| Match Pictures | Matches: 1977 – 1978 |
Trivia
- At this time Danny McGrain was in hospital in Manchester undergoing a thorough examination and tests on his ankle injury. He was under the care of Manchester City physiotherapist. Pat Stanton had also returned to fitness training at Celtic Park. Tommy Burns was still out injured.
- This match was controversially abandoned at half time by referee Douglas Downie with the score 1-1 because areas of the pitch were rock hard with frost.
- Pitch looked no worse than it did at kick off.
- Fans asked to keep ticket stubs for admission to replayed game. This was an all-ticket game.
- Despite many complaints the fans accept the decision with good nature although 17 arrests were made.
- Game is eventually played in April and ends up 1-1 anyway.
- On the same day Celtic defeated Clydebank 6-1 in a Reserve League match at Celtic Park. The Celtic team was Baines, Mackie, Kay, McGrane, McWilliams, Casey, Temperley, Godzik, G. McCluskey, Dowie, Lennox Subs J. McCluskey and Ward. The Celtic scorers were McGrane, Mackie, Temperley 2, Godzik and Lennox.
Review
From the start of the game it was evident to players and spectators alike that the slippery conditions were going to make the contest a bit of a lottery. Clydebank adjusted better and quicker to the conditions and created problems for the Celtic defenders, and with 13 minutes on the clock the home side took the lead in incredibly simple fashion. With the Celtic defense caught assuming the ball was going out of play Larnach hit the ball low and across goal and McCallan had a simple task to tap the ball into the net.
Celtic were unlucky not to get a penalty when Lumsden used an arm to control the ball but the referee astonishingly intimated that he had used his chest.
Six minutes before half time Celtic equalised Joe Filippi crossed high into the goalmouth and Roddy McDonald’s header looked a scorer until it hit the goalkeeper’s leg and rebounded out through a ruck of players. However Tom McAdam quickly seized on the opportunity to crack the ball high into the net.
As the fans discussed the events of the first half and contemplated what the second half would produce, the referee, following a consultation with his linesmen, abandoned the game much to the annoyance of the crowd.
Teams
Clydebank:
Gallagher Hall Fallon McLaughlin McCormack Hay O’Brien Lumsden Larnach McColl McCallan Subs: Houston McNaughton
Scorer: McCallan (13)
Celtic:
Latchford, Filippi, Lynch, Aitken, MacDonald, Munro, Doyle, Edvaldsson, Craig, McAdam, Conn Sub Glavin, Wilson
Scorer: McAdam (39)
Referee: D Downie (Edinburgh)
Attendance: 10,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
