| Match Pictures | Matches: 1975 – 1976 | 1975-1976 Pictures |
Trivia
- Rangers beat Hearts 3-1 in the 1976 SCF at Hampden.
- This was the first game all season that Johannes Edvaldsson had missed, this his first season at the club.
- Harry Hood was given a free transfer on the Thursday before the game.
- Debut for Bobby Hannah
- On the Thursday before this game Celtic defeated St Johnstone 4-3 in a Reserve League match at Celtic Park. The Celtic team was Connaghan, Baillie, Callaghan, McNamara, McGrane, Innes, Ritchie, Glavin, G. McCluskey, Hannah, Wilson. Subs Little and Junior. The Celtic scorers were Ritchie 3 and Glavin.
Review
Fallon fielded one of the youngest Celtic sides ever with Aitken, MacDonald, Ritchie, Burns and Hannah all under 20.
The Celts were 3-1 down in the second half but made a great come back inspired by new signing Johnny Doyle.
Teams
| Ayr Utd: Sproat, Fillipi, Fleming, Tait, Murphy, Graham, McSherry, McCulloch, Robertson, Phillips, Cramond (Ingram) Sub: Hyslop |
| Scorers: Graham (16), McCulloch (17), Phillips (55) |
| Celtic: Latchford, McGrain, P McCluskey, Aitken, MacDonald, Lynch, Dalglish, Burns (Hannah), Doyle, Ritchie, Lennox. Subs:Edvaldsson |
| Scorers: Ritchie (35), McCluskey (62 pen), Lennox (63), Dalglish 2 (67 85) |
Referee: W Mullen (Dalkeith)
Attendance: 6,800
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
