1980-11-29: Dundee United 0-3 Celtic, Premier Division

Match Pictures | Matches: 19801981 | 1980-1981 Pictures

Trivia

  • John Weir scores his only goal for Celtic in this game.
  • Jim Duffy is on the bench.
  • Celtic fans cheer loudly at the final whistle when it's announced that Morton have beaten Rangers 1-0 at Ibrox.
  • Jim Casey was transferred to Phoenix Inferno in the USA for £20,000.
  • Young goalkeeper, Martin Stanton, was signed from junior outfit, Elphinstone Primrose.

Review

A morale boosting win for Celtic on a hard, frosty pitch.

New Celts Reid and Weir excel and Celtic could have won by more in the end.

Dundee United players look as if their minds are on the following weeks League Cup final against Dundee at Dens Park.

Teams

Dundee Utd: McAlpine Holt Kopel Phillip (Payne) Hegarty Narey Bannon Addison (Kirkwood) Pettigrew Sturrock Dodds

Celtic: Bonner McGrain Reid Aitken MacDonald McAdam Sillivan Weir McGarvey Burns McCluskey Subs: Duffy Nicholas

Scorers: McAdam 58 Weir 78 Hegarty OG 89

Attendance: 15,000

Articles

  • Match Report (see below)

Pictures

Articles

1980-11-29: Dundee United 0-3 Celtic, Premier Division - The Celtic Wiki
1980-11-29: Dundee United 0-3 Celtic, Premier Division - The Celtic Wiki

1980 Dundee United 0-3 Celtic report