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Review
A last gasp equaliser denies Celtic the win against Morton.
Teams
CELTIC:
Shaw, McStay, Livingstone, Gilchrist, Cringan, McMaster, McAtee, McMenemy , McInally, Cassidy, McLean
Scorer: McLean
GREENOCK MORTON:
Edwards, Ferrier, McLelland, McIntyre, McGregor, Brown, McNab, McAulay, French, Stevenson, Seymour
Scorer: French
Referee:
Attendance: 25,000
Goals: McLean (52), French (89)
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
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Articles
Match report from The Scotsman, 12th January 1920
[…] The same game between the Celtic and Morton at Glasgow was a fast and keenly fought one, and was attended by 25,000 spectators. Notable features of the game were the sound defences on both sides, and the number of scoring chances missed by both sets of forwards. The Celtic early demonstrated their superiority in attack, and really maintained it all through. The teams retired at the interval on level terms, but only seven minutes of the second half had gone when McLean opened the scoring for the Celtic. Morton were dangerous during raids on the Celts' goal, and from one of these, almost on the call of time, French secured the equaliser.
The Glasgow Herald – Jan 12, 1920
Celtic Lose Ground
A fortnight hence the abbreviated first round of the Scottish Cup competition will have been decided except for the drawn games that may have occurred and meantime League football holds the field. The Celtic forwards gave another irritating display of brilliance and ineffectiveness against Greenock Morton, and a point that should have been irretrievably lost by the provincials in the early stages of a one-sided game was recovered by them in the last five minutes. The policy of making foolish because unnecessary experiments in attack that pleased all but its sponsors cost Rangers the League Championship last season, and by going to the opposite extreme, the Parkhead management are heading in the same direction.
Celtic Lose Ground
A fortnight hence the abbreviated first round of the Scottish Cup competition will have been decided except for the drawn games that may have occurred and meantime League football holds the field. The Celtic forwards gave another irritating display of brilliance and ineffectiveness against Greenock Morton, and a point that should have been irretrievably lost by the provincials in the early stages of a one-sided game was recovered by them in the last five minutes. The policy of making foolish because unnecessary experiments in attack that pleased all but its sponsors cost Rangers the League Championship last season, and by going to the opposite extreme, the Parkhead management are heading in the same direction.