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Trivia
- Jimmy Johnstone was back fit again and included in the squad for the game.
- Back to the League again and another tough game against League leaders Aberdeen.
- Jock Stein dropped Tommy Gemmell and restored Jim Brogan at left back. David Hay was also restored to right wing half and With Jinky also back in it was Bobby Lennox that dropped to the bench. Bobby Murdoch was still out recovering from a knee and toe injury.
- A fantastic crowd of 64,000 at Celtic Park turn out to watch. This is the biggest crowd in the UK for season 1971/72 with the exception of Celtic v Rangers games.
- In the Reserve game a team of Marshall, McGrain, Quinn, McCluskey, J Davidson, Cattanach, Hancock, V Davidson, Franchetti, White, Wilson w O'Hara as sub were beaten 6-3 at Pittodrie.
Review
A big crowd to impress and a top-of-the-table clash. The crowd saw an excellent game with Celtic attacking and Aberdeen defending with only Joe Harper up front.
Dalglish played as a utility player and playmaker in the middle of the park and with Connelly clearing up at the back it became a game of keen passing at a fast tempo.
Despite constant pressure it remained goalless at half time and it took till the 60th minute for Celtic to open the scoring.
The goal came through Jimmy Johnstone's work on the right and a great pass to Harry Hood who made no mistake with his shot.
The goal brought Aberdeen out of their shell and they attacked. From a cross from Harper, Billy McNeill misjudged his header and put the ball past Connaghan to level the score.
At the final whistle McNeill thumped the ball into the grandstand expressing his own frustration at giving away the own goal and the team's at losing the opportunity to go top of the table.
Teams
Celtic:
Connaghan, Craig, Brogan, Hay, McNeill, Connelly, Johnstone, Hood, Dalglish, Macari, Callaghan. Substitute: Lennox
Scorer: Hood (59)
Aberdeen:
Clark G Murray Herminston S Murray Young Buchan Forrest Robb Harper Willoughby Graham
Scorer: McNeill (OG 77)
Referee: J C B McRoberts (Wishaw)
Attendance: 64,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
