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Trivia
- Celtic need to win this game to keep in touch with Rangers and though they managed to keep out Hughie Ferguson the top scorer in the Scottish Football League for this season they couldn’t find the net themselves and as good as conceded the league to Rangers.
- Page 11 of The Glasgow Herald under the heading of “The Restoration of Palestine” has a report of a meeting at Hengler’s Circus, Sauchiehall St, which was addressed by Dr Max Nordau. LINK
- The same newspaper carries a report of the inquiry into the death of Thomas MacCurtain, Lord Mayor of Cork at which the jury found that he had been wilfully murdered by: David Lloyd George, PM., Lord French, Viceroy, Ian Macpherson, Chief Secretary for Ireland, et al.
Review
A strong defensive performance from Celtic against an enterprising Motherwell side sees honours even at Fir Park, although Celtic lose ground to Rangers in the race for the championship.
Teams
MOTHERWELL:
CELTIC:
Referee: G. W. Hamilton
Attendance: 22,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
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Articles
Match report from The Scotsman, 19th April 1920
[…] The game at Fir Park, Motherwell, between Motherwell and Celtic was brimful of excitement the whole ninety minutes, and after a hard, keen game, the teams retired with honours even. Motherwell had by far the better of the game, but Shaw, McNair, and Dodds were at the height of their form and staved off defeat. The Motherwell defence never allowed the Celts to settle, and their attack was mediocre in consequence. Ferguson, Rankin, and Gardner were the stars in a strong Motherwell attack.
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The Glasgow Herald – Apr 19, 1920
Celtic Lose Ground
An accident sustained by McAtee in the last minute of the midweek game with Albion Rovers, and a mishap to Gallagher in the course of the game at Motherwell, enabled the Lanarkshire club to maintain their unbeaten home record, and at the same time extinguished all hopes of Celtic close-hauling Rangers in the race for the League Championsip.
Celtic Lose Ground
An accident sustained by McAtee in the last minute of the midweek game with Albion Rovers, and a mishap to Gallagher in the course of the game at Motherwell, enabled the Lanarkshire club to maintain their unbeaten home record, and at the same time extinguished all hopes of Celtic close-hauling Rangers in the race for the League Championsip.
