| Match Pictures | Matches: 1991 – 1992 |
Trivia
- First Celtic win at Ibrox since March 1988. Last one for Celtic at Ibrox for eight years to come!
Review
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Teams
Rangers: Goram; Stevens, Brown, Nisbett, Robertson; Michailichenko, Spackman, Ferguson, McCall; Hateley, McCoist.
(Subs: Kuznetsov for Ferguson, Huistra for McCall)
Celtic: Marshall; Morris, Whyte, Mowbray, Boyd; O’Neill, Miller, McStay, Collins; Nicholas, Creaney.
(Subs: Galloway for Miller, Coyne for Nicholas.)
Goals: Nicholas (34); Creaney (55)
Attendance: 43,000
Articles
- Match Report (see below)
- Highlights[…]
Pictures
Articles
The Broomloan Road Stand at Ibrox was a mass of noise long after the game had finished as the Celtic fans celebrated their first win at Ibrox since March 1988. This was not simply a victory though. The scoreline belies the fact that Celtic played some of their best attacking football of the season and were unlucky not to have scored at least another two goals. The Rangers fans were somewhat shellshocked at the end of the game, a process which had begun in the 34th minute when Chris Morris flighted a through ball towards Creaney on the left. Nisbett, stretching to reach the ball headed weakly back to the 18 yard line where old Champagne himself decided to meet it on the volley. Charlie was receiving the congratulations from McStay even before the ball hit the net. Goram’s first view of the ball was when he turned to pick it up out of the net. It must have been the best goal scored at Ibrox in years by a Celt – maybe Charlies last in 1983 compares. Confidence flowed through the Celtic team in the same dramatic way that it ebbed away from the men in blue. Wee Joe Miller was tormenting Robertson with scorching runs and beautiful one-twos with Chris Morris. This was the way Celtic had been promising to play all season. If no openings appeared then the ball was played neatly back through the midfield, across the back four and forward again – and the fans loved it.
The first half drew to a close with a breathtaking sweep forward by Celtic. McStay played the ball out of defence after a Rangers corner towards Creaney. The striker turned left and backheeled the ball to a rampaging Tommy Boyd through the middle. He played the ball off towards Charlie in acres of space on the right. The cross came in, Boyd connected and the ball went agonisingly wide from 8 yards. Half time echoed boos and cheers all round the stadium. Celtic started the second half the way they had ended the first. After 10 mins or so, McStay took the ball on the right some 40 yards out. There appeared to be little danger, then he drifted past Robertson, McCall and Spackman and played a beautiful ball to Creaney who was running the other way into the box. The misdirection totally lost the Huns defence and Creaney blasted a low shot past Goram. Celtic seemed sure to score again when Creaney was put clean through on the angle but a tremendous block from John Brown saved Rangers further embarassment. Overall, a tremendous day for the Bhoys. Brady’s tactics were spot on, leaving out the talented but slow Gillespie for the young speed of Whyte. Whyte took the man of the match award but all the Celts were outstanding. Tony Mowbray reckoned that was the best game he’d played in and the best performance by a fellow centre half by Derek Whyte.