1940-01-06: Airdrieonians 0-1 Celtic, League Western Division

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Trivia

  • Malcolm "Malky" MacDonald steals the show at Airdrie.
  • Celtic win lifts them off joint bottom place.
  • The only match with McKay in goals in which he never conceded a goal.
  • Positions of the clubs in West & South League: Rangers 21pts, Queen of the South 21pts, Albion Rovers 18pts, Hamilton Academicals 18pts, Motherwell 17pts, Kilmarnock 15pts, St Mirren 13pts, Clyde 12pts, Morton 12pts, Queen’s Park 11pts, Dumbarton 11pts, Celtic 10pts, Third Lanark 10pts, Ayr United 10pts, Partick Thistle 9pts, Airdrieonians 8pts.

Review

Teams

AIRDRIEONIANS
Crozier; White and Divers; Pollock, Bruce and M. Math; Laing and Smith (New Brighton); Flavell, Farr and Russell.

CELTIC
McKay; Hogg and Morrison; Lynch, Lyon and Paterson; Gould and McDonald; Carruth, Divers and Kelly.
Scorers:
MacDonald.

Referee: W. Webb (Glasgow).
Attendance:

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Airdrie v Celtic Jan 8, 1940