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Trivia
- Jim Craig was the only casualty from the Cup tie against Dundee. He failed to recover in time allowing Ian Young back in at right back.
- Two days previously Celtic Reserves defeated Stirling Albion Reserves 2-0 at Celtic Park. The scorers were Brogan and Cattanach. The Celtic team was Martin, Young, O'Neill, Cattanach, Cushley, Brogan, Gallagher, H. Quinn, J. Quinn, Lennox, Taylor.
- On the same day at Barrowfield in a Combined Reserve League match Celtic beat Queen of the South 4-0. The scorers were J. Quinn 3 and Taylor. The Celtic team was Fallon, Cunningham, Halpin, Henderson, McCarron, Hay, Connelly, McGowan, J. Quinn, Sweeney, Taylor
- This defeat was the third away League game in a row that Celtic had lost. It left the club trailing Rangers by 2 points at the top of the table but with a game in hand. The loss of form away from home was of concern as of the 11 remaining games in the League 7 were away ties.
Review
A severe knock back to the title hopes particularly as Stirling Albion sat fourth from the bottom of the division and this looked like a solid 2-point banker. But that wasn't to be. Celtic had chances early on. But the Binos never gave up or retreated into solid defense as some teams had done this season. With the pitch cutting up badly Celtic redoubled their attempts with Auld going close on several occasions. Then seven minutes from time Stirling broke and Bowie crossed for Grant who took the ball in his stride and lashed home a fierce shot. There was still time for Bertie Auld to miss what looked like a sitter from a poor pass back.
Despite all their attempts Celtic could not put the ball past Taylor and the Binos held out for a decent win for them.
Teams
Stirling Albion
Taylor, Dickson, McGuiness, Reid, Rogerson, Thomson, Bowie, Grant, Fleming, McKinnon, Hall
Scorer Grant (37)
Celtic
Simpson; Young, Gemmell; Murdoch, McNeill, Clark; Johnstone, McBride, Chalmers, Auld, Hughes
Scorers:
Referee: H. Philips (Wishaw)
Attendance: 17,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
