BRITISH FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 225, 22 September 1928, Page 15

BRITISH FOOTBALL.

KESULT OF RECENT GAMES.

- I ne « fo }l? w * n S are th «. re "*rits of .English and Scottish Soccer fixtures played on Saturday, September 18:— England* FIRST LEAGUE. Birmingham ... l Evorion ...,.* Bolton Wanderers 0 Blackburn Rovers 3 Burnley 2 Sheffield United 1 Deroy County .. 2 Cardiff City ... 0 Leeds United .. 3 Manchester United 2 Liverpool 6 Leicester City . 3 Manchester City 3 Huddersfield ... 2 Newcastle United 2 Bury Town .... 1 Portsmouth ... 2 Arsenal ...... 0 Wednesday .... 2 Sunderland .... 1 West Ham U. . 4 Aston Villa ... 1 SECOND LEAGUE. garntUy'...... 3 Blackpool 1 Bristol City ... 2 Swansea Town 1 Chelsea 2 Middleabro' .. 0 Clapton Orient . 1 Stofce City .... 0 Hull Cltv ..... 1 Notts County . 1 Notts Forest .. 3 Bradford .... 2 Portvale Athletic 5 MillwaU Athletic 2 Preston North End 3 Oldham Athletic 2 Reading 0 Southampton .. 1 Tottenham .... 3 Wolverhampton 2 West Brom. A. 1 Grimsby Town . 0 THIRD LEAGUE. Southern Division: Boscombe United 1 Fulham 0 Brentford ..... 2 Merthyr Town 1 Charlton Athletic 1 Norwich City . 0 Coventry City . 1 Exeter City ... 1 Crystal Palace 1 Newport County 1 Gillingham .... l Bristol Rovers . 0 Luton Town .. 4 Southend United 2 Northampton .. 1 Brighton Albion 1 Plymouth Argyle 1 Rangers 2 Swindon Town . S Walsall 1 Torquay United 1 Watford 0 Northern Division: Accrington .... 2 Wlganboro .... 0 Bradford City . 4 Crewe Athletic 1 Chesterneld ... 3 Barrow Town . 0 Darlington .... 0 Carlisle United 0 Halifax Town . 1 fltocltport County l Hartleoool ... 1 Rotheram .... 1 Lincoln City .. • 3 Tranmere Rovers 0 New Brighton . 3 Ashingtnn ... 0 Rochdale .... 1 South Shields . 2 Southport .... 5 Nelson Town .. 1 Wrexham .... 4 Doncaster Rovers 2 Scotland. FIRST DIVISION. Aberdeen 2 St. Johnstone .. 0 Airdrieonlans .. 3 Cowdenbeath .. 2 Ayr United .... 2 Motherwell .... 0 Celtic 8 Kilmarnock .... 0 Dundee 2 Rangers 3 Hamilton A. .. 2 Clyde 0 Hibernians .... 3 Falkirk ■.. 2 Partick Thistle 8 Third Lanark . 4 Queen's Park . 5 St. Mirren .... 0 Raith Severs . 0 Hearts 2 SECOND DIVISION. i Arthurlle .... 1 Alloa Athletic . 2 Bathgate ..... 1 Morton ...... 3 Boness ....... 2 Arbroath 3 Clydebank .... 3 Lelth Athletic . 1 Dunfermline ... 2 Queen of South 1 East Stirling .. 4 Bast Fife 2 Forfar United .. 8 Armadale .... 1 King's Park ... 1 Albion Rovers . 1 St. Bernard's.,. 2 Dundee United 2 Stenhousemuir . 1 Dumbarton .... y LEAGUE TABLES. ' 4 k The position of the English Third League, including the above games, was as follows :— THIRD LEAGUE. Southern Division : Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A.PtB. Lnton Town 4 2 0 2 8 3 6 Southend U. 4 2 0 2 6 4 6 Rangers ... 4 2 0 2 8 8 8 Brentford 8 2 0 16 3 6 Plymouth A. 4 2 119 5 5 Coventry City 4 2 117 5 5 Newport C. 4103536 Watford .. 4 2 1 1 8 8 5 Bristol Rovers 8 2 10 6 4 4 Crystal Pal. 3 2 10 6 4 4 Northampton 4 112 7 8 4 Merthyr T. 4220364 Fulham ... 8 1 1 1 8 6 3 Torquay U. 4 1 2 17 8 8 Norwich City 4 12 16 7 3 Boscombe U. 4121583 Swindon T. 4121473 Walsall ... 8 1 2 0 5 7 2 Brighton A. 4130242 GUllngham 4 0 2 2 4 6 2 Charlton A. 3 0 2 13 7 1 Exeter City 4 0 8 14 8 1 Northern Division: Goals. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Wrexham ..4 2 0 2 10 7 6 Wiganboro' 8 2 0 10 2 5 Bradford City 4 2 1 1 17 7 5 Carlisle U. 4 2 1 1 15 8 5 Rotheram ..4 2 1 1 7 15 5 South Shields 3 10 2 6 2 4 Doncaster R. 3210854 Ashington .8210784 Stockport C. 3210644 Nelson Town 8 10 2 4 8 4 Barrow Town 4 1 1 2 10 10 4 Hartlepool . 4 1 1 2 4 10 4 Crewe Athletic 3 1 lIS 5-8 New Brighton 3 1113 4 8 Rochdale ..4121993 Lincoln City. 4 12 17 8 3 Tranmere B. 4 12 15 9a Southport ..8120492 Halifax Town 8 0 12 4 5 2 Accrington .3021351 Chesterfield .3021461 Darlington .4 0 3 1 5 10 1