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Trivia
- Ron Yeats testimonial
- 10,000 Celtic fans travel to Liverpool.
- Ron Yeats earns a bumper cheque for £30,000.By the time of the Testimonial he was manageing Tranmere Rovers across the Mersey.
- The great Bobby Charlton of Manchester United and the then manager of Preston North End,guests for Celtic – and scores.
- Both teams parade the FA cup and Scottish cup before the match.
- Celtic players throw balls into the Kop before kick off.
- Celtic fans outsing the Kop and taunt them with ‘Ee-aye-adio the Kop cannae sing’.
- Liverpool legends Roger Hunt and Ian St John turn out for Liverpool.
- McGrain, Hay, Dalglish and Johnstone are named in the Scotland world cup squad to the finals in West Germany in June. All were involved in the home international on the previous Saturday against Northern Ireland at Hampden which Scotland lost 1-0.
Review
A gala occasion although both sides were under strength, Celtic without McGrain, Dalglish, Johnstone, Hay, Connelly and Deans with the home internationals and World Cup approaching and Liverpool without Hughes, Keegan, Toshack and Clemence.
Charlton scored with a trade mark powerful shot and Lennox was sharp up front.
This was a great PR exercise for Celtic and both Stein and Shankly were happy with the game and the crowd.
Jim Brogan picked up a knee injury.
Teams
Liverpool:
Tommy Lawrence(sub.Joe Johnston), Tommy Smith, Alec Lindsay(sub.Chris Lawler), Phil Thompson, Ron Yeats, Peter Cormack, Brian Hall, Roger Hunt(sub.Bobby Graham), Ian St.John(sub.Bobby Tynan(Tranmere Rovers)), Steve Heighway, Ian Callaghan. + one sub used(unknown). scorer. Tynan
Goal: Tynan 85
Celtic:
Connaghan (Hunter), McNamara, Brogan, Murray, McNeill, McCluskey, Hood, Davidson (Wilson), Bobby Charlton (Preston NE (ex-Man Utd)), Callaghan, Lennox.
Goals: Charlton (17), Davidson (29), Lennox (36), Hood (53)
Referee: G Hill (Leicester)
Attendance: 28,170
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
Evening Times 14th May 1974
