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Trivia
- The visitor's full backs, Willie Savage and Willie Culbert, goalkeeper Willie Fotheringham, and centre-half Adam Allan were singled out for praise in what was Celtic's second defeat by the newly-promoted Queen of the South, who won with a single Joe Tulip goal.
- Motherwell’s first defeat of the season was the big feature of Saturday's Scottish League football matches. It was also the big surprise, for few expected Clyde to succeed where other higher-placed clubs had failed. They deserved their victory, however, and all the honours accruing to a 2-1 win at Motherwell. The League leaders were unfortunate in that they were without Ferrier, Crapnell, and Ellis, but these absences were not alone responsible for the defeat.
- In the Scottish Second Division, St Bernard’s won at home against Albion Rovers by two clear goals. Eight goals were divided by East Stirlingshire and Leith Athletic, and Edinburgh City lost at Montrose by three goals to one. In the duel of the top-placed clubs, Arbroath beat Dunfermline Athletic by the odd goal in five, and so qualified for joint leadership. Morton held their place with a narrow win against King's Park, but Stenhousemuir fell badly at Forfar losing by six goals.
- In England, Derby County dropped a point to Sunderland in their race to catch up with the leaders, Arsenal, who were winners against Sheffield United.
- The findings of the German Supreme Court in the Reichstag fire trial which lasted three months were pronounced at Leipzig. Van der lubbe, the young Dutchman, was found guilty of high treason in connection with an act of incendiarism and sentenced to death. Ernst Torgler, former leader of the German Parliamentary Communist party, and the three Bulgarians, Dimitroff, Popoff, and Taneff—who were all accused of high treason by being implicated in the plot to fire the Reichstag—were acquitted.
Review
Teams
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, McGonagle, Wilson, McStay, Geatons, Crum, F. O’Donnell, McGrory, Napier, Hughes.
Scorers:
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH:
Fotheringham, Savage, Culbert, J. Anderson, Allan, Ferguson, W. Anderson, Cumming, McGowan, MacKay, Tulip.
Scorers:
Tulip.
Referee:
Attendance: 6,000
Articles
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Articles
The Scotsman – Tuesday, 26th December 1933, page 3
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH'S TRIUMPH
An attendance of 6,000 turned out to see Queen of the South make their first appearance as a League team on Celtic Park, and there was added interest owing to the fact that they opened their season by defeating Celtic at Palmerston Park.
The early exchanges were all in favour of the home side, but McGrory generally failed to circumvent Allan, the ex-Falkirk pivot.
Lack of understanding was responsible for the failure of the home attack on several occasions, but when at last they settled down, they were disappointed by McGrory's splendid effort striking the upright and rebounding upfield.
Allan and the visiting backs, were severely pressed during the first half, and by desperate efforts nullified many dangerous raids by the Celtic forwards, whose chief power lay in their inside forwards.
Occasionally the visitors broke away, and on one occasion nearly, opened their account, McGonagle coming to the rescue when Kennaway appeared to be well beaten.
Just previous to the interval, Queen's launched a fierce attack on the home goal, which ended with Hogg clearing, but the back was injured in the effort, although he was able to resume.
The second half saw Queen's on top for a little, during which time the home defenders were hard put to it to keep their goal intact, hut later Napier and his colleagues worked up field, and were once more worrying Fotheringham.
Numerous likely opportunities were squandered, and it appeared as if the game would end without a goal being scored until thirteen minutes from the end, Tulip, who appeared to be in an off-side position, came in and beat Kennaway from 15 yards distance.
Celtic's reply was desperate, and their claim for a spot kick for an infringement on McGrory appeared to be well founded, although the referee thought otherwise, and it was disallowed.
Napier, O'Donnell, and McGrory had excellent tries, but Fotheringham was not to be beaten, and the Celtic home record was at last broken.
Queen of the South are to be congratulated on the fact that they have now taken full points from Celtic, and although they cannot be said to be a brilliant side, their enthusiasm must be commended. In Anderson they have a first-class right half, and their inside forwards displayed marked ability. The outstanding defender was Allan, and the backs and Fotheringham stood up well to the desperate attack of Celtic in the closing minutes.
There was little wrong with the home defence, but the attack compared badly with the Parkhead standard. The wingers failed badly, and the wiles of the inside men lacked subtlety. McGrory is yards slower than he used to be.