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Trivia
- The Glasgow Herald reports that both Liberal leaders, Asquith and Lloyd-George were campaigning in Paisley for the General Election. LINK
- Also in the Herald a report from Glasgow Sheriff Court that a sentence of six months imprisonment was given to Charles Lawson, a lodger who failed to pay his landlord £4. 10s.
- Again the Herald reports that the shipyard owners who had shut out the Boilermakers since May have reopened the gates to allow workers back to their jobs.
- A report in the Herald from a visitor recently returned from the USA who was astonished by the prosperity of the working man in that country were bricklayers could earn as much as £3 per day and could even be seen driving their own cars to work.
Review
In a tight game, Celtic’s attacking flair sees them to the full points with Joe Cassidy heading home a corner in the first half.
Teams
SAINT MIRREN: Bradford, Findlay, Hamilton, Clunas, Summers, MacDonald, Evans, Smillie, Whitelaw, McIntosh, Thomson
CELTIC: Shaw, McNair, Hilley, J, McStay, W. McStay, McFarlane, McAtee, Gallacher, Cassidy, Thomson, McLean
Referee:
Attendance: 12,000
Goals: Cassidy (1-0), (30)
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
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Articles
Match report from The Scotsman, 26th November 1923
CELTIC’S NARROW WIN
Over 12,000 spectators were attracted to Love Street, Paisley, for the St. Mirren-Celtic match. The pitch was as hard as iron, but , despite that, the game was a keen and strenuous one. The Celts took more risks than the St. Mirren men, and it was that little bit of dash on their part that carried them through. After half-an-hour’s play Cassidy scored the Celtic’s goal by heading the ball through from a corner. From then to the end there were numerous thrills, but no more goals. Thomson, of St. Mirren, had a golden opportunity to equalise when he found himself with the ball about six yards from goal, but, to the consternation of the home crowd, he lofted it over the bar. Neither goalkeeper had a great deal to do, and there was nothing much to choose between the play of both back divisions. The Celtic half-backs were masters of the St. Mirren forwards, however, and it was seldom that the Saints’ five got moving as a whole. Summers was outstanding among the home half-backs, and broke up not a few of the Celtic attacks. The visitors’ forwards displayed more polish than the home lot, and the team were worthy winners by reason of that.
The Glasgow Herald, Mon 26 Nov 1923
Celtic Win at Paisley
Even play characterised the encounter between St Mirren and Celtic, and a division of the points would have been a fairer reflex of the merits of the sides. A goal headed by Cassidy, however, proved the only major point in the game and gave the Glasgow team the full reward. The defences were dominant, only Evans, of St Mirren, and McLean (Celtic) amongst the forwards, rising superior to the difficult ground conditions.