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Trivia
- Alex Venters in 26 and Torry Gillick in 60 minutes score for Rangers and George Paterson in 86 minutes for Celtic.
- New Year's Day was, as usual, a day of "local Derbies" in Scottish League football, and results, on the whole, were very much in accordance with current form. Defeating Celtic by two goals to one, Rangers strengthened their position at the top of the First Division, and administered a setback to their city rivals which could seriously affect Celtic's championship prospects.
- Charlie Napier retired injured before half-time, and Peter McGonagle was sent off for an incident that is thought to have finished his Celtic career. Some accounts say he raise the ball above his head and smashed it down on Smith of Rangers who was on the ground, but the Herald report below has McPhail as the recipient of the "shy" from "Peter". Whatever, the irate McGonagle was dispatched to the pavilion, but still Celtic tried, and in fact scored when down to 9 men.
- A Celtic fan is so impressed with Joe Kennaway's performance that he has to thank the Canadian goalkeeper personally .
- In the Second Division of the Scottish League, the leaders, Third Lanark, were again checked, Stenhousemuir forcing a draw at Ochilview. Arbroath were beaten at home by Forfar Athletic.
- In the English First Division two capital goals by Albert Geldard late in the game at Goodison Park enabled Everton to save a point in a 2-2 draw with Derby County after being two goals in arrears at half-time. On the heavy ground, Everton's policy-of keeping the ball very close did not meet with reward. In contrast, Derby swung the ball about smartly and generally looked the more dangerous team.
- In the English Second Division Manchester United kept in the running for promotion with a 3-0 victory over Southampton.
- Mr de Valera, in a letter to Captain Popkess, the Chief Constable of Nottingham—who, as an officer with the Black and Tans, had once hunted the Irish premier and later sent him confiscated letters of the Irish martyr Sean Heuston—thanks him for sending Heuston's letters, which he says he will hand to the addressee and states:—"I look forward to the establishment of relations of cordial friendship between our two peoples, and I am glad to have evidence that there are Englishmen of the same mind."
Review
Teams
RANGERS:
Dawson, Gray, McDonald, Kennedy, Simpson, Brown, Gillick, Venters, Smith, McPhail, Nicholson.
Scorers:
Venters, Gillick.
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, McGonagle, Dawson, MacDonald, Paterson, Delaney, Crum, McGrory, Napier, H. O’Donnell.
Scorers:
Paterson.
Referee: P. Craigmyle (Aberdeen).
Attendance: 83,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Wednesday, 2nd January 1935, page 5
RANGERS BETTER TEAM
FORWARDS' BIG PART IN WIN OVER CELTIC
KENNAWAY'S SOUND SAVING
All the old-time thrills were associated with the meeting of Rangers and Celtic at Ibrox, but there were. “Incidents" as well. Napier sprung a muscle near the interval, and did not play in the second half, while McGonagle was ordered off with a quarter of an hour to go.
When Celtic were at full strength, Rangers were the better team. They played splendid football, half-backs co-operating perfectly with the forwards, whose play was easily the best they have shown for many a day. But for the brilliant goalkeeping of Kennaway, Rangers must have won by a substantial margin. Kennaway and McDonald were the great men In the Celtic team, but the forwards never gave serious challenge to the Rangers' defence, although scoring chances cropped up.
RANGERS' EFFECTIVE RIGHT WING
Gray and McDonald were two splendid backs, and all the Rangers' half-backs came up to standard. Simpson gave McGrory no scope at all. Kennedy was a grand forcing constructive player, and Brown played one of his best games.
The best wing on the field was the Rangers' right, Gillick and Venters. Paterson and McGonagle were repeatedly outwitted by them, and the two Rangers' goals came from that quarter. Venters scored the first after twenty-six minutes. It was a fine goal, the outcome of a puzzling series of passes which opened the Celtic defence.
Rangers led by that goal at the interval. Gillick got a second, and the issue seemed settled, but Celtic battled bravely even after McGonagle was ordered off, and when Paterson converted a penalty kick there was a chance for them, but Rangers were always the more like scoring, and finished well on top.
It was a match that kept the crowd on edge from first to last Rangers were definitely superior, and on the play should have won more decisively.
The official attendance was 83,000.
Rangers led at half-time by one goal to nil, and when Celtic resumed minus Napier, Parkhead hopes went flop.
Rangers returned in strong fashion, and the player of the moment in the second half was undoubtedly Kennaway. One man on the terracing was evidently of this opinion, for he jumped the barrier and made his way towards the goalkeeper before three policemen escorted him back to the terracing. Later he avoided the police, and actually shook hands with Kennaway during a spell of Rangers' attack.
Twelve minutes from the end McPhail was penalised for a foul on McGonagle. The Celtic back went for the ball and, returning, threw it down at the spot where the free kick had been awarded. Unfortunately for McGonagle, McPhail was still lying on the ground at the spot and the back was ordered off.