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Trivia
- Celtic were due to face Ayr Utd in midweek, a postponed fixture from when the club were hit by the 'flu epidemic. The game was called off for the third time with the Somerset Park pitch waterlogged.
- St Johnstone were in a poor way. Bottom of the Premier League they had just lost their manager and gone to part-time football.
- An unchanged team for Celtic
- Celtic remain top of the league by a point with Rangers also winning against Hibernian.
Jim Callaghan was voted in as the new leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister.
Brotherhood of Man win the Eurovision song contest with 'Save all your kisses for me'.
Rag Trade won the Grand National on this day.
Review
Dalglish saves Celtic again after an insipid display. The only thing of note is the goal when Dalglish sends Deans down the left with a slide rule pass and then raced into the middle to slot in Dixie's return cross.
Teams
Celtic:
Latchford, McGrain, Aitken, Edvaldsson, Lynch, P McCluskey, McNamara, Dalglish, Deans, MacDonald (Wilson), Lennox. Sub: Hannah
Scorer : Dalglish (21)
St Johnstone:
Nicoll, G Smith, MacDonald, Kinnell, S Smith, Anderson, Hamilton, McGregor, O'Rourke (Henderson), Thomson, Hotson Sub: Roberts
Referee: E M Pringle (Edinburgh)
Attendance: 16,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
