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Trivia
- This Semi-Final Tie of the Glasgow Cup was played off at Springburn between Celtic and Cowlairs.
- The interest in the game was great, and an immense crowd turned out to watch the game.
- Do as they liked, Cowlairs could not get an opening.
- Patrick Power‘s last competitive match for Celtic. He was in place of James Kelly who was out injured. Patrick Power helped set up the first goal.
Review
This tie resulted in a win for the Celtic by two goals to nil after a very hard game, in which Cowlairs were unfortunate in not scoring at least one goal.
For the Celts Doyle at back played one of his very best games, and although the hardest worked man on the field, he never made a mistake.
Duff in goal gave a great display for Cowlairs.
Teams
Cowlairs –
Duff, McBlane, Maxwell, Shanks, Tom Robertson (Queen’s Park), Lamont, Davidson, Thorburn, McFettridge, Spence, McTear.
Celtic:-
McArthur, Dunbar, Doyle, McEleny, Maley, Power, Blessington, Madden, Cassidy, McMahon, Campbell.
Goals:- Blessington 30, McMahon 70.
Ref:- Mr Baillie (St Bernard’s)
Att:- 6,000-7,000.
Articles
- Match Report (See Below)
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Match Report
From a Newspaper Report at the time
Played at Cowlairs before 6,000 to 7,000 spectators.
Cowlairs kicked off, when the Celts immediately bore down on their opponents, and McMahon headed the ball over the bar.
Cowlairs had to play up the hill with an occasional blink of sunshine in their faces, and for a time, at any rate, could make little progress. At length, however, as the result of a slip by the Celts’ half-backs, the home side had a clever run, and McTear, getting past Dunbar, sent in a shot which just skimmed the crossbar.
Considering the soft ground, the game was being splendidly contested. Duff for Cowlairs proved that he is still possessed of all that ability that earned him fame as a custodian, and very smartly saved, although at the expense of a corner, a sharp shot from the left.
After fifteen minutes’ play Doyle shot a grand goal for the Celts, but the whistle blew for an infringement just as the ball was going through. It was pretty hard lines for the Parkhead team, as the goal was splendidly taken. The Celtic forwards played with great eagerness, and were seldom away from goal, so that it says a good deal for the defence of Cowlairs, that time after time they denied all the efforts of their opponents to score. A great deal of credit is due to Duff, who was ever on the outlook, and cleared just as a goal looked imminent from a very smart run by the Celts’ forwards.
Once or twice the Cowlairs forwards came away with a dash that led their supporters to believe that they would rush the ball through, but Doyle was in one of his watchful moods, and returned and tackled with great power and judgement.
As time was wearing on, and as the Cowlairs were playing up with greater pluck and perseverance, the excitement increased. Indeed on one occasion, the Celts’ goal was nearly captured. McArthur running out and clearing as the last resource, and then a foul against the Cowlairs in front of the Celts’ goal probably saved it from downfall.
After fully 30 minutes’ play, Power banged the ball across to the right, and Blessington running up, with nobody near him, scored the first goal with a really good shot.
At Half-Time the score was – Celtic, 1 goal; Cowlairs, nil.
The game was restarted without the players retiring. Without a moment’s hesitation Blessington sent in a magnificent shot, which ran across the bar and into play.
The Cowlairs had equally hard lines at the other end, the ball just missing by inches. The crowd had increased greatly in numbers, and the excitement was intense as each goal was visited in turn. The pace was exceedingly fast, and it was evident that those with the greatest stamina would win in the end.
The game continued to be equally contested, and Cowlairs were really experiencing hard lines, one fast shot hitting the crossbar.
Doyle was simply impassable, and the defensive work he put in was prodigious. All over the Celts were exceedingly anxious to increase their score, but the Cowlairs’ defence was very good indeed, and it was not until after 25 minutes arduous work that McMahon succeeded in scoring the second goal for his side.
Although Cowlairs by no means relaxed their efforts, it was felt that the Celtic had the game fairly in hand. Cowlairs played hard and well throughout, and if they could always show such good form they would be hard to beat,
The result was – Celtic, 2 goals; Cowlairs, 0 goals.