1969-09-20: Rangers 0-1 Celtic, League Division 1

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Trivia

• John Hughes return to the first team was short lived having injured a leg against Basle. Steve Chalmers was dropped to the bench and back in came Harry Hood with Davie Hay moved up front to inside left and Jim Craig restored to the right back spot.
• The injured list was Murdoch (flu), Auld (leg), Hughes (leg), Connelly (flu), Callaghan (boil).
• Played in the rain.
• In the 67th minute Johnston and Craig chased the ball unavailingly to the touchline and the winger was in the process of retrieving it for the throw in when he was tackled from behind. Craig was immediately ordered off and Celtic were left to defend a 1 goal lead for 23 minutes with one man short.
• Celtic’s first League win at Ibrox for 12 years and first league win at Ibrox for Jock Stein.
• This was Jim Baxter’s last game against Celtic in is career.
• The Reserves played at Celtic Park with Simpson, McGrain, Gorman, Dalglish, Cattanach, Callaghan, Mcbride, Davidson, Macari, Quinn, Wilson, winning 4-1.

• Hibernian appointed Willie McFarlane as their new manager after the resignation of Bob Shankly. McFarlane had been manager of Stirling Albion.

Review

The first half was tight with, if anything Rangers shading it but unable to put the ball in the net. Celtic started the second half much better and Hood scored when McNeill cleared long, Hood collected, turned neatly and fired past Neef.
Tiny Wharton, however, was the star, booking Hay, Brogan and Jardine as well as sending off Jim Craig.

Teams

Rangers:-
Neef, Johansen, Provan, Greig, McKinnon, Baxter, Henderson, Jardine, (Watson), Stein, Smith, Johnston .
Scorers:

Celtic:
Fallon, Craig, Gemmell, Clark, McNeill, Brogan, Johnstone, Hood, Wallace, Hay, Lennox. Sub: Chalmers
Scorers: Hood (49)

Referee: T Wharton (Clarkston)
Attendance: 75,000.

Articles

• Match Report (see below)

Pictures

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Articles

Evening Times 22nd September 1969

Glasgow Herald 22nd September 1969