| Match Pictures | Matches: 1930 – 1931 | 1930 Pictures |
Trivia
- Robert C. "Bob" Middleton, Cowdenbeath's International goalkeeper, was recently transferred to Sunderland for a fee in the region of £2,000. Sunderland's manager Cochrane has been interested in Middleton for some time and his place was taken by R. Wann, a Dundee amateur with St Andrews University. In this, Wann's second game for Cowdenbeath, he ended up in hospital after a collision with Charlie Napier. Outside-left Higgins gave the Fifers the lead in 25 minutes and they held the lead until Peter Wilson leveled the scores in 88 minutes.
- The loss of this point at Central Park means that Celtic lose top spot to Partick Thistle. The Fife crowd vented their dissatisfaction with the performance of the referee, D. F. Reilly from Port Glasgow at the end of the match.
- In the English First Division Arsenal won away at Sheffield Wednesday before a record 40,000 crowd to retain on top spot. In a high-scoring game at St. James’s Park Portsmouth defeated Newcastle by 7-4, Duncan Lindsay scored twice for the home side. Alex Cheyne and Hughie Gallacher got Chelsea's goals in their 2-0 win over Manchester City at the Bridge.
- A general strike has been decreed by Labour Unions in Madrid in protest at police violence during riots last Friday.
- A Commission report on Prohibition in the USA is expected to recommend that President Hoover does not repeal the Eighteenth Prohibition Amendment and the country should stay "dry".
Review
Teams
COWDENBEATH:
R. Wann, Johnstone, Russell, Glancy, Frame, Menzies, Hamill, Black, Anderson, Campbell, Higgins.
Scorers:
Higgins.
CELTIC:
Thomson, Cook, McGonagle, Wilson, McStay, Geatons, R. Thomson, A. Thomson, McGrory, Scarff, Napier.
Scorers:
Wilson.
Referee: D. F. Reilly (Port-Glasgow).
Attendance: 9,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman 17 Nov 1930
COWDENBEATH HOLD THE CELTIC.
About 10,000 spectators attended at Central Park, Cowdenbeath, for the game between Cowdenbeath and the Celtic, and they saw a thrilling encounter, which ended in a draw of one goal each.
Although the Celtic had the better of exchanges, they were fortunate to finish on level terms through a doubtful goal scored directly from a free kick taken by Wilson within a minute of the conclusion.
Cowdenbeath's defence was magnificent, the backs and half-backs proving such quick tacklers and ready kickers that hardly a shot was sent into R. Wann an amateur, who was keeping goal for Cowdenbeath for only the second time in a League match.
In all probability the Celtic would have failed even to draw level, but for Wann having to be removed from the park on a stretcher in an unconscious condition after receiving harsh treatment from one of the Celtic forwards. That incident occurred about fifteen minutes from the end.
Wilson's successful shot was a lob, which an experienced goalkeeper would have had little difficulty in dealing with, but Campbell, who took Wann's place, allowed himself to be hustled by several Celtic forwards, and the ball passed softly into the net, the referee granting a goal, though its validity was open to doubt.
On another occasion there was no mistaking that an offence by a Celtic defender was committed four or five yards inside the penalty area, and the free kick awarded outside the area was no adequate punishment.
In the first half Cowdenbeath had a good share of the play, and were always the more dangerous side in attack, their forwards being able to open up the Celtic defence in a way which the latter's front line could never emulate.
The result was that, while Wann was never tested, J. Thomson, in the Celtic goal, was often in action. In twenty-five minutes he was well beaten by Higgins, who scored smartly after Anderson had cleverly created the opening.
The second half was largely a struggle between Cowdenbeath's defence and the Celtic attack, although the home forwards continued to show good form when their few opportunities were given them.
During one of their raids Hamill drove a ball hard against the Celtic crossbar, the visitors, however, being equally unlucky when Wann could only deflect a hard shot by A. Thomson on to one of the posts, off which the ball bounced back into play.
All over, Cowdenbeath came out of the game with the larger share of the honours, the Celtic's superior combination being of little avail against the quick and determined tackling, ready kicking, and sound positional play of the Cowdenbeath half-backs and backs.
After the game, which was played towards the end to the accompaniment of a babel of yells at the referee and the Celtic players, Wann was removed to a local hospital, though his condition was not considered to be really serious.
