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Trivia
- A miss-kick from Rangers centre-half Jimmy Simpson (father of Ronnie), two minutes from the end, presented Jimmy McGrory with a gift to level the scores, which he calmly accepted.
- A last-minute equaliser by Jimmy McGrory, when the game seemed set for a conclusion meant that a second replay was needed. After this tie the teams tossed for the choice of venue and Rangers' won so the replay will take place at Ibrox and if level after extra-time will be decided on a corner count over the whole tie.
- To-day a Royal Proclamation dissolving the present Parliament and summoning a new one will be issued. Polling will take place on Tuesday, October 27, and nominations will be accepted on Friday of next week (October 16.) The Prime Minister announced the dissolution in the House of Commons. Mr MacDonald will broadcast a statement to-night, and the platform campaign, on the side of the National Government will be opened by Mr Baldwin when he addresses a mass meeting at Birmingham on Friday. It is now stated that Mr MacDonald will contest the Seaham Division of Durham, his present seat.
Review
Teams
RANGERS:
Dawson, Gray, McAulay, Meiklejohn, Simpson, Brown, Archibald, Marshall, English, McPhail, Morton.
Scorers:
Marshall, Archibald.
CELTIC:
Falconer, Cook, McGonagle, Wilson, Geatons, Hughes, R. Thomson, A. Thomson, McGrory, Napier, Kavanagh.
Scorers:
R. Thomson, McGrory.
Referee: M. C. Hutton (Glasgow).
Attendance: 40,000
Articles
Glasgow Herald 7th October 1931
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Wednesday, 7th October 1931, page 15
GLASGOW CUP REPLAY
ANOTHER DRAWN GAME
CELTIC’S LAST-MINUTE EQUALISER
Another excellent game was witnessed between the old rivals, Rangers and Celtic at lbrox Park, Glasgow, yesterday, in the replayed semi–final tie of the Glasgow Cup.
It ended in a drawn game of two goals each, and a second replay will take place at Ibrox tonight.
Despite the heavy rain falling, a crowd of almost 40,000 witnessed the encounter.
Celtic were weakened by the absence of McStay and Scarff. Rangers were at full strength.
The home side had most of the early play and it was hardly according to the run of the game when Celtic opened the scoring. Wilson their right-half, sent over a high ball into the goalmouth. The swerve of the ball deceived both Simpson and Gray but McGrory judged the ball’s flight to a nicety and neatly headed past Dawson.
Rangers, whose forward line were moving more steadily than in the first game attacked strongly and their efforts were quickly rewarded. Falconer had dived full-length to save a shot from Morton, when the ball came out to Marshall, standing about ten yards from the goal. The inside-right made no mistake, with an excellent opportunity.
English came into the limelight on three occasions when he brilliantly spread-eagled the Celtic defence and made openings for his inside men, but in no case were his team-mates able to respond. The game was providing plenty of thrills for the Iarge crowd.
THE SECOND-HALF GOALS
Rangers’ right wing was more prominent after the resumption and frequently made ground. The finishing however was poor. English at this stage was receiving no support.
Bert Thomson was playing his usual clever game and his many tussles with McAulay the Rangers’ Internationalist pleased the crowd. Once the Celtic right-winger got "clear away", rounded McAulay and beat Dawson before pushing the ball into an empty goal, but an offside decision was-given against him.
Nine minutes from the end, and following a spell of Rangers pressure, Archibald scored a clever goal, which appeared to settle the issue.
Celtic, however, refused to accept defeat and their perseverance was justified when they equalised in the last minute of the game.
A high cross from the right saw Simpson, who had been playing quite steadily, miss-kick. The ball landed at McGrory's feet, and the centre immediately shot into the net.
Extra time will be played if necessary in to-day’s replay. If the scores are level at the end of two hours, the corners recorded during the whole of the game will be taken into account.
Rangers seemed to be fortunate when the referee disallowed a goal scored by R.Thomson; the referee acted on a signal from a linesman, but from the press box Thomson seemed to be well on side when he received the ball.
Two Celtic players helped the ball across goal, Simpson miskicked, and McGrory smothering the ball with his body, let it drop at his feet and kicked it past Dawson for the equaliser.