| Match Pictures | Matches:1953 – 1954 | 1953-54 pictures |
Trivia
- Duncan came in for an injured Tully.
Review
Bonthrone deceived Bonnar in the sixth minute to go one down. Despite pressure from East Fife Celtic still pushed for an equaliser. Walsh had a good shot on goal which was cleared off the line. Collins, Fernie and McPhail all had efforts.East Fife were also pressurising the Celtic goal and on twenty minutes Fleming scored a goal from a mix up between Bonnar and Meechan to give East Fife a 2-0 lead. Just before half time fernie headed a goal for Celtic to make it 2-1 at half time.
In the second half east Fife had much of the play. The third came when Haugney tried to head clear a cross but only succeeded in deliveriing the ball to Fleming who fired home. Fleming completed a hatrick on seventy four minutes.
Teams
East Fife:
Curran; Emery, S Stewart; Christie, Finlay, McLennan; J Stewart, Fleming, Bonthrone, Gardiner, Matthew.
Scorers: Bonthrone (6), Fleming 3 (20, 58, 74)
Celtic:
Bonnar; Haughney, Meechan; Evans, Stein, Peacock; Collins, Fernie, McPhail, Walsh, Duncan.
Scorers: Fernie (42)
Referee: J S Cox (Rutherglen)
Attendance: 15,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)