FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18900, 30 December 1935, Page 8

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

MATCHES ON THURSDAY SOCCER, LEAGUE AND RUGBY LONDON, Dec. 26. Following are the results of Association football matches played in Great Britain to-day : ENGLISH LEAGUE —First Division — Arsenal v, Liverpool, I—2.1 —2. Birmingham v. Grimsby Town, 1 1. Chelsea v. Manchester City, 2—l. Derby Countv v. Portsmouth, I—l. Everton v. Sheffield Wednesday, 4—3. Huddersfield Town v. Aston Villa, 4—l. , Preston North Kind v. Brentford, 2—4. Stoke City v. Blackburn Rovers, 2—o. Sunderland v. Leeds United, 2—l. West Bromwich Albion v. Middlesbrough, 5 —2. Wolverhampton Wanderers v. Bolton Wanderers, 3—3. —Second Division— Blackpool v. Burnley, 2—o Charlton Athletic v. Fulham, 2r—l. Hull City v. Port Vale, I—2. .Manchester United v. Barnsley, I—l. Newcastle United v. Bradford City, 3 Norwich Citv v. Bury', 5—3. Nottingham 'Forest v. Doncaster Rovers, 6 —2. Plymouth Argyle v. Tottenham Hotspur, 2 —l. Sheffield United v. Swansea lown, 41. ' , . Southampton v. West Ham United, 2 Third Division —Southern Section Aldershot v. Coventry City, I—2. Bournemouth v. Bristol Rovers, 2 —l. Bristol City v. Brighton, 0-3. Cardiff City v. Southend United, I—l. Crystal Palace v. Swindon Town, s—l. Exeter City v. Millwall, 4—3. Gillingham v. Clapton Orient, 3—o. Luton Town v. Notts County, I—o. Reading v. Northampton Town, 5—2. Torquay United v. Newport County, 3 Watford v. Queen’s Park Rangers, 2—l. Third Division—Northern Section Accrington Stanley v. Crewe Alexandra, 2 —l. Barrow v. Rochdale, 6—2. Chesterfield v. Chester, I—o.1 —0. Halifax Town v. Gateshead, I—l. Lincoln City v. New Brighton, 2—o. Mansfield Town v. Hartlepools United, 4 1 Rotherham United v. Carlisle United, 4--0. ' i Stockport County v. Southport, 2—o. Tranniere Rovers v. Oldham Athletic, 4_ Wrexham v. Walsall, I—l.1 —1. York City v. Darlington 4—l. RUGBY LEAGUE, CONTESTS Acton-Willesden v. Hull Kingston Rovers, B—lo. . Bailey v. Leeds, 5—16. Castleford v. York, 17 —7. Hull v. Featherstone, 22—0. Hunslet v. Halifax, o—4. Liverpool Stanley v. Streatham-Mit- [ chain, 6—ll. Oldham v. Swinton, O—A.0 —A. Rochdale Hornets v. Leigh, 6—o. 1 Salford v. Broughton Rangers, 18—0. 1 St. Helens v. Wigan, o—l 4.0 —14. Wakefield Trinity v. Dewsbury, 18—0. i Widnes v. St. Helens Rec., 16—2. Warrington v. Ban’ow, 12—3. RUGBY UNION CONTESTS Bristol v. l’ontypool, B—3. Gloucester v. Old Merchant Taylors, 23—0. Leicester v. Birkenhea.d Park, 10—7. , Llanelly v. London Welsh, 9—o. > Northampton v. Pcnarth, B—o.8 —0. Blackheath v. Rosslyn Park, o—6. Aberavon v. Crosskeys, 9'—3. i Bath v. Old Blues, B—s. ’ Cardiff v. London Irish, 26—6. Neath v. Abertillery, 3—o. Newport v. Watsonians, o—3. . Swansea v. Universities Athletic Union, 19 —11.