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Trivia
- Dougie Gray the Rangers full-back fists the ball off the goal-line to concede a blatant penalty, the whole Rangers team dispute the award with the referee, then Davie Meiklejohn psyches out Peter McGonagle before he takes the penalty kick.
- "Local derby day" in Scottish football produced some thrilling struggles, and a number that ended in draws. There was another draw at Ibrox, where a second goal by McGrory of Celtic robbed Rangers of a victory. Previously McGonagle of the Celtic had failed with a penalty award while Jimmy Smith of Rangers made no mistake from the spot in 45 minutes and Bob McPhail had scored a second for Rangers five minutes after the break.
- The points were shared in a 2-0 draw at Tynecastle, where the Hearts and Hibernians met.
- The newly-promoted Tottenham Hotspur still head the English League. Leicester City were their latest victims in a 3-1 victory for Spurs at Filbert St. Arsenal and Manchester City drew 1—1 with Alec James starring for Arsenal and another Scot, Alec Herd, scoring the equaliser for the Manchester side. Jimmy McLuckie, City’s half-back was outstanding.
- William Fairfull, a Glasgow Corporation housing official, was found guilty on several of the charges made against him under the Prevention of Corruption Acts in Glasgow High Court on Saturday, and Lord Mackay imposed sentence of five months' imprisonment. The indictment against Fairfull originally comprised fifteen charges of accepting money in connection with the letting of Corporation houses.
- Mr de Valera, in an address at Dundalk, Co. Louth, attacked the new United Ireland party, the farmers who are alleged to be conspiring not to pay rates, and the Republicans who have been raiding public-houses which stock British beer.
Review
Teams
RANGERS:
Dawson, Gray, T. Russell, Meiklejohn, McDonald, Brown, Archibald, Stevenson,Smith, McPhail, Nicholson.
Scorers:
Smith, McPhail.
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, McGonagle, Wilson, McStay, Hughes, Crum, Buchan, McGrory, Napier, Connor.
Scorers:
McGrory, (2).
Referee: Mr. M Watson (Glasgow).
Attendance: 30,000
Articles
Glasgow Herald 11th September 1933
- Match Report (see end of page below)
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Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 11th September 1933, page 4
RANGERS AND CELTIC DRAW
A draw of two goals each was a fitting result to the thrilling battle between the great Western rivals, Rangers and Celtic, at Ibrox.
There was a crowd of over 30,000 present, and they were treated to a game of thrills, and good and clean football, most unusual in a "local Derby" of this character. For about ten minutes in the second half, however, tempers became ruffled, but the players soon quietened down, though without stinting their keenness and robustness.
The forwards of both teams gave a wonderful display. At times they completely overran the defences, and only the abilities of Dawson and Kennaway, the rival goalkeepers, kept the score within reasonable bounds. It was difficult to choose between the merits of the different forwards, but McGrory deserves special mention for Celtic's equalising goal. He was not allowed a great deal of rope by McDonald, who had the centre well stopped for the greater part of the game.
Crum was outstanding at outside right, and he was splendidly supported by Buchan. Neither sets of half-backs could take much credit from the game, and with Kennaway, McGonagle took the defending honours for Celtic.
In the Rangers team both wingers, Archibald and Nicholson, did well, and Smith and McPhail put in a lot of hard work. Gray and Russell were sound at full back, although the latter started shakily.
Celtic opened the scoring, McGrory netting after 15 minutes. Celtic were granted a penalty, but McGonagle missed the kick, and just on the interval Rangers were given a like award, and Smith scored.
Five minutes after the resumption McPhail put Rangers ahead, but McGrorv equalised for Celtic a quarter of an hour from the end.
What a fuss Rangers kicked up before that kick was taken, and yet the offence was a most obvious one. Then when the referee did place the ball on the spot Meiklejohn left the bunch of players behind the penalty line and McGonagle had to stand by while the Rangers captain went forward, spoke to Dawson and then returned. And McGonagle missed the goal by yards. Psychology may play a big part in football after all.