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Trivia
- Celtic increasingly frustrated by UEFA's inaction over the Mo Johnston transfer fee saga, Billy McNeill accusing them of failing to uphold their own rules
- Hearts had opened up a five point gap at the top of the league the night before
- Only 13,000 turn out on a bleak Autumn night.
Review
Celtic were coasting at 3-0 with the highlight being Archdeacon's great free kick before two late Falkirk goals gave Celtic and their fans the jitters.
A return to scoring form for Billy Stark, with two second half goals before the late wobble
A calamitous first goal for Falkirk saw Bonner rush out to clear a slack McCarthy passback, his clearance going straight to Rab Stewart who had the simple task of lobbing the ball into an empty net
Celtic jeered off the pitch at the end despite the win which closed the gap on leaders Hearts back to three points
Teams
Celtic:
Bonner, Morris, Whyte, Aitken, McCarthy, Grant, Stark (Shepherd), McStay, McAvennie, Walker (McGhee), Archdeacon
Substitutes: McGhee, Shepherd
Scorers: Archdeacon (31), Stark (48), (80)
Falkirk:
Marshall, MacLeod, Dempsey, Baptie, Burgess, Manley, McVeigh, Hill, Eadie, Conn, McWilliams
Substitutes: Stewart, Rae
Scorers: Stewart (85), Manley (87)
Referee: P Hanley, Coatbridge
Articles
- Match Report (see below)
