1939-10-21: Celtic 3-4 Hamilton Academicals, League Western Division

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Trivia

  • Hamilton's "Anglos", McAloon, McCulloch and Reid, are the difference as Celtic lose on the opening-day of the Western Section.
  • German aircraft attacked a convoy off the Scottish coast. One plane was shot down and the Air Ministry reported that five German airman were picked up from the sea and landed at Grimsby.

Review

Teams

CELTIC:
McKay; Hogg and Morrison; Geatons, Lyon and MacDonald; Crum and Buchan; Carruth, Watters and Murphy.
Scorers:
Murphy, Carruth, and Crum.

HAMILTON ACCADEMICALS:

Morgan; Wallace and Scott; McKenzie, Lowe and Jarvie; Kennedy and McAloon, (Wolverhampton W.); McCulloch (Derby County); Harrison and Reid (Sheffield United).
Scorers:
McCulloch, Reid (2), Harrison.

Referee: – M. C. Dale (Glasgow)
Attendance:

Articles

  • Match Report (see end of page below)

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Celtic v Hamilton 1939