| Match Pictures | Matches: 1975 – 1976 | 1975-1976 Pictures |
Trivia
- Celtic play in change strip of green shirts, green shorts and white socks.
- The title was gone. Fallon formally acknowledged this and stated publicly that the team was in a transitional period but that even so too many players had been off-form when it counted.
- Edvaldsson had been doubtful for the game but recovered from a stomach upset. Wilson, Glavin and Lennox dropped out. In came Mcnamara, Tommy Burns and Johnny Doyle.
- Dixie Deans scores his last ever goal for Celtic – and it's a penalty !
- Rangers win the title on this day at Tannadice.
- On the same day Celtic defeated Ayr Utd 3-1 in a Reserve League match at Somerset Park. The Celtic team was Connaghan, Gourlay, Callaghan, Hannah, McGrane, Innes, Ritchie, Hood, Wilson, Casey, Little. Subs Baillie and O'Donnell. The Celtic scorers were Ritchie 2 and Wilson.
- On Tuesday April 27th Celtic defeated Rangers 1-0 in a Reserve League match at Ibrox. The Celtic team was Connaghan, Gourlay, Callaghan, McNamara, McGrane, Junior, Ritchie, Glavin, G. McCluskey, Hannah, Newman. Subs Little and Innes. The Celtic scorer was Hannah.
Review
Celtic have the look of a side who know they are now playing out the inevitable.
Ayr are deserved winners with Malcolm Robertson the best player on the field. His second goal was a magnificent flying header.
Jock Stein is now said to be well enough to resume in August which is welcome news to the Celtic fans.
Teams
| Celtic: Latchford, McGrain, Edvaldsson, Aitken, Lynch, McNamara, P McCluskey, Burns, Doyle, Deans, Dalglish. Subs: Lennox, G McCluskey. |
| Scorers: Deans (pen 59) |
| Ayr Utd: Sproat, Fillipi, Fleming, Tait, Murphy (Kelly), Graham, McSherry, McCulloch, Cramond, Robertson, Phillips Sub: Hyslop |
| Scorers: Robertson 2 (pen 47, 58) |
Referee: A McKenzie (Larbert)
Attendance: 16,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
