1960-04-18: Airdrieonians 2-5 Celtic, League Division 1

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Trivia

  • A 3:00 pm kick off on the Monday afternoon.
  • With Haffey suffering still from the effects of concussion after his collision with MacKay at Dundee, John Fallon again found himself back in goal. Johnny Divers was also restored to inside left with John Colrain dropping out.

Review

Celtic went ahead when Welsh and Mochan both went up to head a free kick and the ball slid off the Airdrie man and beat Beaton in goal. Airdrie pulled one back through Rankin from a Stewart pass and ex-Celt Jim Sharkey nearly put Airdrie ahead shortly before half time.
Airdrie started the second period well with Fallon having to make a good save from Ormond before Stewart beat him with a shot. Mochan equalised on 65 minutes with a shot from a Crerand throw in. Now at level pegging Airdrie appeared to collapse and Stevie Chalmers scored three goals, the pick being his second, a crisp 18 yard shot.

Teams

Airdrie
Beaton; Neil, Shanks; McNeil, Bailie, Welsh; Duncan, Rankin, Sharkey, Ormond, Stewart
Scorers: Rankin (34), Stewart (49)

Celtic
Fallon; MacKay, Kennedy; Crerand, Evans, Peacock; Carroll, Chalmers, Mochan, Divers, Gallacher
Scorers: Welsh o.g. (17), Mochan (65), Chalmers 3 (71, 74, 81)

Referee: W Minton (Hurlford)
Attendance: 4,000

Articles

  • Match Report (see end of page below)

Pictures

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Match Report, Airdrie v Celtic 18/4/60