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Trivia
- Debut game for Tony Hepburn. Tony came in place of Charlie Tully who was at Windsor Park, Belfast playing against England. Tully scored both Ireland’s goals in a 2-2 draw and confounded his opposite number Alf Ramsey.
Review
Celtic scored in 2 minutes with a flyer from Peacock. New Bhoy Hepburn made the second, beating Redpath and Shaw before centring for Fallon to head home.
From one match report:
“What a happy mood Celtic expressed! Effervescence bubbled in the efforts of every player. Even Tony Hephurn, making his senior debt, played a series of touches that evoked nostalgic recollection of Delaney or Connelly on their best days. And to complete the meant picture Fallon, from one of the young winger’s passes headed a goal the prototype of which can be contained only in Jimmy McGrory’s album of “Famous Goals I Have Scored”.”
Teams
Celtic:
Bonnar; Boden, Meechan; Evans, Stein, Baillie; Hepburn, Walsh, Fallon, Fernie, Peacock.
Scorers: Peacock (2), Fallon (13), Walsh (69, pen)
Motherwell:
Johnstone; Kilmarnock, Shaw; Cox, Paton, Redpath; Sloan, Humphries, Kelly, Forrest, Aitkenhead.
Scorers:
Referee: J Mowat (Glasgow)
Attendance: 30,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
- Match Pictures