From: tjc@ecs.soton.ac.uk (Tim Chown)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: English news: Saturday results
Date: 17 Aug 92 10:22:21 GMT

Premier:

ARSENAL 2-4 NORWICH CITY
Mark Robins was the perfect replacement for departed Robert Fleck as he netted
twice to spearhead an astonishing Norwich triumph at Highbury.
The Gunners seemed to be coasting towards victory when Steve Bould and
Kevin Campbell gave them a 2-0 lead.  But the picture changed when Robins
came on as sub and pulled one back from a David Phillips free-kick.
Phillips levelled soon afterwards and Arsenal fell apart in dramatic fashion
as Ruel Fox and Robins - his second a brilliant lob - clinched victory.

CHELSEA 1-1 OLDHAM ATHLETIC
Blues goalkeeper Dave Beasant handed The Latics a point with a catastrophic
error five minutes from time.  He raced from his area to try and hack
away a loose ball but miskicked badly and Nick Henry calmly found the empty
net from 45 yards.  It was a cruel blow for Chelsea
debutant Mick Harford, who had put them in front only 60 seconds earlier with a
long range shot.  Costly partner Robert Fleck had two
chances in the first half but he failed to mark his first game with a goal.

COVENTRY CITY 2-1 MIDDLESBROUGH
Former postman John Williams provided a first-class delivery for The Sky Blues
with an early goal to set them on the road to victory.
He tucked away Stewart Robson's eighth minute cross for the first repayment on
the #250,000 which boss Bobby Gould paid Swansea for his services.
The vital second came after the break from David Smith but Paul Wilkinson
gave promoted 'Boro hope when he lobbed Steve Ogrizovic in the 63rd minute.
Bernie Slaven later had the ball in the net but it was ruled offside.

CRYSTAL PALACE 3-3 BLACKBURN
Alan Shearer made a dream debut for Blacburn, finding the net twice to earn
his new side a share of the spoils.  Shearer, Britain's most expensive
player at #3.4m, struck in the 66th and 81st minutes as Kenny Dalglish's team
twice came from behind.  Palace opened the scoring through Mark
Bright after 37 minutes and Gareth Southgate restored their lead on the
hour after Stuart Ripley had equalised.  Shearer's double looked to have won the
game for Rovers but a last gasp header from Simon Osborn gave Palace a point.

EVERTON 1-1 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
Chris Waddle limped off after just 38 minutes of his Wednesday debut and now
faces a spell on the treatment table.  Waddle, a #1m buy from Marseilles,
damaged knee ligaments and will definitely miss the game with
Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night.  It was a happier start for Everton new
boy Barry Horne, who crashed home the equaliser for Everton on the stroke of
half-time.  Wednesday went in front on 15 minutes
through Nigel Pearson but came unstuck as the Toffees gained in confidence.

IPSWICH TOWN 1-1 ASTON VILLA
Ipswich old boy Dalian Atkinson denied his former club a winning start to life
in the Premier League with an equaliser just six minutes from time.
He found the net from a Cyrille Regis pass after defender Phil Whelan had
sent a wayward clearance across the face of his own goal.
Ipswich had opened up in enterprising fashion and Paul Goddard saw a 16th
minute effort rebound off the 'keeper.  But Gavin Johnson brought the home fans
to their feet after 31 minutes when he lashed home a sizzling 20-yarder.

LEEDS UNITED 2-1 WIMBLEDON
A double strike from goal-machine Lee Chapman gave the champions the points
after they looked to have thrown the game away.
Chapman pounced four minutes from time to crash home the winner following good
work from Wembley hero Eric Cantona.  Leeds opened the scoring after just 14
minutes through a Chapman tap-in.  But the Dons threatened to spoil the
party for the Leeds fans when he grabbed an equaliser for Wimbledon with
a spectacular 35-yard lob which sailed over John Lukic 14 minutes from the end

SHEFFIELD UTD 2-1 MANCHESTER UTD
Brian Deane made history as scorer of the first-ever goal in Premier League
history as The Blades pulled off an excellent win over Alex Ferguson's men.
He beat the United defence when Carl Bradshaw's fifth minute long throw was
flicked on and headed past Schmeichel.  The men from Old Trafford, runners-up
in the First Division last season, hit back with Ryan Giggs and Mark Hughes
going close with fierce shots.  But Deane made it two from the spot
after a foul on Cork and Hughes' 62nd minute reply was not enough for United.

SOUTHAMPTON 0-0 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Spurs 'keeper Ian Walker justified his selection ahead of Erik Thorstvedt with
two crucial late saves at The Dell.  He blocked a David Speedie effort on
his line in the 86th minute but then did even better by tipping Steve Wood's
rasping drive over the bar.  Southampton were the more positive side
throughout the match and their pressure led to a booking for former defender
Neil Ruddock on his Spurs debut.  The Londoners also had winger Darren
Anderton in the side but he showed only flashes of his immense potential.


Division One:

BRENTFORD 0-2 WOLVES
Injury-hit Wolves spoiled Brentford's First Division debut with two goals in
six minutes to take the points.  Robbie Dennison broke the deadlock in
the 47th minute when the referee played advantage after Bees goalkeeper Graham
Benstead handled outside his area.  The second came courtesy of goal ace
Steve Bull, who despatched Paul Birch's pass as the home defence froze.
Brentford were awarded a penalty two minutes later but Gary Blissett's spot-
kick was saved by Mike Stowell and the 'keeper also denied Marcus Gayle.

BRISTOL CITY 3-3 PORTSMOUTH
A hat-trick from Guy Whittingham earned Pompey a share of the points in a six
goal thriller at Ashton Gate.  The deadly striker struck after eight,
15 and 56 minutes following repeated slack defending from City.
Jacki Dziekanowski volleyed the Robins into a third minute lead and new
signing Andy Cole got into the act to level the scores at 2-2 on 28 minutes.
Dziekanowski looked to have sealed victory when he fired City's third
after the interval but Whittingham popped up again to have the last laugh.

CHARLTON ATHLETIC 3-1 GRIMSBY TOWN
Two sendings off marred a hard-fought Upton Park contest which Charlton won
after two goals in an early burst.  A bad tackle on Grimsby's Dave Gilbert
sparked the 59th minute flare-up and led to him and Charlton defender Darren
Pitcher getting their marching orders.  Garry Nelson and Carl Leaburn had
earlier put Charlton in command and sub Alex Dyer made the points safe with
the third.  But Grimsby created several chances of
their own and Jim Dobbin's 86th minute goal was a just consolation.

LEICESTER 2-1 LUTON
Defender Mike Whitlow snatched the points for Leicester with a dramatic
injury-time winner.  The Hatters took the lead after 39
minutes as Jamie Cambell connected at close range after Ceri Hughes' shot
rebounded off Carl Muggleton.  But Leicester skipper Steve Walsh
headed in Steve Thomson's corner on half-time to equalise.
Both sides appeared to have settled for a share of the points when Whitlow
lashed in from 16 yards after Thomson's corner was only half cleared.

NEWCASTLE 3-2 SOUTHEND
Newcastle got off to a winning start but Kevin Keegan had to endure a
nail-biting last few minutes as the visitors piled on the pressure.
The Magpies went ahead after just nine minutes, through new signing Paul
Bracewell's thundering 25-yard drive.  Southend went further behind nine
minutes later, Spencer Prior slicing into his own net, but skipper David
Martin pulled one back.  Lee Clark restored the two goal lead
but Ian Benjamin grabbed a second for Southend to set the alarm bells ringing

OXFORD UNITED 2-1 BRISTOL ROVERS
Oxford saw the new backpass rule work to their advantage as they launched
their season with a convincing win.  Rovers 'keeper Brian Parkin gave away a
16th minute penalty when he pulled down David Penney as he tried to deal with a
ball played back to him by Steve Yates.  Penney got up to put away the penalty
and 11 minutes later chested the ball down for Joey Beauchamp to beat Parkin
with a sizzling half volley.  John Durnin and David Collins tested
Parkin after the break before John Taylor drove home Rovers' consolation.

SWINDON 1-0 SUNDERLAND
A stunning goal from player-manager Glenn Hoddle gave Swindon three well
deserved points in a one-sided game.  Hoddle, the former darling of the White
Hart Lane terraces, broke his duck for the Wiltshire club with a 35-yarder
reminsicent of his England days.  Swindon had done all the attacking but
were constantly thwarted by Sunderland keeper Tony Norman, who pulled off a
string of incredible saves.  But the Rokermen rarely threatened to
score themselves, their best effort coming from debutant Terry Butcher.

TRANMERE ROVERS 2-0 CAMBRIDGE UNITED
Veteran marksman John Aldridge proved his goalscoring instinct is still sharp
as Rovers enjoyed a comfortable win.  Cambridge were unsettled when Richard
Wilkins went off with a knee injury in the first half but they kept their goal
intact until the 49th minute.  Aldridge then made his prescence felt
by robbing Eire international teammate Liam Daish and then rounding 'keeper
John Vaughan to score.  Chris Malkin made the game safe in the
63rd minute with a spectacular shot following a Dave Martindale free-kick.

WATFORD 3-1 MILLWALL
Watford cruised to a comfortable win after Lions striker Malcolm Allen was
ordered off with just 13 minutes gone.  Allen was given his marching orders for
a crunching foul on David Holdsworth, two minutes after Millwall had taken
the lead through John Mcginlay.  But the one man deficit proved too much
and the home side equalised from a Jason Drysdale penalty on the half hour
The Hornets continued to buzz and a diving header from Lee Nogan put them
in front on the stroke of half-time, with Darren Bazeley adding a third.

Division Two:

Stoke City, favourites for the Second Division title, slipped to a surprise
defeat at Hull City, Hunter grabbing the winner eight minutes from time.
Huddersfield, who lost out on promotion despite finishing third last season,
also went down 2-0 at Bolton.

Burnley made a winning return to the higher echelons of the League with a
win over Swansea in front of 10,913 fans at Turf Moor.
West Bromwich had the biggest crowd of the day, with 16,527 turning up to see
their 3-1 demolition of Blackpool, with Taylor firing a brace for the Throstles

Leyton Orient snatched a last-gasp victory over Brighton, Jones scoring a
minute from the end to make it 3-2 after Brighton had Wilkins sent off.
Elsewhere, relegated Port Vale and Plymouth were held to goaless draws by
Fulham and Mansfield, while Preston and Bournemouth shared two at Deepdale.

Stockport, who lost out to Peterborough in the play-offs, registered a good win
at Wigan in front of just 3,360 fans, the lowest crowd in the division.
Only two more turned up for Rotherham's win at Exeter, while Hartlepool stole a
point from Reading with 15 minutes left.

BOLTON           2-0 HUDDERSFIELD
Walker 1
Darby 79

BRADFORD         3-1 CHESTER
Jewell 62            Bishop 20
Torpey 75
Tinnion 89

BURNLEY          1-0 SWANSEA
Penney 67

EXETER           0-2 ROTHERHAM
                     Goater 60
                     Cunningham 60

HARTLEPOOL       1-1 READING
Saville pen 75       Quinn 62


HULL CITY        1-0 STOKE CITY
Hunter 82

LEYTON ORIENT    3-2 BRIGHTON
Zoricich 21          Mauldon 64
Jones 47, 89         Cotterill 67
                     Wilkins sent off

MANSFIELD        0-0 PLYMOUTH

PORT VALE        0-0 FULHAM

PRESTON          1-1 BOURNEMOUTH
Ellis 77             Rowland 14

WEST BROM        3-1 BLACKPOOL
Taylor 20, 75        Rodwell 24
McNally 23

WIGAN            1-2 STOCKPORT
Griffiths 68         Beaumont 3, 70


Division Three:

Barnet sharpshooter Gary Bull picked up where he left off last season, scoring
both goals in the win at Chesterfield.  Carlisle were just edged out in a seven
goal thriller with Walsall, while Torquay had Foster sent off as Crewe
rammed four past them.

Bury beat Doncaster with the odd goal in five and and new boys Colchester got
off to winning ways, beating Lincoln.  Northampton put their money troubles
behind them to beat Gillingham and there were wins also for York and
Halifax, while 8,399 people watched Cardiff's goalless draw with Darlington

CARDIFF          0-0 DARLINGTON

CARLISLE         3-4 WALSALL
Oghani 10            Oghani og 2
McDonald og 61       Clarke 51
Watson 89            Marsh 57
                     McDonald 70

CHESTERFIELD     1-2 BARNET
Huxford og 90        Bull 33, 54

COLCHESTER       2-1 LINCOLN
McDonough 3          West 1
Oxbrow 7

CREWE            4-2 TORQUAY
Hignett 25, 35       Fashanu 81
Clarkson 53, 60      Darby 88
                     Foster sent off

DONCASTER        2-3 BURY
Jeffrey 47, pen 50   Valentine 2
                     Robinson 15
                     Scott 81

GILLINGHAM       2-3 NORTHAMPTON
Osborne 2            Brown 22
O'Connor 60          Scott 45
                     Chard 90

HEREFORD         1-1 SCARBOROUGH
Pickard 11           Foreman 38

ROCHDALE         2-3 HALIFAX
Flounders 59         Hildersley 43, 55
Milner 61            Wilson pen 66

YORK             2-0 SHREWSBURY
Warburton 26
Barnes 52


Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar has regained his Zimbabwean citizenship
and is expected to turn out for the national team in a match against South
Africa in Harare on Sunday.

Fighting broke out in one of the stands before Bristol City's first division
clash with Portsmouth at Ashton Gate.  Police moved in to deal with the
trouble after rival fans ripped out seats and hurled them at one another.

Geoff Thomas's #2.9 million transfer from Crystal Palace to Blackburn was no
nearer after the two sides met in a hard-fought season opener. Neither
manager would comment and Thomas said no fee had yet been agreed.


Results Summary:

FA PREMIER LEAGUE                   ATT

1 Arsenal      2-4 Norwich City   24030
2 Chelsea      1-1 Oldham Ath     20699
3 Coventry C   2-1 Middlesbrough  12681
4 Crystal Pal  3-3 Blackburn R    17086
5 Everton      1-1 Sheffield W    27687
6 Ipswich Town 1-1 Aston Villa    16818
7 Leeds Utd    2-1 Wimbledon      25795
8 Sheffield U  2-1 Manchester U   28070
9 Southampton  0-0 Tottenham H    19654

LEAGUE DIVISION ONE
                                    ATT
10 Brentford       0-2  Wolves      9069
11 Bristol City    3-3  Portsmouth 15301
12 Charlton Ath    3-1  Grimsby     4823
-- Leicester City  2-1  Luton      17428
13 Newcastle Utd   3-2  Southend   28545
14 Oxford United   2-1  Bristol R   7333
15 Peterborough    1-0  Derby       9955
16 Swindon Town    1-0  Sunderland 11094
17 Tranmere R      2-0  Cambridge   5248
18 Watford         3-1  Millwall    9745

LEAGUE DIVISION TWO
                                    ATT
19 Bolton W       2-0  Huddersfield 7897
20 Bradford City  3-1  Chester      5780
21 Burnley        1-0  Swansea     10913
22 Exeter         0-2  Rotherham    3362
23 Hartlepool Utd 1-1  Reading      4149
24 Hull City      1-0  Stoke City   9088
25 Leyton Orient  3-2  Brighton     5614
26 Mansfield T    0-0  Plymouth A   4166
27 Port Vale      0-0  Fulham       6746
28 Preston NE     1-1  Bournemouth  4756
29 West Bromwich  3-1  Blackpool   16527
30 Wigan Ath      1-2  Stockport    3360

LEAGUE DIVISION THREE
                                    ATT
31 Cardiff City   0-0  Darlington  8399
32 Carlisle Utd   3-4  Walsall     4199
33 Chesterfield   1-2  Barnet      3140
34 Colchester U   2-1  Lincoln     4131
35 Crewe A        4-2  Torquay     3096
36 Doncaster R    2-3  Bury        3350
37 Gillingham     2-3  Northampton 3863
38 Hereford Utd   1-1  Scarborough 1836
-- Rochdale       2-3  Halifax     2497
39 Scunthorpe Utd OFF  Maidstone Utd
40 York City      2-0  Shrewsbury  2414