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Trivia
- Two goals by Archie Coates, one from the penalty-spot were enough to give Dundee the points and snuff out any championship hopes Celtic had left.
- The eight F.A. Cup ties in England drew large crowds and £26,668 was taken from 367,979 spectators.
- Preston North End defeated Exeter City 5-3 with Buckhaven-born brothers and ex-Celts Frank O’Donnell, (3); and Hugh O’Donnell keeping up their fine scoring record since leaving Parkhead.
- The Herald notes that “Anderson, Bolton’s recent Scottish recruit, was retired by the referee.”
- The Herald reports two Spanish steamers bringing 2,500 and 3,000 Moorish troops to assist General Franco, whilst in Britain seamen from the ship Linaria at North Shields protested that they were "being made a party to Facism" by taking explosive material to Sevile.
- Canadian Pacific Lines are advertising their summer cruise programme with cruises on their liners to the Mediterranean, Morocco, Atlantic Isles, Norwegian Fjords, for £1 per day.
- Bus drivers from all over Scotland met in Stirling and agreed to push for a 2d per hour increase in wages, taking them from 1/-3d to 1/-5d per hour. Conductors were seeking a larger rise of 31/2 d, to take their pay up to 11d per hour.
Review
Teams
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, Morrison, Geatons, Lyon, Paterson, Delaney, Buchan, McGrory, Crum, Murphy.
Scorers:
McGrory.
DUNDEE:
Lynch, Cowie, Reddish, Lawrie, Evans, Smith, Latimer, Phillips, Coats, Baxter, Kirby.
Scorers:
Coates, (2).
Referee: W. Webb (Glasgow)
Attendance: 9,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 22nd February 1937, page 6
CELTIC SURPRISED
DUNDEE’S FINE DEFENCE
COATS THE MATCHWINNER
Any hope that Celtic may have had of being in at the death in the Championship, race was shattered at Celtic Park, when they suffered a reverse from Dundee. The result was entirely contrary to the run of play, and it can be said without exaggeration that Celtic had 90 per cent, of the game.
Dundee owed their success to Coats, whose wonderful opportunism won the points. The champions set off at a great pace. Dundee were seldom near Kennaway until 15 minutes had gone, when Coats fastened on to a loose ball, and although challenged by Lyon, carried on and drove past Kennaway.
From then, until five minutes from the interval, Dundee were seldom seen as an attacking force. Celtic, did everything but score, only the brilliance of Lynch, Reddish, and Evans keeping the Taysiders’ goal intact.
Just on the interval Coats broke away, and beating Morrison for speed looked well set for goal when he was interfered with by a Celtic back. The referee had no hesitation in awarding a penalty kick. The visiting centre took the kick himself and made a good job of it.
The second half was a repetition of the first as far as Celtic pressure was concerned. The Dundee defence showed visible signs of wilting under the fierce barrage, and did not hesitate to place behind for corner kicks when too sorely harassed.
Celts eventually did score, midway through the half, when McGrory first-timed a Delaney cross past Lynch. The champions made desperate efforts to save a point and threw everything they had into attack, but the dour Dundonians held out until the finish.
The attendance was 9,000.
