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Trivia
- Stein had had the chance to assess the team's performance in the lacklustre League Cup semi final during midweek. For this game he dropped Dalglish to the bench and brought back Tommy Callaghan and Jimmy Johnstone. Billy McNeill was recovering and Roddie MacDonald started.
- On the night before this game Celtic Reserves were away to Queens Park in the Second XI Cup and defeated them 5-0. The Celtic team was Barclay, McNamara, Quinn, Ritchie, Welsh, Casey, McLaughlin, Lennox, Bone, Lynch, Little Subs Mulholland and McAleer. The Celtic scorers were Bone 2, Little 2 and Lennox. Goalkeeper Graham Barclay had been chosen for the Scotland Youth team.
- In the Reserve League on the same day Celtic defeated Arbroath 2-0 at Gayfield. The Celtic team was Connaghan, McNamara, Quinn, Ritchie, Welsh, Casey, McLaughlin, Newman, Bone, Little,Lynch Subs Thomson and McCluskey. The Celtic scorers were Bone and McNamara.
- Rangers stay top after beating Dunfermline 6-1 away. Parlane scores 5.
- It was announced that the Drybrough Cup would be dropped next season.
- Bobby Seith quit as manager of Hearts.
In the general election Harold Wilson won a slender overrall majority to continue the Labour government at Westminster.
Review
Celtic struggle to find form but the in form Murray scores yet again.
A disappointing goalless first half and again the half time team talk and again Murray stepped up to do the business.
The first half Celtic did not look like scoring though they had chances. Wilson tried to dribble the ball into the net. Johnstone had a ball cleared off the line and Hood nearly scored in a goal mouth stramash. At the other end Arbroath hit the post with a free kick.
In the second half a four man move saw Murray finish to put Celtic ahead. The rest of the game was ground out to the 90 was up
Teams
Celtic:
Hunter, McGrain, Brogan,Murray, MacDonald, McCluskey, Johnstone, Wilson, Deans, Callaghan, Hood, Subs: Dalglish , Lennox
Scorer: Murray 55
Arbroath:
Marshall, Milne, Rylance, Cargill, Carson, Murray, Sellarrs, Cant, Fletcher, Penman (Buchan), Yule. Sub: Reid
Scorer:
Referee: J W Paterson (Bothwell)
Attendance: 16,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
