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Trivia
- Marco di Sousa and Ayrton Inacio, two Brazilian inside forwards both from Sao Paulo were flown in by Celtic for trials. They arrived on 5th August. The two 24 year olds would spend 2 months in trial assessment with Celtic. Their arrival came about when the club were contacted by two Portugese agents at the time of the Friendly game in Vienna at the end of the previous season.
- Gemmell, Murdoch, McNeill, McBride and Hughes were chosen for the Glasgow Select side to face Chelsea in the Charity game at Hampden on 11th August.
- Jim Baxter makes his much publicised debut for Sunderland against Celtic. The ex Scotland manager McColl was now manager at Sunderland – so the ex-Scotland manager and the temporary SDcotland manager faced off against each other!
- Bobby Murdoch and John Hughes stole the show
- Estimated 10,000 Celtic fans travelled south on a hot summers dayand a number of arrests were made inside the ground.
- Celtic fans taunt Baxter with chants of 'Easy-Easy-Easy !'
- In a last minute change, future Celt Harry Hood turns out for Sunderland
- Celtic play in a smart new all green strip with white numbers on shorts
Review
Celtic were so dominant that it could have been a double figure scoreline. Jock Stein's Bhoys gave a taste of things to come in the years ahead as Jim Baxter's Sunderland were blown away. Bertie Auld came on for the last 10 minutes after McBride injured a knee, with John Hughes going to centre forward and Bertie taking the outside left position.
Teams
Sunderland:
McLaughlin; Parke, Ashursy; Harvey, Hurley, McNab; Helliwell, Hood, Sharkey, Baxter, Mulhall .
Scorers:
Celtic:
Fallon; Young, Gemmell; Murdoch, McNeill, Clark; Johnstone, Gallacher, McBride (Auld), Lennox, Hughes.
Scorers: Lennox (17), Murdoch (37), McBride (46), Hughes 2 (47,85)
Referee: T McKitterick (East Harrington)
Attendance: 35,000
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- Match Report (see end of page below)
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