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Trivia
- The Glasgow Herald on page 9 reports on the “Smashing of the Police Van” case in which after 2 weeks evidence all 13 defendents have been cleared. LINK
- Irish news dominates the Herald pages as there is much speculation on the meeting of Dail Eireann to form a response to the British Government’s offer of partial independence.
- The La Scala film theatre in Sauchiehall St. Galsgow is showing “My Husband’s Other Wife”, a silent movie featuring Sylvia Breamer.
Review
Celtic complete a comfortable win over Hibernian to maintain their winning start to the season.
Teams
CELTIC:
Charlie Shaw, Willie McStay, Joe Dodds, John Gilchrist, Willie Cringan, John McMaster, Andy McAtee, Patsy Gallacher, Archie Longmuir, Joe Cassidy, Adam McLean
Scorers: Cassidy, Longmuir; (2)
HIBERNIAN:
Harper, McGinnigle, Dornan, Kerr, Paterson, Shaw, Ritchie, Dunn, Young, Halligan, Walker
Scorer: Young
Referee: J. Bell (Dundee)
Attendance: 15,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
Match report from The Scotsman, 22nd August 1921
[…] Some 15,000 spectators witnessed the Hibernians make their debut in the League for the season at Parkhead, Glasgow. In the personnel of both sides there was little change from last season, and with the conditions equal to both it was not surprising that the opening stages should be pretty even. If anything, the Hibernians made the better beginning, and as a matter of fact Shaw’s charge ran a very narrow escape before the Celtic really got set a-going. One corner led to another for the Hibernians, but after some fifteen minutes’ play the Celts got one at the other end, and Cassidy applied the finishing touch to a beautiful flag kick by McAtee. A few minutes later, Longmuir, the Celtic centre, headed another, and just when it seemed as though the Celts would cross over with a two goal lead, the Hibernians attacked with greater vigour and more persistency, and Young, who acted as a pivot for the Easter Road side, reduced the leeway. This was restored again for Parkhead soon after restarting, and this time the Celts held on to their two goal lead to the end. Incidentally, Young missed one good chance, and offside robbed Dunn of a well-taken goal, the Hibernians on the whole making quite a good appearance. Their defence was sound, but forward the Celtic had the pull.
The Glasgow Herald, Monday August 22, 1921
Celtic had to play probably harder than they anticipated, the Hibernian proving an evenly balanced side. Cassidy opened the home eleven’s account, heading past Harper from a McAtee corner when only a quarter of an hour had gone. Five minutes later Longmuir beat the Hibernian keeper in a similar fashion, and just on the interval Young counted for the visitors. Soon after the resumption Longmuir added a third goal and an interesting game ended without further scoring.