FOOTBALL

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVI, Issue 21324, 19 April 1939, Page 12

FOOTBALL

WEEK-END RESULTS AT HOME

SOCCER, RUGBY AND LEAGUE

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph —Copyright LONDON, April 15. Association football results to-day

Pontypool v. Swansea g Weston Supermare v. Bridgend 9 3 RESULTS IN THREE CODES United Press Association —B? Electric Telegraph—Coorrtent LONDON, April 17. British football results are as follows: Association—Second division: Fulham 2, Wednesday 2. Southern section: Palace 2, Bristol Rovers 1; Cardiff 4. Notts County 1; Orient 3, Torquay 0. Northern section: Hull 2, Southport 1; Oldham 3. Stockport 1. Rugby League— Featherstone 11, Bramley 3; Hull and Kingston 19, Keighley 3; Warrington 30, Leigh 0. NO MATCHES WITH GERMANY FRANCE FEARS “INCIDENTS” United Press Association —By EJactric Telegraph—Copyright PARIS, April 15. In order to avoid incidents, the Soccer match between France and Germany, fixed for April 23, has been cancelled. The match between England and France may be substituted. The cancellation was anticipated in

view of the withdrawal of the German military team from the Nise Horse Show.

It is believed that the Rugby match between France and Germany, fixed for April 30, will also be cancelled.

were: — First Division 1 Arsenal v. Manchester United .. 2 Aston Villa v. Bolton 1 3 Blackpool v. Middlesbrough .. .. 4 0 Brentford v. Birmingham .. .. 0 1 Derby v. Leicester 1 1 Everton v. Preston 0 0 Brimsby v. Liverpool 2 1 Huddersfield v. Chelsea .. .. 3 1 Portsmouth v. Stoke 2 0 Sunderland v. Leeds 2 1 Wolverhampton v. Charlton .. 3 1 Second Division Blackburn v. Southampton 3 0 Bradford v. Sheffield United .. 0 3 Bury v. Newcastle 1 1 Chesterfield v. Luton 1 2 Morton v. Dunfermline 3 1 Fulham v. Coventry 1 u Manchester Vity v. Burnley .. .. 2 0 Millwall v. Tottenham 2 0 Sheffield Wednesday v. Notts Forest . .■ 1 1 Swansea v. Plymouth .. .. .. 2 1 Tranmere v. Norwich 0 1 West Ham v. West Bromwich .. 2 1 Third Division—Northern) Carlisle v. Chester 1 3 Crewe v. Bradford City .. .. 0 0 Darlington v. Barrow 3 1 Doncaster v. Lincoln ., .. .. 4 1 Gateshead v. Halifax 2 0 Hartlepools v. New Brighton .. 3 M Rochdale v. Accrington .. .. 4 1 Rohterham v. Stockport 3 2 Southport v. Hull 4 0 Wrexham v. Oldham .. .. .. 4 1 York v. Barnsley 2 3 Third Division—Southern Aidershot v. Ipswich 3 1 Bristol City v. Reading 5 1 Clapton Orient v. Queen’s Park Rangers .. . 2 1 Crystal Palace v. Bristol Rovers 0 0 Newport v. Southend 3 0 Northampton v. Exeter .. .. 0 0 Notts County v. Cardiff .. .. .. 1 1 Port Vale v. Bournemouth .. .. 2 0 Swindon v. Walsall 1 4 Torquay v. Mansfield Town .. .. 3 0 Watford v. Brighton 1 1 In the Scottish League, First Division there was no play. Scottish League—Second Division Alloa v. East Fife 1 4 Dundee v. Dumbarton 1 1 East Etirlingshire v. Leith Athletic 5 2 St. Bernard’s v. Airdrieonians 0 1 Edinburgh v. Forfar Athletic 2 3 Falkirk v. Motherwell 3 1 Rugby League Barrow v. Salford 3 u Batley v. Leeds 2 21 Bradford Northern v. Dewsbury 15 0 Bramley v. Keighley 0 13 Broughton Rovers v. Wednes .. 10 4 Huddersfield v. Castleford .. 0 19 Hull Kingston Rovers v. Featherstone Rovers 19 10 Hunslet v. Hull 13 5 Leigh v. St. Helens Rees 15 4 St. Helens v. Oldham 10 15 Swinton v. Wigan 10 0 Wakefield Trinity v. Warrington 9 8 York v. Rochedale Hornets .. 28 3 Liverpool Stanley v. Halifax .. 7 10 Rugby Union Cardiff v. Plymouth Albion 21 0 Coventry v. Old Blues 34 7 Devonport Services v. Redruth 6 8 Harlequins v. Gloucester .. 6 3 Headingley v. Bedford .. 0 13 Leicester v. Blackheath 10 23 Llanelly v. Bristol 9 6 Neath v. Bath 20 3 Northampton v. Old Alleynlans 18 11 Torquay Athletic v. Richmond 12 6 Aberavon v. Newport 5 0 Pillharriers v. Crosskeys 6 3