ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

Taranaki Daily News, 5 September 1932, Page 4

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

SiX-A-SIDE TOURNAMENT.

ALBION WIN . THE PRIEST SHIELD,

Competition Soccer was brought to a conclusion' at Now Plymouth with the; six-a-Side .contest for- the-Priest Shieldi at' Westetn Park. Albion won the trophy by defeating Caledonians by. two corners tp one in the final. : - ' - • ' Details of the rounds were:— ■ ■ First- Round. ■ .' . .Moturoa A2 v. Pilates 0. ;; ■ - ' Caledonians 1 v.. Moturoa B 0. ■ ’ Albion' a bye. Second Round. • Albion 2 y. Moturoa A I. Final; Albion 2 corners y. Caledonians 1 corner. ... ....... Eliminating game's were played in two spells of 7} minutes .each, but the final was divided into 10-minute spells. The final was particularly.fast throughout and excited keen interest: among the spectators. Caledonians Were, first on the attack, but Parkinson kicked hway to set his •. own .men going.-. Ban-: nister received a cross-kick, of which he could not take advantage because of McKay's intervention. Hill dribbled up fast and was about to centre when Berry came across and cleared. Albion attacked and forced a corner. With Gardner in attendance, Hill made a fast run down the side to catch the defenders out of place, but Ashton ran out of goal to effect a fine clearance. The second' spell opened with a passing attack between Hill, McKay and Gardner, the last-named forcing a corner off Berry. Again Hill took the offensive, but was opposed by Berry and his shot topped the bar. A free-kick awarded Caledonians for “carrying” by the gOalie was pa’ssed back by Hill to Heatley who, standing in front of the net, sent a shot over the bar. Upshall charged along with the ball at toe and Fagan stopped a scoring shot with a good clearance. Receiving a long pass, Hill missed scoring by inches when the. goalie ran out to clear. Caledonians maintained pressure and play became faster still. Each net was besieged several times. During an Albion attack they were awarded the winning corner, about which there was some dispute.

The teams in the final were:— Albion: Ashton; Parkinson; Berry; Bannister, Phillips, Upshall. Caledonians: Fagan; McKay; J. Rae; Heatley, Gardner, Hill. Messrs. Jones and Chapman refereed for the tournament, which was conducted by the northern division of the Taranaki Football Association. Prior to the final match for the Priest Shield the six-a-side competition among teams of boys for the Thomson Cup was completed. Eliminating matches played about a month ago resulted in Thistle and Albion coming through to try conclusions. A bright game in which the boys gave a good exhibition of the code was won by Thistle by three goals to nil, a- the goals being scored by Charters. The teams, were: Thistle: Hill, Charters, Betts, Quay, Roberts, Autridge. Albion: Norris, Nichols (2), Crocker, Molloy, McAllum.

THE -BRITISH COMPETITIONS.

ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH GAMES. . ' I— S-.J Rec. 5.5 p.m, London, Sept. 3. The English and Scottish ■Fodtßhir Associations’ league competition ' matches were resumed td;dayj With the following results. •— - ■ ■ ENGLISH ASSOCIATION; First Division; / ’■ Arsenal ■ 6,- Sunderland 11 - Aston Villa 6, Bolton 1. . ' Blackburn 1, Leeds 1. 1 ■ .- . Blackpool 2, West Bromwich Albion 4. ■ Derby 2, Sheffield Wednesday- 0. . Everton 4, Birmingham 1. Huddersfield 2, Chelsea. 0. Manchester City 2, Middlesboro 3. Newcastle 4, Liverpool 3, Sheffield United 2, Portsmouth 3. Wolverhampton Wanderers I, Leicester 1. . . ■ : "■ ■' Second Division,. Bradford 0, Burnley- 4. Bury 3, Mill wall 0.,. Charlton Athletic 2, Grimsby 3. Chesterfield 1, Bradford City 2. ; Fiillidnl 3, Swansea 1. Lincoln. 0, Port Vale 1. Notts Forest 2, Oldham 3. Plymouth ‘ Argyle 5, Preston North End 0. Southampton., 4, Manchester United 2. Stoke 2, Tottenham .Hotspur 0. Wesß. Ham United 1, Notts County, I. ■■■"'.

Third Division. Brentford 3, Torquay 1. Bristol City '5, Luton Town 2. Cardiff 4, Norwich 2. Clapton Orient 1, Bournemouth 1»Coventry 4, Exeter 0. Crystal Palace 3, Aidershot 0. Gillingham 2, Bristol Rovers 0. Northampton 8, Newport 0. Southend 0, Queen’s Park Rangers 1. « Swindon 0, Reading 1. Watford 0, Brighton 4, Third Division, Northern.Barnsley 2, Walsall 1. . Barrow 1, Mansfield 0. Carlisle 0, Southport 0. Chester 1, Rotherham 0. Darlington 3, Crewe Alexandra 4. Doncaster 1, Stockport 1. Halifax 4, Tranmere 1. Hartlepool 3, Wrexham 1. Hull 1, Gateshead 1. New Brighton 2, Accrington. 2. York 2, Rochdale 6. SCOTTISH LEAGUE. First Division. Aberdeen 2, Airdrieonians 2. Clyde 0, Dunflee 3. Falkirk 1, Celtic 1. HaniiHon 4, St Mirren 3. Hearts 4, Ayr 2.- - ■ Kilmarnock 3, Partick Thistle 0. Morton 1, Third Lanark 3. Queen’s Park 5, Cowdenbeath 0. Rangers 4, East Stirling 0. J, ■ St. Johnston 0, Motherwell 1. Second Division. Albion 4, Forfar I. Arbroath 3, Montrose 2. Brechin City 3, Armadale 2. Dundee United 1, Alloa 1. Dunfermline 2, Hibernian 2. Bo’ness.3, St. Bernards 6. East Fife. 6, Stenhousemuir 2. Edinburgh 1, Q,ueen of the South 2. King’s Park 3, Dumbarton 3. Leith 1, Raith 0.