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Trivia
- Celtic returned from Switzerland with Auld and Murdoch carrying injuries. |Both however recovered for the game and Lennox dropped to the subs bench with McBride coming back in.
- Celtic manager Jock Stein celebrated his 43rd birthday on Celtic's midweek trip to Zurich and was presented with gifts from the players and the football writers who travelled with the party.
- Jimmy Quinn Celtic's promising young centre was over the moon after being taken to Zurich with the Celtic team who enjoyed a 3-0 victory. Jimmy had flown for the first time in his life and enjoyed the life of Reilly relaxing in the sun in temperatures of 85F at Switzerland's most luxurious hotel.
- In a 121-word statement the S.F.A. announced the sacking, with immediate effect, of Scotland international team manager John Prentice. Mr Prentice has been in the job for 6-months and would receive a month's salary in lieu of notice. His annual salary was £4,000 per year. He had made the cardinal mistake of following up an offer to coach and manage the Vancouver Whitecaps soccer team and though he turned the offer down when he reported back to the SFA after going to Canada, they sacked him.
- On the previous night Celtic lost 2-1 to Hibs in a Reserve League match at Celtic Park. The Celtic team was Martin, Young, Halpin, Henderson, Cushley, Cattanach, Macari, Connelly, Quinn, Gallagher, Taylor. The Celtic scorer was Cattanach.
- On the same day Celtic were at home to Jordanhill College in the Combined Reserve League and defeated them 6-0. The Celtic team was Fallon, Craig, Gorman, Brogan, McCarron, Hay, Taggart, Connelly, Clarke, Macari, 'Junior'. The Celtic scorers were Clarke 2, Macari 2, Craig, Connelly.
Review
Hot-shot McBride k.o.'s Hibs: Celtic brushed aside Hibs' championship challenge at Easter Road this afternoon and Joe McBride, back at inside right, helped himself to four goals in Celtic's emphatic victory. So Celtic are high and dry at the top of the table tonight, and they are there thanks to a great display of attacking football and a shrewd gamble by manager Jock Stein. Mr Stein tested the Easter Road going before naming his team, and finding the going soft he gambled on McBride's strength being a telling factor in this flag fight. With wee Jimmy Johnstone back at his jinking best and having a hand in three of McBride's goals there was really no stopping Celts. They survived a 10-minute goal by Peter Cormack for Hibs and, gradually getting on top, they simply wore down the Easter Road defence. Here's there goal time-table — McBride (15), Chalmers (30), McBride (42, 43, and 74). Joe Davis, from a penalty, and McGraw, in the last second got Hibs' other goals. [Evening Times – Oct 8, 1966]
Teams
HIBERNIAN:
Allan, Duncan, Davis, Stanton, Cousin, O'Rourke, Cormack, Stein, Scott, McGraw, Stevenson. Substitute: Quinn.
Scorers: Cormack (10), Davis (37 pen), McGraw (89)
CELTIC:
Simpson, Gemmell, O'Neill, Murdoch, McNeill, Clark, Johnstone, McBride, Chalmers, Auld, Hughes. Substitute: Lennox.
Scorers: McBride 4 (15, 41, 43, 74), Chalmers (30)
Referee: N. Watson (Glasgow).
Attendance: 43,256
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
