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Trivia
- In this game, the second and final appearance for James Healy, a Celtic side that had won by six goals the previous week were beaten by a club that shipped seven goals the previous week.
- The Glasgow Herald reports that at a London dinner of the Scottish Clans Association it was decided that the Duke of York would be Chief. LINK
- Also in the Glasgow Herald a report of a court martial in Germany where George Halliday of Dunfermline serving with the Cameron Highlanders was sentenced to death for the murder of a “loose woman”, by stabbing her with his bayonet.
Review
Teams
QUEEN’S PARK: Gibbs, Sneddon, Graham, McDonald, Gillespie, Moreland, Crawford, Hamilton, Russell, McAlpine, Nicholson
Scorers: Gillespie, Hilley o.g., McDonald
CELTIC: Shevlin, W.McStay, Hilley, Wilson, J. McStay, McFarlane, Healy, Gallacher, Fleming, A. Thomson, Connolly
Scorers: W. McStay
Referee: P. Craigmyle (Aberdeen)
Attendance: 12,000
Articles
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Pictures
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Articles
The Glasgow Herald, Mon 17 Nov, 1924
QUEEN’S PARK’S RECOVERY
For the second successive Saturday Queen’s Park FC were the outstanding figures in domestic football. Their outstanding defeat the previous week by Falkirk (illegible but the previous week Falkirk beat Queen’s 7-0 with Englishman, and world record signing Syd Puddefoot scoring 5).
The engagement with Celtic was generally regarded as certain to facilitate the dismissal of the Hampden representatives, but the club confounded friend and foe alike by defeating their powerful opponents by a couple of goals, an extraordinary reversal of form that for a time, until some new upheaval occurs, will form the topical subject of football discussion. At Hampden Park, Celtic had the identical eleven that defeated Kilmarnock a week earlier by six goals to nothing, so that the amateurs had no fortuitous aid toward their resounding success. Further, Celtic scored first, and held the lead at the interval, so that amongst the other features in a distinguished victory the feat of scoring three goals in the second half of a game with the redoubtable Celtic was an unusual achievement. No competitors in fact, had thrice penetrated the Celtic defence in a League game this season, and from whatever angle it is viewed the success of the amateurs was remarkable. Queen’s Park were fortunate in being able to place on the field a stronger representation than of late, J. McDonald, their capable half-back, making his first appearance since his injury at Dundee two months previously, and it was a happy return for both player and club. Boarders generally stiffening up the defence of the amateurs, the presence of the clever half-back had a stimulating effect on the attack, and he had to his own credit the best goal of the match. There can be no doubt that the victory went to the better side on the day on play. The amateurs were better balanced in attack, and in defence. Celtic had none equal to R. Gillespie and T. Sneddon, the centre half-back and right back of the Hampden club.