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Trivia
- Celtic, fielding the same side that beat Rangers two days earlier, weather some early pressure, surviving a penalty miss, to win handsomely at a busy Easter Road.
- The Glasgow Herald reports that a meeting was held in Belfast between Harland & Wolff managers and members of the Vigillance Committee which opposed the return of expelled Catholic workers unless they signed a declaration of loyalty to the constitution. LINK
- The Herald also reports on the music halls including The Hippodrome in Greenock were Mr Fred Collins’s Scotch comedy revue entitled: “Bachles and Herrin” is entertaining the locals.
Review
Teams
HIBERNIAN:
CELTIC:
Scorers: McLean, McInally, Cassidy.
Referee: A. Mahon (Motherwell)
Attendance: 15,000
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Match report from The Scotsman, 21st September 1920
Close on 15,000 spectators were at Easter Road for this holiday Scottish League fixture. Both sides were at full strength. In the early stages of the game the Hibernians played with surprising dash, and had the Celtic defence in constant trouble, but their finishing was weak. Once the Celtic had thrown off this pressure they played pretty football, and for close on thirty minutes the game ran on interesting lines, the Hibernians playing an open game, the Celtic a close one. Eventually McInally slipped across a good pass to McLean, who ran in, got clear of three Hibernian defenders, and scored with a shot which swerved away from the goalkeeper. Soon after in a rally in front of Shaw a penalty was granted to the Hibernians, but SHaw stopped Templeton’s drive, and the Hibernian, following up, drove over the bar. In the second half the Celtic were always playing the more effective football, although th HIbernians had their good points. McInally scored a second goal, and near the close Cassidy added a third for the Celtic, who in the end were good winners.
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The Glasgow Herald – Sep 21, 1920 A sparkling opening was provided by Hibs, and had a little more control over the ball been shown when McStay was guilty of a bad miss this would have put the Easter Road men a goal ahead within a few seconds of the start. So far as play was concerned both sides were very equal, but the Celtic showed a decided superiority when near goal, while the Hibs’ defence exhibited a tendency of getting into a panic. This state of matters let McLean cleverly register a goal, his final shot travelling to the net via the upright. Within seconds of this Shaw was called upon to save a penalty, which he did, Templeton being the marksman. The Hibs pressed hard after this, but their finishing was poor indeed compared to that of their opponents. The second half was very much a repetition of the first, with the exception that two more goals were scored, the first from McInally, who cleverly beat McGinnigle, and sent in a hard drive which Harper had no chance to save. The game ran on even lines till the end, but just a half minute before the whistle Cassidy sent in a smart shot from a mix-up in front of the Hibs’ goal. The Celtic were quite the better side, and well worth their win, though perhaps scarcely to a 3-0 extent