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Trivia
- Celtic won through at Hampden, as a result of superior forward thrust. Jimmy McGrory, the record goalscorer, again in the Celtic team, got one of their two goals—his first League score this season, and Jimmy Delaney got the other.
- In the third round of the Scottish Qualifying Cup competition, Peebles Rovers had the unhappy experience of being defeated at Bo'ness for the third year in succession.
- In England Derby County were the only away winners in the First Division beating Bolton Wanderers thanks to two goals from Charlie “Happy Feet” Napier. Other Scots, David McCulloch and Bobby Reid scored for Brentford in their 4-0 win over Manchester United.
- Preston North End beat Chelsea at Deepdale with Frank O’Donnell scoring the game’s only goal.
- The memorial stone of the new Masonic temple of Dalmuir Lodge, St John No. 543, at Dalmuir, was laid on Saturday by Bro. the Rev. T. Angus Morrison, P.G.M. Dumbarton , before a large assembly. P.M.G. laid the stone with Masonic honours and poured corn, wine, and oil on the stone while delivering and address on the advantages of Freemasonry. The new temple seats over 400.
- The Jarrow Crusade, a march of unemployed men from Tyneside to Westminster to lobby parliament for jobs is under way, the men's cause is given credence by Labour MP Ernest Bevin who described the unemployment relief benefit of 24/- (£1.20) per week for a married couple as "starvataion" rates.
Review
Teams
QUEEN’S PARK:
Desmond White, Bonomy, Dickson, Brown, Gardiner, Hosie, Lawrie, Kyle, Dodds, Martin, Wright.
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, Morrison, Geatons, Lyon, Paterson, Delaney, Buchan, McGrory, Crum, MacDonald.
Scorers:
McGrory, Delaney.
Referee: W. Webb (Glasgow).
Attendance: 16,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
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Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 12th October 1936, page 4
McGRORY'S GOAL AT HAMPDEN
Although Queen's Park made a gallant effort to foil Celtic at Hampden Park, there could be no denying the power and penetration of the champions' attack. In the early stages the amateurs moved with understanding but at no time did they reveal the balance, poise, and punch of Celtic.
With more assurance and alacrity in defence, Queen's Park might have averted both goals. When they lost the first in 21 minutes, Gardiner apparently expected White to advance and intercept McDonald's cross. White hesitated too long, and before he could make up his mind, McGrory nipped in and headed home with typical promptness.
In the case of the second goal, too, the defenders could not be exonerated. With 32 minutes gone, Geatons pushed the ball ahead. Dickson and Gardiner dallied when they could have cleared, and White also made a blunder, in going down for the ball instead of kicking it out of danger. The upshot was that Delaney found time to get up as the ball reached the goalkeeper and turn it past him into the net.
While the Queen's Park defenders must be adversely criticised for these lapses their play otherwise was fool-proof. Indeed, but for some sterling defensive work, the amateurs must have suffered a more emphatic defeat. The goals gave Celtic the confidence that had been missing during the initial period, and after the scoring of the second there was no doubting their superiority. Geatons, who has never played better than at the moment was the most purposeful middleman on view. Only Gardiner equalled him in strategy and the happy knack of turning defence into attack. No back surpassed Hogg while Kennaway distinguished himself late in the match by a one-handed penalty kick save from Kyle. Kennaway conceded the spot-kick himself for an infringement on Martin.
The return of McGrory has imparted the power to the Celtic attack, which was missing until recently. But to Delaney goes chief honours. The winger's speed and opportunism made him the most dangerous Celtic forward. Wright and Dodds were the best of the Hampden attack.
The attendance was 16,000.
