BRITISH FOOTBALL

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 325, 10 April 1928, Page 16

BRITISH FOOTBALL

SOCCER LEAGUE RESULTS ENGLISH LEAGUE Results of football matches played in | Britain on April 1 were as follow: First Division. —Arsenal, 2, v. Birming- % ham, 2; Aston Villa, 3, v. Manchester ’ United, 1; Burnley, 2, v. Newcastle ] United, 1; Bury, 2, v. Huddersfield Town, J 3; Derby County, 7, v. Cardiff City, 1; < Leicester City, 2, v. The Wednesday, 2; 4 Liverpool, 1, v. Middlesborough, 1; Ports- J mouth, 1, v. Bolton Wanderers, 0; j Sheffield United, 3, v. Tottenham Hotspur, \ 1: Sunderland, 0, v. Ever ton, 2; West < Ham United, 4, v. Blackburn Rovers, 3. , Second Division.—Barnsley, 0, v. Notts ] County, 0; Fulham, 1, v. Southampton, 0; . Hull City, 1, v. West Bromwich Albion, 1; ; Leeds United, 4, v. Blackpool, 0; Man- ; Chester City, u, v. Clapton Orient, o; , Nottingham Forest, 2, v. Chelsea, 2; Port ; Vale, 2, v. Grimsby Town, 2; Preston North End, 5, v. Bristol City, 1; South Shields, 0, v. Reading, 0; Swansea Town, 1 v. Stoke City, 1; Wolverhampton W anderers, 3, v. Oldham Athletic, 1. Third Division. —Southern Section: Bristol Rovers, 1, v. Southend United, *>; Charlton Athletic, 2, v. Northampton, Coventry City, 0, v. Millwall, <»; idlingham, 0, v. Luton Town, 4; Merthyr To-vvn, 1 v. Bournemouth and Boscombe Axnletic, 1; Newport County v. Crystal ace (postponed); Plymouth Argyle, y. Brighton and Hove Albion, 0; Queen s Park Rangers, 2, v. Torquay Lnited. 3; Swindon Town, 3, v. Exeter City, 0, Walsall, 4, v. Brentford. 2; Watford, 0, v. Norwich City, 0. Northern section: Accrington Stanley, 2. v. Wrexham, 0; Ash mg ton, 4, v. Stockport County, 1; Bradford City, 2. V. Rochdale, 2: Crewe Alexandra, 4, v. Barrow, 1; Darlington, 3, v. Tranmere Rovers, 7; Doncaster Rovers, 2, v. Bradford, 0; Halifax Town v. Nelson (not played); Hartlepool United v. Durham City (not played); Lincoln City, 2, \. Southport, 0: New Brighton, 1, y. Both eram United, 1; Wigan Borough, o, v Chesterfield, 2. SCOTTISH LEAGUE First Division. —Aberdeen, 3, v. St. Mirren, 2; Celtic, 4. v. Bo’ness, 1: Cowdenbeath 2, v. Airdrieonians, 1; Dundee, l, v. Raith Rovers, 2; Falkirk 2, v. Hibernians 2; Hearts of Midlothian, 0, v. St. Johnstone, 2; Kilmarnock, 3, v. Hamilton Academicals, 1; Motherwell, 1, BarUck Thistle, 3; Queen’s Park, 4, v. Dunfermline Athletic. 0: Rangers, 3, v. Clyde, i. Second Division.—Albion Rovers, 6. v. St. Bernard, 2: Arbroath, 2, v. East Stir--1 ling, 2; Armidale. 3, v. Ayr United, 1, 5 Arthurlie, 1. v. Alloa. 0: Dumbarton, 3, z vi Dundee United, 0_: East Fife* -U’ ’ Stenhousemuir, 3; King’s Park, L - Raths-ate O' Leith Athletic, 2, \. Third J Ejna?k. 3; Morton, 2, v. Forfar Athletic 1 1- Queen of South, v. Clydebank, not 3 played. s INTERNATIONAL MATCH Scotland beat England in the Soccer e match at Wembley by 5 goals to 1. A s crowd of 60,000 watched the match in - dismal drenching rain showers. The Duke of York and King Amanullah were pres- _ ent. The defeat put England last in the championship.