THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 22, 1937.
FOOTBALL FORM GUIDE Comprehensive Table Shows Form At A Glance
A comprehensive guide to the form of all Clubs in the four
premier English Football League and the premier Scottish League will be found in the appended table. To assist in com paring the teams, details of how they fared in their last five -matches are given.
The letters W, L, and D indicate matches won, lost and drawn respectively. Games played at home are shown in capital letters, while away games are denoted by ordinary type. The figures in brackets denote the position held by that team at the conclusion of last season, an asterisk denotes that that team has been promoted, and a dagger that that team has been relegated.
First Division
M'chester C. (9) WwWww 40 20 ̊ 15 Arsenal (6) ddWlW
40 20 10 *Charlton (-) WWIWA ...40 19 13 Derby (4) DIDIW M'dlesboro' (14) dd]WI Brentford (5) ILIW Sunderland (1) dWILwD Portsmouth (10) DWILI Grimsby (12)_LI]Ww Preston (7) IDWWL
Chelsea (8) DIdLl Birmingham (12) wDwDI
Huddersfield (3) dWdIL
Stoke (4) DHWA
W. Brom. (18) WILlw
40 19 9: 4
AWAY
3 24 35 13.46
LEAGUE GOAL SCORING RECORD
Third Division Mark Falls After Two Seasons
The Third Division Northern Section individual goal-scoring re- cord was beaten yesterday by Harston (Mansfield Town), who, by doing the hat-trick against Wrex- ham, brought his aggregate for this season to 49.
The previous best was 46 goals by Lythgoe (Stockport County)" in 1939-34. Dean (Everton), who scored 60 goals, in 1927-28, holds the record for the whole of the League.
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WEDNESDAY CLIMB
6 24 33 14 46 LEEDS NOW AT FOOT
5 23 52:15 45
7 21 35 15 44
4. 23 46 12 39
7 19 38 15 39 6 16 32 12 38 8.27 36 16 38: 8.13.43 10 36 5 16 36 7 35 20-216 +2.23 45 6.35 20 511-421 42.14 35 21 3 14
113
HOME
Goals
P P W L
1
D E A Pts P 4 52 19 34 20
W L
Goals Pts. TL D F A Pts
f
6
8 41 39 20 54
1
9 43 20 29
20
8
6
6 37 31 22.51
1
5 34 10 31
21
7
9
5 21 36 19 50.
40 20 13
4 3 58 34 29
20
6 8
6 33 47 18 47
.40 19 14-
0 5 48 17 33
21
5 13
..40 20 14
2 4 46 22 32
28
4 10
.41 21 17 ..40 20 13
2
2 54 22 30
20
6 9
4 3 40 28 29
20
4 *
.40 20 12 ..41 21 9
5
3 56 30 27
20
4 12
6 6 39 20.24 19
4 8
.40 20 10
40 19
4 6 34 23 26, 20
3.11
8
56 33 21 22 - 21
4..... 9
.40 20 11
5 4 37 15 26 20
1 11
.39 20 10
4
6 26 24:26
19
Everton (16) LDIID
.40 20 11
2
7 46 19 29
Wolves (5) DWIWWw
40 20 14 3
3 56 23 31
6 36 11 24
Liverpool (19) WHWI
.40. 19 9
6 36 24 24
21.3 · 15
Bolton (13) dlWwD
.40 21 6
9
6 23 33 18:19-4-8
Manchester U. (-) lwDdWd 41 20 8 Leeds (11) IWAWIL .....40 20 12 Wednesday (20) dWLILw 40 20 9
3
9 28 23 25 21
2 10
5
3 36 20 27 20
9
2 32 29 20
20
Second Division
HOME
1 18 1 11
AWAY
Goals
P
.40 20 14
P W L 41 19 13 3 41 21 12 5 ..40 20 13 3
4 2 39 23 30
D F A Pts
P W
L D F A
3 45 21 20
22 11
4 41 20 28
20 10
4 58 30 30
20 9
20 6
7 7 28 28 19 49
41 21 10
8
3 44 23 23
20 11
7
.40 20 15
2
3 43 11 33
20
3 11
.40 20 11
5
4 37.25 26
20
6 7
40 20 11 5
4. 45 26 24
20
7 7
40 20 12
5
3 50 26 27
20
5 10
3
5 34 15 27
20
4 10
40 20 11 4
5 34 15 27 19
4.9
4 50 28 26 19
5 9
Blackpool (10) WldDw Bury (14) WIwW] Leicester (6) BLwWw Plymouth (7) IdDdW Newcastle (8) LwwWw Sheffield U. (3) WwIWI Fulham (9) lwDlw †A. Villa (-) KIDIL Tottenham (5) Wawdi
West Ham (5) DddWw ..40 20 12
*Coventry (-) ALWIL +Blackburn (-) IwwWI *Chesterfield (-) WdLIL. Burnley (15) DwLIW *Barnsley (0) wDwWl Norwich (11) WHW1 S'mpton (17) IDWID Swansea (13) IDILL Notts F. (10) IWDIWw Bradford C. (12) ILIW Doncaster (15) WIND. Third Division South
Notts C. (9) Ww1Ww Luton (2) WdwWl Brighton (7) WIW,
Watford (15) WDWwL Reading (3) WwlWd
Millwall (12) IWWID ..
3 41 32 29,19
5 35 33 27 19
4 24 53 10:34 3. 23 539 33 7:21. 28 15 33 3:20 45 7 32 1 15 53 3 30 8 20 24 10 30
Goals Pts. Tl.
Pts
8 3 42 31 25 54 8 2 21 31 22:50 7.4 35. 33 22 52
2 35 39 24 47
6 20 35 12 45
7 33 34 19 45
6 33 25 20 44
5 28 33.15 42
6 21 22 14 41
6 21 22 14 41
OF TABLE
LUTON'S FINAL
·BID
London, To-day. The following are the results of football matches played yesterday: First Division
Leeds Sunderland Albion
FOOTBALL SEASON'S FINALE
4 UP, AND 4 DOWN, IS IT WORTH WHILE?
MANCHESTER C.'S REVIVAL
London, March 31.
A grand finale is in the store for the football season-one of the best for years. . So good is it that the clubs may well wonder whether the risk of changing the League system by doubling the number of promoted and relegat- ed clubs is worth while.
To a season of spectacular per- formances like those of Millwall and the Wolves is now added the revival of Manchester City. Thus
from three to six teams fight out
the finish at the top and bottom of the First Division, and four still have a real hope of promo- tion in the Second Division.
The decisive day looks like being April 10, when League tests like Manchester City v. Arsenal, Leices- ter City v. Aston Villa and Black- pool v. Plymouth Argyle will have practically as much interest as the Cup semi-finals. (Manchester won 2-0 and Leicester won 1-0 while 1 Manchester U. 1 Blackpool and Plymouth drew 1-1.) 2 Wednesday
THEN THE INTERNATIONAL But a week later, when England play Scotland at Glasgow, First Division championship and relega-
0
Wolves
Second Division
Notts Forest 3 Spurs
Third Division (South) Bournemouth 3 Northampton Luton
5 Swindon Third Division (North)
Gateshead
Chester York
Partick
6
2 New Brighton Scottish League
3 Hibernian Amateur International ·
3. Ireland
5 16 22 15 41 Scotland
3 11 5 28 51 11 40
.40 21 116 .40 21 13.5 .40 21 11 5
4 11 4 18 47 12 39 .40 20 11 6 32 28 28 20 3-143 17 34 9 37 .40 20 7 7 6 27 27 20 20
5-114 20:36 14:34 .40 21 10 4 7 34 21 27 19 2 14 3 16 417 34 .40 20 8 8 4 30 24 20 20 1 15 4 19 49 6.32
30.20 9 5 6 28 23 24. 20. 2 14 4.25 48 41 21 8.5 8.30 27 24 20 1 14 40 21 6 9 6 16 29 18. 19 1 15 3 11 54
5 18 60
AWAY
H.K.F.C.
632 ANNUAL
7 31
5
23 DINNER
Goals Pts. TL L D F A Pts
8 5-7 28 25 23 56 8 10 2 32 38 18 54 5 46 17 31 20 6 7 7 18 24 19 50 3.44 16.33 · 19 5 8 6.28 34 16 49 4 46 20.30 ·20:49 2.34.23 26 21 7 7 23 40 15 35 19. 3 11: 8 7 41 22-26 · 19 8 8
7 21 34 18 48 7 29 36 21 47
5 16 35 11 46
3 23 29 19 45
6 18 23 18-42
HOME ·
Goals
P P W L
.40 20 15 2 .40 20 17 -1 .40 20 13 2
D F A Pts P
3 44,20 33 ́· 20 2 47 21:36 20
W
.40 21 15
3
.40 20 13
3
.40 19 12
5
*Bristol R. (-) WWHD
B'mouth (8) dWWwDW ..40 21 16 Southend (18) wWDID .39 20 10 Queen's Pk. (4) LIILw.40 20 11. Nort'pton (15) dWWIL ..40 20 14 Gillingham (16) HILIW .39 19 13 .9 .39 19 Clapton (11) DlwLd
..40 20 13
7
2·39 25 24 20 6 8
3
2
3 51 18 31 20 4.14 4 32 19 30 20
4 13
3 7 25 18 25 20, 3 10 4 3 45-20 29 20
Swindon (19) lwDwWI .39 20 12 Crystal (6) dLwDI
53 51 22 27 19
3 16 1 11
:.40. 20 10
3 7 41 23 25 20
1 14
Bristol C. (13) Llwa.39 19 13 -Cardiff (20) wLILwW...40 20
5 1 36 25 27 20
2:15
-2° 24′ 40 10 41 3 45 16° 11° 41 8 21 32 14 39. 1 18:50 7 36 7 23 44 9 36 5.13 39 7 34 3-15. 46 7 34
8
8
4.29 21-20 -20°
5 12
Walsall (-) dLdWw "Torquay (10) LwdLl
.39 20 10
9
2 32 31 22 19 2 11
..40 219 10
2 43.34 20 19
3.11
Newport (21) WIWwL Exeter (22) Dilwa Aldershot (11) diDili
...39 21
8
7
6.35 28 22 18
40 20 .40 20
7
8
5.27 38 19 20
3 12 2-12
4 10
6 22 28 14 20
HOME
2 15
AWAY
Third Division North
*Lincoln (4) WWwdl
Chester (2) DWIWlw Oldham (7) WWHwW
Hull (-) JáĽDal
Goals
3 21-43 13 33 6-25 44 10.32
5 12 36 11 31 3.27 65 9 31 6 20 43.-10. 29 9 18 307 21
-Reuter.
3
2 tion issues look like being affected 1 by the calls of the international selectors, as such matches as Ar- otsenal 'v. Portsmouth, Everton
V.
1 Charlton, Preston V.. Manchester City and Bolton v. Stoke all come in 1this category.
Manchester City have been play Qing so delightfully that one was tempted, cheering their Good Fri- day display at Liverpool, against which club they have scored 10 goals against one this holiday, to say, that England could not do better than take the City defence from goal to left half-back.
The Hong Kong Football Club
celebrates the 1936-37 season “ on Saturday evening next, when the annual dinner will be held.
PROBLEM OF PITCHES Their scientific play and under- standing were a revelation, but the question of whether they will over- haul Arsenal and Charlton, the chief challengers, and win the only The venue is the Roof Garden, honour in football that has eluded Hong Kong Hotel, and the function them, depends a good deal on the starts at 7.15, with dinner at 7.45. state of the pitches. (Manchester. Members of the club are asked to City are at present leading and re- give the fullest support to this quire 3 more points to win the Lea- event.
HOME SOCCER MARKSMEN
(Continued from Page 20) THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)
Harston (Mansfield) Campbell (Lincoln) Wrightson (Chester) Davis (Oldham)*** Mortimer (Accrington) Brallisford (Darlington). Mantle (Stockport) Valentine (Halifax).
Goals Pts, TL PP W L D F A Pts P W LD FA Pts 40 20 17
7 5 8 35 37 22 57 Scottish League 21 60 20 35 20 Stockport (5) DWIWIw ..40 20 15 14 54 18 34 208 · 5 ·7 20 19 23 57 14 60 19 36 21 7, 11 3 25 37: 17.52 2 5 45 22 31 19 8 7 4 36 41 18 49 4'6 31 20°26′ 20 5 8 7 26 40 17 43 4 5.37 22 28 19 5 10 4 18 38 14 42 34.46 16:28 · 21: 6 13 2 25 35 14.42 4.1 36 20 29 20 3 11 6 21 49 12 41 7 3 43 15 25 20 4 8 8-31 34 16 41 5 5 34 15 23 20 7 9
41 20 16 ,39 2013 40.20 10 P. Vale (-) IDIDD- 40 21 12 Carlisle. (13) WidDW 74019 12 Hartlepools (8) ILWAD..39 19 14 Wrexham (18) WIWwLw 41 21 11 Halifax (18) WWaLdW ..40 19 9 Mansfield (19) IWILw...40 21 11 Accrington (9) IWNWw39 19 12 York (16) DWIDIW-40-20 11 N. Brighton = (22) "NWIWI 40 20 10 Southport (21) DUWI :..41 21-10 Rotherham (11) IWWIW 40 19-10- Parrow (15) WwIWIL^ 40 199 Gateshead (14) IDLIwl...41 19 8 Tranmere (3) IIDDIW ....41 21 10. Crewe (6) LwdLl N 40- 19 * 7. Rochdale (20) LIIWd.. 40 20.11 Darlington (12) wLwaD..39 20
6
4 26 43 18.41
8 2 48 24 24 19 5 86 21-36 16 40
5 2 42 23 26′ 20 6.3.43 25 25 20
5.11
4.15 34 12.40
4 10 6 24 52 14.37
4 20 52 10.37:
3 7 34 22 27 203 13 5 6 37 38 26 90 3 14 3 31 529-35 36:46 23 26 18 3 162 23 57 8 34 56.47 22 28, 2014-144 26/57 8.32 56 49 28.22 20 4 14 2 17 43 10 -32 -5 6 43 16 26° 20′ 2 171 17 47 7 32 66 26 26-20 · 21 3′ 15′′ 5 30, 53 °11′31 7. 2-42 28 24 20:0.13 7:25 54-7: 31 ́68-41-45 20 19, 211 6.24.37, 10, 30
Rangers (2) dWWwWW Aberdeen (3); DIWIdi Celtic (1) dwDWw Hearts (5) NWWW Falkirk (-)" LldWi
•
gue championship).
When the ball travels fairly easily they are superb in team- work and combination. In mud, however, they are prone to adhere too much to close combination.
Their record speaks for their 30 general ability. Since Christmas 29 Day they have played 23 League 27 and (up matches, losing only at
45
32
26
23 Millwall in the knock-out competi- 23 tion and winning 16 of their games,
HOME
Goals
AWAY
Goals Pts.-TL
0 2 52 8 34 19 10 2 7 83 14 27 61
4.43 16 34 18
97 18 16
.37--19:15
0
2
37 19 14
37 18 16
38 19 14
3.54 20 31 18 2060, 21, 32 19 4 1 52 29 29 19 4 4.35 18 24 19
23:56 28 2719
6 1 52.33 25 18
7.7
4 26 26 18 52-
6 20 21 21 52 7 9 3 30 36 17 49° 59 5 37:39 15 46
9 8 2 25 41 20 24. 9 6 4 29 22 19:43′′ 6 9 3 36 57 15 40 10 3 23 39 13 36
5 7:30:32 21 1954717 46 - 7.36
8 7 22 46 15-36
T. Lanark (9) wdlDW ...39 18 10 Motherwell (4) WWWWW 37.18 12 Hamilton (6) WWLWD .37 19 12 Clyde (16) WWwDL:\#7.536/19 St. Johnstone (7) WILL 38 19 13 Dundee (12) IDDI gi 37 18 6 Kilmarnock (8) WIWwd 36 17 11 2 4 34 23 26 19 Partick (10) DdILIW .38.19 9 5 5 45 30 23 19 3 12 Arbroath (11) w}WI....37 18 9 54 43 18-2219 *St. Mirren (-) LLWIW..86 18 9
2:10 Queen's P.R. (14) LLIDw „37 19 6 6 7 44 24 19 18 4 13 Hibernian (17) DANDI", .38 19 3 6 10 28 26 16 19 2 13 Queen's O'S. (15) WILI.37 1876 9 3 25 33 15 19 2 13 Dunfermline (13) DdwLI ....36 17 2 96 42 41-10 19 2 13
Albion (10) ILIAI
37. 19 4.13. 2. 29-48 30 181:13
9
7. 3 35 29 23 18
3 3 45 33 29 19
4 12
3 22:47 11 36
4 34 41 10 33
5 14
0 24 29 8 30
7 2 42 22 20 17
5 28 39 9 29
1 22 21 9.28
3.21:45 9 25: 4 24′ 50 ·8 23 4 30 22 8 18
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