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Trivia
- In 69 minutes Jimmy McGrory gives Celtic the lead at Larbert but within minutes Howie brings the home side level and earns a point for The Warriors.
- Rangers were knocked out of the Scottish Cup in the First Round by Queen of the South by a single goal. The Ibrox side’s exit at this stage last happened 30 years ago.
- In England snow-covered grounds were experienced in the 15, fourth-round ties where Arsenal the holders won easily beating Manchester United 5-0.
- Also in England ex-Celtic player Frank O’Donnell scored a hat-trick for Preston in their 5-1 win over Stoke City.
- In a speech to the Reichstag in Berlin on Saturday Herr Hitler raised Germany’s commitment to recover her former colonies that were taken from her under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
Review
Teams
STENHOUSEMUIR:
Hill, Clark, Fraser, Hutchison, Brown, Hillan, Ross, Dempsey, Murray, McNair, Howie.
Scorers:
Howie.
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, Morrison, Geatons, Lyon, Paterson, Carruth, Buchan, McGrory, Crum, Murphy.
Scorers:
McGrory.
Referee: P. Craigmyle (Aberdeen).
Attendance: 5,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 1st February 1937, page 4
CELTIC IN LUCK
STENHOUSEMUIR ON TOP AT LARBERT
It is not overstating the case to say that Celtic were very lucky in living to fight another day. Stenhousemuir rose to the occasion in magnificent style, and, in the second half especially, had their more fancied opponents outplayed to an extent hardly thought possible.
The home side faced a strong wind in the first half, and earned plenty of defensive honours during the initial visiting onslaughts In the seventeenth minute Kennaway had the first taste of the opposition power, when McNair sent in a fierce shot which the Parkhead goalkeeper reached and no more, the ball striking the inside of the upright to come back into play. Celtic tried desperately hard to establish a first half lead, but were baulked, time and again, by a sturdy pair of backs and a sound trio of intermediate men.
In the second half the "Warriors" called the tune, but it was Celtic who scored first, McGrory counting in a scramble following a corner. The visiting jubilation was short-lived, for Howie, who had previously squandered two likely openings, left Kennaway helpless with a powerful angular shot from a pass by Dempsey.
In the end Celtic were fighting all they knew to prevent themselves being dismissed from the competition.
