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Trivia
- Jimmy McGrory scores a hat-trick and Buchanan of Queen's Park scores and own-goal in this comfortable win for Celtic.
- To add to their woes Queen's had a man short for much of the game when White their goalkeeper had to retire, the afterJohn Gardiner had collapsed twice, he stayed on as a virtual passenger.
- Desmond White, later to become a Director of Celtic, goalkeeper for Queen's Park was injured after colliding with the post in a goalmouth scramble.
- After 26 games played Aberdeen top the table with 41 point with Celtic close behind on 38 points having a game in hand. Dunfermline and Albion Rovers prop up the table.
- In England Arsenal are top and Manchester United bottom of the First Division.
- A sharp criticism of the Nazi attitude towards the R.C. Church was published in a pastoral letter from the German Bishops.
Review
Teams
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, Morrison, Geatons, Lyon, Paterson, Delaney, MacDonald, McGrory, Crum, Murphy.
Scorers:
McGrory, (3); O.G.
QUEEN’S PARK:
Desmond White, Campbell, Dickson, Buchanan, Gardiner, Hosie, Crawford, Martin, Kinghorn, Kyle, Russell.
Referee: W. Wilson (Glasgow).
Attendance: 7,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 4th January 1937, page 4
UNLUCKY QUEEN'S PARK
GOALKEEPER INJURED AT PARKHEAD
The result of the Celtic-Queen's Park game is, at first glance, liable to create a false impression, as it was only after White's unfortunate injury that Celtic were definitely on top. The goalkeeper was most unfortunate in his effort to avert Celtic's second goal, his head striking a post, which caused a wound over his eye, necessitating the insertion of two stitches. This incident, occurring five minutes before the interval, caused a rearrangement of Queen's forces. Russell went into goal and Kyle played a lone hand on the left wing.
Preceding White's injury, the amateurs had been the sweeter moving lot, and, ably led by Kinghorn, who was receiving grand support from Crawford, the visitors looked by far the more dangerous side. Celts were very quiet and cautious in their play, and for fully half an hour had to play a waiting game, while Queen's developed a fine open game, keeping the ball swinging and the home defence on the stretch.
Approaching the last quarter of the first half, Celts began to be a little more prominent, and McGrory opened the scoring from a cute pass by Crum, Five minutes from the interval Celts went further ahead in peculiar fashion, Morrison took a free kick at midfield, and landed the ball into the ruck of players in the goalmouth, Buchanan, the Queen's right half, endeavoured to clear with his head but did not get the ball properly, and it flashed into the corner of the net, low down. White threw himself across goal in an effort to save, but the speed of the ball beat him, and his head struck the post.
In the second half Queen's defended gallantly, but were overrun. McGrory scored two more goals, one from a Delaney cross and the other from a penalty given against Dickson for fouling Delaney. Gardner collapsed twice in the second half but pluckily resumed, finishing the game at outside right.
Queen's are due a certain amount of sympathy, Crawford, Kinghorn, Martin, and Kyle were best of the amateurs, with Lyon, Hogg, Crum and McGrory Celts' prominent men. McDonald filled Buchan's place admirably.
