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Trivia
- With a rearranged side Celtic got the win they deserved from goals by Crum in 10 and Delaney in 70 minutes. Hearts had equalised in 69 minutes through their English centre-forward, Willie Walsh.
- The Glasgow Herald carried a small note in the football section stating that Bertie Thomson had died.
- Morton and Hibernian secured their first wins of the season.
- In England 68,000 at Highbury watched Arsenal beat the Cupholders Sunderland 4-1, all five goals being scored in the first 15-minutes.
- Six thousand people lined the quayside at Dublin as the steamer Lairdsburn came slowly up the river—her flag at half-mast—carrying the bodies of the 10 young Irishmen killed in the Kirkintilloch bothy fire. The 10 coffins were then taken by carriage to the railway station and the journey on to Achill, where the young men came from.
Review
Teams
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, Lyon, MacDonald, Millar, Paterson, Delaney, Buchan, Crum, Divers, Murphy.
Scorers:
Crum, Delaney.
HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN:
Waugh, Anderson, Hyslop, Robson, Dykes, Miller, Warren, Walker, Walsh, Black, Mauchline.
Scorers:
Walsh.
Referee: W. McCulloch (Glasgow).
Attendance: 35,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 20th September 1937, page 5
HEARTS BEATEN BY CELTIC
TWO INTER-LEAGUE NOMINEES ON VIEW
HOGG'S GOOD DISPLAY
Not since the beginning of the century have a Heart of Midlothian team won at Parkhead.
On Saturday they had a big chance to do so, but as is so often the case when Celtic are their opponents, they just failed. There could be no complaint about the result in the home team's favour, however. Celtic were the better team over the whole game, and Hearts were fortunate to have a fighting chance late in the game That there was never more than a single goal between the sides was due to unreadiness to shoot on the part of a re-arranged Celtic attack.
Hearts played stiffly in the early stages and the forwards never got moving. There might have been a different story had Celtic been put under any sustained pressure, as there were indications that the home defence was not sound, but Celtic were the first to take a grip of the game and Hearts were struggling most of the time.
Dykes had not his usual assurance in trying to hold the elusive Crum, and there was a lack of pace in the rear lines that was cleverly exploited by accurate passing on the part of the home forwards. Miller rallied best of all, while Hyslop continued to show improvement, although opposed by a very good wing.
Every Hearts attacker made errors at one time or another, but Walker was a hard worker and Walsh a willing forager. The latter was perhaps over-quick in shooting and missed a chance for a late Equaliser, but took his side's goal in brilliant style.
In the home side, Delaney was the most dangerous player of an attack inclined to be elaborate. The half-backs were constructive and seldom tested in defence. Lyon the captain and pivot, was at left back for the day and did not impress. Hogg, the Inter-League choice, was outstanding at right back, however.
Celtic were quickly into their stride and went ahead in ten minutes when Crum netted from close range following a clever heading bout that showed Hearts to be covering badly. Poor finishing prevented an increase in the score, and Hearts got a surprise equaliser mid-way through the second half. Walker worked the ball clear under pressure, and Black made progress to give Walsh a chance which the centre took in no uncertain fashion, lashing a left-foot drive to the roof of the net.
Straightway Celtic retaliated, and when Waugh came down in clearing from Crum the ball ran clear to Delaney, who had an easy task. It was late in the game that Hearts rallied and Celtic were in luck when a Walker drive was kicked clear on the goal line and when Walsh sent a shot inches past with Kennoway out of his charge.
All over, the game, witnessed by over 25,000 spectators in fine weather, was not up to Celtic-Hearts standard.