1966-08-17: Celtic 6-0 Clyde, League Cup

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Trivia

  • Jimmy Johnstone picked up an ankle knock in the game against Hearts and had some heavy treatment on the injury but recovered in time for this game.
  • Celtic played in their all-green change strip for this Wednesday night game.
  • On the day previous to this game Celtic Reserves were at home to Queens Park Reserves in a Combined Reserve League match and defeated them 4-2. The Celtic team was Kennedy, Craig, Halpin, Henderson, McCarron, ‘Junior’, ‘Newman’, ‘Newman’, J. Clarke, Taylor, Newman. The Celtic scorers were ‘Newman’ outside left 2, ‘Newman’ inside right and Clarke.

Review

The second roughouse game in a row with Clyde players looking in some cases to maim Celtic players. Jimmy Johnstone in particular came in for some further treatment to the injuries he had already sustained. However referee Stewart was indulgent and let Clyde get away with their behaviour without even reprimanding them. Bobby Lennox was a victim of a McHugh scything and required treatment on the field. Bobby Lennox scored in the fifth minute and from that point Celtic were never in danger of losing.McBride put away a penalty and scored the third just before half time. He got his hatrick in the second half after Lennox had put Celtic four up. And Steve Chalmers chipped in before the end.

St Mirren 0-0 Hearts

Team P W D L F A Pts
Celtic 2 2 0 0 8 9 4
Clyde 2 1 0 1 1 6 2
St Mirren 2 0 1 1 3 4 1
Hearts 2 0 1 1 0 2 1

Teams

Celtic
Simpson; Gemmell, O’Neill; Murdoch, McNeill, Clark; Johnstone, McBride, Chalmers, Lennox, Auld. Sub Gallacher
Scorers Lennox 2 (5, 60), McBride 3 (30 pen, 44, 63), Chalmers (83)

Clyde
Wright, Glasgow, Mulheron, McHugh, Staite, Anderson, McFarlane, Gilroy, Stewart, Hastings, Fraser Sub Soutar

Referee: J. Stewart (Paisley)
Attendance: 30,000

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  • Match Report (see end of page below)

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