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Trivia
- Second and last match for Frank Collins
- Rangers lead Celtic at the top of the league by 1 point with a game less played. LINK
- The Glasgow Herald reports on two large meetings of Sinn Fein in Glasgow
- The Herald also report that Mr. Gandhi has confessed that mass civil disobedience is a failure.
- The Woman’s Column in the Glasgow Herald tells of the benefits of a Semi-Evening-Gown in dyed Shantung silk, saying it is so useful in the winter months for the theatre or a small bridge party.
- Letters section of the Herald has a complaint that the penalty for spitting on Glasgow trams has apparently been reduced from £2 to 16s!
Review
Celtic run out comfortable winners eventually, seeing off a spirited Queen’s Park.
Teams
CELTIC: Collins, McNair, McStay, Gilchrist, Cringan, McMaster, McAtee, McLean, McInally, Cassidy , Dodds
QUEEN’S PARK: Newton, Sneddon, Davies, Calderwood, Sutherland, T Pirie, Craig, Gillespie, Fyfe, Templeton, J. McAlpine
Referee: J. Howden (Glasgow)
Attendance: 7,000
Goals: McStay, Craig, Cassidy, McInally
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
Match report from the Scotsman, 21st November 1921
[…] The Celtic were lucky to secure full points in the game with the Queen’s Park at Celtic Park, Glasgow. The amateurs put up a splendid fight and were more often attacking than the Celtic, but over anxiety on the part of the inside forwards spoiled many likely chances. The Celtic’s first point, secured just before the interval, was of the lucky order, McStay scoring from a freekick. Within two minutes of resuming Craig made the scores level, following a brilliant shot by Fyfe. In the subsequent exchanges the Queen’s forwards put in some fine work, but great shots from Fyfe and Templeton were cleared by Collins. A raid by the Celtic forwards resulted in Cassidy giving his side the lead, and three minutes later McInally headed a third goal after Newton had stopped a strong drive from Cassidy.
The Glasgow Herald – Nov 21, 1921
UNEMPLOYED RELIEF FUND
The achievements of Kilmarnock and Dumbarton the previous week, when the former inflicted defeat on Celtic and Dumbarton successfully resisted Rangers’ effort to add to their successes, still occupied the public mind and encouraged hopes, if not expectations, of a further reversal of form on Saturday last. Interest principally turned to two games, Morton v Rangers and Celtic v Queen’s Park, the Greenock engagement being traditionally one of the searching tests for Rangers. It can scarcely be said nowadays that the same traditions attached to the meeting of Celtic and Queen’s Park, for the Parkhead club has established a decided ascendancy over the amateur organisation. The desperate plight of the premier club for points, however, and the fact of Celtic’s defeat the previous Saturday at Kilmarnock, added to the circumstances that two of Celtic’s most noted match winning players—Shaw and Gallacher—were laid aside with injuries, made the encounter at Celtic Parka matter of some anxiety for the home club, and correspondingly of some hope on the part of their opponents. Queen’s Park were finally beaten by 3 goals to 1, but held their more experienced opponents well, the winners getting two goals in the second half of the game after the visitors had succeeded in levelling the scores.
Match Report:- The Queen’s Park goal was early attacked , Cassidy forcing a corner. Play was transferred to the other end where a corner resulted from clever work by Fyfe and Gillespie. Celtic then pressed, but were unable to break down the strong defence of the amateurs. Late in the period Queen’s Park had the better of the exchanges. Collins being severely tested. Close on the interval McStay from a free kick beat Newton. On changing ends Queen’s Park resumed vigorously and following a fine save by Collins from Fyfe, Craig scored the equalising goal. Celtic again became prominent, striving hard to regain the lead, but they were well held, and the amateurs came near to scoring again through Templeton. Celtic rallied and Cassidy and McInally added to the home team’s score.