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Trivia
- At the start of the week McNeill and Hay were 'flu victims and did not train.
- Despite George Connelly going onto the transfer list he played in this game. He was initially listed as a sub but played in place of McCluskey who had recently replaced him. There was much talk that the team might accommodate both players possibly at the expense of Jim Brogan.
- Celtic's first ever League game on a Sunday.
- Game played on a Sunday and huge crowd of 40,000 turn out to watch Celtic's first Sunday league game.
- Basle manager Helmut Benthaus watches from the stand before forthcoming European cup tie.
- Steve Murray injured his toe in this game and this will lead to his eventual retirement
Edward Heath set 28th February as polling day in the General election. For Heath this was a crucial test of who ran the country – the government or the miners and power workers. The state of emergency continued with power rationing, the three-day week and industrial action from many sectors.
Review
Celts have now lost two games on the trot and alarm bells are ringing. George Connelly is reinstated in defence after his recent difficulties.
The defence however still looked shaky despite wortking on it through the week.
Hibs now putting pressure on Celtic at the top.
Teams
Celtic:
Hunter, McGrain, Brogan, Connelly, McNeill, Hay, Hood (Callaghan), Murray, Deans, Dalglish, Lennox. Substitutes: Davidson
Scorer: Hay (35)
Dundee:
Allan, R Wilson, Johnston (Pringle), Ford, Philip, Gemmell, J Wilson, Robinson, Duncan, J Scott, Lambie. Sub: I Scott
Scorers: Lambie (23), Duncan (30)
Referee: T Kellock (East Kilbride)
Attendance: 40,000
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Articles
If you know the history…
By: Joe Sullivan on 09 Feb, 2014 10:48
Celticfc.net Feb 2014
HISTORY was made when Celtic played a league game on a Sunday for the first time ever when the Bhoys entertained Dundee 40 years ago this week on February 10, 1974.
The move proved to be a winner as over 40,000 turned up but on the debit side, the visitors won 2-1.
Goals by Lambie and Duncan put Dundee into a 2-0 lead before the half-hour mark and Davie Hay pulled one back in the 35th minute but that was to be the end of the scoring in this Sunday service.
Celtic’s first ever Sunday game was a fortnight earlier when Clydebank visited on Scottish Cup duty and the Hoops won 6-1.
Dixie Deans not only netted the first ever goal scored in Scotland on a Sunday when he struck after four minutes in the 2.30pm kick-off match, but he went on to score the first ever Sabbath hat-trick.
St Johnstone’s Jim Pearson and Ronnie Glavin at Partick Thistle also netted trebles but Dixie’s was the quickest.