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Trivia
- Frank O'Donnell opened the scoring in 30 minutes, before Jimmy Knox equalised for St. Mirren ten minutes before the break. Irishman Peter Kavanagh scored the winner for Celtic in 58 minutes, but it was Charlie Napier who got the accolades.
- What may be a pointer as to, the destination of the Scottish Cup was given in the results of some of the Scottish League matches on Saturday; Hamilton, one of the semi-finalists, went down to Aberdeen by five clear goals, and Airdrie, another of the last four, yielded four goals to Dundee scoring one. The other two semi-finalists, Rangers and Kilmarnock, met at Ibrox in what may prove to have been a preliminary canter for the Cup. The Ibrox men won, but Kilmarnock made them do what few clubs have done this season—go all out to secure the victory.
- Some problems were solved as a result of Saturday's matches, and some questions rendered still more open. Dundee United, for instance, saw their chances of remaining in the First Division practically disappear when they lost to Falkirk. The latter’s 1-0 victory was a "safety” win. Ayr United also reached safe ground with a remarkable 5-0 win against Cowdenbeath, but Leith Athletic were down again.
- In the English League there was a real Cup rehearsal, with Arsenal gaining the verdict over Newcastle by the one goal in the match. Everton, a point better off than Arsenal, improved their chances of winning the title with a 4-1 win over Huddersfield, in which Dixie Dean had a hat-trick. Scots, Patsy Gallacher, Benny Yorston, and Jimmy Connor score all of Sunderland’s three goals in their 3-1 win over Blackburn.
- The officer who interfered in dramatic fashion at the opening of Sydney Harbour Bridge by slashing the ribbon with a sword just as Mr Lang, the Labour Premier, was about to cut it with golden scissors, was named as Francis de Groot, who was later examined by a mental specialist, but was considered to be normal. The Commander of the "New Guard," a semi-Fascist organisation, has approved the officers remarkable action.
Review
Teams
SAINT MIRREN:
Fotheringham, Hay, Ancell, Gebbie, Walker, Miller, Knox, Workman, McCrae, McIndoe, Rankin.
Scorers:
Knox.
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Cook, McGonagle, Wilson, McStay, Geatons, Napier, A. Thomson, F. O’Donnell, Smith, Kavanagh.
Scorers:
F. O’Donnell, Kavanagh.
Referee: J. Thomson (Hamilton).
Attendance: 12,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
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Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 21st March 1932, page 14
CELTIC'S PAISLEY SUCCESS
While Celtic displayed the better knowledge of the game at Love Street, it took them to play all they knew to win the points from St Mirren. In fact, there were times when it appeared that St Mirren might be the winners.
Celtic opened the scoring, when O'Donnell cleverly got past Ancell at back and shot a good ball. An equally good goal came from Knox to give St Mirren the equaliser, and thus the teams crossed over.
St Mirren had more scoring chances than Celtic in the second half, but when the backs failed to hold the Paisley attack Kennaway could always be depended upon, and the keeper had several brilliant saves to his credit.
Kavanagh had the leading goal for Celts, and he took it exceptionally well.
Right to the end St Mirren looked like squaring the match, and there was some excitement when the ball was almost over the line and Kennaway clutched it, and in an instant had half-a-dozen players on top of him. Then, in the last minute, he rushed out and dispossessed Rankin when that player seemed certain to net.
It was a keenly fought game, and was witnessed by about 12,000 spectators.
