| Match Pictures | Matches: 1959 – 1960 | 1959-60 Pictures |
Trivia
- This game was set up as, with the rest of Scotland involved in the First Round Cup ties for which Celtic had been given a bye.
- One of Celtic's heaviest ever defeats even for a friendly.
- Heavy rain had fallen in the north east for most of the week and an already cut up pitch soon turned into a quagmire.
- 16 years old schoolboy signing Bobby Murdoch was taken along for the experience along with 20 year old John Curran and and 15 year old Tommy Henderson.
Review
Teams
Sunderland:
Scorer: Lowther 2 (8, 25 ), Goodchild (10), Fogarty (26), Grainger (35), O'Neill, Anderson
Celtic
Scorer: Byrne (37)
Referee:
Attendance: 7,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)