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Trivia
- First League game of the season and first one at home. Fallon, Stein and McPhail were all recovering from various injuries.
- Flags were at half mast and black armbands worn on as a token of respect for ex-Celtic player Frank O'Donnell, who died at the age of 41 on 4th September, 1952.
- On 3rd September Joe Baillie played for the Scottish League against the Irish League in a 5-1 victory in Belfast.
- Ex-Celtic legend Jimmy Delaney, now a 38 year old, was at outside right for Falkirk.
Review
Tully had an excellent game and combined well with Millsopp and Baillie. In the 10th minute he fired over a cross which was headed on by Willie Fernie and McPhail hit it with a left foot shot that flew into the net. Fernie got the second, again from a Tully cross. The Falkirk defense was at fault again for the third goal, McPhail's second. At half time Celtic were 3-0 up. Falkirk pulled one back immediately after the interval and followed that up eight minutes later to close the gap to a single goal. Although Celtic tried to up the pace the defense looked shaken and they conceded the equaliser on 61 minutes. Falkirk scored a fourth goal which was disallowed for offside. Celtic finally got back in gear and Tully and McPhail scored two goals in the last 10 minutes.
Teams
Celtic:
Bonnar; Boden, Fallon; Evans, Stein, Baillie; Walsh, Fernie, McPhail, Tully, Millsopp.
Scorers: McPhail 3 (10, 18, 89), Fernie (13), Tully (80)
Falkirk:
Scott; McKenzie, Rae; Gallacher, Wilson, Hunter; Brown, Morrison, Plumb, McCabe, Delaney.
Scorers: Plumb 2 (47, 61), Morrison (55)
Referee: D Graham (Dundee)
Attendance: 20,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
- Match Pictures
