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Trivia
- At the start of the previous week it was thought that Crerand would be out for this game having gone over on his ankle in the previous game against St Mirren.
- Having left Celtic for Chelsea only a few months earlier, Bobby Evans brought about controversy south of the border by making statements about alleged bribery involving First Division players in England. This led to an enquiry from the Footbal League Management Committee. There was no question of Evans being involved other than as a whistle-blower.
- Hibernian who were the Scottish team in the Inter-Cities fairs Cup had just been given a bye against Swiss Club Lausanne, with the Swiss club withdrawing because of an extensive injury list.
Review
Celtic were up for it from the off. The first goal came from a corner with a spectacular overhead kick from Bobby Carroll. Four minutes later Muirhead lost a tussle for the ball and Carroll and Divers both went for the dropped ball. Some reports credit Jim Divers with the goal. The Celtic defense marshalled by McNeuill cooly coped with anything Hibs came up with. fernie scored in the second half with a low shoty from a tight angle. Two minutes later Auld made it four. And a minute later Chalmers headed home a fifth and went on to add a sixth in the sixty second minute.
Teams
Hibernian:
Muirhead; Fraser, McLelland; Falconer, Baird, Hughes; Buchanan, McLeod, Baker, Stevenson. Ormond
Celtic:
Haffey; MacKay, Kennedy; Crerand, McNeill, Peacock; Chalmers, Fernie, Carroll, Divers, Auld.
Scorers: Carroll (14, 18), Fernie (49), Auld (51), Chalmers (52, 62)
Ref: J R P Gordon (Newport-on-Tay)
Attendance: 28,000
Articles
- Match Report (see below)
