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Trivia
- 6000 Celtic fans travel to Highbury and create a carnival atmosphere
- Police praise behaviour of Celtic fans
- Sammy Nelson take a bow in front of Celtic supporters after the game when Arsenal fans had long gone. Police made him leave the bath after Celtic fans constantly chanted for his appearance.
- Celtic View swamped with letters of praise from English Police and supporters.
- Two Celtic fans' buses have windows smashed but Arsenal fans are not blamed.
- Celtic's first appearance in London since Bobby Moore's testimonial for West Ham in 1980.
Review
Celtic left their poor domestic form at home to perform well at Highbury in an entertaining 0-0 draw.
McCluskey and Nicholas are both said to have impressed watching English managers.
Teams
Arsenal:
Jennings Devine Nelson Talbot Whyte Walford McDermott Sunderland Stapleton Gatting Rix Subs: Price Davis Vaessen Meade Wood
Celtic:
Bonner Sneddon McGrain Aitken MacDonald McAdam Sullivan Weir McGarvey Burns McCluskey (Nicholas) Subs: Sneddon Latchford Duffy Doyle
Attendance: 20,149
Referee: K Salmon
Articles
- Match Report (see below)
Pictures
Articles
Evening Times 26th November 1980