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Trivia
- Malky MacDonald scores after one minute from the penalty spot then goals from Joe Carruth and John Divers take the score to 3-0 at half-time. On 53 minutes Hutton Bremner pulls one back from Motherwell but Joe Carruth restores the three goal margin with 8 minutes remaining.
- Ex-Celtic player Francis Joseph (Frank) O’Donnell, now of Blackpool, plays in Scotland’s 1-0 victory over England at Wembley in the Home International championship match before a crowd of 92,000.
- Buckhaven born Frank would not have been overawed by England as he scored against them in his International debut in April 1937 when Scotland won 3-1 at Hampden.
- Frank O’Donnell’s team mates on Saturday included his old team-mate from his Preston North End days Bill Shankly, and the opposition had the talents of Stanley Matthews to call on.
- It was estimated that 50,000 Scots watched their team which had eight “Anglos” in it, but it was Tommy Walker of Hearts who scored the only goal in 5 minutes.
- Scotland have played England at Wembley on six previous occasions but have only won once before, in 1928.
- A Spanish vessel moored at Grangemouth was arrested on behalf of London lawyers acting for the Spanish Government. Anti-Franco protesters at the docks chalked slogans including one saying “Don’t coal Franco ships”.
Review
Teams
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, Morrison, Geatons, Lyon, Paterson, Carruth, MacDonald, Crum, Divers, Murphy.
Scorers:
MacDonald, Carruth, (2); Divers.
MOTHERWELL:
Murray, Grant, Ellis, McKenzie, Blair, Telfer, Stevenson, Bremner, Stewart, Ogilvie, Johnstone.
Scorers :
Bremner.
Referee: R. G. Beattie (Irvine).
Attendance:
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 11th April 1938, page 5
CELTIC'S EARLY LEAD
Conditions were perfect at Parkhead, Glasgow. Celtic were without Delaney; Motherwell were at full strength. The game opened sensationally. Motherwell kicked off, but Crum got the ball right away and he and McDonald carried it down into the visitors' goalmouth with four or five close passes, and then Ellis handled the ball. From the resulting penalty McDonald put Celtic one up after one minute.
This early goal took the sting out of Motherwell, and the Celtic ran riot for some ten minutes and threatened to overrun their opponents. In eleven minutes Carruth scored a beautiful goal from a Murphy cross. Motherwell, however, settled into their difficult task and the Celtic forwards were held well in check. Ellis was prominent at this stage with some vigorous work, tackling and clearing with great abandon.
The Motherwell forwards were serving up some useful football, with Ogilvie and Bremner prominent in attack, but their finishing was weak, and further, Hogg was right on top of his form, and Lyon and Morrison were very steady. The Celtic forwards were venturesome, but they were sporadic in their endeavours, and the visitors' defence had them well held. Crum and Carruth had good tries which went narrowly past.
Some ten minutes from the interval Motherwell struck a good patch, but their efforts were frustrated, and, to crown all, Murphy broke away, and from a corner Divers back-heeled the ball into the net to put Celtic three ahead.
Motherwell restarted strongly and kept up an insistent pressure. In about seven minutes they were rewarded with a corner and when the ball was cleared Telfer sent in a speculative shot which Stewart flicked into the goal. Kennaway made no endeavour to stop the ball as Hogg appeared to have beer fouled.
Motherwell played with more zest after this success, and Stewart and Bremner were well to the fore and had bad luck with good tries.
Carruth was prominent at this stage, and showed great dash. He and MacDonald had changed places, and the forward line struck a more impressive note with the new placings.
Towards the close Celtic were in command. Carruth scored the best goal of the match when he beat the entire Motherwell defence and walked the ball past Murray.
The game was quite interesting without being classic and Celtic were value for their win.
For the winners, Hogg and Lyon were very sound in defence, and Crum, Carruth, and Murphy always on the spot in attack.
For Motherwell, Ellis was a splendid back, and the forwards were always clever, with Bremner and Ogilvie outstanding.
