THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1933.
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THE TELEGRAPH'S PAGE ABOUT HOME FOOTBALL
NOW THAT CHRISTMAS
IS OVER
WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE SOME SETTLED FORM
PROMOTION AND RELEGATION INDICATIONS
(By "The Pilgrim")
THE football world having lost to some degree the exhilaration of Christmas, I expect the good form teams to justify themselves this week-end. No doubt some of the clubs who displayed hidden resources during this topsy- turvy week will be able to hold the pace a little longer:
are now rivals, with Huddersfield as challen- DERBY
gers for the premier position so long vacated, but now firmly held by Arsenal. Even Chelsea, Rotherham, Darlington, and Lincoln got a kick out of the festive season and garnered a fow much needed points. It is a pity that they all gained slightly, leaving themselves
Yeovil ladies football team mat Sberhorne ladies in a cup-tie match
at Yeovil inst month, and this photograph shows the rival captains shaking hands before the start of the match. (Planet News).
almost in the same positions in the League. Not one of CLUBHOUSE CHATTER BY
them is out of the slough and we are half way through the season!
It is not too early to talk of Bable at home and have won three promotion prospects and relega- times on foreign territory. In tions fears. Grimsby, Norwich view of their futile exhibitions for
the first two months of the season: and Chesterfield are the obvious 1 can only conclude that they have ones that come to one's mind brought out some hitherto latent but there are others creeping talent or are getting their second up who will test the leaders' wind. pace before long. Reading, for instance are coming on strongly again and Queen's Park are finding points on all fields.
Striking action picture taken of some mid-field play in the English Cup tie between Crystal Palace and
Norwich. (Planet News).
Walsall have leapt to third place after figuring inconspicuously In the list up to this month.
Meanwhile Mansfield are being consistent in keeping up the steady decline that a marked their play since the end of last season,
And Middlesbro'!
Time was when the Club-hold à high place among the lenders and it looks as if those times are being restored.
"THE PILGRIM”.
ARSENAL'S 1000TH LEAGUE POINT: SUPPORTERS' £80 WORTH OF FOOTBALLS: BIG KICKER.
(By "The Pilgrim")
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PEARS, the Oldham Athletic left Morley, their outside left, to
winger, is a much-sought-aftor Preston North End. player, and one club well south of Birmingham are on the verge of deciding to bid.
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It is a curious fact that Birming ham, whose stock has sunk badly and who have scored fewer goals TURNLEY Supporters' Club have than all except Stoke City, have given more than £80 worth of had less scored against them than balls to the Torf Moor club since any other team except the Arsenal, in their division.
The Highbury club have conceded 20 goals which is two more than Cheaterfeld.
and
Birmingham, Newport, Southport also have nine draws to their credit whilst Grimsby is now the only club which has not divided pointa yot:
Huddersfield are the most proli- fie net finders in the First Division but their total of 51 Is casily aur passed by Rangers with 71, (in 21 matches), Grimsby with 59 and by Motherwell with 67 although the
1931.
THE Wolves have tried five play-
ers at right half-back.
ANOTHER achievement within the Arsenal's grasp, their 1,000th point in Division 1, foot- ball. They are 27 short,
THERE are few footballers for
whom more offers have been made than George Waterfield, the Burnley full-back, who has now completed ten years' service Turf Moor.
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latter have played one more match. WITII the dark days immediately nhoad, referees-have-just-re- Blackburn, Derby County, Arsen-ceived an official reminder that al, Preston, Queen's Park, Reading, they should keep the "lemon time" Stockport, Barnsley, and Rangers, down
10 the stipulated have not lost a match on their own minutes. grounds this season.
Chelsea have only collected one point away out of a possible 20 and Sheffield United have obtained two out of 22.
17. matches.
not having lost a fixture away and Against this, Motherwell boast of have only conceded two points in Bristol City have only treated They have shown the most won- derful improvement of any Club their supporters to two wins at in the League. They are fairly re-home out of 11 matches.
True Story of Rise To Football Fame
FOOTBALLERS who get
five
offers from America which seem very tempting should ask Manager O'Brien, of Queen's Park Bangers, to tell them the story of his ex- periences over there.
BRADFORD City are interested Batey, the Carlisle winger, who has been in brilliant form
Intely,
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THE 'Spurs could almost play an all-Welsh team: T. Evans, W. Evans, Day, O'Callaghan, Whatley, Traylor (the new boy centre for ward), Jones (C.), Jones (D.), and Holmes. The last three are at Northfeet nursery,
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ALEX James is not the only graduate of. Raith Rovers in English football. There are mine-
teen others.
TO BEAT THE BOOK
(By "Robin")
HOME--
Walsall
Swindon
Liverpool
Manchester
Derby:
Bradford C. Wednesday
West Brom. A. Swansea Aldershot Rangers Hartlepools
AWAY
Arsenal Grimsby
Dundee
DRAWS-
Darlington Falkirk Southport
Our Forecast
FIGURES WHICH SPEAK
FOR THEMSELVES
A USEFUL LEAGUE TABLE RECORDS GUIDE
The following tabulated league tablo 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 Huddersfield Derby, County Tottenham Manchester C. West Bromwich Portsmouth Middlesbro' Wolverhampton Sunderland) Blackburn Wednesday Aston Villa Everton Newcastle
DEUS Birmingham
GIVES THIRTEEN AWAY WINNERS
(By "The Pilgrim")
ENGLISH LEAGUE First Division
Birm'għm (0) CHELSEA O DERBY (2) Leeds (3) Lelestr (3) LIVERPL (5) FORTSM TH (2) WEDNESDAY (2)
SUNDRLND (1) SPURS (-) WEST BROM (3)
Y ARSENAL (1) Y Stake (-)
v Middlesbro (2) ▼ Blackbrn (1) ↑ ASTON V (0) Y Newcastle (0) ▼ Wolres (1)
Leeds United Liverpool Leicester Stoke City Sheffield U. Chelsen
Grimsby Blackpool Port Vale Brentford Bolton Preston West Ham Plymouth Notts Forest Bradford City Fulham Hull City Oldham.. Southampton
v Manch'te C (1) Notts County
Haddraf'ld (2) Sheff, U()
v Everton (1)
. Second Division
Bolton (-) Bradid C (1) BRENTFRD ()
PARLE, an Inside forward who Bur
MANCH THU made thirty-one appearances Millwall (2) with New Brighton last season, Notts CO has now signed for Worcester City. Oldham (1)
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• WEST HAM (-) S'thamptn (0)
v Notts F (
▾ GRIMSBY (0) (4) Plym'th (0) LINCOLN (0) ▾ Hull ()
▾ Bradfed (3)
v Fulham (2) * Blackp'l ( * BURY (1) Third Division South
PORT VALE (1) PRESTON (-)
THERE was no difference be-Swansea (2)
tween Cann and Cont at Ply-j mouth, for Cunt, the Bury reserve goalkeeper, was beaten three times ALDERSHOT (2) y Torquey (0)
to was Cann, in goal for Piy-frnem'th mouth.
of the 'Spara attendants at League games are players who began their careers with the club Afty years ago-Billy Mason and Who remembers Billy Harston. thom?
LAPTON Orient, since the war, have had the help of thirteen former Tottenham Hotspur play
crs,
to
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How would you like hold down the job of goalkeeper for Preston North End? They have had twenty-three since the war
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✓ CHARLTON (-) __~_Q_PARK_(1)
▼ Bristol C. (1) ▾ Watford (1) Norwich (0)
▼ B'thend (1)
Brighton (4) BRISTOL R (1) Cardif (1) Clapton (0) CRYSTAL P (4) Gillingham (3) EXETER (4)
v Coventry (0) LUTON (2) North'mptn (1) SWINDON (2) v Newport (0)
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Third Division North Acer'gta (1) CREWE (2)
Stockp'rt (1)
DARLIGTN (5) Gatesh'd (~) HALIFAX (0) HARTLEPLS (6) N Brighton (4) ROTH'RM 8thprt (1) WALSALL (4)
· Barrow (0) v Rochdale (1)
CHESTR FLD) (-)
v Carlisle (1)
v Manstid (3)
▼ Donc'str (4)
▼ Cheater (5)
▾ TRANMERE (1)
v York (2)
Bury
Bradford
Manchester U. Burnley
Millwall
Swanked Lincoln
ENGLISH LEAGUE
FIRST DIVISION.
Home
W. D. L.
Away Gonis
W. D. L.. F. A. Pts,
41 20
6 2 8
41 23
Total
P.
W. D. L.
22 14 5 3
8 3 0
22
11 7 4
83 1
G1
21 11 6.4
7 3 0
4 3 4
38 26
01
335
44
42
35 88
44
40
35 85
38 43
6 9 7
25 22
769
34 87
7 4.11.
18
30 44.
6
5 10
4 3
2 6
91 84
10
1.3 8
23
48
0 10
28
4 8 14
4
0 19
28
Away
Goals
SECOND DIVISION. Total. Home
10 0 6
W. D. L. W. D. L. F.
9 0.3
6 1 2
7 0 8 50 30
4 3.4
W. D. L.
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THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
Total Home
Norwich Queen's Park
P. W. D. L. W. D. L. 20 13 3 A
1 1
.. 20. 12 4 4 10
1. 0
Coventry
20 10 0 4
Rending
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Exeter Bristol Rovers Luton Swindoll Crystal Palace Brighton
Northampton
Bournemouth Torquay Aldershot Clapton Orient Newport
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Southend Bristol City Cardif
20 11 4 5 20 12 2 G
10 48
10 8 7
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THIRD DIVISION (NORTH),
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37 35
38 · 32
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Pts.
SARANJAARRAPĦARMER
83 42 18
18
26 46
17 24
29 89
19 20
36
36 48
83
44 28 60
Stockport Walsall Barnsley Halifax
Total P. W. D. L. 21 16.2 8 20 12 4 4 20 12 2 G 20 11 8 6 20 11 2
Home Away
Goala
W. D. L. W. D. L. F.
Pts.
9 0 2
60
9 2 0 3 24
48 25
9 1 1
43 24
BARNSLEY (0) Chesterfield SCOTTISH LEAGUE
First Division
MANCHESTER City continue to CAUSER, Jones, Foote, Whalley, Wrexham (9)
find them in the north-east. Mitchell, Wilcock. Branston, Marshalt and Donathey, Inside Elliott, Fox, Prout, Scott, Whar- right and centre forward respecton, Carr, Kendall, Moss, Ewart, tively, of West Wylam Welfare. Fawcett, Foster, Hampton, Wolf, are due for trials at Maine-road. Hushes, Twist, and Holderoft. FULHAM have been showing an
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AB'RD'N (2) CLYDE (6) interest in Cook, the Chester- A Swansea wag suggests that Falkirk (1)
HAMILTON (4) sand be placed at the side of IRARTS (4) Mr. E. A. Pope, now head into place. Does he leave the feldfeld leader, but I don't think the playing field, in order to stop KILMARN CK (3)
Not he. Ile stays until the finish, is- there will be anything doing. master of the Downhills School, cidentally saving an almost certain
the team allpping into the Third QUEEN'S P. (5) Division.
QO'S TH N.16, contributes the following goal within two seconds of time.
Wilson, absent injured from
RANGERS (
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chronological story of Rowe, the The Spurs' trainer takes the foot in W. Millwall recently, had played MILLWALL have signed a pro-Jetone (0)
hand and, in the replay, the Ind
Tottenham Hotspur and English able to play for his school, which 103 consecutive League games and International footballer's pro-wins by 2 to 1 and goes on to win Hix Cup ties since January 1931.
the Shield.
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1012-A little fair-haired chap of aix hanging round the goal-posts, and getting an occasional kick, when the big boys of his school are practising shooting after school hours.
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At the end of the team the boy Suryave complete
CAID director a week ago:
comes out first in Standard. Ex. VII.
"mising young goalkeeper in J. Rickett, who plays for Tilbury.
v Airdrie (0) ▼ Dundee (3) ▾ Celtic (1)
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WALTER Amos, their veteran out. Wrexham
side loft, is the only man who has New Brighton Aremarkable improvement in con-
the form of Tommy Holmes, of gured in every game Bury have Rotherham Southport, dates from the time played to date.
Darlington when his wife won the ball in the Southport Supporters' penny-on-COVENTRY City supporters see Rochdale the-ball scheme,
in the examinations, thus reaching the Adence that we shall be Home top of his school in work as well as where near the top when the end play.
of the season comes."
1930-On Saturday, Oct. 7, the boy, 1014-Aged oight, he is playing for now a mail of 27, is acting captali his third school team-his firat match of Tottenham Hotspur and leads them --running down
right wing, the
tricking boys much older than him- self, and helping his team to win a handsome victory.
1910-Aged ten, be is playing for the first team at outside-right, and, as the years progress, making bis mark as forward, back and half- back.
WATCH FOR CAPT. FOSTER'S RACING NOTES TO-MORROW
to victory against Sunderland, help Ing to put his team at the top of the First Division table.
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VICKERS, the former Charlton back, has come right into the limelight of the talent-spotters with Port Vale,
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prospects of another Bourton In L. C. Thornton, a young inside – left) from the Derby district,
NOW that Mills, the Orient in-
side left, has become an inter- WALTER Lambeth, West Bromwich national, there may be a speed- Alblon's junior International, has for "cartilage Ing-up on the part of Wolverhamp. been operated upon NEARLY all the game's scoring ton Wanderers to secure his ser- trouble.
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have been created vices. since the 1925-6 change in the off- alde rule, but one that has sur-
Mansfield
Motherwell Rangers TT is said that Tolland, the Inside Aberdeen forward whom Northampton secur- Hearts vived for thirty-five years is held hear that Stanley Hardy, whoseer from Ayr United, may go back to Kilmarnock
career as manager of Notts Scotland before long-at a fee. by the one and only William Mere Forest was cut short by illness, dith, who shot thirty-four goals has completely recovered. from outside right for Manchester City in the Second Division the season 1898-0.
in
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Ayr......................
Johnstono St. ALTHOUGH Cardiff City have falled Falkirk A to maintain their early promise, Queen o'South JACK Kirby, of Derby County, in one there are movements to latroduce now Celtic
of the longest kicking goalkeepera | blood--including directors.
Dundee in Longue football.
Hamilton CUNDERLAND'S price for Bob Hibernians Linfield write a choque for £500 Gurney is understood to be in the Glydo ... they have a chance of securing the region of £7,000.
Queen's Park transfer of Warburton, an Inside for. ward of Manchester United.
Third Lanark 111750 will secure David Jack's ser.
Partick viera na manager if he retires uti
1020-IIo captains cricket, football and awimming, his team winning the cliampionship, In each case,
On Nov. 27 this lad, Arthur Rowe 1091-A Woxt Ham crowd soos aby name, is selected to play centres BRISTOL City have signed an outside left of considerable hard game in the nomi-finni of the hall for England aguinaj France.
promise In Charles Willey, who is Dowar Bhield London Schools' Cham
Parkhurst School, Tottenham,... is not yot eighteen, plonship. The score is d, when proud of him and, as his headmaster
Wo The boy in making tackle, forces when he was at school, I feel blessed BRISTOL City must have been COME recent suspensions by the the end of the season? The name of Adrien
is too banch, auffering agony as the ortsanastore Kavu mir ny indianppointed when hearing that Irish Association may reach the Middlesbrough is freely mentioned in
boys" snuselan and bones fail to go back Horne such excellent · fruit, e Taunton Town had transferrod law couria.
this respect.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION
44-44
47
42
29 32
24.35
· Total
2
8 8 1
Home .. Away W. D. L. W. D. L. W. D. L. F. 19 8 1 10 11 9 2 0
22 10 io 4 0.7 10 7 6 11 6 7
Gonta
A. Pts..
67 20 41
2 5' 2 4 6481 28.
4.4
71 22 86
53 26.
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47 39
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42 84
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