FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27275, 29 December 1949, Page 5

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

Rec. 8 p.m. LONDON, Dec. 27. Results of today’s foot Dall matches are:—

League I. —Arsenal drew with Manchester United, no score; Aston Villa lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers, 1 — 4; Blackpool beat Burnley, 2—nil: Derby County beat Birmingham City, 4 —l; Fulham drew with Everton. no score; Liverpool drew with Chelsea, 2 all: Manchester City lost to Huddersfield town I—2;1 —2; Middlesbrough beat Newcastle United I—nil;1 —nil; Portsmouth beat Chariton Athletic, I—nil: Stoke City beat Sunderland, 2—l; Westbromwich Albion beat Bolton Wanderers, 2—l.

League ll.—Blackburn Rovers drew with Sheffield Wednesday, no score; Bury beat Bradford. I—nil Cardiff City beat Plymouth Argyle, I—nil;1 —nil; Chesterfield drew with Tottenham Hotspur, I—nil; Coventry City lost to Leicester City, I—2; Hull City beat Brentford 2 —nil: Leeds United beat Barnsley I—nil; Queenpark Rangers lost to Grimsby town, I—2;1 —2; Sheffield United beat Preston Northend I—nil; Southhampton beat Luton Town, 2 —l; Swansea Town beat Westham United I—o.

League 111. Southern. —Aldershot beat Newport County, 4—l; Bristol Rovers beat Leyton Orient 3 —nil; Ipswich Town lost to Notts County, nil—4; Millwall drew with Walsall, 1—all; Northhampton Town drew with Portvale 1—all; Nottingham Forest lost to Norwich City nil—l; Reading beat Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic, 2 —l; Southern United beat Exeter City, I—nil;1 —nil; Swindon Town beat Brighton and Hove Albion, 4—2: Torquay United drew with Bristol City, 3 —all; Watford drew with Crystal Palace, no score. League 111. Northern.—Bradford City beat Chester, I—nil; Carlisle United beat York City, 4—3; Doncaster Rovers drew with New Brighton, no score; Gateshead drew with Darlington, 3—all; Halifax Town beat Stockport County, 3—l; Hartlepools United lost to Darrow, 2—3; Lincoln City beat Crewe Alexandra, 2—nil; Oldham Athletic beat Mansfield Town, I—nil; Southport beat Rochdale, 3—2; Tanmere Rovers lost to Rotherham United, nil—2; Wrexham drew with Accrington Stanley, I—all.