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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1934.

THE TELEGRAPH'S" PAGE ABOUT HOME FOOTBALL

NEW CHALLENGERS TO

THE ARSENAL

DERBY COUNTY COME INTO

THE LIMELIGHT

NEW HOPES HAVE BEEN BORNE AT:

STAMFORD BRIDGE

1.

READING AND THIRD DIVISION'

(By The Pilgrim"}

Hulme (centro) bents Riloy to score for the Arsenal when they defeated Liverpool at Highbury by Z

goals to 1 last month. On the ground are Dunne (sitting up) and McDougali.

OUR FORECAST FOR

THE hectic rush of the Christmas football M/season at Home is temporarily over with the playing yesterday of a full Scottish pro- gramme, but from now onwards the struggle for promotion and against relegation will be accentuated by the stimulus of new hopes and fears resulting from the last few games. DERBY County now find themselves rivals SPURS

with Arsonal and have more than a sport- ing chance of catching up with them. The consistent Huddersfield club remain tenac- iously at third place with the failing 'Spurs just behind.

NEW

TEW hopes have been born at Stamford Bridge where the Pensioners are taking up point collec- ting for a hobby. They are still finding it rather new, and with Sheffield United also improving, they have a big struggle before them to vacate that dreaded bottom place.

STOKE have suffered a rapid decline since the start of the season and I can see them returning to the Second Division at the end of the season unless some radical change is introduced.

THAT side of classic style, the Albion are sweeping up the League in a manner reminiscent of those beautiful wide ground movements with which their forward line used to delight the fans. They scored 15 in their last games and the Wolves with 14 and a game less did even better.

BOLTON are showing depressing form but I expect them to a big spurt soon. Although the Grimsby men are way ahead for first place there will be a big struggle to upset between Preston, Bolton, Brentford and Blackpool who are altogether just behind.

SATURDAY

TO BEAT THE BOOK

TO BEAT VILLA: ARSENAL HOME.- RECEIVE WEDNESDAY

(By "The Pilgrim")

Below will be found the special Telegraph forecast for Saturday's English and Scottish League pro- grammes. Where the teams are marked in heavy type they are expected to win, and where no such indication is given, a draw is anticipated.

ENGLISH LEAGUE

FIRST DIVISION

ARSENAL CO AV(-)

NORWICH (5)

V

QUEENS P. (2) HEADING (4)

Y

T

Wednesday (2)

Southend (2)

•

Swindon (2)

Aldershot (2) Gillingham (0) BRISTOL R. (2)

AWAY.

T

SPURS (-)

Torquay (3)

V

LUTON (1)

v

Derby (3)

WATFORD (0)

V

Exeter (0)

Birmglm (1)

Partsmth (2) Lele'ir (1)

THIRD DIVISION NORTH

BARNSLEY (2)

BARROW (2)

Blackburn (3) EVERTON (0) HUDDRSFLD (2) v Manch'te C. (4) MIDDLESBRO. (3) v

v

West Brom, (1)

NEWCASTLE (3) Leeds (1) (2) Shemd U. (6) wotVES (1)

Stoke (~~)

T

Samind (-)

* Chelsea (2) SECOND DIVISION

BLACKPL. (--) • BRADFORD (2)

BURY (1))

Folliam GRIMSBY (6) HULL (-) Lincoln (3) Notts F. ( PLYMTH (-)

.

Bradford C. (-)

Preston (0) Millwall (0)

C.

✔ Southport (0)

v N. Brighton (1)

•

Carlisle (2) Chester (1) CHESTRFLD (—) Y

Crewe (0)

WALSALL. (0)

DRAWS

(By "Robin")

Huddersfield

Wolves

Grimsby

Reading Charlton Chesterfield Tranmere Arsenal Notts Forest Southampton Manchester C. Barnsley

Clapton Orient Exeter Rangers

Blackburn

West Ham.

FIGURES WHICH SPEAK

FOR THEMSELVES

A USEFUL LEAGUE TABLE 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 porformances up to and including yesterday's matches.

Sunderland

:

ENGLISH LEAGUE.

FIRST DIVISION.

Total

Home

Awny

Gouls ***

W. D. I..

W. D. L.

W. D. L.

F.

A. Pts.

Arsenal Derby County Huddersfield

14 3 3

8 3 0

6 3 3

20

21

13 6 4

8. 3 .0

3

46

21

11 8 4

8 3 1

15. 3 52

Tottenham

12. 4 8

8 1 3

4 3 5

42 27

West Bromwich. 24

10 7 7

7 3 1

45

Manchester C, 24

10 777 2 88 541

34

Portsmouth

9 7 7

20

Middlesbro

23

12 1 10

18 43

9 6 8

7 4 1

2,7

45 30

23

9 G 8

47 52 24

24 10 4 19

9

43

50

24

24 10 4 19

8.3

38

24 9 4 11

7

48 44

24

7 8 9

47

24

8 5 10

7

30

2K

7 7 9

36 39 21

21

G 10

В

3

26 24

2X

.7 G 12

42 54

22

60 10

4. A

32

Stoke City Shemeld Ü.

23

5. 7 11

1 3

23

·G 4 14

5 4

Chalsen

4 14 &

Wolverhampton Blackburn Wednesday

Aston Villa Newcastle Leeds United Everton Birmingham

Liverpool

Leicester

GATESID (0) BACKS SHOULD Jurnley

Oldham

DONCSTR (1) Mansid (0) Rochdale (1) STOCKPORT (6) V TRANMERE (3) v York (1)

Accrington (—) Rothrhm (0)

+

$

Wrexham (0)'

*

Halifax (0) Darigth (1) Hartlep'is (4)

Swansea (-)

MNCHTE U. (2)

V

Burnley (1)

*

Y

WEST HAM (~~) v

ROTHERHAM are justifying my optimism though they Sharp (2) I are not out of the wood any means. Rochdale and. Mansfield are the bottom supports just now and I don't think the former will stay there long.

THE gap between Chesterfield and their nearest challengers does not appreciably lessen, the recent erratic play of the leaders not losing them many points.

17ALSALL have made an unexpected appearance near W the top and it remains to be seen whether they are

Notts

Bolton (}

SCOTTISH LEAGUE

FIRST

DIVISION

Y

PORT VALE (2) | AIRDRIE (1)

Brentford (-) | AYR (3)

CELTIC (0), Cawdabth (2); DUNDEE (3)

THIRD DIVISION SOUTH

BRISTOL, C. (3) v Clapten (0) CHARLTON (6) Choral | COVENTRY (6) ▼ Crystal P. (2) Northmptn (6) v B'rnem'th (D) Newport (5)

Brighton (2)

❤

Hiberuns

Mothrall, (-) Partick (1)

9. MIRREN (2)

T. Lanark (2)

Queen's P. (1) *. Clyde (1)

Kimrnek (0) RANGERS (3) Falkirk (6) Hamilla (—)

K

V

V

(

Q. OʻSTH. Aberd'n (2) S. J'stone (0) HEARTS (1)

GO OUT

TO THE WINGS,

ย

SECOND DIVISION.

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38

42

34 39

29 36

42 40

38 11

30

37

38

22

35

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Total

Home Away

Goals

P.

W. D. L.

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

F. A. Pts.

Grimsby

23

16 0 7

Jolton

20

18

2 9

Q 0 3 7 0 4. 59 32 12 8 0 4

16

Preston N.E.

11 6 T

9 3 0 2

43 31

27

Brentford

23

11 G 7

8 2 2

G1 39

dlackpool

23 10

6 7

35 29

Port Vale

23 11 4

32

26

iymouth

23

9 7. 7

West IIam

23

8 8 7

Bury...

25

8 8 9

radford City

23

10 3 10

Hull City

23

8 7 8

Fulham

23

9 5 9

Bradford

21 31 1 11

Queen's Park Rangers

Notts Forest

23

8

09.

Southampton

9 4 10

Oldham

24

8

69

Jotts County

23

8 6 11

23

8 4 11

Millwall

23

7.6 10

4 5

Manchester U...

23

8.3 12

5 2

Swansen

6 8 10

5 6

Lincoln

23

5 - 5 13

44-4

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).

P.

21

21

Total Home Away W. D.. L. W. D. L. W. D. L. 13 4 4 10 1 0 13 3 G 9 1 1 21 13 2. 6 8 0 1.5 2 5

Goals

F. A. Pts

3 8 4

41 21

4 2 4

49 30

5. H

21 11 6 4

18 6 3

46 30

21

11 4 0

46 20

23

11 4 8

46 33

11 3 7

43 28

23

9 6 8

47 41

21

9 6 7

30 36

8 4 8

G

38

36

21

C-8-7

22

7 5 10

20-24 33 33

21

7 5 9

22

7 6 10

21

7 4 10

21

8 2 11

21

4 10 7

21

G 5 10

12

21

6.4 11

21

6 3 12

21 3 8 10 2

(By "Satacen").

Norwich

There is an unfortunate ten- Queen's Park dency on the part of backs to take up their positions in or Charlton around the penalty area and, with Coventry the centre half seting as a sort!

Reading of buffer in front, stay there. I

Exeter always suspect that players who

Bristol Rovers .. 21 take up this position are afraid to Luton go out lest they should be benten windon oy a fast wing man.

Crystal Palace .. 22 scheme of this sort is bound to lead to trouble. Brighton

Aldershot The altered off-side law has Northampton changed most phases of the game, Clapton Ů. but not the fundamental primiple Sournemouth that back should go boldly out Torquay and challenge the wing man. is. In fact, the only way in which Southend

Newport to prevent the latter being dan-Watford

Gillingham

making a serious bid to leave the Division they have been CLUBHOUSE CHATTER BYA defensive

engaged in so long.

CONTRARY to other cases the position has tautened

in the Southern Division where Queen's Park hold sway by a single point: Norwich are the runners-up with Charlton and Coventry both following with à point less.

THE PILGRIM

ITEMS OF INTEREST HEARD FROM THE VARIOUS CAMPS

gerous.

It

more games than any of the above and are still behind. | NOTTS County have been taking an! DUNDEE want £3,000 for Robertime and room in which to collec. Bristol City

FANCY Exeter have shot their belt for they have played in Of Reading and Bristol Rovers I have great hopes though the latter may not maintain their form for long. Reading by the way, have a ray of hope inasmuch as they have met the sternest opposition away from home in the first half of the season and have a comparatively easy time in front of them.

PLAYERS AND THE

INTERNATIONALS-

CONFERENCE TO TACKLE PROBLEM IN NEW YEAR

VEXED QUESTION

London.

Thore is a possibility of a con- ference being held in the New Year to settle the vexed problem of the relcase of · players for · International Fixtures.

It has been suggested that the Football League is not favourably disposed to conference, and without its sympathette co-oporn- tion nothing can be achieved,

It is worth remembering that over a year ago Wales decided to

Alex James, who returned to cap-

tain the Arsenal against Liverpool break away from the "Liverpool last month, is seen here snapped as ¦ Agreement," and if u now con-he led the Highbury team on to the

forence is held Wales might noti

"be included.

field.

One thing is ubeulutely cer-that this conference should be 'tain: a conference is necessary, held early in the Now Year.

and now that all the Interna Certainly Ireland will fight for tiongle, except England and Scot- such a conference and Wales also Land are played, it would be in the will be keen for a change in the interonts of International football situation.

interest in Kalph Hann, the Derby County reservo right half.

Norwich

OLIVER Brown, into of

City, says he is too happy to leave West Ham, despite overtures from Charlton Athletic and Southend.

"AM Weaver is one of Newcastle SAM

Hon-desired by Rome English

clubs.

1#

MR. Angus Seel, the Aldershot manager, is not alone in wishing to sign Ford, of Newenstle. Leith Athletic have been on his track.

*

United's leading goalscorers— which in not a particularly great dis- NOT

AJOTTS County want to sign Albert! tinction. But Sam is a half-back, and who has been moved from centre for Dawes, the Northampton forward,

ward to inside left-with- happy results.

what a shot!

WEST Ham players have been lucky tu escapo injuries, but two of the directors have cach injured a right hand-hunting and motoring.

•

*

JOE Hulme, the Arsenal wingers, was to have attended the presen- tation of challenge shields and cup of the Methodist Sports Association

him to walk.

JOHNS, the young Urworth Colliery recently but his knee was tre bad for

left, only played one trial for Manchester City, and was signed on professional forma forthwith,

THE brother-managers Seed have socuting in the north-cast, Angus signing Makepeace, of Blackhall Col- Kery.

•

now secure

=

•

•

•

RTHUR Bunch, who belongs to WHEN Southend United say the Aldershot and had several trial games for Falkirk, without coming to terms, is playing for Blyth Spar- tans.

Word, a big fee will be forthcom- ing for McMahon. their elever young oulsido left.

KENT League games are attract- scouts from League clubs. Ramsgate have refused a substantial offer for their goalkeeper, Hindley, ho formerly played for Swanson Town.

J

A young centre forward who has scured nearly a hundred goǹls in two season, Perry of Fulham, wants a change.

BILLY Smith and George McLean Dof Huddersfield, are probably the oldest wing pair in the First Division.

Chesterfield stuckport Valsall Barnsley alax ranmere ONE THING TO REMEMBER..

Barrow How different when the defen-

Doncaster der is in a position to make an Accrington Hartlepools immediate challenge.

Even if the forward secures the ball it: is probable that he will be com Crewe Alex. opelled to get rid of it at once. York City

If an outside forward is allowed Cardiff

the ball and get it under contro, he is at once in a most advantage ous position as compared with the defender opposed to him. He ca go inside or outwards, he can push the ball through and race after it, while the other fellow has to turn and lose time before following in pursuit, and he enn work. exploit one of many tricks of foot-

Chester Gateshead-

Southport

On the other hand the back will quite likely be able to make an Wrexham effective tacklo.

Carlisle

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34

36 39

39 65 32 51 27-49

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Total

Home Away

P.

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

Goals F.

23

17 2 4 10 ↓ 2

7

2

A. Pts. 67 21

21

13 4 4

9 2 0

4 2 4

51 25

21

22 12 3 7

13 2 6 10 1 1 8 '10

3 15

44 26

4 2 7

22

20

12/2 8 8 1 2 4 16 10 4 6 8 0 2 2

9 6.7

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22

22

4 11 7

20

8 2 10

21.

6 6 9

6 6 10

21

6 4 11

5 G 12

22

4 7 11

21

G 3 12

ONLY two of the players with whom

Even if the back should he New Brighton.. 21 Southend began the Reason can beaten when lying out on the Rotherham a place in the team-wing the situation should not be Darlington Donovan, at left half, and Lane. serious provided he positions him- Mansfield elf correctly. The one thing he Rochdale should be certain of is that the player with the ball is not given a chance to work inside. If ho's compelled to move outwarda there will ho time for the centre half to go out and cut off his approach to goal and immediately the back Motherwell should hurry to take the place of Rangers the centre half in the goal area. Abordeon

Kilmarnock Under these conditions there is

Hearts only an exchange of positions on the part of two members of the AVE, there art

Falkirk

*

❤

►

OBSON, the ex-Derby County back signed by West Ham during the close season, is now showing his best form.

•

QUNDERLAND are said to be watch SM Topp, Torquay's young left back, and Stabb, the centre forward.

•

Again it is advisable to try to St. Johnstonu stop an attack as far as posalble Queen o'South'

Clyde TOMMY Black, the young Beottish away from goal and this is another

back whom Arsenal transformed important reason

Hamilton why a back after their Cup defent last season to should ádvance to

Celtic make his Plymouth, had a first run out with challenge. the League eleven.

indeed, theoretically Hibornians at any rate, the modern idea of Dundee concentrating on defence in the Queen's Park

St. Mirren Third, Lanark sound. Keep the opposition away

Partick Airdrie ... Cowdenbeath

best-read mangor, Mr. PLAYING in a Gravesend Lengue penalty arena thoroughly un-

Percy Smith, of the 'Snurs, used

· KAIRO, Milton -Athletic neored to run a haberdasher's business in with the first and last kicks to draw from goal and they are not like Presion,

2-2

ly to get the ball through.

#

SCOTTISH LEAGUE, FIRST DIVISION'

Total

W. D. L.

14 10 20 14 20 14 1RUNDOH60 61 60 6 14 19 1 DO NO

55 40

39 39 41 23

47

54 41

46

45

38 45

29. 33

34 17

34 38

20 38

+

24 40

27 44 35 54

29 46

*27

44

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Home. Away

Goals

P.

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

F. A. Pty.

25

21 3 1 10 1 1

11 2 0

62

22

45

23

79 18 3 2 11 2 0 7 1 2

24

30

24

26

13 5 7 7 2 4

3

G3 41 31

24

11 8 5

9 4 1

28

25

10 8 7

59 of

25

114 10

61 50

24 10

.D

2. 6 42 36

24 12 1.

G

46

60

23 7 8 8

4

40. 44

22

9 4 9

42 50

85 8

42 36

9 3 12

37 41

24

9. 2 13

43 41

23

8 1 14

41 57

24

57 12

29 46

10-

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43. 71 40 G5

24

5 316

11 34 71

24

34 17

10

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