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Trivia
- Hibs were without regulars Peter Flucker, Willie Watson, and stalwart (later Hibs manager) Johnny Halligan, while Celtic fielded Jimmy McGrory at outside left.
- Johnny Crum, playing at centre-forward, opened Celtic's account with a goal in 13 minutes before Willie Moffat equalised two minutes after the break with a 30-yard drive. Crum secured the points for the bhoys five minutes from time.
- With the defeat of Aberdeen and Kilmarnock, Motherwell and Rangers are all the more firmly seated at the head of the table, the former with 28 points and the latter with 24 to their nearest opponents. 19 of Saturday's programme of matches took place in stormy and windy conditions.
- In the English League, First Division, Arsenal were the only winners away from home, winning 3-2 at Villa Park, Jimmy Dunne, (2) and Cliff Bastin scoring for the Gunners and Pogo Waring getting Villa’s goals. Chelsea beat Newcastle at Stamford Bridge with Hughie Gallacher scoring the winner in a three-goal game.
- Further serious rioting occurred in Palestine, the trouble spreading to Jerusalem and Haifa. It is estimated that the total casualties in the towns where the disorders have occurred amount to 27 rioters killed and 45 injured, and between 100 and 150 slightly hurt. Three British police officers were seriously hurt and 15 lightly, while two native police were killed and 25 injured. Since the first outbreaks at Jaffa, which were in protest against increased Jewish immigration, the demonstrations have been anti-British in character.
Review
Teams
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, McGonagle, Wilson, McStay, Hughes, Dunn, A. Thomson, Crum, F. O’Donnell, McGrory.
Scorers:
Crum, (2).
HIBERNIAN:
Blyth, Wilkinson, Urquhart, Langton, Crawford, McFarlane, Walls, Marshall, Malloy, Moffat, McKinven.
Scorers:
Moffat.
Referee: W. Webb (Glasgow).
Attendance: 20,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 30th October 1933, page 7
HIBERNIANS ALMOST HOLD THE CELTIC
The Celtic-Hibernian, encounter at Parkhead proved to be an exceptionally good game in which the home team only won by the odd goal in three, securing the winning-goal five minutes from the end in a typical Celtic finish. Prior to that, the Celtic had been hard pressed, and only forward failings on the part of the Edinburgh side gave the home men the opportunities which led to victory.
The half-back and inside forward play was particularly good, and, no one did better than Moffat at inside-left for the Hibernians. The visitors were again without Watson, Halligan and Flucker, besides replacing Somerville at outside left by McKinven.
The Celtic relied upon the side which drew, with Motherwell, except that they included McGrory at outside-left, his original position, in which, however, he did not impress, although at the start, when the Celtic had a swirling wind behind them, he got plenty of opportunities.
The Hibernian defence held out so well against repeated attacks that it was only a smartly taken snap goal by Crum that was scored, against them in the first half and the equaliser came immediately on the resumption, when Moffat drove in a splendid shot from 30 yards.
In the succeeding play, with the Easter Road middle trio staving off the Celtic pressure, the Hibernians had many good chances, but only Walls was on the mark, and just before the end the Celtic launched their final attack and Crum rushed the ball through.
But the Hibernians would not have been grudged a point. Nearly all did well, with Moffat, Macfarlane, and Wilkinson outstanding.
F. O'Donnell and Thomson, the inside wing forwards, and Hogg, right back, were the best of the home men, who were somewhat below recent form, while the Hibernians were very much improved.
