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Trivia
- John Hughes who had injured an ankle in the Reserve League Cup game agaiunst Rangers was on the road to recovery. The stitches had been removed from the gash that had required attention. All the other members of the squad were fit. Charlie Gallacher was retained in the side with Steve Chalmers out with a leg injury. Pat McMahon was named as substitute.
- Celtic Reserves defeated Dundee United Reserves 4-2 on the same day in the Reserve League Cup. The Celtic scorers were McKellar 2, Quinn and O'Neill.
- Lennox had two goals narrowly disallowed for offside.
- McKay saved a Gemmell penalty
Review
Another tough tie against Dundee Utd who were taking on the reputation of Celtic's bogey team. Bobby Lennox got the only goal in a tight game in the 61st minute putting a Bertie Auld pass away. This was after he had had the ball in the net twice before only to be given offside. Celtic were awarded a penalty in the eighth minute when Lennox was sent sprawling but this time Gemmell's spot kick was saved. Celtic had the upper hand throughout most of the first half but failed to get the ball in the net. After Lennox's goal in the second half Dundee Utd came out and Celtic defended strongly with the knowledge that they could go back and score if needed.
Rangers 3-0 Aberdeen
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| Celtic | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| Rangers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Dundee Utd | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Aberdeen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
Teams
Dundee United
McKay, T. Millar, Briggs, R. Millar, Smith, Wood (Graham), Berg, Gillespie, Hainey, Mitchell, Wilson
Scorers:
Celtic
Simpson, Craig, Gemmell, Murdoch, McNeill, Clark, Johnstone, Gallacher, Wallace, Auld, Lennox Substitute: McMahon
Scorer Lennox (60)
Referee: A.R. McKenzie (Coatbridge)
Attendance: 30,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
