1941-09-29: Celtic 2-3 Rangers, Glasgow Cup SF

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Trivia

  • Celtic & World War Two
  • Celtic were supposedly suspended from being allowed to play any games against sides from Glasgow for a month but this got by as it was a “Glasgow Cup” game!
  • SFA had closed Celtic Park for a month until October 18 after crowd disorder at Ibrox. Celtic not allowed to play at any other ground in Glasgow until that date.

Review

A game which seemed to break Celtic’s suspension of not being allowed to play against another Glasgow team until October 18, but it was allowed because it was a Glasgow Cup game and not a “Scottish” one.

Only 15,000 allowed, and Celtic made up the majority, counting “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 7 ,8” whenever goalkeeper Dawson touched the ball to remind them of their hammering from Hibs, and Rangers fans shouting about the referee’s initials (RC)!

Referee awarded four penalties 3 to Celtic and 1 to Rangers but Malky MacDonald and Bobby Hogg missed, and Rangers squeezed home 3-2

Teams

Rangers:
Dawson, Gray and Shaw; Little, Thomson and Symon; McIntosh, Williamson, Gillick, Marshall and Johnstone
Goals: Thomson (pen) Johnstone, Gillick

Celtic:
Hunter, Hogg and Dornan; M MacDonald, Waddell and McLaughlan; Lynch, Divers, Delaney, J McDonald and Riley
Goals: Divers, Dornan pen

Referee:Mr RC Scott, Glasgow
Attendance: `15000

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