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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
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- Match Report (see below)
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