Aberdeen 3 - 2 Hamilton Academical

W. SCOTT'S SMART "HAT-TRICK"?,p> Pittodrie had a covering of snow for the Alliance game between Aberdeen and Hamilton on Saturday.

Both teams showed changes, Aberdeen having Allan, a former Montrose and Cowdenbeath player, on the right wing.
The Aberdeen win was due to consistency rather than any brilliance in their play. Hamilton, on the other hand, were at times a more likely than Aberdeen, with a dangerous left-wing in Cross and Park.
This superior nippiness in attack did not serve them so well as was expected, for the Young Dons took the lead early in the game and never relinquished it.
The home half-backs were mainly responsible for the territorial advantage that the Aberdeen side enjoyed for the greater part of the game.
Both Mackie and Ritchie, the latter especially, pushed on the ball, and with Brady and W. Scott working hard in front, Aberdeen made ground.
W. Scott had a hat-trick to his credit, and it was surprising that Brady did not score, for the inside-left shot on every possible occasion.
The first goal came ten minutes from the start. W. Scott beat Stewart to the ball and ran on to shoot past the advancing goalkeeper.
Hamilton were at their best in this period of the game. Park being especially prominent on the wing. Donald was not very comfortable against him.

CLEVER WING

It was this left-wing which got both Hamilton's goals, Cross scoring in the first half close in from an acute angle and again in the second half, when he hooked a ball over his head to deceive Kelly in goal.
Scott's third goal was a spectacular effort and an object lesson to Hamilton. The centre chased a lob upfield from Allan and with the visiting defence attempting to play him offside, he ran on to walk the ball into the net.
Ritchie played very well behind Braddy and Devine continually forcing on play, and giving his forwards plenty of the ball.
Ten minutes before the end Hamilton re-asserted themselves in a desperate effort to level the score. They forced several corners and it was from one of them that Cross scored his second goal.
Although this pressure did produce one goal, the Aberdeen defence had the measure of the Accies' attack and prevented them drawing level.

Source: Press & Journal, 22nd November 1937