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Trivia
- Celtic had left for Seamills on Tuesday morning after the Glasgow Cup game against Queen’s Park, to train and relax by the sea. All the squad were fit.
- This was the first part of a double header with Airdrie with Celtic due to meet them again in the League Cup semi final.
- The European draw was made. In the European Cup, Celtic were paired with Nantes of France. Rangers in the Cup Winners Cup drew Borussia Dortmund who held the trophy having beaten Liverpool (victors over Celtic in the semi final) in the final at Hampden in May.
- Airdrie and manager Archie Wright were on a roll in the League and League Cup despite having gone to part-time status. They were unbeaten in the league and sat second prior to this game above Rangers and were due to face Celtic in the League Cup semi.
- Carnival atmosphere at Parkhead as Mrs Kelly (wife of Celtic chairman Robert Kelly) unfurls the League flag in front of 41,000 fans.
- On the previous night Celtic defeated Airdrieonians 4-0 in a Reserve League match at Broomfield. The Celtic team was Martin, Craig, McCarron, Henderson, Cushley, Brogan, Taggart, Connelly, Quinn, Taylor, Macari. The Celtic scorers were Brogan, Taylor, Taggart and Connelly.
- In Scottish football, following Hearts loss of manager, St Mirren were now looking for a new boss when their manager resigned to emigrate to the USA and manage Hartford Club of Connecticut.
Review
Airdrie said they had a plan to contain Celtic. So Jock Stein mixed it up and changed the team order. Ian Young was retained from the Glasgow Cup game along with Charlie Gallacher. Jimmy Johnstone dropped to the bench. Lennox and Chalmers played together and Bertie Auld and Bobby Murdoch were rested.
This turned out to be an excellent game with Airdrie matching Celtic in the first half. They wilted in the second half when Celtic’s superior fitness told and Joe McBride got the opener from a Chalmers opening on 65 minutes. Three minutes later Lennox added a second from a Gemmell cross and he popped up to add a third three minutes from time.
Teams
Celtic:
Simpson, Young, Gemmell, Clark, McNeill, O’Neill, Chalmers, Lennox, McBride, Gallacher, Hughes. Sub: Johnstone
Scorers: McBride (65), Lennox 2 (68, 87)
Airdrie:
McKenzie Jonquin Keenan Goodwin Black Ramsey Ferguson McPheat Marshall Murray Phillips Sub: Irvine
Scorers:
Referee: D Small (Selkirk)
Attendance: 41,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
