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Trivia
- Celtic go nap with Divers, Carruth and Dawson the scorers and Arbroath can only score one goal through Brand. Robertson the Red Lichties’ goalkeeper was injured with the score at 1-0 and Andrew Adams their right half-back took over in goals for the rest of the game.
- Some records state that Dawson scored twice but the Scotsman and Glasgow Herald newspaper reports indicate he only scored once.
- After Celtic’s Friday game all attention is focused on International football as England are beaten 3-1 at Hampden Park before a record crowd for international matches of almost 150,000 spectators.
- Ex-Celt, Frank O’Donnell scores and Jimmy Delaney features prominently in an international game where the score is said to flatter the Scots.
- The Basque Government is offering sums of money as incentive to ships masters to break General Franco’s naval blockade of Bilbao and other ports. This follows the failed attempt of “Potato Jones” the skipper of the Marie Llewellyn to bring food to the beleaguered Spanish Basque people.
Review
Teams
CELTIC:
Doyle, Boyle, Morrison, Geatons, Lyon, Paterson, Dawson, Divers, Carruth, Crum, Murphy.
Scorers:
Divers, (2); Carruth, (2); Dawson.
ARBROATH:
Robertson, Fordyce, Becci, Adams, Gavin, Urquhart, Lowe, Adam, Brand, Devlin, Turner.
Scorers:
Brand.
Referee: P. Craigmyle (Aberdeen).
Attendance:
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Glasgow Herald, April 17, 1937
ARBROATH DEFENCE HARD PRESSED AT PARKHEAD
Celtic, 5; Arbroath, 1.
Although trying very hard, Arbroath were seldom seen as an attacking force in the Scottish Football League First Division game at Celtic Park, Glasgow, last night, and their defence was gradually overrun by the eager Celtic forwards.
Celtic’s superiority was early evident, although it took them 20 minutes to go ahead, Divers shooting hard past Robertson. The Arbroath goalkeeper had to retire with a badly wrenched shoulder and Adams went into goal. Arbroath struggled gamely on, but within five minutes Carruth and Dawson put them further in arrears with smartly taken goals.
Robertson later resumed at outside right, and took to the position very well, showing a good appreciation of his duties and crossing some fine balls.
Brand netted a smart goal when he beat Doyle in the jump for a Robertson cross and flicked the ball smartly home. Celtic were never far away from Adams, however, and it was only in keeping with the run of play when Carruth and Divers scored before the finish.
Stronger in every department the side were indebted chiefly to the keen tackling and precision of their mid line.
Adams, if unorthodox in his methods, put up a good display after he went into the Arbroath goal, and Becci, Gavin and Brand were best of the others. For Celtic, all did well, with Lyon, Doyle and Divers outstanding.
The Scotsman – Saturday, 17th April 1937, page 21
LAST NIGHT’S GAMES
CELTIC WIN EASILY
CELTIC, 5; ARBROATH, 1
Although it took Celtic twenty-five minutes to open the scoring against Arbroath at Parkhead, Glasgow, last night, they never looked back after their initial success, and won more, easily than the score suggests.
The visitors, while smart enough individually, were never strong enough as a team. Celtic, although including live reserves, played with fine precision and displayed good combination.
Divers opened the scoring after twenty five minutes with a crisp shot from 25-yards which Robertson made no effort to reach. The keeper retired after this goal with a shoulder injury, and Adams took his place. Robertson later resumed at outside right.
Within forty-one minutes Celtic were three up, Carruth and Dawson scoring.
Brand scored a smart goal immediately after the resumption but thereafter the visitors play collapsed completely, and Divers and Carruth scored further goals for the home team.