THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1994.
MOTHERWELL & RANGERS FOR SCOTTISH CUP FINAL
FEATURES OF EASTER
PROGRAMME
BIG EFFECT ON PROMOTION &
RELEGATION STRUGGLES « !
FASCINATING DUEL FOR FIRST DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
(By "The Pilgrim"}
The premier event during the week-end in Scottish football is the semi-final staged for Saturday, when Rangers will no doubt qualify for the final round against Motherwell.
This is rather an obvious estimate shaken only by the comparative poor form of Motherwell and the rise of St. Mirren:
Great little fighters as the latter must be to come so far in the cup over the heads of the Celtic Club, I fear that they are lacking in strategy and experience to ́get the advantage of the Motherwell combination.
Rangers are old and tried exponents of cup-ties and their form indicates that they will again have little difficulty in getting through to the final.
WITH THE ENGLISH LEAGUERS
The task of the prophet is Indeed A dealt one when confronted
list of with such an extensive fixtures as will be played off on during Easter the Home felds week-end.
or
is
The most interesting feature of the football Easter egg Is the struggle at the top of the First Section, Divison and Northern where several cluba are. in the running for honours,
are
means
to
CUP-TIE FERVOUR1-London streamed in its thouands to Highbury for the great cup-tie between the Arsenal and Aston Villa, as the above picture vividly illustrates. The Villa won a sensational game.
FOUR DAYS FOOTBALL FORECAST
SCOTTISH CUP AND LEAGUE: ENGLISH SENIOR PROGRAMME UP TO NEXT TUESDAY
(By "The Pilgrim")
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 ahow their home and away performances up to and including yesterday's matches.
fuddersfield Arsenal ...
Derby County Tottenham.
ENGLISH LEAGUE. FIRST DIVISION.
Away
Goals
W. D. L. W. D. LA › F. A. Pis.
76 46.
57 37 146
59
34
4319
38
6266
63 68
Total
Home
P.. W. D. Is
33 18 0 0 12 3 1
33 19 7 7 12 4 2
34
16 10 8 10
36
18 G 11 11 2
Manchester City 34
14 10 10
11 4 3
Blackburn
35
16 5 14 14 4
Wednesday
36
14 8 13
52 54
Portsmouth
33 12 11 10 8
6 7
12 41
Sunderland
34 12 10 12 10 6 J
11
68 49
34
Leeds
33. 14.6 13
11 3 3
3 10
58 49
Everton
Stake
Leicester
31 11
33 11 12 10
34 13
8 4, 5
A 469
61 48
61 60
7 14
011
Wolverhampton
34
119 14
Middlesbro
34
136 16
Aston Villa
34
12 0 10
4. 10
Newcastle
36
35
0 12 14
3 10
57. GA
Liverpool
35 10 8 17
Birmingham-
34
8 11 10
10
Sheffield Utd.
36
10 6 19
00
Chielsen
33
A 7 18
SECOND DIVISION.
West
Bromwleh 36 13 8 14
Grimsby
Brentford
To-day we give the special Telegraph forecast for Home football for four days, including the Good Friday, Saturday, Easter Monday and Tuesday Bolton programmes. As usual, where teams are in heavy type they are expected to win, and where no such indication is given, a drew is anticipated.
Stockport and Chesterfield separated by but two points and the greedy appetite that the Stock- port men are displaying in the goal-getting department that Chesterfield will have think of goal averages as well as points.
Huddersfold and Arsenal, level Arsenal (3) on points, will have
titanic LEEDS (1) fight in which Derby and Spurs Liverpool (2) are closely concerned.
A
As at Christmas-time this is n golden opportunity for Chubs to garner the few points which will put them on top or save them from the fear of relegation which
rendy beginning to cast its des- of last pondent cloud on some season's favourites.
Indeed with three
four matches before them in the space of a week, this is really the last chance that these clubs will get
I think it may be a case of one PORTSMTII (2) v but there are factors which make an adequate forecast of the re destroying the other with Spurs SUNDRLND (3)
in at the finish. Somehow Hud-SPURS (-) sulla impossible.
Injuries in one of the first games, derafleld do not seem to bear the say those on Good Friday may ball mark of consistency and the affect adversely the remainder of Rams are another disappointing the engagements, whilst the eup cleven in this reapect.
The Scottish League offers at prospects of Portsmouth and Man-
a similar nature for chester City who need not worrytractions of
મ great BRIMSBY (—) unduly about their League status, Motherwell will make may have a bearing on their play. effort to move Rangers from the LINCOLN (2)
Burnley I see are pulling an un-pedestal they had come to regard Blanchir U. (1)
Millwall (2) -expected spurt to get well clear as their own
SECOND DIVISION,
of the mire, in which they stayed Celtic are collapsing strangely Notta C. (2) for such a long time but it will for a team with such a famous re-Oldham (0)
PORT V. (—) require more than a flash in the cord and with last week's defent they have pan to save Lincoln for the Second on their own ground Division next season.
fallen considerably in the Longue.
FIVE MINUTES FOOTBALL.
A Lesson To Be Learnt From
Wing Play?
(By "Saracon">
Recently I saw Duncan, of Derby County, who by many is considered to be the best outside left in the game, and his display, varying considerably in important matters in each half, was a lesson for students of the game. Duncan is exceedingly elever. ¡ to_cover. he commands most of the tricks of
Grimsby
Chesterfield
GOOD FRIDAY.
FIRST DIVISION.
T
Derby (3)
TO BEAT THE BOOK
V
Y
NEWCASTLE (6) v
Everton (0) HUDDRFLD (2) Middleabr (1) Chelsea (0) Blackbr (1)
(By "Rabin")
HOME.m
V
Stoke (-)
Bradford
Brentford
BLACKPL (→) BOLTON (-) BURNLEY (2) Fulham (1)
*
Southmin (-)
Notts P. (-)
Coventry
*
Bradfed (0)
Watford
Brudfd C. (0),
Brentfed ()'
y
Swansea (0)
Tranmere Chelsea
West Ham (2)
*
PLYM'TH (0)
Sunderland
V
Bury (2)
Oldham
*
PRÉSTN (2)
Exeter.
THIRD DIVISION
Alderahi (2) V Bright (2) BRISTL R. (1)
* {[ull (-)
(SOUTH). Watfrd (1)
Bolton
DRAW;=
▼
Luton (0)
+
Exeter (0)
`v ́
*
V
Southnd (0) Rendg (→→→→). Torquay ̈ (4) GIBaghm (1) Bristi C. (1) Northmin (1) Norwich (4)
CARLISLE (5) CHESTRFLD (~~) Crewe (0) DONCSTR (5) Hartlp'ls (2) Monsf'ld (0)
▼
Gateshd (3)
v
Southprt (~)
V
CHESTR (1)
V
Halifax (1)
V
TRANMERE (3)
V
BARNSLY (1)
Rockdle (3),
WREXIM (1)
STOCKIT (4)
York (3)
V
Barrow (1)
*
Rothrhm (0)
✓ N. Bright EASTER SATURDAY.
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CARDIFF (2) v
| CHARLTN (-) y
CLAPTON (1) Palace (5) QUEEN'S (1) SWINDN (2) Newport (3)
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).
FIRST DIVISION.
AWAY:
Liverpool Notts Forest. Gateshead
Bristol C. Norwich
Carlisle
| SOUTHPRT (4) ▼
EASTER MONDAY.
.
FIRST DIVISION,
*
*
+
VILLA (3) BLACKEN (1) CHELSEA (4) DERBY (2) EVERTN (0) MIDDLESB (2) v Stoke (-)
Y WEST BROM (4) v WOLVES (1) *
y' Sheff U. (0)
Sundrind (3) Portemth (4) Arsenal (2) Leeds (1) Newcastle (3) SPURB (-)
Manchte C. (0) Lele'ir (1)
SECOND DIVISION.
T
BRADFD (2) + Brentfd (—) HULL (~~~) NOTTS F. (-) Y PLYMTH (0) PRESTON (2) Southptn (-)
Fulhom (0)
GRIMSBY (-)
Port V. (-) Bolton (-)
WEST HAM (3) v Manchte U. (1)
NORTHMTN (6) Y Swindon (0)
Proston N.E.
Bradford
Port Vale Blackpool Bradford City
Bury
Fulham
West Ham Oldham Plymouth Burnley Hull City Southampton Notts County
Total
P. W. D. I
Homo Away
W. D. I. W. D. L.
2.3. 10 25
Goals'
F.
A. Pta.
34 22 4 8
12
34
17 6 11
12 2 8
5 4
34 18 4 12
11
1
6
7 3-7
66
5 3 9
60
0 10
GD
34 17 6 11
33 18
34 16
RA
34 16
35 14 8 13
34 14. 7 13
34 12 10 12.
GO
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62
34 138 13
56
34 12 10 12
10
62
34 140 14
11
31 11 12 11 10
5467 88 48 51
34
33 12 7 14 12 2
5 11
31 40 39
34 10 10 14
7 6
4 11
48 04 30
Notts Forest Swansea Millwall Manchester U. Lincoln
34
11 7 16
10 3
4 12 GO
29
34
7 12 16
7 8 2.
4 13 44 55
31
8. 10. 15
G % 4 8
32
26
26
34
11 20
7
2 8
GO 80
34
17 7 20
€
86 61
Goala
Norwich
Queen's Park Coventry Bristol Rovers Reading
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
Total
P. W. D. L.
34 22 7 6
Home
Away
W. D. L. W. D. L. · F. · AL Pts. 13 3 1 33 19 6 8 - 14 2 1 34
16 10 8 12 3.2 33 10 8 9 11 3 2
33 16.10.8 13 30.
34 16 8 10 11
32 17 5-10 11
16. 7 11
Millwall (0)
V
Oldham (2)
✓ Blackp'l (----)
SWANSEA (3)
Lincoln (1).
THIRD DIVISION, (SOUTH).
'nem'th (3)
የ
Coventry (1)
BRISTL C. (3)
V
Queen's (3)
Exeter (1)
F
Uristi R. (0)
GILLGHM (2) LUTON (0)
*
Palace (0)
Laton
Brighin (0)
Charlton
Exeter
34 157 12 12
NORWICH (3) READC (-). SOUTHD (2) TORQUAY (1)
Newprt (1)
Swindon
Charlin. (
Clapton Orient
34 13 8 13
ν
Cardiff (2)
Brighton
33
10 11 12.
Clapton (1)
Crystal Palace
11 9 13
Northampton
33
10 10 13
MENECMs
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH). BARNSLY (6) V Mansid (2) Barrow (0)
STOCKPT (3)
Southend
34
11 7 16
23
9 11 13
Bristol City
32
9 11 12
G
CHESTR (3) DARLGTN (2) Y
** V
Crewe (1) Accrgin (2)
Watford
Ra
11 6 17
Newport
34
6 10 12
GATESHD (1)
HALIFAX (0)
$ *
Carlisle (0)
Torquay
38 -10 6 17
.7
4 6
Doncstr. (0)
Gillingham
N. BRIGHTN (0) -
Yurk (1)
Rothrhm (4)
WALSALL (1)
Bournemouth Cardif
33 88 #3
8. 9 16
6 6 4
8 6 19.
G. 4 6
Crewe (1) TRANMERE (3) v ' Donestr (2) Wrexhm (5)
Halifax (2)
SCOTTISH CUP.
SEMI-FINAL
MOTHERWELL v St. Mirren RANGERS
St. Johnstone
SCOTTISH LEAGUE..
..
FIRST DIVISION,
༔
Blackbu (0)
Clyde (0)
$
West Brom (2)
Thindee (1) HIIN'NS (-) Kilmack (-) PARTICK (4) LANARK (D)
HEARTS (1) AYR (1)
The match stressed the import-WALSALL (í). footwork to beat an opponent andance of time and even went to prove he has a most deceptive body that it is the secret of success in awerve, When he started on this attack. It is often complained that occasion he seemed to have only dribbling is a lost art in modern one iden. This was to take the ball football, but it is the demand for VILLA (4) straight up to the opposing back speed which has almost elmlanted CHELSEA (1) and try to beat him. But the latter it from the game. "Let the ball do HUDDRSFLD (1) Manchstr C, (0) HAMILTON (3) Queen's 1. (2) was an experienced player and heit," is now the instruction and it Leicstr (0) adopted the tactles which made it is undoubtedly true that more heud-Liverp't (6) dimcult for Duncan, to succeed. way can be gained in a shorter time Portam'th (3) That is to any he did not dash by means of a well placed pass than into a tackle. That was what the hy dribbling. wingman wanted. Instead the back stood off and at the same time made sure that the forward could not double inside. He could take the ball as far as he liked down the side line even to the corner flag, for there was no danger there.
The result of all this fiucasing gave Duncan no advantage and his tactics were a positive handicap to hin side. His colleagues were left to wonder what he was going to do and the attack was not only fatalis slowed down but all the opposing defenders had been allowed to take fup their positions in front of goal.
I imagine that during the in- terval the errors which Duncan hat fallen into were pointed out to him and in the second half he played in an entirely different style. In fact he at once became effective and dangerous. Instead of holding
BORDERERS' SPORTS
TROPHY WON BY FOUR POINTS
Keen compotition featured the re- gineral sports of the 1st Battalion, the South Wales Bonterers at Sookun- poo yesterday when "C" Company carried off the Company Trophy with an aggregate of 80 points.
They were closely challenged by "D" Company who were only four behind.
The Anni placings wore.-
1. "C" Coy, 89 points.
2. "D" Coy, 85 points.
to
3. “A” Coy, 55 points.
4,
"B" Coy 40% poluta.
5, "H. Q" 39% poluta,
L/C. Farmery lived up to his local reputation by winning the opon mito
SHEFF, U. (2)
Stoke ()
V
Newcastle (3)
V DERBY (1)
Middlesbr (0)
Y WEDNSDY (0)
V
SUNDRLD (1) v SPURS (-)" V WOLVES (4) Y
Arsenal (-) Birmglim (0)
Leeds (-) Everton (2)
SECOND DIVISION.
BOLTON (~~) ▼ Bradfd C. (~~) BRADFD (6) v Lincoln (0) BRENTFD (-) v Fort V. (~-~~) Burnley (2) v Notla C. (1) GRIMSBY (1) v Bury (0) Manchir U.) v Blackp'l (—) NOTTS F., (-) v Hull (-) FLYMTH 17 Southmth (1). OLDHAM (0) v. Swansen (0) TREYTON (0) Millwall (1) WEST HAM (1) Falham (1)
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH),
B'amouth (6) BRISTL R. (0)
Cardiff (6) Charlin (-) COVENTRY (5) PALACE (3) EXETR (5) Gilgaħm (2) Readg (3) SOUTHD (1)
▼
V
Brial G." (1)
Luton ()
CLAPTŃ (1)
v Norwch (~~) ▼ Torquay (0)
v Aldersht (0)
v Swindn (0)
Bright (0)
*
Queen's (1).
N'thmptn (0)
the ball in order to take it past tha back he used both is inside part- nors and the wing half behind to assist him. As soon as he made a race in flue style. Not the lenat in- WATERD (3) ⋅ v Nowport (2) paas he was free to run into any teresting ovents of the day were the position to receive return'and in special races for children.
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH). Kaiker, Omcor Commanding the Aecrets (1) Battalion, presented the prizes and BARNSLEY (8) v
this way, the attack was kept mov- Mrs. Ralkes, wife of Col. G, TË Ing forward.
I think it will be easy to imagine was von a great ovation by the mea. CHESTRELD (~) ▼ York ———) too the differences this change made
During the afternoon. the band of DARIGTN (2)
WALSALL (3) · Barrow (0)
v. N. Brigin (1)
▾ ROTHKIM (1)
+
▾ STOCKPRT (í)]
▾ CHESTR (0).
to the opposing defence. In the the 1st Battalion, the Lincolnshire Gateshd (1) first place they were kept on the run Regiment, played a delightful and artinis (1) and when Duncan gave the ball to varied progranime conducted by MANSFLD (1) ▼ Carlins (3) a colleague there was another man Bandmastor C. S. Trowt.
ilochdle (2)
v Airdrie (
QU o'S'TH (mm)
¥
Cowdnbth (1)
gen
Celtic (4)
WATFRD (2) የ Aldraht (0)
Southpet (-) = CHESTRFLD (—. TRANMERE (3) v Hartpls (3) WREXHAM (4) v Rochdale (1)
EASTER TUESDAY.
Aldershot
FIRST DIVISION. Hirmghm (2) T WEDNESDAY (1) Burnsley HUDDRFLD (3) v Liverpl (1)
| Leic'tr (2)
♥ WOLVES (2)
. SECOND DIVISION: BRADFRD (0) Burnley (4)
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
'nem'th (0) COVENTRY (3) V
Chesterfield Stockport
Walsall Doncastor Wrexham, Barrow Hallfax
Tranmere Hartlepools York
Gatesy
Carlisle... New Brighton Crewe Alex. Accrington
Southport
Chester :.
Darlington
Mansfeld
Rotherham
Rochdale
Rangers Motherwell
Queen o'South Ayr
Total
9 4 4 774251
6 41 57 37
44.
4 7.G 74 442 42.
D
7 .66 41
27 7 8 65.44140
6 6 7 68:54 - 140
8-66 43
3
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61 58
10 48.00
10:47. 48.
9-69, 05
3 3 11 46 59
5 3 5 8
40 G3
49 60
64 52
41 50
46 82
Goals
89
ដ្ឋទូតតគឺឥឥឥឥឥឥឥង្គត
8 3 3 3 9
9 352.3.12
4 8 6 2 8.6
3.2 11.80 2 3 12, 53,
2: 3.18 447, 79
8 4 21 G 3 7 2 1,14
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).
Home Away P. W. D. L. W. D. L. W. D. L. 54 24 4 G 14 0 2 33 21 8 4 16 2 0
34 20 77.14 3 35 19 6 10 14 2 34 10 8 10 18
34. 17 3 14
FA. Pts. 76.36 F2 103 40 47 91.54
9 4 4 6 6 4 0 0 0
1 21:
0 4 9 77 51
61 53 75 08
GO 47
8 91.1.82 37
64 73
49 GG
12
11
11
32 155 12 12
45
45
34 13 6 15 11
11
74 72.32
25 12
12 7 16
3 12
80 62
8101
33 11 9 13
66 70
31.
2 12
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34 11 8 15
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35 7 1 13
36 11 7 18
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44 172 20 30 68
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82
SCOTTISH LEAGUE:
FIRST DIVISION.
Home Away Goals,
W. D. L. W. D. L. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.
26 6 2 16 3 0 11 ́ ̄ ̄z ̄ ̄ 2 ́ ́107 37
Total
GU
57
34
20
Aberdeen ..
32 17
3 6 13 1 3 182 2* 88 39 50 09:12 22 6 47 81. 40 40
49
19 212
34 15 9 10 9
Hoarta
за
15
9 19 10
St. Johnstone
34
16 6 12
10
91 8 10 16 68 69
4 6 5 0 2. 6.5 7 3.56,3 7
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39
34
16 7.12
64 60.
87
82
13. 7 12
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20 12 8 9 0
GO 48
34 13 6 16
Kilmarnock
Hamilton
Dundee
Partick
Celtic
Hibernians Queen's Park
'CUP-TIE AGILITY:-Two pictures taken during the Araanal v. “Aaton. Villa cup match! Morton of the Ville falls to prevent Arsenal's first goal, and on right, Moss making a vain effort to atop the Villa's sucand goals,
acated by Houghton.
Clyde
St. Mirron Th. Lanark Airdrie Cowdenbeath
28.
16 5 12 12 2 343 3
12 4 17
38 11 9.19 31 11 3 17 14 7.10 16 8 8 17 7 7
44 6 38 4 8 7
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