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Trivia
- Game kicked off at 3.30 to avoid clashes with 4,000 marchers in the Black walk at Bellahouston Park.
- Celtic took the unusual step of urging those supporters who felt they would be unable to resist retaliation NOT to turn up at Ibrox for the game through the pages of the Celtic View. The club went out of their way to try to avoid any disturbances starting from Celtic supporters.Rangers also appealed to their rowdier elements to not disrupt the game.
- Jock Stein named his team on the Friday. Bertie Auld was not quite 100% fit. He had comeback this season after a cartilage op. at the end of the previous season. John Clark was named as sub with Jim Brogan starting in his left half position.
- 300 police were on duty at Ibrox in case of disturbances.
- Celtic take command in their League cup section.
- Fighting broke out in the Celtic end just before time up.
- On the same day at Celtic Park Celtic Reserves defeated Rangers Reserves 2-1 in the Reserve League Cup. Joe McBride scored both goals. The Celtic team was Wraith, Craig, Gorman, McMahon, Hay, Cattanach, Chalmers, McBride, Quinn, Gallagher, Macari Sub Billy Murdoch.
Review
On a bright summers day Celtic won well at Ibrox.
Stein sprang a surprise by playing the 19 year old George Connelly in his first start in the first team. He had a splendid game.
Wallace opened the scoring after Johnstone had eluded the Rangers defence by racing clear through the middle. Sorensen saved well at Johnstone’s feet but the ball broke too Wallace who fired the ball home. The second goal was a disaster for Greig who miscued a pass back to his keeper. The ball rolled goalwards and Wallace was allowed an easy tap in for 2-0.
In the second half Rangers pressed strongly and Simpson had a wonderful match, keeping the Rangers forwards at bay with a succession of fine saves.
Morton 1-3 Partick Thistle
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| Celtic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Partick Thistle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Morton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Teams
Rangers
Martin, Jackson, Mathieson, Greig, McKinnon, D. Smith, Henderson, A. Smith, Penman, Ferguson, Persson. Sub Jardine
Scorers:
Celtic
Simpson Gemmell, O’Neill, Murdoch, McNeill, Brogan, Connelly (Clark 83), Johnstone, Wallace, Lennox, Hughes.
Scorer Wallace 2 (9, 35)
Referee: J. Callaghan (Glasgow)
Attendance: 80,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
