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Trivia
- John Doyle turns down a transfer to Motherwell.
- Gordon Strachan is attacked by a Celtic fan on the field for the second time within 10 months.
- The Celtic supporters association boycott this match in protest at Aberdeen's reduced ticket allocation to Celtic. However the Celtic end is full and the boycott fails.
- In the Reserve League Cup on the same day Celtic defeated Aberdeen 4-2 at Celtic Park. The Celtic team was Latchford, W. McStay, McInally, Dobbin, Garner, Duffy, Crainie, P. McStay, Doyle, Weir, Chalmers Subs Halpin and Kenny. The Celtic scorers were P. McStay, Doyle, Crainie and Dobbin.
- On the following day Celtic defeated a Renfrew Juniors Select 4-0 in a Challenge Match. The Celtic team was Latchford, McGoldrick, W. McStay, Weir, Moyes, Duffy, Kenny, Conroy, Doyle, Newman and Halpin. The Celtic scorers were Kenny, Doyle 2 and Weir.
Review
Celtic were convincing winners in the late summer sunshine at Pittodrie. The Celtic supporters' association had called for a boycott of this game by Celtic fans becaused Aberdeen had reduced Celtic's ticket allocation but there was little evidence of any boycott as a huge travelling support packed into the Paddock end of Pittodrie.
Aberdeen had started well and were given a penalty when referee Brian McGinaly deemed that Tom McAdam had impeded Walker McCall. It was a soft penalty but when Gordon Strachan fired home the kick, a Celtic fan ran from the Paddock end to attempt to assault Strachan before being hauled away by players off both teams and the police.
Celtic soon clicked into gear and Tommy Burns equalised with a precise header from 10 yards out from a perfect Davie Provan cross from the right wing. Provan was on top form and Aberdeen struggled to contain his darting runs and dangerous crosses.
Celtic went ahed in 26 minutes when a long ball from Mark Reid from his own half saw Frank McGarvey beat the offside trap to score confidently with a left foot shot.
In the second half Celtic carried on where they had left off and McGarvey showed great close control to dribble past Leighton and score from a tight angle after Leighton had lost the ball on the ground.
The huge travelling Celtic support continued to cheer their team's every move until the final whistle.
Teams
Aberdeen – Leighton Kennedy Cooper Watson McLeish Miller Strachan Bell (McMaster) McGhee (Cowan) McCall Hewitt
Goals: Strachan 2
Celtic – Bonner McGrain Reid Aitken McAdam MacLeod Provan Sullivan McGravey Burns McCluskey – Subs Nicholas Moyes
Goals: Burns 8, McGarvey 26, 55
Att: 18,000
Articles
- Match Report (see below)
