FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20125, 22 February 1937, Page 13

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN.

RESULTS OF MATCHES. SOCCER, LEAGUE AND RUGBY. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright LONDON, Feb. 20. Following are the results-^-FAssocia-tion football games played in Great Britain to-day:— ENGLISH CUP Fifth Round. —Sunderland, 3. Swansea, (); Rollon, 0, Manchester City, 5; i Jrimsby, 1. \\ olverhampton, l ; Everton, J. Tottenham, 1; Coventry, 2, West Bromwich, 3; Preston, 5, Exeter, 3; Mil wall, 2, Derby, I; Burnley, 1, Arsenal, 7. ENGLISH LEAGUE First Division.—Hudderslfeld Town, 1, Birmingham, 1; Manchester United. 0, Portsmouth, i ; S.iellleld Wednesday, J, Chelsea, 1. Second Division. —Aston Villa, 4, Bradford, 1 ; Bradford City, 3, Barnsley, 2; Chesterfield, i. Newcastle United. 0; Doncaster Rovers, 1. Bury, 0; Fulham, I. Blackburn Rovers, 1; Nottingham Forest, 3, Norwich City. 4; Plymouth Argyle, 2, West Ilam United. 0. Third Division.—Southern section: Aldershot. U, Reading. 2; Bournemouth. 2. Clapton Orient. 1: Brighton and Hove. 3. Walsall. 0; Bristol Rovers, 3, Torquay United, I: Newport City. t. Crystal Palace. I : Northampton Town. I. Notts County. I: Southend United, 8. Cardiff City. I: Swindon Town, I. Queen’s Park Rangers, 1; Watford, I. Luton Town, 3. Third Division.— Northern section: Accrington, 6. Southport, 3; Uni-hns - Alexandra, O: Hull City. Man-Held Town, o : Lincoln (Illy, l. Ti u n.« r Rovers, 0; New Brighton, 1. Halifax Town. I : Oldham Athletic, 2, Hartiopools United, 0; Port Vale, 1, Carlisle United, 0; Rotherham United, 2, York

City, 2; Stockport County, 4, Barrow, 1; Wrexham, 0, Rochdale, 1. SCOTTISH LEAGUE First Division.—Aberdeen, 1, Queen of the South, 1; Albion Rovers, 1, Kilmarnock, 3; Arbroath. 2, Partick Thistle, t; Celtic, 1, Dundee, 2; Dunfermline Athletic, 0, Falkirk, 2; Hamilton Academicals, 2. Clyde, 1 : Hearts of Midlothian, 3, St.. Johnstone. 1; Rangers, t. Queen’s Park. 1 ; St. Mirren. 1, Hibernians, 3; Third Lanark, 1, Motherwell, 1. Second Division. —Ayr United. 5, Airdrieonians. 2; Brechin City, 1, Forfar Athletic. 1 ; Dundee United. 1. Cowdenbeath, 1; East Stirling, 5, Montrose, 2: Edinburgh City. 2. Dumbarton, 5: Leith Athletic. 4, King’s Park, i; Morton, 2. Alloa. 0; Raith Rovers, 0. St. Bernard’s, 1; Stenhousemuir, 2, East Fife, 0. RUGBY LEAGUE CONTESTS. Barrow, 12, AA'akefleld Trinity. 5; Bramlev, 3, Rochdale Hornets. 10; Broughton Rangers. 2. St. Helen’s Recreation. 14; Castleford. 9. Liverpool Stanley, 8: Dewsbury. 3. Keighley. O; Halifax. 13. Wigan. 10; Hull. 17. Huddersfield. G: Huns let. 14. Bailey. 4: Newcastle, 2. Hull Kingston Rovers. 15; Oldham. 16. Leigh. 3: St. Helen's. 32. • Featherstonc. 2: Swlnton. 33. Streatham and Mitcham. 5: Wldnes. 5. Leeds, 3: York. 0, Salford. 8. RUGBY UNION RESULTS Navy, 3, Air Force. 3; Cambridge University. 13. Blackheath. 8; Gloucester. 7. Bath. 3: Leicester. 3. Swansea, 23; London Irish. 9, London Welsh. 10; London Scottish, i<>. Bristol, ": Old Alleynlans, 0, old Blues. 19: Oxford University, 14. Harlequins. 3; Civil Service, 3. Army. 2i: Old M ill - hillinns. li. Guy’s Hospital. 8; Old Paulines. 3. Liverpool. «: Rosslvn Park. 5. Birhmond. «‘ -Bedford. O. Otlov. 3: Rridorend. 33. Gross Keys. 8: Exeter. 8. Redruth. 3: Llanelly. 11. Neath. 0: Newport. *. Cardiff. 3; Plymouth Albion. 3. Tetenmouth. O; Portsmouth Services. 0. Old Cranleirhans. 9: Watsonians. 12. Stewartonians. 3: West of Scotland. 8. Edinburgh University, 6.