FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18283, 29 December 1933, Page 4

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

BOXING DAY MATCHES SOCCER, LEAGUE, AND RUGBY LONDON, Dee. 26. Desalts of football mutches played on Boxing Day are as follow : ASSOCIATION First Division Arsenal v. Leeds United, 2—o. Birmingham v. Sheffield United. 4—2. Chelsea v. Sunderland, 4—o. Overton v. Newcastle United, 3—7. Huddersfield Town v. Tottenham Hotspur, 2 —o. Leicester City v. Stoke City, 3 1. .Manchester Citv v. Derbv Countv, 2-0. Middlesbrough v. Blackburn Hovers, 3 Portsmouth v. Liverpool, I—o. Sheffield Wednesday v. West Bromwich Albion, 3—l. Wolverhampton Wanderers v. .\stou Villa, 4—3. . Second Division Bradford City v. Bury, 22. Grimsby Town v. .Manchester United, 7—3. Hull City v. Blackpool, 3 —o. A 1 ill wall v. Notts County, 3—2. Nottingham Forest Jv. Plymouth Argyle, 2-1. Oldham Athletic v. Burnley. I—o. Port Vale v. Lincoln City, I—o. Preston North Unci v. Brentford, 3—2. Southampton v. Fulham, 2—o. Swansea Town v. West Ham United, I—l. Third Division—Southern Section Brighton v. Northampton Town, 3—2. Bristol City v. Newport County, I—l.1 —1. Cardiff City v. Coventry City, 3—3. Charlton Athletic v. Watford, 4—3. Clapton Orient, v. Queen’s Park Hangers, 2-2. Gillingham v. Bristol Hovers, 3—2. Luton Town v. Aldershot. I—l.1 —1. Norwich City v. Crystal Palace, 2—o. Beading v. Bournemouth. 4—o. Southend United v. Exeter City. 3 —l. Swindon Town v. Torquay United, 2-0-Third Division—Northern Seetiou Barnsley v. liartlepools Unileil, 5—4. Barrow v. Halifax T'owti, 5 2. Carlisle United v. Stockport County, 2-2. Crewe Alexandra v. Doncaster Hovers, 4 Darlington v. Chesterfield. I 1. Gateshead V. Accrington Stanley, 2—o. New Brighton v. Chester, o—2. Rochdale v. Southport, 3—3. _ Rotherham United v. York City, o —2. Walsall v. Mansfield Town, 0-0. ■Wrexham v. Tranmere Rovers. I—l (match abandoned after an hour of fog). SCOTTISH LEAGUE First Division : No play. Second Division : No play. NORTHERN UNION Batlev v. Leeds, 5—3. Brainlev v, Bradford Northern, 20-12. Gastleford v. 7 ork. 11 10. Halifax v. Huddersfield, 6—2. Hull Kingston Rovers v. Oldham, 5 Tlunslet v. Hull, 18—7. Keighley v. Barrow, 11—5. Leigh v. Swinton, 7—12. Salford v. Broughton Rovers, 24 7. St. Helens v. Wigan, B—2l. Wakefield Trinity v. Dewsbury, 3—lo. Warrington v. Rochdale Hornets, pg g. Widnes v. St. Helens Rees., B—7. RUGBY UNION Ball) V. Old Blues, 23—5. Blaekliealh v. The Army, 11—20. Bristol v. Pontypool, 18- 3. Cardiff v. London Irish, 13—0. Gloucester v. Old Merchant Taylors, 1.8—3. . _ _ Leicester v. Birkenhead Dark, o—7>. Richmond v. Wasps, 9—34. Headingley v. Manchester, 27—0. Llanelly v. London Welsh, 16-6. Newport v. Watsonians, 9—7.