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Trivia
- Albion Rovers' all-time top goalscorer Jim Renwick (41 during 1932/33) got the Cliftonhill side off to a good start in 9 minutes when he put through from 10-yards out, but Celtic responded quickly with two goals from Jimmy Delaney before the break. Willie Dunn and Hugh O'Donnell added a goal each before Delaney made his hat-trick in 75 minutes. All-round sportsman and Wee Rovers' English goalkeeper Thomas Crosskey had no chance with any of the goals.
- In this match Willie Dunn was given good reports in the press, and he also netted one of the two goals that he managed to score in nine league appearances, over two years with Celtic.
- There were few surprises on Saturday in Scottish League matches, and, with the exception of Aberdeen, all the leading clubs were amongst the winners. At Edinburgh, the Hibernians failed to check Rangers, who won by the narrowest of margins. Rangers will now be very difficult to displace from first place.
- In England the match of the day saw Arsenal host Sheffield Wednesday in a 4-1 victory for the home side before 60,000 fans. Alex James scored three goals in a row. Hughie Gallacher scored in Derby’s 3-1 win over Sunderland.
- John McGrath, the seventh man arrested in connection with the alleged murder of a man in a street disturbance in the Anderston district of the city on Saturday, January 26 appeared in court charged with murder. In a separate outbreak of gang warfare on Saturday, gangs battled in the Bridgeton district late in the evening. Fully 100 youths were engaged in a pitched battle in the vicinity of Marquis Street and London Road. Local police summoned reinforcements, 2 were arrested and the gangsters were dispersed.
Review
Teams
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, McGonagle, Geatons, MacDonald, Paterson, Delaney, Buchan, Dunn, Crum, H. O’Donnell.
Scorers:
Delaney, (3); Dunn, O’Donnell.
ALBION ROVERS:
Crosskey, Waddell, Beath, Liddell, Bruce, Browning, McPhee, Lyon, Renwick, Anderson, Barclay.
Scorers:
Renwick.
Referee: T. Small (Dundee).
Attendance: 5,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
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Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 4th February 1935, page 4
CELTIC EASY WINNERS
Celtic gave a fine display in defeating the Albion Rovers so decisively at Celtic Park Glasgow, and avenged a surprise early season defeat at Coatbridge.
The home men had three changes from the team which beat Montrose, McGonagle, Delaney, and Dunn coming in in place of Morrison, McGrory, and F. O'Donnell, with Crum moving from outside right to inside left.
The visitors opened against a hurricane of hail, which sent the spectators rushing for shelter, and immediately bore down on Kennaway, who, however, was not troubled owing to McDonald's timely intervention. But after nine minutes McDonald made a bad mistake, and let McPhee in, and the winger slipped the ball to Renwick, who coolly beat Kennaway from 10 yards.
That goal, however, acted as a tonic to the Celtic side, and within fifteen minutes they had scored twice through Delaney. His first goal was the outcome of a smart piece of opportunism when he caught a rebound from the crossbar, and beat Crosskey. The second was well taken from a lob by McDonald.
Following the resumption, the visitors attacked hotly, but McDonald and Hogg kept them at bay. The Rovers' forwards were smart until it came to finishing, and there they failed badly. The Celtic gradually wore down the stubborn defence of Waddell and Bruce, and further goals came from Dunn, O'Donnell, and Delaney, the outside right securing his "hat trick."
The Celtic's victory, apart from Delaney's opportunism, can be directly attributed to the fine cohesion between the three half-backs, and the two inside forwards. Crum and Buchan gave an artistic display, and the former was unfortunate enough to be hurt towards the finish. Dunn, although not too prominent, distributed play quite well, and was most unselfish. McDonald and Delaney, however, were the outstanding personalities of the game.
Crosskey was safe for the Rovers, and had no chance with any of the goals. Waddell, Bruce, McPhee, and Lyon were the visitors best men.
The attendance was about 5000.
