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Trivia
Celtic had been due to face Motherwell away on the 1st which fell on a Saturday but heavy snow fell throughout Scotland on the 30th and the game was postponed.
Also affected was the third Glasgow derby of the season at Celtic Park on Monday 3rd. The Rangers game was moved to the Tuesday 11th night, with the Motherwell away game should have taken place on the 19th. It eventually took place in April. They were also due to face Hearts on Saturday 15th.
With several weather delays to the fixture programme already this season, there was talk of extending the season to cope with the fixture backlog.
- Celtic try to arrange a friendly at Southampton following bad weather in Scotland but no dates could be agreed.
- The table looked increasingly confused because of the number of postponed games
- Highlights were shown on Sportscene that night.
Review
A game of chances for both sides. End-to-end stuff saw both teams attacking furiously. Celtic had the upper hand at the start and he scored his goal in this period. Celtic played a forward trio of Doyle, Craig and Wilson backed by a midfield of Dalglish, Aitken and Glavin.
Dalglish has a mixed day at Tannadice. In 32 minutes he scored with a magnificent volley and in 52 minutes he sliced a penalty wide. United equalised and pushed for a winner but Celtic broke upfield and Doyle scored then celebrated deliriously with the Celtic fans.
Teams
Dundee Utd:
McAlpine, Fleming, Rennie, Narey, Kopel, Payne, Hegarty, Houston, Sturrock, Wallace (Addison), McAdam Sub: Hall
Scorer: McAdam (75)
Celtic:
Latchford, McGrain, Stanton, MacDonald, Lynch, Glavin, Dalglish, Aitken, Wilson, Craig, Doyle Subs: Gibson Burns
Scorer: Dalglish (13), Doyle (86)
Referee:E H Pringle (Edinburgh)
Attendance: 16,000
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