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Trivia
- Celtic having played one more game than Rangers are now top of the league again after Charlie Napier’s second-half hat-trick. Inside-right Alex Craigie had opened the scoring for East Stirlingshire in 20 minutes.
- Biggest win of the Wednesday evening games was Aberdeen’s 8-1 defeat of Falkirk at Pittodrie, with Paddy Moore scoring six.
- Over 50,000 people saw Rangers, the Scottish Cupholders, overwhelm Newcastle United, winners of the English Cup, by 4-1 in one of the most thrilling and strenuous encounters at Ibrox Park this season. The return match, which will also be contested by the full Cup winning side—Bob McAulay, now with Chelsea, was the only Rangers' player missing from the victorious Hampden eleven—is due to take place at St James's Park next Wednesday.
- Efforts are being continued in India to dissuade Mr Gandhi from his decision to begin a "fast unto death" next Tuesday unless the British. Government previously withdraws its scheme for communal electorates for the "depressed".
Review
Teams
EAST STIRLINGSHIRE:
Watson, Fraser, Auchincloss, McLurg, Crichton, McCabe, James Smith, Craigie, Duff, Black, Kemp.
Scorers:
Craigie.
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Cook, McGonagle, Geatons, McStay, Hughes, R. Thomson, A. Thomson, McGrory, Napier, MacDonald.
Scorers:
Napier, (3).
Referee: W. Jamieson (Paisley).
Attendance:
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Thursday, 15th September 1932, page 14
NAPIER RESCUES CELTIC
Celtic had no easy passage against East Stirlingshire at Firs Park, Falkirk last night, and indeed in the opening half there seemed to be a promise of a first-class sensation when, twenty minutes played, East Stirlingshire look the lead quite deservedly through Craigie.
Following this, Celtic were not allowed to settle to an effective game, the dash and enterprise of the home side keeping them fully employed in their own territory.
Two minutes alter the resumption however, Celtic brought the scores level as a result of a disputed penalty award from which Napier scored. Five minutes later Napier put Celtic farther ahead with a cleverly taken goal, following forcing play by R. Thomson on the right. Thereafter Celtic manifested their superiority, but it was not until a few minutes from the end that Napier again scored the finest goal of the match to complete his hat trick.
It was not, a stylish game, but the spectators found it both interesting and exciting. East Stirlingshire gave a creditable account of themselves, but Celtic were undoubtedly worthy of their victory by virtue of their finish.
