Match Pictures | Matches: 1938 - 1939 | 1938 Pictures

Trivia

• Wingers McConnell and Thow impress for Ayr, while Kennaway, Murphy, Delaney and MacDonald shine for Celtic.
  
• Ayr equalise three times, the last occasion being by centre-forward Jimmy Yardley just two minutes from time in an exciting game.
  
• Canadian keeper "Joe" Kennaway is left hanging by his heels in the net.
• Scot, Hughie Gallacher scores twice for Newcastle at Sheffield Wednesday to reach his century of goals in League football.
• Manchester United's win at Villa Park take them out of the relegation zone.
• US golfer Walter Hagen announces his retirement.
• Adolf Hitler attends a christening in Berlin where he acts as godfather to the daughter of Field-Marshal Goring.

Review

Teams

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

AYR UNITED:
Hall, Dyer, Strain, Ross, Currie, Mayes, McConnell, McKenzie,Yardley, Gemmell,Thow.
Scorers:
Thow, McConnell, Yardley.

Referee: M. C. Hutton (Glasgow).
Attendance: 15,000

Articles

• Match Report (see end of page below)
  

Pictures

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• Celtic & World War Two

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