| Match Pictures | Matches: 1965 – 1966 | 1965-66 Pictures |
Trivia
- Bertie Auld was due to appear of the SFA Referees Committee carpet for picking up three cautions.
- Hughes was finally fit and took his place on the left wing. His return saw the front line re-jigged with Bertie Auld going inside and Bobby Lennox switching to the right side with Stevie Chalmers missing out.
- Easter Road had a coating of snow which had been cleared for the game but there was an icy strong wind throughout the game with Celtic playing with the wind in the first half.
- On the previous day Celtic defeated Rangers 1-0 in a Combined Reserve League match at Barrowfield. The Celtic team was Kennedy, Craig, Halpin, Henderson, 'Newman', O'Neill, Connelly, Sweeney, J. Quinn, 'Newman', H. Quinn. The Celtic scorer was J. Quinn.
Review
Hibs survived a first half roasting from Celtic who despite all their chances failed to put the ball in the net. They won 8 corners in the first 10 minutes and Bertie Auld stamped his identity oin the game with some superb individual play and passing to bring others in.
In the second half it was Hibs turn to be on the attack and Celtic had to defend resolutely. Both Johnstone and Hughes found it difficult to break free of the opposing full backs even though they did try switching sides.
The gap came down to 2 points with three games to play.
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| Celtic | 31 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 101 | 29 | 51 |
| Rangers | 31 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 83 | 27 | 49 |
| Kilmarnock | 32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 71 | 45 | 42 |
| Dundee Utd | 31 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 75 | 46 | 41 |
| Dunfermiline | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 84 | 49 | 40 |
Teams
Hibernian
Allan, Duncan, Davies, Stanton, McNamee, Cousin, Cormack, Stein, Scott, Quinn, E. Stevenson
Scorers:
Celtic
Simpson; Young, Gemmell; Murdoch, McNeill, Clark; Johnstone, Lennox, McBride, Auld, Hughes
Scorers:
Referee: J.R.P. Gordon (Newport-on-Tay)
Attendance: 24,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
