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Trivia
- Cowdenbeath's first visit to Celtic Park since 1961. Cowdenbeath had been promoted to Division 1 at the start of the season having finished second to Falkirk in Division 2 last season. They were one above bottom with Dunfermiline propping up the table.
- Davie Hay was out with a heavy cold. This was the first League game he had missed all season. Back in again came Daie Cattanach at left wing half. Gemmell played for the Reserves.
- Harry Hood missed a penalty.
- At Central Park on the previous night Celtic Reserves defeated Cowdenbeath Reserves 5-0. The scorers were Davidson 4 and Macari. The Celtic team was Lally, McGrain, Gemmell, Dalglish, Watt, Clark, Callaghan, Davidson, Quinn, Macari, Wilson Sub White
Review
Celtic beat bottom club Cowdenbeath with plenty to spare.
Connelly scores twice the second being a spectacular shot after Johnstone had dummied a Hughes cut back.
Teams
Celtic
Williams, Craig, Brogan, Murdoch, McNeill, Cattanach, Johnstone, Hood, Wallace, Connelly, Hughes. Substitute: Lennox
Scorers Connelly 2 (30, 44), Wallace (75)
Cowdenbeath
Wylie, McLaughlin, Bostock, Ferguson, McKinnell, Moore, Laing, Allan (Dickson), McCullie, Taylor, Ross
Scorers:
Referee: J H McKee (Kirkintilloch)
Attendance: 19,572
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
