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Trivia
- The Scottish news in the Glasgow Herald is dominated by the Redding Pit Disaster.
- Elsewhere in the Herald the Letters section deals with foul language at football matches with one writer advocating stewards to eject anyone using profanities. LINK
- Also in the Herald a report that two special trains have been laid on to take pilgrims from Dundee to the RC grotto at Carfin.
Review
In front of a large crowd, Adam McLean grabs two goals to see Celtic to the win.
Teams
ABERDEEN: Blackwell, Hutton, Forsyth, Davidson, Jackson, McLachlan, Moir, Grant, Thomson, Mutch, Smith
CELTIC: Shaw, McNair, Hilley, J, McStay, W. McStay, McFarlane, McAtee, Gallacher, Cassidy, Thomson, McLean.
Referee: J. Binnie (Falkirk)
Attendance: 19,000
Goals: McLean (0-1) (15), Mclean (0-2)
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
- Match Pictures
Articles
Match report from The Scotsman, 1st October 1923
CELTIC WORTHY WINNERS
The Celtic were worthy winners at Aberdeen, where 19,000 spectators saw them beat Aberdeen by two goals to nothing. McLean, the outside left, was the scorer on both occasions. He obtained his first goal after 15 minutes. Working into an inside position, he shot hard, and Blackwell, at full length at the foot of one of the uprights, allowed the ball to slip through his hands into the net. McLean’s second goal came in the second half, when he improved upon a cross from McAtee. On another occasion, a minute or two later, McLean crashed the ball against one of the posts. Those represented the best attempts at scoring during the game. The losers, while attacking quite as much as the Celtic, were not so penetrative, and their disjointed individual efforts were rather easily countered. The Celtic indulged in nice combination, and while their goal was frequently in danger, they won without calling on any reserve power. McNair, Hilley, and W. McStay were strong defenders, and forward the Celtic were well served by a crafty line in which McLean, Cassidy, and Thomson were seen to most advantage. Aberdeen were strong in the rear, Hutton, Forsyth, and Jackson doing well in that department, though there was a tendency to sky the ball. The forwards did not work well together, but good individual efforts were made by Grant, Moir, and Mutch.
The Glasgow Herald, Mon Oct 1st 1923
Celtic Win
Celtic, wih the eleven who during the week disposed of Morton, secured the points at Aberdeen after a weak display on the part of the Pittodrie team. The forwards of the famous Glasgow club at periods played attractive football, and the two goals scored by McLean were fitting reward to the cleverest individual performer in the game.