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Trivia
- The Glasgow Herald reports that HMS Versatile has rammed and sunk the submarine HMS H42 off Gibralta. LINK
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Review
Celtic gain a fine win in their Championship campaign against a rejuvenated Hearts side. The Celts now find themselves eight points ahead of Rangers, who now have four matches in hand as they played a semi-final against Partick Thistle that weekend. Hearts sit only four places from the bottom of the league at this point in time.
Teams
HEARTS: Gilfillan, Crossan, Birrell, Cameron, Preston, McRoberts, Forrest, Stringfellow, Forbes, Murphy, Wilson.
Attendance: 25,000
Goals: McAtee (53), Stringfellow (58), Cassidy (59)
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
Match report from The Scotsman, 27th March 1922
[…] Not since they beat Falkirk away back some time in November have the Heart of Midlothian produced some fine form as they showed against the Celtic at Tynecastle. It was a dour struggle from start to finish, and during that critical period in the early part of the second half, when the Celtic literally snatched the lead, had it forced from them, to once again snatch it back, it was almost thrilling. It was during those ten minutes that the Celtic won a game out of which they would have been well content to emerge with a draw. The Celtic forwards, led by Gallacher, were the more elusive, but they had not the dash of the Hearts’ five, and, in comparison with Gilfillan, Shaw had a very busy time, and the Celtic owed a great deal to him and McNair for the fact that only one goal was scored against them. It was a pity, therefore, that both the Celtic goals might have prevented. There was just the suggestion that Birrell was slow in making up his mind as to how he should deal with McAtee, who, profiting by the delay, had the ball into the net in a flash, and with the second goal both Birrell and Preston were at fault. Each left Cassidy to the other, and the Celt took his chance. During the whole of the first half play was even, and Shaw had to save difficult shots from Wilson, Murphy, McRoberts, and Stringfellow. Eight minutes after the interval McAtee scored for the Celtic. Stringfellow equalised five minutes later amid a scene of great enthusiasm, but the Hearts were on a level terms for less than a minute, as Cassidy ran in and scored. The Hearts had the better of the exchanges to the end, but failed to beat down the Celtic defence, and were, on the whole, unfortunate in being beaten.
The Glasgow Herald – Mar 27, 1922
Celtic’s Lead
Falkirk and Hibernian were each deprived of a League game on account of their opponents being engaged in the Cup tie at Ibrox Park, and the League list therefore embraced only nine games. Celtic were again the centre of interest, and their fixture with Heart of Mid-Lothian was the big event of the competition. Points were of paramount importance to both clubs, Celtic requiring them to consolidate their position as leaders, and the Edinburgh club to take them free of the menace of relegation. In the circumstances it was not surprising that the contest was one of the most thrilling witnessed at Tynecastle this season. For an hour the issue hung in the balance, and during that time neither side scored. The closing stages were extremely exciting, three goals being scored in as many minutes, Celtic scored first, followed by an equalising goal from the home club within two minutes and the third and winning goal came almost immediately afterwards. Cassidy in his new position as leader of Celtic’s attack single handed beat the Edinburgh team’s defence and played the ball into the net – a brilliant solo effort. The victory increased Celtic’s points total to 58, or eight more than Rangers meantime show, and the task of overhauling the leaders may prove too formidable for the present champions.