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Trivia
- 17 year old winger John Halpin is on the bench.
- In the Reserve League on the same day Celtic defeated Ayr Utd 2-1 at Somerset Park. The Celtic team was Newman, Moyes, Donaldson, Weir, Duffy, McStay, Buckley, Crainie, Douglas, Reid, Kenny Subs Chalmers (Douglas), McGrath. The Celtic scorers were Crainie and Weir.
- On the Monday following this game Celtic defeated Queens Park 2-0 in the Glasgow Cup Semi Final with the scorers being Doyle and Douglas. The Celtic team was Latchford, McStay, Reid, Casey, Duffy, Conroy, Crainie, Weir, Douglas, Doyle, Halpin Subs Donaldson (Crainie), Buckley. The Queens Park team was Atkins, McFarlane, Dickson, Rennie, McGregor, McNiven, Sinclair, Gillespie, Irvine, Nicholson, McCoy Subs McLean and Wood.
Review
Celtic should have won by more and recover well from their Rumanian hangover.
Nicholas and McGarvey have the potential for a wonderful partnership and they score a goal each, both fine finishes when sent through on goal.
Teams
Celtic: Bonner Sneddon McGrain McAdam MacDonald MacLeod McCluskey Sullivan McGarvey Conroy Nicholas
Subs: Doyle Halpin
Scorers: McGarvey 24 Nicholas 56
Dundee Utd:
McAlpine Stark Kopel Phillip (Lirkwood) Hegarty Narey Pettigrew Sturrock Payne Holt Dodds (Campbell)
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: K Hope
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