1987-12-12: Celtic 2-2 Heart of Midlothian, Premier Division

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Trivia

  • All ticket match.
  • Celtic handed a notice to the fans to cut out various chanting, see below.
  • Future Celt Mike Galloway scores his second goal for Hearts, after a screamer against Rangers a few weeks before.

Review

One of the best matches of the season, with Celtic somehow trailing by two goals going into the final 15 minutes despite pummelling Hearts for most of the match. The referee, George Cumming, was a former Partick Thistle player and gave one of the worst refereeing displays seen in years. He would later be put in charge of training referees.

Andy Walker pulled one back for Celtic from the penalty spot before Paul McStay scored a glorious equaliser three minutes from the end.

Teams

Celtic:
Bonner, Morris, Whyte (Rogan), Aitken, McCarthy, Grant, Miller (McGhee), McStay, McAvennie, Walker, Stark
Substitutes: Rogan, McGhee
Scorers: Walker (81), McStay (87)

Hearts:

Smith, Kidd, Whittaker, Levein, Galloway, McPherson, Colquhoun, Black, Foster, McKay, Robertson
Substitutes: Clark, Berry
Scorers: Robertson (22), Galloway (75)

Ref:
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Articles

  • Match Report (see below)

Pictures

Articles

Dec 87

1987 Celtic 2-2 Hearts report