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Trivia
- Frank McGarvey makes his debut after his record £250,000 transfer fee from Liverpool.He signed on the Tuesday. Celtic rushed through the paperwork with the SFA so that McGarvey could play on the Wednesday night.
- This is McGarvey's first senior appearance since playing for Scotland against Argentina in June 1979.Roy Aitken returned to midfield after his suspension.
- 32,000 turn out on a bitterly cold night.
- Celtic play in unfamiliar green socks.
Review
A larger than usual midweek crowd turned out to watch Frank McGarvey's debut.
The game seemed to pass him by and he did not look fully fit and his ex St Mirren team mates were not slow to put in several heavy challenges on him.
McCluskey and Doyle showed they would not stand aside for McGarvey and they each scored to give Celts a two goal lead.
In the second half St Mirren had a go and scored twice through Somner. Celtic still pressed forward and Doyle struck a post with a minute left after a fine run.
Teams
Celtic:
Latchford, Sneddon, McGrain, Aitken, MacDonald, McAdam, Provan, McCluskey, McGarvey, MacLeod, Doyle . Subs: Casey,Lennox
Goals McCluskey (20), Doyle (52)
St Mirren:
Thomson, Beckett, Munro, Richardson, Fulton, Copeland, Bone, Stark, Somner, Weir, Logan. Subs: Young Curran
Goals: Somner 2 (69, pen 75)
Referee: T Kellock (E Kilbride)
Attendance: 32,000
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- Match Report (see below)
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