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Trivia
- Archie Macaulay puts Rangers in front after 9 minutes and held the lead until the 54th minute when John McInally equalised. This match which was watched by a small crowd for such games. Torry Gillick scored the winner for Rangers.
- Partick Thistle beat Clyde 4-0 at Firhill to book a place in the Glasgow Cup Final against Rangers.
- In a friendly match at Tynecastle staged as a benefit for the Heart’s international goalkeeper John Diamond “Jack” Harkness, the Edinburgh side beat Huddersfield Town 3-0 in front of 6,000 spectators, and in another friendly St Johnstone lost 0-3 to Arsenal in front of 12,000 at Muirton Park, where the big crowd see a good performance by St Johnstone forward Bobby Davidson who would soon move to Arsenal.
- The Cunarder No. 534 will be launched tomorrow and named by Her Majesty the Queen. Great crowds of spectators are expected. In a statement Sir Percy Bates, chairman of Cunard-White Star (Ltd.), explains why it was decided to build such a large ship. Mr John Masefield, the Poet Laureate, has written a poem on the subject of the Cunarder, entitled Number 534 Poem. One of the lines runs, "Long as a street and lofty as a tower.”
Review
Teams
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, McGonagle, Napier, Geatons, Hughes, Delaney, McInally, F. O’Donnell, MacDonald, Murphy.
Scorers:
McInally.
RANGERS:
Dawson, Gray, Cheyne, Meiklejohn, Simpson, Brown, Main, McAuley, Smith, McPhail, Gillick.
Scorers:
McAuley, Gillick.
Referee: G. A. Poole (Stirling).
Attendance: 32,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Tuesday, 25th September 1934, page 14
GLASGOW CUP
SEMI-FINAL RESULT
Celtic …………………… 1 Rangers …………….2
RANGERS TOO GOOD FOR CELTIC.
Rangers defeated Celtic by two goals to one in the semi-final of the Glasgow Cup at Celtic Park, before almost 32,000 spectators, last night.
Meiklejohn returned to Rangers' team, but McDonald and Nicholson stood out owing to injury, their places being taken, by Cheyne and, Gillick.
The opening exchanges were fairly oven, despite Rangers' wind advantage, but gradually the visitors became dangerous, and after nine minutes went ahead, McAuley scoring a hard shot which struck Kennaway's left-hand post and went in off the other.
Celts replied in keen fashion, but found Rangers' defence sound and forcing the game towards the home territory.
Celts pressed towards the interval, but Meiklejohn intervened cleverly, twice when danger threatened, and several decisions by the referee failed to meet with general approval.
When the game was resumed, Celts looked dangerous. Dawson was called upon on several occasions, and acquitted himself well, but he was unable to stop McNally's header after nine minutes' play.
On level terms once more, Celts were tremendously keen, but Rangers were sound in defence. Smith appeared certain to score, but his shot, struck the upright and came out to be cleared. Then Gillick caught a rebound from a Celtic defender to put Rangers ahead, and the game now became fierce.
O'Donnell missed when well placed, and McAuley made a similar mistake immediately after. Excitement was having its effect on the players, and later Delaney shot feebly when he might have scored.
Rangers were the more settled side, their positional work being superior. While not altogether impressive, there was no doubt as to which was the better side.
The Rangers' half-back line turned the scale in the winners' favour. Celts were disappointing. Their defence was all right, but their middle men failed to hold the opposing attack, and were seldom able to assist their forwards.
