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Trivia
- Clyde went ahead in 27 minutes through centre-forward Wilson and just under the hour mark Willie Fagan equalised but the absence of Celtic spearhead Jimmy McGrory was apparent, as Celtic were held to a draw by Clyde at Shawfield.
- New arrivals to the Second Division, Airdrieonians met Cowdenbeath at Central Park before 3,000 spectators, who see a hard and fast game end in a victory for the home team by 4 goals to 0. Cowdenbeath were definitely the better and unless Airdrieonians improve greatly there is little chance of their regaining a place in the First Division.
- At a ceremony in Berlin Herr Hitler and General Goring extinguished the Olympic Flame which has been burning for the duration of the XI Olympiad as the 1936 Summer Olympics were known.
- Addis Ababa, August 16.—The private estates of the Emperor of Abyssinia have been confiscated by Italy and will be given to Blackshirts colonisers who have chosen to remain in East Africa—Reuters
Review
Teams
CLYDE:
Stevenson, Kirk, Smith, Beaton,Summers, Mayes, Hope, Stewart, Wilson, Rankin, McCulloch.
Scorers:
Wilson
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, Paterson, Geatons, Lyon, MacDonald, Delaney, Buchan, Fagan, Crum, Murphy.
Scorers:
Fagan.
Referee: J. Thomson (Hamilton).
Attendance: 22,000
Articles
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Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 17th August 1936, page 4
CLYDE HOLD CELTIC
Celtic dropped their first point of the season ' when they failed to beat Clyde in a thrilling match at Shawfieild Park, Glasgow.
There was never a dull moment, and the excitement was intense in the closing stages, when Celtic were fighting hard for the winning goal. They were denied that by the solid defence of Clyde, in which Stevenson in goal made many brilliant saves. Kirk and Smith were a grand pair of backs, and all three half-backs were forceful in defence and attack. The forwards played fast open football, and their frequent raids were always a source of, danger to the Parkhead defence.
Kennaway and Lyon were the outstanding performers in the Celtic rear lines but the forwards, while playing clever football at times, were not impressive at close quarters. McGrory's influence was badly missed. Fagan who deputised never carried the other forwards with him, and Crum. when he went into the position in the second half, did not do much better.
In an exhilarating first half Clyde were the more go-ahead side and after 27 minutes, Wilson, following a free kick, nicely placed by Beaton, shot a low ball past Kennaway into the net. Celtic became unsettled, and shortly before the interval Wilson had another good try saved by Kennaway.
Immediately on resuming, Stewart opened up the Celtic defence, and only a grand one-handed save by Kennaway kept McCulloch from finding the net. Celtic rallied, and from a free kick Stevenson saved well from Lyon.
In 12 minutes Celtic got the equaliser, Fagan accepting a cross from the right, driving the ball past Stevenson into the net. The closing stages provided a keen struggle. McCulloch missed an easy chance; to put Clyde in the lead, and soon afterwards Crum failed at an equally easy one at the other end.
The attendance was about 22,000.
