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Trivia
- Celtic were winning by three goals before ex-Ranger Bob McGowan scored from a Bobby Bolt cross and after this Dunfermline were awarded a penalty in 85 minutes, but Joe Kennaway saved Warden's effort. Former Parkhead favourite, Fifer, Alec Thomson, did not get a mention.
- Willie Fagan who was to go on to have an illustrious career in England made his Scottish senior debut at East End Park against the Pars.
- Attention is focused on the bottom of the Scottish First Division where half a dozen clubs can be relegated. Ayr are bottom closely followed by St Mirren, Dunfermline, Falkirk and Albion Rovers.
- In the semi-final ties of the English Cup competition, Sheffield Wednesday made their way into the final at the expense of Burnley. The Wednesday won by 3-0, and were superior in all departments. Bolton Wanderers were slightly fortunate to draw with West Bromwich Albion. The Albion were a goal down at the interval, but equalised in the second half, when they dominated the play. There were over 100,000 spectators at the two ties and the combined receipts came to nearly £10,000. The weather was excellent for spectators and players alike.
- The St Patrick’s day celebrations at College Green, Dublin—where army officers and government officials were on a saluting platform—were interrupted when demonstrators unfurled a large banner with “77” on it, a reference to the number of executions since the Irish Free State was formed. Police baton charged the protesters and dispersed them.
- Germany has repudiated the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, which blamed Germany for causing the First World War and has introduced conscription.
Review
Teams
DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC:
Steele, Johnman, Warden, Bolt, Crawford, Blyth, Syme, Alec Thomson, McGowan, Chalmers, Murray.
Scorers:
McGowan.
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, McGonagle, Napier, Geatons, Paterson, Crum, Buchan, McGrory, Fagan, H. O’Donnell.
Scorers:
McGrory, O’Donnell, Buchan.
Referee: P. Craigmyle (Aberdeen).
Attendance: 12,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
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Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 18th March 1935, page 4
CELTIC WIN AT DUNFERMLINE
About 12,000 spectators attended at East End Park, Dunfermline, where the Celtic, in opposition to Dunfermline Athletic, won by 3 goals to 1. Such a result was by no means in accordance with the run of the play, or even of the merits of the sides, as the Celtic seldom produced a movement worthy of their reputation and spent by far the major portion of the game defending their goal.
The Glasgow team must be given credit for scoring three goals from the small number of opportunities afforded them but, in fairness to the Athletic it has to be said that they were unfortunate in their shooting. They had many accurate tries for goal blocked as much by accident as clever positional play by the Celtic. The latter were a team far removed from their own best standard, but they won through their ability to accept their chances. Kennaway, in goal, and Hogg, at right-back, were their most prominent players.
The Athletic jeopardised their place in the First Division of the League in losing, but they did not play badly. In midfield their combination was better sustained than that of the Celtic, and if some of their finishing was poor, the side had many good tries for goal that might have been successful against a less capable goalkeeper than Kennaway.
McGrory and O'Donnell scored for the Celtic in the first half, and Buchan in the second. The only goal for the Athletic was by McGowan, after the Celtic had led by three goals to nothing.
Five minutes from the end Warden failed to score for the Athletic from a penalty kick.
