FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20742, 28 February 1939, Page 2

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

SOCCER. LEAGUE AND RUGBY RESULTS OF SATURDAY’S GAMES LONDON, February 25. Following: are the results or Association football games played in Great Britain to-day:— English League First Division.-—Birmingham 1, Grimsby 1; Bolton 3, Huddersfield 2; Charlton -3, Portsmouth 3; Chelsea 1, Brentford 3; Leeds 1, Everton 2; Leicester l, Aston Villa 1; Liverpool 0, Wolverhampton 2; 'Manchester united 1, Derby 1; Middlesbrough 3, Sunderland 0; Preston 2, Arsenal 1; Stoke 1, Blackpool 1. Second Division.—-Burnley 2, Millwall 0; Coventry 1. Shefflold Wednesday 0; Luton 6, Swansea 3: Newcastle 2, West Ham 0; Norwich 2, Chesterfield 0; Notts Forest 1, Bury 1; Plymouth 4, Bradford 1; .vheffleld United l, Manchester City 0: Southampton 2, Fulham 1 ; Tottenham 4, •Blackburn 3; West ißromwich 2, Tranmere 0. Third Division. Southern section: •Crystal Palace 0: Bristol Rovers 1, Bristol City 1; Cardiff City 2, Northampton 0; Exeter 3. Newport 1: Ipswich o. Notts Bournemouth 1, Watford 1; Brighton 0, County 2; Mansfield 1, Swindon 1; Queen’s •Park Rangers 1, Torquay 1; Reading 5, Aldershot 0; Southend 1, Clapton Orient 0; Walsall 4, Port Vale 0. Third Division.—Northern section: Accrington 2, Crewel; Barnsley 3, Southport 1; Barrow 2, Y’ork 0; Bradford City 1. Gateshead 1; Chester 4, Wrexham 2; Halifax l, Rotherham 1; Hull 4, Hartlepools 1; Lincoln 3, Darlington 0; New Brighton 3. Rochdale l; Oldham 0, Doncaster 0; Stockport 3. Carlisle 0. Scottish League First Division.—Abo’-deen i. Hearts of •Midlothian 3; Arbroath 2, Motherwell 0; •Celtic 3, Partick Thistle 1; Falkirk 1, •St. Johnstone t ; Hamilton Academicals 1. •Raith Rovers 3; Hibernian 2, Ayr United •3; Queen of the South 3, Clyde 2; Queen’s Park 1, Albion Rovers 2; Rangers 2, Kilmarnock 2; St. Mirren 3. Third Lanark 2. Second Division. Airdrieonians 2, •King’s Park 0: Cowdesbeath 7, Stenhousernuir 1; Dumbarton 2. Dunfermline Athletic 2; Dundee 7. Leith Athletic 0; East Fire 6. Brechin City o, Edinburgh City 3, Dundee United 2, Farrar Athletic 3. East Stirlingshire 2; Montrose 5. Morton 1; St. Bernards 2, Alloa 0. Army Triangular Tourney.—British Army 0, French Army 5.

Rugby League Contests Bailey 0, Wakefield Trinity :s: Bradford Northern 27. Hull Kingston Rovers n: I Broughton Rangers 7. Liverpool Stanley |2; Featherstone 2. Hnlirax 11; Hull 2-i I Hunslet 2; Huddersfield 17. ,-t. Helens n : ; Keighley 8. St. Helens 5: Leeds 5. Warrington S; Leigh o. Oldham 7: Rochdale 12, St. Helens Recreation ::: Salford i:• ! Barrow 0; Widnes 5. swinion J: Wigan i 10. Castleford S; York 41, Dewsbury I • International Match.—France i_>, 'England 9. Rugby Union Contests Ireland 12, Scotland Arrm s, Oxford University is : Bath 0. Moseley 0; Birkenhead Park f. Waterloo s : Cardiff i' Richmond 6; Coventry 9. Royal Air Foree |3; Gloucester o, Llanelly n ; Guv’s Ho<- , pital 3. Devonport services m : iiarle- ' quins S, Royal Navy 6; Leicester 1.4, I Northampton li: London Scottish 7. cam- ! bridge University 13; London Welsh 0, j Bedford 9; Rosslyn Bark 3. old Mcrchan; | Tailors 5; St. .Mary’s Hospital 1-j, \ 1 j:, eaton 0; Sale ». Old cranleighans ; ' Aberavon 3. Neath 5; Crossk'\vs ia. - j j Bartholomew's Hospital 3; Glasgow \< ademicals 12, Kelvinside Academicals i. ; ' Stewartonians 3, Edinburgh Acadernicaij S.