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Trivia
- Matt Armstrong opens for Aberdeen in 3 minutes, but Willie Buchan equalises in 10 minutes, then Delaney puts Celtic in front five minutes before the break. Willie Strauss, Aberdeen's South African winger levels the score on 53 minutes, just minutes before, in a goalmouth scramble, Jimmy Delaney heads his second, and Celtic's winner.
- Aberdeen sustained their first defeat of the season when they fell to Celtic at Parkhead by the odd goal in five. Rangers are thus the only unbeaten club, one point behind Aberdeen at the top of the table with a game in hand.
- Surprises in England were Brentford's win at Derby and Grimsby Town's 5-1 success over Middlesbrough. Sunderland, the champions, accounted for Everton, one of the reputed challengers.
- Preston North End continued their good form by beating Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough where Ex-Celt Hugh O’Donnell scored the only goal of the game.
- James "Jimmy" Kerr, the ex-Rangers and Scotland trainer, who recently resigned from the post of trainer–as a result of player power–to the Heart of Midlothian, has withdrawn his resignation, and will resume his duties at Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh, next week. This is a big surprise in Scottish football circles. The club advertised the post of trainer as vacant, and received applications from all over the country, to a number believed to be in the vicinity of 200.
- General Franco’s forces are closing in on the Spanish capital Madrid.
Review
Teams
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, Morrison, Geatons, Lyon, Paterson, Delaney, Buchan, McGrory, Crum, Murphy.
Scorers:
Buchan, Delaney, (2).
ABERDEEN:
Smith,Cooper, McGill, Dunlop, Falloon, Thomson, Beynon, McKenzie, Armstrong, Mills, Strauss.
Scorers:
Armstrong, Strauss.
Referee: M. C. Hutton (Glasgow).
Attendance: 46,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 5th October 1936, page 4
DELANEY'S GOALS
WINNING POINTS IN GRAND PARKHEAD GAME
Celtic and Aberdeen gave a fast, intelligent display, with plenty of good football and any amount of strenuous effort. Celtic came back with a flourish, their display excelling anything they have done so far this season. The losers, not far behind the home club, were very good up to a point, but when it came to finishing, they lacked a Buchan or a Delaney. The "Dons" seemed to depend too much on Armstrong to apply the final touch, and the centre, well policed by Lyon, was seldom prominent. Strauss was very subdued, and Hogg found it a comparatively easy job to keep the South African winger in check.
The visitors opened smartly, Armstrong scoring a simple goal two minutes after the start, due to a misunderstanding between Morrison and Kennaway. This sudden reverse was a blow to Celtic, but Crum cleverly initiated a series of raids on the "Don's" goal, and Smith and his backs had an anxious spell. Celtic pressure was bound to tell, however, and it came as no surprise when the champions drew level. Delaney got possession, and dashing past McGill, fired in a shot which Smith did well to block with his foot. The ball rebounded to Buchan, who cleverly stalled of Falloon's desperate tackle and drove hard into the corner of the net.
Spurred on by this, both teams went into their work with a will. At this stage, the Northerners were a shade the better team, but their inside men spoiled many chances by playing too closely and bunching at the critical moment. Celts, on the other hand, were very ordinary as an attacking force until they realised that Delaney had the measure of McGill, and began to ply the winger with the ball. Just when matters appeared to have reached the checkmate stage, McGrory adroitly nodded the ball down to Delaney's feet, and the winger, rushing through put Celtic ahead.
Celtic had another shock on the resumption, when Strauss beat Hogg for the first time, and sent a strong shot past Kennaway to level the scores. Celtic fought back, and five minutes later, during a goalmouth scramble. Delaney popped up from nowhere and headed the ball past Smith for the winning goal a marvellous piece of opportunism.
The Aberdeen attack never seemed to settle, due largely to the grand defence of Kennaway, Hogg, and Patterson, the last named giving one of his best displays. The losers had "bonnie fechters" in Falloon, Thomson, Armstrong, and Beynon, while Celtic's best were Hogg, Patterson, Delaney, and Crum.
The attendance was 46,000.
