1938-04-18: Celtic 3-0 Dundee, League Division 1

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Trivia

  • Dirty play by the Dundee defenders can't stop Celtic from coming to within one point of the championship title.
  • In England the Easter holiday matches ended with Scots prominent in them. David McCulloch and Bobby Reid scored in Brentford's win against Arsenal and ex-Celt Willie Buchan scored for Blackpool direct from a free kick, but this wasn't enough to prevent defeat to Charlton at the Valley Ground.
  • Over 800 miners are idle at Blantyre after men strike over excessive ovetime worked by machinemen.
  • Fyffe Line advertising 28 day voyage, first-class with outside cabin, to Carribean, including 9 days hotel in Bermuda for £51. 15s.

Review

Teams

CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, Morrison, Geatons, Lyon, Paterson, Delaney, Carruth, Crum, Divers, Murphy.
Scorers:
Lyon, (2); Divers.

DUNDEE:
Lynch, Cowie, Richards, Laurie, Morgan, Smith, Boyd, Baxter, Coats, McMenemy, Roberts.

Referee: R. G. Benzie (Irvine).
Attendance: 18,000

Articles

  • Match Report (see end of page below)

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Celtic v Dundee Apr 1938