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Trivia
- Murdo MacLeod picked up a knock in the previous game but was fit for the match. Tommy Burns was given a run out in favour of Vic Davidson.
- A delegation from Celtic’s European Cup opponents Dundalk came over to watch the game.
- Celtic fans are not pleased with Tommy Gemmell’s Dundee who display a defensive, physical approach.
- Stewart McLaren was sent off in 53 minutes for a shocking tackle on Alan Sneddon and he walked off before the referee could produce his red card.
- McAdam is fast becoming a threat from Provan’s crosses and scores with two excellent headers to bring his total for the season to 5, imppressive form for a defender.
- Billy McNeill laments the lack of a natural goalscorer in the side and is rumoured to be looking at Liverpool’s Frank McGarvey and Frank McDougall of Saint Mirren. With this, the last of the 9 other opponents in the Premier League played first time round, Celtic sat 3 points ahead of second placed Morton. George McCluskey was the leading scorer with 6 in the League.
- In the Reserve League on the Thursday prior to this game Celtic defeated Dundee 3 – 2 at Dens Park. The Celtic team was Bonnar, Fillippi, Newman, Conroy, Duffy, Casey, Mackie, Weir, Crainie, Burns and Lynch Subs Greenfield and Feeney. The Celtic scorers were Mackie 2 and Crainie.
Review
Tommy Gemmell’s Dundee disappoint the crowd with their defensive, spoiling tactics.
Johnny Doyle pulled up with a hamstring injury in the 6th minute and went off to be replaced by supersub Bobby Lennox.
For Dundee McGeachie, Fletcher and McLaren were booked with McLaren eventually getting a straight red. Provan was booked for Celtic for retaliation after a foul on him
Murdo MacLeod scored his second penalty of the week to open the scoring when Danny McGrain was brought down in the area.
Tom McAdam got the second heading home a Provan free kick. With 8 minutes left McAdam added the third
Provan is the best crosser of a ball in the country and many goals are coming from his deliveries.
Teams
Celtic:
Latchford, Sneddon, McGrain, Aitken, MacDonald, McAdam, Provan, Doyle (Lennox), McCluskey, MacLeod, Burns. Sub: Conroy
Goals:- MacLeod (pen 41), McAdam 2 (56, 82).
Dundee:
Donaldson, Turnbull (Barr), Schaedler, Miller, Glennie, McGeachie, Fletcher (Shirra), McLaren, Sinclair, Redford, Murphy.
Referee: M Delaney (Airdrie)
Attendance: 25,000
Articles
- Match Report(see below)
Pictures
Stats
League table :
Celtic 9-15
Morton 9-12
Aberdeen 9-11
