| Match Pictures | Matches: 1921 – 1922 | 1921 pictures |
Trivia
- The Glasgow Herald reports a meeting of Winston Churchill and Michael Collins to resolve the border dispute with the latter wanting Derry to remain in the Free State. LINK
- Cardinals fail to elect a Pope in Rome
- Also in the Herald an advert for “The Syncopated Jazzers” appearing at the Palais de Danse, Dennistoun.
Review
In an exciting game in front of a large crowd, Celtic struggle to get past Partick Thistle.
Teams
PARTICK THISTLE: Bernard, Struthers, Bulloch, Gibson, Lambie, Harris, Blair, Kinloch, Jimmy McColl, Jimmy McMenemy, Salisbury
CELTIC: Shaw, McNair, Dodds, Gilchrist, Cringan, McStay, McAtee, Gallacher, McInally, McFarlane, McLean
Referee: T Dougray (Bellshill)
Attendance: 30,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
Match report from The Scotsman, 6th February 1922
[…] One of the keenest games seen this season was the verdict of the 30,000 spectators who were present at Firhill, Glasgow, where Celtic opposed Partick Thistle. On a heavy ground, the play was very fast, and at times reached a high standard. On a heavy ground, the play was very fast, and at times reached a high standard. Celtic were more often on the attack, bit the Thistle’s forward, when they got on the move, were always dangerous. Kinloch, for the Thistle, was the best forward on view, and several times came near to giving the Thistle the lead. In the closing stages Celtic made strong efforts to get a goal, bit Bernard proved unbeatable.
The Glasgow Herald – Feb 6, 1922
League’s New Leaders
By the defeat of Rangers on Saturday, the leadership of the League passed to Celtic, who divided points with Partick Thistle. The Parkhead club now show 44 points against their rival’s 43 for the like number of games played and there are other features of superiority about the new leader’s record that establish their title to first position. They have lost only half the number of games that Rangers have done, and have scored more and lost fewer goals, and only in respect to the number of games won is their record inferior, Rangers having won 18 and Celtic 17. The change in leadership adds variety that ought to be beneficial to the competition, the winning of which is still open to question, despite the pessimism of some Rangers’ supporters who professed to see in their defeat of their favourites at Motherwell, an end to the Ibrox club’s aspirations in that direction. It will be recalled that Rangers made official request for a postponement of the engagement on account of three of their leading players being required for the game against Wales, and that the League refused to consider that a sufficient reason for postponement. With the League’s ruling we have no fault to find. It brings them into line with their colleagues in England, where League fixtures are inviolable, and in the long run, if he policy is consistently followed in Scotland, as it should be, its advantages will be found to outweigh the disadvantages. Undoubtedly on Saturday it was a hardship on Rangers, and their patriotism probably caused them defeat; but the race is not yet run, and it may be their rival’s turn next to be in a similar position. The Champion’s defeat at Motherwell was practically due to a bad and hesitating start. They appeared to be too conscious of their weakened sate, and showed a want of confidence that their opponents were not slow to exploit. Motherwell were smarter forward and steadier at half-back, and established and held at the interval a lead of two goals to none. Probably the Champions were entitled to get level afterwards because of the severe pressure they exerted, but a combination of bad luck and heroic defence on the part of the local team denied them even one goal. Celtic’s engagement was also of the first magnitude, and at full strength they managed to avoid defeat in their match at Firhill Park to Partick Thistle. Neither team scored, and it was thus singular that none of the three highest placed competitors succeeded in registering a goal. Apart from the failure to score, the game at Firhill was one of the finest seen in the present campaign, both teams exhibiting skilful football. Partick Thistle were without their goalkeeper, Campbell, one of the few successes in the Scottish team at Wrexham, but the display of his understudy, Bernard, was one of the features of the exciting encounter at Firhill Park.