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Trivia
- A Wednesday night game. Celtic play in change strip of green shirts, white shorts and green socks.
- Danny McGrain's suspension saw a reorganisation of the team with Tommy Burns coming in from the start.
- Lennox, Doyle and Provan were all carrying injuries but fit enough to start.
- Philadelphia Fury make a £20,000 bid for Andy Lynch.
- Stand side linesman had to be replaced after pulling a muscle.
- On the following night Celtic defeated Dundee 2-1 in a Reserve League match at Dens Park. The Celtic team was Bonner, McStay, Reid, Weir, Duffy, Casey, Sullivan, Davidson, Nicholas, Conroy, Halpin. Subs Young and Crainie. The Celtic scorers were Davidson and Nicholas.
- Hibs sacked manager Eddie Turnbull and Willie Ormond (who had been sacked by Hearts three months earlier) was appointed interim manager and then given a two year contract..He engineered a draw against Aberdeen the same night which eased the top of the table.
Review
MacDonald's goal in the first minute put Celts on the road to victory. Tommy Burns played a short corner to Davie Provan and his cross was met by MacDonald.
They missed a succession of chances with MacLeaod hitting the post, MacDonald miskicking, and Burns and Doyle narrowly missing. Doyle clinched it with a second goal in the first minute of the second half.
The fans are cheered by Hibs' shock 1-1 draw with Aberdeen at Pittodrie.
Teams
Celtic:
Latchford, Sneddon, MacLeod, Aitken, MacDonald, McAdam, Provan, Lennox, McGarvey, Burns, Doyle Subs: McCluskey Casey
Scorers: MacDonald (1), Doyle (46)
Kilmarnock:
McCulloch, Welsh, Robertson, Clark, Clarke, McDicken, Houston, Mauchlen, Bourke, McLean, Street. Subs: Cairney Gibson
Referee:C J White (Glasgow)
Attendance: 18,000
Articles
- Match Report (see below)
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