WINTER SPORT IN ENGLAND

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 5 January 1931, Page 6

WINTER SPORT IN ENGLAND

BRITISH FOOTBALL RESULTS

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright)

LONDON, 3rd Janaury, The results of Association Football matches are: First Division —Birmingham, v. Derby County 1-2; Blackpool v. Blackburn R 1-1;, Grimsby T v. Newcastle U 2-2; Leeds United v/ Arsenal (postponed owing to fog): Leicester C v. Manchester C 3-2; Liverpool v. Middlesborough 3-1; Manchester U v. Chelsea 1-0; Sheffield W v. Sheffield U 1- ; Sunderland v. Portsmouth 0-0; West Ham U v. Aston Villa 5-5. Second Division —Bradford City v. Barnsley 1-0; Burnley v. Southampton 3-2; Millwall v. Charlton Athletic 6-0; Nottingham F v. Bradford 1-0; Oldham A v. Stoke City 3-1; Plymouth Argyle v. Bury 3-6; Port Vale v. Bristol City 1-0; Preston North End v. Reading 3-3; Swansea Town v. Everton 2-5; Tottenham H v. Wolverhampton W 1-0; W. Bromich A v. Cardiff C 3-2. Third Division (Southern Section) —Bristol Rovers v. Brentford 2-5; Coventry C v. Clapton Orient 4-0; Exeter City v. B and H Albion 2-2; Fulham v. Notts County 3-1; Gillingham v. Torquay U, 2- ; Button T v. Crystal Palace 1-2; Newport V v. Northampton T 5-2; Queen’s Park v. Norwich C 2-1; Southend TJ v. Boscombe (not played); Swindon Town v. Watford 2-1; Walsall v. Thames 6-0. Third Division (Northern Section) —Accrington S v. Hull 1-3; Barrow v. Calisle United 7-2; Chesterfield v. York City 3-1; Darlington v. Nelson 2-1; Gateshead v. Hull City 1-0; Halifax Town v. Wigan B 0-0; N. Brighton v. Hartlepools U 1-0; Rochdale v. Crewe Alexandra 1-0; Rotherham U v. Doncaster R- 3-0; Southport v. Tranmere R 1-1; Stockport Cv. Lincoln City 4-2. . Scottish League (First Division)— Aberdeen v. Cowdenbeath 1-1; Clyde v. St. Marren 3-0; East Fyfe v. Hearts 1-0; Falkirk v. Ayr United 2-0; Hamilton A v. Leith Athletic 2-3; Hibernian v. Celtic 0-0; Kilmarnock v. Airdrie 1-0; Morton v. Patrick Thistle 3-1; Queen’s Park v. Motherwell 1-3; Rangers v. Dundee 3-0. Scottish League, Second Division —Albion Rovers v. Montrose 4-0; Arbroath v. Raith Rovers OJ.;. Boness v. Armadale 1-2; Bechin City v. Clydebank 4-2; Dumbarton v. Third Lanark 2-4; Dundee U v. Stenhousemuir 5-2; Dunfermline A 1 v. Forfar A 3-0; King’s Park v. St. Johnstone 1-1; Queen of the South v. Stirlingshire 1-3; St. Bernard’s v. Alloo 5-0. Northern Union —Batley v. Broughton R (postponed); Bramley v. Featlierston R 1-3 (when abandoned); Castleford v .Keighley (postponed); Huddersfield v. Dewsbury 8-0 (when abandoned) ; Hull K.R. v. Warrington (postEoned); Huiislet v. Barrow (postponed); eigh v. Oldham 0-3; Rochdale H v. St. Helen’s Rees. 1-22; Salford v. Leeds 19-7; St. Helen’s v. Halifax 20-6; Wakefield Tv. Swinton (postponed)) Widnes v. Wigan 0-4; Wigan Highfield v. Hull 17-5; York v. Bradford N. (postponed). The postponements in all cases were due to fog. Rugby Union, County Championships —Cheshire v. Yorkshire 8-26; Bath v. Mosley 27-0; Blackheath v. Portsmouth Services 22-6; Bristol v. Cardiff 10-6; Coventry v .Bradford 16-0; Edgware v. Devonport Services 0-9; _ Llanley v. Gloucester 9-3; London Irish v. London Scottish 6-3; Old Merchant Tailors v. Guys 13-7; Plymouth v. Old Blues 17-3; [Richmond v. Newport 0-6; St. Barts v. Harlequins 0-21; Swansea v. Leicester 17-0; Stewartonians v. Glasgow High 6-21.

Following are the latest results in the Scottish Soccer second division: — Alloa drew with Albion. 3-3; Raith beat Boness, 2-0; Third Lanark drew with Arbroath, 3-3. •Many Rugby Union fixtures were postponed on account of floods. Watsonians beat Newport by 13 points to 8. At Northern Union football, Warrington beat Rochdale. 20-12; Batley lost to Dewsbury, 2-7; Bramley beat Bradford, 15-4.