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Trivia
- A rare appearance for Fife war hero David Pratt in the hoops.
- The miserly use of words by the Glasgow Herald (Below) in reporting this match is in stark contrast to their coverage of cricket. LINK
- Also in the Herald is news that Terence MacSwiney, Lord Mayor of Cork is on the 18th day of his hunger strike in Brixton Prison.
- In other home news in the Herald a strike ballot by miners and rioting in Belfast and Cork dominate.
Review
An own goal by Aberdeen back Wright and a McStay penalty help Celtic to win a tight game at Pittodrie.
Teams
ABERDEEN:
Anderson, Hutton, Hannah, A Wright, Milne, MacLachlan, Middleton, Thomson, Connon, McLaughlin, Ritchie.
CELTIC:
Shaw, McNair, McStay Gilchrist Cringan, McMaster, McAtee, McLean , McInally, Cassidy, Pratt.
Scorers: Hutton (og, 53), Mcstay (pen)
Referee:
Attendance: 24,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
- Match Pictures
Articles
Match report from The Scotsman, 30th August 1920
[…] Aberdeen met Celtic at Pittodrie Park, Aberdeen, before 24,000 spectators. The Parkhead players showed much more steadiness throughout, and after they had overcome the initial dash of the home team settled down to play a good game though the football at no period could have been described as brilliant. The Celtic were fortunate in getting their couple of goals after a goalless initial period, for after eight minutes of the second half had gone, Hutton, the Aberdeen back, headed the ball through his own goal as the result of a general mixup of the players following a corner kick well placed into the goalmouth, while their next was obtained by McStay, who took charge of a penalty kick off Hannah. Aberdeen’s one and only goal came as the result of a combined spurt in the closing minutes of the game, Wright sending in a swift, low shot which the Celtic goalkeeper had little chance of saving.
. The Glasgow Herald – Aug 30, 1920
Celtic at Aberdeen
A record attendance welcomed Celtic to Pittodrie Park, where their superiority over Aberdeen was not reflected in the score. The ex-champions were the cleverer lot forward, but it was the steadiness of Shaw, McNair and McStay in meeting the vigorous onslaughts of a virile Aberdeen attack that assured them of victory.