1959-02-18: Celtic 1-1 Clyde, Scottish Cup

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Trivia

• Clyde were the Cup holders and being the nearest neighbours a tight game was anticipated.
• Tully was back in training having recovered from the leg knock and also from 'flu; John Higgins was available having also recovered from 'flu however Mike Jackson was still out ill. Bertie Auld was also ill with the 'flu during the week; Bertie was replaced by Jim Conway, Matt McVittie came in on the right wing with Roy Paton inside of him.
• This was Roy Paton's senior competitive debut having played in the Friendly against Morton during the week, but was to also be his only competitive match for Celtic also.
• The game was due to be played on the Saturday 14th as normal but on arrival at the ground the referee called the tie off with the pitch unplayable due to heavy rain and being completely waterlogged. The game was rearranged for the 18th with a 3:00 pm kick off.
• The draw was made for the next round of the Cup and the winners of this tie would go on to face Rangers at home.

• Elsewhere in the world, Fidel Castro was installed at Cuban President.

Review

A heavily sanded pitch but playable. Celtic started well with two attacks that saw Divers go close. Paton went close before Colrain nearly pulled off a stroke by attacking the keeper and winning the ball as it was being kicked out. Lucky for McCulloch he managed to save it on the line. Had it gone it, it would not have stood as Colrain was penalised for dangerous play. It was all Celtic, and Clyde had another lucky escape when a Mochan free kick was flicked on by Colrain and Conway's shot hit the base of the post. Clyde's first shot came on 24 minutes. Celtic continued to push hard with even Mochan getting in on the attack front. Despite all the pressure it remained 0-0 at half time.

Clyde came out for the second half a more lively team than the supine display they had given in the first half. Haffey had to make two sharp saves before Celtic went into the lead on 54 minutes. Colrain and Divers carved open the Clyde defense and McVittie provided the finishing touch from a Divers shot. A goal down, Clyde decided to fight back and 15 minutes from the end they had an equaliser when a corner from Herd was prodded home by Ring. Celtic then had to hang on to the end with Haffey called on to make two important saves.

Teams

Celtic:
Haffey; MacKay, Mochan; Smith, Evans, Peacock; McVittie, Paton, Colrain, Divers, Conway.
Scorers: McVittie (53)

Clyde:
McCulloch; Murphy, Haddock; Walters, Finlay, Clinton; Herd, White, Coyle, Robertson, Ring.
Scorers: Ring (75)

Referee: J P Barclay (Kirkcaldy)
Attendance: 32,500

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