1924-11-22: Third Lanark 1-1 Celtic, League Division 1

Match Pictures | Matches: 19241925

Trivia

  • The veteran Alec McNair makes a return to a side that is shuffled in positions from last week.
  • Celtic are in fourth position in the league table behind Rangers, Airdrie and Hibs.
  • In the Glasgow Herald, cigarette manufacturer Lambert & Butler advertise their Waverley fags with a supposed verse from The Bard on “aiblins a bairn upon your knee, inhalin like the fragrant breeze, Viriginia’s best. LINK 
  • Also in the Herald news of the murder of Sir Lee Stack, Sirdar in charge of British Army forces in Egypt and the governments  demands that the Egyptian government apologise and pay a £500,000 fine.

Review

Teams

THIRD LANARK:  Broadley, McGill, Brown, Frame, Williamson, James Walker, Reid, Blair, McInally, Frank Walker, Archibald

Scorers: Blair

CELTIC: Shevlin, McNairHilleyWilson, W.McStay  J. McStay, Connolly ,  GallacherFleming, McFarlane A. Thomson

Scorers: Fleming

Referee: J. Dougray (Barrhead)
Attendance: 12,000

Articles

  • Match Report (see end of page below)

Pictures

  • Match Pictures

Articles

The Glasgow Herald – Mon Nov 24, 1924

At Cathkin Park Celtic rearranged their forces and included the veteran left back McNair. Third Lanark were the better side in the first half in a strenuous game and led by a goal. Celtic levelled matters afterwards, equalised fifteen minutes after the interval, and the points were divided.