1938-04-02: Falkirk 3-0 Celtic, League Division 1This is a featured page

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Trivia

  • Celtic's defenders are no match for the speedy Falkirk forwards, of whom Kenneth Dawson, William Anderson and Robert "Bobby" Keyes scored.
  • Jimmy McGrory’s Kilmarnock beat Rangers 4-3 at Hampden Park in the semi-final of the Scottish Cup in front of a crowd of 70,833.
  • In the English League, Frank O’Donnell, who joined Celtic with his brother Hugh from Wellesley Juniors scored the vital goal against his brother’s team, Preston North End to dent their hopes of a league and cup double.
  • The Boat Race was won by Oxford by two lengths. The race was televised for the first time.
  • Britain and France recognise the “Anschluss”, the union of Germany and Austria.

Review




Teams

FALKIRK:
McKie, Nesbit, Peat, Bolt, Shankly, Duffy, Sinclair, Anderson, Keyes, Sharp, Dawson.
Scorers :
Anderson, Dawson, Keyes.

CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, Morrison, Geatons, Lyon, Paterson, Carruth, MacDonald, Crum, Divers, Murphy.
Scorers:



Referee: M. C. Hutton (Glasgow).
Attendance: 11,000

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  • Match Report (see end of page below)

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Falkirk v Celtic Apr 1938






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