1933-12-28 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1933.

THE "TELEGRAPH'S" PAGE ABOUT HOME FOOTBALL

NOW THAT CHRISTMAS

IS OVER

WE. CAN EXPECT TO SEE SOME SETTLED FORM

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PROMOTION AND. RELEGATION INDICATIONS

(By "The Pligrim")

THE football world having lost to some degree the exhilaration of Christmas, I expect the good form teams to justify themselves this week-end.' No doubt some of the clubs who displayed hidden resources during this topsy- turvy week will be able to hold the pace a little longer.

DERBY

are now rivals with Huddersfield as challen. gers for the premier position so long vacated, but now firmly held by Arsenal. Even Chelsea, Rotherham, Darlington, and Lincoln got a kick out of the festive season and garnered a few much needed points. It is a pity that they all gained alightly, leaving themselves

Yeovil Indios football team met Sherborne ladies in a cup-tie match

at Yeovil last month, and thlu photograph shows the rival captains shaking hands before the start of the match. (Pianot Nawa),

almost in the same positions in the League. Not one of CLUBHOUSE CHATTER BY.

them is out of the slough and we are half way through the season!

It is not too early to talk of liable at home and have won threo foreign territory. In promotion prospects and relegatimes on tions fears. Grimsby, Norwich view of their futile exhibitions for the first two months of the season and Chesterfield are the obvious I can only conclude that they have ones that come to one's' mind

brought out some hitherto Intent but there are others creeping talent or are getting their second up who will test the leaders' wind. pace before long. Reading, for instance are coming on strongly again and Queen's Park are finding points on all fields.

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some mid-held play in the English Cup tie between Crystal Palace and Norwich. (Planet News). Walsall have leapt to third place after figuring inconspicuously in the list up to this month.

Meanwhile Mansfeld are being consistent in keeping up the stendy decline that has marked their play

since the end of last senaON,

And Middlesbro'!

They have shown the most won- derful Improvemost of any Club in the League. They are fairly re-

Time was when the Club hekl a

high place among the leaders and it looks as if those times are being restored.

"THE PILGRIM”

ARSENAL'S 1000TH LEAGUE POINT: SUPPORTERS' £80 WORTH OF FOOTBALLS: BIG KICKER

(By "The Pilgrim")

PEARS, the Oldham Athletic lett Morley, their outside left, to

winger, is a much-sought-after Preston North End. player, and one club well, south |

of Birmingham are on the verge

of deciding to bid.

It is a curious fact that Birming- ham, whose stock has sunk badly and who have scored fewer goals PURNLEY Supporters' Club have thinnal except Stoke City, have given more than £80 worth of had less scored against them than balls to the Turf Moor club since fany other team except the Arsenal,

1931. in their division,

The Highbury club have conceded 20 goals which is two more than Chesterfield.

Birmingham, Newport,

and

Southport also have nine draws to their credit whilst Grimaby is now the only club which has not divided points yet.

THE Wolves have tried five play-

ors at right half-back.

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THE 'Spurs could almost play an

all-Welsh team: T. Evans, W. Evans, Day, O'Callaghan, Whatley, Traylor (the new boy centre for ward), Jones (C.), Jones (D.), and Holmes. The last three are Northfleet nursery.

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(By "Robin"):

HOME

Walsall

Swindon

Liverpool

Manchester U. Derby

Bradford C.. Wednesday

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 show their home and away performances up to and including yesterday's matches,

West Brom. A.

*Swansea

Aldershot

Arsonal Huddersfield

Hartlepools

Rangers

AWAY...

Arsenal

Grimsby

Dundee

DRAWS-

Darlington Falkirk Southport

Our Forecast

GIVES THIRTEEN AWAY WINNERS

(By "The Pilgrim")

ENGLISH LEAGUE

First Division

Birm'ghin (0) CHELSEA O

DERBY (2) Leeds (3)

elektr (3)

LIVERPT (5)

▼ ARSENAL (1)

Stoke (~)

v Middlesbro (2)

+

Blackbrn (1)

▼ ASTON V (0) PORTSM TIE (2) v Newcastle (0)

* Wolves (1) WEDNESDAY (2) Manch'ir C (1) SUNDRLND (1) Iluddraf'ld (2) SPURS (-) v Sheff. 'U ( WEST BROM (3) Everton (1)

Second Division

ALEX James is not the only

graduato of Raith Rovers in.. English football. There are nine- teen others.

ENGLISH LEAGUE.

FIRST DIVISION.

Honte

Away

W. D. L. W. D. L

8 3 0 0 2 8

3 4 3

Goals

F. A. Pts.

11 20

51

34 41, 28

Total

P.. W. D. L.

14

6 3.

22

11

7 4

8 3 1

Derby County

21 11 0.4

73 0

4 3 A

Tottenham

22 11

4

7 1 B

38 26

Manchester C.

22

10 C 0 7 2

Portsmouth

22 -8

Middlesbro'

West Bromwich. 22

21 11 1

Wolverhampton 22 ปี 5 8

Sunderland

Blackburn

Wednesday

Aston Villa

Everton Newcastle Birmingham Leeds United Liverpool

Leicester Stoke City Sheffield U.

Chelsen

Grimsby Blackpool Port Vale Brentford Bolton Preston'

West Ham Plymouth Notts Forest Bradford City Fulham' Hull City Oldham Notts County ¡Southampton

Bury Bradford Manchester U. Burnley MIIwall

✓ WEST HAM (→) | Swansen-

S'thamptn (0)

Lincoln

Bolton (~) ANOTHER achievement within

Bradfd C (1) Cho Arsenal's grasp, their

BRENTFRD ( )...v Notts F ( 1,000th point in Division I, foot-PABLE, an inside forward who MANCHTI U (4) Y Plymth (0) Burnley (2) Y GRIMSBY (0) ball. They are 27 short.

made thirty-one appearances Millwall (2)

LINCOLN (0) with New Brighton last aeason, Notla, C (-) Y llull (-)

THERE are few footballers for

Huddersfield are the most proll- whom more offers have been fie net finders in the First Division made than George Waterfeld, the but their total of 61 is caally sur Burnley full-back, who has now passed by Rangers with 71, (in 21|completed ten years' service matches), Grimaby with 59 and by Turf Moor. Motherwell with 67 although the

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has now signed for Worcester City.

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THERE was no difference

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Oldham (1) PORT VALE (1) PRESTON (-) bc-Swansea (2)

v Bradfrd (3)

v Fulham (2)

Blackp

✓ BURY (1)

Third Division South

ALDERSHOT (2) v Torquay (0) Brnem'th ( Brighton (4) BRISTOL_R_(I).

✓ CHARLTON (-) q PARK (1) _v_Uristol C. (i) ▾ WATFORD (1) Norwich (0)

v 8'thend (1)

Norwich Queen's Park Coventry Reading Charlton Exeter

9 4 8

9 4

P. W. D. L.

22

10 0 6

22.10 6 6

31 82 15 30

24 41 42

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44.29

42

46

36 88

44 40

35 35

38 43

25 22

21

34 37

22

30 44

21

6 5 10

31 34

22

5.7 10

6

23 48

22

0 3 13

ត

0 10

28 58

1

3 14

4

U

1 9

28 .47

SECOND DIVISION.

Total

Home

Away

Goals

W. D. L.

F. A. Pta.

9

9

7

69 80

82

G. 3 2

4 8 4 35 20

26

30 28

26

49. 98

16

40 32

7

40 81

45 85

47 45

37.29

40 87

27

34

34

35

G 8

BO 33

28 24

21

06 38

9

38 47

20

21 @ 1 11

38 45

19

22

8 3 11

5

35 40

19

22

7 4 11

G

31 40

18

6 0 10

3

18, 31

5 7 10

G

30

10 80

22 11 3 8 8 1 22 10 5 7 7 2

21 12 1 87035

10 6 7

22

22 7

55 12

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH),

Home

W. D. L. W. D. L.

9 1 0 8 0

Total

Away

Goals

P. V. D. L. 20 13 3 4 20 12 4 4 20 10 6 4 20 11 4 6 20 12 2 6

9

1 1

4 2 3

47

10 1 0

2

4

40 - 21

8 1.1

2 6 8

49 27

2 1 5

45 25

49 80

22

40 82

Bristol Rovers Luton

22

Swindon

20

Crystal Palace

21

Brighton

21

Northampton

20

20

7

20

8 2 10

Aldershot

20

5 8 7

Clapton Orient

21

6 G

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Newport

20

4 0 7

Watford

21

6 4 11

Gillingham

20

6 4 10

6 3

Southend

20

6 4 10

4 2

20

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8 9 2

Cardiff

20

6 3 12

tween Cann and Cant at Ply- mouth, for Cant, the Bury reserve goalkeeper, was beaten three times latter have played one more match. WITH the dark days Immediately and was Cann, in goal for Ply

mouth. nhead, referees have just re- Blackburn, Derby County, Arsen-coived an official reminder that rewo of the 'Spurs' attendants at Cardiff (1) al, Preston, Queen's Park, Reading, they should keep the "lemon time" League games are players who Clapton (0) Stockport, Barnsley, and Rangers, down to the stipulated five began their careers with the club EXETER (4) have not lost a match on their own minutes.

CRYSTAL P (4) grounds this season.

fifty years ago-Billy Mason and Gillingham (3) Billy Harston.

Who remembers LUTON (2) them?

SWINDON (2)

Third Division North Acerigin (1) CREWE (3)

v Stockp'rt (1) Barrow 0) DARL'GTN (6) Gatesh'd (~)

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Chelsen have only collected one FOOTBALLERS who get offers from America which seem very point away out of a possible 20 and Sheffield United have obtained two tempting should ask Manager out of 22.

O'Brien, of Queen's Park Bangers,

CLAPTON Orient, since the war, have had the help of thirteen

ers,

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to tell them the story of his ex- former Tottenham Hotspur play- not having lost a fixture away and

Against this, Motherwell boast of periences over there, have only conceded two points in BRADFORD City are interested in Batey, the Carlisle winger, Bristol City-have only treated who has been in brilliant form

Intely. their supporters to two wins at home out of 11 matches.

11 matches.

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True Story of Rise To

Football Fame

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[ANCHESTER City continue-to

HALIFAX-10 HARTLEPLS (6)

How would you like to hold down the job of goalkeeper for Preston North End? They have N Brighton (4)

ROTHRM (0) had twenty-three since the war:-gtkort (1)

WALSALL (4)

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find them in the north-east. CAUSER, Jones, Foote, Whalley, Wrexham (3)

Mitchell, Wilcock. Branston, Marshall and Donathey, inside Elliott, Fox. Prout, Scott, Whar right and centre forward respecton, Carr, Kendall, Mess, Ewart, tively, of West Wylam Welfare, Fawcett, Foster, Hampton, Wolf.

are due for trials at Maine-road.

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Hushes, Twist, and Holdcroft,

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v Reading (1)

v Coventry (0)

v. North'mptn (1)

Newport (0)

y Rochdale (n

Bournemouth Torquay

CHESTR FLD (Bristol City

▼ Carlisle (1)

Manat'ld (3)

Done'air (4)

v Chester (5)

TRANMERE (1)}

v York (2)

✓ BARNSLEY (0) Chesterfield

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

First Division

v Airdrie (0)

AB'RD'N (2) CLYDE (8) Falkirk (1)

MILLWALL have signed a pro-S l'atone (0)

mising young goalkeeper in J. Rickett, who plays for Tilbury.

Stockport

Walsall

Barnsley Halifax Tranmere

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).

W. D. L. W. D, L. W. D. L.

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Total

Home

Away

37 36

30 12

87. 39

19

83

26. 46

18

+18

17.24 18 29 39 17 19 20 17 36 85

16

36 48 16

21 33 14

20 44

28 50

18

Goals

P.

F. A.

Pts.

21

16 2 J

0 2 7 2 1

50 18

20

12 4 4

孽 2.0

3.2 4

48 25

20 12 2 0

9

1. 1

1

43 24

20 11 3 6

4 2 6

50 38

20 11

B8 82

10 10

30 21

Doncaster

20

34 82

Barrow Crewe

21

46

21

87 42

20

29 44

20

44

44

20

47

35

20

20

20 82

20

6 6 8

20

197

32 45

. 17

10

7 2 10

16

20

0 4 10

22 38

16,

19

4.9

26 86 18

21

5 5 11

34-51

21 4 7 10

28

42

'26

48

* Dundee (3) ▾ Celtic (1)

+ Ayr (2)

Accrington Cowd'nb'th (0)"

Gateshead Chester Th Lanark (-) v. Hibern'ns (-)" Hartlepools * M*TH WELL (1)| York City

Carlisle Southport

FULHAM have been showing an Mr. E. A. Pope, now head into piace. Does is leave the field? field leader, but I don't think the playing field, in order to stop KILMARN CK (3) v Partick (0) Interest In Cook, the Chester- A Swanson. way suggests that!AMILTON (4) S Mirren (3)

sand be placed at the side of HEARTS (4) master of the Downhills. School, le stays until the finish, in- there will be anything doing.

the team slipping into the Third QUEEN'S P. (5) cidentally saving an almost certain

Division. of time. Wilson, absent injured from

QO'S'TH() .N.15, contributes the following goal within two seconds

Nronological story of Kowe, the The Spurs' trainer takes he foot in W. Millwall recently, and played

RANGERS () hand and, in the replay, the Ind in Tottenham Hotspur and English able to play for his school, which 103 consecutive League games and International footballer's pro-wins by to 1 and goes on to win six Cup ties since January 1931.

the Shield,

At the end of the team the boy SAID & Bury director a week ago': 1912-A little fair-haired chap of comes out frst in Standard Ex. VII.

"We have complete

A remarkable improvement in the form of Tommy Holmes, of six hanging round the goal-posts, and in the examinations, thus reaching the fidence that we shall be some Southport, dates from the time getting an occasional kick, when the top of his school in work as well as where near the top when the end when his wife won the ball. in the big bays of his school are practising play..

Southport Supporters" penny-on- shooting after school hours.

the-ball scheme,

17288,

1933-On Saturday, Oct. 7.. the bey: 1014-Aged sight, he is playing for now a man of 27, is acting captabi his third school team-his first match of Tottenham Hotspur and leads them -running down the right wing, tricking boys much older than him self, and helping his team to win a handsome victory.

1016-Aged ten, he is playing for the first team at outside-right, and as the years progress, making his mark as forward, back and half-

back.

1920-He captains cricket, football and swimming, his team winning the championship in each case.

WATCH FOR CAPT. FOSTER'S RACING NOTES TO-MORROW..

to victory against Sunderland, hol Ing to put his team at the top of the First Division table.

On Nov. 27 this lad, Arthur Rowe 1921-A West Ham crowd sees a by name, is selected to play centre hard game in the acni-final of the half for England against Franco. Dewar' Shield London Schools' Cham- Parkhurst School, Tottenham, is ptonship. The. acord is 2-2, when proud of him and, as his headmaster this boy, in making a tackle, forces when what the fine trainine his toes back, suffering agony as the to think that the my

sports-masters gave oùr boys musclos and bones fall to go back borne such excellent fruit.

con-

of the season comes." VICKERS, the former Charlton back, has canie right into the limelight of the

talent-spotters with Port Vale,

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WALTER Amos, their veteran out-Wrexham

side loft, is the only man who has New Brighton gured in every game Bury have Rotherham played to date.

Darlington Mansfield

COVENTRY City supporters see Rochdale

prospects of another Bourton in L. C. Thomton, a young iriside left from the Derby district.

Now that Mills, the Orient in-

side. left, has become an inter- WALTER Lambeth, West Bromwich national, there may be a speed- Albion'a Junior international, has ing-up on the part of Wolverhamp-been operated upon for cartilage NEARLY all the game's scoring ton Wanderers to secure his ser- trouble,

have been created vices. since the 1925-6 change in the off- side rule, but one that has sur- vived for thirty-five years is held by the one and only William Mere dith, who shot thirty-four goals from outside right for Manchester City in the Second Division In the senson 1805-9.

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PRISTOL City have signed

outside left of considerable promiso in Charles Willey, who is not yet eighteen.

Motherwell Rangora... TT is said that. Tolland, the `inalde Aberdeon hear that Stanley Hardy, whose er from Ayr United, may go back to Kilmarnock forward whom Northampton secur. Hearts... Forest was cut short by illness,

as manager. of Noils Scotland before long-at a fee. has completely recovered."

career

Ayr

St. Johnstond LTHOUGH Cardiff City have failed Falkirk A to maintain their early promise. Queen o'South JACK Kirby, of Derby County, is one there are, movements to introduce new Celtic

the longest kicking goalkeepers blood-including directors.

Dundee In League football,

Hamilton CUNDERLAND'S price for Bob Hibornians

Gurney is understand to be in the Clyde. region of £7,000.

| Queen's Park Third Lanark

the end of the season? Who will socuro David Jack's act Partick

vices na manager if he retires at St. Mirren

The name of Middlesbrough is freely mentioned in

Airdrie this respect.

Cowdenbeath

Linieki write a cheque for £600 they have a chance of securing the transfer of Warburton, an inside for- ward of Manchester United,

BRISTOL City must have been COME recent suspensions by the

disappointed when bearing that har

Irish Association, many reach the Taunton Town had transferred | jaw courts.

20 6 2 12

SCOTTISH LEAGUE.

42:14

24.85

Goals

FIRST DIVISION

Total

Home Away

W. D. L.

0 2 0 67 20

CHE-CAT-NNNNNNNNNNGDE -- -------------UKKUNNANË

W. D. L. W. D. L. F. A. Pte.

10 8 1 10. 11

21 17 2 2 10 1 0 7 2 71 22 7 2 2 5 2 4 54 31

6 4 2:4

22

12 4 6 22 10 7 6

8 1 2 4.4

63 26

28 11.5 7 28 10 7 0

624 G.

.47 89

22 10 5 7

10

50 02 4130

9

48. 47.

22 11

8

41.68 42-84

8 4 8 8

82 40

30

21 22

7. 1 14

21

5 6 11

22

8 7 12

22

6 3 14

GB 8

6 2 18

84 16

HUONNONN

40 57

38.51 28.44

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