1929-03-09: Raith Rovers 1-4 Celtic, League Division 1

Match Pictures | Matches: 19281929 | Pictures: 1928-29 Pictures

Trivia

  • Debut for David Prentice who scored a goal
  • David Prentice actually never hit any heights again, and never once scored for Celtic in any of his other five league matches for the first team.
  • Note: Some sources claim David Prentice scored a hat-trick on this debut, but it was actually Peter Scarffe going by the Glasgow Herald Report from 11 March 1929.
  • Raith Rovers were poor that season and finished bottom of the league table.
  • It was indeed Peter Scarff who scored the hat-trick, but David Prentice scored the first goal which equalised Raith Rovers opener, scored by a man called Albert Pigg!
  • The Fife Free Press says that the best man on the park was John Thomson, but then again it would because "Jock" Thomson was born in Kirkcaldy.

Review

Teams

Celtic:

Scorers:

Prentice (1), Scarffe (3)
[Note: Some sources says Prentice scored the hat-trick but this is wrong, see below]

Raith Rovers:

Scorers:
Albert Pigg

Referee: R Morrison (Falkirk)
Attendance: 7000

Articles

  • Match Report (see end of page below)

Pictures

  • Match Pictures

Articles
Glasgow Herald:

1929-03-09: Raith Rovers 1-4 Celtic, League Division 1 - The Celtic Wiki

1929-03-09: Raith Rovers 1-4 Celtic, League Division 1 - The Celtic Wiki