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Trivia
- Aberdeen were 2-0 up at half-time thanks to goals by Johnny Lang, (Scotsman states: ex-King's Park) and when Matt Armstrong scored in 59 minutes the game was over for Celtic and Jimmy McGrory's goal in 80 minutes was of academic interest only.
- A start was made with senior football in Scotland on Saturday, and except for a high, blustery wind the conditions were generally good, if a trifle too warm for keen play. All the League clubs were playing, and for the most part the results were not in any way sensational, or even surprising. The most noteworthy one of all was the defeat at Aberdeen of Celtic who were experimenting with a new left wing. Willie Lyon, late of Queen's Park, was at centre-half, and he was not a great success.
- In the Second Division the deposed teams of last season, Falkirk and St Mirren, both had victories , and the Paisley men secured six goals. They were the only high scorers of the day. St Bernard’s drew with Dundee United at Dundee, but Leith Athletic lost at home to King's Park. Five Second Division clubs lost on their own grounds, and there were two draws.
- There were scenes of great excitement at the Alhambra Theatre Glasgow when the Vic-Wells Ballet Company, featuring Alicia Markova and Anton Dolan performed to a packed house.
Review
Teams
ABERDEEN:
Steve Smith, Cooper, McGill, Fraser, Falloon, Thomson, Beynon, McKenzie, Armstrong, Mills, Lang.
Scorers:
Lang, (2); Armstrong.
CELTIC:
Kennaway, Hogg, McGonagle, Geatons, Lyon, Paterson, Delaney, Buchan, McGrory, MacDonald, Crum.
Scorers:
McGrory.
Referee: T. Small (Dundee).
Attendance: 25,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman – Monday, 12th August 1935, page 3
CELTIC LOSE AT ABERDEEN
ABERDEEN'S WELL-EARNED VICTORY
Aberdeen's victory over Celtic by 3 goals to 1 at Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen, gave great satisfaction to the great majority of the 25,000 spectators, especially when the Northern team were three goals ahead after twenty minutes of the second half had gone.
Lang, their new left-winger from King's Park, had the credit of two of the goals and the second came from a beautifully lofted shot into the net from almost underneath the crossbar. Kennaway had no chance to save.
Lang played well. Armstrong, the centre-forward, was responsible for the third goal. Beynon, Aberdeen's right winger, was a persistent worker, though his accuracy of direction was not always all that could be desired, and it was unfortunate that he had to be out of play, owing to an injury, early in the second half.
McGrory, Celtic's centre-forward, was the only scorer for his side and his goal did not come until about ten minutes from the close of the match, and by that time Aberdeen had made the points fairly well secure. That score was the outcome of one of the comparatively few periods of persistent pressure in which the stalwart Aberdeen defenders were hard pressed. Cooper and McGill were a strong pair of backs and as a result Smith had comparatively little to do in goal. Falloon, at centre-half for Aberdeen, excelled in giving opportunities to forwards.
Early in the match Celtic's new left wing showed to much advantage, and Crum got in a few likely shots which were well saved by Smith. McGonagle was also prominent.
When Kennaway the Celtic goalkeeper, was hurt in a collision with Lang, when the first goal was scored, it seemed for a time as though he might have to leave the field, but he made a good recovery, and if any blame for defeat were to be apportioned it could not be laid to his charge.
Aberdeen won well on their merits.
