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Trivia
- The aftermath of the European Cup game at Celtic Park against Athletico Madrid continued to rumble on. There were calls for Celtic to withdraw from the competition if UEFA failed to take action against the Spanish club following their outrageous behaviour during the tie.
- Jimmy Johnstone was out with his body bruised black and blue from Spanish attention. Deans was also dropped to the bench along with Callaghan. In came Danny McGrain and Jimmy Bone with Paul Wilson also returning.
- Celtic applaud United on to field in tribute to them reaching the Scottish Cup final for the first time.
- On the same day Celtic defeated Dundee 1-0 in a Reserve League match at Dens Park. The Celtic team was Hunter, J. Davidson, Quinn, McNamara, McDonald, Little, McLaughlin, Ritchie, V. Davidson, Lennox, Lynch. Subs O'Hara and McCool. The Celtic scorer was Vic Davidson.
Review
Celtic won the rehearsal for the 1974 SCF on a dry, bare pitch which made passing difficult.
The two goals were stunners, the first a great Murray shot from the edge of the box and the second when Hay nearly burst the net with a vicious shot. Billy McNeill completely overcame Dundee Utd's star striker Andy Gray who Everton were seeking to buy at £150,000.
Teams
Dundee Utd:
Davie, Gardner, Kopel, Narey, D Smith, W Smith, Payne (Rolland), Knox, Gray, Fleming, Traynor (White).
Scorers:
Celtic:
Connaghan, McGrain, Brogan, Murray, McNeill, McCluskey, Hood (Callaghan), Bone, Dalglish, Hay, Wilson. Sub: Deans
Scorers: Murray (2), Hay (36)
Referee: E H Pringle (Edinburgh)
Attendance: 15,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
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