ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

Southland Times, Issue 23794, 17 April 1939, Page 3

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

MATCHES IN BRITAIN ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH LEAGUES (Received April 16, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, April 15. Association football matches resulted:— First Division. —Arsenal 2 v. Manchester United 1; Aston Villa 1 v. Bolton Wanderers 3; Blackpool 4 v. Middlesbrough 0; Brentford 0 v. Birmingham 1; Derby 1 v. Leicester 1; Everton 0 v. Preston North End 0; Grimsby 2 v. Liverpool 1; Huddersfield 3 v. Chelsea 1; Portsmouth 2 v. Stoke 0; Sunderland 2 v. Leeds 1; Wolverhampton 3 v. Charlton Athletic 1. Second Division. —Blackburn Rovers 3 v. Southampton 0; Bradford 0 v. Sheffield United 3; Bury 1 v. Newcastle 1; Chesterfield 1 v. Luton Town 2; Fulham 1. Coventry 0; Manchester City 2 v. Burnley 0; Millwall 2 v. Tottenham Hotspur 0; Sheffield Wednesday 1 v. Notts Forest 1; Swansea 2 v. Plymouth 1; Tranmere Rovers 0 v. Norwich 1; West Ham United 2 v. West Bromwich Albion 1.

Third Division (northern section). — Carlisle 1 v. Chester 3; Crewe Alexandra 0 v. Bradford City 0; Darlington 3 v. Barrow 1; Doncaster Rovers 4 v. Lincoln 1; Gateshead 2 v. Halifax 0; Hartlepools 3 v. New Brighton 2; Rochdale 4 v. Accrjngton Stanley 1; Rotherham 3 v. Stockport 2; Southport 4 v. Hull 0; Wrexham 4 v. Oldham 1; York 1 v. Barnsley 3. Third Division (southern section). — Aidershot 3 v. Ipswich 1; Bristol City 5 v. Reading 1; Clapton Orient 2 v. Queen’s Park Rangers 1; Crystal Palace 0 v. Bristol Rovers 0; Newport 3 v. Southend 0; Northampton 0 v. Exeter 0; Notts County 1 v. Cardiff 1; Port Vale 2 v. Bournemouth 0; Swindon 1 v. Walsall 4; Torquay 3 v. Mansfield Town 0; Watford 1 v. Brighton 1. SCOTTISH LEAGUE

First Division.—No play. Second Division.—Alloa 1 v. East Fife 4; Dundee 1 v. Dumbarton 1; East Stirlingshire 5 v. Leith Athletic 2; St. Bernard’s 0 v. Airdrieonians 1; Edinburgh 2 v. Forfar Athletic 3.