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Trivia
- Sean Fallon, after an outstanding game against Rangers, was out with a knee injury and Jim Kennedy stepped in at left back.
- East Fife reserves played Celtic reserves on the same day at Methil. The Celtic team was McCreadie; Bolden, Goldie; Conroy, Donnelly, MacKay; Sharkey, Walsh, McAlindon, Ryan, Mochan.
Review
Bonthrone scored for the visitors on three minutes when the Celtic defenders were caught off balance and were nearly caught again just after. Celtic fought back winning successive corners. A powerful Collins shot hit the upright and the rebound was collected by Fernie who scored. Both sides were playing good, interesting, probing football. Tully had a shot just before half time which ran along the top of the crossbar.
Collins continued in powerhouse fashion after the break and could have won a penalty. McPhail scored with a beautiful header on 64 minutes from a free kick. Despite early promise East Fife failed to continue with their challenge and the game petered out as a contest.
In the other game in the group Rangers beat Aberdeen 6-2 at Pittodrie.
| Team | P | W | L | D | F | A | Pts |
| Celtic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Rangers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
| East Fife | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Aberdeen | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
Teams
Celtic:
Beattie; Haughney, Kennedy; Evans, Jack, Peacock; Higgins, Collins, McPhail, Fernie, Tully.
Scorers: Fernie (15), McPhail (57)
East Fife:
Watters; Adie, S Stewart; Cox, Christie, McLennan; J Stewart, Leishman, Wright, Bonthrone, Matthew.
Scorers: Bonthrone (2)
Referee: H Spence (Kilmarnock)
Attendance: 28,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
Glasgow Herald 20/8/56
