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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1934.
PROMOTION & RELEGATION STRUGGLE INCREASES
DERBY'S TASK
IS TO CONSOLIDATE
IMPORTANT ENCOUNTER FACES ARSENAL
NEEDLE MATCH IN SOUTHERN SECTION OF THIRD DIV.
ARE GLASGOW RANGERS Flagging IN THE RACE?
(By "The Pilgrim")
For all but eight clubs the glamour and dash, the worry and excitement of cup-tic football are over for a season and the more important if less enterprising matter of League matches claim their attention.
Derby are again presented with an oppor-j tunity to make margin though I doubt whether they will have an easy task in overcoming Wed. nesday in view of their recent progress. Baseball ground where the Rams play will be overcrowded by fans of both clubs.
The
FURT HASTINGSE
CUP TIE AT CRAVEN COTTAGE-A huge crowd attended the English Cup match between Ful- ham and Liverpool at Craven Cottage, and here is illustrated one of the many exciting incidents of the game. Scott, the Liverpool custodian is soon cloverly saving a header from Lambert, (Planet News,)
TO BEAT THE
I do not think Arsenal will do better than force a division at Middlesbro', whilst Huddersfield who go to HOME- Leicester, will be fully extended if they intend to make a serious challenge for supremacy.
The 'Spurs-Portsmouth match will be in the nature of a friendly game as I cannot imagine either of these cup contestants risking injury to men they will sorely need for the quarter finals.
Difficult For The Prophet
Many home wins are indicated by the fixture list, AWAY though if there are last week's crop of surprises to con- found the prophet, forecasters will soon be out of busi- I think the end of the season makes the calculation of results even more difficult as there are DRAWS more new factors to reckon with after two or three months of intensive play.
ness.
Grimsby will be hard put to it to maintain their fine record
BOOK
(By "Robin")
West Ham Aston Villa
Stockport Brentford Blackburn Bradford C. Bristol City Port Vale Mansfield Halifax
Ayr United Swindon
Birmingham Reading
Bristol Rovers
Middesbrough
Southampton
Newport
at Plymouth, and Lincoln can expect little good-from-their-coreG ZANE engagement at Bradford City. No.wich are at home and they should increase their margin of points by defeating their closest rivals-Queen's Park Rangers.
In the third division I can only back Chesterfield for a win away though I am not sure that Walsall will not get the better
OUR FORECAST
END OF THE SEASON
DRAWING NEAR
SOME REFLECTIONS: INTERESTING ITEMS FROM THE VARIOUS CLUBHOUSES
(By "The Pilgrim")
matches to go before the close
FIGURES WHICH SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES
A USEFUL LEAGUE TABLE RECORDS GUIDE
The following tabulated league table records of all the clubs in he English League and the first division of the Scottish League show their home and away performances up to and including yesterday's matches.
fottenham
Wednesday
Middlesbro
Sunderland
Nowcastle
Wolverhampton Leeds United Leicester
ENGLISH LEAGUE.
FIRST DIVISION.
Total
W. D. L.
8 9
7 3
4.6 4
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Home
Derby County
15 8 5
W. D. L. 9.50
Awny
F. W. D. L.
G 3
Goals
A. Pta.
5
Arsenal
16
7 G
9. 4 2
47
Aluddersfield
28
14 9 5
10 1
B4
-41
16 4 10
9 1 4
G 3 G
Blackburn
14 4 11 12 3 0
2 1 11.
anchester C.
Yest Bromwich
35 G 45 7
42 49
60 44
12 7 10
3' 0
43
Portsmouth
28
10 10 8
35
Everton
20
10 10
1
43
20 13 3 13
28
10 8 10
29. 9 10 10
G
53
Aston Villa
20 11
b 13
8
29 9 9 11
8 3
04
28 10 6 12
8 3
Q
20
.8 8 10
$ 5
6
Liverpool
20
8 7 14
G $
4
2 3 10
61
Stoke City
28
#
7 13
G4
4
2 3 9
33
Birmingham
28
5 11 12
3
2.5 8
Sheffield Utd.
29
7 6 16
11 12
77
Chelsen
17
+ 5 1G
0 3 11
52
SECOND DIVISION.
Total
Home Away
Goals
P. W. D. L.
W. D. L. W. D. L.
A.
29
20
1
8
11
1
3
9 0 6
Pta. 11
29 15
5
9
10 2
5 3 7
36
28
10 2 11 10 0
6 2
44 34
28
14 5 9
2
29
12 9 8
8 4
46 39
Preston N.E.
28 13 G 9
10 3
1
Bary.... Bradford
30
12 8 10 29 15 1.13
3
4
11 1
3
0 10
57
29
11 9 9
1
2 4
B
23
12 6 11
11
1 4 10
43
30
Oldham
29
11 7 11
7
40
Bradford C. Southampton West Ham
20
12 4 13
9
3 2 10
49 28
28
11 5 12
11
0 5.9
34 27
20
9 9 11
8
7
64 55
27
20
9 9 11
8
8
37 45
30 10 7 13
7
3 3 10
44
48
29
11 4 14
$1
2.
2 10
4452
28
g
8 12
5
6 3
3 2 9
42
29
9
6 14
8 3 4
1
3 10
49
28
G 10 12
6 7
1
0 3 11
42
ย
0 16
7
4
1 9
44 67
7
G 16
I
1 1
Grimsby Brentford Bolton Port Vale Blackpool
Plymouth
Fulham
Notts County THERE are less than a dozen HAT'S football," said Andy Hull City
Cunningham philosophically Burnley of the 1938-34 season and aireaug after a maten recently in with Millwall
finish-up McInroy and Betton the Newcastle the indications. of the
Notts Forcat point to some starting cannes conr-keeper and centre half were
Swansea Injured. irom last May.
Manchester U. Lincoln
ARSENAL at the top RSENAL may or may not-pro- again, but they certainly will no collect the 58 points they reached
last season.
#
THE Portsmouth manager.avm
pathised with him. "It's tough to get your team messed up right in front of the cup-ties," replied Andy.
Norwich
UNLESS Chelsea back up tre-WWE had the some bad luck last Queen's Park mendously they also will not year when we were trying to Coventry total the 35 which saved them retain the cup. The same day last Reading year we lost two players through Chariton from relegation.
injury and four went down with Bristol R.
Exeter Luton flu," he added.
4 3 7
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
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56 85
56 30
58 47
44
28
Total
Homie
Away
Goals
r.
W. D. L.
W. D. L. W. D. L.
F.
A. Pts.
29
18
6 5 11
2
7 1
A
4
65
39
42
28. 17 5 6 19
4 4
5
63. 32
30
29
16 7 7
11 2 2
4 5
5
67 37
37
28 14 8 6
12. 2
2 6 6
58 34
36
27
3 9 15
10
2 8
67 38
33
#
27
14
58
33
VILLA are making a last minute -push-and-we-may yet see them. among the first three or four.
29
14 5 10 11
29
13 7 9
BETTON was carried off at Swindon
28
126_10.
8
F
Portsmouth with a severe leg Crystal Palace"
28 10 8 10
28
9 10 9
6 5
THE
29
10 G 13
9 3
36 44 *47 52. 20
26 9 6 11 28 7 10 11 28 9 5 14
7 4 3
2 2 8
49
51 24
6 6' 2
1 4 9
38 43
24
2 2 9
33
23
28 8 7 13
10
54
67
*23
28
8 7 13
9
33. 48
23
29
96 15
47 50
2.9
28
8 6 16
*42 64
21
philo-
20 5 10 11
39 66
20
28
4 12 12
29
20
28
40 69
is almost phenomenal compared with their collapse after October. MC
TCINROY after
his mishap Torquay
Home
Teams Favoured
To Win
Sc
CARCELY
one
WHITE HART LANE THRILLS-Evarios put up a magnificent dis- play when they visited White Hart Lane in the Engilsh Cup, but ware beaten by the Spurs. This picture shows Nicholli, the Tottenham goal. keeper, clearing from a hot Everton attack. (Planet News).
of Crewe. However in view of the latter's performance last wock I have thrown in my lot with them.
(By "The Pilgrim")
E rise of Wednesday during injury, and Melnroy, it is feared, Aldershot
Northampton the last six weeks when they has suffered a fracture of the col Clapton O.
Brighton have been under new management.lar bone. -
pluckily continued to keep Gillingham
Watford of the lower goal with one arm hanging at his Southend half placings in the 1932-33 side. He suffered every time he
Bournemouth Bristol C. sexson lave shown much improve jumped. But he was just as
Newport ment and the Spurs who finished sophie na the manager. second to the lenders in the Second
Division, have ploughed their way
to one of the top positions.
·
The special Telegraph forecast | CIMILARLY Brentford have risen for Saturday's programme in the from second place in the English and Scottish Leagues is Southern Section to a similar high under. Where teams are marked place in the next division. in capitals, they are expected to win, and where no such indication DLACKPOOL and Bolton, the two relegated clubs from the is given, a draw is anticipated,
senior division are holding their own but Manchester United con- tinue on the downward path.
ENGLISH LEAGUE,
FIRST DIVISION.
V
Stoke (~~)
CHESTERFIELD are almost au- BLACKBURN (3) v Everton (1) Wed-day (0)
sured of going back to the Manchir C. (1) second division after an absence HUDD'FLD (1) of only one season and although Sundrind (0)
they have dropped off slightly their great form of a few weeks ago should enable them to finish up strongly.
VILLA (--)
DERBY (2)
y
Leeds (2)
$
Leie'tr (3)
V
LIVRP'L (0)
V
MIDD'OR (2)
Chelsen (Y
Newcastle (2)
V
Arsenal (1)
SHEFF U. (0)
Wolves (0)
SPURS (~)
Portsm-th (—)
WEST DROM (1) v Birm'għm (0)
SECOND DIVISION.
BLACKPL (-) y Bury (~)
BOLTON (m) BRADF C. (1) BRENTED (--) FULHAM (2) Manchir U. (2) NOTTS C. (1) Plym❜th (4)
บ
Preston (~~) Lincoln (1) Oldham (~~~)
v Burnley. (
BRADFRD (1) v. Swansea (2) v Grimsby (0) PÓRT V. (2) Krill (0) STOMPTN (-) v Hull (-) WEST HAM (4) v Notis F. (3) THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH), -
CLAPTON (2)
V
Southend (0)
v Aldraht (2)
Torquay (0)
Bristl R. (8)
v. Covatry (~)
O revert to other things то
should mention that Port Amouth
making a splend fight against the adversity of the
-draw.
Are
CARLISLE (0) Donctr (2)
Y Walmall (1) CREWE (2)
York (0)
"WE goalkeepers go on longer Cardiff
than the other boys," he said, "so we mustn't complain when wo get hurt." Mefnroy is the oldest member of the New-1 castle team, but though he has Chesterfield had a long innings he still has Stockport
Barnsley years of football ahead.
Walanl
BRADFORD City have been un- Doncaster
fortunate in
NE
losing Parker, Tranmere their goalkeeper, at least tempor- Halifax
Wrexham arily, through a ricked neck.
Barrow NEWPORT County have had five Hartlepools. successive draws this season. Crewe Alex. They are not such a good "draw" Gateshead however, as Southport, who have Accrington York City to their credit!
Carlisle Southport Darlington New Brighton Chester Mansfeld
THE 'Spurs are in the middle of
the swing of fortune's pendu um. They nisy go on to great things or they may remain having achieved a noble record. THEIR amazing home defeat by
Leicester recently was the be-1 ginning of a lean time, and it was ora surprising because it was at Leicester that they gained their irst away win this season.
Rotherham Rochdale
Hartipis (CHESTRELDW EVANS has become known as Hearts
Rochdale (1) N. BRIGHTN (5) ▼ Rothram (2)
HALIFAX (2)
MANSFLD) (4)
S'thnort (4).
Gateshd (1)
STOCKPRT (8))
WREXHM (1)
Chestr (G) Accrgin. (0)
SCOTTISH LEAGUE FIRST. DIVISION.
|
B'nem'th (4) BRIGHTN (0)
BRISTL C. (2)
14
Cardiff (4)
V
CHARLIN (-)
V
Northmpts (2)
EXETER (1)
V
v Crystal P. (1)
Y
Q. Park (2)
Swindon (1) Newport (0)
↑ READG (1) Watford (1)
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH), BARNBLEY (2) Tranmere`(1) Barrow (4) v Datigin (0)
v Luton (1)
Y
T Lanark (2).
Rangers are only three points behind the leaders NORWICH (3) now but I wonder if they are not flagging in the race?
Against this it is time for a Motherwell revival of the early season spirit when they held a splendid record of successive wins..
GILLGUM. (2)
Airdrio (5) AYR (4) CELTIC (8) Condabth (4) Dundee (1) Hibernna (~~) MOTURWLL (3) Partick (1)
9. Mirren (2)
CLYDE (2)
0. Park (3) Aberdn (0)
FALKIRK (3) ▼・・ Hamil'on (5) vo. O'BTH ( ▼· Rumrneal (2) ♥ HEARTS (2)
Rangers fay
8. J'STONE (2)
the penalty king of White Aberdeen Hart Lane and when he'occasional- | Ayr
ly misses, some enthusiatic aper-St. Johnstone tator behind the goal. generaliv Queen o'South
Kilmarnock gets laid out.
Falkirk
•
73 18 5 8 5
THIRD DIVISION . (NORTH).
Total
Home Away
P. W. D. L. W. D. L. W. D. L.
Goals
F. A. Pts.
29 21 2 6 13 0 2
8
4
65 31
44
28 10 8 4 12 0 2 29 18 4.7.12 2 0 17 3 9 13 1 1
4 6
4
78 34
40
20 14 5 10 12 0 3
6 2 7 4 2 8 2 G 7
78 47.
40
61 38 37
51
47
27 14 5 8 11 11
2
3 4 6
56 29
29
16 2 12 11 1
10
50 62
27 13 4 10
7. 0
56 44
29
10-9 10
6
'74 68)
11 G 12
11 G 13
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9 8 11 6.14
65. 62
10
58 67
5 8
67 59
10
1.10
12 71
30 10 6 14
8 3
29 9 7 13
2
2 3 10 211
51
GA 26
42 61
26
6 13 10
2 G 8
46. 62 25
9 7
4 1 3 11
53 75
25
9
4 10
37 61
24
0 10
GO GO
6 10 13
4 10
48 58
7
6 15
3 G 7
.8
27 69
20
2 1 11
36, 63
10
~~OPPANNA.
$ 18 6 2 7
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
·FIRST ' DIVISION.
Total
4 2 12 2 0 9 2
28 14 9 6 10 4 1
29 16 6 8
11 2 2
8 4 3
30. 13 9 8
30 14 6 10 20 10 2 11
30 14 0 10-
8
4 E
Honte
Away
Goals
Motherwell Rangera
P. W..D. Li
23
W. D. L. W. D. L.
F. A. Pts.
3 3 12 1 2 11 2
I
70 29
49
27 21
2
96 31
46
72. 35
37
40.
B7
73
.40
04
GO
40 37
27
106 11
48
28
103 15
28
7 0 12
31 10 2.6.7
42 51
48. 67
29. 10. 3 18
2.6
41 10
19. 09
28
28 10 2 16
027
4 0 0
61 00
22
28 7 8 18
28
74.17
247 3:36:50 2.3 10 43
22
63
6 7 16
[N, viow of injuries to Cooper, Celtic
Barker, Groves, Ramage, and Hamilton Hutchieson, Derby County have liberniana done well to hold their position Glyde
Dundes at the top.
Queen's Park
STATISTICS of Chelson's amaz-St. Mirren...
ing win over Shefeld United Partick..... are now to hand. By winning 6-0 Third Lanark the club scored a sixth of their Airdria.....
Cowdenbeath (Continued on Page 9.)
29 13 5 11 10
25 10. 7 8
G. 4 18
GRADRAMAZANORGRHONE;
124 21
13.2 10
1 2 12 47 80
212
42 82
2 11 48 88.