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Trivia
- Chic Geatons gets the only goal of the game for a make-shift Celtic side, which was further encumbered by an injury to Jimmy Delaney.
- Robert (Bob) Shankly featured prominently for Falkirk in this match. He was a good friend of Jock Stein and was involved in the car accident that almost cost them both their lives.
- Rangers top the league table with 55 points followed by Aberdeen on 51 while Celtic are third on 48 points.
- In England Arsenal and Charlton Athletic are level at the top with 47 points each.
- Mr John Cobb set a new record time at Brooklands motor racing circuit when he won a race at 136.103 miles an hour. Cobb was driving a 12-cylinder Napier Railton.
- A new campaign in Russia to re-educate party leaders is to take place following a report by Stalin to the Central Committee of the Communist Party.
Review
Teams
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Boyle, Morrison,Dawson, Geatons, Paterson, Delaney, MacDonald, Crum, Divers, Fitzsimmons.
Scorers:
Geatons.
FALKIRK:
Smith, Sneddon, Peat, White, Shankly, Corrance, Keyes, Duffy, Anderson, Sharp, Kenny Dawson.
Referee: J. M. Martin (Ladybank).
Attendance: 8,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Tuesday, 30th March 1937, page 4
CELTIC'S GOOD WIN
SMITH SAVES WELL FOR FALKIRK
Without Hogg, Lyon, Buchan, McGrory and Murphy, Celtic presented a strange appearance in their league game with Falkirk at Parknead yesterday, but the visitors were also under strength, Nesbit and Batchelor being absent, and several changes being made in the positions of other players.
Celtic practically monopolised the play at the beginning. Falkirk's goal having many narrow escapes, but it was early evident that Smith was in fine form. He made some splendid saves from Delaney. Divers, and Crum, and one particularly fine effort of his, when Fitzsimmons appeared to have him beaten, was cheered by an appreciative crowd, which numbered 8,000. He was, however, forced to concede a goal after twenty-seven minutes, Geatons scoring from a penalty award.
The experiment of playing Keyes at outside right and Anderson in centre forward did not improve Falkirk's attack, and it was not surprising that these players reverted to their usual positions after the interval. There was at once a decided improvement, but it came too late, as the Celtic middlemen and backs had settled, and tackled with great confidence, and Kennaway was seldom troubled except from long range.
The second half was certainly more evenly contested, but even with Delaney limping along the touchline—the result of an injury—Celtic never looked to be in danger of losing their lead. Indeed, they were prevented from adding several goals only by the brilliance of Smith.
Sneddon did well at right back, and his position at left half-back was fairly well filled by Corrance, although Shankley, as usual, was the most prominent player in the middle line. Sharp and Keyes caused most trouble to the home defences, of whom Boyle and Morrison were steady, and Geatons, who was at centre half, was outstanding. Divers and Fitzsimmons made a sprightly left wing, and Crum, if rather small for the position, took a lot of watching in the middle.
