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Trivia
- Danny McGrain had picked up an injury against Partick Thistle in the last game but he recovered and was fit to play. Johnny Doyle was still recovering from a heel injury.McNeill left naming the team till just before kick off.
- Aberdeen still favourites with their game in hand.
- On the previous night Celtic defeated St Mirren 2-1 in a Reserve League match at Celtic Park to clinch the Reserve League Championship. The Celtic team was Bonner, Sneddon, McGrath, Weir, McDonald, McStay, Crainie, Douglas, Nicholas, Reid, Halpin. Subs Newman and Young. The Celtic scorers were Weir and Halpin.
- Michael Kelly became Lord Provost of Glasgow.
Celtic………Played 35 – Pts 46 GD 23
Aberdeen..Played 34 – Pts 45 GD 27
Review
It takes 63 minutes for Celtic to break through defensive Dundee to keep their title hopes alive.
The team looked nervous but never looked like losing it but it took till the middle of the second half for Mike Conroy to score. The goal when it came was a simple affair with Conroy side-footing a pass from McCluskey home. McCluskey also made the second goal 2 minutes from time his shot being palmed out by Donaldson to Sullivan who gladly accepted.
The defeat sealed Dundee's relegation.
Teams
Dundee:
Donaldson, Barr, Schaedler, Miller, Glennie, McGeachie, Mackie, Sinclair, Ferguson, Shirra, Fleming. Subs: Williamson Murphy
Celtic:
Latchford, McGrain, MacLeod, Aitken, McAdam, Conroy, Provan, Sullivan, McCluskey, Burns, McGarvey. Subs: MacDonald, Lennox.
Scorers: Conroy (62), Sullivan (88)
Referee: D Syme (Glasgow)
Attendance: 10,200
Articles
- Match Report (see below)
