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English And Scottish Soccer CHAMPIONS ANNOUNCED Rec. 7 p.m. LONDON, May 6. Tlie positions of the leading and relegated eluos in the English and Scottish soccer season, which ended today resulted: League I:—Champions, Portsmouth; runners-up, Wolverhampton Wanderers. The two bottom clubs, Birmingham City and Manchester City have been relegated to League 11. . , League ll:—Champions, Tottenham Hotspurs; runners-up, Sheffield Wednesday. Both clubs promoted to League I. The bottom clubs were Plymouth Argyle, relegated to League 111 (Southern), and Bradford, to League 111 (Northern). League lll:—Southern-Notts County, the champions, promoted to League 11. League III: Northern-Doncaster, the champions promoted to League 11. Only one club from the Southern and Northern leagues was promoted to League 11. Scottish League: Division One.—Champions, Glasgow Rangers. The two bottom clubs, Queen of South, and Stirling Albion, have been relegated to Division 11. Division Two.—Champions, Morton; runners-up, Airdrieonians. Both clubs promoted to Division I. Results:— . _ ~ League I: Derby County beat Bolton Wanderers 4-0, Everton beat Manchester City 3—l; Fulham lost to Middlesbrough 1— Newcastle United beat Blackpool 3—o. Portsmouth beat Aston Villa s—l, Stoke City lost to Arsenal 2—5, Sunderland beat Chelsea 4—l, Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Birmingham City 6—l. League II: Coventry City drew with Barnsley I—all. Hull City drew with Cardiff City I—all. Luton Town beat Bradford 3—l, Plymouth Argvle beat Bury 2-nil, Sheffield Wednesday drew with Tottenham Hotspur no score, Southampton beat Westham United 3—2, Swansea Town beat Grimsbv Town 2—l. League 111. Southern-Bournemonth and Boscombe Athletic beat Norwich City 2 Brighton and Hove Albion beat Millwall Athletic 1-nil. Exeter City drew with Notts Countv 2—all, Ipswich Town beat Portvale 2—l, Leyton Orient drew with Southend United 2—all, Reading lost to Bristol Rovers nil-1, Swindon Town drew with Bristol City I—all, Walsall beat Crystal Palace 3—l. „ .. , League III: Northern-Carlisle United drew with Tran more Rovers no score, Lincoln City beat Barrow 4-0. New Brighton beat York City 3—l, Rotherham United draw with Crewe Alexandra no Other matches: Dundee drew with Arbroath I—all, East Fife beat Raith Rovers 1-0 Motherwell beat Albion Rovers 4—o, Preston Northend beat Falkirk 2-0, Queen's Park Rangers beat Charlton Athletic 3-0, Stirling beat Ayr United 7—l, Saint Mirren beat Morton 3—2.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 27383, 8 May 1950, Page 3
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