BRITISH FOOTBALL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19824, 29 December 1938, Page 10

BRITISH FOOTBALL

BOXING DAY RESULTS : SOCCER, LEAGUE, UNION (Elec, Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) LONDON, Dec. 2G. A number of football matches set down for to-day were either postponed or abandoned. Results are:— ASSOCIATION First Division Arsenal v. Middlesbrough, 2—l. Blackpool v. Huddersfield Town. I—l. Everton v. Derby County, 2—2. Grimsby Town v. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2—4. Leeds United v. Chelsea, I—l. Manchester United v. Leicester City, 3 Stoke City v. Liverpool, 3—l. Sunderland v. Aston Villa, I—s.1 —5. Second Division Blackburn Rovers v. Bury, I—o.1 —0. Bradford v. Chesterfield, o—o. Burnley v. Tottenham Hotspur, I—o. Coventry City v. Plymouth Argyle, I—2. Notts Forest v. Luton Town, 2—4. Sheffield United v. Southampton, s—l. Tranmere Rovers v. Manchester City, 3—9. Third Division —Northern Section Barnsley v. Accrington Stanley, 4 Barrow v. Bradford City, 2—l. Doncaster Rovers v. Rotherham United, I—l.1 —1. Gateshead v, Darlington, o—2.0 —2. Halifax Town v. Lincoln City, 2—o. Hartlepools United v. Chester, 2—5. Hull City v. New Brighton, 3—o. Oldham Athletic v. Stockport County, o—l. Match abandoned after G 3 minutes. Southport v. Rochdale, 4—l. Wrexham v. Carlisle United, 2—5. York City v. Crewe Alexandra, 4 Third Division —Southern Section Bristol City v. Brighton, 2 —o. Cardiff City v. Queen’s Park Rangers, I—o. Crystal Palace v. Aldershot, 3 —o. Ipswich Town v. Mansfield Town, 5 Northampton Town v. Port Vale. 2—o. Reading v. Walsall, I—l. Swindon Town v. Newport County, o—o. Watford v. Notts County, o—l.0 —1. SCOTTISH LEAGUE First Division 1 Clyde v. Falkirk, 2—4. Rangers v. St. Mirren, 3—o. RUGBY LEAGUE Batley v. Dewsbury, 9—2. Bradford Northern v. Bramlcy, 25—7. Broughton Rangers v. Barrow, 16—12. : Castleford v. Keighley, (1 —2. Huddersfield v. Halifax, 2—ll. Hull v. Hull Kingston Rovers, 5 —2. Hunslet v. York, B—2.8 —2. St. Helens v. St. Helens Rcc., 4—5. Wakefield Trinity v. Leeds, 4 —5. Warrington v. Leigh, B—B. Match abandoned after 53 minutes. Wigan v. Salford, o—l 4. RUGBY UNION Exmouth v. Exeter, 13—11. Gloucester v. Old Merchant Taylors, 13—11. Headingley v. Manchester, 6—3. Old Cranleighans v. Merchestonians, 9—3. Leicester v. Birkenhead Park, 15 —5. Richmond v. Wasps, 9—3. Aberavon v. Bridgend, o—o. Neath v. Abertillery, 21—6. Newport v. Watsonians, 6—3. Swansea v. Universities Athletic Union, 14 —6.