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Trivia
- Neil Mochan picked up a leg injury against Hibs and was an extremely unlikely starter
- Scotland played Wales at Hampden Park on 3rd November drawing 1-1. Bobby Evans and Bertie Auld were in the team.
- Smith, Evans and Auld were chosen for the Glasgow representative side to face Sheffield representative side on 11th November in Sheffield. Bertie Peacock was a reserve.
- The Reserves played at Somerset Park winning with the team of Haffey, Curran, Kennedy, Crerand, McNeill, Clark, McVittie, O'Hara, Lochhead, McMillan, Dunn.
- The M1 from London to Birmingham was opened. Betting shops were legalised.
Review
Having beaten Rangers at Ibrox in September, Ayr Utd came to Celtic Park and started very well with outside right McGhee playing very well. It was a back-and-forth game with Ayr proving to be tough customers. Ayr Utd scored first with a decent goal from McGhee. Colrain nearly puled an equaliser back immediately but at half time it was 1-0 to Ayr.
Ayr started the second period well and in 5 minutes they doubled their advantage. Celtic countered by moving Auld to the centre and Colrain to the outside with Colrain limping from a leg injury. They attacked and Ayr defended resolutely. The move paid off with bertie Auld pulling one back to 2-1 the Divers levelled the game. Both sides went for the winner and despite the pressure on the Ayr goal it was McGhee who found the winner six minutes from time.
Teams
Celtic:
Fallon; MacKay, Donnelly; Smith, Evans, Peacock; Chalmers, Jackson, Colrain, Divers, Auld .
Scorers: Auld (60), Divers (67)
Ayr Utd:
Hamilton; Burn, G McIntyre; W McIntyre, Paterson, Elliot; Fulton, McMillan, Price, Paton, McGhee.
Scorers: McMillan 2 (30, 50), McGhee (84)
Referee: J Mackie (East Kilbride)
Attendance: 23,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
