Wolves Overtake Home Ist Division Soccer Leaders Thanks io Derby County ORBY County provided the shock result of the First Division by visiting Brentford and defeating the homesters b; odd goal in five.
The loss of this game added to the mid-week defeat by Sunderland resulted in the Bees losing the leadership.
Although the Wolves went down to Huddersfield in mid-week, they managed to defeat Everton on the ground of the Toffeemen to take the leadership. Blackpool and Portsmouth, the two bottom teams, gained home victories.
In the Second Division, Sheffield Scottish League United gained a victory at Blackburn whilst the Villa gained both points from their visit to Chesterfield Coventry City are still in the running for the championship as the result of a fine win at Luton. Tot-
Fust Division Hearts EЁ] Celtic 82% 5 Rangers 2 Motherwell 2 m Hotspurs rather upset predictions by defeating, the United at Manchester. Aldershot unexpectedly failed at home to Exeter City, whilst Mansfield. Town defeated Queen's Park Rangers by the odd goal in five to keep the leadership question in the Third Division Southern an open Third Lanark Dundee Hamilton one, in view of the fact that Notts County dropped a point at home to Newport County.
In the Northern Section, Gateshead, Rotherham and Tranmere Rovers suffered defeat on opponents' grounds. Chester also failed at Rochdale whilst Lincoln dropped a point at home Darlington. Doncaster and Hull of the leading teams turned in home victories, Hearts as expected turned in a victory over Clyde at Shawfield, whilst Celtic strengthened their hold on the championship by a win at Perth. Motherwell created a surprise by defeating Falkirk on heir own ground, whilst St. Mirren failed at home to Ayr United who had played a cup game in mid-week.
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