THE HONE
TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1933.
THE TELEGRAPH'S" PAGE ABOUT HOME FOOTBALL
WILL SANTA CLAUS FILL
THE PENSIONERS' STOCKING?
WHAT WE CAN EXPECT IN THE
YULETIDE FOOTBALL
TREMENDOUS IMPORTANCE OF THE RESULTS
(By "The Pilgrim")
A feast of football unparalleled at any other time of the year is always prepared for Christmas on Home fields, and this year's engagements are given an additional flavour of interest by reason of the leadership upsets' that are threatened.
The rapid succession of games during next week is seized upon by those clubs who are fortunate enough to be fielding their strongest teams, to make up leeway or to go ahead.
And then there is the added i Forecasts are always hazardous glamour of big gates, for the but this week they can be picked football fans in their hundreds of out with a pin-a much easier and thousands
be will
thero at in the circumstances probably a strength to watch and criticis aafer method. thoir favourilles' form.
everybody by any It is not means who can make the turo alles click regularly throughout the season but at Christmas there is always one match at least and generally two, when there is no obstacle to attendance.
If the present weather provalla there should be some sparkling games-high speed on erlap turf and the ball kept low, Games worth watching and with valuable points at stake.
Arabnal will be on foreign fields twice before they swell the High- bury stand with their home match against Leeds.
WILL TABLES DE TURNED."
There will gate records crash- Ing at. White Hart Lane where the gift edged. cock will look down alone, of the sternest duels of the season when the Spurs meet their northern rival+ from Huddersfield. And then there in the return visit—and will the tables be turned?
Chelsea are twice performing at Stamford Bridge but I doubt whether Father Christmas has their Block.nga. It's much goals the Pensioners want, Daddy, and maybe a little nip in the "enervating" atmosphere.
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CHRISTMAS FOOTBALL: FORECAST FOR THREE DAYS
(By "The Pilgrim").
BELOW will be found my forecast for the English and Scottish premier football league programmes during Christmas. English clubs will be spending a busy time, for in all divisions matches' havé beon arranged for Saturday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. The Scottish programme is confined to Saturday. The teams printed in heavy type are those expected to win. Where no such indication is given, a draw is anticipated.
SATURDAY'S FORECAST
ENGLISH LEAGUE.
FIRST DIVISION.
ASTON V. (2) v. Everton (1) CHELSEA (0) * Leeds (0) HUDDERSFIELD (0) V
Birmingham (0) MIDDLESBRO (9) Leicester (1) LIVERPOOL (3) Newcastle (0) PORTSMOUTH (3) ▼
West Bromwich (0) * ARSENAL (1) Sheffield 13, (3) Stoke (~) F WEDNESDAY (~)
v Derby (2) Sunderland (0) TOTTENHAM (~)
Blackburn (—) Wolres (1)
TO BEAT THE BOOK
HOME.
(Dy "Robia")
Bolton Coventry. Crystal Palace Wrexham Huddersfield Charlton Manchester Un Brentford Preston Exeter
▼ Manchester G. (2)
SECOND DIVISION.
Tranmere
Plymouth
AWAY.--
BLACKPOOL (—)
DRAWS
Stoka
Mansfield
To go a little further we come BOLTON (—) ・ Lincoln (-) to Rotherham who recently shock-Bradford (—) V od themselves by beating Hartle-| pools 4-2. The miners will he BRENTFORD (-) v Bury (-)
▾ Hull (-) there in force to ace a repetition Burnley (-)
Bradford. C. (1) of the miracle and let us hope GRIMSBY (1)
MANCHESTR U. (7) ▼ they won't waste their bobs.
Millwall. (1) NOTTS F. (1) OLDHAM
▼
Port Vale (1)
▼ Fulham (3)
Swansea (0)
Southampton
If Chesterfield lose every match this week-end and Christmas and Stockport do the reverse there FLYMOUTH (1) ▼ may be some interest in the PRESTON (3) Northern Section but then, if WESTHAM (1) ▼ Notts C. (1) football was played to form they would soon be leasing football pitches for housing sites.
The Scots carry their restraint
so far they do not put on a programme at all for Christmas or Boxing Day but I suppose they are saving someway--if its only energy!
CHANGES OF POSITION AS GOOD AS A REST
SAYS HERBERT CHAPMAN, MANAGER- OF THE FAMOUS ARSENAL.
In the accompanying article, written for the Sun- day Express, Mr. Herbert Chapman, Secretary-Manager of the Arsenal team, talks about managerial difficulties, and reveals his methods of successfully handling a team.
Football is never free from troubles and
sagacious perplexities. Tho acheme of management may prowavý s dirst÷cians alle, but, having succeeded to this extent, aaither baffling pro- blem at
once arises how are the
side to be maintained?
Possibly it has seemed as if the affairs of the arsenal ways and Wond for several uncommon smoothness years, but we have had our difficulties, which have bean real, though they may not have been apparent,,AH TẠO TIRG I have been conscious how easy th team might slip back.
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THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH)..
BOURNEMOUTH (0) ▼
Luton (2)
tristol Rovers (1) v NORWICH (1) Cardiff (0) Y Northampton (0) CHARLTÓN (—) • Aldershot (~~) COVENTRY (6) ▼ Clapton (0) "RYSTAL P. (0) ▼ Newport (0) EXETER (5) Ternuay (0)
lingham (4) ♥ QUEENS PK. (1) READING (7) ▼ Swindon {1} "OUTHEND (3) ▼ Bristol C. (1) WATFORD (0) v Brighten (4)
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THIRD DIVISION (NORTH),
ACCRINGTON (3) v „Carlisle (1) Barnsley (1)
NEW BRIGHTON (2) CHESTERFIELD (—) v
Stacknort ( Darlington (2) DONCASTER (2) GATESHEAD (2) v Barrow (3) HARTLEPOOLS (2) v Walsall (0) MANSFIELD (9) Y Rotherham (2) ROCHDALE (1) ▼ Halifax (0) Southport (2) ✓ CHESTER (1) TRANMERE (5) Crewe (0) WREXHAM (3) ✓ York (1)
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
FIRST DIVISION.
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Arsenal Chester Manchester City
Leicester
BOXING DAY FORECAST
ENGLISH LEAGUE.
FIRST DIVISION,
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.
Arsenal
ENGLISH LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION,
Jerby County. 18 Tottenham....
19 Bianchester C. 19 9 G 4
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Weat Bromwich Sundarland
iverpool
EVERTON (0) Y Newcastle (0) Stoke City
MIDDLESBRO (4) ▼ ́Blackburn (0).
Wolves (2)
V
V
Brontiord
Poit Valo Boton Preaton N.E. West Ham B. Notts County
Home Away
W. ́L. D.
W. LED.
4 2
4 2 3
Goala F. A. Pts. 36 10 37 20 33 19
36 40
27
26
16 39 17
20 18
16
33 33
16
16
28 37
16
26 20
16
20 38
9
24 50
23 40
Total
P.
W. L. D.
19
11 6 8
7 3 0
10 5 3 10 4 5
6 3 0
4 3 3
2 3 4. 2
23 20
10
2 4 3
46 33
10
9 4 6
2 3 5
31 24
10
44·26
Jinckburn
19
40 30
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10
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18
29
Leeds United
18
33
lidd.cabro'
18
19
birmingham
18 4
ARSENAL (1) v Leeds (2) BIRMINGHAM (4) ▼
Aston Vila
19
| Wednesday
.10
7 2 10
Sheffield U. (1) Newcast.
19
4 8
Chelsea (1) V
SUNDERLAND (1) | Leicestar
19
5
5
19.
4 7 8
3
HUD'FIELD)
LEICESTER (-)
Teltenham (-) Sheffield Utd. Stoke (~) Chelsen
19
5 3 11
4
19
3 2 14
Manchester C. (2) ▼
Derby (1)
L'ORTSM'TH (2)
Liverpool (1)
SECOND DIVISION.
WEDNESDAY (3)
Total
Home Away
Goals
West Brom (1)
I.
W. L. D.
F. W. L. D. W. L. D.
V Aston Villa (4).
Grimsby
19 14 0 5
8 0 2 6 0 3 48 22
SECOND DIVISION,
Blackpool
10
9.5 6
6 2 2
34
19
D G G
19 10 8 G
19 11 1
19 B 6
19
7
19
19
19
10
19
19
8
1 7 24 30 10
Hull City
19
7 6
3 G
19 30 36
Notts Forest
19
G 6 7
20 23 18
Manchester U.
19
80 38
Carlisle (2) ✓ STOCKPORT (1) CREWE (4) Y Doncaster (0) Darlington (-) T
Bury CHESTER'D (-) Swansea GATESHEAD (1) Accrington (0) Millwall NEW BRIGHTON (3) ▼
Lincoln
Oldham
19
24 1
Burnley
19
10
19
19
6 11 2
ROCHDALE (1) ▼
Cheater (1) Southport (3)
Rotherham (1) WALSALL (8)
Y
York (0)
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
Wrexham (1).
Mansfield (1) TRANMERE (1)
Total
Home Away
Norwich Queen's Park
17 11 3 3 8
17 10 3 4
0
17
8 5 4
G 1 1
Coventry (2)
17
9 #
QUEEN P. R. (2)
Watford (-))
Charlton
17
9 2 6
v
Bristol R. (0)
Crystal Palace Exeter Aldershet (1) Luton Crystal P. (0)
18
8 1
19
19
Swindon
17
17
EXETER<3)
Brighton
18
Clapton O.
17
Aldershot
17
Torquay
BRADFORD C. (3) y Dury (0) GRIMSBY (1) ▼ HULL MILLWALL (1) ▼ NOTTS F. (1) OLDHAM (2) PORT VALE (3) ▼ PRESTON (-) ▼ S'AMPTON-(2)
V
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Plymouth (1) Burnley (2) Lincoln (2) Brentforit (~~)
Fullam (2)
Swansea (1) * W. HAM (0)
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).
CHRISTMAS DAY BARNSLEY (3) ▼ Hartlepools (2)
FORECAST
ENGLISH LEAGUE
FIRST DIVISION.
ASTON VILLA (1) ▼ Wolves (3) Blackburn (4) Bliddlesbro (2) DERBY (4) Manchester C. (0) Leeds (0)
▾ ARSENAL (6) LIVERPOOL (4) Portsmouth (3) NEWCASTLE (1) v Everton (2) SHEFFIELD U. (2) ▼
STOKE (~) TOTTENHAM (~) ▼
Y
Birmingham (1) Leicester (~~~) Huddersfield (-)
-SECOND-DIVISION,- BLACKPOOL (—) ▼ Hull (-) BRENTFORD (-) V Preston (-) Bradford (-) BOLTON () Burnley (1)'
Oldham (1) BURY (1)
Bradford C. (1) PULHAM (4) Southampton (2) Linecin (0)
FORT VALE (1) Manchester U. (1) Grimsby (1) NOTTS C. (1).
Millwall (0) PLYMOUTH (1) v Notts F, (1) W. HAM (3) Swansea (1)
▼
BARROW (3) y Halifax (3)
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
Plymouth
Southampton sradford City Bradford
Fulham
BRIGHTON (2) v Northampton (1) Coventry
▼
Cardi (2) BRISTOL C. (3) v Newport (2) Rending CHARLTON (—) ▼ -Clapton (2) GILLINGHAM (2)
Y LUTON (2) NORWICH (3) v READING (G) Southend (1)
♥
Bournemouth (2) | Bristol R.
SWINDON (0) ✓ Torquay (0)
Wednesday, Dec, 27.
ENGLISH LEAGUE.
FIRST DIVISION. W. Bromwich (2) ▼ Wednesday (0)}
I have been told that manager I claim too much thority, but those who take this
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH), view do not understand the position. Airdrie (1)
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH). Ayr (3) The Arsenal have a pool to which CELTIC (-) ▼ Queen O'South (-) CHESTERFIELD (-) *,
CHESTER (3) ▼ New Brighton (0)| ALDERSHOT (2) ▼
Luton (2) Bnemouth (0). very one connected with the club
READING (3) Cowdenbeath (4)
Darlington (-) ERISTOL (1) v Gillingham (0) contributes his ideas. Directors, on-
KILMARNOCK (1) || "ONCASTER (5) ▼ _Crewe (1) cials and players all work together as
COVENTRY (5) ▼ Cardiff (0) DUNDEE (0) St. Johnstone (0) HALIFAX (2) Barrow (0)
CRYSTAL (4) Norwich (0) members of one family, and nothing
HIBERNIANS (—) ▼
BARTLEPOOLS (6) ▼ Barnsley (4) EXETER (2) that should be known is hidden.
Queens Park (~) Mansfelt (2) * WALSALL (0). | N'AMPTON (0) MOTHERWELL (1) v . Clyde (0) SOUTHPORT (2) ▼ Rechdale (0) Partick (1)
Y HAMILTON (2) | STOCKPONT (0) • Carlisle (1) St. Mirren (0) * HEARTS (D) TRANMERE(0) V Wrexham (0) THIRD LANARK (0) V Falkirk (0) YORK (4)
THE KEY PLAYERS.
As long as one is in football one may learn, and recently I confess have wondered whether one can do-
Indeed, it la accepted as an Inoxer-pend too much on the key players in a
ablo law that a team may never creato
a place of security for themselves, and I have repeatedly teen told that we were bound to strike a bad time,
This, in fact, is the sternest task the Arsenal management have to face, and we are fully aware of the dangers and pitfalls which llo ahead.
It la sometimes 'suggested that n
I
created this, doubt will be appreciated.
team. The circumstances which have
Te have James and Hulme ser- lously Injured in the first match of the season was serious, and It must that these have been apparent mishnos, followed by the injury of Roberts, affected our schemes."
our plans had not been 12 dependent we had temporarily on the players lont..
At least one result was that we had to obtain another centre forward, and although Dunne has been a splendid acquisition, we might have been spared transfer fee if we had not been robbed of some of our key men.,
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Newport (1)
Rotherham (3).
Torquay (4) Watford (0)
Southend
Brighton (0)
Bristol C. (1)
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Things I Hear From The Clubhouse
BY "THE PILGRIM"
Armchair
MAURICE Webster, the Middles
brough centre half is rapidly re- e:vering from his second cartilage operation.
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Barnsley
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).
Total
18 15 1 2 17 11 3 3. 17 9.8 6 17 10 1 8 17 17.9
17
Barrow
18
Hartlepools
17
Crewe A. Carlisle Accrington
18
17
18
PRISTOL City, who are so hard up. York City have refused offers for several of Chester their best players from managers who
pr.com.
A spectator at
are looking for good men at bargain, Gateshead
New Brighton Wrexham Shildon (North Rochdale Eastern League) kicked the ball Rotherham uway when it was placed for a free Mansfield N ex-Amenal Scottish acout was kick, and left the ground with AN
Southport.. STON Villa now hold the Cup and greatly impressed by the clever polleeman
Darlington ness of Kelly, the seventeen-year-old League record for attendances at left back, of Bhnwfeld, the Glasgow stoka. Gold, now recovering from injury, and. Junior club.. Coen are young. Scots.
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WANSEA are credited with a fancy for Hiller, the Middlesbrough and ex-Cardin goalkeeper. They won't
are got together make all sorts of makchhift arrange
In the emergency, wo have had to winning team luck; that man fit and blend by neciments, and I have wondered whether dent and haphazardly drop into stylo which gives the best results, we should have been less unsettled if
This has not been my experience. For any success I have achieved in team-building I have to work hard and persistently. It will, however, be insisted that I have been lucky,
FIGHT weeks absent, three goals, and the Ayresome Park club unreason- Ond has to watch a team like a thermometer, studying every varying
promotion this is the exporlenge able. THE 'Spurs':'nursery," Northfleet of Brain, who made his debut for THE degree of play and trying to discover the reason for it. Are men losing
United, have "discovered" a brik. Preston last month in Tod Harper's DAWSON, the Annfield Plain | Rangers form because of stateness, and do they
Hlant outside right. He is Jimmy position. want an antidoto to the daily routing
There is scarcely season when Smy, the former 'Spurs' Inside Iefti of training, a game of golf, a holidný come trum dices not crack mysterious-
WEE Bobble Bruce, of Middles by the seal Are they growing old iv. How, for intance, is the declineLIFFORD Bastin attended the brough, is called a "pocket Hor- and beginning to find the pace too fast | of Sheffield Wednesday Lad Newenste Exolor Guildhall to receive his cules" by big.Bradshaw, of Livernoal, for them?
United to be explained? One exnetel portrait in oils and a cabinet for his who was sent sprawling by the midget bath thrxa tenis to mlae a leading factball trophies.
forward.' part. They may do no yet,
If success is to continue the cause of these troubles must be found and the remedy prescribed, and this, in my opinion, can only be done by ons who lives with the men and under- stands all the phan through which the footballer passos.
an
fhim are not matters which dirées tors who watch the players fur hour and a half each work can decide, nor can they properly be discussed round a table.
MYSTERIOUS FAILURES.
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STON Villa, with Dix, Walker, disturbing experience of Everton altutes for Intured pavers, they are Astley, and Stephenson on their few years pan when they went down to the Breand Division with a wavering a bit. One legislater tells bucks, have been given the "once of players who proved themselves me he is going all out to get subati. over" to another Insida loft. pro mouth Я не дорожные домаћ ворую lately and win the champion-
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Celtic TWO clover yonne midget for Hamilton
Dundee maeda aro Atheri Malam, of Chiberniana tested (RL fina,) and Jackie Smith, of Barnsley (ft. Sina.).
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