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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1984.
ENGLISH LEAGUE FOOTBALL GETS INTO ITS
MORE REGULATED FORM
CAN BE EXPECTED
SATURDAY'S PROGRAMME OF
ABSORBING INTEREST
ARSENAL'S TASK AT LEEDS
(By "Veritas").
Results to date in the English football league have: been true to early season form. There have been sur- prises in abundance, which makes contemplation of Saturday's programme somewhat absorbing.
results,
In the first division for instance, matches with contrary there are some extremely interest-meet each other at Leicester. On ing matches down for decision. Monday Lolcester beat Everton Preston, who have been showing 5-2, and the Villa lost to Wolves markedly good form are at home by the same. score. A drawn to Huddersfield, a team capable of match would not be urprising. lowering the proudest of colours. Chelsen can hardly expect to: On the other hand, Wednesday, avert defent at Sunderland and the who are sitting on the top of the Spurs must show considerable im- Lable, entertain
Middlesborough,provement if they are to prevent a rather unpretentious, but very the enterprising Wolves from amari little outfit. Middies-
matching points at White Hart borough went to Leeds and took Lane. points, since then they have drawn with West Bromwich, the enigma team of the league, and with Portsmouth.
Arsonal, who have scored cleven goala in two matches have to travel to Yorkshire to engage Leeds, who fallowed up twn heavy defeats with a draw at Blackburn and revenge victory against Stoke, On their own ground they are sure to send the Arsenal all the way.
Leicester and Aston Villa, two teams who have already figured in
I
A big London clash between Brentford and West Ham in the second division tends to favour the chances of Brantford who enjoy the advantage of the home ground,
Coventry, the only team in the whole lengue to boast an intact defence after four matches, are bound 10 win easily against Watford and there is no reason why they should not retain their clean sheet. Millwall ought not to worry about their engagement, but it will be interesting to see if Rending can emulate Exeter's example, and win at Swindon,
REPORTS FROM THE CLUBHOUSES
PROSPECTS OF SOME OF THE
LEADING TEAMS
pay some
The football season is still young enough to attention to the reports from the leading clubs regarding their prospects, and below will be found interesting details concerning some of first class tears,
COVENTRY
GREATER STRENGTH 'AT WING FORWARD
Having so narrowly missed promo- tion last season, there is some reason for Coventry City's belief that success ie in sight with the resources now at
-command..
NORTHAMPTON
Additions To Staff And An Experiment
Though Northampton were the last Third Division club to acknowledge defeat in the English Cup last season, their Leaguu record was disappointing and newcomers will be fairly numer. ous. Actually three of the men con- The addition of Wilson from Aston cerned in that sensational win at Villa will give needed support at left luddersfield-Allen (goal), Davies half-back, but the strengthening of (luft-half) and Mitchell (outside- the wing forward positions by the right)--are among the discards. acquiroment of Birtley from Everton Allen's place as rival to Cave is on the right and Liddle, of Gilling-taken by Baker, from Brentford; now ham, on the left, is of the greater balf-backs are Melville, the big Hull Importance. Mr. Harry Storer has pivot, and Higgins, from the Hearts; now 20 professionals to choose from and for Mitchell's position chief can. and a fow amateurs willing to fill any gidaten ure Watson, from Bristol gaps, to make up the Southern Rovery, and Brown, from Queen's Division and London Combination Park: Rangers. teams.
A capture regarded as important is that of Ridding (centre-forward), who
All the players have been called up went to Manchester United from early for light and progresive train-Tennmere, Cravan, of Partick Thistle, Ing before getting the Bank Holiday and Surtoon, of Boscombe, are other to themselves. Consideration has additions, while of the local recruita, been given to the public hy improve much is expected of Patter, a prolific | ments and renovations at the ground. scorer at Bedford, and Kilsby, n Players on the list gre:
Wellingborough winger.
Goal: Pearson, Morgan, Halliwell. Backs: Brown, Porry, Brook, Bisby, Wilmot, Elliott.
Half-backs: Baker, Davison, Bolieau, Wilson, Mason, Frith, Grundy.
Forwarde: Birtley, White, Lauder dale, Taylor, Bourton. Bacon. Jones, Lako, Liddle, Crisp.
EXETER CITY
R. inson, reserve centre last sea- Man, has turned 'profesional. Ha is small but clever and is not unlikely to dovelap.
An interesting experiment will be their homo matches at Wellingborough the running of an "A" team to play and act as nursery. Fred Walden, the old international. Is taking lively interest in this venture.
Goalkeeps: Cave, Baker (Brent
ford).
Backs: Crilly, Dawes (F), Bennett, Cravon (Partick Thistle).
Manager McDevitt On City), liiggins (Hearts).
Promotion Prospects
Six now faces will be seen in Exctor City ranks this season and Manager McDovilt says, "I see no reason why wo should not win the Promotion Stakes. We have a good side and providing the now players ft in happily, then we should get there." A new trainer has boca engaged In E. Edwards, of Swansea Town, who trained this wido when it promotion, and Burnley when that club won the F.A. Cap. Reg. Loram, last year's Exeter trainer, will not mi deputy.
securod
Half-backs: Riches, McGuire, Me- Menemy, Brown (A), Melville (Hull Forward: Boyle, Henson, Tolland, Wells, Gochrano, Hinson, Ridding (Manchester Utd.), Surtees (Boscom- be), Watson (Bristol Rovers), Brown (R), (Queen's Park Rangers), Potter (Bedford), Kilsby (Wellingborough).
LINCOLN CITY
VERY FEW FRESH FACES
Twenty professionals have been signed and the only other player re experiences in the Second Division, After two seasons of chequered quired is another outaldo-right, whom on the first orension scraping clear the directorate hope to secure shortly. of relegation by a margin of threa The players engaged are as under, points, only to finlab seven paints ba an saterak denoting the now men? hind the rest of the field last May, Goalkeepers: A Davies, A Chostera, Lincoln City reappear in the Northern Backa: C Miller, J. Gray, W. Boction and have very freab Smith, M. Lock.
plagora engaged. Half-bucks: R. Clarke Webb, Angus, Indeed, there are only two up to *J. McCluro (from Brontford),D date hely to be rogarded as first Lewis (from Bristol Rovers).
team mon, and only 17 on the books Forwards: J. Scott, Wrighton, H. altogether, though there are Midland Poulter, I Hurst 9 Dudley (from League as well as Northern Section Chelsea), E McArthur (from Mid commitments immediately dlesbrough), O Tierney (from Guild Local players and a Cranwell goal. ahead. ford), J. Dryden (from Nowcastle). keeper look likely to completo the
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OUR "FORM" GUIDE
How Your Team Has Been
Faring In League ·
The following table reveals how each team in the four divi- sions of the English league have fared to date, and as from next week, readers will have the opportunity of being able to judge the form of the clubs for their last four matches.
The first figure in each case, of course, is that of the team concerned.
FIRST DIVISION.
Birmingham Derby C Leeds
Aston Villa
Chelsco
Middlesbro®
Leicester Liverpool Portsmouth Preston
Wednesday Sunderland
Tattenham
West Bromwich Wolves
Blackburn
Arsenal
Grimsby
Stake... Huddersfield Everton Manchester C.
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).
2-1, 2-1, 0-0, 1-2 Accrington
Crewe 3-0, 0-1, 2-3,
2-4, 1-8, 1-1, 4-2 Darlington 1-2, 2-1, 3-2, 2-5 | Gateshead 0-3, 1-2, 3-1, 1-3 Halifax 2-4, 1-1, 0-0,
Lincoln
1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 6-2; Kotherhan
2-0 1-3, 1-8, Stockport -3, 1-1, 6-3.. Tranmere
1-9, 2-1, 1-4, 1-0 Waisall 4-1, 2-1, 1-4, 3-1/ Wrexham 4-1, 0-0, 2-1, New Brighton 1-1, 1-2, 0-0, 0-1 Doncaster
1-1, 1-2, 0-0, 2-1] York
1-1, 1-2, 1-2, 6-2] Chester 0-2, 1-1,
3-3,8-1,
Mansfield
Rochdale
0.1, 0.0, 3-0. Chesterfield 1-4, 8-1, 2-0, 2.4 1-4, 1-0, 0-0, - 1-1, 2-1, 4-1, 2-5 1-1, 3-1, 4-1.
SECOND DIVISION.
Bradford Brentford
Burnley Bury Fulham.. Stanchester U. Notis F Oldham Port Vale Swanscr
Barnsley Norwich Southampton Blackpool Plymouth Bradford C. Nowenstle Bolton Sheffield U. Notts C. Holl West Ham
3-2, 2-2, 1-1 2-1, 2-2, 2-5, 3-0, 2-1, 0-1, 5-2
1-5, 1-4, 0-2, 3-0, 2-2, 0-0, 2-0, 2-3, 1-3 5-1, 1-3, 1-1
1.
Southport Carlisle Hartlepools Barrow
OUR FORECAST
Leading Teams At Home
(By "Varitas").
The following is the Telegraph forest for Saturday's programme of football matches in the English and Scottish Leagues. Whore a team is in capital, it la expected to win, and where no such indica tion is given, a draw is anticipated.
ENGLISH LEAGUE
FIRST DIVISION."
BIRMINGHAM
DERBY C.
GRIMSBY Leeds
v Manchester C.
7 Sloka
5
Everion
Arsenal
Aston V.
Liverpool
PORTSMOUTH
PRESTON
4
Huddersfield
SUNDERLAND
Cheisen
WEDNESDAY
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TOTTENHAM
Middlesbro'
T Wolves
WEST BROMWICH Blackburn
SECOND DIVISION.
Southampton
BOLTON Bradford
V Norwich BRENTFORD Y West Ham
TO BEAT THE
BOOK
(By "Robin")
1-3, 0-2, 0-4 *
1-1, 2-4, 2-3
HOME:-
2-0, 0-3, 1-0.
2-4, 3-0, 1-1,
2-1, 2-2, 0-2, 2-1 3.0, 4-3, 2-1, 4-0
2-1, 2-2, 1-2, 1-2
6-1, 1-3, 4-3, 0-0 3-1, 1-1, 2-1 1-2, 2-4, 0-2, 0-0 1-1, 1-2, 2-0, 0-0
1-3, 1-1, 0-1, 3-2 1-1, 3-2, 3-4, 2-0 0-2, 3-1, 1-2, 0-0 4-2, 2-0,4-0, 1-2, 3-4, 2-1, 0-4 0.3, 0-1, 1-1, 1-1 2-2, 0-2, 2-0, 1-2
3-1, 0-2.
Wednesday Bolton Burnley
Bristol C. Millwall
Coventry Southend
Crewc Halifax Motherwell
St. Johnstone Airdrie
6-1, 2-3, 1-1, 0-2
AWAY:-
2-1, 0-2, 4-2,
1-1, 1-0,2-0, 1-1
Lincoln
Rangers
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
Arsenal
2-2, 1-2, 0-2
DRAWS:-~
3-1, 1-0, 1-3
Aldershot
Brighton Bristol C. Cardiff Clapton O. Coventry Exeter
1-1. 2-2.2-2 Gingham 2-0, 0-0, 0-2, 4-1 Luton 2-1, G-1, 0-2 2-2 Swindon 2-3, 1-1, 2-0, 4-1 Crystal
1-2, 41,00, Tristol R 0-3, 0-8, 2-2, 1-4 Watford G-1, 4-1, 2-1,
0-3, 6-4, 2-2
0-2, 2-5, 2-0
1-5, 1-4, 2-5,
1-1, 2-0, 3-1 0-2, 5-2, 3-2 1-2, 1-1, 1-0, 1-4 -4-6, 1-2,
1-2, 3-1, 2-5-
LUTON TOWN
HOPING TO ACHIEVE
PROMOTION
During the new season Luton Town' attain their jubilee. No club bas fought more strenuously against mis fortune, and if the long-hoped-for promotion should be achieved the honour will have been worthily won.
Charlton Reading Northampton Newport Torquay Southend Queen's P. R. Bournemouth Millwall
3-1, 0-2, 0-2
2-1, 1-0, 1-6, 0-4 2-0, 0-1, 1-3, 0-4 2-0, 1-0,2-0, 1-0 0-1, 1-2, 2-1 3-0, 1-3, 0-3 3-1,0-1, 1-1, 4-0
3-1, 2-2, 1-2 2-2, 3-3, 6-1 T-3, 2-2, ~1-1**·
J-2, 3-2, 3-1
Gillingham Huddersfield
Stoke
BURNLEY FULHAM „Hull.
Manchester U. Notta F. OLDHAM PORT VALE SWANSEA .
1-3, 0-1, 2-3
0-2, 2-0, 3-0
0.2, 2.1, 3.1
1-0, 6-1, 2-0
0-3. 2-3. 2-1 2-1, 1-2 2-0
BRIGHTON Bristol C...
SHORTS INVADE THE GOLF LINKS
Vote To Be Taken By Golf Association
Woodmere, Long Island. First it was shorts on the courts --now it's shorts on the links, for
Fifteen of last season's players are available. In addition, Jos. Renale women. and Pease, who each underwent an Miss Marion Fisher and Miss operation for cartilage removal, have Ben Gottlieb, appeared in shorts been provisionally re-engaged. while playing in the Metropolitan
of good stature in William Thayne, of pionship, and caused such a flutter New players include two half-backs Women's Golf Association Cham- Hartlepool, and T. 8. Smith, of that the chairman of the Women's Rochdale. Two new centre-forwards M.G.A. has called a meeting at from whom a good deal is anticipated
a vote will be taken on the
aro Colin Cook, of Chesterfield, and which "of barring auch raiment
Jos. T. Taylor, of Shrewsbury Town.
Two now inside-forwards are Geo. for women on the links. Stephenson from Aston Villa-not to Some days earlier during an- be confused with the famous veteran other tournament at Port Chester, of that namo-and Horace Hackett, Now York, more than half of the of Derby County. Two now left field of 96 players, including Miss mouth and I. Haggar, of Denaby wingers are C. J. Russell, of Bourne Fisher wore shorts.
United.
sides.
❤
Bradford C. Nowcastlo vBury
A
✓ BARNSLEY ♥ BLACKPOOL * Notts C.
❤ I'lymouth
▼ Shefeld
THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).
ALDERSHOT
Torquay
v Crystal P.
y Exeter
CARDIFF Clapton O. COVENTRY Gillingham Luton MILLWALL SOUTHEND Y Bristol R. Swindon
✓ Reading
Queen's P. R.
Bournemouth
✓ NORTHAMPTON
Walford
V
Charlton
Newport
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).
ACCRINGTON CREWE Darlington Gateshead Halifax Rotherham
Southport
▾ Chesterfield
Chester
DONCASTER
Y
Y
V
Barrow
Carlisle
GLASGOW RANGERS
HEAD LEAGUE.
COMFORTABLE WIN AT
KILMARNOCK.
London, Sapt, 4. Glasgow Rangers went to the head of the first division of the Scottish Football League to-day consequent upon their defeat of Kil- marnock.
Kilmarnock were on their own ground, but were no match for the brilliant Rangers, who won by three goals to one.Reuter,
STOCKPORT Tranmere WALSALL WREXHAM YORK
Y Hartlepools ▾ LINCOLN ▼ Mansfield T. Rochdale
New Brighton
A number of useful amateurs are the nursery club at Biggleswade, signed, including several local young- though players like Kitchen and sters, and these will be drafted into Jenkins may be required at Luton.
Goal: G. D. Harford, A. E. Hey. wood (Trimden Grange Colliery)," J. A. Willoughby (Detroit).” It was in attack where Lincoln City Backa: S. C. Coote, R. Kingham, were weakest last season. It is cǝn-T. 6. Mackey, H. Reece, D. J. Jenkins tidored, however, that certain of the (Haverfordwest), G. J. Burns (Trim. youngsters signed on last termi, a.ch don Grange Colliery),** as Robert Iverson, from the Totten- Half-backs: W., Bock, W. Brown, ham nursery, and Herbert Marklew, C. R. Fraser F. Kean, H. McGinniglo. from Dinnington Colllory, will come J. Rennie, T. 8. Smith (Rochdale), W. along, and the one new forward Thayno (Hartlepools Utd.), E. Car secured is Thomas E. Robinson, who penter (Markynte).
from Chesterfield, after A period with Blackpool and four ses Cook (Chesterfield), H. Hackett Aldrio
Forwards: Sam Bell, Tom Boll. C. sons with Birmingham,
Goalkeepert D. McPhail.
(Derby C.). H. Haggal (Dannby U.), AYR D. Hutchison, G. 8. Martin, W. Pease, Celtie A..Ronnie, C. J. Russell (Bourne
T. Tavlor (Shrewsbury T.), I. Falkirk mouth) G. Stephenson (Aston Villa), DUNFERMLINE ▾
Wootton Blue Cross). (Bolsover Colilery). N. A. Milton MOTHERWELL Kitchen (Bolsover Colliery), J. Payne Hibernians
PARTICK BT. MIRIEN
Contor
Backs: J. W. Buckley, J. Smith J. Reddish, I. Williams.
Half-backs: A. Gray, A. Horno. C. Moulson, G. Whyte, A. Young. II. Marklow, B. Towler, J. Wilkinson, Forwards: J. Campbell, R. Iverson, C. W. Read, T. E. Robinson.
Aniatours.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
Dundee
FIRST DIVISION.
• Albion
4
Y
Queen O'8th
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RANGERS
▾ ABERDEEN-
St. Johnstone
QUEEN'S PARK
Hamilton
Hearts
Clyde Kilmarnock
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Collapse Of English Team
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London, Sept. 4.
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Brown, less enterprising, but Parks
very sound, contributed 78, and G. Allen Woodfull carried his bat for 62.
The English team collapsed this morning when they continued their first innings from the overnightj score of 186 for three.
O'Reilly and Fleetwood-Smith, both turning the ball a lut, created 8. 3. Mecabr ... 20.7 1657 210 75.21 panic among the later batsmen, W. 1. Ponsford and only Hammond shaped with w. 3. Woodwall
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YORKSHIRE WIN.
Yorkshire easily boat the M.C.C., at Scarborough by an innings and 19 runs.
V. Grimsmeit I. Bramsley
H. I. Ebeling
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L. O'3. Fleetwood- for 114.
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