| Match Pictures | Matches:1961 – 1962 | 1961-1962 Pictures |
Trivia
- The first League game of the season played on a Wednesday night with a 7:15pm kick off.
- Pat Crerand's time in purdah from both the SFA and Celtic for sending offs for Scotland in Czechoslovakia and in a 5-a-side tournament at Falkirk continued with a visit to the SFA Referees Committee on the 29th August. Also due to appear was Mike Jackson who was sent off in the same Falkirk tournament.
- Back in came Mike Jackson but at right half in place of Billy Price;
- Kilmarnock were at the height of their power at this point. The previous season they had finished a close second to Rangers in the League and had just come back from their second successive tour of America. They had just had a new stand built at Rugby Park.
- The injured MacKay and Haffey were both making progress and it was expected that MacKay would make the game.
Review
A fine game which both teams played excellent fast and well-controlled football.
Though Kille went 3-1 up early in the second half Celtic never dropped their work rate and soon pulled a goal back with Chalmers scoring and from that point to the end it was a constant battle between the Celtic forwards and the Kilmarnock defense. McInally scored early for Kilmarnock with a low shot. Then came two quick goals, Celtic's equaliser on the half hour scored by John Divers with a close range effort was countered by a Muir with a spectacular 20 yard strike.
Teams
Kilmarnock:
McLaughlin; Richmond, Watson; Davidson, Toner, Beattie; McIlroy, Mason, Black, McInally, Muir.
Scorers: McInally (4), Muir (31), Black (56)
Celtic:
Connor; Donnelly, Kennedy; Jackson, McNeill, Clark; Carroll, Fernie, Hughes, Divers, Chalmers.
Scorers: Divers (29), Chalmers (60)
Referee:
Attendance: 20,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
