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Trivia
- With Macari on the transfer list the big speculation was where he would go to and for how much. Manchester Utd were the front runners but Liverpool were also interested. Macari played for the Reserves on the Wednesday night scoring a goal.
- Davie Hay, who had been injured in the Rangers game was gradually getting back to fitness but not risked for this game. Back in came Danny McGrain at right back and with Bobby Murdoch also in for McCluskey. Harry Hood came in at outside left and Lennox was on the bench.
- Jock Stein was released from hospital on the previous Monday and took some time out in the Highlands but was back in the stand for the game and given a rousing cheer and chorus when he appeared in the stand before kick off.
- First Celtic win for a month.
- Celtic called up the young Andy Ritchie from Kirkintilloch Rob Roy where he had been farmed out. Ritchie had scored 33 goals for the Junior side this season.
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Review
A variable game of missed chances for Celtic, particularly in the first half.
Celtic had most of the play in the first half hour but only had Jimmy Johnstone's goal to show for their dominance. And in a breakaway Dundee actually scored! . In the second half Dundee tried to make a game of it but there shooting whenever they could was all from a distance and Williams was untroubled in goal. Finally with eight minutes to go Dalglish grabbed the game by the scruff and scored.
With leaders Rangers winning at Easter Road the Celtic fans roared on their team to victory and Dalglish's brilliant late goal was no less than they deserved after incessant pressure.
Murdoch's presence was welcome on midfield and he played well.
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Teams
Celtic:
Williams, McGrain, Brogan, Murdoch, McNeill, Connelly, Johnstone (Lennox 65), Deans, Dalglish, Callaghan, Hood.
Goals:- Johnstone (16), Dalglish (82).
Dundee:
Allan, Ford, Johnston, Houston, Robinson, Pringle, R Wilson, I Scott (Semple), Duncan, Wallace, Lambie
Goal:- Houston (30).
Referee: E Pringle (Edinburgh)
Attendance:- 27,000.
