Match Pictures | Matches: 1970 – 1971 | 1970-1971 Pictures |
Trivia
- Jim Craig, recently back from injury, was pretty much ruled out during the week after suffering a leg injury during the Friendly against Carlisle Utd.
- Celtic transfer list John 'Yogi' Hughes when he turned up at Celtic Park at 1:30 unhappy at being left out of the team with a written transfer request. Stein sent him home but Celtic went ahead and transfer listed him looking for either cash or a player swap and Newcastle were said to be set to bid £80,000 for big Yogi.
- Vic Davidson was included in the team with George Connelly dropping to the bench.
- Celtic draw Airdrie in the Scottish cup semis.
- Celtic play in yellow tops, green shorts and yellow socks.
- On the same day Celtic Reserves defeated Alloa 5-1 in a Challenge Match at Recreation Park. see Match report
- This was the first game Celtic charged their fans decimal prices after decimalisation in February 1971.
Review
Celtic dispose of Raith with contempt before flying to snow bound Amsterdam to face Ajax.
Teams
Celtic:
Williams, Hay, Gemmell, Callaghan, McNeill, Brogan, Johnstone, Hood (Connelly), Wallace, Davidson, Lennox
Scorers: Lennox 3 (22, 27, 81), Gemmell (36 pen), Callaghan (52), Wallace (72), Davidson (74)
Raith Rovers:
McDermott Hislop Gray Beveridge (Wilkinson) Thomson Lindsay Wallace Sinclair Innes Georgeson McGuire
Scorers: Georgeson 64
Referee: R H Davidson (Airdrie)
Attendance: 32,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)