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Trivia
- Celtic's winning start to the year comes to a halt in a finely-contested game at Greenock in front of a record crowd.
- The Glasgow Herald reports the first oil-fired train, the Clan Stewart, belonging to the Highland Railway Co., making a maiden run between Inverness and Perth. LINK
- In the same edition of the Herald, Irish troubles still dominate with news of attacks on barracks in Co Tipperary and shootings in Cork city.
- Also in the Herald is a report from Reuter that one year on from the introduction of Prohibition crimes involving 'boot-legging' are on the increase and the FBI have seized $1 million worth of motor cars involved in this illegal trade.
- Again the Herald are pantomime adverts for Humpty Dumpty, Peter Piper, Babes in the Wood, Puss in Boots and Mother Goose.
Review
Teams
GREENOCK MORTON:
CELTIC:
Shaw, Murphy, Livingstone, Glichrist, Cringan, McMaster, McAtee, Gallacher , McInally, Cassidy, McLean.
Scorer: McInally
Referee:
Attendance: 20,000
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Match report from The Scotsman, 17th January 1921
A rousing game was the outcome of the meeting between Morton and celtic at Greenock. Twenty thousand spectators were present. Morton fielded a strong side, but the Celtic were without McNair and McStay, the vacancies being filled by Livingstone and Murphy. In the first five minutes French netted for the home club. Play was wonderfully even, and it was not until the second half that McInally levelled up the score. Morton were effective at half-back, and all over played their best game this season. The Celtic were eager, but were not given much scope.
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The Glasgow Herald – Jan 17, 1921
Celtic’s Uphill Fight
In their game at Greenock, Celtic were again without their regular backs, McNair and McStay, and lost a goal five minutes after play had started. The young and inexperienced backs who deputised for the missing pair, developed a fine game in the course of the contest, but it is improbable that the regulars would have been caught napping as Murphy and Livingstone were, when the early goal was obtained by Morton. Celtic were faced with an uphill fight practically all through, in striving to get on terms, against opponents who clung tenaciously to their advantage, and it was not until the second half that Celtic wore down their rivals, overcame the ground difficulties, and secured the equalising goal from a finely directed shot by their centre forward McInally. The game was witnessed by the largest attendance seen on the Morton ground this season, who were rewarded by a display of football superior to anything seen at Greenock in the course of the present campaign.
Celtic’s Uphill Fight
In their game at Greenock, Celtic were again without their regular backs, McNair and McStay, and lost a goal five minutes after play had started. The young and inexperienced backs who deputised for the missing pair, developed a fine game in the course of the contest, but it is improbable that the regulars would have been caught napping as Murphy and Livingstone were, when the early goal was obtained by Morton. Celtic were faced with an uphill fight practically all through, in striving to get on terms, against opponents who clung tenaciously to their advantage, and it was not until the second half that Celtic wore down their rivals, overcame the ground difficulties, and secured the equalising goal from a finely directed shot by their centre forward McInally. The game was witnessed by the largest attendance seen on the Morton ground this season, who were rewarded by a display of football superior to anything seen at Greenock in the course of the present campaign.