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Trivia
- Harry Fergusson put St Johnstone in front in 25 minutes and it was the 70th minute before Willie Buchan equalised. Napier went off hurt after the second-half was only five minutes' old and did not resume. McGrory was well held by Frank Moulds until he was hurt in the second-half and moved to the wing. Under the circumstances Celtic were fortunate to get a share of the points. Bobby Hogg was not at his best.
- Most of the results in the Scottish First Division on Saturday were pretty much according to expectations; and play took place in fine weather. The match of the day was expected to be that between Queen's Park and Motherwell at Hampden. It was thought that the Amateurs might be able to beat Motherwell for the first time this season but they never looked like doing so. Motherwell were much too good for them, winning with surprising ease. Motherwell have been successful in nine matches in succession, and they are now five points ahead of Queen' s Park who, after starting the season so well have had a draw and two defeats in their last three games.
- In England Arsenal lost to Everton and Tottenham Hotspur suffered their second defeat, Liverpool beating them and securing their second win. Portsmouth and Blackburn Rovers are now at the top of the table both having 9 points. Showing splendid form both in defence and attack, Everton beat Arsenal at Goodison by three goals to one. Seen by about 50,000 spectators, including the Bishop of Liverpool, Dr A. A. David, who attended in connection with the Liverpool Crusade. Preston North End the Second Division leaders were beaten 6-0 by West Ham United.
- A strangely assorted party of about 100 men arrived in London on Saturday by the night train from Scotland. Some were young, some in middle-life, and some on the borders of old age. There were clerical types among them, and those whose weather-beaten features told of years of manual work in the open. The men were the first arrivals of the 400 unemployed pilgrims who left London on Sunday for Rome for an audience with the Pope. One of them, Mr John Sinclair, a Greenock boilermaker in his fifties, explained the treason for their journey. “We come from all parts, and all trades. I have been better off than some this year I had 13 weeks' work. Last year I had 12. There are those in the party who have had no work for years”.
Review
Teams
SAINT JOHNSTONE:
Wylie, Taylor, Clark, Mason, Moulds, Campbell, Tennant, Davidson, Calder, Fergusson, Stewart.
Scorers:
Ferguson.
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, McGonagle, Wilson, McStay, Hughes, Crum, Buchan, McGrory, Napier, H. O’Donnell.
Scorers:
Buchan.
Referee: W. Bell (Motherwell).
Attendance: 10,000
Articles
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Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 25th September 1933, page 5
HANDICAPPED CELTS GET A POINT
A crowd of 10,000 saw a scrappy but exciting match at Perth, where the Celtic were held to a draw by St. Johnstone, playing with ten men for practically the whole of the second half, Celtic deserved to return to Parkhead with at least one point, although it took them a long time to secure the equaliser.
In just over half an hour, Ferguson put St Johnstone ahead with a great drive from fifteen yards out, and it was not until fifteen minutes from the end that the Celtic got a goal by Buchan following a free-kick.
The Glasgow men were unfortunate to lose the services of Napier five minutes after the second half had been started. They had a further piece of bad luck in the second half when McGrory, after leaving the field for a short time, came back to resume on the right wing. Despite these handicaps, however, they fought back gamely against the stubborn St Johnstone attackers, and secured what was generally admitted to be a well-earned point.
St Johnstone played a surprisingly good game. After a shaky start, their half-backs gradually began to settle down to a steady methodical game, and given every assistance the Perth forwards were ever dangerous raiders. Moulds, the young centre-half, who has displaced Ireland, was a tower of strength, and McGrory got few chances. As a whole, the Saints' forward line made an impressive combination.
Hogg, of the Celtic, gave a shaky performance, and had not McGonagle been up to such a high standard Kennaway would have had more troublesome experiences. Among the half-backs, Wilson's clever play was always in evidence, and forward Crum and O'Donnell were the outstanding attackers.
