Manchester City have to' face Bolton at home and away, and Leeds. Grimsby have to meet only. opponents in the bottom half of the table. Birmingham have to meet Arsena! and Brentford in the top half, whilst Huddersfield have to meet opponents in the bottom half, Everton have stiff opposition to meet in Chartlon, and possibly Sunderland whom they meet twice.
Thus it will be seen that the relegation problem is just as interesting as the championship question. Tt means that interest will probably be maintained right up to the last day of the season, although the Easter programme will help to settle the problems of some of the clubs interested in these two phases of football.
The competitions were cut short last year by the hostilities and X was impossible to determine how successful the season had been, The First Division was, however, brought to a conclusion and the Second Division had to be abandoned, Of the championships only the Ladies Doubles and the Mixed Doubles were played off.
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