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FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1939.

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MANCHESTER CITY TO WIN CUP TO-MORROW FOOTBALL FORM GUIDE

ALL-LANCASHIRE

FINAL.

100,000 Expected at Eleventh Final at Wembley

E. WOOD WILL REFEREE

A CROWD of 52,000 witnessed Manchester City's

triumph over Derby County in the semi-final. A crowd of nearly twice that number will probably witness their triumph over Everton in the all- Lancashire Final at Wembley Stadium to-morrow.

Making their third appearance in the Final

XFORD completely rowed out at the finish of the Boat Race which Cambridge won by 2%

OXFORD completely no redno necard of ton of cressive Race, wa

Round of the blue riband of soccer Manchester City THE THIRD F.A. CUP

are attempting to win the Cup and avoid relegation

T

to the Second Division. They cannot fall between THE first Football Association keep the cup after they had won two stools as they have accomplished the latter feat. I Challenge Cup often called, three years in succession, but they Everton, last year's League champions, are relying in car, on Dixie Dean to give them their second Cup triumph. To-morrow's appearance in the Final is their first in 26 years.

returned it on condition that the the English Cup was rules were altered so that it could purchased in 1871, £25 being sub-never be won outright. It was not scribed for the purpose by affiliated returned after Aston Villa secured clubs.

The Glasgow team, Queen's it in 1896, however, for it wa Park, who gave a guinea, rather stolen from a Birmingham skop, atrained their resources for, after where it was on shot

Mr. E. Wood, the first Sheffield official to have dating with the Wanderers at the A second cup was purchased, and charge of the final since 1892, will referee the game. Oval in the first year of the com- presented to Lord Kinnaird in 1811 petition, they could afford neither in recognition of his services to the Two years ago he refereed the semi-final game be-me nor the money to pay it game. So the FA Cup, for which Manchester City and Everton, are tween Everton and West Bromwich Albion which of

The Wanderers were entitled to struggling to-morrow, is the third the latter won.

MAN

ANCHESTER CITY must not] be judged by their League position. They have caught the inspiration of the Cup, even though. they have been described as the season's worst. Cup side.

The City have a splendid half- back trio, and this may prove their} salvation. At right back, where Cann replaces Ridley, they are not| so sure, while in attack they are recalling the veteran McMullan to inside left because of his experi-}

The City have a lively for- ward line, with Brook the schemer- in-chief, but if Cresswell can hold the outside left the Manchester aide may be found to lack a-marks-

ence.

man.

Collectively, speaking Everton possess much thei superior set of forwards. especi- ally on the right flank where Tose- land and Herd do

not bear compari Bon with Geldard and Dunn,. and Dixie Dean, al- though not seen! at his best this: season, is a bet-

itr centre than

.Durin.

Tilson. Much will, however, de- pend on the City half backs and Conn and Dale.

Everton have developed a free, swinging style, as distinct from the closer system, of play on which the club's reputation was built. Early this season, the club quffer ed a crippling run-of (II)-fuck. at half-back through injury and ness. But when Britton, from

THE PATH TO THE FINAL.

*Leicester Everton *Bury

Notts F. Tranmere Notts C. *Newcastle

Leeds

Luton *Oldham

Tottenham *Brighton Chelsea *Bradford Plymouth *Corinthians

*Indicates team having first choice of ground.

*Everton

*Everton

Leeds

SEMI- FINAL Mar. 18.

Everton

FINAL

EVERTON

The F.A. Cup

Results Since The War.

THE following have won the Cup

since the War:

COMPREHENSIVE TA BLE SHOWING FORM

A

OF CLUBS AT A GLANCE.

COMPREHENSIVE guide to the form of all the Football League and Scottish League clubs will be found in the tables riven below. To assist in comparing the teams, details of how they have fared in the last five League matches are given. The letters. V. L and D Indicate matches won

lost or drawn respectively. Games played at home are shown in capital letters and away games smaller-type. The figures in brackets denote the position held. that team at the conclusion of last season. The asterisk denotes

a promoted team and the sword signifies a relegated team. -

The League positional tables give home and away details and include all matches played to date.

FIRST DIVISION.

Arsenal (2) WwWWw**

HOME

P. W. D. L.

AWAY W. D. L

40 14 2.4 40 16 2

Aston Villa (5) WIWDI Newcastle United (11) LIWIW 40 15 2 Sheffield Wednesday (8) Dilld 2913 6: West Bromwich A. (6) dILWd -39 Huddersfield Town (1) WddWD 40

United () WwWd... 7. County (15) IWW! ✨..

„United (7) IDIWWW

Bunderland (13) WDII Fovarlos (4) -* WWWID Birmingham (9)

(10) WDDW

Manchester City (e) ¿WWI

Blackburn R. (16) "DRWI Middlesborough (18) LlwWD Chelses+ (12) WWWL *Wolverhampton (-)) WWUW Leicester City (19) WEDW. Blackpool (26) LIWDI Bolton Wanderers (7) wLilD

GOALS F. A. Pt. 115 56

85 67 .50 68 50 49 .75 64.4

40.-10.

46:10

73.64

40. 14

404

10

40

96

40 -12 8.5

62 7639

22.12.

·73 92

34.10

58 71

40 8

40

41 12. 3:4.134 1.4 15

39

SECOND DIVISION.

Stoke City (3)· LlwWW- Tottenham (8) DwdDd

Bury (6) WIDI

1918-20-Aston Villa 1, Huddersfield 0. *Fulham () WW#d 1820-21-Tottenham 1y Wolves 0. 1822-23-Bolton 2; West Ham 0. 1921-22-Huddersneld 1, Preston 0. 1923-24-Newcastle 2. Aston Villa 0..

Cardiff 0. Car

1924-25-5eeld f.) 1925-26--Bolton Manchester C. D.

Arsenal 0." 1927-28-Blackbura S, Huddersfield 1. 1923-29-Bolton 2. Portsmouth 0. 1929-20—Arsenal 2, Huddersfield 0. 1930-31-West Brom 2. Birmingham 1. 1931-32-Newcastle: 2, Arsenal

Results in black denote that the game was played at Wembley Stadium. Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers have won the Cug on most occasions six times, The Wan- derers (not Belton) won it five times, and Sheffield United on four; occasions. Both Everton and Manchester City have won it once.

Ranger's

Forecast

Arsenal

FIRST DIVISION

(1) Huddersfield.: (1) BIRMINGHAM (2) v Leicester (0). BLACKBURN. (2) v Aston Villa „ (0) BLACKPOOL, (-) v Wolves DERBY

(1) v Newcastle

Middlesbro

LEEDS

BUNDER

WEDNESDAY (7) v Bolton

LANDA 15) y Portsmouth || (1)

15) Y

W. BROM. (1) v Liverpool

BECOND DIVISIÓN

:

THIRD ROUND.

Jan. 14.

FOURTH ROUND

FIFTH ROUND,

Jan. 28.

· Feb. 18.

SIXTH ROUND. March 4.

*Everton

2,

*Chester

Fullam

"Doncaster

Halifax

"Barnsley

.0

Bury

*Tranmere

Leeda

*Chester

3) Halifax

*Luton

.0 2

..0 3

*Halifax

Luton

Luton

Tottenham

*Brighton

Bradford

*West Ham

(at Wolver- hampton)

*Brighton 2-0,

*W. Ham

W. Ham 21

W. Ham

W. Brom..

*Middlesbro'

01. Stoke

*Middles

*Birmingham

Blackburn

brough 00

Birming ham

Birming-

ham

*Burnley

Shemeld

Burnl

*Darlington

FORD Bristol C ()

Chesterfield

Chesterfield

Manches

ter City: S

EXETER

*Bolton

*Bolton

"Grimsby

Grimaby

Portsmouth

*Gateshead

* Manchester City:

„Manches-

ter. C

*Walsall:

Arsenal

Southend

West Ham West Brom. Liverpool *Manchester U.

Middlesbro' *Stoke C..

Southampton *Birmingham

Preston Lincoln Blackburn. *Swindon Burnley Swansea.

Sheffield U. Darlington

Queen's P. R. *Wednesday

Chesterfield'

Charlton

Bolton

DEAN,

Watford

Southend

Wolves Derby Aldershot

Bristo

Millwall Reading Bradfor

Aston

Aldershot

(at Wembley, to-morrow).

MANCHESTER CITY

BRADFORD C. (0) v. Preston * STOKE

BURY MERENDA

CHESTER

FIELD

FULHAM

Grimshy

LINCOLN () Manchester U

MILLWALL (1) Notts NOTTS C(0)

Forest Bradford

PORT VALE (2) y Plymouth

S'hampton

SWANSEA

West Ham

Charlton

(5) v Burnley

|

Notts Forest (11) DWUW Manchester Uld (12) WiwWL Plymouth Argyle (4) WADD Notts County (16) ULL Bradford City ALDI

Www

Preston N.E. (13) WILW Bradford (6) WiLDW Grimsby Town (-) WWardD Swansea TOWE

Vale (20) WLw

WILWI

Per City (). ¿DW

HOME.

P. W. D. L

49 12 3 5

40 18 7 0

40 12

40. 12

408

40

40 12 40.10-4

40. 10

39 10

40.1458

40

Oldham Athletic (6) WlxdW Burnley (19) WidWD

West Ham Utd. () 11WW# Charlion Athlatie. (15) WILW 40 Chesterfield (17) WĹid 6.

· AWAY,

401136

40 9

39 10 6

3512 13.15:

93 8

8.14

HAWAY

W. D. L

THIRD DIVISIÓN (JƏLTH)

Brentford. (5) #DW=W Exeter City (7) AWWIN Norwich City (10) LWW Reading (2) LIWDI

City (12) ddWWI Coventry Northampton (14) : WDIWI Walford (11) ddWD] Crystal Palace (WWww Glilingham (21) WwwIwa Torquay United (19) Bristol Rover (16) diWLA Southend United (3) dDwIW Brighton & Hove (8) LIILI Luton Town (6) WWdWIW Queen's Park B. (18) DHHW-

Aldershot: () DlWd-gg +Brindl City (-)

HOME T

Y.-W. D. L...

39-15 22

38.16

10 15 3

WWWWD 40 116.2

Bournemouth (15) WIWL!

401185 3812

40

(1)

(1)

(2)

*Newport_(-) WW]Ww Swindon Town IWDID: Cardir: (9) 1DHW

387

39% 11%

Clapton Orient~' (10) '; IDLIA.

68 6

.(1)

(2)

Hull City (6) ♥]WW+

Wrexham (10) 4DW

(2)

Chester (2) WW.

Walsall (16) IdW †Barnsley W

TARA HAMU (2)

THIRD DIVISION (South), BOURNE

MOUTH BRENT

LUTON

1154

6. 86

$8...71.

GOALS

A. Piz 72.35 64 63 49 53 763 50 81 66: 47

66 48

46

48:64 58 6241 65-71:40

62 63. 39

67 TO 38

56

104 7443 75-44-12

65

កើតន

15

5690

GOALS

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH)

HOME AWAY PW. DL W. D. I

154084191 41-434

R(15) DDID

Barrow (6) ILidw

(0) y Gillingham (2) art (1) Wilw

(4) v Bristol R. (1)

(8)

()

(8)

NORWICH

Cardia S Brighton (0) Queen's Pk 76) ▼ Southend

CRYSTAL P.(-)

Beading

DON (4) Watford TORQUAY-Aldershots

KATHIRD DIVISION (North), BARNSLEY (-) ́s Bochdala, DARLINGTON (0) v Carlile

CASTER (18 York

C. (12) WdwDw

TWWID B. (4) WWED

(14) Hartlepools (13) dia INDIAL T. (17) www

IDWL

Web (18) W]=LW.

(2) York City (9) LaLLL ((^)||=Mandeld, T. (O ILIWA

Rochdale (21) LUWAWEZ New Brighton (20) WIJWD Darlington (11), DOIN

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