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Trivia
- Patrick Gilgun scores his only goal for Celtic but both the Herald and Scotsman insist on calling him Kilgun.
- Playing for Hibs this day was Willie Dornan who would die tragically in an explosion in a shale mine at Pumpherston. LINK
- The Glasgow Herald reports on the F.A. Cup Final at Wembley where Newcastle beat Aston Villa.
- Also in the Herald a report of a boxing match at Govan between Scotland the Irish Free State Army team under the heading “Marquis of Douglas wins again” . LINK
- Again in the Herald a full page devoted to “Whiteway’s Woodbine Blend Dry Cyder” the cure for gout.
Review
Teams
CELTIC: Shaw, W. McStay, Hilley, Wilson, J. McStay, McFarlane, McAtee, Gallacher, Cassidy, Gilgun, Connolly.
Scorers: P Gilgun
HIBERNIAN: Harper, Templeton, Dornan, Murray, Miller, Shaw, Buchanan, Kerr, Duncan, Halligan, Ritchie.
Scorers: Halligan
Referee: W. Bell (Motherwell)
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Articles
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Articles
The Scotsman 28 April 1924
CELTIC AND HIBS DIVIDE POINTS
The wind-up of the League season at Parkhead was rather depressing; the standard of play was not very high for the most part, the weather was uninviting, and the attendance distinctly poor – only some 3,000 being present. Still, the Celtic-Hibernian game was quite a nice one to watch, fairly equal all over, with spells of aggression from both sides, which might have yielded more goals than the two the clubs divided between them. Both teams were mixed up. Ritchie was outside left for the Hibernians, Kerr inside right, with Duncan centre. The last-named hardly did himself justice, starting badly in both halves by missing likely openings. Ritchie was clever on the left, and led P. Wilson and W. McStay many a dance. His work and openings should have been made more of. Kilgun, the Celtic inside left, played quite a good game, and he it was who opened the scoring for the Celts after twenty minutes’ play. This was rather against the run of the game, but five minutes had only gone of the second half when Ritchie made another opening. Duncan’s shot was blocked, but the ball came out to Halligan, who drove home a capital equaliser. More was seen of Gallacher and Cassidy afterwards, but in the end there was no more scoring. The second half saw Kerr back in his old place, and Murray in centre. Harper had some good saves, but was partially responsible for the loss of the first goal.
The Glasgow Herald – April 28, 1924
Celtic were driven to defend in the opening stages, but they quickly settled and Kilgun opened the scoring. Hibernian again attacked forcing a succession of corners, none of which was converted. In the second half the equalising goal was scored by Halligan, and play afterwards favoured the home side.