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Trivia
- Lennox who had missed the Scottish Cup replay midweek due to a slight groin strain was back and was sub. An unchanged team was planned but in the end Dixie Deans was left out with a leg strain and in came Harry Hood.
- End of 7 shut outs for Ally Hunter in 77 minutes.
- On the same day Celtic defeated St Johnstone 2-0 in a Reserve League Match at Celtic Park. The Celtic team was Williams, Newman, Watt, McNamara, McDonald, McCluskey, McLaughlin, Ritchie, Franchetti, O'Hara, Prentice. Sub McCool. The Celtic scorers were Ritchie and Prentice. The 'Newman' may have been Iain Gourlay recently taken on from Celtic Boys Club or Ken Knighton from Shotts Young Men
Review
Celtic look relaxed and win the game with something to spare. Experienced players McNeill, Murdoch, Johnstone and Lennox lead the way but Danny McGrain is the best player afield and is rated as Scotland's finest full back in years.
With Rangers winning against Dundee Utd at Ibrox the top of the table remained unchanged with Rangers ahead by two pints but with Celtic holding a game in hand and a much superior goal difference.
Teams
St Johnstone:-
Donaldson, Lambie, Argue, Rennie, MacDonald, Smith, Hotson (Muir), Hall, Pearson, Rooney, Aitken
Goal: Pearson (77)
Celtic:
Hunter, McGrain, Brogan, Murdoch, McNeill, Connelly, Johnstone, Hood, Dalglish, Hay, Callaghan. Sub:Lennox
Goals:- Dalglish (21, 66), Johnstone (56). (The first goal is sometimes credited to Billy McNeill)
Referee: E H Pringle (Edinburgh)
Attendance: 14,500
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
