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Trivia
- Celtic & World War One
- Aberdeen's goalkeeper, Northumberland-born, George Anderson, is the stand out performer but can't keep out McMenemy.
- The Dons have Harry Ambler and Joe Walker but they don't find it a stroll at Parkhead.
- The Glasgow Herald reports that the Germans have admitted that they torpedoed the Britannic sister ship of the Titanic. LINK
- Bookmaker Samuel Scott of Whiteinch was found guilty at Partick Police Court of betting. When arrested he had 33 £1 notes, bets and football coupons on his person. He was fined £10 or 30 days in prison by Bailie Early.
Review
Teams
CELTIC:
Shaw, McNair, Dodds, Wilson , Hamill, McStay, McAtee, Gallacher, McColl, McMenemy, Browning
Scorer: McMenemy
ABERDEEN:
Anderson, Perry, Calder, Cail, Jackson, Robertson, Cumming, Walker, Ambler, Main, Wylie
Referee: J. L. Grant (Edinburgh)
Attendance: 8,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Glasgow Herald, Monday 27 Nov 1916
At Parkhead the home forwards gave a much improved display consequent on the return of McMenemy and McAtee, but found Anderson in a most ungenerous mood and the northern goalkeeper just missed rivalling Bedford in keeping his charge intact when all seemed lost.