| Match Pictures | Matches: 1954 – 1955 | 1954-55 pictures |
Trivia
- Alec Boden came in for the injured Stein; John Smith came in for Tully.
- A good pitch and the game played in "spring-like weather".
- Jimmy McIlroy the Celtic centre half and centre forward who had been playing mostly in the reserves this season broke his leg in a reserve game and would be out for some time.
Review
Motherwell pipped Celtic with a late revival to share the points. A fairly dull game in which both defenses were the stand outs rather than any attacking play.
A fairly dull first half with few incidents of note but occasional chances at both ends. Motherwell played a new keeper in the game and he performed well in the first half making important saves from Higgins and Walsh. celtic went ahead just after the restart. Motherwell came back at them with Aitken hitting the crossbar. Walsh got a second goal when he broke clear and slotted the ball past the advancing McIntyre. Hunter pulled one back with a goal line tap in and four minutes from time Motherwell equalised when Bonnar was narrowly beaten on the goal line.
Teams
Motherwell:
McIntyre; Kilmarnock, Shaw; Cox, Paton, redpath; Hunter, Aitken, Humphries, Forrest, Aitkenhead.
Scorers: Hunter (72), Humphries (86)
Celtic:
Bonnar; Haughney, Fallon; Evans, Boden, Peacock; Higgins, Smith, Walsh, Fernie, Collins.
Scorers: Higgins (49), Walsh (65)
Referee:
Attendance: 20,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)