| Match Pictures | Matches: 1959 – 1960 | 1959-60 Pictures |
Trivia
- Celtic wear numbers on their shorts for the first time. Strip as below:
- Strips said to be provided by Jimmy Steel's drapers shop. New look goes down well with fans.
- On the 11th May Celtic announced the transfer of Eric Smith to Leeds Utd for £10,000.
- Celtic reserves won the Reserve League Cup Final beating Rangers 2-0 with goals from John Hughes and Johnny Kelly. Sam Henderson had a great game.
- The crowd were entertained before kick off by a display from the Dutch police motorcycle corps.
Review
The Dutch team were much changed from the side that had faced Rangers in the European Cup quarter final earlier in the season. They also had to return to a further league game in Holland 24 hours after this game. Celtic started fast and gave the Dutch defenders no rest. Chalmers scored the best of the goals. Billy McNeill, Chalmers and Crerand all played well.
Teams
Celtic:
Haffey; MacKay, Kennedy; Crerand, McNeill, Peacock; Carroll, Chalmers, Mochan, Divers, Auld.
Scorers: Divers (5), Mochan(58), Scilders o.g. (65), Auld (81 pen), Chalmers (86)
Sparta Rotterdam:
Muhring; Visser, Verhoeven; Crossan, Schilders, Villerius; Van Ede, Veldt, Fitzgerald, Besselaar, De Vries.
Scorers: De Vries(47),
Referee: J Mowat (Burnside)
Attendance: 29,000
Articles
- Match Report (see below)
