| Match Pictures | Matches: 1959 – 1960 | 1959-60 Pictures |
Trivia
- Debut for John Fallon and John Curran.
- As usual this match was awaited with much anticipation. Clyde – Celtic games, as their closest opponents, were always keenly fought games without the necessary antagonism seen in other local derbies. Clyde were doing well this season and were undefeated in the League
- Bertie Auld was out with an ankle injury and in came Tommy Mackle. Frank Haffey picked up an injury whilst at work allowing John Fallon to make his debut in goal. A debut too for John Curran in at right back.
- A disturbance broke out in the crowd at the Celtic end 15 minutes from full time and the police hooked and arrested two.
- Jock Stein and Jimmy McGrory attended the first funerals for the men that lost their lives in the Auchengeich pit disaster. Amongst the victims was an ex-Celtic player, Donald Weir. The club made a donation of £250 to the disaster fund and made separate arrangements for the relatives of Donald.
- The Reserves met Morton in the 2nd Round of the Second XI Cup. The team was Haffey, Kurila, Kennedy, Crerand, McNeill, Clark, Slater, Colrain, Lochhead, O’Hara, Byrne.
Review
Clyde started the match well and fought for every ball but by midway through the half it was Celtic that were making the running with good moves from Conway and Divers. Clyde defended in depth and were able to switch to counter-attack with ease. Two minutes before the interval Mackle got the opener direct from a free kick.
After the interval Celtic pushed hard for a second and Clyde defended resolutely. Conway had the ball in the net but the goal was chalked off for a foul. With this let off Clyde pushed on and Meek scored an equaliser with a good shot on 57 minutes. Though Celtic pushed for a winner the final result of a draw was even to both teams.
Teams
Celtic:
Fallon; Curran, Mochan; Smith, Evans, Peacock; Chalmers, Jackson, Conway, Divers, Mackle .
Scorers: Mackle (44)
Clyde:
Thomson; Walters, Haddock; White, Sim, McPhail; Wilson, Herd, Meek, Currie, Shearer.
Scorers: Meek (58)
Referee: R Davidson (Airdrie)
Attendance: 27,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
