BRITISH FOOTBALL.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20281, 16 April 1934, Page 11

BRITISH FOOTBALL.

Results in Soccer, Rugby and League. LONDON, April 14. Following are results of matches played to-day in the various football codes— Association. First Division—Aston Villa 1, Birmingham 1: Chelsea 2, Everton 0: Huddersfield Town -4. Newcastle United 1; Leicester City 2, Sheffield Wednesday 0; Liverpool 2, Arsenal 3; Portsmouth 2, Blackburn Rovers 0: Sheffield United 0. West Bromwich Albion 1; Stoke Citv 1, Leeds United 2; Sunderland 2. Middlesbrough 0; Tottenham Hotspur 5, Manchester City 1; Wolverhampton Wanderers *. Derby County 0. Second Division—Bolton Wanderers 1, Notts County 0: Bradford 3, Hull City 1: Brentford 2. Swansea Town 0; Burnley 2. Mill wall 1; Brimsby Town 3. Fulham 1: Manchester United 2, Port Vale 0: Nottingham Forest 4, Southampton 1; Oldham Athletic 3, Lincoln Citv 0; Plymouth Argvle 3. Bradford Citv 0; Preston North End 0. Bury 3; West Plain United 1, Blackpool 2. Third Division, Southern Section— Bournemouth and Boscombe Albion 1, Swindon Town 1: Bristol Rovers 2. Torquay United 1; Cardiff City 1. Brighton and Hove Albion 4: Charlton Athletic 1, Clapton Orient 1; Coventry Citv 5, Newport County 2; Crystal Palace 1, Northampton Town 2; Exeter Citv 0, Aidershot 0; Gillingham 1. Luton T; Reading 1, Norwich City 0: Southend United 0, Queens Park Rangers 2; Watford 1, Bristol City 1. Third Division, Northern Section— Accrington Stanley 4. Chester 1; Barnsley 2, Stockport County 0; Chesterfield 1. Doncaster Rovers 1; Gateshead 0 Vork City 2: Hartlepools United 2 Frewe Alexandra 1 ; Mansfield Town Halifax Town 1; Rochdale 1, Barrow 2; Southport 4, Rotherham United 0: Tranmere Rovers 3. Carlisle United 1; Wrexham 5, New Brighton 4. Scottish League, First Division Aberdeen 0, St Mirren 0; Airdrieonians 3. Hearts 2: Clyde 3, Hibernian 0; Hamilton 1, Celtic 1; PaTtick Thistle 3, Third Lanark 0: Queen's Park 1, Falkirk 0. Scottish League. Second Division— Albion Rovers 3. Brechin Citv 0; All Da 4. Edinburgh City 0: East Fife 3, St Bernards 2; East Stirling 5, Forfar Ath letic 1; King’s Park 3. Arbroath 3; Morton 0. Dnnfermline Athletic 2; Stenhousemuir 5. Raith Rovers 4. England Beats Scotland. At Wembley. England beat Scotland hy 3 goals to nil. Wort hern Union. 21- Warrington 7; Barrow 6, \Vakcfield Trinity 5: Bramley 14. Leigh ‘ catnerston 4. Whines 11; Huddersfield 32, Bradford Northern 20; Hull Kingston Rovers 33. Dewsbury 9; HunsV- Brr »ughton Rovers 32; Leeds 12, Keighley 0; Salford 18. Castleford 0; ;. r 34 - London Highfield 12; St Heien s Rees 10, Halifax 12; Swinton 26, Vork 3; Wigan 35, Hull 10. Rugby Union. r> T^ d , f , or £r I°’ ,° ld Elues 5 - Birkenhead P..rk 14. Waterloo 10; Exeter 3, Llanelly i 8, Harlequins 0; Leicester LL.V Biackheath 14; Neath 32. Devonport Services 4; Newport 15, Bath 3; Old Merchant Taylors 4. London Irish 6; F°*narS!lr 6 c B £ r stol 6; Plymouth Albion J'!, Cardiff 8; Wasps 0. London Welsh Services Appreciated. The Football Association Council is Pie Hen ting a grant to Sir Frederick W.iH, secretary of the association wi*h the sum or £IO.OOO «. n his retirement in July, -which is appropriated v announced on his seventy-fifth birthday.