| Match Pictures | Matches: 1955 – 1956 | 1955-56 pictures |
Trivia
- An unchanged side for Celtic; Stirling Albion were bottom of the league and in dire straits. Having managed to stay uip this season only by the styrategy of the League increasing the nuber of teams in Division A they had played 12 games for a return of 2 points.
Review
Celtic started the game at full steam with three forced corners and Jimmy Walsh having several shots along with Sharkey also going close. On sixteen minutes Mochan cut in and though his shot was saved he put the rebound away for the first goal. Fernie hit a piledriver for the second after a typical solo mazy run. Collins also hit the crossbar before half time. Walsh added a third in the second half and the score could have been a lot more than the 3 goals at the end with Stirling Albion hanging on.
Teams
Stirling Albion:
Robertson; Gibson, Milligan; McKechnie, McNichol, Swanson; Philliben, Smith, Henderson, Rankine, Pattison.
Scorers:
Celtic:
Beattie; Boden, Meechan; Whyte, Evans, Peacock; Collins, Fernie, Sharkey, Walsh, Mochan.
Scorers: Mochan (16), Fernie (33), Sharkey (73)
Referee: A McClintock (Bishopbriggs)
Attendance: 11,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)