THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1934.
INTRIGUING RIDDLES OF THE SCOTTISH CUP TIES
BIG AND LITTLE CLUBS COME FACE TO FACE
DERBY AND SPURS MAY IMPROVE AT EXPENSE OF ARSENAL
BIG PROPOSITION BEFORE THE HIGHBURY TEAM
(By "The Pilgrim")
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With the scason rapidly local Derby which should end in working up to a climax, pun- favour of the former, ters are confronted this week with another series of cup tie fixtures, the Scottish competi- tion now entering on its first round proper.
Only in two cases. do First Division teams. meet in the draw, Airdire and Kilmarnock, and Hibernians and Clyde being exceptions.
There are clubs whose names would sound better in verso than In a forecaster's list ns the play- ́ ́ing abilities_of_Vnlo'o'Cabs, Gala- fairydean, Dalbeattle Spar, and Burnt Island nro practically un- known to me I have had to go on the form of their opponents in most
cases.
Rangers and Motherwell, and perhaps Queen o'South and St. Johnstono as well, have easy tasks at home, and I do not expect much excitement from this round at all. Turning to the English Axtures there acoms to me to be a glut of. strength at home in the senior division, only Middlesbro' taking my fancy as away winners.
I am inclined to distrust Arsonal who will meat tough opposition at Manchester City, whilst Derby and Tottenham will probably brighten their prospects considerably their own grounds.
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Bolton have a chance of pulling up at the expense of Manchester United whilst Bradford City enter tain their fellow citizens in
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I think Port Vale have now re- covered suflelently to account for Blackpool whilst Preston North End have good prospects against
the leaders: Chesterficid should still be good enough to account for Halifax although the replayed cup. tle will no doubt affect them.
Bitin of the Arsenal shooting against Liverpool, when the teams at Highbury. (Planet-News).
CHOOSING AN ENGLAND
XI FROM
THE THIRD DIVISION
TALENT IN PLENTY AVAILABLE IF SELECTORS WILL LOOK FOR IT
HOME WRITER SUGGESTS A TEAM The English International Selec- the net on more than ten 02 tion Committeo must broaden their castona. boundaries. In the search, for playe ers capable of beating Scotland in the next international match, writes a Homeside follower of
Form.
any
Hibbs, the Birmingham gostkoujar - smartly tips the ball over the bar to' relleva a hot attack by the Tottan,
ham forward line. (Planet News).
TO BEAT THE BOOK
CLUBHOUSE CHATTER
"THE PILGRIM”.
(By "Robin")
Liverpool Tottenham
HOME.
Bolton Brentford Gillingham
Northampton
Walsall
Darby
Portsmouth
Clapton
Oldham
Swindon
AWAY.
Blackpool
Chesterfeld Coventry
DRAWS.
Exeter Crystal Palace York City
Our Forecast
FOR CUP AND LEAGUE
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
West Bromwich
ENGLISH LEAGUE.
FIRST DIVISION.
Home
Away
W. D: L. W, D. L.
8 4 0 G 8 3
Goals
F. A. Pts. 42 21
G 3 G 47 25
46 38
Total
P.
W. D. L.
Derby County
Huddersfield
Tottenham
Manchester City 25, 10
24 14 7 8 24 13 0 5 24 12 8 4 26 13 4 8 87
8 3 0
9 8 1
3 6 3
66 35
8 1 3
5 3 5
47 28
7 3.3
3 5 4
85 41
26 10 7 8
47
Middlesbro'
24 13 1 10
Blackburn
25 11
Portsmouth
24
Wednesday
Sunderland
Newcastlo Everton
7 8
25 10 10
Wolverhampton 24
9 6 9
BY Aston Villa
SHARPSHOOTERS DOING. THEIR JOB: INTERESTING FIGURES REVEALED TIT-BITS FROM THE CAMPS
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(By "The Pilgrim") dontestic tu centre
40 45
10 45 61
İSURDEZKO 1 0 0 0 OOGOTHA
29 28
39 41
48 58
24 25 8 8
43 33
9
24 8 7 9
26
4 12
40
24
8 11
24
10 9
6 6
25 7 6 12
5
4 3
Leicester
28
G 7 10
Stoke City
24 G
Sheffield United Chelsea
20
G
14
5
24
5
5 14
G 2
0.
30 41 26 26 44 50 33.36 45 34 67 31 48
Leeds United Birmingham
Liverpool
SECOND DIVISION.
Total
P.
W. D. L.
Grimsby Bolton
24
17 0 7
25 13
24 11
2 10 6 7
forward Lythgoe. "We'll Blackpool budget the other day led me i let you have first refusal when we are Port Vale to try my hand at working out the ut of the Cup and the Lengue race," Preston N.E. League tables from a new aspect was the reply. and this is what I eventually reached.
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THE total goals scored by the four English and the First Scottish Divisions number 4,591. THESE were scored in 1,330 |
League matches which gives an average of a fraction over 3 goals goals per match.
THE best goal average in held by the Northern Section with |3.65, the next best being the Scots
with 3.69.
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THE First Division have an average of 3.84, the Second are lowest with 3.29, and the Southern Section beat both with 3.5.
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CHELSEA UJI want Birmingham's CHELSEA MARLBrosvenor,
There is no chance of a deal, how- over, while those ten Birmingham players remain on the casualty list.
BRADFORD'S home record for a Tele-D number of seasons has been un- 249, won 193, lost 17, goals 712 against Burpassed. Played (Cup and League)
231.
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Home Away Goals
W. D. L. W. D. L.
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F. A. Pts.
10 0 3. 7 0 4 61 39
8 0 4 5 26 46 38 7 3 2
24 12 4 8 8 2 1
5 89 3 0
24 11
Brentford
24 11 5 8
8 2
Plymouth
24 10 7 7
THE
HE plans for Wembley altera- West Ham
tions to chable 20,000
24 9 8 7
20
0 8 0
24 12 1 11
24. 10
moro Bury people to be accommodated at the Bradford Final are almost completed.
Fulham Hull City (10) CONGRATULATED on the victory Bradford City
Wales gained over England, Tom Notts Forest
the Grimths,
centre half, said: Southampton "Thanks, but do you think I ought to
Burnley have been in the team? Except for
Oldham me they could have called the, alda South Wales,"
Notts County Millwall Swansea
MANCHESTER United met with Manchester U.
refusal from Aston oln Villa concerning Brown, their in- side forward. So have all other in- quirers.
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TF Scotland are on the look-out for A left back they could do a lot
Norwich
worse than Jimmie Rac, the 'Plymouth, Coventry Argyle and former Partick Thistle Queen's Park player.
Charlton
Reading Exeter
PLYMOUTH Argyle could feld Bristol Rovers
two complete teams-Married Luton v. Single-with every player play- Swindon ing in his correct position.
Aldershot
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Most clubs in the Third Division
_(By_"The Pilgrim*). are well served in the pivotal posi. tion, but Hayhurst (Reading) is
Below will be found the good enough for any side. He le graph forecast for the first gland
THE flick of a lace in the eye at Lin- Northampton
Crystal Palace ready for England when they want football programme in England him. Hitherto it has been the custom
coin, so alight that it was un- Brighton ... and Scotland on Saturday. In in- Fraser, of the authorities to rely chiefly on (Norwich),
of Luton, Robinson
noticed for days, led to fack Leslie Clapton Orient cludes the Scottish Cup and London First Division club mana- the Plymouth Argyle captain, being Newport Kidd (Gillingham), players drawn from First Division and Walker (Brighton and Hove) English League. Where teams are
ger called at Stockport to ask if out of the team and wearing an eye-Watford clubs, but recent failures of some are left
win is there was any business doing in regard | shade for a month. half-backs fit..for
marked in capitals, a of the men in the Inst two inter-company. I have national games indientes a change opinion of Fraser, whom I consider dication is given,
a very high anticipated, and where no such in- draw is of policy and the introduction of the equal of fresh talent.
any left half-back expected. seen in an Daglish International
·SCOTTISH CUP. 'INSIDE FORWARDS DIFFICULTY, side during the last five years..
There are other talented 'pinyers QUEEN O'STH v Edinburgh The positions which have given in the ranks of the Third Division ALLOA the selectors most trouble in the clubs, but without going further Penniquick
ST. J'STONE tast few years are inside left, cen- into the subject, I would un-Nithedale tro forward, and centre half hesitatingly choose the following MOTHERWELL Despite the many experiments made in those key positions the Third Division has been utterly neglected and unexplored, yet I' make bold to say that there are men playing in these positions to- day who are worthy of recognition and who, if given the chance, would not let England down.
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Pearce, the Charlton centre for- ward is outstanding. With goals to his credit In 16 League mintchos, he is at the head of the
eleven from the Third Divialon:-Kings Park
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Whittaker (Reading); King QU. PARK ham (Luton), Oakes (Charlton); Leith Turner (Crystal Palace), Hay- ROSS COUNTY burst (Reading), Fraser (LuLeith Amateurs (on); Wilkinson (Charlton), Dalbeattle Spar Scott (Norwich), Pearce (Charl. ABERDEEN ton), Henle (Bristol City), Field. FARTICK
V Morten Vale ing (Reading).
Rosyth Dockyard ARBROATH v Dumbarton Ilcith
of Leaven
3RD DIVISION RANGERS
✔ Raith Dockyard
Y BRECHIN ALBION ROVERS v Vale o'Caba GALSTON HIBERNIANS
Clyde
Third Division list of goal-scorers, CHALLENGE CUPS. BERNARD'S
nad it is significant that only a fow weeks ago a
First Division club in the north offered £5,000 for his transfer,
Pearce, in my opinion, is the best two-footed centro forward in the game, to-day, and I bellove that If he had been a member of a more fashionable club he would have been capped before this,
The most promising inside left I have seen for some time is Ilenie, of Bristol City. Several clubs have already made overtures for his services, but I do not think Bristol will be persuaded to part with him until they have lost interest in the FA Cup.
Albert Dawes (Northampton) and Lako (Coventry) are also worth watching; Lake especially seems to bo ripe for representa- tive football.
1st Round Draw in New Competition ·
Blairgowrie Keith
Y
Wick Academy
✔ Dunfermline
STENHOUSEMUIR v Th. Lanark
AYR
Airdrie Peterhead
v Kilmarnock
✓ HAMILTON FIRST DIVISION..
The draw for the first round | Birmingham (1) ỵ, (Southern Section) of the new
challenge cup knockout compoti- CHELSEA (3) tion for Third Division clubs of DERBY (3) the English Football League, was LEEDS U. (1) made as follows:-
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Plateor, the Vienna ganikooper, punching away during an attack by the Arsenal vanners in the recent match at Highbury. (Planet News).
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Reading (1)
V
Charlton ()
Y
Watford (3)
v Queen's I. (1)
v
Torquay (5)
v
MIDDLESBRO (4)} THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
Sheffield U. (0) Newcastle U. (2)} ALDERSHOT (2) v Newport (1)
Brighton (1) * NORWICH (1) Huddersfield T. (1) ANISTOL R. (1) Y Coventry (0) LIVERPOOL (0) Aston Villa (1) Cardill (3) ▾ D'NEM"THE (0) Newport County v. Swindon MANCHTER C. (2) Arsenal (3) CLAITON (0) Southend (0) Town.
PORTSMOUTH (-) ▼
CRYSTAL P. (1) ▼ Norwich C. v.. Gillingham,
Stoke C. | EXETER (—) Bristol Roversa y. Coventry C. WEDNESDAY (3) ▼ Everton (1) Gillinghom (3) Boscombe v. Bristol C.
SUNDERLAND (0) v Wolves (1) LUTON (3) Cardiff C. v. Aldershot. TOTTENHAM (-) Leicester (-) NORTILLTN (1) Exeter C. v. Crystal Palace. WEST BROM. (1) v Blackburn (3) SWINDON (1) Bristol C. (4) Brighton and Hove Albion,
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH). Chariton Athletic, Clapton Orient, | HOLTON (—) ▼ Luton Town, Northampton Town, BRADFORD C. (1) Queen's Park Rangers, Reading, BRENTFORD () Southend United, Torquay, and Burnley (4) Watford have drawn byes.
Lincoln (2) The ties are to be played on or NOTTA C. Ú)
Kiillwall (-) before January 31 in mid-week ou
OLDILAM (1)
SECOND DIVISION.
Bradford (0) Crewe (2) Manch'ter U. (—)] ACCRINGTON (0) v Rochdale (3)
STOCKPORT (1) Plymouth (Darlington (1) BARNSLEY (1) WEST HAM (0)] GATESHEAD (0) * Tranmere (2) Bary (1)
CHESTERFLD Halifax (-) ▼ y Hall (-)
N. BRIGHTON (2) ▼
Carlisle (2)
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* B'hampton (2)
| ROTHERHAM (1) ▼ Barrow (0).
Notts F. (2) SOUTHPORT (5) ▼ Mansfield (2)
GOOD ENOUGH FOR ANY SIDE.
Apart from his ability for work- ing a ball and making openings, Lake has a splendid goal-scoring less otherwise agreed upon, PORT VALE (-) v Blackpool (--) WALSALL (2) record for the past two years The teams taking part must be at 'PRESTON N. E. (4) Grimsby (2) Wrexham (8) Already this season he has found rull Lengue strongth.
· Swansea (1) YFULJIAM (0)| YORK (8)
Doncaster (0)
v Hartlep'la (3)
▾ Chester (1)
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THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
Total
Home
Away
P. W. D. L. W. D. L. W. D. L.
1 24 15 4 5 10 1 5 8 4 23 12 7 4 9 2 1 22 13 4 10 1 1 22 14 2 G 9 0 1 22 12 4 6 10 1 0 24 11 4 9 9 1 2 22 11.4 7 8 0 -24-10-6-8
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39 42
Goals
F. A. Pts. 55 13
358
61 31 31
3 3 4
43 25 30
5 2 5
63 31 80
2 3 6
48 29 28
3 7 4 5
45 35 26
46 30
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24 20
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5.9
42 43
23
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28
5 11
22
11.7
24
4 18
Southend
22
6
6 10
3 G
24 30
Bournemouth Torquay Gillingham Bristol City Cardiff
22
7
4.11
2. 8
35 48
22 8 2 12
22 0 4 12.
22 4
8.10
22
0 3 13
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THIRD DIVISION '(NORTH),';
Goals
A. Pts.
Chesterfield Stockport
21
66 26
Barnsley Walsall Doncaster Halifax
24 14 3 7 10 1 0 4 2 7 23 14 2 7 10 11
40
4
24 11 5 8
23 12 2 9
Tranmere Barrow
21
Hartlepools
23 23 10
Accrington
40
Wrexham
40
Southport
G 11 8
Chester
64 42
Gateshead
7 6 0
40. 47
Carlisle
7 6 10
40
Crewe Alexander 24
8 4 12
York City
28
7 5 11
Darlington
26
6 7 12
G
New Brighton
23
6 6 11
Mangfold
24
4
9-11
23
7 3 13
222
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Rochdale Rotherbum
JULL City's Russell Wainscoat has been a railway clerk, has run a boot and shoe business, a clothing and drapery business, and now he is a Есеплее.
Motherwell Rangers CEED is a name to conjure with at Hearts.
Hillsborough, and Wednesday are Aberdeen showing interest in another of that Kilmarnock name. They watched him play In Murion Colllery's Cup tic with St. Johnstone Falkirk.... Scarborough,
Quoon-o' South
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WHEN Sunderland first applied for Ayr
admission to the Football League Celtie they were informed that they would Hamilton have to pay the expenses of opponents Clyde owing to the long journeys catalled. Queen's Park
Dundeo
word
THE brothers, Warneford and Frank Hibernians:
Cresswell (Everton and Chestor St. Mirren` respectively).
both Engilah Partick schoolboy Internationala, and Bo were Third Lanark the brothers Thomas and Gilbert Glidden (West Bromwich Albion and
Airdrie Sunderland).
Cowdenbeath
Total .. Homo Away P. W. D. L. W. D. L. W. D. L. 24 18 2 4 11 0 2 7 2 2 28 14 6 4 10 2 0 4 3 4
3 6 SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
FIRST DIVISION.
Total
Home Away
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