, 1, Crystal Palace, 2; Reading, ,2, Clapton Orient, 2; Southend, <3, Watford, jO; Walsall, 2. Afdershot, 2. Third Division.—Northern section: Accring-' ton, 1, Carlisle, 1; Barnsley. 5. Crewe. 2: Barrow, 3, Rochdale, 1; Bradford City, i 4, Wrexham, 0; Chester, 5, York, 1; Halifax, O. Doncaster, 0; Hull. 1, Gateshead, 0; Lincoln, 2, Hartlepools, 2; New Brighton, 3, :Rotherham, O; Oldham. 2, Southport, 4; -Stockport, 6. Darlington, 2. SCOTTISH LEAGUE First 'Division.—Aberdeen, 1, Clyde, 2; :Ajrr United, 3, Partick Thistle, 0; Celtic, Third Lanark, 1; Falkirk, 2, Arbroath, 0; Hamilton Academicals, 2, -Albion Rovers, 1; Hibernian, 5, SI 'Johnstone, 2; Queen of the Bouth, 2, Kilmarnoek, 0; Queen's Park, 4, Hearts „of Midlothian. 1; Rangers, 4, Raith Rovers. 0; St. Mirren, 2, Motherwell. 2. Second iDivision- —Airdrieonians, 2, Alloa, 1; Brechin City, 3, Leith Athletic. 2; Dumbarton, '4, (Dundee, -4; Dundee 'United, 2, Steahousemuir, 1; Dunfermline Athletic, 7.; East Stirlingshire. 1; East Fife, 0, Cowdenbeath, 1; Forfar Athletic, 5, Edinburgh, City,' {3; living's Hark, 7, Montrose. 1; iJBt. ,Ber,nards, 5,. Morton, .0.

RUGBY 'LEAGUE CONTESTS ißradford Northern. iM, Hull, 20; Browjbton Rangers, 27, Bramley, 5; Castleford, 17, -Featherstone Rovers, 6; Dewsbury, 7, Halifax. 14; Huddersfield, tlO, Hunslet 10; Hull Kingston Rovers, 15, St. Helen's, ,5; Jjeeds, 8, Wakefield Trinity, 8; Liverpool Stanley, 2, Barrow, 0; Rochdalo Hornets, 10, iKeighley, 14; St. .Helen's Recreation, 6, Salford, 20; Swinton, 13. 'Warrington, 10; Wigan, 13, QMbam, 10; iWidnes, -27. Batley, 7; York, .35; Lejgh. 'O. rRUUBfY 'UNION iCONTESTS Cumberland, :8, Northumberland, ,3; ,Dorham, 3, Cheshire, 14; Bath, 0, Harlequins, 13; Bedford, 10. Northampton, 3; Coventry, 13, \Aldershot Services, s;' Leicester, 15, Old Merchant - Tailors. 5; Ltwdetn Irish, 8. London Welsh. 8; Manchester, 5, London Scottish, 12; Newport, 9. -Bristol, 0; Old Mlllhtljians, 3, Rosslyn 'Park, 24; Plymonth Albion, 22, Guy-'s iHospital, <6; Redruth, 22, Povonport Services, .13; i Richmond, 11. Gloucester, 3; Swansea. 3. Bkickheaih, 16; United, Services, 8, Oxford University, 8.