BRITISH FOOTBALL.
The Rest Beat England by 16 to 6. SATURDAY’S GAMES. United Press Assn. —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, December 19. Following are the results of football matches played in England to-day:— The Rest of England beat England by 16 points to 6. Birkenhead Park 8, Harlequins 3; Blackheath 9, Richmond 26; Leicester v. Bristol, not played; London Scottish 5, Rosslyn Park 0; London Welsh 8, Coventry 3; United Services 11, Old Merchant Taylors 3; Cardiff 17, Guy’s Hospital 8; Northampton 3, Gloucester 0; Glasgow Academicals 0, Edinburgh Academicals 3; West of Scotland 22, Watsonians 19. Association. First Division—Aston Villa 1, Blackburn Rovers 5/t Bolton Wanderers 2, Everton 1; Chelsea 2, Birmingham 2; Grimsby Town 0, West Bromwich Albion 0; Huddersfield Town 5, Blackpool 0; Leicester City 1, Portsmouth 0, when abandoned; Liverpool 1, Derby County 1; Middlebrough 2, Arsenal 5; Newcastle United 5, Sheffield United 3; Sheffield Wednesday 1, Manchester City 1; West Ham United 2, Sunderland 2. Second Division—Bradford 2, Plymouth Athletic 0; Burnley 1, Millwall 1; Charlton Athletic 4, Barnsley and Charlton 2, when abandoned; Chesterfield 4, Pott Vale 0; Manchester United 0. Bristol City 1; Nottingham Forest 0, Bury 2; Preston North End 5, Bradford City 2; Southampton 2, Leeds United 1; Stoke City 0, Swansea Town 2; Tottenham Hotspurs 3, Oldham Athletic 2; Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Notts City 0. Third Division, Southern Section— Bournemouth 1, Brentford 3; Brighton 3, Luton Town 2; Bristol Rovers 2, Fulham 2; Clapton Orient 2, Reading 2; Crystal Palace 3, Exeter City 0; Mansfield Town 3, Gillingham 1; Norwich City 2, Cardiff City 0; Queen’s Park Rovers 6, Thames 0; Swindon Town 3, Northampton Town 0; Torquay United 2, Southend United 1; Watford 2, Coventry City 0. Third Division, Northern Section—Accrington South 1, Hull City 1: Carlisle Unitfd 4, Chester 3; Crewe Athletic 6, Hartlepools United 0; Doncaster Rovers 3, Darlington 2; Rochdale v. Darlington, not played; Rotherham United 2, New Brighton 2; Southport 2, Halifax Town 2; Stockport County 2, Barrow 0; Tranmere Rovers 4, Gateshead 3; Wrexham 1, Lincoln City 3; York City 2, Wal-
Scottish League, First Division—Airdrieonians 0, Kilmarnock 2; Ayr United 2, Falkirk 0; Celtic 6, Leath Athletic 0; Cowdenbeath 3. Aberdeen 1; Dundee 4, Rangers 2; Hearts 5, Dundee United 0; Motherwell 4, Queen’s Park 1; Par tick Thistle 1, Morton 0; St Mirren 3, Clyde 1; Third Lanark 4, Hamilton Athletic 1. Scottish League, Second Division— Alloa 1, Hibernians 2; Armadale 1, Dunfermline Athletic 4; Edinburgh 1, Brechin City .1; East Stirling 5, Queen of the South 0; Forfar Athletic 4, Boness 2; Montrose 0, Albion Rovers 3; Raith Rovers 5, Arbroath 1: St Bernard’s 0, Dumbarton 0; St Johnstone 5, King’s Park 0; Stenhousemuir 0, East Fife 2. Hortherw Union. Barrow 13, York 3: Bradford Northern 15, Hull 12; Dewsbury 2, Broughton Rovers 11; Featherstone Rovers 3, Hunslet 3; Halifax 15, Leigh 9; Hull and Kingston Rovers 5, Wakefield 8; Keighley 5, Castleford 2; Leeds 17, Braniley 13; Oldham 12, Hatley 12; Salford 34, St Helens Rees 18; St Helens 33, Rochdale 12; Swinton 25, Widnes 6; Warrington 11, Wigan Highfield 3; Wigan Borough 6, Huddersfield
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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 302, 21 December 1931, Page 2
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524BRITISH FOOTBALL. Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 302, 21 December 1931, Page 2
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