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Trivia
- Jimmy Johnstone recovered from the knock he received against Dukla Prague which had kept him out of the Scotland international. Tommy Gemmell who was injured in the international also recovered to start this game. McNeill had also been carrying an injury of an abscess on an old hip injury but was passed fit. Soi too was Bobby Lennox who had picked up a knee injury in the Wembley international.
- A warm welcome on a wild and windy night was given to Simpson, Gemmell, Wallace and Lennox who were part of the Scotland side who beat World Cup holders England 3-2 at Wembley four days earlier.
- This point gives Celtic a three point lead from Rangers with three games remaining, both having played 31 games.
- On the same day in the second leg of the Reserve League Cup semi final Celtic beat Dunfermline 1-0 at East End Park. Taylor was the scorer for Celtic giving them a 3-1 aggregate win.
- Rangers beat Slavia Sofia 1-0 in Bulgaria and are certs to reach the final of the ECWC.
Review
Aberdeen defended stoutly commonly with 10 men behind the ball in this dress rehearsal for the Scottish cup final on April 29th. Tommy Gemmell still looked as though he needed some time to recover from his ankle injury but he was not the only one in the Celtic team that looked less sharp than usual. Bertie Auld, Jimmy Johnstone and Bobby Lennox all looked to be out of touch
Celtic lacked their usual sharpness in attack and Stein consoles himself that his side are another point nearer the title.
Teams
Celtic
Simpson, Craig, Gemmell, Murdoch, McNeill, Clark, Johnstone, Wallace, Chalmers, Auld , Lennox. Substitute: Hughes
Scorers:
Aberdeen
Clark, Whyte, Shewan, Munro, McMillan, Petersen, Wilson, Smith, Storrie, Melrose, Johnston Sub Buchan
Scorers:
Referee: R.H. Davidson (Airdrie)
Attendance: 33,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
