FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23231, 28 December 1938, Page 14

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

MATCHES ON MONDAY SOCCER, LEAGUE AND RUGBY (Received December 27, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Dec. 26 Following arc the results of Association football games played in Great Britain to-day:— ENGLISH LEAGUE First Division. —Birmingham, 2, Middlesbrough, 1; Blackpool, 1. Huddersfield, 1; Everton, 2, Derby, 2; Grimsby, 2, Wolverhampton. 1; Leeds, 1, Chelsea, 1; Manchester United. !$. Leicester, O; Stoke, 3, Liverpool, 1; Sunderland, 1, Aston Villa, 5. Second Division. —Blackburn, 1. Bnry, 0; Bradford, G, Chesterfield, 0; Burnley, 1, Tottenham, 0; Coventry, 1. Plymouth, 2; Notts Forest. 2, Luton, 4; Sheffield United, 5. Southampton. 1; Tranmere, 3, Manchester City, 0. . . Third Division.—Southern section: Bristol City, 2, Brighton, O; Cardiff, .1, Queen's Park Rangers, 0: Crystal Palace. 3, Aldershot, O; Ipswich Town, ft, Mansfield Town, 1; Northampton, 2. Port Vale, 0; Heading. 1, Walsall, I; Swindon. S, Newport, Oj \\atfonl. o, Notts County, 1. Third Division. —Northern section: Barnslev. I. Accrington, I; Barrow, 2, Bradford Citv, Is Doncaster, 1, Rotherham, 1; Gateshead. 0, Darlington. 2; Halifax. 2. Lincoln, 0; Harticpools, 2, Chester, 5; Hull City, 3, New Brighton. 0; Wrexham, 2, Carlisle, 5; York, 4, Crewe, J. RUGBY LEAGUE CONTESTS Baflev, 9, Dewsbury, 2; Bradford Northern. 25, Bramley, 7; Broughton Rangers, 10. Barrow, 12; Castleford G, Keighley, 2; Huddersfield, 2, Halifax, 11; Hull, ft, Hull Kingston Hovers. 2; Hunslct, 8, >ork, St Helen's. 4. St. Helen's Recreation, 5; "Wakefield Trinity, 4, Leeds, 5; Wigan, 0, Salford, 11. RUGBY UNION CONTESTS Exmouth. 13. Exeter, 11; Gloucester, G, Old Merchant Tailors. 3; Headingley, I>, Manchester, 5; Old Cranleighans. 9. Merrhistonians, 3; Aberavon, 0, Bridgend. 0; Neath. 21. Abertillery, G; Newport, 6, \\atsonians, 3j Swansea Universities, 14, Athletic Union, G.