| Match Pictures | Matches: 1977 – 1978 | 1977-1978 Pictures |
Trivia
- The state of the club was that it hung on tenterhooks on whether Frank Munro would return and sign a deal to stay at the club. He had done two loan periods of 1 month each and returned south of the border biding his time and mulling over whether to commit fully to Celtic. He finally signed on the 30th for £20,000.
- Game delayed for 5 minutes to allow large crowd into Somerset Park.
Review
Celtic went down to a fine late goal by Ayr's Brian McLaughlin who only left Celtic a matter of weeks previously. The fans realise the League is beyond the team now.
Ayr scored first through Masterton and Edvaldsson equalised with a blistering shot. The game was heading for a draw when Brian McLaughlin scored with an excellent shot.
The irony was not lost on the Celtic fans as McLaughlin had only joined Ayr from Celtic weeks previously.
Celtic finished the year in a mid-table position having clawed their way back from being second from bottom after a disastrous start.
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| Rangers | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 28 |
| Aberdeen | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 19 | +16 | 26 |
| Partick Thistle | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 23 |
| Dundee Utd | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 21 |
| Celtic |
18 |
8 |
4 |
6 |
28 |
23 |
+5 |
20 |
| St Mirren | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 18 |
| Hibernian | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 17 |
| Motherwell | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 14 |
| Ayr Utd | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 34 | -16 | 13 |
| Clydebank | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 36 | -26 | 7 |
Teams
Ayr Utd
Sproat, Rodman, Kelly, Fleming, Hyslop, McAnespie, McCall, McSherry, Masterton, McLaughlin, Cramond. Subs: McAlister Christie
Scorer: Masterton (8), McLaughlin (89)
Celtic
Latchford, Filippi, Lynch, Aitken, MacDonald, Munro, Doyle, Edvaldsson, McAdam, Craig (G McCluskey), Conn Sub: Dowie.
Scorer: Edvaldsson 46
Referee: G R Smith (Edinburgh)
Attendance: 14,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)