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Trivia
- Charlie Napier opens the scoring for Celtic in 17 minutes. John Renwick (who would go on to record 41 goals this season) equalises in 28 minutes and Celtic do well to force a replay.
- The biggest surprise of the day was that the Celtic had to be satisfied with a draw at Coatbridge. It was a, fine performance on the part of the Albion Rovers.
- Robin Marwick wrote that a disappointing crowd of only 14,000 attended! Rovers had a decent team here. The following season winning the club’s first major championship
- Scottish entertainer Harry Lauder sends a telegram to Albion Rovers requesting 3 seats to watch the match (see https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ErIDMhJXMAA98aE?format=jpg&name=small).
- Draws were the feature of the quarter finals of the Scottish Cup. No fewer than three of the games had indecisive results, necessitating replays on Wednesday. Clyde were the only winners, beating Stenhousemuir they are the first club to reach the semi-finals. There was a ding-dong struggle between the Hibernians and the Heart of Midlothian, and a goalless draw was quite a good result. Motherwell were a little lucky to get away from Kilmarnock with a 3-3 draw, but it was late in the day before the Ayrshire club were able to equalise for the last time.
- In England high-scoring in the F.A. Cup, rather than draws was the norm. The biggest win was at Goodison where Everton beat Luton 6-0 with Jimmy Stein, (ex-Dunfermline) getting two goals and Jimmy Dunn (ex-Hibs) also scoring. The hero of the day in the F.A. Cup ties was also a Scot, Pat McMahon (ex-St. Anthony’s), the young goalkeeper who kept a clean sheet when debuting and starring in the Second Division team, West Ham United’s 4-0 victory over Birmingham at the Boleyn Ground before 44,232 spectators.
- The new Masonic temple erected by Lodge Scoon and Perth No. 3 at Perth was consecrated on Saturday by Bro. the Rev. A. Wylie Smith, B.D. Provincial Grand Master of Perthshire East, before a gathering numbering fully 300, which included visiting brethren from no fewer than 26 Lodges in Scotland.
- The Japanese flag now flies over the Great Wall of China in Jehol after that Chinese city and most of Jehol province fell to the Japanese army.
- Efforts to prevent a ship sailing with, a cargo of scrap metal from Blyth, Northumberland, for Japan failed. Members of the Anti-War Council who made an all-night dash from London by taxi, with funds to encourage the crew not to sail, did not arrive until the ship was at sea.
- Hitler’s Nazi Party has won a big majority in the German General Elections and will command the Reichstag.
Review
Teams
ALBION ROVERS:
Connolly, Waddell, Beath, Buchanan, Bruce, Walls, McPhee, Anderson, Renwick, Browning, Barclay.
Scorers:
Renwick.
CELTIC:
Wallace, Hogg, McGonagle, Wilson, McStay, Hughes, R. Thomson, A. Thomson, McGrory, Napier, H. O’Donnell.
Scorers:
Napier
Referee: W. Dawson (Leith).
Attendance: 14,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 6th March 1933, page 14
CELTIC HARD PRESSED AT COATBRIDGE
The uncertainty of football was well illustrated in the tie at, Coatbridge.
Prior to the kick-off, it was long odds on the Celtic winning, but for punch and enterprise the Albion Rovers were well ahead of their visitors. During the first half each side had their periods of aggressiveness, and on the run of the play the Celtic were lucky not to cross over in arrears.
There was one period when the cross-bar prevented Barclay counting, and a goal seemed a certainty for the Coatbridge team when Renwick banged the ball straight into the hands of Wallace.
Slackness on the part of the Rovers’ defence gave the Celtic forwards a clear run in. A. Thomson made the opening and crossed the ball to Napier, who scored the first goal of the day for the Parkhead club.
John McPhee the Rovers’ outside-right, who played for Sunderland before joining the Coatbridge club, had a fine individual effort, and after rounding three opponents, crossed to Renwick, who headed home. The Albion Rovers were level at the interval.
In the second half the one side were as good as the other. There was a time when Napier might have counted for Celtic, but failed to take advantage of what looked a good scoring chance; but to equalise that, Renwick, also in a scoring position, shot into the hands of Wallace when a little steadiness in direction might have brought a goal.
There was no scoring in the second half, it was a fairly even game, void of rough work, and a draw, one each, was a fair indication of the run of the play. As the match went, the Celtic might have been beaten.
Season 1932-33Scottish cup Rd 3 at Cliftonhill.
Scottish entertainer Harry Lauder sends a telegram to #albionrovers requesting 3 seats to watch Rovers and Celtic battle out a 1-1 draw.
