Match Summary

England Team

Ireland Team

England beat Ireland at Goodison Park, Everton, yesterday by two goals to one. Liverpool is a good place in which to hold an Association International match against Ireland, for there is an Irish atmosphere about the place even before the steamers from Dublin and Belfast have docked, and the ground yesterday afternoon was full of green and Irish enthusiasm...

After 18 minutes' play came England's first goal, and a splendid one it was. Bastin pushed the ball out to Brook, turned his centre inside to Bestall, who held the ball while Bastin ran forward for the return pass, which he met, and Breen had not the slightest chance of saving his shot...

Ireland went off with a rush after the restart, and, after five minutes' play, they drew level. An attack developed on the left, Ireland's stronger wing, and the one on which they played for the greater part of the game, and an attempt to clear only led to Stevenson getting possession of the ball some 12 yards out and driving in a shot which nearly broke the back of the net...

Soon afterwards Hapgood handled in the penalty area, and after some delay Coulter advanced to take the kick ; his shot hit the cross-bar, and a great opportunity was lost...

The game continued to go from end to end, and it was not until 20 minutes from the finish that Bastin scored the goal which decided the fate of the game. Bastin placed the ball out to Crooks, and, as is his usual custom, ran forward, but he could not control it. The ball ran almost to the goal-line ; Bastin got it ; turned towards the corner-flag ; swung round, and got in a shot from an angle which mathematically ought to have been impossible. - The Times - Thursday 7th February, 1935

Division Three (North) Cup first round replay played on 6 February 1935:

LINCOLN CITY 2-3 WALSALL
Burke, Iverson (Alsop 3)
AFTER EXTRA TIME
2,000 (Sincil Bank, Lincoln)

Lincoln recovered after going two goals down, but could not handle the free-scoring Gilbert Alsop, who had scored one of the goals that had famously knocked Arsenal out of the FA Cup, two years earlier.

Football League Division One 6 February 1935
Team	P	Pts
Arsenal	27	37
Sunderland	27	34
Manchester City	27	34
Stoke City	27	32
Derby County	28	32
Everton	27	31
Sheffield Wednesday	28	31
Liverpool	26	31
West Bromwich Albion	28	30
Grimsby Town	26	28
Aston Villa	27	28
Preston North End	27	25
Portsmouth	26	24
Wolverhampton Wanderers	27	24
Chelsea	27	24
Blackburn Rovers	28	24
Middlesbrough	27	23
Leeds United	26	22
Birmingham	27	22
Tottenham Hotspur	28	21
Huddersfield Town	26	19
Leicester City	27	18

 

Division One matches played on 6 February 1935:

BIRMINGHAM 4-2 MIDDLESBROUGH
White 2, Jones 2 (Baxter, Jennings)
5,729 (St Andrew's, Birmingham)

Birmingham were without Harry Hibbs, who was in goal against Ireland at Liverpool.

SUNDERLAND 3-3 ASTON VILLA
Gurney 20, Carter 41, 77 (Cunliffe 5, Beresford 44, Dix 61)
14,904 (Roker Park, Sunderland)

 Harry Morton saved a penalty from Sunderland's Harry Shaw in the 35th minute.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunderland failed to take advantage of their game in hand and extended their winless run to four games, whilst Arsenal had won their last four.

Football League Division Two 6 February 1935
Team	P	Pts
Bolton Wanderers	27	39
Manchester United	28	37
Brentford	27	36
West Ham United	27	36
Newcastle United	28	34
Blackpool	27	33
Nottingham Forest	27	30
Bury	28	29
Plymouth Argyle	27	28
Burnley	27	28
Sheffield United	27	27
Fulham	27	27
Norwich City	27	26
Hull City	27	26
Southampton	28	24
Bradford City	27	23
Barnsley	27	22
Port Vale	27	21
Bradford	27	21
Swansea Town	27	19
Notts County	27	17
Oldham Athletic	27	15

 

Division Two matches played on 6 February 1935:

MANCHESTER UNITED 2-1 PORT VALE
Rowley, T.J.Jones (Rhodes)
7,372 (Old Trafford, Manchester

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1-4 BURY
H.Smith (O'Rourke, Blackmore, Earl, Self)
5,048 (City Ground, Nottingham)

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 0-1 NORWICH CITY
(Russell)
6,314 (Home Park, Plymouth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Although Manchester United, who were vastly improved since their dramatic escape from relegation, a year earlier, closed the gap on Bolton, they were to lose their next three games as their promotion challenge faded.

Division Three on 6 February 1935:

There were two local derbies, neither of which had any bearing on the top of the table. In the northern section (led by Tranmere Rovers) Stockport County put four goals past Crewe Alexandra without reply, whilst in the southern section (led by Charlton Athletic) the two Bristol clubs shared the points from a 1-1 draw at Ashton Gate.

IN OTHER NEWS...

It was on 6 February 1935 that the Government of India Bill received its second reading in the House of Commons. Though it took another two years to take effect, the Act separated Burma from India, and provided for more autonomy to the Indian people, including direct elections.

Source Notes

Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats
Original Newspaper Reports
TheFA.com
Rothman's Yearbooks
FA Yearbooks 1950-60
Ancestry.com
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