The mighty Arsenal thundered their way into Yorkshire on Saturday but Huddersfield were not awed b; the presence of George Allison's shock troops and held them to a draw, each side scoring one goal. The Fartown side, in the same game last season, defeated the Arsenal by two goals to one.
Charlton Athletic proved that the lesser London sides can win matches as well as the Arsenal when they defeated the strong Leeds United on ihe Charlton ground. Chelsea, who were beaten at Liverpool last week, came into the picture with an expected win at the expense of Leicester City, who have*not had a good season for a long time.
Middlesborough did not play the same trick on their supported as Aston Villa had done, and their aw: win at Stoke proved that the northern team are out for honours this season.
Middlesborough may prove to be one of the best teams in the league—at least their recent form suggests this— but, as previously stated, football is a funny game.
Manchester Utd. ran up a score of four against Birmingham's one and celebrated their return to the premier division—a celebration which was postponed last week when they lost at Middlesborough. Next week the United visit Grimsby where they may continue this form, although the "fishermen" pulled off a surprise on Saturday by holding Sunderland to a draw at Sunderland. Only a week before Grimsby had lost at home to Aston Villa, and once again, here is an illustration of the topsy-tury form in English football. Sunderland must have suffered a bad lapse, which needs to be remedied when they visit Derby County on Saturday.
The Wolves could only force draw in the midland town with their visitors from Blackpool,. Probably full of the beautiful ozone for which this famous resort is famous Blackpool surprised even their most ardent supporters by sharing the points. Wolverhampton visit Brentford next Saturday where they will have to show improved form if they are to carry away the points, Turning to the Second Division, the Hammond Gets His
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