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Trivia
- Johnny Torbet took a cross from Davie Ness and smashed it past Joe Kennaway via the goal-post for the only goal of the game and a passage to the final of the Glasgow Cup for the Jags.
- The shock exit from the semi-finals denies Celtic the chance to meet Rangers in the final of the Glasgow Cup.
- Good football was the feature of the meeting of Arsenal F.C. and St Johnstone at Muirton Park, Perth, and last night. The result was a 0-0 draw on the London side's first visit to Scotland. Arsenal players and officials were accorded a civic welcome to the city, and later had tea at Tayside, the residence of Mr Frank Eastman, a director of St Johnstone F.C. 18,000 spectators gave the players a great welcome. Faster on the ball than the Saints, the visitors gave an exhilarating exhibition, but the Saints fully earned a goalless draw. Arsenal showed splendid team work throughout. Charles Jones and Frank Hill were speedy, crafty half-backs, whilst Joe Hulme, David Jack, and Alex James excelled in sparkling ball control. For the Saints, William Clark, Robert Ireland, John Priestley, and Bob Ballantyne shone in a sound side. A draw was a good result.
- Six days and five hours after it commenced Mr Gandhi broke his fast following receipt of a dispatch from Mr Ramsay MacDonald announcing acceptance of the new agreement between the leaders of the caste Hindus and "untouchables" for the representation of the latter in the Federal and Provincial Legislatures under the new Indian Constitution. When the Mahatma had read the Premiers cable he partook of some lime fruit juice from a glass held to his lips by Mrs Gandhi.
Review
Teams
PARTICK THISTLE:
Jackson, Calderwood, Cummings, Elliot, McAllister, McLeod, Ness, Grove, Watson, Boardman, Torbet.
Scorers:
Torbet.
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Cook, Morrison, Wilson, McStay, Geatons, MacDonald, A. Thomson, McGrory, Napier, H. O’Donnell.
Scorers
Referee: W. Webb (Glasgow).
Attendance: 22,000
Gate: £827.
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Tuesday, 27th September 1932, page 13
PARTICK THISTLE'S PLUCKY VICTORY
Fully 22,000 spectators got good value for their money in the Glasgow Cup semi-final tie at Firhill Park, Glasgow, yesterday.
Partick Thistle earned the right to contest the final against Rangers by defeating Celtic by one goal to nothing. In a game which kept the large holiday crowd on tip-toe throughout, Celtic were just a shade unfortunate in not managing to draw.
During the first half both teams played strong but attractive football, with Celtic doing more attacking than defending, Thistle's defence, however, never wavered. McAllister, in particular, played finely, and McGrory had few chances to get in a scoring shot
With their centre so effectively blanketed, the other Celtic forwards made very few likely efforts to find the net. Only once did McGrory get an opening, and he took it, but Jackson brought off one of the finest saves seen at Firhill for a while.
The second half was only a minute old when Thistle scored. Torbet took a cross from Ness and shot with great force, the ball striking the upright before going into the net.
Thistle continued to press, and should have counted again, but first Watson missed and then Ness hit the post from four yards out. Watson was given the chance of the match when he was left in front of goal with no one near him, but he shot straight at Kennaway. From that point until the end it was practically a case of Celtic's attack versus Thistle's defence and at times it was evident the home defenders were rocky, but their luck held out.
Outstanding defenders in the best Thistle side seen this season were McAllister, Calderwood and Jackson, while Grove and Ness struck a nice combination on the right wing.
Celtic's best were A. Thomson, Wilson, and Cook.
