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Trivia
- Veteran Bob McDermid had put Aberdeen ahead in 61 minutes, then novice Joe Cowan made his debut for the first-team in a league game and scored the equaliser only two minutes after the Dons had gone ahead. Despite catching the eye of the reporters from the Scotsman and the Herald [see below] this would prove to be his only goal, and only appearance for the club.
- The Scotsman 24 Jan reports: "Celtic player transferred, Cornelius Tierney, the outside left obtained by Celtic at the beginning of the season from Bo'ness was yesterday transferred to St Johnstone. The ex-Bo'ness player is quick and clever on the ball, and should prove an acquisition to his new team. He turns out against St Bernard’s today at the Gymnasium."
- There were some surprising results in the English Cup ties. Five First Division clubs were losers, including the Arsenal, Sheffield Wednesday, and Newcastle United.
- Mr Gandhi, the Indian Nationalist leader, who has been in custody since May last year, and other prominent Congress leaders, who have been imprisoned for the parts they have taken in the civil disobedience movement, are to be released by order of Lord Irwin the Viceroy. It is expected that they will be freed to-day. The Order which declared the Working Committee of the All-Indian Congress (Gandhi’s party) an unlawful association, is to be cancelled.
Review
Teams
ABERDEEN:
S. Smith, Cooper, Jackson, Black, McLaren, Hill, Love, McDermid, Yorston, Dickie, J. Smith.
Scorers:
McDermid.
CELTIC:
J. Thomson, Cook, McGonagle, Wilson, McStay, Geatons, R. Thomson, A. Thomson, Cowan, Scarff, Napier.
Scorers:
Cowan.
Referee: W. Webb (Glasgow).
Attendance: 18,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 26th January 1931, page 5
ABERDEEN AND CELTIC SHARE THE POINTS.
Aberdeen and the Celtic, with one goal each, divided the points in a stubbornly-contested match at Aberdeen.
The result was a fair reflex of the play. The defences, of both teams in the first half were outstanding, Cooper and Jackson ably assisting the Aberdeen goalkeeper, S. Smith, and Cook and McGonagIe were equally reliable in helping J. Thomson, their custodian.
There was a rousing cheer from over 20,000 spectators when, comparatively early in the second period, Aberdeen's goal came from McDermid, the inside right forward, with a neat shot at close quarters.
Soon, however, the Celtic obtained the equaliser, their centre-forward, Cowan, being the scorer.
Keenness and vigour characterised a thrilling match to the finish, and J. Thomson's wonderful save from Love gave the crowd something to talk about as they were leaving.
All the Aberdeen forwards played well, and Cowan and Napier were prominent in the Celtic front line.
