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Trivia
- Second of two friendly matches arranged as warm-ups to next week’s European Cup final against Feyenoord, in Milan.
- The first match was on Tuesday night where they scored seven past Highland League side Fraserburgh.
- Tommy Gemmell was included after missing out on the first of the friendlies with a leg knock.
- It was finally agreed to play the final of the Glasgow Cup for this season at the start of next season (match). The draw was made for next season's competition but it was finally starting to run out of steam as a competition between first teams.
- Charlie Gallacher was given a free transfer on this day. He had pretty much sat out most of the season and had onlyt been included in one Reserve game all season.
Review
Teams
Celtic:
Williams (Fallon), Craig, Gemmell, Murdoch, McNeill, Brogan, Johnstone (Macari 45), Lennox (Connelly 45), Wallace, Auld, Hughes. Substitutes: Hay,
Goals:- Lennox (5,) Lennox (8,) McNeill (25), Wallace (37), Auld (43), Hughes 2 ( , ), Murdoch (83).
Stenhousemuir:-
Robertson, Hogg, Rose, R. Thomson, L. Thomson, Ritchie, Scobie, White, Boyle, McPhail, O’Connor Subs:- Frew, McAllister, Murphy
Referee:- J.W. Paterson
Attendance:- 5,500.
Articles
- Match Report (See Below)
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Articles
From a Newspaper Report by Hugh Taylor
Celtic are right in the mood to face Feyenoord in the European Cup Final in Milan next week, in the second of their two warm-up matches , last night, they completely demoralised plucky Second Division Stenhousemuir at Parkhead with a spectacular exhibition of their scoring prowess.
On Tuesday, Celtic scored seven against Highland League side Fraserburgh. Last night they scored eight and the total might have been doubled.
Perhaps at times Celtic seemed casual. But for most of the game they were polishing the rollicking raids which they hope will dump the Dutch champions.
Goals came from all angles, all distances, from foot and head, and most of them brought admiring applause from the 5,500 crowd, who turned out to give their heroes a happy send off to Milan.
Again, Jock Stein rang the changes and in the second half gave a run to Lou Macari, John Fallon and George Connelly. The rhythm wasn’t upset although Celtic looked much sharper in the first 45 minutes when Lennox was at his brightest.
Bobby the buzz-bomb has run into top form at just the right time. Some of the electricity left the Celts when he quit with Jimmy Johnstone at the interval.
Lennox’s fantastic pace and ability to run into the open spaces at the right time must surely be Feyenoord’s big worry next week.
Again Bertie Auld, that shrewd general, played for a full 90 minutes – and played with all his brilliant repose and artistry.
Sharp, too, was John Hughes, with Willie Wallace leading the line with power and precision, and Bobby Murdoch back to his magnificent best. The defence was never stretched and Tommy Gemmell came back with all his former zest.
It was Gemmell who began the move that led to the first goal in five minutes. He took a corner and McNeill’s header was blocked by right-back Hogg. However, the ball broke to Lennox and Bobby whipped it smartly into the net.
Three minutes later Lennox scored a cracking second, Craig crossed and the Celtic buzz-bomb smartly headed past the helpless Robertson. In 25 minutes, McNeill scored the third. Lennox had a hand in this typical Parkhead goal. He back-headed a Johnstone corner to McNeill, who headed swiftly into the net.
Wallace got a fourth in 37 minutes after Hughes cut across goal.
In 43 minutes Auld scored a brilliant fifth after a series of neat dummies by his colleagues.
In the second half big John Hughes came sailing briskly into action to score two fine goals. Murdoch got the eighth with a baffling swerving shot. And Celtic were goal-happy as they were cheered off the field all set for Milan.
