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Trivia
- In a further shock Mike Haughney came back into the team at centre forward.
- John Higgins was expected to play his first Reserve game since his cartilage op. on Friday 23rd. The Reserve game at Celtic Park against Rangers Reserves had been brought forward so as not to clash with the Ibrox game on the Saturday. Higgins did play in a 1-0 victory with McVittie getting the goal, the team being McCreadie, Goldie, Meechan, Whyte, Jack, Duffy; Higgins, McVittie, Sharkey, Rowan, Auld.
- Bobby Collins and Bobby Evans both played for the Scottish League against the Irish League in Dublin on 21st September in a 4-2 win.
Review
A rain lashed and windy day with slippery conditions underfoot made for a tricky game and difficult ball control.
"The best football came from Celtic in an Ibrox match more noted for it's long periods of midfield play than anything else. Celtic provided the smoother and more elegant forward play but like Rangers, they had very few scoring opportunities. fernie was always the ball player even if at times he reverted to the one-player-too-many aspect of his game. Boden, Evans, Peacock and Collins were also outstanding. Rangers lack the combined touch of the Celts and their forward line had a quiet day with their wing halfs busy controlling the Celtic attacks. Haughney for all the shock of seeing a right back leading the line at centre forward, made quite a decent job of it.
Teams
Rangers:
Niven; Caldow, Little; McColl, Young, Rae; Scott, Baird, Simpson, Prentice, Hubbard.
Scorers:
Celtic:
Beattie; Boden, Fallon; Fernie, Evans, Peacock; Docherty, Collins, Haughney, Smith, Mochan.
Scorers:
Referee: R H Davidson (Airdrie)
Attendance: 47,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
Glasgow Herald 26th September 1955
