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Trivia
- Five regular starters – Pat Bonner, Mick McCarthy, Peter Grant, Billy Stark and Andy Walker – all out. Stark and Walker were victims of a stomach virus which was also affecting several players who played in the match.
- On the same day Celtic lost 2-0 to Motherwell in a Reserve League match at Celtic Park. The Celtic team was Bonner, McNally, McStay, Balmer, Elliot, McEwan, Murray, Fulton, Mathie, McCarrison, Britton. Subs Nicholas and Roche.
- Celtic linked with Paul Gascoigne and Neil McDonald of Newcastle.
- McAvennie, Butcher, Woods and Roberts are continued to trial on 16 February.
Review
An afternoon of torrential rain in Paisley so Celtic fail to take any of the numerous chances made in the 90 minutes, the goal coming from a comical error by the otherwise excellent Campbell Money. St Mirren came back strongly in the second half and scored an excellent goal but Celtic missed further chances, in particular from Paul McStay and Frank McAvennie. With the regular penalty taker (Andy Walker) out, it fell to McAvennie to take the last-gasp spot kick and he hit it too close to Money who made the save. A vital point dropped in the title race, allowing Hearts and Rangers to close the gap to three and four points respectively.
Teams
St Mirren
Money, McWhirter, D Hamilton, Fitzpatrick, D Hamilton, Winnie, Lambert, Ferguson, Conroy, McDowall, Cameron
Subs: Wilson, Chalmers
Scorer – McDowall (61)
Celtic– McKnight, Morris, Rogan, Whyte, Baillie, Aitken , Miller, McStay, McAvennie, McGhee, Burns. Subs Shepherd and Traynor
Scorer – Money (o.g)
Attendance – 19, 030
Articles
- Match Report (see below)