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Trivia
- Latecomers to the match would have been shocked as five goals were scored when the game was fifteen minutes old. Half-time came with no further scoring and it was in the first minute of the second-half that George Stevenson got his own second and his side’s fourth goal to make an apparently winning scoreline of 2-4, but goals by Willie Lyon in 51, and Willie Buchan in 81 minutes tied the scores which necessitates a replay.
- This match, originally scheduled for Saturday March 13, was postponed till Wednesday March 17 due to the blizzard conditions that wrecked the weekend sports programme.
- Scotland’s amateur international football squad to face Wales at Bangor on Saturday will not include goalkeeper Desmond White (Queen’s Park) who is injured and replaced by T. G. Smith (St. Bernard’s).
- Dunfermline Athletic beat St Mirren at East End Park giving the Pars their first league win since September 19 last year.
- Last year’s winner of the Ayr Gold Cup, 33-1 outsider Marmaduke Jinks wins the Lincolnshire Handicap.
- In a St. Patrick’s day broadcast to the people of Australia, Canada, and New Zealand Mr de Valera stated “The whole of this island belongs to the Irish nation, and not merely a portion of it.”
- Signor Mussolini on a tour of Libya told a crowd of 5,000 in Tripoli that under the Italian tricolour the Mussulman population will have their religious beliefs and customs scrupulously respected.
Review
Teams
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, Morrison, Geatons, Lyon, Paterson, Delaney, Buchan, McGrory, Crum, Murphy.
Scorers:
Crum, (2); Lyon, Buchan.
MOTHERWELL:
McArthur, Hynds, Ellis, Wales, Blair, McKenzie, Ogilvie, Bremner, Stewart, Stevenson, McCulloch.
Scorers:
Stewart, (2); Stevenson, (2).
Referee: P. Craigmyle (Aberdeen).
Attendance: 36,159
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Thursday, 18th March 1937, page 20
8 GOALS AT PARKHEAD
MOTHERWELL AND CELTIC SHARE HONOURS
A STIRRING GAME
The Ceitic-Motherwell cup-tie was one of the most exciting seen in recent years, and will remain long in the memory of those who were privileged to witness it.
The start was sensational, Celtic scoring in three minutes. Crum, gathering a header from McGrory following a free kick, to send well out of McArthur’s reach.
Motherwell stood up bravely following this early reverse, and within a couple of minutes the scores were level. McCulloch worked his way past Hogg and crossed a ball which beat Lyon, and was accepted by Stewart, who had only to tap it past Kennaway. This was to the liking of the 36,000 spectators, who were now assured of keen football.
They were not disappointed. Crum, from a pass by Buchan, was left with a clear passage for goal, and ran ahead and practically walked the ball past McArthur, to restore Celtic’s lead.
FLUCTUATING STRUGGLE
Some fierce attacking on the part of the home forwards followed, but Ellis and Blair stood firm, and at last the pressure was relieved. Motherwell came away, and a free hick was awarded, them outside the 18-yards line. Wales placed to Stewart, who had no difficulty in beating Kennaway, to equalise.
More excitement was to follow.
A foul against Geatons gave Stevenson his first real opportunity, and, despite Kennaway’s advance, he headed the ball into the net. The goal-scoring orgy could scarcely be expected to continue, and “safety first” now appeared to be the motto of the respective defences. End-to-end play continued until the interval with Delaney the chief danger in the home side and Stewart in the other.
CELTIC DANGEROUS
Celtic were the more dangerous side, forcing comer after corner, but McGrory was unable to get his head to any of the crosses. Shortly after the restart, Motherwell went further ahead, again as the result of a handling incident, Stevenson being the marksman.
Two goals in arrears, Celtic settled to their task like men inspired, and it was no injustice to the visitors when a penalty kick was awarded for an infringement on Delaney from which Lyon scored.
This was six minutes- after the restart and the game was conducted on strenuous lines. McArthur was often tested, but came through the ordeal with distinction. When a Motherwell victory seemed certain, Celtic made a characteristic effort, and Buchan, beating several opponents, worked in to ten yards from the goal to score.
CELTIC’S FINE FINISH
Motherwell took the honours during the first hour, but Celtic’s late recovery was worthy of another chance, and in a way they were actually unfortunate in not winning outright.
The visitors’ defence was magnificent in the later stages of the game. Stewart, Stevenson, Blair, and the backs were the outstanding men for Motherwell, while Hogg, Lyon, Geatons, Delaney and Crum were the men who mattered in the home side. Attendance, 36,259; receipts, £1,461.
