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Trivia
- Falkirk centre-forward James Bartram (Falkirk's top scorer this season) opened the scoring in 9 minutes, but Frank O'Donnell and Jimmy McGrory were quick to respond with counters in 15 and 17 minutes. Frank O'Donnell put the seal on a good win for Celtic with another goal two minutes from time.
- The attendances at the big three Scottish Cup Third Round ties was as follows: Celtic Park, 43,800; Ibrox, 67,543, and Easter Rd. 25,000.
- Victors in the fifth round of the English Cup included Arsenal, Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers, Preston North End, Stoke City, Portsmouth, and Aston Villa.
- Some excitement was caused in Edinburgh last night when a Fascist meeting was broken up and the police had to rescue about a dozen Blackshirts from a threatening crowd. The disturbance which occurred at the Mound, attracted considerable attention, being witnessed by crowds numbering several thousands, who had been listening to various orators at Edinburgh's open-air "forum."
- King Albert of the Belgians, who was in his 59th year, met a tragic death on Saturday afternoon while climbing alone among the perilous limestone crags near Marche les Dames, in the province of Namur, Belgium. His body was not found until two o'clock yesterday morning.
Review
Teams
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, McGonagle, Geatons, McStay, Hughes, Crum, Thomson, McGrory, F. O’Donnell, , H. O’Donnell.
Scorers:
F. O’Donnell, (2); McGrory.
FALKIRK:
Thomson, Nisbet, Hamill, Shankly, Low, Hutchison, Batchelor, Hope, Bartram, McNair, Meechan.
Scorers:
Bartram.
Referee: A. Thomson (Hamilton)
Attendance: 43,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 19th February 1934, page 15
CELTIC BEAT FALKIRK
The attendance at Parkhead was 43,000, and the gate drawings (exclusive of tax and stands) £1,851.
The opening exchanges favoured neither side, and when Falkirk opened the scoring in eight minutes the prospects of the Cup-holders were far from bright, especially as Kennaway was not altogether blameless in failing to clutch McNair's shot, and even McGonagle had an opportunity to clear before Bartram scored.
The Cup-holders then settled down to a good game, and when F. O'Donnell equalised in 14 minutes it was no more than their due. Two minutes later Thomson sent McGrory away, and the centre went ahead to score with a shot which travelled at tremendous speed from just inside the penalty area, the Falkirk keeper having no chance to save.
The transformation of the advantage appeared to have a bad effect on Falkirk, whose play deteriorated as the confidence of the home team increased.
The visitors were awarded a penalty kick, apparently for hands, but Kennaway brought off a fine save. Crum netted, but as the referee had previously signalled for a penalty kick the point did not count. As in Falkirk's case, the spot kick was of no benefit, as McGonagle made a very bad job of it.
Falkirk made desperate efforts to snatch a draw, but the generalship of McStay and his backs rendered all their attempts void. Celtic were well on top, and two minutes from the end F. O'Donnell crowned a good day's work by scoring a third goal.
The winners played with great confidence and skill practically all through, and could not be grudged their victory, especially as they were early in arrears. Falkirk started well enough, but allowed themselves to be upset by Celtic's two quick goals.
