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Trivia
- Celtic were drawn at home to Clyde, the Cup holders, in the next round of the Scottish Cup.
- This game was in jeopardy of being yet another call off at the beginning of the week, however during the week the thaw set in and then it became a rush of not allowing the pitch to turn into a quagmire. The pitch was liberally covered with sand "…. without a single blade of grass in sight."
- Tully was out with the leg knock allowing Malky Slater back in having recovered from 'flu; Sammy Wilson retained his place but moved to inside right making way for Divers to come back in at inside left. mike Jackson was out with 'flu.
- Celtic signed Stevie Chalmers from Ashfield.
- Celtic announced that they were due to start the installation of floodlights at Celtic Park.
Review
Falkirk set off at a cracking pace and had to withdraw right back Thomson for treatment after five minutes. He soon returned to the field but the pressure had now switched and it was Celtic's turn to take the ascendancy. The first goal came from a Peacock cross which Colrain got on the end of to lift past Slater. Falkirk equalised from a McCulloch cross which Haffey attempted to punch out only to punch it into his own net. Falkirk got a second on the half hour mark when Moran bundled a cross from Murray which came off the bar into the net. Bertie Auld was having his usual fued with the opposition.
Celtic pushed for the equaliser in the second half and nearly got it through Slater. However Falkirk went further ahead on 54 minutes. Murray hit a well placed shot past Haffey following a clearance from Moran. John Divers pulled one back before the end from a pass from Colrain.
Teams
Falkirk:
Slater; Thomson, Hunter; McCormack, Richmond, Prentice; Murray, Wright, White, Moran, McCulloch.
Scorers: McCulloch (21), Moran (32), Murray (54)
Celtic:
Haffey; MacKay, Mochan; Smith, Evans, Peacock; Slater, Wilson, Colrain, Divers, Auld.
Scorers: Colrain (12), Divers (70|)
Referee: T Alexander (Edinburgh)
Attendance: 11,500
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
