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Trivia
- Between this game and Saturday the 17th February and sharp cold snap hit Scotland and snow fell extensively. Celtic had been due to face Aberdeen at Celtic Park on the 28th but the pitch was frozen and the game postponed.
- Celtic played a closed door Friendly against the Scotland side on the 22nd at Cappielow. Scotland were due to face England at Hampden on the 24th. Tommy Gemmell, Billy McNeill, Ronnie Simpson and Bobby Lennox played for Scotland. John Hughes was added at the last moment The sides drew 1-1 which meant England went through to the quarter finals of the European Championship.
- The team was listed on the Friday with Jimmy Quinn coming in as sub. John Clark was out with a hamstring injury. In came Jim Brogan. Jim Craig was out with Willie O'Neill at left back and Tommy Gemmell on the right. Up front Charlie Gallacher was preferred at inside left with Bertie Auld out injured. Steve Chalmers must have been wondering what he had to do to get a game.
- Willie Wallace was sensational and gave perhaps his best ever performance in a Celtic jersey.
- On the same day Celtic Reserves beat Kilmarnock Reserves 4-2. The Celtic scorers were McMahon, Hay, Chalmers and McKellar. The Celtic team was Fallon, Young, Gorman, Cattanach, Connelly, Hay, McKellar, McMahon, Chalmers, McBride, Jim Clarke. Sub Taggart
Review
Celtic were in sparkling form with Willie Wallace having the game of his life at centre forward. Celtic led 3-0 at half time and the score could have been greater. Wallace picked off two goals with Lennox adding the third just before the whistle. Wallace's first came from a corner from Gallacher nodded on by McNeill, dummied by Hughes and there was Wallace to knock it home. Jimmy Johnstone seemed to be playing wherever he wanted to be and causing Kilmarnock no end of panic. Wallace's second came from a fine run and pass by Hughes. Lennox' goal came from fine work by Jimmy Johnstone.
Wallace added a fourth on 72 minutes and this also marked Jimmy Quinn's arrival for Bobby Murdoch who had been injured in a clash of heads. Quinn went to centre forward and Wallace dropped back to right half. Quinn scored the fifth and Wallace finished off with a sixth goal just before time.
Teams
Kilmarnock:
McLaughlin, Arthur, McFadzean, Rodman, McGrory, Beattie, McLean, Queen, Morrison, Gilmour, Cameron Sub: McIlroy
Scorers:
Celtic:
Simpson, Gemmell, O'Neill, Murdoch (Quinn, 77), McNeill, Brogan, Johnstone, Lennox, Wallace, Gallacher, Hughes.
Scorers: Wallace 4 (2, 16, 72, 89), Lennox (42), Quinn (87)
Referee: T. Kellock (East Kilbride)
Attendance: 14,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
