| Match Pictures | Matches: 1976 – 1977 | 1976-1977 Pictures |
Trivia
- A reshuffled side from the one that played Albion Rovers. Back in came Latchford, Dalglish, Stanton, Burns and Craig.
- Joe Craig scores his first goal for Celtic.
- Bobby Murdoch's brother Billy turns out for Kilmarnock along with Alan McLean who had been a Reserve at Celtic and Frank Welsh, with future Celt Davie Provan.
- In the Reserve League match on the same day Celtic defeated Kilmarnock 6-2 at Celtic Park. The Celtic team was Barclay, Gourlay, Hannah, P. McCluskey, McGrane, Edvaldsson, McLaughlin, Ritchie, Henderson, G. McCluskey, Lennox. Subs J. McCluskey and Temperley. The Celtic scorers were G. McCluskey 2, McLaughlin, Henderson, Ritchie and Edvaldsson.
Review
Big signings Craig, Glavin and Doyle begin to pay back their transfer fees with fine displays.
Both teams started well and played attacking football with chances at both ends. Craig broke the deadlock just before half time with a header from a Doyle corner. And from the restart Killie were caught cold and Glavin powered home a shot.
In the second half the quality of play continued with both sides playing good football. Frank Welsh was booked for Killie. Then a fine worked goal saw Doyle put Celtic three up. There was then a delay with fighting on the terraces spilling over onto the track. Roddie MacDonald finished the scoring with a header from a Doyle corner.
Stein comments that things are now beginning to fall in to place and Celtic could have one by more in the end. Minds to a certain extent were looking forward to the European tie away to Wisla Kracow where Stanton and Craig would be ineligible.
At the end of the month with four League games played the table still had a start-of-the-season look to it.
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| Dundee Utd | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 8 |
| Aberdeen | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 |
| Rangers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 |
| Celtic | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 |
| Motherwell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
Teams
Kilmarnock :
Stewart, McLean, Robertson, Murdoch, Clarke, Welsh, Provan, McCulloch, Fallis, Maxwell, Smith. Subs: McDicken, A. McLean
Celtic
Latchford, McGrain, Lynch, Stanton, MacDonald, Aitken (Wilson), Dalglish, Glavin, Craig, Burns (Callaghan), Doyle.
Scorers: Craig (44), Glavin (45), Doyle (62), MacDonald (76)
Referee: Mr D.S. Downie (Edinburgh)
Attendance: 14,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
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