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Trivia
- A Barney Battles free-kick from outside the box (that would have done his late father proud) equalised McGrory's opener at Tynecastle. Hearts' right-back Pratt broke a bone and had to go off, but Jack Harkness was at his brilliant best and kept Celtic at bay allowing Archie Gardiner (later Leicester) to score the winner with 12 minutes left.
- As a result of their defeat at Tynecastle Celtic drop from fourth to seventh place in the league table.
- In the London derby at Stamford Bridge, 65,000 saw Hughie Gallacher opened the scoring for Chelsea, but Arsenal replied to equalise through David Jack before John Rankin got the final say to take the match for Chelsea. In this game Scots got two of the goals and the other was scored by the son of a Scot.
- Fife foxhounds had a successful week last week, having fine runs at both meets. Wednesday's rendezvous was Montrave, the home of Sir John Gilmour, Minister of Agriculture. Hounds found at once near the mansion house, and soon killed their fox in the cover where he was found. Taken on to Clatto Den, hounds did not find there, but on reaching Devon the music started again, and the pack pushed their fox away at a tremendous pace over by Clatto Barns. He led on to Montrave, then away up by Kilmun, and down over the Kennoway road pointing for Durie. Here hounds checked on the plough, and the line could not be regained. This was a very fast hunt, with a point of about three miles. Hounds were taken all through the other covers round Montrave without result. It was a terrible day of rain and wind, and an early finish was made.
- The death toll in the Bently, Yorkshire pit explosion has now risen to 42, hope of recovering five men who are entombed has been abandoned.
Review
Teams
HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN:
Harkness, Pratt, O’Neill, Massie, J. Johnston, Bennie, R. Johnstone, Battles, Gardiner, Smith, Murray.
Scorers:
Battles, Gardiner.
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Cook, McGonagle, Geatons, McStay, Whitelaw, R. Thomson, A. Thomson, McGrory, Scarff, Napier.
Scorers:
McGrory.
Referee: J. Hudson (Glasgow).
Attendance: 33,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 23rd November 1931, page 14
HEARTS' STIRRING VICTORY
Hat-waving on an unusually large scale greeted the Heart of Midlothian’s victory over the Celtic in a stirring match at Tynecastle, Edinburgh.
There were 35,000 spectators—the largest attendance at an Edinburgh game since the season opened—and the crowd were roused to a high pitch of enthusiasm by the Hearts' fighting finish and dramatic winning goal, scored while the team were playing short-handed.
On the run of play the Celtic hardly deserved to lose. They were the better moving side, and had many near calls for goals. The Hearts, on the other hand, played incredibly hard, and got good service from practically every man.
A touch of brilliant goalkeeping, some well-placed shooting, and pluck in full measure were factors in their success. The Hearts one stroke of ill-luck was an accident midway in the second half to Pratt, who broke a shoulder bone, and had to be taken to the Royal Infirmary. It was not a rough game, although there were several displays of temper near the finish.
The Celtic, running well on both wings, scored seven minutes from the start. Napier crossed from the left. R. Thomson headed the ball to centre, and McGrory took the chance smartly. Five minutes later Battles equalised from a free kick taken outside the penalty box.
Bennie and Murray played a good part in pulling the game round for the Hearts, but Kennaway was rarely in difficulty. No so Harkness, who made a splendid save from McGrory just before half-time.
The Celtic fought back well in the second half, and weak clearances jeopardised the Hearts' goal. Johnston having to fall back and help.
When Pratt had to leave, the Hearts suddenly wrested the initiative from their opponents. Battles took another free kick outside the penalty box, from which Gardiner headed the winning goal.
In the twelve minutes that remained Battles did useful work as an emergency right back. At inside-right he was an industrious forager. Gardiner got little rope at centre, and the Celtic worried more about the lively running by Murray.
The losers had no weaklings, but their wing game flourished at times only. Massie and Bennie holding their men well.
The goals suggested that Kennaway's anticipation was at fault. Cook was the best back on the field. McStay a steady centre-half, and A. Thomson and McGrory the best of the forwards.
