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Trivia
- Tully was absent with a strain; McPhail was also out; Mochan continued at centre forward with Jim Sharkey coming in at inside left; Sean Fallon was also out with Frank Meechan again getting a run out. Fallon was due to enter a nursing home for an operation to remove the cysat from his knee which had been causing him pain all season. The Buddies also had a raft of injury problems.
- Jock Stein had a date with the doctors for the following Tuesday to review the progress on his ankle.
- Celtic announced that plans for a tour of America and Canada at the end of the season were complete. The American Soccer League sponsored the trip.
- FIFA sent out a circular to all football associations to gather opinion on the allowance of substitutions during a game for either a) injured players, b) an injured goalkeeper or c) players in general
Review
Celtic started well with Fernie, Sharkey and Ryan combining. Beattie was forced to make some early saves and in the 21st minute pulled off a wonder save to keep it goalless. It was still goal less at half time. St Mirren pressurised the Celtic goal at the start of the second half but without scoring. St Mirren had the ball in the net but the referee brought play back for an earlier foul by Jack and ignored the advantage rule. Celtic scored against the run of play and from a Ryan corner Mochan hit the ball on the volley to rocket the ball home from 12 yards. A confident Celtic now went on the attack and six minutes from time Fernie cut the ball back to Higgins who unleashed a fierce shot from 10 yards.
Teams
St Mirren:
Forsyth; Lapsley, McTurk; Dallas, Telfer, Johnston; Devine, Wilson, Humphries, Holmes, McGill.
Scorers:
Celtic:
Beattie; Haughney, Meechan; Evans, Jack, Peacock; Higgins, Ryan, Mochan, Sharkey, Fernie.
Scorers: Mochan (74), Higgins (84)
Referee: W D Liston (Larbert)
Attendance: 21,500
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
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Evening Times 8/12/56
