1949-11-12: Stirling Albion 2-1 Celtic, League Division A

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Trivia

  • First game against newly promoted Stirling Albion saw a record attendance.
  • 3 days before this game, Bobby Evans and John McPhail played for Scotland in a 2-0 win over Wales at Hampden. It was McPhail's Scotland debut. Charlie Tully played for Northern Ireland at Maine Road, Manchester and received a 9-2 beating.

Review

Teams

Stirling Albion:
Gerhard; Muir, McKeown; Bain, Whiteford, Wilson; Dick, Keith, Jones, Martin, Szpula.
Scorers: Jones 2 (24, 80)

Celtic:
Miller, Boden, Milne; Evans, McGrory, McAuley; Collins, McPhail, Haughney, Tully, Rennet.
Scorers: McPhail (32)

Referee:
Attendance: 25,000

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