FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17740, 29 March 1932, Page 10

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

EASTEE MATCHES SOQCER, RUGBY, AND LEAGUE LONDON, March 26. Association football results were as follow : First Division.-j-Aston Villa beat W. Bromwich A., 2—o; Bolton W. heat ■Sheffield United, 3 —l ; Chelsea drew with Everton, O—C; Grimsby T. heat Manchester C.,2 —1: Huddersfield T. heal Portsmouth, 1—0; Leicester City heat Birmingham, 3—l; Liverpool lost to Sunderland,. I—2; Middlesbrough lost to Blackburn R., 0--2; Newcastle United drew with Derby 0., 3—3; Sheffield W. beat Blackpool, 3—o; West Ham United drew with Arsenal, I—l.1 —1. ■Second Division.- Bradford heal Bristol Citv, 2—o; Burnley drew with Bradford City, 1—1; Charlton Athleticbeat Notts Comity. s—l : Chesterfield beat Alillwall, 1—0; Manchester United beat Oldham A.. 6—l; Nottingham E. beat Port Vale, 2—l; Preston North End drew with Leqds United, C —o; Southampton beat Swansea 'l'., 3—o; Stoke Citv beat Barnsley, 2—o; ’rottenham If. drew with Bury, 0—0; Wolverhampton W. boat Plymouth A.. 2—o.

Third Division (Southern Section). — Bournemouth drew with Northampton T.. 1—1; Brighton heat Thames, 4—l: Bristol Rovers beat! Luton Town, 3—l; Clapton Orient heat Coventry (’., 5—2; Crystal Palace drew with Beading, I—l : Mansfield Town lost to Fulham, I—2; Norwich City heat Brentford, 1—0; Queen's Pari: Rangers lost to Cardiff City, 2 —3; Swindon Town heat Exeter Citv, 2—l : Torquay U.’ beat Gillingham. 1—0: Watford drew with Southend U.. 1-1.

Third Division (Northern Section). — Accrington S. beat Halifax T.. 4—o; Carlisle TJ. drew with Gateshead, 9 —9; Crewe A. beat New Brighton. 3—2: Doncaster Rovers heat Hull City. 2—l : Rochdale lost to Barrow, o—6; Southport drew with Lincoln Citv, I—l : Stockport Conntv heat Darlington. 1—0: Tranniere R. heat Hartlepools U.. s—o: Wrexham heat Walsall. s—l:5 —1: York City heat Chester, 3 —l. SCOTTISH CUP Semi finals.—Rangers heat Hamilton Acads, 5—2; Kilmarnock heat Airdrie. 3SCOTTISH LEAGUE First Division.—Falkirk heat Leith Athletic. 9—l; Hearts drew with Ayr United, 1—1: Morton heat Queen’s Park, 6—2: Motherwell boat Dundee, 4 Third Lanark beat St. Mirren, 4—o. * In a friendly match, Aberdeen beat Celtic, 3 —-1. Second Division. —Albion Rovers heat Hibernians, 1-0: Alloa A. beat St. Johnstone. 1—0: Arbroath lost to Brechin City. o—2: Armadale drew with Edinburgh City, 3—3: lioness lost in Dunfermline, T—3; Dumbarton heal King’s Park, 3 —2; JForiar A-, beat East Stirlingshire, 6—3: Queen of the South drew with East Fife, 3—3; Raitli Rovers drew with Montrose, 2—2; St. Bernard's beat Stenfiousemuir 3 —l. NORTHERN ITNTON Barrow lost to Leigh, 2—10; Bntley beat York, 14—10; Bradford N. lost to Hull I\. Rovers, 13—25; Brnmley lost to Huddersfield, 12—27; Feat.lierstone R. beat Brighton R.. 6 —o: Halifax beat St. Helens Rees, 18- 10; Hull heat Leeds, 7—3: Hunslet lost to Warrington, 12—15; Keighley heat Dew-shury. 15 -5; Oldham lost to Rochdale. 5—16; Salford lost to Swinton, 4—5,; St. Helens beat Castleford. 24—6; Whines heat. Wigan, 9 —3: Wigan H. lost to Wakefield T., 2-22. RUGBY FIXTURES Bridgwater lost to Rlaekheath, 5—14: Bristol beat Leicester, 13—6; Cardiff lost, to Barbarians, 8—14; Newport beat London Welsh, 11—10; Richmond lost to Portsmouth Services. 13—18; Swansea beat Harlequins, 20—>3; North of Ireland lost to Birkenhead Park, 6--16; Glasgow High School beat Watsnnians. 26—14; Stewartonians lost to Heriotonians, 11—24. MATCHES ON THURSDAY Following are results of Association matches played on March 24: 1 First Division: Arsenal v. Derby County, 2—l; Blackpool v. Portsmouth, 1— 1; Chelsea, v. Bolton W., 3—o; Everton v. West Bromwich Albion, 2 Grimsby Town v. Middlesbrough, 2—o; Newcastle United v. Leicester City, 3—2; Sunderland v. Aston -Villa. I—l ; West Ham United v. Sheffield Wednesday, I—2. Second 'Division : Burnley v. Bristol City, I—2; Bury v. Notts County, 2 —2; Manchester City v. Charlton A.. o—2; Alillwall v. Swansea Town, 3—l ; Nottingham .F. v. Southampton, 2—o; Oldham A. v. Plymouth Argyle, I—3; Port. Vale v. Barnsley, 3—o; Preston North Bud v. Chesterfield, 2—2; Tottenham IT. v. Stoke City, 3—3.

Third Division (Southern Section): Brentford v. Southend U.. 2—3; Brighton v. 'Watford, 2—l; Bristol Rovers v. Torquay U., 1—1; Clapton Orient v. Queen's Park Rangers, 3—o: Crystal Palace v. Norwich City, 3—l; Luton Town v. Mansfield Town, 3—l; Reading v. Exeter City. 2—o: Swindon Town v. Bournemouth, 3-0; Thames v. Fulham, U- 0.

Third Division (Northern Section): Carlisle U. v. Rotherham U., I—2; Chester v. Hull City, 2—o; Crewe . A. v. Tranmere Rovers, 0 —0; Darlington v. Gateshead, I—2: Hartlepools U. v. Barrow, o—2; LincolniCitv v. Accrington S., s—l; Southport v. Doncaster s—o; Stockport C. v. Wrexham, s—l; York City v. Rochdale, 5—2. NORTHERN UNION Barrow v. Salford, 3—18; Broughton It, v. Hunslet, 10—11; Castleford v. Featlicivslone It., 9—5; Huddersfield v. Dewsbury, 28 —17; Hull Kingston !!. v. Hull '7—2; Leigh v. Brnmley. 31—2: Rochdale 11. v. Keighley, 9—5: St. Helens R. v. Wigan H., 21--5: Swinton v. Oldham, 21. —3: Wakefield Trinity v - Batlov, 39—10; Warrington v. Widncs, 20—14: Wigan v. St. Helens, 3-12. The Leeds v. Halifax match was abandoned soon after the start owing to the grandstand catching fire.