ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

Southland Times, Issue 23647, 24 October 1938, Page 4

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

MATCHES IN BRITAIN ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH LEAGUES (Received October 23, 7.30 p.m.) • LONDON, October 22. Association football matches resulted: First Division.—Arsenal 1 v. Preston North End 0; Aston Villa 1 v. Leicester 2; Blackpool 1 v. Stoke 1; Brentford 1 v. Chelsea 0; Derby 5 v. Manchester United 1; Everton 4 v. Leeds 0; Grimsby Town 1 v. Birmingham 0; Huddersford 2 v. Bolton Wanderers 1; Portsmouth 0 v. Charlton Athletic 2; Sunderland 1 v. Middlesbrough 2; Wolverhampton 2 v. Liverpool 2. Second Division. —Blackburn Rovers 3 v. Tottenham Hotspurs 1; Bradford 2 v. Plymouth 2; Bury 2 v. Notts Forest 1; Chesterfield 2 v. Norwich 0; Fulham 1 v. Southampton 1; Manchester City 3 v. Sheffield United 2; Millwall 1 v. Burnley •!; Sheffield Wednesday 2 v Coventry 2; Swansea 2 v. Luton 3; Tranmere Rovers 3 v. West Bromwich Albion 1; West Ham United 1 v. Newcastle 1.

Third Division (northern section). — Carlisle 3 v. Stockport 2; Crewe Alexandra 2 v. Accrington Stanley 1; Darlington 3 v. Lincoln 1; Doncaster 3 v. Oldham 2; Gateshead 0 v. Bradford City 0; Hartlepools 3 v. Hull 3; Rochdale 2 v. New Brighton 0; Rotherham 0 v. Halifax 1; Southport 0 v. Barnsley 0; Wrexham 3 v. Chester 2; York 2 v. Barrow 3.

Third Division (southern section).— Aidershot 1 v. Reading 1; Bristol City 2 v. Bristol Rovers 1; Clapton Orient 5 v. Southend 0; Crystal Palace 1 v. Brighton 0; Newport 0 v. Exeter City 0; Northampton 2 v. Cardiff 1; Notts County 2 v. Ipswich 1; Port Vale 5 v. Walsall 1; Swindon 1 v. Mansfield 2; Torquay 2 v. Queen’s Park Rangers 3; Watford 1 v. Bournemouth 0. SCOTTISH LEAGUE First Division.—Albion Rovers 1 v. Queen’s Park 3; Ayr United 3 v. Hibernian 1; Clyde 1 v. Queen of the South 1; Hearts .5 v. Aberdeen 2; Kilmarnock 3 v. Rangers 1; Mortherwell 4 v. Arbroath 0; Partick Thistle 0 v. Celtic 0; Raith Rovers 2 v. Hamilton Academicals 1; St. Johnstone 6 v. Falkirk 3; Third Lanark 3 v. St. Mirren 3. Second Division.—Brechin City 4 v. St. Bernard’s 1; Cowdenbeath 3 v. Dundee 1; Dundee United 1 v. Morton 0; Dunfermline Athletic 1 v. Alloa 4; East Fife 5 v. Dumbarton 1. SCOTTISH LEAGUE Second Division.—Edinburgh City 2 v. King’s Park 5; Forfar Athletic 4 v. Montrose 3; Leith Athletic 1 v. Airdrieonians 7; Stenhousemuir 3 v. East Stirlingshire 2.

SABRE COMPETITION

DOMINION TOURNAMENT IN CHRISTCHURCH (United Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, October 22. The sabre competition at the New Zealand Amateur Fencing Association’s first Dominion tournament was won this momiqg by G. S. Harcourt, of Wellington Swords Club. Other placings were as follows: J. Rose (Jenkins Swords Academy) 2; N. F. Turner (Auckland Swords Club) 3; G. S. Evatt (Wigram

Fencing Club) 4; W. S. Elsom (Christchurch Swords Club) 5. In the women’s provincial teams competition Nelson (Misses M. Houlker, J. Logan, R. Mabin and Mrs E. Copp) beat Canterbury B (Misses M. Crespin, J. Stevens, B. Frye and N. Hitchcock) by 14 to 2.