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Trivia
- In the home internationals in May, Billy McNeill, Lou Macari, Kenny Dalglish and Jimmy Johnstone were in the Scotland party.
- Rangers had won the European Cup Winners Cup winning 3-2 against Dinamo Moscow in Barcelona with their fans running riot and causing an international incident. UEFA banned them from Europe for a year.
- A 16 strong Celtic party left for Bermuda on 29th May for what was essentially a 12 day holiday. Mr Fear-of-flying Jimmy Johnstone stayed home and Denis Connaghan also stayed in Scotland awaiting a knee operation. Pat McCluskey and Jim Brogan also travelled as well as those named for this game
- Crowd did not appreciate Celtic’s lackadaisical approach. They wanted goals and entertainment.
- Lou Macari is named in the Scotland squad for the independence tournament games in Brazil against Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia and Brazil.
Review
Teams
Somerset:-
Celtic:
Williams, Hay, Quinn (Davidson), Murdoch, McNeill, Connelly, Wilson (Macari), Dalglish, Deans (Hood), Callaghan, Lennox
Goals:- Lennox 2 (10, 55).
Referee:
Attendance:- 1,000.
Articles
- Match Report (see below)