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Trivia
- Robert Sneddon of Kilmarnock and Jimmy McGrory of Celtic, both missed good chances to score in this disappointing match watched by a small crowd.
- Celtic A match at Tynecastle has twice the crowd of the big team at Celtic Park.
- Motherwell had a runaway win of 7-0 at the expense of Morton. All their forwards scored, and Ferrier had three goals. The Rangers, however, had enough to do to beat Cowdenbeath at Central Park, 2-3. Celtic had Kilmarnock at Parkhead, and had to be content with another draw.
- Aston Villa maintained their place at the top of the English League by a handsome victory at Portsmouth. Arsenal inflicted another defeat on Everton, the champions of last season. Newcastle United beat Chelsea at London, and Leeds United were victors at West Bromwich. Plymouth Argyle won a hard game at Swansea 1-0 and Scots, Bill Harper (ex-Hibs & Arsenal) in goal and Jimmy Rae (ex-Partick) at left-back were singled out for praise.
- In every church in Hamilton protests were made from the pulpit against a proposal to lease part of the Low Parks as a greyhound racing track. The ground is owned by the Town Council.
Review
Teams
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Cook, Morrison, Wilson, McStay, Geatons, McGillivray, A. Thomson, McGrory, Napier, H. O’Donnell.
Scorers
KILMARNOCK:
Milliken, Leslie, Milloy, Glass, Smith, McEwan, Connell, Sneddon, Maxwell, Williamson, Aitken.
Scorers:
Referee: W. G. Melburn (Glasgow).
Attendance: 5,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 26th September 1932, page 6
CELTIC'S POOR TACTICS
The wet afternoon spoiled the attendance at Parkhead, Glasgow, where only about 5000 spectators were present at the Celtic-Kilmarnock match.
Wilson reappeared for the home team, who right away forced matters, even against the freeze. The visitors' defence was tested early, but, despite the continued presence of McGrory and his men not many troublesome shots were sent in.
It was a long time before the Kilmarnock forwards got near Kennaway, and then the efforts of both Maxwell and Aitken were wide of the mark.
Each side missed glorious chances before the interval, but Kennaway was in luck's way when Sneddon failed to tap the ball into the net.
The second half was similar to the first in that the home team were almost continually attacking, and that fruitlessly. The visiting defenders rose, well to the occasion, but their task was lightened by the persistency with which the Celtic players stuck to the close game.
Kilmarnock's occasional raids were fraught with danger to Kennaway, but the Celtic ought really to have won easily. They missed several easy chances, McGrory especially, and Napier deserved better luck when, a fine effort diverted by Milliken on to an upright, came out and was cleared. But Kilmarnock's defence came through the ordeal with much credit.
Smith, in particular, played splendidly, and the pivot's careful watch over McGrory completely nullified the centre-forward's work. Maxwell was badly served. Few open balls went his way, and the wingers did poorly.
The Celtic may blame themselves for the loss of a point, even admitting that the opposing defence was first-rate. The home attack failed to vary their game, preferring to attempt to walk the ball through. Thomson and Napier worked strenuously, but must accept part of the blame in not trying different methods. The defence was quite sound.
