FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27274, 28 December 1949, Page 7

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

RESULTS OF,WEEK-END GAMES NZPA—Copyright LONDON, Dec! 25. Week-end football results are:— League I.—Arsenal beat Sunderland 5nil, Birmingham beat Stoke City 1-nil, Blackpool beat Portsmouth 2—l, Bolton Wanderers lost to Burnley nil-1, Derby County drew with Chelsea 2-all, Fulham beat Aston Villa 3-nil, Liverpool beat Everton 3—l, Manchester City beat Charlton Athletic 2-nil, Middlesbrough beat Huddersfield Town 3-nil, Newcastle United beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2- West Bromwich Albion lost to Manchester United I—2, Birmingham City drew with Derby County 2-all, Bolton Wanderers beat West Bromwich Albion 3- Burnley drew with Blackpool nilall, Charlton Athletic lost to Portsmouth I—2, Chelsea drew with Liverpool 1-all, Everton drew with Fulham 1-all, Huddersfield Town beat Manchester City 1- Manchester United beat Arsenal 2- Newcastle United lost to Middlesbrough nil-1, Sunderland beat Stoke City 3- Wolverhampton Wanderers lost to Aston Villa 2—3.

League ll.—Barnsley drew with Westham United 1-all, Blackburn Rovers lost to Tottenham Hotspur I—2, Brentford beat Bury 2-nil, Coventry drew with Grimsby Town 1-all, Hull City beat Leicester City 4-nil, Leeds United beat Preston North End 3—l, Luton Town lost to Sheffield United I—3, Plymouth Argyle beat Chesterfield 2—l, Sheffield Wednesday drew with Bradford 1-all, Southampton lost to Queen’s Park Rangers I—2, Swansea Town beat Cardiff City’s—l, Barnsley drew with Leeds United 1-all, Bradford lost to Bury I—2, Brentford beat Hull City 3—l, Grimsby Town drew with Queen s Park Rangers l-all, Leicester City beat Coventry City 1-nil, Luton Town drew with Southampton 1-all, Plymouth Argyle drew with Cardiff City nil-all, Preston North End beat Sheffield United 4—l, Sheffield Wednesday beat Blackburn Rovers 2-nu, Tottenham Hotspur beat Chesterfield 1nil. West Ham United beat Swansea Town 3-nil.

League 111 (Southern).—Bristol City lost to Norwich City I—2, Exeter City beat Watford 3—l, Ipswich Town beat Crystal Palace 4—nil, Leyton Orient beat Reading 2—l, Milwall Athletic beat Aidershot 3—nil, Newport County beat Southend United I—nil, Northampton Town beat Brighton and Hove Albion 2—l, Notts County beat Bristol Rovers 2—ml, Port Vale drew with Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic 1-all, Swindon Town lost to Torquay United I—2, Walsall lost to Nottingham Forest I—3.

League 111 (Northern).—Barrow beat Oldham Athletic 3—l. Bradford City beat Gateshead 2—l. Carlisle United drew with Mansfield Town 1-all. Chester beat Doncaster Rovers 3—l, Crewe Alexandra drew with York City 3-all, Halifax Town lost to Darlington I—3, Lincoln City beat Wrexham 2—nil. New Brighton drew with Tranmere Rovers nil-all, Rochdale beat Hartlepools United 4—nil. Rotherham United beat Accrington Stanley 6—ml, Southport beat Stockport County I—nil. League HI (Southern).—Bournemouth and Boscombe beat Athletic Reading 2—l. Brighton and Hove Albion lost to Swindon Town nil—l, Bristol City dre\v with Torquay United nil-all. Crystal Palace beat Watford 2—nil. Exeter City drew with Southend United 1-all, Leyton Orient beat Bristol Rovers I—nil. Newport County beat Aldershot 6—nil, Norwich City drew with Nottingham Forest 1-all, Notts County beat Ipswich Town 2—ml, Port Vale beat Northampton Town 3—l, Walsall lost to Milwall Athletic ml—l2. League 111 (Northern).— Accrington Stanley beat Wrexham 2—nil, Ba .i' r ?. v ' r drew with Hartlepools United nil-all. Chester beat Bradford City 4—l, Crewe Alexandra beat Lincoln City 3—2, Darlington lost to Gateshead 2—3, Mansfield Town beat Oldham Athletic 3—l, New Brighton drew with Doncaster Rovers 2-all. Rochdale beat Southport 2—nil. Rotherham United drew with Tranmeie Rovers 1-all, Stockport County beat Halifax Town 2—nil, York City drew with Carlisle United 1-all. . rl „ mw Scottish League.-Division I. Glasgow Celtic beat Queen of the South 3—nil, Dundee United beat Stirling Albion 4—l, East Fife lost to Hearts of Midlothian nil—l, Falkirk lost to Motherwell 2—4. Hibernian beat Raith Rovers 4—2, Partick Thistle lost to Glasgow Rangersl-3. Saint Mirren lost to Aberdeen 4—' 9 Third Lan ark lost to Clyde I—3. Division II: Airdrieonians beat Ayr United s—l, Alloa Athletic drew iVith Dundee United 3-all, Dumbarton beat Arbroath 4—: line Athletic lost to Queens Park I—b. Forfar Athletic drew with Cowdenbeath 2-all, Hamilton Academicals beat Stenhousemuir s—l, Kilmarnock beat Albion Rovers 2—l, Saint Johnstone drew with Morton 1-ali.