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Trivia
- Goalkeeper Tom Lally signs from Sligo Rovers for £4000.Celtic also signed a young Junior, Donald Watt a Shettleston schoolboy left back and centre half. He had been on the books provisionally but he was now made full time.
- Jimmy Johnstone had returned from Finland with full blown 'flu but recovered and played. Most of the players rested for the Kokkola game came back into the side.
- Dunfermiline had just sacked their manager George Farm. The interim manager was trainer Andy Stevenson. Dunfermiline were bottom of the table which brought on the sacking.
- Dunfermiline's inside left Dave McNicoll was stretchered off close to half time with a suspected broken leg.
- On the same day Celtic were at home to Dunfermline in the Reserve league. Tommy Gemmell returning from his foot injury was given his first competitive run out. Celtic won 3-1 with the scorers being Hall 2 and Chalmers. The Celtic team was Fallon, Craig, Watt, McCluskey, Gemmell, Cattanach, Callaghan, Hall, Chalmers, Dalglish, Wilson Sub White
Review
Without sacked manager George Farm, Dunfermiline were struggling but still managed to put up a good fight and keep it to 0-0 at half time.
Wallace made the first goal when he beat ex-Celt Cushley in a chase for the ball and crossed for Macari. Macari continued his rich vein of form with a goal and Wallace's penalty was described as 'Gemmell like'. Only after the introduction of substitute Hood did Celts start to play. Murdoch and Connelly with their poise and passing were Celtic's best men on the day.
Teams
Dunfermline
Arrol, Callaghan, Lunn, Fraser, Cushley, Thomson, Gardner, Robertson, Mitchell, McNicoll (Tracey), McKimmie
Scorers:
Celtic
Williams, McGrain, Hay, Murdoch, McNeill, Connelly, Davidson (Hood 45), Johnstone, Wallace, Macari, Lennox
Scorers: Macari (67), Wallace (83 pen)
Referee: J.R.P. Gordon (Newport-on-Tay)
Attendance: 15,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
