| Match Pictures | Matches: 1956 – 1957 | 1956-57 pictures |
Trivia
- The day after the St Louis game the Celtic party flew to Vancouver for the second game against Tottenham Hotspur.
- Played at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver.
- Following the game the party spent some time at a local race course in Vancouver where John Donnelly backed an outside winner at 9-1 by mistake.
- Both clubs were the guests of the city of Vancouver following the game and at a dinner were all presented with miniature totem poles to mark the occasion.
Review
"The game had its lighter moments with the mystery of who stole the ball taking the biscuit. Neil Mochan shot for goal but missed, and a spectator beat the goalkeeper in a race for the ball, which was lying on the track, then jumped back over the barrier and made off out of the stadium under his arm. all this with 21,000 witnesses."
At half time the crowd were entertained by a brass band and a pipe band. Unfortunately neither had worked out who would play first and they both claimed that honour. Both struck up at the same time and fought against each other for ascendancy much to the amusement of the crowd, till the brass band gave up and left the field to the pipers.
Teams
Spurs Scorers: Smith 2(2, 2nd Half), Brooks 2 (23, 2nd half), Blanchflower (2nd half), Stokes (2nd Half)
Willie Fernie played in this game
Referee:
Attendance: 21,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
