FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 72, 26 March 1934, Page 4

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

SATURDAY'S GAMES

Unitea Tress Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. LOXDOX, Jlai-ch 24. Results of the weekend football matches are as follows:— ASSOCIATION. - .English .League.—First division: Arsenal defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers, 3-2; Birmingliam defeated Portsmouth, 3-1; Blackburn Rovers defeated Leicester City, 3-0; Derby County defeated. Chelsea, •1-0; Kverton defeated Sheffield United, 4-0; Leeds United defeated Liverpool, 5-1; Manchester City defeated Stoke City, 4-2; Middlesbrough lost to Aston Villa, 1-2; Newcastle United lost to Tottenham Hotspur, 1-3; ■'Sheffield Wednesday lost to I Hudderstield Town, 1-2; West jiromwich I Albion defeatod Sunderland, C-5. Second division: Blackpool and Boltou Wanderers drew, 1-all; Bradford City defeated Brentford, 2-1; Bury defeated Nottingham Forest, 4-2; Fulham defeated Plvrnoiith Argyle, 3-2; ' Hull City defeated West Ham United, 2-0; Lincoln City and Grlmsby Town drew, 3-all; Millwall lost to Bradford, 0-1; Notts County and Oldham Athletic drew, 1-all; Port Vale lost to Burnley, 0-2; Southampton defeated Manchester United, 1-0; Swansea Town lost to Preston ; North End, 1-2. Third Division. —Southern section: Aldersliot lost to Bristol Rovers, 0-1'; Brighton and Hove Albion defeated Crystal Palace, 4-1; Bristol City defeated Cardiff City,' 3-0; Clapton Orient ■ defeated Exeter City, 4-0; Luton Town defeated Southend United, 3-1; Northampton Town and Coventry City drew, 2-all; Norwich City defeated Bournemouth and 8.A., 6-1; Queen's Park Rangers and Watford drew, no score; Swindon Town defeated Gillingham, 3-1; Newport County and Charlton Athletic drew, 1-all; Torquay United and Reading drew, 1-all. Third Division. —Northern section: Barrow defeated Mansfield Town, 6-3; Carlisle United defeated Hartlepools United, 4-1; Chester, defeated Tranmere Rovers, 4-2; Crowe Alexandra lost to Darlington, 2-3; Dohcaster Rovers and Barnsley drew, 4-all; Halifax Town defeated Southport, 6-2; New Brighton defeated Gateshead, 3-1; Rotherham United defeated Aecringtoh Stanley, 3-1; Stockport County defeated Wrexham, 7-3;. AValsall and Chesterfield drew, 2-all; York City defeated Rochdale, 6-1. Scottish League:—First division: Aberdeen defeated Clyde, 4-0; Airdrieonhms lost to Motherwell, 3-6; Celtic lost to Ayr United, 0-3; Dundee defeated St. Mirren, 3-0; Hamilton Academicals defeated Falkirk. 2-1; Hibernians lost to Partiek Thistle, 0-2; Queen of the South defeated Hearts, 3-1; Rangers defeated St. Johnstone, 3-0; Third Lanark defeated Cowdenbeath; 5-1. Scottish League.—Second division: Dunfermline Athletic defeated Dundee United, 1-0; East Stirling lost to Albion Rovers, 1-3; Pol-far Athletic defeated Dumbarton, 4-0; King's Park defeated Edinburgh City, 4-2; Morton defeated Breehin City, 4-2; •Raith Rovers defeated Leith Athletic. 3-1; St. Bernard's defeated Moritrose, 2-0; Stenhousemuir defeated Alloa, 3-0. . At Glasgow Scotland beat England, 3-2, in an amateur match. NORTHERN UNION. Broughton Rovers lost to St. Helens Recs., 11-14; Castleford lost to Leigh, 11-17; Dewsbury lost to-Keighley, 0-16; Leeds defeated Bradford Northern, 26-5; Rochdale Hornets defeated' Batley, 18-5; Salfovd defeated York. 21-0; St. Helens defeated Swinton, 25-5; Warrington defeated Barrow, 12-7. Rugby League Cup semi-finals: Huddersfield lost to Hunslet, 7-12, at Wakefield; Widnes defeated Oldham, 7-4, at Swinton. Jn a friendly match the French thirteen beat Hull,-26-23. . RUGBY UNION. The Army defeated Royal Air Force, 14-3; .Bristol defeated Aldersliot Services, 6-0; Cardiff defeated Blackheath, 3-0; Gloucester defeated Llanelly, 11-6; Harlequins lost to London Scottish. 6-13; Leicester lost to Coventry, 3-14; Northampton defeated London Welsh, 19-S; Old Millhillians lost to Birkenhead Park. 10-24; Richmond lost to United Services., 12-18; Swansea" defeated Newport; 11-7: .Weston-super-Mare defeated Oxford University, ll r 3; Glasgow High "School- defeated. Watsorijans, 22-5; Stewartonians and Heritonians drew, 6-all.