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Trivia
- John McInally making a rare appearance at inside-left put Celtic in front in 53 minutes before George Robertson equalised for Kilmarnock in 76 minutes.
- Making a Celtic debut in this game 20-year old John Fitzsimmons at outside-left did nothing to catch the reporters' eye.
- With 11 games played Celtic and Aberdeen are both on 19 points, Celtic having the better goal difference and Rangers are on third place with 18 points from the same number of games.
- Wales drew 1-1 with Scotland in Cardiff with Jimmy Delaney crossing the ball that Dally Duncan scored from.
- In England Frank O’Donnell got Preston North End’s only goal in their 1-1 home draw with Portsmouth.
- The well-equipped and highly trained Italian army has advanced into Abyssinia and has made gains at Adowa against poorly equipped African troops of the Emperors army.
- President Roosevelt of the USA has placed and arms embargo on both countries in the Italo-Abyssinian war.
Review
Teams
KILMARNOCK:
Miller, Leslie, Milloy, Milliken, Smith, Ross, Thomson, Williamson, Robertson, Beattie, Keane.
Scorers:
Robertson.
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, Morrison, Geatons, Lyon, Paterson, Millar, Buchan, Crum, McInally, Fitzsimmons.
Scorers:
McInally.
Referee:
Attendance: 17,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 7th October 1935, page 5
CELTIC HELD AT KILMARNOCK
"GIFT" GOAL SAVES THEM FROM DEFEAT
Celtic were held to a draw at Kilmarnock, and were a little fortunate not to drop two points. Their goal was of the "gift" order, and in a strong closing rally by Kilmarnock the Celtic defenders did remarkably well to counter successfully many strong attacks.
Taking the game as a whole however a draw was probably the most fair result. Celtic were the more skillful team, In positional play they were well ahead of Kilmarnock, and there was excellent cooperation between their half-backs and forwards. Besides having Delaney on international duty, they were without McGrory, McGonagle, McDonald, and Murphy through injuries, but the young players brought in to fill the vacancies all rose to the occasion splendidly.
It was a fairly even contest all through, with neither side holding the advantage for long. What the Kilmarnock men lacked in skill they made up for by their spirit and dash, and more accurate shooting would probably have given them victory. Kennaway in goal had a much busier time than Miller, and besides many excellent clearances he had one magnificent save from Beattie in the first half when a goal seemed a certainty.
Hogg and Morrison were very safe at back, and in a strong half-back line Lyon stood out for his grand defensive work. Buchan and McInally were clever inside forwards, with Miller a dangerous raider. Crum, at centre, got little scope from Smith.
Kilmarnock's weakness was at wing forward where neither Thomson nor Keane responded as they would have done to the prompting of Beattie and Williamson. A feature of Kilmarnock’s play was the performance of a recent recruit Milliken at right half. He was one of the cleverest players in the game, and seems likely to prove a good man for the Ayrshire club.
Smith marred a sound display at centre-half by giving away Celtic's goal. Leslie was the better back, and Millar was always safe in goal. There was no scoring in a keenly-fought first half, and most of the exciting goal incidents were reserved for the second half.
Eight minutes after the interval Celtic got their goal. Smith sent a pass back to Miller close in. and McInally nipped in to shoot the ball into the net.
Kilmarnock were unsteady for a spell following that unexpected reverse, but they rallied strongly, and in thirty-two minutes deservedly equalised, Robertson scoring following a corner kick.
The closing stages were full of exciting incidents. Kilmarnock had the better scoring chances, but their shooting was neither snappy enough nor well enough directed to beat the Celtic defence.
The attendance was estimated at about 17,000.
