1957-09-14: Third Lanark 0-3 Celtic, League Cup

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Trivia

  • An unchanged side for Celtic from the team that had won 6-1 in the first leg at Celtic Park. For Thirds ex-Kilmarnock Catterson came in at centre forward and Callaghan at inside left for Cunningham.
  • A 9-1 aggregate score gave a true measure of just how far ahead of Third Lanark Celtic were.

Review

Thirds came out determined to save face and made a good fist of the first half with Beattie making several important saves. For Celtic Tully again turned on a masterclass performance hitting the bar with a powerhouse shot on 28 minutes. Two minutes later Celtic were ahead with Bobby Collins scoring direct from a free kick with a tremendous shot. Despite having the wind in their favour in the second half Thirds made less impression and on 56 minutes Celtic went further ahead when a Tully free kick was touched on by Fernie to McPhail who headed neatly home. Sammy Wilson smashed home a third goal before the end.

Teams

Third Lanark:
Robertson; Smith, Brown; Kelly, Lewis, Slingsby; W Craig, R Craig, Catterson, Callaghan, McInnes.
Scorers:

Celtic:
Beattie; Donnelly, Fallon; Fernie, Evans, Peacock; Tully, Collins, McPhail, Wilson, Auld .
Scorers: Collins (30), McPhail (56), Wilson (73)

Referee: W M Syme (Glasgow)
Attendance: 25,000

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  • Match Report (see end of page below)

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Third Lanark v Celtic, League Cup 1957