| Match Pictures | Matches: 1969 – 1970 | 1969-70 Pictures |
Trivia
- Jim Craig was fully recovered from the knee knock he had taken in pre-season and was added to the squad for the game. Stevie Chalmers was also in the squad but there was still no place for Jinky who continued with the reserves.Davie Hay made his Glasgow derby debut at the age of 19.
- In the Reserve League Cup Celtic defeated Rangers 5-0. The Celtic scorers were Davidson 2, Macari 2 and Brogan.
Review
Harry Hood gave Celtic the lead on eight minutes when he collected a pass from John Clark and weaved his way through the Rangers defenders before calmly slotting the ball past Neef. Bobby Murdoch picked up an injury early on and was subbed by Bertie Auld. But the game was a tale of the return of Jim Baxter for Rangers. Picked up on a free when released by Nottingham Forest at the end of the previous season he had fitted back into the midden like an old glove. In the second half Rangers hit back with two well worked goals and though Celtic pressured Neef they found him in good form.
Airdrie 3-1 Raith Rovers
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| Rangers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Celtic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Airdrie | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Raith Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Teams
Rangers
Neef, Johansen, Provan, Greig, McKinnon, Baxter, Johnston, Watson, Stein, Jardine, Persson Sub Smith
Scorers Persson (48), Johnston (50)
Celtic
Fallon, Hay, Gemmell, Murdoch (Auld), McNeill, Clark, Connelly, Hood, Wallace, Lennox, Hughes.
Scorer Hood (8)
Referee: R.H. Davidson (Airdrie)
Attendance: 71,645
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
