FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23276, 20 February 1939, Page 16

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

MATCHES ON SATURDAY SOCCER, LEAGUE AND RUGBY (Received February 19, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Feb. IS Following are tho results of Association football games played in Great Britain to-day:— ENGLISH LEAGUE . First Division.—Arsenal, 1, Chelsea 0; Aston Villa. 2, Liverpool, 0; Blackpool, a, Manchester United, s; Brent l ord i-, v V r #£ o 0; Derby, 0, Birmingham, 1; ,f* Bolton, 1; Grimsby, 0, Middlesbrough, Huddersßeld, 4, Charlton, 0; Portsmouth, 0, Preston, 0; Sunderland, 2, Leicester. 0; Wolverhampton, 4, Leeds, 1. Tl . Second Division. —Blackburn, 1, Burnley, 0; Bradford, 2, Luton, 1; Bury, 5, Coventry, 0; Chesterfield, 3, West Bromwich, 1; Fuiham, 1. Tottenham, O; Manchester City, 1, Plymouth, 3; Millwall, 4, Sheffield United, 0- Sheffield Wednesday, 2, Southampton, 0; Swansea, 0. Norwich, 1; Tranmere, 0, iSewcastle, 3; West Ham, 5, Notts Forest, 0. Third Division. —Southern section: Aldershot, 1, Brighton, 1; Bristol City, 2. Bournemouth, 0; Clapton Orient, 1 Cardiff, 1; Crystal Palace, 4, Walsall, 0; Newport, 3, Ipswich, 2; Northampton, 1, Reading, 1: Notts County, 3, Bristol Rovers, 1; Port Vale, 1: Queen's Park Rangers, 2; Swindon, 2, Southend, 1; Torquay. 0, Exeter City, X; Watford, 2, Mansfield Town, 0. Third Division—Northern section: Carlisle, 4, Lincoln. 3; Crewe, 2, Stockp<£t, 1; Darlington, 0, Hull, 1; Doncaster, 1, Barnslev. 3; Gateshead, 3, Chester, 0; Hartlcpools, 1; Bradford City. 3; Rochdale, 4, Halifax, 5; Rotherham, 3, Oldham, 1; bouthport, 1, Accrington, 0; Wrexham, 3, Barrow, 0; York, 2, Now Brighton, 0.. Amateur International Contest. —England, 1, Ireland, 0. SCOTTISH LEAGUE Cup Competition.—Third round: Buckie Thistle, 3, Third Lanark, 6; Rangers, 1, Clvdo, 4: Dunfermline, 1, Alloa. 1; Motherwell, 4, St. Mirren, 2; Hearts of Midlothian, 2, Celtic, 2; Falkirk, 2, Aberdeen, 3; Hibernian and Queen of tho South, byes. First Division.—Partick, 4, Kilmarnock, 3: Queen of the South, 3, Hamilton, 0. Second Division. —Dundee, 3, King s Park, 0; Edinburgh City, 3, StcnhousemuJr. 3; Montrose, 0, Airdrieonians, 1; East Stirling, G, Dumbarton, 4; St. Bernards, 6, Forfar, 2. RUGBY LEAGUE CONTESTS Barrow, 3, Hull, 3; Liverpool Stanley, 7, Huddersfield, 9; Rochdale Hornets, 5, York, °9 Cup Competition.—Second round: Leeds, 0, Widnes, 2; Bradford Northern, 2, Oldham, 0; St. Helens' Recreation, 3, Wigan, 8: Keighley, 10. Featherstone, 0; Wakefield Trinitv, V, Warrington, 2; Salford, 18, Hunslet, 2; Halifax, 0, Hull, 2; Swinton, 0, Bramley, 5. RUGBY UNION CONTESTS Royal Navy, 8, Royal Air Force, 3; Bath, (i, Gloucester, 5; Bedford, 0, Old Merchant Tailors, 10; Bristol, 5, Richmond, 15; Cambridge University, 10, Blackheath, 28; Devonport Services, 16, Old Cranleighans, 3; London Scottish, 5, Guy's Hospital, 14; Aberavon. 3, Llanelly, 3; Halifax, 3, Manchester, 6: Neath. 32, Penarth," 3; Newport, 0, Cardiff, 7; Edinburgh Academicals, 6, Heriotonians, 18; Watsonians, 8, Stewartonians, 4. '