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Trivia
- Celtic came through the midweek League Cup tie against Hamilton without any injury worries and with Dalglish and Connelly rested the full squad was available for selection. Dalglish is restored to the Celtic front line but Connelly was oddly absent when the teams were announced.
- Rangers first league win at Parkhead since 1968.
- Jim Brogan is controversially sent off after a confrontation with Derek Parlane.
- George Connelly walked out on Celtic again on the eve of the game.
- John Greig is welcomed back into the ranks of the huns by their horde.
- 60 arrests made and the police were busy throughout the game….police refer to it as a quiet game.
- Olympiakos officials and team keenly watch the match from the stand. Due to face Celtic on the Wednesday night, the Olympiakos party had arrived in Glasgow on the Friday night.
- In the Reserve League on the same day Celtic defeated Rangers 6-1 at Ibrox. The Celtic team was Hunter, McNamara, Quinn, Ritchie, McDonald, Thomson, Casey, Bone, Deans, Lynch, Murphy Subs Mulholland and Little. The Celtic scorers were Bone 3 and Deans 3.
Review
Rangers won a niggly, tetchy encounter in which very little football was played and clashes occurred all over the park. The chief culprits were Parlane and MacDonald for Rangers. Brogan and Jimmy Johnstone were also not without blame. Referee Gordon was generally seen as having let the game get out of hand.
Dalglish opened the scoring with a powerful left foot shot from the edge of the area (which appeared to be handled by Jardine before going in and which the referee took no action against).
Rangers started the second half brightly and McGrain stopped a header from Jackson on the line. Jim Brogan was booked for a foul on Johnston.
McDougall conjured a goal out of thin air shooting past an unsighted Connaghan.
Brogan was sent off after a tussle with Parlane who should have been sent off also.
Jackson then had a free header from a corner and Connaghan who failed to come for the ball failed to save.
Jinky was booked and immediately replaced by Harry Hood.
Parlane was eventually sent of in 88 minutes after an incident with Pat McCluskey.
Celtic couldn't help wondering if they could have prevented Jackson's winner if Brogan was on the field.
Teams
Celtic:
Connaghan, McGrain, Brogan, McCluskey, McNeill, Callaghan , Johnstone (Hood), Murray, Dalglish, Davidson, Wilson Substitutes: Lennox
Scorers: Dalglish (31)
Rangers:
Kennedy, Jardine, Greig, McDougall (McLean), Jackson, Forsyth, Young, Johnston, Parlane, MacDonald, Fyfe. Substitute: Scott.
Scorers: McDougall (57), Jackson (75)
Referee: J R P Gordon (Newport-on-Tay)
Attendance: 60,000
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