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Trivia
- Harry Hood was out with a groin strain picked up against St Mirren. In came Lou Macari with Dalglish on the bench.
- Ayr had nothing to play for but their manager Ally MacLeod was convinced that they would cause an upset.
- Celtic clinch their sixth title in succession.
- Game played at Hampden due to renovation of the stand at Celtic Park.
- Game should have been played on Saturday 24 April but Hampden pitch was waterlogged after heavy rain in Glasgow.
Review
Celtic made it 6 in a row at Hampden in what was technically Celtic's home game. It was their second game in 48 hours.
The fans celebrate but the feeling is that they are now taking success for granted.
Jock Stein announced that the Lisbon Lions will play together for the last time on Saturday against Clyde.
Teams
Celtic:
Williams, Craig, Brogan, Connelly, McNeill, Hay, Johnstone, Lennox, Wallace (Dalglish), Callaghan, Macari.
Scorers: Lennox (18), Wallace (58)
Ayr:
Stewart McFadzean Murphy Fleming Quinn Mitchell Young McGovern Ingram Whitehead (Doyle) Reynolds
Scorer:
Referee:
Attendance: 25,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
