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Trivia
- Jerome "Jerry" Solis a recent recruit from Maryhill Hibernian makes a scoring debut at inside-left for Celtic in this match, but was overshadowed by Jimmy McGrory's four goals in 8, 50, 70, and 84 minutes. Charlie Napier and Alec Thomson had Celtic's other goals.
- Dave Edwards in the Cowdenbeath goal had some fine saves otherwise the score would have been higher.
- On a Wednesday evening that saw a busy league schedule Aberdeen beat Clyde 1-0, Motherwell and Airdrie shared the points, Dundee lost to St. Mirren, Morton beat Dundee United, Hamilton beat Falkirk, and Kilmarnock beat Queen’s Park. Rangers played Peebles Rovers in a benefit match.
- York, Wednesday.—Sir Harold Wernher's great stayer Brown Jack, which has for many seasons been the idol of the racing public, put the seal on his fame as a stayer by winning the Ebor Handicap.
- Madrid, August 26.—A clerical and military plot to restore ex-King Alfonso to the throne of Spain is revealed to-day. The first hint of the plot, which was to be led by disgruntled Army officers, was given in the Cortes by the young Deputy, Senor Ausa, the Mayor of Pamplona. A "Holy War" against the Republic was to be started by agitators in the Pyrenees and along the Biscay coast.
- A crowd of 20,000 attend a mass rally which named a Committee of 70, in Madison Square Garden, New York, last night. The Committee of 70 are demanding action by the Mayor, James Walker; a war on gangsterism, which has seen children and babies shot to death in gunfights between rival gangsters struggling for control of the illicit alcohol trade.
Review
Teams
CELTIC:
J. Thomson, Cook, McGonagle, Wilson, McStay, Scarff, R. Thomson, A. Thomson, McGrory, Napier, Solis.
Scorers:
McGrory, (4), Napier, A. Thomson, Solis.
COWDENBEATH:
Edwards, Johnstone, Russell, Campbell, Menzies, Graham, Robertson, McKennan, Frame, Paterson, Anderson, Stewart.
Scorers:
Referee: J. Baillie (Motherwell).
Attendance: 14,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Thursday, 27th August 1931, page 11
CELTIC AT THEIR BEST
At Celtic Park, before 13,000 spectators, Celtic played dazzling football, and simply walked through Cowdenbeath's defence.
They were, however, lucky to open the scoring in eight minutes, the ball striking McGrory and beating Edwards.
The home side were playing studied football, and gave the Fife defence a busy time, Edwards making some splendid saves. Napier added the second goal in nineteen minutes with a splendid shot, but had to retire fifteen minutes later with an injured ankle.
Two minutes from the interval A. Thomson put on the third, with a fast hook shot.
Napier resumed after the interval at outside-left, and in four minutes McGrory, from a clever pass by Solis, beat Edwards. The same player met a cross from R. Thomson twenty minutes later, to score the fifth; and eight minutes from the end Solis, with a clever dribble, got into position and shot past Edwards from ten yards.
Two minutes later McGrory scored his fourth and his team's seventh goal. Celtic were in wonderful form, and overwhelmed their opponents, Solis making a fine show at inside-left in the second half.
Their defence was never stretched, and easily repulsed the occasional Cowdenbeath attacks.
Paterson and Stewart were the only visiting forwards to show enterprise. Their halves were overwhelmed, also their backs; but Edwards had some great saves.
