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Trivia
- The Glasgow Herald reports that the written response from the Ulster ministers means an end to Home Rule negotiations. LINK
- Also in Glasgow in the Herald an advert for the Lyric Theatre, film of “With Allenby in Palestine”.
- Again the Herald a report of the Prince of Wales on board H.M.S. Renown has left Aden for Bombay.
Review
In one of the games of the season so far, Celtic lose by the odd goal in seven to Kilmarnock
Teams
KILMARNOCK: Neil, Robertson, Gibson, Frew, Shortt, Goldie, McNaught, Smith, Jackson, Watson, Culley
CELTIC: Shaw, McNair, McStay, Gilchrist, Cringan, McMaster, McAtee, Gallacher, McInally, Cassidy , McLean
Referee: H. Humphrey (Greenock)
Attendance: 10,000
Goals: [Kilmarnock] Shortt, McNaught, Jackson, Watson
[Celtic] McInally (x2), McLean
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
Match report from The Scotsman, 14th November 1921
[…] The game between Kilmarnock and the Celtic was one of the most thrilling seen at Kilmarnock for many seasons. From first to last a tremendous pace was maintained, and the game was brimful of incident. Both teams played strenuously, and there was not a passenger in the lot. Kilmarnock led by three goals to one at the interval. The goalscorers for Kilmarnock were Shortt, McNaught, Jackson, and Watson, and for the Celtic McInally (2) and McLean. Kilmarnock got the first three goals.
The Glasgow Herald – Mon November 14, 1921
KILMARNOCK’S VICTORY
There was no reason to anticipate that the football engagements on Saturday would provide either sensational play or sensational results; indeed an examination of the fixtures indicated a course of results more precise than usual. Rangers, the Champions and leaders, were considered certain of success against a team so lowly placed as Dumbarton, and if Celtic were admittedly set a harder task in opposing Kilmarnock on the Ayrshire club’s ground, they too were generally expected to win. It is true that Kilmarnock are one of the few provincial clubs who have taken toll of Celtic on some past occasions, but as prior to Saturday last they had only secured three victories in the competition, while Celtic had suffered only one reverse (against Hibernian), it was a reasonable inference that the Parkhead team would add to their points total. Kilmarnock officials have persistently maintained that their side is sound and clever, but unlucky; but it is difficult to reconcile that view with the bald figures of their record. It is true that they lost by only one goal to Rangers at Ibrox in September, and were not inferior in play, while so recently as last Saturday week, in opposition to Partick Thistle, they gave a display of football of a quality that surprised all who witnessed it. Notwithstanding all which, no one outside Kilmarnock, and few even there, anticipated the defeat of Celtic in view of the fine form recently exhibited by the Glasgow team, and more especially when it was announced that, owing to injuries to two of their forwards, Ramsay and McPhail, Kilmarnock would be compelled to have a remodelled side. As has frequently happened, the makeshift eleven worked admirably for Kilmarnock, but whether their victory was due to the enforced changes, or that the Ayrshire club finally recovered from their run of ill luck, may not be said. Probably Kilmarnock owed their sensational victory principally to their half backs, who not only frequently frustrated the clever inside forwards of Celtic but kept their own attack constantly in action. The first goal did not arrive until after 35 minutes’ play, but by the interval Kilmarnock had established a 3-1 lead. Celtic narrowed the margin shortly after resuming, but Kilmarnock followed with a fourth goal, and though Celtic again scored, they failed to level matters. It was a remarkable achievement for Kilmarnock to score four times against opponents who had previously lost only eight goals in 15 games. The victory of the Kilmarnock club brightens their own prospects and imparts new interest in the competition.