| Match Pictures | Matches: 1970 – 1971 | 1970-1971 Pictures |
Trivia
- Clyde wanted to make the game an all ticket game but Celtic declined given the recent attendances at Clyde-Celtic games.
- Tommy Gemmell was out with an injured ankle. Jimmy Johnstone was also out injured in the Scottish League international. Willie Wallace was suspended. In came John Hughes and George Connelly with Vic Davidson in his second representative game named as sub.
- Only three years after Lisbon Celtic field a team with only three Lions in it – Murdoch. McNeill and Lennox.
- Celtic play five players under the age of 21 – McGrain, Hay, Connelly, Macari and Davidson.
- Billy Beattie of Clyde sent off in the 72nd minute following a clash with Lou Macari. Macari was also booked.
- Clyde were at this time involved in an attempt to merge with Hamilton Accies and move the combined team to play at Douglas Park in Hamilton. The move, however was controversial and 4 Accies directors as well as their supporters had taken out a court injunction to stop the proposed merger.
- After only two games Celtic are top of the league and the only side with a mximum four points.
- During the week David Hay, Jimmy Johnstone, Harry Hood and George Connelly had played for a Scottish League side against an Irish League side in a 1-0 win, with George Connelly scoring the only goal.
- The reserves played Clyde Reserves at Celtic Park with a team of Fallon, Quinn, Gorman, Dalglish, McCluskey, Cattanach, Wilson, Chalmers, White, Auld, Callaghan with Ian Hall as sub. They lost 2-4.
- Off the field, Celtic retained BBC Television’s ‘Quiz Ball’ championship with a 7-5 win over Everton. The ‘team’ was Billy McNeill, Jim Craig (5 ‘goals’), actor John Cairney as guest (2 ‘goals’) and Willie Wallace.
Review
Celtic beat Clyde for the third time in a matter of weeks. They played a 4-2-4 system with a backline of McGrain, McNeill, Connelly, Brogan, midfield of Murdoch and Hay and Hughes, Hood, Lennox and Macari up front. Clyde had no answer to a sweetly flowing and moving Celtic side who were 2-0 up at half time.
Lou Macari got the first when a Lennox shot was blocked and rebounded. Davie Hay got the second firing home a cross from Hood. Hay then had a goal chalked off.
Hood had the ball in the net again early in the second half but again the goal was chalked off. Then McHugh for Clyde was the last to make contact with a Billy McNeill header before it went in . Vic Davidson came on for Bobby Murdoch and headed home the fourth goal and he provided the pass for Lou Macari to make it five.
Stein’s young players proved they were up to the mark with Hood and Macari a fine partnership up front and Connelly outstanding in defense and passing. Hay and Connelly were proving to be capable and versatille players able to pull their weight in any part of the ground.
Teams
Clyde:
McCulloch Anderson Mulhearon Beattie McHugh Burns Hay McFarlane Hulston (Swan) Hastings McColligan
Scorers:
Celtic:
Williams, McGrain, Hay, Murdoch (Davidson), McNeill, Brogan, Hughes, Connelly, Hood, Lennox, Macari.
Scorers: Macari 2 (10, 83), Hay (23), McHugh (OG 50), Davidson (79)
Referee: J C McRoberts (Wishaw)
Attendance: 20,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
