THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1933.
THE “TELEGRAPH'S" GUIDE TO HOME FOOTBALL
"T' COOP-TIES" ARE
HERE AGAIN
FOOTBALL'S MOST POPULAR ATTRACTION
THIRD DIV. CLUBS BEGIN THE TREK TO WEMBLEY
(By "The Filgrims")
When the calling-up whistle sounds on a certain 34 fields at Home on Saturday, the greatest popular attraction in the football world will have begun for another year.
I mean of course, the English Football Association Cup competition or, more familiarly, "The Coop."
Now in its 62nd year, the world's premier soccer attraction grows from strength to strength and this year despite some waning of gates in League fixtures and the dwindling of mammoth transfer fees, the teams that win through the first two rounds will reap a rich harvest in cash and fame.
"Do-Or-Die" Atmosphere
This season as in others, hitherto unheard of clubs find themselves in black and white against some veterans of the green, and again, as in many fateful tourneys, it will not always be experience or skill that will carry the day. It is these early games that potential cup-winners find most difficult for they have not become acclimatised to the peculiar do-or-die atmosphere of a "coop-tie" match, and. sometimes find themselves swept out of co-ordination by unskilful but determined dash.
Among the names that went into the hat on Monday wore many from the northern and southern sections of the Third Division, some of the well known Amateur Leagues, the Southern League, and the Kent League.
Of the better known amateur clubs, five enjoy home draws. Ilford entertain Swindon, Kingstonian receive Bristal City, Cheltenham have Barnet as visitors, Gillingham have to travel to Oxford City, and Dulwich Hamlet are at home to Newport.
Perhaps the most interesting draw is that between Barrow and Doncaster where the former should gain a narrow win.
Stockport's opponents should' gain substantially from the visit of the powerful Northern Section club but I do not expect they will gain much more.
Clashes in the South
Exeter will have to go all out at Northampton and I do not think they will get the better of the home eleven though Southport should have a profitable trip to Manchester North End.
Gateshead have no mean visitors in Darwen who are a team with latent possibilities.
In the south there are some interesting clashes notably that between Northfleet and Dartford. Epsom are visiting Clapton for better or, and more probably, for worse. Anyway they will put up a good show if my recollections of. the side are any guidance to their present form.
Crystal Palace and Norwich represent the cream of the conflict in the London zone and Mr. Parker who has to bring hia Canaries from the Nest will spend an anxious 90 minutes
The combined Chulan and Peruvian football team which is touring England, met West Ham at Upton Park recently, and this picture, taken during the game, shows the Peru goalkeeper, Valdivuelo, making an acrobatic savÜ. (Planet Nows).
LEAGUE FORECAST
TWO ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH DIVS.
V Newcastle (0) Birm'ghm (2) Arsenal (1)
♥
V
Y
(By "The Pilgrims")
ENGLISH LEAGUE. FIRST DIVISION. ASTON V. (3) CHELSEA (0 Hudd'ald (0) LEICTR (3) LIVERP'L (2) Portem'th (1) Shelf'ld U. (2) STOKE (→) SUNDRIND (1) SPURS WOLVES (2) y Middl'bro (0)
SECOND DIVISION.
Port Holton (-)
V. (-)
·BRADFORD (4) ▼ Bury (0)
Notts C. (-)! BRENTFD (-) v BURNLEY (1) Swansea (2) GRIMSBY (-)
Hull ( MANCH TR U. (0) Notts. F. (1) QLDHAM (1) Flym'th (----) PRESTON (6) WEST HAM (3) T
▼ Leeds (1)
West B.A. (0) Manch'ir C. (2) BLACKB'N (1)
Everton (-) Sheff'ld W. (2) Derby (~~)
▾
v Bradf'd C. (1)
Fulham (0)
V
T
Millwall (0)
Blackp'l (~~)
▼ Lincoln (0)
B'thamptn (1)
SCOTTISH LEAGUE. FIRST DIVISION.
AIRDRIE (~~) AYR (8) CELTIC (4) Cowd'obth (6) HEARTS (1) MTIWLL (3)
Q. Park (1)
€, o'8'ík (~~) RANGERS (5)
Hib'nians (—)
Dundee (0)
Th Lark (2)
TO BEAT THE BOOK
By "Robin"
HOME-
Wolves
AWAY
Sunderland Bradford Grimsby
West Ham
Coventry Chester Rangers Motherwell Plymouth Manchester U.
Halifax
English Cup Forecast
LONG LIST OF MATCHES
(By "The Pilgrim") Below are given the Football As sceintion Cup fixtures for the first round proper which are being played on Saturday, Teama expected to win are printed in large type.
Shrewsbury GAINSBORO
Allringham SOUTHPORT
GAINSBORO
Man. North End Workington ROTHERHAM
Scunthorpe
OR
V
OR
Y
'SOUTHPORT
South Bank *
St. Peters
V ACCRINGTON
v Mansfield
FIGURES WHICH SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES
A USEFUL LEAGUE TABLE RECORDS GUIDE
The following tabulated league table records of all the clubs in the English League and the first division of the Scottish League show their home and away performances up to and including yesterday's matches.
ENGLISH LEAGUE
4 2 2
43
0
15
FIRST DIVISION.
Total
Home
Away
Goals
P.
W. D. L.
'W. D..L.. W. D. L.
F. A
Tottenham
15
9 4. 2
61 1
4 3, 1
28
Arsenal
15
8 5 2
5 3 0 3 2 2
80
Huddersfield
16
8 4 8
0 2 0.
2 2 3
39 26
Manchester C.
15
6 6 3
24 1
-22 10
Blackburn
15
8 2 6
7 1 0
SG 32.
Derby County:
14
6 5 3
25 17.
Portsmouth
16
0.4
Liverpool
15
Wolverhampton
15
Sunderland
10
Aston Villa
18
West Bromwich
15
Birmingham
16
Middlesbro
14
14
15
15
Leeds United Leicester Newcastle Stoke
Everton Wednesday
Sheffield U. Chelsea
Grimsby Port Vale Blackpool West Hum
Bolton
Preston N.E. Hull...
Brentford Plymouth Notts Forest Notts County
Bradford City Bradford Fulham..... Southampton Manchester U. Oldham A.
Swansen Burnley
Lincoln Millwall
Bury
OHONKO
31
20 34
2 G
33 24
30 20
24
22 17.14
92 34
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•
Total
SECOND DIVISION.
Home
Away
W. D. L.
·11
0 4
6.0 2
16
10 2 8
7 0 0
W. D. L. W. D. L.
5 0 3 2
2
Goals
F. A. 37 16
Pts.
26 12
-16
8.3
4
6 1 1 2 2 3
20. 17
8 0 1 1
4
36 27 17
4
27.25.
17
21
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6 0 2
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THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
Total
3 2 3
2 1 3 2
ANNACDEEPPARKARZZANAS20
23 31
14
26.
21 34 10 10 20
21.39
Preston
Reading
Aldershot
DARROW
V
Doncaster
Blackburn
COVENTRY
Crewe
NEW BRIGHTON
DRAWS
WALSALL
Spennymoor
Chelsea
OR
Northants
WALSALL · GATESHEAD
Stockton
Ilomo
Away
V
Darwen
York
Y
HARTLEPOOLS | Norwich..
P. W. D. L.
W. D. L. W. D. L.
Goals F. A.
15
10 2 3
7 0.1
ROCHDALE
NEWARK
V
Tranmere
Crystal Palace
16
8 4 4
Darlington
Coventry
15
8 3 4
1 1
STOCKPORT
Reading
15
8
OR
Queen's Park
15
Bristol Rovers
15
14
15 6
16
22
Luton
16
28
Swindon
16
6 4
28
Aldershot
16 20
Bournemouth
Gillingham
26 31 82
14
14
Brighton
run in such a way, that when he CHESTER reaches the ball he is not only Chorley polsed on the proper leg but he
STOCKPORT is able to get his whole weight, Lancaster T.
Chariton - behind the kick.
Blythe Spartans -
MURTON COLLIERY | Clapton Orient Perhaps most remarkable of all NORTH SHIELDS v Murton Cell. . Exeter Is his control of the ball. It is BETTHE SPARTANS v Scarboro
it NORTH SHIELDS Scarboro seldom that he makes soar. Not once in half a dozen Halifax times in shooting for goal from a Carlisle v KILMRNK (-)frae kick does the ball travel over
▼
Y
▼
PARTK (0)
Clyde (1)
S. M'rn (0)
T
Ham'in (0)
Y
Falkirk (1)
Abrdn (2)
5. J'STONE (2) ▼
10 MINUTES FOOTBALL.
wondering whether it was not better after all that the Club SECRET
should lose their interest in the Cup to concentrate on promotion.
Hayes and Epsom Town, two other amateur clubs, have to make Journeys, Hayes going to Bournemouth to meet the. Third Division team and Epsam visiting Clapton Orient,
KEEN CLASHES IN THE ENGLISH LEAGUE
LOOK OUT FOR SOME NASTY SHOCK RESULTS
(By "The Pilgrim")
OF HARD SHOOTING
EXACT TIMING NECESSARY
(By "Saracon")
Houghton, the Aston Villa wing forward, is the finest kicker of a dead ball in modern football. In fact, I can recall fow players who have been able to make the ball fly at the same thrilling pace.
Dimmock, the old Tottonham
When Clubs like Bradford City beat relegated Clubs like Bolton by 5-1 and Queen o'South collect two points on the Heartpur outside loft, was another
of Midlothian ground it may improve their positions but it doesn't help forecasters much.
who had the samo knack.
Onco
na a test the ball was placed on the corner apot and he tried to
"This week's little problema, Hull; Preston toying with mortified make it carry to the opposite side are as difficult as over and I Lincoln and Motherwell showing. It fell only a yard or two shudder to contemplate doing St. Mirren the way to the net, but short.
theso certainties have little sup. But the methods of the players anything to the Huddersfield-port and the absence this week of were different. When Houghton Arsonal match but leaving it the Third Division from League shoots for goal from a free kick football parrows the cholco still ho takes a run of twenty yards alono.
or ao, working up to top speed. And then thero la Bolton, amart- further.
Dimmock, on the other hand, took
Ing under their last humiliation, Arsenal have not lant a match in only two or three strides at the anxious to take it out of Port Vale their last adven engagements most. who are in too inspiring a position whilst Birmingham have only col lected two points in their last six
to concedo anything lightly.
Evan West Ham aro a shaky matches. choice thin wook though the Sainta did fall down on their own ground- It took Cholson 11 strenuous last week.
games to make a pile of Lhroo Scottish Clubs are in the molt.points but they are setting down to batter class football. Ing pot and although Külmar- They have yet to equal the achilovo- nock in the natural team to do most of Bradford City who havɑ *the "harvesting against “Queen a forlorn beginning now have a run
o'Bouth they do not justify of six wine to their credit.
15.¿Queen's Park is another Club
now
ACCURATE. TIMING.
In both cases, however, the secret was the same-accurate timing and a full follow through, the foot carrying on well after the ball had been hit. That is the way to moke the ball dy The follow through is all-Im- portant. Any tendency to check the foot in bound to central bath the speed and the length of the
figmarked, too, in the caes of
which has not lost one of illa Inst. Houghton..na: it was in that of VARKLUNARMADANIEhmakinggaga)immock, that he has a splendid
very
✓ BARNSLEY WREXHAM NORHTAMPTON Y Exeter
Kettering
CHARLTON
♥ SWINDON
V.
Bristol City
Norwich
V
BARNET
▾
Margale
the bar. Indeed, throughout the 9. P. RANGERS light it keeps unusually low. ford Balk This is further evidence of his KINGSTONIAN ✔ fine sense of balance. Not only CRYSTAL PAL. Y
to Cheltenham is the foot straightened out allow the instep to propel the ball TORQUAY but his body is well over the top of it when the shot is made.
An awkward and unexpected bounce of the ball often causes player to lift it. More often. however, it gets up because the kicker has his weight too far back and behind it.
Chelsea . Middļesborough-Fine action study of a Middlesborough back sandwiched between Gallacher of Chelsea and Gibson, the Middles. borough goalkeeper, when the teams met at Stamford Bridg
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Reading WATFORD CARDIFF
Aldershot NORTHFLEET v Dartford BOURNEMOUTH Y
Hayes CLAPTON O.
Ермот OXFORD C. Y GÜlinghom London Paper Mills v SOUTHEND Dulwich Hamlet v NEWPORT
BRISTOL ROVERS Folkestone Y
Watford Cardiff Torquay Northampton Newport Southend Bristol City
Chesterfield Stockport
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).
Home Away
W. D. L. W. D. L.
39 22
33 19
20 38
21:29
14 25
26
3N8AAARRRAARA
Goals F. A, Pts.
0 1 6 01 42 18
5 1, 0
1 3 37
20
20
1.3 3 80 -16 19
3 1 4
Total
P.
W. D. Lt.
15
13 0 2
16 10 2 3
7
3 10
Tranmere R.
15 8 3
4
7 0 1
Barnaloy
14
8 2 4
Doncaster
16
Hartlepools
16
Halifax
Walsall
Barrow
Accrington
Gateshead Crewe A. Carlisle
York City
New Brighton
Wrexham
Chester
16
Rochdale
14
Rotherham Mansfield
14
16
Southport Darlington
15 15
Motherwell Rangera Aberdeon Ayr Kilmarnock Hearts Falkirk St. Johnstono Hamilton Queen 'South Dundee Celtic Queen's Park Clyde ... Hibernians Partick .. Airdrie Third Lanark St. Mirren Cowdonboath
7 4 4
- 24 00 00 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 ( 1
in 60 ca in 14 c3 23 ca ca SAOGMNAANANope
6 0 2
↓ 2.4
2.0
SCOTTISH LEAGUE..
37
26. 18
4 2, 24
-18
2-22200HATA
10 36 31 18
24. 21 18
34 22
17
35.. 28 17
21 32
30 38
26 27
18 28
24 20
20
32 11
15
26
11
10
17 30 10
40
∙10
24 39
22 4 4
· FIRSTĪ DIVISION.
Total Home Away P. W. D. L. W. D. LAW. D. L.. 18 16-2 0 8 1:0 17 13 2 2 8.1 0 18 11 2 & 18 10 44
18 9 4
16
8
18
17
18
178
17 71 0
0 8 1 51.2
Goals
FA, P
44 14- 34
71 1 4.1 4 50 27 24
6 2 1
18
4 2 34061
4 3 2
24. $22
37:21 40.38
30 36 32 622 10 38.28
201
15 565
17 7 1 0
10
4 5.7
17 5 2 10
$17.
111
16
18
42.10
17.
8-4 10
25.11
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