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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1934.

CAN CHESTERFIELD BREAK STOCKPORT'S HOME RECORD?

BOLTON IN RACE FIGURES WHICH SPEAK

FOR POINTS

PRESTON'S DIFFICULT

TASK

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 performances up to and including yesterday's matches.

ENGLISH LEAGUE.

A DAY OF LEAGUE DECISIONS

Interest in the Home football league on Saturday will bo centred solely on the Second and Third (Northern) Divisions where promotion prospects are still thrillingly un- Arsenni

Huddersfield certain.

Tottenham The last match of the season finds Bolton, Preston, and Brent-Derby County ford, all with a hope of gaining First Division status.

An action picture of Bastin scoring Arsenal's Second goal against Wolverhampton Wanderore at

Highbury.

Gleanings From Football Fields,

CLUB RECORDS AND GREAT GOALS

BY "THE PILGRIM"

seventeen League games the

LUTON are looking for likely

In the Northern Section, Ches, progressed further in the cup. Leeds terfield have left things so long Derby County have improved a Wednesday that it is now even chances who- little. ther they will be returned to the | Division they left last season or

whether Barnsley will have honour.

The latter are ahead, on poluta, youngsiera in the Shirebrook League, and have two players from and if they win at New Brighton that border district où trial-Tomthey are sure to go up. If Ches- andlerfeld win at Stockport-who Mittag

forward) (centre

have an unbeaten record at home! Wilson (outside right).

this sens then they must res JOE Smith (now Reading's mana-oa Barnsley being beaten or held

ger) holds the individual Lea to a draw,"

Everything depends on gue scoring record in Stockport's history with 38 goals in 1927-28, Brighton and they too have a good He is pretty certain to lose it, seeing home record.

PURY this season have tried coposing centre forward has that Alfred Lythgoe had scored 34.

three outside rights, five in de rights, five centre forwards, five Inside lofts, and four outside its. They are nicknamed the Ahakera."

failed to scorn when Turner has been on duty at centre half for Charlton.

ford Induced Sunderland to

stay of

·IDACENT fine displays by Busby Wonrafde.

(Manchester City) strengthen the view held by many that at the inoment he is the best right half In the game.

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Portsmouth Wolvea Spurs who were promoted, have shown their worth in no Stoke City uncertain fashion by progressing! Everton to the top three and they have

Leicester not belled the promise they held Aston Villa Middlesbro out early in the season,

Birmingham

Stoke too have acquitted them- Chelsea selves admirably whilst Newcastle Liverpool have dropped from fourth to re- Newenstle

(Sheffield Utd, .. legation.

FIRST DIVISION.

Tolai

Home Away

Goals

P. W. D. L

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

F.

A. Ple.

41 24 9 8 14

42

10 5 6

73

17

67

41

22 10

9 10

3 2

6 7 7

87

60

42

21 7 14

14

3 4

7

4 10

70

12 17 11 14

11 8.2

6 3 12

68 64

Sunderland

12 16 12 14

14 0 I

81 50

Bradford are but a point behind and would have a chance of Blackburn drawing level if their goal average was better.

142

18 7 17

16 5 0

74 81

Manchester

40

16 11 13

13 4 3

50 69.

4

West Brom

41

16 10 15

11 4 5

10

TG

42

41

16 8 17

12 5 3

14

72 03

40

41

16 8 17

9 4 7

10

60

65

40

41

15 12 14

11 5 6

7 9

51

G

12

41

14 12 15

13 4 4

8 11

74 82

40

41

15 10 16 11 6 5

5 11

GO 40

that

41

12 16 14

399

60

01

30

41

14 11 10 10 6 5

4 5 11

68 70

39

41

14 11 1G 10 5 G

6 10

76 73

30

11

15 7 19

12 3 5

34 16

04 79

41

12 12 17

7 6 6

4 5 12

63 63

41.

14 8 19

13 3 6

G6 GG

41

13 10 18

จ

5

76 86

42

10 14 18

G 11

14

68 77

41

12 7 22

11, G

5

17

58 99

Total

SECOND DIVISION.

P. W. D. L.

Home

Away

Goale

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

F. A. Pts.

41 27

41

21

8 12

16 3 3 G9

142

2 12

G

102

57

59

7 6 7 77 68

41 · 22

6 13

15 3 3

7 3 10

70, 62

41 21

7 13

16 2 4

6 5 9

83 69

41 23

2 16 16 2 3

7 0 13

85

16

41

19 6 16 13 4 3

G2 13

71

06

41

10 11 14 13 3 6

3 8 0

76

69

43

18 7 16 13 4 3

3 13

57 16

AL

15 13 13

13

2 0 11

G8 G8

41

17 9 15

5 5 11

69

71.

41 16 10 16

10

59

41

15 12 14

5 11

01.03

41

17 G 18

69

72

41

10 8 18

54 54

13 12 16

11

52

67

41

15 7 19

4 16

47 65

41

13 3 19

13 72 71

41

12 11 18

14

52 00

11

0 16 17

16

49 59

Millwall

41

11 11 19

41

13 6 22

Lincoln

11

9.7 25

H

G 7

3.15 43 18 11 18

39 66

67 85 73 42

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THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).

Totni

P. W

D. L.

Home Away W. D. L. W. D. L.

A. Pts.

Norwich

41 25 10

C

10 3 1

8

17 4 0

16

1 2

Д Stockport are

Grimsby are the most improved Second Division team and bid fair to follow Tottenham to the high spots, but Manchester United have I have planked for Chester fallen again and are due for re-Grimsby

Lincoln have seldom Bolton feld but if one of the trick-legation. ALKIRK made one of their best Fles by transferring Hutche-

lest speculations that have turn-shown themselves a Second Divi- Preston ed up in the League this season. slon Club and their return to Brentford son to Chelsen. He cost them only

Northern Section play is long over- Bradford Brentford and Preston both have

Bradford City duc. WALTER Metcalfe, whom Brent- a £10 note. Profit £2,990.

deult tasks to perform, the for-

consistently West Inm FRED Swift, the Oldham goal-

keeper who succeeded Hacking, transfer on Thursday, never had BOB McAulay, the Chelsen defen. mer travelling to Bury and the capable cleven who are always to Fort Vnte ngod to be a Blackpool boatman. first team experience during his der, would not be upset if he latter to Preston,

On the other hand, Bolton, who be found near the top but they Plymouth Bearly two seasons en found himself in new quarters.

have a goal-average which places seem to lack that extra spart which Bury

the higher Oldham

Blackpool CRYSTAL Palace, at the end of BACKS who have scored goals in them in the second place in this would take them into

League games with kicks from division, go to Lincoln to meet the division.

New Brighton who had to seek Burnley arc own half last season, gave a free trans- their

Lowton weakest team in the Division and

Hull City with Darlington, who were in a London-born half-back (Wolves), Black (Leicester), Bar: one which lina not even the hope of re-election last year have advanced Southampton

Wilcockson. Hekas (Bradford City), and Chalkley avoiding relegation to inspire it.

Mansfield, Ro- Fulham The scales are thus weighted in, similar position. ERBY have discovered a brii-found his way to York City, where (West Ham).

Bolton's favour and they have a therham, and Rochdale were only Notts Forest

Swansen Haut understudy to Sammy he is playing a great game. Crooks în Bowden, the Newcastic'

ler (Queen's Park Rangers) First Division after only one sea- year.

Norwich, Reading, and Coventry youth. He in Sammy all over referees turned up for the IT is an odds-on chance that Good Koud chance of going back to the just out of the relegation zone last Netts County

Loughborough League match will be back in Lancashire next son's absence.

A comparison of this year's with occupy their old pinees as tenders, Manchester U at Whitwick (Leicestershire) be August.

In the Scottish First Division, | last year's League tables shows tween Holy Cross and Shepshed

Rangers and Motherwell are again the TT has just been revealed that the some drastic changes. Athletic. They towned for

Aston Villa who were second last the first and second clubs and reason why Newton Burgoland, hour,

Leicestershire club, did not ful-year have slipped more than half Queen b'South have justified thei SIX members of Portsmouth's one of their League fixtures, way but on the other hand they promotion by finishing third.

1929 was because all the players had time

Kone to a pantomime. THE first gate taken by Aston Villa amounted to a. d.

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again.

A club record was set up by Southport at Carlisle. They acored their fifteenth draw of the sennan one more than the pre- vious beat.

HYDES, the Leeds centre for- ward, scored four goals against Goole Town in a try-out to test his leg.

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BRISTOL City have earmarked £1,000 for transfer fees to be pont before June,

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the Notts Corin- BRIC Norris,

thians inside right has re- Colved a further invitation for a frial with Arsenal.

Prin atated that some referees

who have "taken" the Third Division (North) subsidiary Cup games have been surprised to get only half the fee which they are granted for League matches.

THERE was a chance of Totten-

ham Hotspur signing a new full-back before the closing date,!

The but nothing sensational.

Spurs have plenty of young lads coming along.

fer to

Ston namest

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Inst The

TO BEAT THE BOOK

SID Giles, who, as

(By "Robin")

HOME:-

Manchester City Port Vale Barrow York City Luton Northampton

Q. P.R.

Everton

Leeds United

Hul City

Ha' ex Do...aster

AWAY:-

Reading Brentford Stoke

Birmingham Millwall Norwich

QUNDERLAND "fans" are won- dering if the Roker Park club can obtain admission to the Cen- DRAWS)-- Aral League now that Manchester

United drop Division.

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the Third

that Charlie RUMOUR SAYS

Jones (Arsenal) has alrently accepted, provisionally, the man akership of a London club, to afari next season.

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THE Barrow directors uppealed

for the use of private motor-4

to dave the expense of n railway journey to take the team at the Hartlepooln,

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OUR FORECAST

played many fine games in goal FOR SATURDAY'S

for Swindon last season, is now with Cricklade, a Swindon and Dis- trict junior side.

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CITOKE City will end this season in the happiest financial post- tion they have ever known. Al- ready the £8,000 bank overdraft at the start of the season its been wiped out,

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few days ago Mr. T. Mather, the Stoke seerefary-manager, was asked if his club would part with Matthews for £15,000 and his reply was "Not for any aum any club 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 Tabram (Port Vale).

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read attack next season.

LEAGUE TIES

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(By "The Pilgrim")

ENGLISH LEAGUE.

FIRST DIVISION.

" Sheff U. (2) Huddroid (2)

V

ARSENAL (0) Birmglm (0) EVERTN (3)

Villa (3) LEEDS (2)

Chelsea (0) MANCHSTER C. (4) ▼ Wolves (1)

v Lele'ir (1) Middlesbr (1) WEDNSDY (−) ▼ · Stoke (-) WEST B. (4) V Portamith (2)

SECOND DIVISION. Blackp) (-) Bradfc C. (2) BÚRY (—) Fulliam (1)

V BRADFD (—)

Grimsby (2)

V

Y

14

V

Brestid (-)

Oldlim (0)

Burnley

BOLTŇ Mancher U. (0)

V West Ham (0)

Huddersfield story-Coleman HULL (Arsenal) will lead the Leeda- ĮLineln (—)

| MILLWLL (2)

Notts G. (2) recent PORT V. (6)

Swankea (0)

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH).

OST BALL" ended

"LoS Basileplay 5thman

back in the 1929 Anal side, he Rhyi district. was playing with Usworth Col- llery (North Eastern Lengue.)

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Noils . (1)

V Presin (0)

PLYM'THI- (1)

น Charlto (-)

BRIGHTN (3)

Walfrd (0)

14

B'thend (1)

V

T A the end of ninety minutes the Alderal (-)

aim to get Swindon in the previously complained to

the re- BRIST C. (5) Second Division-and I be feree about the ball, which appear Clapta(2) love my ambition will be realiseded to have become deflated, but LUTON (1) in a season or two"-Ted Vizard, when their opponents scored during Newport (1) the Swindon manager,

extra time they were, to say the NOITHPN (2) east of It, indignant.

JIMMY Dimmock on his Arst ap

pearance for Ashford (Kent So was their secretary, who League) scored two "wonder" ran on the pitch, picked up the ball and made off, with the goals.

referee, players and spectators The match was In pursuit. EJEWITT, the Hartlepools contre

abandened. forward, has been offered a long torm contract with a Fronch club,

THE price asked by Bradford City definitely dashed Brent- WHO would be a refores? The ford's hopes of securing centre-half

report of a match official after Peachy. recent Tyneside minor · gamo states he was struck on the head MILSOME, who is to lend the Itest the international by a brisk after a playor had been attack in trdered off, and then some one trial, played as an amateur for thrown handful of mud in his Exeter City Reserves, but became a pro, for Bristol Rovers when ho was seventeen.

face.

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CHARLTON'S now stand was

opened on Good Friday morn- | RCHIE Howarth, Oldham's new amateur winger, can do the 'ing, "when Reading were tho

vialtors.

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HARVEY TO BE TESTED

Reading Coventry Queen's Park Bristol Rovs, Luton

ANOTHER CHANCE FOR Northampton

PETTIFER

TO MEET DOYLE

Southend

41 21 12

41 21 11 9 41 23 6 12 41 20 10 11 20 10 11 41

11 Bournemouth

A programme of contests for Cardiff the British heavyweight cham- pionship, now held by Len Harvey, is being arranged, and some interesting meetings are expected.

Barnsley

17 2 2 14 4 3

1 8 4

6 9 7

9 7 6

Goale F. 88 49 47 100 54

81 4 8 8

5 8 7

6 4 10

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).

06 57

80-100

57 103

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6 6 δ 77 47

77 7

81 61

Charlton

40.21 8 11 13

2

8 3 9

80

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Swindon

40 16 11 13 12

4 6 10

61

66

Exeter...

4116 1115_12

3 6 11

Clapton

41

18 9 16 14 3 3

2 G 13

Brighton

Crystal Palace ..

41 41 16 9 16

14 13 14 11 7' 2

3 6 12

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11 6 4

53 12

7.1 67

41 13 12 10

9 65

4 6 11

69

78

Watford

41

16 7 19

3 5 14

71. 61

Aldershot

41

12 12 17

G 20

49 69

41

12 10 19

4 14

60 69

Cillingham

41

11 11 19

3 14

76 91

Torquey

41 13 7 21 10 4

G

3 3 15

53 91

Bristol City Newport

41

0 13 10

G 8 16

9 13

03 .84

11

7 17 17

2 8 1048

70

D 9 23

7 7 7

2 2 16

41 0 6 26

6 4:11

3-2 15

Total

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Goals:

Chesterfeld

P. W D. L W. D. L. W. D. L. 41.20 9 7 18 3 0 8 6 7 117 41 27 6 8 18 1 2 15 8

F.

A. - Pts.

61

60

60 80 43

41 20 10 7 -18 3

0

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68

1

5 8 8

80

07

8. 48.

98 71

4

63

0 4

6 4 10

104 93

41

19 4 18

14 2 4

41

16 7 18

14 3 4

80

88

16 0 19

11 6 3

0 16. 88.86

15 8 18

3 14

69

41

14 8 10

2 15

04

41

14 B 10

13

15

62 86

41 13

9 10

11

A 13

68 08

41

14

6 21

11

78. 96

Gateshead

41

12 9 20

10

6 12

75 98

Southport

41

R 17 IG

G 11

0 12

65 89

Accrington

41 13 7 21

10 6

110

65

98

41 10 12 19

9 7

79 87

41

10 8 23 419

57 8

1 15

62 89 28

6 26 7 G

1 7

51 99 24

FIRST DIVISION,

(FINAL TABLE.)

Total

Home

Away

The British Boxing Board of Stockport Control have decided that George Walenii- Cook, 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 Boon as arrangements can be made. Halifax

winner should Hartlepools Subsequently, the fight Jack Petersen, the ex-cham- Chester pion, for the right to challenge York City

Carlisle... Len Harvey for. the title.

At the other end of the eight New Brighton boxing weights, the Board of Con- Darlington trol have sauctioned a match be. Crewe ..... tween Jackie Brown, the holder, and T. Pardoe, the former amateur.

Jnck Doyle, the Irish heavy- Manafleid weight boxer, has been matched Rotherham

COVENTRY (1)with Jack Pettifer for a return Rochdale

fight at the Albert Hall, London,

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Y PALACE (3) vCardin (0)

Briat B. (1)

✓ Gilighm (1)

on May 17. Pettifer, who came nearer than any other heavyweight to beating Doyle up to the time of the Irishman's meeting with Jack Petersen last summer, belleves that he possesses a left hand good Rangers enough to avenge his former de- Motherwell font.

41 22 7 12 17 2

41 21 9 11 16 1 3 41. 22 5.14 14 116

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6.5 11 92 CO

52 14

4 14

76 89

SCOTTISH LEAGUE,

Goals

A. Pts.

'P. W. D. L. W. D. L. W. D. L

38 30 0.2 163 0 14 3 2. 118 42

38 21 3 14 11 2 0 10 1 8

18 8 12 12

NORWICH (3) Q.P.R. (1) | SWINDON (0)

¥ Exeter (3) MARSHALL, now with Kidder-TORQUY (1)

minster Harriers in the Bir-

THIRD DIVISION (NORTH). mingham League, has been given

* Reade (1)

38-29 4 5 14 2 1

3

Celtic

38 18 119 12 5 2

126

97 15 2 2 0 7

45 78 63

Gateshd (2)

Queen o'South

76 78 45

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Accrgin (3)

Aberdeen

38

▼

B'thprt (1)

V

Tranmer (0)

Y Darlgin (1)

K.C.C. FENNES

Hearts

17 10 11 11

90 57 85

Kilmarnock

38 17 @ 12

59 73 05

V

Rochdje (0).

Ayr

за

14:10 12

87 93

Harnisy (6)

St. Johnstone

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17 6 15

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CHESTRFLD (—)

MATCHES

PLOYED

Falkirk

18

6 16

12

72 66

Hamilton

38 16 8.16

10

64 79

▼ Hartleple (1)

PESPITE RAIN

Dundee..

16

6 17

11

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v Wrexhm (3)•

Partick

38

14

5:19

3'11

73 78

10 11 17

G 11 50

70

18

13 6 20

2:12

38 12 8 28

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69

88 99.20

76

88 10 0 22

7

3 & 18

69 104

38

8 9 21

0 7

2 0 14

62 103

88

6 28

4 8 12

1 2 16

GB 118

▼ Manalid (0)

¥ a free transfer by the 'Spura, BARBW (1) which may mean his return to CARLISI, (2) CHESTR (1) Lengue football,

Crewe (2) DONCATR (1) hundred

HALIFX (2) players have been given a N. Brightn (3) * trial by Derby this season, but ROTARHM (3) even diamonds in the rough have Stockprt (-)

| WALBALL (4) been kenree.

| York C. (2) TOW stars in the making are

missed. A Stockport scout; noticed a centre-half at Oswestry.

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Junior Cham St. Mirren ile sont two directors to look him feen have been drawn in ten yesterday afternoon: over. Not impressed. You all seasong by a club outside the foot-op. S. Smith defeated Airdrie ..

Mulcahy 6-1, 6-4, 4-6, 0.0 Handicap know the player now-Roberts, of ball League-Gainsborough Trin- Singles "A" F. Gross defeated W. Lanark

Cowdenbeath Ilty. Arsenal.

c. Hung 11-9, 6-4.

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