| Match Pictures | Matches: 1958 – 1959 | 1958-59 Pictures |
Trivia
- Sammy Wilson came in on the right wing with Matt McVittie moving to the left wing; Mike Jackson had recovered from 'flu and was back at inside right. Roy Paton and Jim Conway missing out. Third Lanark planned to be unchanged from their previous outing but before kick off Joe McInnes was ruled out with 'flu and George Christie stepped in at outside left.
- Celtic had already printed 40,000 tickets for an all-ticket Celtic – Rangers Scottish Cup tie with the replay against Clyde still to be played.
- The Reserves played Third Lanark at Celtic Park winning 5-0 (the report and team line is given in the match report below)
- In world news, the crisis in Cyprus between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, with the british forces trying to keep a peace between the two communities, reached a crisis point with a large number of killings and kidnappings and reprisals. Talks were called in London to try to resolve the increasing level of violence between the two communities.
Review
The game was played in foggy conditions – a weather feature that seemed perpetual since the start of the year in 1959.
Thirds started better and had several good attacks before Celtic got up to speed. A penalty claim and a shot cleared off the line by the Hi-Hi showed Celtic edging in front but it was Third Lanark that went ahead on 12 minutes when Bobby Craig fired home from 10 yds. Celtic went back into the attack and only good saves from Ramage kept Thirds in front. Wilson hit the post just before half time but Thirds had the lead at the interval.
Celtic switched Sammy Wilson with Divers for the second half to allow Wilson a fuller role in his more usual berth. Thirds still attacked and Celtic pushed for an equaliser. McVittie was injured in a tackle but was able to continue. The build up play was good but the shooting boots to beat Ramage in the Thirds goal were lacking. However ten minutes from time Celtic got the equaliser in what had been a fairly evenly fought game, when McVittie scored. There was still time for Thirds to attack and Mochan had to head off the line 2 minutes from the final whistle.
Teams
Third Lanark:
Ramage; Caldwell, Brown; Kelly, McCallum, Robb; R Craig, Goodfellow, Dick, Gray, Christie.
Scorers: R Craig (12)
Celtic:
Haffey; MacKay, Mochan; Smith, Evans, Peacock; Wilson, Jackson, Colrain, Divers, McVittie.
Scorers: McVittie (80)
Referee:
Attendance:
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
