| Match Pictures | Matches: 1987 – 1988 | 1987-88 |
Trivia
- Peter Grant had just won the Young Player of the Month award for February.
- Originally scheduled for 23 January 1988.
- Rangers lost 2-0 to Steaua Bucharest that afternoon in the European Cup.
- On the following night Celtic defeated Falkirk 2-0 at Brockville in a Reserve League match. The Celtic team was McKnight, Balmer, Rogan, Shepherd, Baillie, Traynor, Mathie, Murray, McCarrison, Christie, Archdeacon. Subs Elliot (Baillie 64), Fulton (McCarrison 83). The Celtic scorers were Murray and Christie.
Review
A stylish victory. Walker opened the scoring in under a minute. Dunfermiline had no answers to Celtic’s many attacks.
A goal looked likely on each attack. Much of this was down to the form of Joe Miller playing his best game for weeks. It was his 50yd run and cross which led to McAvennie’s scoring header in the 8th minute.
McAvennie’s third was something special. Stark seemed to be getting into trouble on the edge of the box and the ball fell for McAvennie standing with his back turned halfway from the goal. But he pivoted and unleashed a tremendous shot that the keeper Carson never saw. Starks’ 69th minute header emphasised the Bhoys superiority.
This was the best Celtic had played for months.
Teams
Dunfermiline:
Carson, Carson, G Robertson, R Smith, McCathie, Anderson, Holt, M Smith, Jack, Irons, C Robertson, Beedie
Celtic:
Bonner, Morris, Whyte, Aitken, McCarthy, Grant, Miller, McStay, McAvennie, Walker, Stark (McGhee)
Non-Used Sub: Burns
Goals: Walker(1), McAvennie (8), McAvennie (35), Stark (69)
Referee: G.B. Smith (Edinburgh)
Attendance: 17,446
Articles
- Match Report (see below)
