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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1984.
CAN CHESTERFIELD BREAK STOCKPORT'S HOME RECORD?
An action picture of Bastin scoring Arsenal's Second goal against Wolverhampton Wanderers at
Highbury,
BOLTON IN RACE FIGURES WHICH SPEAK
FOR POINTS
PRESTON'S DIFFICULT
TASK
FOR THEMSELVES
A USEFUL LEAGUE TABLE
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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.
ENGLISH LEAGUE. FIRST DIVISION.
Total
A DAY OF LEAGUE DECISIONS
Interest in the Home football league on Saturday will be centred solely on the Second and Third (Northern) Divisions where promotion prospects are still thrillingly un- Arsenal
certain.
Huddersfield Tottenham
The last match of the season finds Bolton, Preston, and Brent- Derby County 'ford, all with a hope of gaining First Division status.
Sunderland
Home Away W. D. L. W. D. L.
.P. W. D. L.
41 24 0 8
14 4 2 10 G #
41 22 10 0
42 21 7 14
42 17 11 14
72 16 12.14
10 3 2 6 7 7 14 3 4 7 4 10 11 8 22 6 3 12 14 6 1 2 0 13 16 5 0 13 4
Goals
A. Pts.
147 57
60
70
49
74
81
59
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Bradford are but a point behind and would have a chance of Blackburn, drawing level if their goal average was better.
Manchester
42 -18 7 17 40 16 11 13
West Brom
41
16 10 15 11 4
41
18 8 17 12
41
16 8 17.
Portsmouth Wolves
.41
15 12 14
41
14 12 15 13
Stoke City Everton
41
16 10 10 11
41
12 10 14
41
14 11 16
60 61
58 70 30
41 14 11 16 10
41
15 7 19 12
41
12 12 17 7 8 6
6 10 4 16 6 12
76' 73
64 70
G3 03
41
14 8 19
13 3 G
2
G 13
60 63
13 10 18 Q E 5
4 4 13
70 85
42
10 14 18 G 11 4
+ 3 14
08 77 34
Sheffield Utd.
41
12.7 22 11 迄
1 2 17
GB
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SECOND DIVISION.
Total
Home Away
Goals
P
W. D. L
Gleanings From Football Fields.
CLUB RECORDS AND GREAT GOALS BY "THE PILGRIM"
URY this scanon B
have tried three outside rights, five in aide rights, five centre forwards, ve Inside lefts, and four outside lofts. They ar nicknamed the "Shakers."
FRED Swift, the Oldham goat- keeper who succeeded Hacking, used to be a Blackpool boatuma.
►ECENT fine displays by Busby (Manchester City) strengthen
N acventeen League games the opposing centre forward has failed to store when Turner has been on duty at centre half for Charlton.
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the view held by many that at the CRYSTAL Palace, at the end of
LUTON are looking for likely
youngsters in the Shirebrook. League, and have two players from that border district on trini-Tom Mitton (centre forward) and Wilkinson (outside right).
In the Northern Section, Ches-j progressed further in the cup. Leeds terfield have left things so long Derby County have improved. n Wednesday that it is new even chances whe-little. ther they will be returned to thel Division they left last season or whether Barnsley will have honour,
that
Spurs who were promoted, have shown their worth in no uncertain fashion by progresa[ng|
The latter lead on goal average] to the top three and they have Leicester and if they win at New Brighton not belled the promise they held Aston Villa they are sure to go up. If Chea- out early in the season.
Middlesbro terfield win at Stockport-who!
Birmingham have an unbeaten record at home selves admirably whilst, Newcastle Liverpool
Stoke too have acquitted them- Chelsea this season-then they must rely JOE Smith (now Reading's mann on Barnsley being beaten or helde dropped from fourth to re- Newcastle
legation. ger) holds the individual Lento a draw. Kue scoring record in Stockport's Everything depends on Now
Grimsby are the most improved history with 38 goals in 1927-28,Brighton and they too have a good Second Division team and bid fair He is pretty certain to lose it, seeing home record.
to follow Tottenham to the high that Alfred Lythgoe had scored 34.
spots, but Manchester United have
ALKIRK made one of their best. sales by transferring Hutche- son to Chelsea. He cost them only.
£10 note. Profit £2,990.
BACKS who have scored goals in
division.
I have planked for Chester-fallen again and are due for re- Grimsby feld but it is one of the trick-legation. Lincoln have seldom Bolton lest speculations that have turn- shown themselves a Second Divi-Preston ed up in th League this sensan sion Club and their return to Brentford WALTER Metcalfe, whom Brent-
Brentford and Preston both have due.
Northern Section play Is long over- Bradford ford induced Sunderland to
diflcult tasks to perform, the for-
Bradford City. transfer on Thursday, never had POB McAulay, the Chelsea defen-mer travelling to Bury and the
Stockport are n consistently West Ham first team experience during his der, would not be upset if he latter to Southampton.
capable eleven who are always to Port Vale stay of nearly two seasons on found himself in new quarters. On the other hand, Bolton, who be found near the top but they Plymouth Wearside.
seem to lack that extra spurt which
Bury have a goal-average which places
Blackpool division, go to Lincoln to meet the them in the second place in this would take them into the higher Oldham New Brighton who had to seek Burnley weakest team in the Division and one which has not even the hope of re-election last year have advanced Southampton
with Darlington who wore in Hull City avoiding relegation to inspire it.
Fulham Mansfield, Ro The scales are thus weighted in similar position, Bolton's favour and they have therham, and Rochdale were only Notts Forest good chance of going back to the just out of the relegation zone Inst Netis County First Division after only one sea-year. son's absence.
Norwich, Reading, and Coventry
Millwall A comparison of this year's with occupy their old places as leaders. Manchester U. last year's League tables shows In the Scottish First Division, some drastic changes.
Rangers and Motherwell are again Aston Villa who were second Inst the first and second clubs and year have slipped more than half Queen o'South have justified thei why but on the other band they promotion by finishing third.
own
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League games with kicks from moment he is the best right half last season, gave a free trana their
half
Lowton in the game.
fer to a London-born half-hack (Wolves), Black (Leicester), Bar- named Stin Wilcockson.
Hekas (Bradford City), and Chalkley ERBY have discovered a bril-found his way to York City, where (West Ham). DER
liant understudy to Sammy he is playing a great game. Crooks in Bowden, the Newcastle youth. He is Sammy all over TWO referees turned up for the Iis an odds-on chance that Good jer (Queen's Park Rangers) again.
Loughborough League match will be back in Lancashire next nt Whitwick (Leicestershire) be Angust. tween Holy Cross and Shepshed Athletic. They tossed for the IT has just been revealed that the honour.
reason why Newton Burgoland, Leicestershire club, did not ful QIX members of Portsmouth's one of their League fixtures, Steam were in the 1929 was because all the players had Cup Final. The last time gone to a pantomime.
record was not up by A club
Southport at Carlisle. They @cored their Gfteenth draw of the heaяone more than the pre- vious best.
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HYDES, the Leeds, centre for
ward. scored four goals against Goole Town in a try-out to test his leg.
BRISTOL City have earmarked
£1,000 for transfer fees to be pent before June,
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THE first gate taken by Aston The first fed to 58. 3d
TO BEAT THE BOOK
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QID Giles, who, as
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PRIC Norris, the Notts Corin-
thians inside right, has re- HOME: ceived a further invitation for n trial with Arsenal.
IT is stated that some referees
who have "taken" the Third Division (North) aubsidiary Cup xamos have been surprised to get only half the fee which they are granted for League matchca,
(By "Robin")
Manchester City Port Vale Barrow York City Luton Northampton
Q. P.R,
THERE was a chance of Totten- ham Hotspur signing a new full-back before the closing date, but, nothing sensational." The "Spurs have plenty of young Inda AWAY-
coming along.
SUNDERLAND "fans" are won-
dering if the Roker Park club!
Everton Leeds United
Hull City
Halifax
Doncaster
Reading Brentford Stoke
can obtain admission to the Cen-DRAWS- tral League now that Manchester
United drop Into
Division.
RUMOUR says
the Third
that Charlie Jones (Arsenal) has already accepted, provisionally, the, znan- Agership of a London club, to start next season.
THE Barrow directors appealed
for the use of private motor care to nave the expense of railway journey to take the team at the Hartlepoole.
JIMMY Dimmock on his first up- pearance for Ashford (Kent League) scored two "wonder" goala.
HEWITT, the liartlepools centre forward, has been offered a long term contract with a French club.
Birmingham Millwall
Norwich
I heard of Bell, who was left
amateur,
OUR FORECAST
played many fine games in goal FOR SATURDAY'S
for Swindon last season, is now with Cricklade, n Swindon and Dis- {telet junior side.
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STOKE City will end this season in the happiest financial posi- on they have ever known." Al- ready the £8,000 bank overdraft at the start of the senson has been wiped out,
A few days ago Mr. T. Mather, the Stoke secretary-manager, was asked if his club would part with Matthews for £15,000 and his reply was "Not for any sum any elul in the game might offer."
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DON'T be surprised If aston Villa's prolonged search for A centre half ends by their landing Tabra (Port Vale).
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Huddersfield story-Coleman. (Arsenal) will lead the Leeds road attack next season.
4 OST BALL" ended
LEAGUE TIES
(By "The Pilgrim"> *****
ENGLISH LEAGUE.
FIRST DIVISION.
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** Shelf U. (2) Huddrald (2) Villa (3)
ga
Chelsen (0)
(4) ▼ Wolves (1)
Lele'te (1)
Stake (~)
ARSENAL (9) Birmghm (0) EVERTN (3) LEEDS (2) MANCHSTER C. Middlesbr ̧ (1) WEDNSDY (-) WEST B. (4)
SECOND DIVISION. Blackpl (-) Bradfd C. (2) BURY (-)
Fulham (1)
Y
Portamth (2)
V BRADFD (-)
Grimsby (2)
Y
v Brentid (-)
Oldhm (0)
v Burnley
Mancher U. (0)
HULL (~)
Lincin (-)
Y
MILLWLL (2)
BOLTA
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V
Notis F. ().
V
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Presta (0)
West Ham (0)
Notts C. (2) recent PORT V. (0)
Swansea (0)
THIRD DIVISION AT the end of ninety minutes the
acore was 2-2. One team had Alderst (~~)
back in the 1929 final side, bo Rhyl district. was playing with Usworth Col- Hlery (North Eastern League.)
aim to get Swindon in the previously complained to the re- BRIGHT (3) Second Division and I beferee about the ball, which appear-IST C. (5) lieve my ambition will be realiseded to have become deflated, but LUTON (1)
Clapin(2) In a season or two"-Ted Vizard, when their opponents scored during Newport (1) the Swindon manager.
extra time they wore, to say the NORTHIPN (2) enst of it, indignant.
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was their secretary, whe ran on the pitch, picked up
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MORE than
PLYM TH (1) (SOUTH), Charlin () Watfrd (0)
T S'thend (1)
✓ COVENTRY
B'nem'th (2) PALACE (3)
Y
V
V
Cardiff (0)
NORWICH (1) Q.P.R. (1) SWINDON (0) v TORQUY (1)
V
V
HARVEY TO BE TESTED
Swanson
Lincoln
Norwich
W. D. L. W. D. L F. A. Pts.
41 27 & 0 16 3 3 12 2 6 102 57 50
41 21 7 18 15
41 23 2 10 16 2 3
41 19 6 16 13 4 3
41 10 11 14 13 8
41 15 13 13
Reading Coventry Queen's Park
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
Total·
P. W. D. L W. D. £.. W. D. L. 41 25 10 G 16 3 1 9 7 5 41 21.12 8 17 4 0 4 R 8 41 21 11 0.16 3 2 41 28 6 12 17 2 2 41 20 10 11 14 4 3 41_20_10_11
54 54
41 21 8 12
14 2 5 7 6 7
777 68
41 22 6 13
15 3 3 24
7 9 10
70 52
G 5 9
83 50
7 0 13
8G
S
2 13
71 66
3. 8 9
70 G0
41 18 7 16 13 4
5 3 13
57 56
13 7
6 11
68 G8
41 17 9 10 12
11
60 71
41 16 10 15 12
6 11
70 69
41
15 12 14
10 7
6 11
61 63
17 G 18
14 2
34 18
50
72
41
16 8 18
15 2 3
0 6.15
38
41
13:12 16 31
4 5
2 8 11
52 67
41
16 7 10 13 3 1
2 4 15
47 65
17
41
13
9 19
11
G
6
18
72 71
36
41
12 11 18
9 7 4
4 14
52 00
35
41
9 15,17
99 20
0 16
49 59
41
11 11 19
8 8 4
3 3 15
39 06
41
13 6 22
0 3 9
43 13
57 86
41
9 7 26 ४ 07 1 1 18
42 73
Home Away
Goals
-F. A Pla.
88 49
60
81 47
54
5 8 7
100 54
63
G 4 10
65 51
62
Bristol Rovs.
6 6
Luton
8 778161
77 47
50
50.
Charlton
40 21 8 11
3 0 30 63
60
Swindon
40 16 11 18
4 6 10
61 GG
43
Exeter
41
15 11 16 19
3 6 11
66 57
41
Clapton
41 10 9 18
2 6 13
75 69
41
Brighton
41 14 13 14
6 12
60 40 41
Crystal Palace..
41 16 IG
3 12
71.67 41
41
13 12 16
9
6 11
69
78
Watford
43
15 7 19 12
3 14
71
61
Aldershot
41 12 12 17
G 5 10
40 60
12 10 19
6
3 4 14
GO 69
Gillingham
41
11 11 19
9 8.5
3 3 14
76 91
Torquay
41
13 7 21
10. 4 6
3 3 16
63 91
Bristol City
41
9 13 19
6 8 16
4 6 13
53 84
41
7 17 17
5 0 7
2 8 10
48 70
Bournemouth
41
9 9 23
7 7 7
2 2 16
60 100
11
9 .6 20
6 4 11
3.2 15
57 103
Total
Goals
A. Ple
8. G7
117 61
60
80 43
60
0 8.7
116 62
58
55 11
61
5 8.8
d1
98 71
49
11
83 60
47
10
104 93
45
14 74.80
42.
80 88 39
88
86
38
00 70
08
GB 81
36
62 86 36
41
139 19
11
5 19 09
98 35
41
14 6 21 11
3 16
78 96
34
41
12 9 20 10 3
0 12
75 98
33
41
8 17 16
6 11
2
0 12
GS 89
10.8 5
3
1.10
05 98
* 7 5
1 5 14
70 87
5 7 8
1 15.
62 80
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ANOTHER CHANCE FOR Northampton
PETTIFER
Southend
TO MEET DOYLE Newport
A programme of contests for Cardiff the British heavyweight cham-
Harvey now held by Len
is being arranged, and some interesting meetings are expected.
Barnsley Chesterfield The British Boxing Board of Stockport Control have decided that George Walsall Cobk, the veteran Australian, and Doncaster Don McCorkindale. of .South Wrexham ¡Africa, are eligible to fight for the Tranmere British title and should meet. as Barrow 800n as arrangements can be made. Halifax. Subsequently, the winner should Hartlepools Aght Jack Petersen, the ex-cham-Chester plon, for the right to challenge York City Len Harvey for the title.
At the other end of the aight boxing weights, the Board of Con- trol have sanctioned a match bo tween Jackie Brown.
Carlisle New Brighton Darlington Crewe Gateshead
and T. Pardoe, the former amateur,;
the holler,rington
Jack Doyle, the frish heavy-Mansfeld wolght boxer, has been matched Rotherham with Jack Pettifer for a return Rochdale (fight at the Albert Hall, London,
on May 17. Pettifer, who came noarer than any other heavyweight to beating Doyle up to the time of the Irishman's meeting with Jack Petersen inst
summer, belloves that he possesses a left hand good Rangers enough to avenge his former de- Motherwell fent.
Celtic Queen o'South Aberdeen Hearta
K.C.C.-TENNIS
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Brist . (1) Gillghm (1) Ready (1) the hall and made off, with the MARSHALL, now with Kidder-
Exeter (3) referee, players and spectators minster Harriers in the Bir- In pursuit. The match
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH). wasmingham League, has been given abandened.
ja free transfer by the 'Spura, BARRW (1)
which may mean his return to CARLISL (2) THE price asked by Bradford Lengne football.
CHESTR (1) City definitely dashel Brent.
Crewe (2) ople hundred DONCSTI (3) players have been given a N. Brightn (8)
HIALIFX (2) trial by Derby this season, but ROTHRHM (3) ▼ even diamonds in the rough have Stockprt (-) y been scarce.
| WALSALL (4)
York C. (2) HOW stars in the making are i
nilased. A Stockport scout noticed a contre-half at Oswestry. SIX thousand pounds. In transfor Cricket Club tennis championships Hiberians Ho sont two directors to look him over. Not Impressed. You
fees have been drawn in tonesterday afternoon: Junior Cham St. Mirren
ionship: J. B. Bmith defented W. all seasons by a club outside the foot- Mulcahy 6-1, 6-4, 4-0, 0-0- Handleap Airdrie know the player now-Roberts, of bail League Gainsborough Trin- Bingles "A" P. Grose defeated W. Lanark
10. Hung 11-0, 0-4,
Cowdenbeath
WHO would be a referee: The ford's hopes of securing centre-half.
report of a match official after Penchy. Arecont Tyneside minor game states he was struck on the head MILSOME, who is to lend the Rest by a brick after a player had been attack in the international ordered off, and then some one trial, played as an amatour for throw a handful of mud in his Exeter City Reserves, but became a pro, for Bristol Rovers when he was seventeen.
face.
CHARLTON'S now stand was oponed on Good Friday morn- when Ronding were the visitors.
ing,
ARCHIE Howarth, Oldham's new amateur winger, can do the 100 yards in 10% wees..
Arsenal.
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THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).
Home Away
P. W. D. L. W. D. L. W. D. L. 41 26 8 7 18 8 0
41.20 10
41 27 0 8 18 1 2 7 18 3 0 22 7 12 17 2 1 41 21 9 11 16 13.
41 22. 5 14
41 20 7 14
41
18 9 14
41. 19 4 18
41 16 7 18 41 10 6 19 15 8 18 41 14 8 19 41 14 8 19
41 13 7 21 41 10 12 19 41 10 8 20
4 8
11 9 0 20 7 5 0 2 1.7.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
FIRST DIVISION,
(FINAL TABLE.)
Total
Home Away
92 60
80 67
Goals
A: Pte.
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90 85
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Kilm irnock
38 17 9 12
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Tochile (0)
Ayr
38 10 10 12
87 94
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St. Johnstone
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MATCHES PLAYED
Falkirk
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CHESTRFLD) (-) ;
Hamilton
10
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Hartlepi (1)
DESPITE RAIN
Dundee
08 04
✓ Wrexhm (B)
Partick
08 14.6 10
73 78
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