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Review
A poor Celtic side deservedly lose, the only goal of the game coming from a last minute penalty. Airdrieonians play the majority of the game with only ten men, Bennie suffering a dislocated elbow halfway through the first half.
Teams
AIRDRIEONIANS: Shortt, Dick, McQueen, Neil, McDougal, Bennie, Reid, Russell, Hughie Gallacher, Howieson, Sommerville
CELTIC: Shaw, McNair, McStay , Gilchrist, Cringan, McStay, Connolly , Gallacher, Cassidy, Thomson, McFarlane
Referee: J F Rowe (Glasgow)
Attendance: 10,000
Goals: McQueen (p) (90)
Articles
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Articles
Match report from The Scotsman, 20th November 1922
A LAST KICK PENALTY GOAL
The Celtic side lost to Airdrie by one goal. The Airdrieonians put in a wonderful finish, and with the last kick grasped a victory which should have gone to them much earlier. Bennie, of the home team, had his elbow dislocated midway throiugh the first half, and did not appear again. Even then the game was well through before the Celtic forwards struck a telling game, with Gallacher the leader. That was the only period during which the Parkhead attack was anything approaching first-class. It was reserved to the last two minutes to bring out the thrills. In a combined raid the Airdrie forwards got the ball into the net, but in doing so Gallacher used a hand. From the resultant freekick, however, the Airdrie centre got the ball again, and was well set for a shot when he was brought down. McQueen scored from the resultant “penalty”, which was the last kick of the game. The Celtic’s defence wore well, but their attack was only for a period anything like so clever as that of the Airdrie club. Handicapped by the want of Bennie for three-parts of the game, the Airdrieonians were the better side except for ten minutes near the end when all their power was needed to prevent a score.
The Glasgow Herald – Nov 20, 1922
Airdrieonians completed the list of five home winners, a goal from a penalty kick on the call of time enabling them to beat Celtic, who failed to score. Celtic remodelled their team for the occasion restoring Shaw and McNair in the defence, and impressing Cassidy, though still showing traces of his recent facial injury, as centre forward. The Champions improved on recent displays, and play was fast and fairly evenly divided throughout, but Airdrieonians were probably entitled to the points by reason of determined attack during the second half, throughout they played with a man short; Bennie, their capable half-back, having to retire with an injured arm, before the interval.