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Trivia
- On form Celtic would be the bookmaker's favourites for this Scottish Cup replay, as they have never lost one in their 50-year involvement in the competition. In the event they kept their record intact with second-half goals from Jimmy McGrory and Willie Buchan in response to a goal by right-half Hughie Wales, that had given Motherwell the lead in 25 minutes.
- Celtic win their cup replay watched by fans five deep on the perimeter and many in trees around the ground.
- At the final whistle the Celtic fans invaded the pitch and carried their heroes off to the pavilion, shoulder high .
- Oxford won their first Boat Race since 1923, in this year’s race which was the slowest time for 60 years.
- Mrs Montagu Norman, wife of the Governor of the Bank of England named H.M.S. Liverpool at the launch of the ship at Fairfield’s yard Govan.
- There were scenes of great joy in Paisley yesterday when the directors of Ferguslie and Anchor Thread Works announced that in future they would pay wages to their full-time employees for the Fair fortnight holidays.
Review
Teams
MOTHERWELL:
McArthur, Hynds, Ellis, Wales, Blair, McKenzie, Ogilvie, Bremner, Stewart, Stevenson, McCulloch.
Scorers:
Wales.
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, Morrison, Geatons, Lyon, Paterson, Delaney, Buchan, McGrory, Crum, Murphy.
Scorers:
McGrory, Buchan.
Referee: P. Criagmyle (Aberdeen).
Attendance: 35,023
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Thursday, 25th March 1937, page 18
SOUND FORWARD PLAY
CROWD INVADES PITCH AT THE CLOSE
Celtic, most famous of Scottish Cup-fighting football clubs, have been involved in replayed lies since the second year of their existence, and now, after nearly fifty years, they have still to be defeated in such a match.
A fine second half rally and a quarter of an hour of glorious forward play gave them a 2-1 victory over Motherwell at Fir Park, Motherwell, yesterday, and carried them through to the semi-final of this season's competition.
The match, which excited widespread interest and enthusiasm, following the clubs' 4-4 drawn game at Parkhead last week, attracted an attendance of 35,023 spectators —barely a thousand fewer than the record established when Celtic were Cup-tie visitors in 1932.
There were remarkable scenes before, after, and during the game, the crowds flocking over the retaining wall and moving right up to the touchlines. There were a considerable number of casualties as a result of crushing and the gates were closed shortly before the kick-off, leaving several thousands of people outside.
Although many groups were partisan, the crowd was exceedingly well behaved until the final whistle, when hundreds of people swarmed across the field and carried the winning team to the pavilion.
Motherwell, who can trace so many setbacks to their clashes with Celtic, had the better of the first half, but failed to turn their advantages to account, and changed over with the slender lead of a solitary goal, which, strange to say, was rather luckily achieved.
Celtic, who had been well held in the opening stages, showed some of their traditional spirit on the resumption, and equalised within five minutes, and went ahead in twenty minutes.
DELANEY'S GOOD FORM
The winners had splendid service from their wingers, Murphy and Delaney, and the latter in particular. Delaney had some hearty jousts with Ellis, the home left back, who was also an outstanding personality in the match, but gradually the younger man's speed told, and Buchan, at inside right, was quick to exploit this slight superiority. Celtic had also splendid service from Lyon, their pivot, and Hogg, at right-back.
Motherwell lacked resolution on the wings when everything was going in their favour McCulloch was mastered by Hogg, and Ogilvie was very rash in his finishing. Stewart, the leader, was the real danger. In the rear Ellis, as mentioned, was outstanding, while Blair held McGrory rather easily.
Ellis was responsible for repulsing the early Celtic attacks, and gradually Motherwell took command of the game. At one period the whole Celtic team were back m defence, while Kennaway saved brilliantly from Ogilvie and Stevenson.
Motherwell's score after 25 minutes was an anti-climax to the thrilling onslaughts they had made, a lobbed ball from Wales, the right half-back, dropping quickly and curling under the crossbar, with Kennaway completely deceived.
Stewart had a grand burst immediately on the resumption, but Celtic came away strongly and some remarkably good forward combination forced Motherwell to resort to kicking out.
A corner kick was gained, and Crum headed across the goal for McGrory to net easily. Delaney came very near to increasing the lead before Buchan capped a quick, close passing movement with a smart score.
The match was played in cold but clear weather. The attendance, as stated, was 55,653. and the drawings, less tax and stand, were £1,439—Celtic now meet Clyde in the semi-final at Ibrox, the other tie being Morton v Aberdeen, at Easter Road.
