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Trivia
- In a game of two halfs Celtic dominated in the first period and should have been more than the one goal — scored by Frank Murphy — up at the break. Rangers dominated the second-half and within 3 minutes had equalised through Alex Venters, and Willie Thornton's goal in 72 minutes gave them the lead which Venters increased with a minute remaining.
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Review
Teams
RANGERS:
Dawson, Gray, Winning, McKillop, Simpson, Brown, Main, McPhail, Thornton, Venters, Kinnear.
Scorers:
Venters, (2); Thornton.
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, Morrison, Geatons, Lyon, Paterson, Delaney, Buchan, Carruth, Crum, Murphy.
Scorers:
Murphy.
Referee: J. M. Martin (Fife).
Attendance: 80,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 13th September 1937, page 5
RANGERS ON TOP
SECOND HALF ORDEAL FOR CELTIC
VENTERS SCORES TWICE
Rangers, by powerful, forcing methods in the second half, ultimately wore down a sound Celtic defence and emerged worthy winners.
The game might be termed one of two halves or of neglected opportunities. In the first session Celtic were the better side, having a smart attack in which every member was speedy on the run and quick to interchange position with his team-mate.
Most of their success, however, was due to the able backing, which they received from their half-backs, of whom Geatons was the chief schemer.
In the second half Rangers were the masters, and gave the Celtic defence so much to do in clearing their lines that they had little opportunity of helping their forwards. Seldom has McPhail been so far out of a game, and it was only during the final twenty minutes that he came into the picture.
Both sides missed glorious chances of finding the net, and the sinners were Delaney for Celtic and Kinnear and Thornton for Rangers. In each instance, it seemed impossible for these men to miss the target, but they proved nothing was impossible by shooting past from close range.
Celtic opened the scoring in ten minutes, when Delaney cut into the centre and slipped through to Murphy, and from close in the winger gave Dawson no chance.
It was not until three minutes after the interval that Venters equalised when he collected the ball after it had rebounded off Kennaway from a shot by Kinnear.
Twenty-seven minutes later McPhail came into the game when he weaved his way through the Celtic defence and finished with a drive. His shot hit Lyon and rebounded to the waiting Thornton, who coolly placed it past the outcoming Kennaway into the net.
Rangers' third goal was registered one minute from time. Kinnear took the ball down the touchline, and after he had beaten Hogg and Geatons he crossed to Venters, who was coming up. The inside man beat Morrison and steadying himself, he beat Kennaway with a fast rising shot.
The attendance was 75,000.
